A quartet of jackstraws are displayed in a field of cole flower blossoms during the Qingming Festival in Xianju county, East China's Zhejiang province on April 4, 2011.
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao has called for more support for poverty-stricken areas during an inspection tour to Luliang Mountains, a hinterland of North China's Shanxi province.
People have spring outing during Qingming Festival holidays.
Defending champions Tianjin outclassed Guangdong Hengda in a hard-fought five-set match to win the 2010-2011 China Women's Volleyball League on Sunday.
The Tomb Sweeping Festival is a peak season for Chinese people to select graves and move the deceased to graveyards.
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A dedicated team works tirelessly to ensure the Yangtze River flows smoothly.
Collection of photos shot around the world on April 2,2011.
A 23-year-old "pearl girl", whose height is only 1.22 meters, tied the knot with her boyfriend, who is of a similar size, in the Discoveryland Theme Park in northeastern China's port city Dalian on Saturday.
Chinese envoys use their cameras to record the world as they see it.