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Yao Ming speaks during his jersey retirement ceremony at halftime of the game between the Houston Rockets and the Chicago Bulls at Toyota Center on February 3, 2017 in Houston, Texas. [Photo/VCG]

The Houston Rockets officially retired Yao Ming's No. 11 jersey during the halftime break of their game against the Chicago Bulls at Toyota Center on Friday night with the presence of Yao Ming and his family.

During the grand ceremony which is nationally televised, the Houston Rockets owner Leslie Alexander called Friday night "a great moment in Rocket history, to honor a man of such magnitude" and described Yao as "a really great basketball player."

"Yao was a really, really great player. I wanted him to be viewed as more than that, as an ambassador to the world and especially into China, and what a great person and humanitarian he is," said Alexander, who donated 100,000 U.S. dollars to the Yao Ming Foundation.

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The retired jersey of Yao Ming is revealed during halftime of the game between the Houston Rockets and the Chicago Bulls at Toyota Center on February 3, 2017 in Houston, Texas. [Photo/VCG]

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Yao Ming smiles as James Harden #13 of the Houston Rockets jumps into his arms after the jersey reitrement ceremony during the game between the Houston Rockets and the Chicago Bulls at Toyota Center on February 3, 2017 in Houston, Texas. [Photo/VCG]

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Former Houston Rockets Shane Battier and Yao Ming embrace during the jersey retirement ceremony during halftime of the game between the Houston Rockets and the Chicago Bulls at Toyota Center on February 3, 2017 in Houston, Texas. [Photo/VCG]

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Ye Li is introduced during the jersey retirement ceremony for Yao Ming at halftime during the game between the Houston Rockets and the Chicago Bulls at Toyota Center on February 3, 2017 in Houston, Texas. [Photo/VCG]

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Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau performs the eye-dotting on a lion dance costume at a Chinese New Year parade in Vancouver, BC, Canada January 29, 2017. [Photo/Xinhua]

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A girl of Miao ethnic group takes part in "Ganpingzi," a 200-year-old folk event held on the 7th day of a lunar new year's first month, to pray for a good fortune in Gaoqing Miao Village of Diping Township of Liping County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Feb. 3, 2017. (Xinhua/Yang Daifu)

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Stewards prepare for the operation of a "dangdang" bus in Hohhot, capital of north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. A total of 6 "dangdang" buses started operation in Hohhot on Saturday. These buses are modelled after the old-fashioned trams, known as "dangdang" buses, after the sound of the bells drivers used instead of horns. (Xinhua/Ding Genhou)

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A "dangdang" bus runs in Hohhot, capital of north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. A total of 6 "dangdang" buses started operation in Hohhot on Saturday.

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A bus driver prepares on a "dangdang" bus in Hohhot, capital of north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. A total of 6 "dangdang" buses started operation in Hohhot on Saturday.

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Yang Kairun, the winner of the Miss Chinatown U.S.A. Pageant 2017, waves to the audience during the pageant in San Francisco, the United States, Feb. 4, 2017. (Xinhua/Liu Yilin)

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Yang Kairun (C), the winner of the Miss Chinatown U.S.A. Pageant 2017, poses for photos with other contestants during the pageant in San Francisco, the

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Xiangyanghong 09, carrier of China's manned deep-sea submersible Jiaolong, sets sail from its home port in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province, Feb. 6, 2017. Jiaolong on Monday started a four-month scientific expedition to the northwest Indian Ocean, the Yap Trench and the Mariana Trench. (Xinhua/Zhang Xudong)

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Scientific researchers wave good bye aboard Xiangyanghong 09, carrier of China's manned deep-sea submersible Jiaolong, at its home port in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province, Feb. 6, 2017.

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Visitors have fun near a frozen waterfall at a village in Taiyuan City, the capital of North China’s Shanxi Province, Feb. 5, 2017. In freezing temperatures, local villagers poured water at the spot to form the 30-meter-high, 100-meter-wide frozen form. (Photo: China News Service/Wu Junjie)

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Photo taken on Feb. 6, 2017 shows the accident site after a fire broke out in the Zuxintang Foot Massage Parlor in Tiantai County, east China's Zhejiang Province. At least 18 people have been killed and another two injured after the foot massage parlor caught fire on Sunday afternoon. (Xinhua/Wang Junlu)

TIANTAI, Zhejiang, Feb. 6 (Xinhua) -- Sunday's fire at a foot massage parlor in east China's Zhejiang Province killed 18 people and injured 18 others, police confirmed early Monday.

Flames engulfed "Zuxintang foot massage and bathing parlor" in Tiantai county in the city of Taizhou at 5:26 p.m., the county's public security department said.

It said eight people were found dead at the scene and 10 others died later in hospital.

As of 5 a.m. Monday, 18 people had been landed in hospital with injuries, it said.

The flames were extinguished at around 7 p.m.

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Extended family photos are not unusual in traditional Chinese families, but one this size is no ordinary feat. About 500 descendents of the same ancestor squeezed into a super-size family photo at a village in Shengzhou, a county-level city in East China's Zhejiang province, during the Spring Festival holiday. From the 25th to 31st generation, they were among 1,000 people surnamed Shi who reunited on Jan 31, 2017 in their hometown to celebrate their shared history and genealogy. [Photo/VCG]

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Cheng Dongdong, who suffers from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS.. Lou Gehrig disease)), plays with classmates in East China’s Anhui Province. Cheng has been unable to walk on his own since developing the disease, a disorder that affects the function of nerves and muscles, seven years ago. But from elementary to middle school, Cheng has always received help from his classmates, who take turns to help him get to school, eat, and go to the toilet. One student said when he helps Cheng he feels as if he is his own brother. (Photo/Weibo of CCTV)

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Cheng Dongdong, who suffers from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), eats with the help of his classmates in East China’s Anhui Province.

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A staff member serves guests at the door of an old-brand restaurant at the Qianmen Street, a landmark commercial street, in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 5, 2017. (Xinhua/Li Xin)

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A bronze sculpture is seen at the door of an old-brand store at the Qianmen Street, a landmark commercial street, in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 5, 2017. (Xinhua/Li Xin)

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Liu Tao & TFboys sings at a Spring Festival Evening concert

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A train carrying 720 tons of wheat from Kazakhstan arrives in Lianyungang Port in Lianyungang, east China's Jiangsu Province, Feb. 5, 2017. The first batch of wheat from Kazakhstan arrived in Lianyungang port by a cargo train on Sunday and was then shipped to Southeast Asia, opening a new trade route. (Xinhua/Li Xiang)

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Candidates queue to enter the examination hall outside the Central Academy of Drama in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 6, 2017. The annual entrance exam of the Central Academy of Drama started on Monday. Applicants for performance major of the academy took part in the exam to vie for only 50 vacancies. (Xinhua/Liu Xianguo)

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