A woman observes the solar eclipse with her teddy poodle in Hangzhou, east China’s Zhejiang province on July 22, 2009. [Photo/CFP]
A puppy looks at an old woman's bound feet in Heze, east China's Shandong province on July 29, 2009. It used to be a tradition for Chinese women to bind feet and wear embroidered three-inch "lotus shoes." This cruel practice was phased out after the collapse of the Qing Dynasty .[Photo/CFP]