The colored rice was dyed in the liquid from soaked colorful plants such as purple sweet cane and maple leaves. People in Guangxi use the colored rice to worship their ancestors on Tomb-sweeping Day, which will fall on April 5 this year.
Soldiers participate in an anti-terror drill in Yinchuan, Northwest China’s Ningxia Hui autonomous region, March 27, 2011. [Photo/Xinhua]
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Padma Choling, chairman of the Tibet autonomous region, delivered a speech on Sunday to the Tibetan people in celebration of the Third Serfs Emancipation Day and promised more efforts for a new Tibet that is stable, united, democratic and well-developed.
8 monks awarded top degrees
From earthquake-hit Yushu to flood-ravaged Pakistan, to wartorn Afghanistan, photographers and their cameras stand and witness the moments that change lives and history, and provide a powerful record of what they see.
Homes, office towers and landmarks in cities around the world turned off their lights from 8:30 pm local time for one hour to raise awareness about climate change and the threat from rising greenhouse gas emissions.
Chinese restaurants serve food to about 320 evacuees from quake-hit areas staying at Budokan arena in Tokyo.
A model presents a creation for the Hongdu Collection during China Fashion Week in Beijing, March 26, 2011.
A powerful earthquake that toppled homes in northeastern Myanmar has killed more than 70 people.
Two Japanese travelers had "alarmingly high levels of radiation" when they arrived in East China's Wuxi city, China's quality watchdog reported on Friday.