Feel Sick! Some people playing mah-jong in toilet room

This sick scene was taken place in Xi'an City, the capital of Shanxi Province. These people said that they moved into the public toilet room for the snowy weather.

Mother Monkey and her Child in Chilly winter

Heavy snow had killed 24 people and affected 77.86 million people in 14 provinces, including Anhui, Jiangxi, Hubei and Hunan, by 2 p.m. on Monday. The China Meteorological Administration issued a red alert earlier that day for severe snowstorms in the central and eastern parts of the country.

let it snow! let it snow! let it snow!

Photo taken on Jan. 26 shows the collapsed market house in Chaohu, east China's Anhui Province. A 3000-square-meter market of farm products was weighed down by heavy snow Saturday, with 8 people trapped in ruins. All of stucked victims were rescued several hours later


Photo taken on Jan. 26 shows the collapsed market shanty in Chaohu, east China's Anhui Province. A 3000-square-meter market of farm products was weighed down by heavy snow Saturday, with 8 people trapped in ruins. All of stucked victims were rescued several hours later


Ferry buses are parked at a terminal in Hefei, capital of east China's Anhui Province, Jan. 27, 2008. All the highways in Anhui Province were closed on Sunday due to heavy snow


Trucks block the entrance of a highway linking Hefei and Nanjing near Hefei, capital of east China's Anhui Province, Jan. 27, 2008. All the highways in Anhui Province were closed on Sunday due to heavy snow.


A man rides on a tricycle in Zhengzhou, capital of central China's Henan Province, Jan. 27, 2008. The provincial meteorological observatory issued a yellow warning sign about heavy snow on Sunday


People walk in snow in Zhengzhou, capital of central China's Henan Province, Jan. 27, 2008. The provincial meteorological observatory issued a yellow warning sign about heavy snow on Sunday


Multitudes of travelers on the square wait to get into the railway station in Guiyang, capital of southwest China's Guizhou Province, Jan. 27, 2008. Some electric trains were delayed after snow and ice damaged overhead power lines a couple of days ago. The railway administrative department is working hard to repair the damaged power lines


Multitudes of travelers on the square wait to get into the railway station in Guiyang, capital of southwest China's Guizhou Province, Jan. 27, 2008. Some electric trains were delayed after snow and ice damaged overhead power lines a couple of days ago. The railway administrative department is working hard to repair the damaged power lines

Counter Strike on the top of Train!!

Taken on January 22, in Chongqing Autonomous City, full armed special policemen trained to deal with emergency accident.

Female Armed police receive gesture training

Female entry-exit inspectors receive gesture training from an etiquette coach at frontier inspection station of Shenyang, capital of northeast China's Liaoning Province, Jan. 21, 2008.

Chinese Armed Police Training in Snow Field

Stripped to the waist, armed police officers take exercise against the skin piercing wind in Hefei, capital of South China's Anhui Province, Jan. 21, 2008.

Yellow River, Frozen in freezing winter

taken on Jan. 20, 2008 shows a frozen section of the Yellow River in Jinan, capital of east China's Shandong Province


Photo taken on Jan. 20, 2008 shows a frozen section of the Yellow River in Jinan, capital of east China's Shandong Province

Chinese shares plunge

SHANGHAI, Jan. 22, 2008 (Xinhua) -- A man watches a screen showing the stock index at a stock market in east China's Shanghai, Jan. 22, 2008. Chinese shares plunged more than seven percent on Tuesday amid panic selling over worries of a possible U.S. economic recession. The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index which covers both A and B shares tumbled 354.68 points, or 7.22 percent, to 4,559.75. The Shenzhen Component Index finished down 1,215.08 points, or 7.06 percent, at 15,995.85.


Two women watch a screen showing the stock index at a stock market in east China's Shanghai, Jan. 22, 2008.


A woman trades at a stock market in Hangzhou, capital of east China's Zhejiang Province, Jan. 22, 2008.

China seeks name for South China tiger cub born in South Africa

The South China tiger cub in Lory Park Animal and Owl Sanctuary in north of Johannesburg of South Africa, Jan. 20, 2008. The cub is the first of his species to be born in captivity outside of China. Born in the Laohu Valley Reserve about 600 km south of Johannesburg on Nov. 23, 2007, the male South China Tiger cub is now healthy and strong. The Save China's Tigers Foundation, which oversees the "re-wilding" training project for four South China tigers at Laohu Valley, will initiate a naming campaign for the little cub worldwide. There are only around 60 South China tigers left in captivity and less than 30 in the wild.

The cub is the first of his species to be born in captivity outside of China.

Beijing's Water Cube lights exteriors for first time

The night scene of the construction site of the National Aquatics Center (the Water Cube) in the snow on Jan. 17, 2008 in Beijing

Breathtaking, steel pipe penetrating TAXI

On January 20, in a street in Shanghai city, the wet and lubricious road surface make a TAXI hit the street centerline fence and the 3 steel pipes penetrated the TAXI.


Fortunately, the cab driver was only bruised his head and two passengers are not injured.

Not a Fairy Tale. Little Match Girls in China

The poor girl in the picture, photoed on January 20, is only 8-year old and lighted a match for warming hands in the cold weather.


She is from a needy village of Guizhou province, which is one of the most lagging province in China. Living with her parents in Guiyang, the largest city in Guizhou, she had to collect scraps in weekend for earning some money.


She is not the only "little match girl" in this city.

Chinese giant salamander, most unusual and threatened EDGE amphibian species this year

Chinese giant salamander (salamander that can grow up to 1.8m in length and evolved independently from all other amphibians over one hundred million years before Tyrannosaurus rex)

Real "Madagascar" in China! Bear Couple feckly escaped from zoo

January 20 in Wuhan Zoo , These two bears almost escaped from their cage via bamboo bended by snow. But this couple at last failed and were driven to their home by working staff.

In Anhui Province, A big turtle (Trionyx) discovered

On January 22, This 8.5-kg weight big turtle (Trionyx) was caught in Zhanghe river, Anhui province.

For Bananas! Monkeys' Invasion

This photo taken on January 20 showed that a wandering monkey was climbing on the wall of local residence building in Nanning City, the capital of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.


After stealing lots of bananas and corn cobs, this monkey was caught by working staff from local zoo.

In some southern Chinese Cities, Street Walkers solicit customers even in daytime!

This video is captured in Nanning, the capital city of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. In the city center square, tens of prostitutes canvassed "business" in the face of day. In some southern Chinese cities, the prostitution has become very common, comparing with Beijing.

Robber kidnapped three-year boy in downtown and confronted Police for hours

This accident took place in Zhongshan City, Guangdong Province. A robber rushed into a shop and stabbed a man. In the later bandit-police confrontation, the robber kidnap the man's son. Fortunately, the police rescued out the boy successfully; Unfortunately, his father was finally dead for massive hemorrhaged.

Ancient China style reflected in Shantang Street

Picture taken on Jan. 15, 2008 shows the quiet Shantang Street, a street with ancient China style and local characteristic, after light snow in Suzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province.