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<正>TREASURE OF THE DEPTHSArchaeologists work underwater excavating a shipwreck off the coast of Dandong,northeast China’s Liaoning Province,on October 5.The shipwreck,Dandong No.1,has been tentatively identified as cruiser Zhiyuan,one of the Beiyang Fleet warships sunk by the Japanese Navy in the Yellow Sea during the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-95.The shipwreck was first discovered in 2013.     

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<正>COOPERATION ON THE FAST LANE Premier Li Keqiang rides a high-speed train with the foreign leaders attending the Fourth Summit of China and Central and Eastern European Countries on November 25.The 100-km trip from Suzhou in east China’s Jiangsu Province to Shanghai takes 25 minutes.     

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正ENLIGHTENMENT The 11th Panchen Lama, a top spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism, delivers a sermon during his frst Kalachakra ritual in Xigaze, southwest China’s Tibet Autonomous Region, on July 24.Kalachakra, or the Wheel of Time, includes a series of teachings and initiations given by gurus to help empower believers. The event was held at the request of monks from the Tashilhungpo     

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正HEADING FOR RIO Members of the Chinese delegation for the Rio Paralympics depart Beijing for Brazil on August 30. The 15th Paralympic Games take place in Rio de Janeiro from September 7 to 18. The 499-member Chinese delegation,which includes 308 athletes who compete in 328 events across 17 sports,is the largest China has ever sent to an overseas Paralympics.     

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正A WARM WELCOME Premier Li Keqiang arrives in Bishkek,capital of the Kyrgyzstan,on November 2 for an official visit to the country and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization(SCO)prime ministers'meeting.The SCO,established in Shanghai in 2001,provides a way for China to cooperate with Russia and four Central Asian nations—Kazakhstan,Kyrgyzstan,Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.During the eight-day trip,Li also visited Kazakhstan,Latvia and Russia and attended a meeting with     

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<正>US AND THEM Chinese State Councilor Yang Jiechi and U.S.Secretary of State John Kerry co-chair a meeting during the seventh round of the China-U.S.Strategic and Economic Dialogue,which opened in Washington,D.C.,on June 23.The annual high-level dialogue wrapped up on June 24.The two sides discussed a wide range of bilateral,regional and global issues of common concern,including climate change,interaction in the     

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<正>Xinjiang Celebration Yu Zhengsheng(right),China's top political advisor,and Zhang Chunxian,Secretary oF Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Regional Committee of the Communist Party oF China,unveil a plaque inscribed with Chinese President Xi Jinping's words"building a beautiFul Xinjiang,accomplishing the motherland's dream together"in Urumqi,capital oFXinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region,on September 25.     

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正Sticky and Sweet Foreigners in Shanghai learn to make zongzi, a pyramid-shaped snack made of glutinous rice and wrapped in bamboo or reed leaves, on June 17,     

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正Commemorating The Past People from all walks of life gather in Shenyang, capital of northeast China's Liaoning Province, to attend a ceremony     

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正Travel Craze Zhanqiao, a scenic spot in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province, is over-crowded with tourists during the three-day holiday of International Workers' Day.