Chinese Daily Photos, Videos & News of 2012!!!

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PARIS, FRANCE - SEPTEMBER 29: Jean Paul Gaultier pose with members of a Hong Kong TV channel during the Jean-Paul Gaultier: Front Row - Paris Fashion Week Womenswear Spring / Summer 2013 at Studio Jean Paul Gaultier on September 29, 2012 in Paris, France.

Zhang Wei (C), a contestant, sings during the final round of the television show "The Voice of China" in Shanghai September 30, 2012. The "Voice of China" television show, the local version of the Dutch series "The Voice of Holland", has an audience of more than 40.5 million viewers, local media report. REUTERS/Aly Song

Two members of the audience take a picture of themselves before the final round of the television show "The Voice of China" in Shanghai September 30, 2012. The "Voice of China" television show, the local version of the Dutch series "The Voice of Holland", has an audience of more than 40.5 million viewers, local media report. REUTERS/Aly Song

Vehicles line up to pass a toll station in Dalian, Northeast China's Liaoning province, Sept 30, 2012. The flow of traffic on expressways is estimated to increase after the country lifted road tolls for cars using highways during major Chinese holidays. China issued a toll-free road policy in August, allowing passenger cars with seven seats or less to travel for free on toll roads during major holidays. The policy also led to traffic jams in many parts of the country. [Photo/Xinhua]

A parent holding a child asleep rests besides a ticket office at Zhengzhou Railway Station in Zhengzhou, capital of Central China's Henan province, Sept 29, 2012. During the Mid-Autumn Festival and Chinese National Day festival, which will last from Sept 30 to Oct 7, Zhengzhou Railway Station is expected to send 1.2 million passengers, 3.2% more than the same period last year. [Photo/Xinhua]

Cooks prepare to serve a one-ton mooncake to people in Hefei, East China's Anhui province, Sept 22, 2012. The mooncake is made by more than 30 chefs and measures 2 meters in diameter. Mooncake is a traditional Chinese food served on the Mid-Autumn Festival (the 15th day of the eigth month in lunar calendar), which falls on Sept 30 this year. It symbolizes the reunion of family and friends. [Photo/CFP]

A road cave-in swallowed a passing cement truck and damaged an underground gas pipeline in downtown Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, on Sept. 28. Rescure workers have cut off the nearby gas supply to avoid any possible incident.

Gold mooncakes raise suspicions of corruption - China News - SINA English

2012-09-28, Beijng...Gold mooncakes made their debut in the gift sector ahead of China's back-to-back autumn holiday but suspicions of corruption have been raised. Made of pure gold, the mooncake-shaped artifact witnessed good sales on the eve of China's traditional Mid-Autumn Festival, also known as the Mooncake Festival. One of the most favored gift box consists of two pieces, which weigh 50 grams each. The price is 42,900 yuan (6,821 U.S. dollars), equalling to 429 yuan per gram. The price of standard metal bars is around 360 yuan.

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Contestants present creations during the final of a national fashion model contest in Yingkou, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Sept. 29, 2012. A total of 30 contestants competed here on Saturday. (Xinhua/Li Mingfang)

QINGDAO - China's most sophisticated research vessel - named Kexue, or Science - was delivered to its operator on Saturday in Qingdao, a port city in eastern Shandong province.The 87.5-million-US dollar ship, manufactured by the Wuchang Shipbuilding Industry Co, Ltd. based in Hubei province, was handed over to the Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (IOCAS).

Weighing 4,711 tons, the vessel is 99.8 meters long and 17.8 meters wide. With a cruising capacity of 15,000 nautical miles and a top speed of 15 knots, it can travel with 80 members for 60 days.

Kexue features better stability and a larger laboratory space as well as having more manoeuvrabilty in comparison with other Chinese research vessels, said Sun Song, director of the IOCAS. He added that the vessel is among the world's most advanced research ships.

Capable of global voyages and all-day observations, the ship is seen as a moving laboratory on the sea.

It will serve as one of the key vessels for the country's oceanographic studies for the next 10 to 20 years, with world-leading facilities for scientific detection and experiments, Sun said.

Kexue is designed to conduct a wide range of tasks, such as water body detection, atmospheric exploration, deep-sea environment exploration and remote sensing information verification.

The construction of the ship began in 2010 and launched in November last year for trials.

Flower decorations are seen at the Tian'anmen Square in Beijing on the evening of Sept. 28. Flowers are laid on the city's streets and squares to greet the upcoming National Day on Oct. 1.

Visitors enjoy the attractions at Shijingshan Amusement Park in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 30, 2012. "Happy Autumn Garden Party", an annual event off the park, kicked off here on Sunday. (Xinhua/Li Jundong)

RVs of different types are seen during an RV exhibition aimed at introducing the lifestyle of camping in RVs to Chinese people near Taihu Lake, a famous tourist resort in Suzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province, on Sept. 30, 2012. (Xinhua/Zhang Jian)

Several cosplayers pose for photo at the 7th International Animation & Comics Expo (Shijiazhuang) in Shijiazhuang, capital of north China's Hebei Province, Sept. 29, 2012. The five-day expo kicked off here on Saturday. (Xinhua/Wang Min)

Visitors watch a fan painted with West Lake scenery at the first China fan art festival in Hangzhou, capital of east China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 29, 2012. The festival which kicked off here on Saturday displayed more than 2,000 items including handmade fans and tools. (Xinhua/Li Zhong)

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These are getting more and more popular in China.

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I'm not a big fan of Moon cakes (okay tasting), but my mom loves them. Quite pricey if you ask me, even if you buy them in Houston's Chinatown.

People watch the national flag raising ceremony at the Tian'anmen Square in Beijing, Oct 1, 2012. [Photo/Xinhua]

BEIJING, CHINA - OCTOBER 01: Victoria Azarenka (Left) of Belarus signatures for her fans after winning against Alize Cornet of France during the Day 3 of China Open at the China National Tennis Center on October 1, 2012 in Beijing, China.

Protesters wave Hong Kong colonial flags during a protest demanding for self-governance outside the Chinese liaison office on China's National Day in Hong Kong October 1, 2012. China celebrates the 63rd anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China on Monday. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu

A pro-democracy protester clashes with police during an anti-China protest outside the venue where the flag-raising ceremony for China's national day will be held in Hong Kong October 1, 2012. China celebrates the 63rd anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China on Monday. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu

A policeman gestures in front of a Home Depot store, after its Chinese employee's reported the store had shut down without notifying them in advance, in Zhengzhou, Henan province, September 14, 2012. When Wal-Mart Stores Inc drew a rush of 80,000 shoppers on the opening day of its first China supercentre in 1996, the world's most populous country looked like easy pickings for the top global retailers. Flash forward to 2012 and China has been a tougher market than expected. Overseas names from Britain's Tesco Plc to Germany's Metro AG are slowing their Chinese expansion, while Hong Kong-listed Sun Art Retail Group Ltd has overtaken Wal-Mart as the country's top hypermarket chain. The move last month by U.S. home improvement chain Home Depot Inc to close its big box stores inChina served up the latest evidence of foreign retailers' struggle with a crowded market, slowing economy and tough competition in a country that was once their best hope for growth.

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SHANGHAI, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 30: (CHINA OUT) Vehicles wait in line at a highway toll station on September 30, 2012 in Shanghai, China. Heavy congestion clogged highways on Sunday due to a national toll-free policy in place for the holidays.

Tourists gather to watch surging tide on the bank of Qiantang River in Haining City, east China's Zhejiang Province, Oct. 1, 2012. More than 170,000 tourists came here to watch the Qiantang River tide, annual natural spectacle caused by the gravity of the moon. (Xinhua/Shen Da)

The horse fighting competition attracts spectators at Gulongpo in Xiangfen Township of Rongshui Miao Autonomous County, southwest China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Oct. 1, 2012. People in Rongshui County held horse fighting competitions to celebrate harvest and the National Day of China. (Xinhua/Long Linzhi)

Vehicles run smoothly on the Jiaozhou Bay Bridge, the world's longest cross-sea bridge, in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province, Oct. 1, 2012. Chinese government carries out a new policy that has made most expressways in the country toll free for passenger cars with fewer than seven seats during China's eight-day "Golden Week" holiday bridging Mid-Autumn Festival and the National Day holiday. Under this policy, traffic snarled at some expressway toll gates across the country on Sunday. (Xinhua/Li Ziheng)

Passengers are seen on a train of subway line No. 3 in Tianjin, north China, Oct. 1, 2012. The 29.7-kilometer-long subway line, which has 23 stations, was put into a trial operation on Monday. (Xinhua/Yue Yuewei)

An aerobatic display is staged to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival, in Liuzhou, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Sept. 30, 2012. Mid-Autumn Festival, which falls on Sept. 30 this year, is a traditional Chinese festival, with the convention of family reunion and eating mooncakes. (Xinhua/Chen Ruihua)

Participants adjust their house models during the "Building Beijing Brick by Brick" activity of Beijing Design Week held at the 751D·park in Beijing, capital of China, Oct. 1, 2012. People participating in the two-part interactive public education program were divided into 15 groups, and asked to design and build an operable Lego model that can move through Beijing to make the city more comfortable. (Xinhua/Luo Xiaoguang

People build their house models with toy bricks during the "Building Beijing Brick by Brick" activity of Beijing Design Week held at the 751D·park in Beijing, capital of China, Oct. 1, 2012. (Xinhua/Luo Xiaoguang)

A model poses for photos at Fuzhou International Auto Expo in Fuzhou, capital of southeast China's Fujian Province, Oct. 1, 2012. (Xinhua/Wei Peiquan

Originally Posted by bd popeye

And I thought LA was bad.

Originally Posted by jackliu

And I thought LA was bad.

I use to drive in LA a couple of times a week when I worked for Enterprise-rent-a-car.. most times it was ok.. as long as you avoided driving from 3pm to 7pm or later.. It was brutal after 3pm.... we did not have to confront the morning "rush hour" 'sic' traffic very often.

There are more photos of the traffic in the links below..

China witnesses holiday travel peak

Beijing's 'most congested week'

Heavy traffic hits Beijing ahead of upcoming holiday

Police mobilized to handle holiday traffic peak |Hot Issues |chinadaily.com.cn

Rescuers search for survivors in a partially-submerged boat after two vessels collided in Hong Kong October 1, 2012. A major rescue is underway in the waters near Yung Shue Wan on Hong Kong's Lamma island following a collision involving two vessels in the evening, government radio reported on Monday. Police say there were about 100 people onboard both vessels, with many of them in the water. Reuters/Tyrone Siu (

Two survivors, accompanied by rescuers, are taken onto shore after a collision involving two vessels in Hong Kong October 1, 2012. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu

| Fireworks are seen over Victoria Harbor as Hong Kong celebrates the 63rd anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China October 1, 2012. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu

Models prepare to work at Fuzhou International Auto Expo in Fuzhou, capital of southeast China's Fujian Province, Oct. 1, 2012. (Xinhua/Wei Peiquan)

Models pose for photos at Fuzhou International Auto Expo in Fuzhou, capital of southeast China's Fujian Province, Oct. 1, 2012. (Xinhua/Wei Peiquan)

Originally Posted by bd popeye

I hope there are more survivors. Whata sad incident.

^^^ Unfortunately since the accident first occurred there have been 37 deaths. My condolences go out to the families that lost a loved one.

Rescuers checks a partially submerged boat after two vessels collided in Hong Kong October 1, 2012. A major rescue is underway in the waters near Yung Shue Wan on Hong Kong's Lamma island following a collision involving two vessels in the evening, government radio reported on Monday. Police say there were about 100 people onboard both vessels, with many of them in the water. The government says 101 people have been rescued so far with at least 25 hospitalised. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu

Officials check on a half submerged boat after it collided Monday night near Lamma Island, off the southwestern coast of Hong Kong Island Tuesday Oct. 2, 2012. The boat packed with revelers on a long holiday weekend collided with a ferry and sank off Hong Kong, killing at least 36 people and injuring dozens, authorities said. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)

Rescuers work to carry victims to hospitals after two vessels, collided off the Lamma Island to the southwest of the Hong Kong Island in Hong Kong, south China, Oct. 1, 2012. (Xinhua/Chen Xiaowei)

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BEIJING, CHINA - OCTOBER 02: Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland signatures for her fans after winning against Shuai Zhang of China during the Day 4 of China Open at the China National Tennis Center on October 2, 2012 in Beijing, China.

BEIJING, CHINA - OCTOBER 02: Maria Kirilenko of Russia signs autographs and poses for pictures at the Citic Bank booth during the China Open at the China National Tennis Center on October 2, 2012 in Beijing, China

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BEIJING, CHINA - OCTOBER 02: Jie Zheng of China signs autographs and poses for pictures at the Rolex suite during the China Open at the China National Tennis Center on October 2, 2012 in Beijing, China.

SHANGHAI, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 30CHINA OUT) Fan Bingbing attends the Voice China Final on September 30, 2012 in Shanghai, China.

A tourist bus, seen through the window of a vehicle, catches fire after crashing with a truck on the Beijing-Tianjin-Tanggu Expressway in Tianjin October 1, 2012. According to local reports, the incident killed six, including five Germans and injured 14. REUTERS/Peng Jianfeng

| In this photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, the wreckage of a bunt-out bus sits on an expressway near Tianjin, China, Monday, Oct. 1, 2012. Five Germans and a Chinese citizen were killed when the bus burst into flames after hitting the back of a truck Monday, Xinhua said.

WUHAN, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 28: The first high-speed train between Zhengzhou and Wuhan starts running on September 28, 2012 in Xiaogan, Hubei Province of China. The high-speed train reduces the time between cities from four and a half hours to just two. It is a major part of the 2300km Bejing-Guangzhou high speed link which will be open by the year end

XIAOGAN, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 28: The first high-speed train between Zhengzhou and Wuhan runs into the Xiaoganbei Railday Station on September 28, 2012 in Xiaogan, Hubei Province of China.

Vendors look at a laptop as they wait for customers near piles of fruits at a wholesale market in Wuhan, Hubei province October 14, 2011. REUTERS/Stringer/Files

QINGDAO, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 29: Children play in a hammock at a coastal park on September 29, 2012 in rural Qingdao, China. China starts an eight days holiday period to celebrating the Mid-Autumn Festival which runs between September 30 and October 7, and encompasses the 61st anniversary of National Day held on October 01.

The first conductor of China's National Symphony Orchestra Michel Plasson (front L) from France and Chinese pianist Wu Muye (front R) greet the audience during a symphonic concert held by China's National Symphony Orchestra in Paris, capital of France, on Oct. 1, 2012. (Xinhua/Gao Jing)

Three pairs of twins pose for photos at a twin cultural festival in Beijing, China, Oct. 2, 2012. Some 700 pairs of twins took part in the event here Tuesday, in the hope of raising fund for charity activities. (Xinhua/Luo Wei)

Jeremy Lin of Hoston Rockets poses for a photo during the NBA media day for the Houston Rockets in Houston, the United States, Oct. 1, 2012. [Xinhua]

Originally Posted by bd popeye

Watch out Popeye and all you Lakers fans out there, my boy J Lin can end your dream for the 2013 NBA Championship!

Originally Posted by Equation

Watch out Popeye and all you Lakers fans out there, my boy J Lin can end your dream for the 2013 NBA Championship!

Not when you have these guyz..

Dwight Howard (R) and Kobe Bryant of Los Angeles Lakers pose for a photo during the NBA media day for the Los Angeles Lakers basketball team in Los Angeles, the United States, Oct. 1, 2012. (Xinhua/Yang Lei)

and you posted..

Aha...feeling smug already! You gotta get past Houston (which they will) and San Antonio in the playoffs first. Then you will have to face the mighty King James and his Miami Heat (they added Ray Allen) in the Finals.

I just hope D. Howard is healthy and ready to play basketball!

China issued a toll-free road policy in August, allowing passenger cars with seven seats or less to travel for free on toll roads during major holidays.

I dont know of any passenger cars with seven seats. Maybe they mean carrying capacity. Even then thats a bit strange because most passenger cars are built for five people.

Originally Posted by Equation

Never done this before, but as a kid I've seen my late grandfather does it whenever he get's a pretty bad cold or fever. After that, he drank some traditional Chinese medicine (some cup of dark brown hot stuff) with it. I sample a teaspoon of it and nearly gag. My grandfather laughed at my reaction. It tastes very, very, bitter, like someone melted an entire bottle of aspirin pills and put into one cup.

Put quite simply , Cupping is what they are doing here s a ancient Chinese method for "detoxification" along with a host of other things. With your lifestyle you might need it "Equation".


I don't follow NBA on a regular basis, but the last thing I read about jeremy lLin was, they were able to shut him down once they figured out his way of playing.