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

Originally Posted by NikeX

The issue of Creativity surfaces again concerning China.

Chinese Wonder If They'll Ever Create A Viral Hit Like 'Gangnam Style'
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Gangnam copies raise creativity concerns.

This is from People's Daily and they lament about China being forever trapped into copying others

Gangnam copies raise creativity concerns - People's Daily Online

OK, what does this have to do with daily photos?

Originally Posted by kroko

OK, what does this have to do with daily photos?

news

Its news and there are photos. Shall I post them?

Originally Posted by NikeX

news

Its news and there are photos. Shall I post them?

Sure! so long as it is centric to the Chinese people.

By Bloomberg

Raymond Kwok, co-chairman of Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd., center, exits the Eastern Magistrates' Court in Hong Kong, China, on Friday, Oct. 12, 2012. Sun Hung Kai's billionaire co-chairmen Thomas and Raymond Kwok and Hong Kong?s former No. 2 official Rafael Hui, facing bribery-related offenses, had their bail terms extended today. Photographer: Jerome Favre/Bloomberg via Getty Images

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HONG KONG - OCTOBER 11: Donnie Yen and Cecilia Wang attend the opening ceremony of the Piaget New Store on October 11, 2012 in Hong Kong, China.

HONG KONG - OCTOBER 11: Cheire Chung attends the opening ceremony of the Piaget New Store on October 11, 2012 in Hong Kong, China.

HONG KONG - OCTOBER 11: South Korean Singer Choi Si Won and Chinese actress Shu Fanny attend the opening ceremony of the Piaget New Store on October 11, 2012 in Hong Kong, China.

Vendors selling tea pots and sculptures sit next to their stalls as they wait for customers at a small market in central Beijing October 11, 2012.

A customer looks at paintings depicting laughing Chinese soldiers and policemen at a small market in central Beijing October 11, 2012. REUTERS/David Gray

Vehicles are seen through the windscreen of a car as they drive along a road in central Beijing October 10, 2012. Vehicle sales in China fell 1.8 percent in September from a year earlier as Japanese automakers' sales collapsed. REUTERS/David Gray

Trent Plaisted (R) and Lamar Odom of the Los Angeles Clippers NBA basketball team show children how to pass the ball during a coaching clinic at the Huangzhuang School in Beijing October 10, 2012. The NBA China Games 2012 will feature two games between the reigning NBA champions Miami Heat and the Los Angeles Clippers on October 11 in Beijing and October 14 in Shanghai. REUTERS/David Gray

Blake Griffin of NBA basketball team Los Angeles Clippers plays table tennis during a coaching clinic at the Huangzhuang School in Beijing October 10, 2012.

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SHANGHAI, CHINA - OCTOBER 12: Radek Stepanek of Czech Republic plays Andy Murray of Great Britain during the Shanghai Rolex Masters at the Qi Zhong Tennis Center on October 12, 2012 in Shanghai, China.

TAIPEI, TAIWAN - OCTOBER 12: (CHINA OUT) Former NBA basketball player Yao Ming attends a news conference for the 2012 Straits Cup basketball tournament on October 12, 2012 in Taipei, Taiwan. The 2012 Straits Cup basketball tournament will be held from October 12 to 14 in Taipei and Taichung, central Taiwan, with two teams from Chinese mainland, Shanghai Dongfang Sharks and Zhejiang Chouzhou Bank, and two teams from Taiwan, Pure Youth Construction and Dacin Tigers, competing

Dancers perform during Taiwan's National Day celebrations in front of the Presidential Office in Taipei October 10, 2012. This year marks the 101st anniversary of the founding of the Republic of China. REUTERS/Pichi Chuan

Pupils perform Beijing opera at a primary school in Lanzhou City, northwest China's Gansu Province, Oct. 11, 2012. (Xinhua/Niu Shupei)

NBA: Jeremy Lin wins in his Houston Rockets debut. HIDALGO, Texas (AP) -- Terrence Jones scored 20 points to lead the Houston Rockets to a 107-105 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday night in the preseason (friendly match)opener for both teams at State Farm Arena.

Jeremy Lin made his debut in his second stint with the Rockets, this time, though, with a long-term contract and as the face of the franchise. He played nearly 20 minutes, finishing with three points on 1-of-3 shooting, six assists and three steals.[Sina]

Originally Posted by bd popeye

I hope Donnie Yen make some more movies. One of my friend's wife thinks Donnie Yen's wife look "plain", now I see it and I have to disagree with her there.

Originally Posted by bd popeye

J. Lin needs to do more than that.

Too bad the Rockets don't have a man like this...

By Andrew D. Bernstein | National Basketball Association

BEIJING, CHINA - OCTOBER 11: LeBron James of the Miami Heat is presented with the Dongfeng Fengshen Player of the Game trophy by Li Chunrong following the pre-season game against the Los Angeles Clippers as part of the 2012 NBA China Games on October 11, 2012 at the MasterCard Center in Beijing, China.

BEIJING, CHINA - OCTOBER 10th: Miami Heat's All-Star guard Dwyane Wade made an appearence Wednesday here for his deal with Chinese sportswear brand Li-Ning, giving his respects to the company's boss Li Ning himself.[Sina]

Jeremy Lin (C) of Houston Rockets competes during the NBA game against New Orleans Hornets at the Toyota Center on Oct. 12, 2012 in Houston, the United States. Rockets won 95-75. (Xinhua/Song Qiong) Lin was taken out of the game with nine points on 2 of 6 shooting and seven assists in 23 minutes.

Working staff carry materials for the preparation of the 112th China Import and Export Fair, or Canton Fair, in Guangzhou, capital of south China's Guangdong Province, Oct. 13, 2012. The fair will be held from Oct. 15 to Nov. 4, 2012. (Xinhua/Chen Yehua)

A girl plays with newly-harvested corns at Yuding Village of Tancheng County in Linyi City, east China's Shandong Province, Oct. 13, 2012. A total of 3.04 million hectares of corns in Shandong saw the harvest season in this October. (Xinhua/Fang Dehua)

A visitor enjoys the snow scenery at the Diaoqiao Park in Zhalantun City, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Oct. 13, 2012. The first snowfall this autumn hit some parts of Inner Mongolia on Saturday. (Xinhua/Wang Zewei)

Waitresses serve passengers during the test operation of a high-speed railway connecting Hefei and Bengbu, two cities of east China's Anhui Province, Oct. 13, 2012. The new Hebeng high-speed railway, which is expected to be put into operation on Oct. 16, covers a distance of 132 kilometers and trains will run on it at a designed speed of 350 kilometeres per hour. (Xinhua/Liu Junxi)

Conductors walk past the high-speed train from Hefei to Bengbu, two cities of east China's Anhui Province, Oct. 13, 2012. The new Hebeng high-speed railway, which is expected to be put into operation on Oct. 16, covers a distance of 132 kilometers and trains will run on it at a designed speed of 350 kilometeres per hour. (Xinhua/Liu Junxi)

Pupils of an art troupe play Tianqin, a traditional musical instrument of China's Zhuang ethnic group, at the Xinhua central primary school in Longzhou County, southwest China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Oct. 12, 2012. The teaching of Tianqin has been introduced into some secondary and primary schools in the county, which is well-known for its Tianqin culture. (Xinhua/Huang Xiaobang)

A notice saying that works of Chinese writer Mo Yan have been sold out is seen at a Xinhua Bookstore in Lianyungang City, east China's Jiangsu Province, Oct. 12, 2012. The Swedish Academy announced in Stockholm on Thursday that Chinese writer Mo Yan won the 2012 Nobel Prize in Literature. Mo Yan became the first Chinese national to win the award. [Xinhua]

Police have detained a drunken foreigner who allegedly slashed a waiter in a hotel restaurant in downtown Beijing on Friday.

The foreigner, who has not been identified, was arrested around 4:00 p.m., half an hour after he wounded a waiter with a kitchen knife in a restaurant, according to a statement from Beijing Municipal Public Security Bureau.

He forced his way into a minibus and drove away after the alleged crime, the statement said. He was arrested near the restaurant.

An investigation is underway.

Originally Posted by bd popeye

Too bad the Rockets don't have a man like this...

LOL...ARRRGGG..you are killing me Popeye!

Originally Posted by Equation

LOL...ARRRGGG..you are killing me Popeye!

Nice one P.E. give him heeps.

Waitresses serve passengers during the test operation of a high-speed railway connecting Hefei and Bengbu, two cities of east China's Anhui Province, Oct. 13, 2012. The new Hebeng high-speed railway, which is expected to be put into operation on Oct. 16, covers a distance of 132 kilometers and trains will run on it at a designed speed of 350 kilometeres per hour. (Xinhua/Liu Junxi)

Conductors walk past the high-speed train from Hefei to Bengbu, two cities of east China's Anhui Province, Oct. 13, 2012. The new Hebeng high-speed railway, which is expected to be put into operation on Oct. 16, covers a distance of 132 kilometers and trains will run on it at a designed speed of 350 kilometeres per hour. (Xinhua/Liu Junxi)

I am not a train expert, but i doubt that a 132km high-speed train line can be profitable. At 350km/hour, it would make the trip in 23 minutes. Is there really enough passangers to justify such an investment?...

Originally Posted by kroko

I am not a train expert, but i doubt that a 132km high-speed train line can be profitable. At 350km/hour, it would make the trip in 23 minutes. Is there really enough passangers to justify such an investment?...

Have you seen the crowd during the Autumn festival and during Chinese New Year that wanted to get out and travel or go back home to see their families? But, good question never the less. I think in the long run it will pay off for itself, plus keeping more automobiles off the streets is good.

The Long March 2C carrier rocket carrying two satellites blasts off from the launch pad at the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in Taiyuan， capital of north China's Shanxi Province， Oct. 14， 2012. Satellite A and Satellite B， which form Shijian (practice)-9 satellites， successfully entered preset orbits on Sunday morning. (Xinhua/Yan Yan)

A woman in red walks past two red doors along a Hutong, Chinese for 'small alley', in central Beijing October 12, 2012. REUTERS/David Gray

A man smokes a cigarette as he walks past notification posters telling residents to 'sign the contract and move from your house early' before they are demolished in a Hutong, Chinese for 'small alley', located in central Beijing October 12, 2012. Forced evictions in China, a major source of social discontent, have risen significantly in the past two years as local officials and property developers colluded to seize and sell land to pay off government debt, Amnesty International said on October 11. REUTERS/David Gray

An injured person receives medical treatment at a hospital in Hangzhou, capital of east China's Zhejiang Province, Oct. 13, 2012. An firework accident occurred at the opening ceremony of the West Lake International Expo in Hangzhou Saturday night. Most of the injured persons have left hospital at about 9:40 p.m. after receiving medical treatments. Two injured are still in hospital for further examination. (Xinhua/Han Chuanhao)

An injured child receives medical treatments at a hospital in Hangzhou, capital of east China's Zhejiang Province, Oct. 13, 2012.

The picture shows the Chinese surveillance ship Haijian 50 patrols in the Diaoyu Islands waters.(Photo source: Xinhuanet.com)

A job seeker walks past booths of companies at a job fair held in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, on Oct. 14, 2012. While around 500 companies came here with 10,000 positions on Sunday , only about 2,000 job seekers attended the job fair, said an organizer of the job fair. According to a research recently released by Renren Xiaozhao, a job search website affiliated with Renren Network, China's equivalent of Facebook, more than 80 percent of 2013 university graduates accepting the website's survey take the Internet as their priority to seek a job rather than going to job fairs. (Xinhua/Li Jian)

A tourist plays on the beach of the Nanji Island, east China's Zhejiang Province, Oct. 14, 2012. The 7.64-square kilometer Nanji Island, as the largest island of the Nanji Islands, was named for its muntjac shape. The archipelago were listed as China's first level-five marine nature reserve in 1990. (Xinhua/Yang Jinzhi)

A cold-resistant subway train carriage is delivered to Harbin, capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Oct. 14, 2012. The Chinese company built subway train is expected to be put into operation in Harbin by the end of this year. The train, which features cold-resistant materials and inert gases in its design, can operate in temperatures as low as minus 38 degrees Celsius, according to a subsidiary of China CNR Corporation Limited, one of the country's two major train manufacturing companies. (Xinhua/Wang Zhongyan)

The conbined photo shows the difference of water level of Ganjiang River on Oct. 15, 2012 (L) and May 3, 2012 (R) in Nanchang, capital of east China's Jiangxi Province. The water level in Ganjiang River in Nanchang dropped to 14.07 meters on Monday due to recenty dry weather. (Xinhua/Zhou Mi)

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BEIJING, CHINA - OCTOBER 14: (CHINA OUT) Actors pose for photos during the press conference of 'Chinese Zadiac' on October 14, 2012 in Beijing, China.

SHANGHAI, CHINA - OCTOBER 14: 26 members of Chinese girl group SNH48 make their debut at Jin Mao Tower on October 14, 2012 in Shanghai, China.

SHANGHAI, CHINA - OCTOBER 13: DeAndre Jordan of the Los Angeles Clippers poses with fans at a Under Armour promotional event on October 13, 2012 in Shanghai, China.

Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping (L) visits Cambodian Queen Mother Norodom Monineath Sihanouk to express condolences and sympathies for the death of Cambodian King-Father Norodom Sihanouk in Beijing, capital of China, Oct. 15, 2012. Norodom Sihanouk died due to illness at the age of 90 early Monday morning in Beijing. (Xinhua/Lan Hongguang)

A compartment of the 1st high-cold-resistant train is put on tracks at Taipingqiao vehicle base for the subway of Harbin, capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Oct. 15, 2012. The train, which could continuously run at an environment as cold as minus 38 degrees Celsius, was set onto tracks on Monday. It is estimated that in total six trains like this will be put into operation for subway Line One in Harbin by the end of 2012. (Xinhua/Zhang Qingyun)

A worker makes stuffed toys exported to European and U.S. market at a toy company in Ganyu County, east China's Jiangsu Province, Oct. 14, 2012. Toy companies in the county now have received increasing orders of toy products with the approaching of the Christmas shopping rush in Western market. (Xinhua/Si Wei)

Lifeguards patrol at the bathing beach of Dadonghai in Sanya, south China's Hainan Province, Oct. 13, 2012. Over 30 lifeguards work along the Dadonghai beach every day. (Xinhua/Hou Jiansen)

Lifeguard Chen Ruguo patrols at the bathing beach of Dadonghai in Sanya, south China's Hainan Province, Oct. 13, 2012. Over 30 lifeguards work along the Dadonghai beach every day. (Xinhua/Hou Jiansen)

A lifeguard persuades a swimmer to return to a safe area at the bathing beach of Dadonghai in Sanya, south China's Hainan Province, Oct. 13, 2012. Over 30 lifeguards work along the Dadonghai beach every day. (Xinhua/Hou Jiansen)

Canada's former Governor General Michaelle Jean (L) greets artists of the Chinese Disabled People's Performing Art Troupe during a show entitled "My Dream", in Canadian capital Ottawa on Oct. 14, 2012. "My Dream", which features a mix of Peking Opera, classical ballet, jazz music and latin dancehas, has been performed by the group in over 60 countries. (Xinhua)

SHANGHAI, CHINA - OCTOBER 14: 26 members of Chinese girl group SNH48 make their debut at Jin Mao Tower on October 14, 2012 in Shanghai, China.

A model presents a creation at press conference promoting the "Taipei in Style", or 2012 Taipei fashion show, in Taipei, southeast China's Taiwan, Oct. 15, 2012. The fashion event was slated for Oct. 16 - 18. (Xinhua/Yin Bogu)

Artists of the Chinese Disabled People's Performing Art Troupe perform the famous "Thousand-hand Bodhisattva" during a show entitled "My Dream", in Canadian capital Ottawa on Oct. 14, 2012. "My Dream", which features a mix of Peking Opera, classical ballet, jazz music and latin dancehas, has been performed by the group in over 60 countries. (Xinhua)

Stilt houses are seen at the Gongtan ancient town in Tujia-Miao Autonomous County of Youyang, southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, Oct. 6, 2012. Gongtan anient town, with a history of more than 1700 years, locates at the east river bank where Wujiang River meets the Apeng River. Due to the construction of a hydropower station nearby, in 2007, the town was relocated as a whole to its current place, which is 1.5 kilometers away. The relocation work was carried on with the principle of preserving its original culture and style, making the ancient town a famous tourist destination nowadays. During the national day holiday in October 2012, Gongtan ancient town witnessed more than 10,000 self driving tourists. (Xinhua/Liu Chan)

Tourists walk in the Gongtan ancient town in Tujia-Miao Autonomous County of Youyang, southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, Oct. 6, 2012.

Photo taken on Oct. 15, 2012 shows the damaged building after an explosion in Weihai, east China's Shandong Province. At least one person has been confirmed dead and four other missing after an explosion ripped through the residential building in Weihai early Monday morning. The blast hit the building's sixth floor at around 1 a.m. and subsequently caused a fire. In addition to the dead and missing, 10 people were injured. Among them, three sustained severe injuries, said rescuers. Preliminary investigation indicated the blast was caused by a gas leak. (Xinhua/Li Ziheng)

By Zhao Wei, Sina English
Fire broke out at a store in the parking area of a logistics park on Sunday morning in Lanzhou, capital of northwest China’s Gansu Province, leaving two children dead. The fire was put out by fire fighters at 1:30 p.m. on Sunday afternoon. The cause of the fire is still under investigation

The hostage was rescued in Sichuan province on Sunday. (Deng Liang / China News Service)

Police inspect the scene of a fatal shooting in which officers killed a suspected drug user on an expressway in Sichuan province on Sunday. They found two handguns at the site. (Deng Liang / China News Service)

Hostage situation ends in fatal police shooting - China News - SINA English

Zhang Fuming had been in a standoff with police since Saturday evening, when he had parked his white Mercedes-Benz car on the Guangyuan-Nanchong Highway and begun shooting a handgun at passing vehicles at random.

"The suspect was in a very frantic state," Wu Changwei, police chief for Cangxi county, told China Central Television shortly after the incident. "Taking into consideration the safety of the hostage, we decided to shoot him dead."

A police statement said lengthy negotiations with Zhang failed, and that two handguns and ammunition were later found in the car, which did not have a license plate.

Zhang, 47, from nearby Chongqing, was driving from Guangyuan toward Nanchong with a female passenger when he pulled over to the side of the road and started shooting at pedestrians and vehicles, the statement said.

He then carried on driving before stopping again on the highway bridge in Cangxi and shooting at vehicles.

Three motorists stopped their vehicles after they heard cries for help from the woman in Zhang's car. One man was shot in the stomach, leaving a wound that police said is not life-threatening.

Officers arrived at the scene shortly after the shooting. Over the next 12 hours, Zhang twice fired a series of shots at police and demanded he be given drugs.

A tear gas canister was fired into Zhang's car at about 9 am on Sunday. Police said he attempted to leave the vehicle while still holding the woman hostage, at which point he was shot by a police marksman.

The identity of the woman has not been revealed. Police said that Zhang has a history of drug use.

It is illegal to possess guns in China. Police are trying to learn where Zhang obtained the two guns that were in his possession.

Originally Posted by bd popeye

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Wow, such beautiful landscape!