A to-be-retired soldier pats his patrol dog at a farewell ceremony held at Ningxia Paramilitary Police Corps in Yinchuan, Ningxia Hui autonomous region, Nov 23, 2010. More than 160 soldiers of the corps are to be retired from military service. [Photo/Xinhua]
Police recruits perform the fighting skills in Xi'an, Northwest China's Shaanxi province, Nov 23, 2010. [Photo/CFP]
A resident harvests vegetables grown on her rooftop balcony in Hefei, the capital of East China's Anhui province on Nov 23, 2010. City residents are joining the increasing number of people who are growing vegetables on their balcony to cut spending and enjoy pollution-free vegetables. [Photo/Xinhua]