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Students of China Civil Aviation University, who will serve as ceremony guides for the upcoming 13th Chinese National Games, take part in a training in Tianjin, north China, Aug. 15, 2017. The 13th Chinese National Games will take place in Tianjin from August 27 to September 8.(Xinhua/Wang Xiaoming)

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Photo taken on Aug. 15, 2017 shows a 12-meter-long electric smart bus running on the road during a road test in Zhuzhou, central China's Hunan Province. Chinese rail maker CRRC announced it has developed a 12-meter-long electric smart bus on July 18, with a top speed of 40 kilometers per hour. (Xinhua/Shen Hong) (wyo)

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Photo taken on Aug. 15, 2017 shows a 12-meter-long electric smart bus making a turn at the intersection during a road test in Zhuzhou, central China's Hunan Province. (Xinhua/Shen Hong) (wyo)

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Children from Beijing and Hotan take selfies at a gathering in Beijing, capital of China, Aug. 15, 2017. A total of 150 representatives of children and women from Beijing and Hotan of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region joined in a launching ceremony of an activity to increase their communications on Tuesday. The communication activity will last till Aug. 21. (Xinhua/Wang Huajuan)

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Children from Beijing and Hotan exchange gifts at a gathering in Beijing, capital of China, Aug. 15, 2017.

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Gao Bi, 68-year-old retired PE teacher, practices rope skipping at a park in Hefei, capital of east China's Anhui Province, Aug. 16, 2017. As a rope skipping enthusiast, Gao Bi has created over 100 kinds of rope skipping techniques. (Xinhua/Yang Xiaoyuan)

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Pianist Lang Lang instructs children at National Center for the Performing Arts (NCPA) in Beijing, capital of China, Aug. 14, 2017. As the season's Artist-in-Residence, Lang Lang shared his story and piano skills with children at an educational session in the NCPA on Monday. (Xinhua/Luo Xiaoguang)

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People visit the Shanghai Book Fair in east China's Shanghai Municipality, Aug. 16, 2017. The week-long 2017 Shanghai Book Fair kicked off at Shanghai Exhibition Center on Wednesday. More than 150,000 books from over 500 publishing houses are displayed. (Xinhua/Ren Long)

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Visitors view traditional Chinese hand-painted fans in Shenyang City, capital of northeast China's Liaoning Province, Aug. 15. 2017. A three-month exhibition of selected paintings and calligraphy works on fans from Yu Garden opened at Marshal Zhang's Mansion Museum in Shenyang Tuesday. (Xinhua/Long Lei)

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Pigs are driven to jump into the water at a pig farm in Shenyang City, Northeast China’s Liaoning Province. Keepers routinely drive pigs to jump from two platforms, either one meter or three meters high, into the pond as a method to improve pork quality. Keepers say the water is more than three meters deep and safe for the pigs’ dive. (Photo/VCG)

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Children play the Rubik's cube in an activity center in Dingxiang community in Hefei, capital of east China's Anhui Province, Aug. 16, 2017. Communities in Hefei organized various activities for the young during the summer vacation. (Xinhua/Zhang Duan)

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Children experience the robot football at Institute of Advanced Technology, University of Science and Technology of China, in Hefei, capital of east China's Anhui Province, Aug. 16, 2017. Communities in Hefei organized various activities for the young during the summer vacation. (Xinhua/Zhang Duan)

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Guo Gen, a local chef, prepares a dish with lobsters imported from Pakistan in Karamay City of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Aug. 16, 2017. Delicacy on the local eaters' tables made of fish and crustaceans imported form the Pakistan market is highly demanded in the Chinese inland city that sometimes they are already sold out even before arrival. (Xinhua/Bai Jiali)

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Workers work on the assembly line at a workshop of a toy production base in Shangcai County, central China's Henan Province, Aug. 16, 2017. The toy industry here is a new growth factor in local economy. (Xinhua/Zhu Xiang)

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A worker presents a toy produced at a workshop of a toy production base in Shangcai County, central China's Henan Province, Aug. 16, 2017. The toy industry here is a new growth factor in local economy. (Xinhua/Zhu Xiang)

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Flight attendants from southeast China's Taiwan wave to camera at Xiamen Air in Xiamen, southeast China's Fujian Province, Aug. 16, 2017. Xiamen Air's newly recruited 60 stewardesses from southeast China's Taiwan will receive 3 months of training and they are expected to start work in Decemeber. (Xinhua/Wei Peiquan)

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Flight attendants from southeast China's Taiwan take part in an introduction training at Xiamen Air in Xiamen, southeast China's Fujian Province, Aug. 16, 2017.

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People take part in a chili pepper-eating contest held in Ningxiang city, Hunan province, Aug 12, 2017. [Photo/VCG]

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A girl celebrates the water-sprinkling festival at Yangyuan county, Hebei province, August 12, 2017. [Photo/VCG]

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Five long-haired women pose for a photo at the beach in Weihai, Shandong province, Aug 12, 2017. The total length of their hair is 13.6 meters. [Photo/VCG]

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A girl holding national flags looks up at a soldier in the Tian'anmen Square in Beijing, Aug 14, 2017. [Photo/VCG]

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A boy pulls a suitcase at the train station in Suzhou, Jiangsu province, Aug 15, 2017. As the summer vacation draws to a close, children who spent the holiday with their parents working in big cities start to go back to their hometown for new semester. [Photo/VCG]

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Rescuers rush to an accident site on the Xi'an-Hanzhong Expressway in Northwest China's Shaanxi province, Aug 11, 2017. The crash left 36 dead and 13 injured. [Photo/VCG]

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High school students from Ningbo take part in an outdoor training in Tengtou village in Ningbo City, east China's Zhejiang Province, Aug. 17, 2017. In recent years, the Tengtou village focused on developing the ecological agriculture and tourism. With a population of 869, the village has become a national scenic area. In 2016, the total tourism income of the village reached 137.9 million yuan (about 20.67 million US dollars). (Xinhua/Huang Zongzhi)

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A contestant adjusts a robot at China robot competition in Rizhao City, east China's Shandong Province, Aug. 16, 2017. A total of 3,450 contestants from 210 universities participated in the contest.(Xinhua/Lu Jie)

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Contestants adjust robots at China robot competition in Rizhao City, east China's Shandong Province, Aug. 16, 2017. A total of 3,450 contestants from 210 universities participated in the contest.(Xinhua/Lu Jie)

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The helicopter is aimed at attracting high-end tourists in Dalian, Northeast China's Liaoning province, Aug 17, 2017. [Photo/VCG]

Fancy a bird's-eye of the city? Well, here's a chance. A helicopter service, part of a tourism project, was launched in Dalian, Northeast China's Liaoning province, on Aug 17, 2017.

Tourists can visit Dachangshan Island, Ant Island and Haiwangjiu Island in Dalian by taking the helicopter.

The helicopter, EC135 with registration number B-7186, is part of the project launched at Jinshitan National Holiday Resort about 50 kilometers away from downtown Dalian.

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The woodcarving, Riverside Scene at Qingming Festival, debuts in Jinyuan district, Taiyuan city, North China's Shanxi province, on Aug 10, 2017. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

An 18-meter-long carved wood version of one of China's most famous paintings, Riverside Scene at Qingming Festival, debuted in Jinyuan district, Taiyuan city, North China's Shanxi province.

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