Across America
| New York: Generous donation Sun Guoxiang (center), the Chinese consul general in New York, shakes hands with a representative from the Fuzhou Langqi Association Inc USA. Fuzhou Langqi made a donation to help the victims of the recent Yunnan earthquake at the office of the Consulate General of China in New York on Thursday. Twenty-four community organizations, companies and individuals donated nearly $240,000 to the relief efforts. Elizabeth Wu / For China Daily |
| Gaithersburg, Maryland: Senior power Zhang Yi (right), counselor and deputy consul general of the Chinese embassy, and Meng Fang (second from right), first secretary and consul, talk with senior citizens at the Chinese Culture and Community Service Center in Gaithersburg, Maryland, on Thursday after hundreds of senior citizens donated money to help victims affected by the earthquake in Yunnan province. Liu Chang / China Daily |
| San Francisco: Modern master NanHai Art Center hosted an exhibition of the works of artist Liu Guosong and eight of his students in Millbrae on Aug 9. Liu is considered one of the most important advocates and practitioners of modern Chinese painting. From left: Yang Xiaoneng, Chinese archaeologist and art historian; David Menke, art collector; and Liu Guosong. Qidong Zhang / China Daily |
| Union City, CA: Mass exercise More than 200 people perform tai chi during the opening ceremony for the 2014 Chinese-American Olympics of Northern California in Union City, California, at James Logan High School Stadium on Aug 9. Lian Zi / China Daily |
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New York: Moving topics David Schwartz (right), chief curator at the Museum of the Moving Image, speaks with Hong Kong director Tsui Hark about his work at a press event on Thursday. Tsui will be presenting director Patrick Lung Kong with a Lifetime Achievement Award for his work, nine films of which will be screened at the Museum of the Moving Image. Amy He / China Daily |
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Houston: Talent scouts Huo Jiazhen (center), dean of the School of Economics and Management at Tongji University, speaks at a recruiting event held at the office of the Consulate General of China in Houston on Aug 8. On the right is Lu Peiming, vice-president of Tongji University, and on the left is Zhang Yan, professor from the Jones Graduate School of Business at Rice University. May Zhou / China Daily |
| College Park, Maryland: Pipa perfect Zhao Cong, primary pipa soloist for the China National Orchestra in Beijing, demonstrates the pipa during a lecture she gave at the University of Maryland on Aug 10 in College Park, Maryland. The event is sponsored by the university's Confucius Institute. The pipa is a four-stringed Chinese lute. Cui Jianxin / For China Daily |
| Los Angeles: Official monitor David Carlisle, deputy chief of USC's department of public safety, says USC will send representatives to each hearing of Ji Xinran's murder trial to keep students up to date on the case, at the second hearing at Clara Shortridge Forltz Criminal Justice Center on Tuesday in Los Angeles. Huang Xilin / For China Daily |
| Los Angeles: Legal remedy Rose Wen-Huei Tsai (center), attorney for Chinese student Ji Xinaran's family, speaks with reporters outside the courtroom after the second public hearing of Ji's murder trial on Tuesday in Los Angeles. Tsai said that legal punishment is the only way to prevent this kind of crime from ever happening again. Huang Xilin / For China Daily |
| New York: Chipping in Student reporters from Beijing, Xinjiang, Chengdu, Qingdao, Jiangxi and other areas, who are in a friendship tour organized by the Sino-American Friendship Association, donated money to the quake-affected areas in Yunnan province before leaving the US for China on Aug 10 in New York. Provided to China Daily |
| Pasadena, CA: A new twist Zhao Wei, designer of the rubber band-powered racing car Team Bee from Beijing University of Technology, shows off his car at the 2014 Formula E Race hosted by the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena on Aug 7. Cindy Liu / China Daily |
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Pasadena, CA: Final stretch Team Super DNA, composed of students from the China Academy of Art, enters the final round of 2014 Formula E Race competing with many US college students at Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California on Aug 7. Cindy Liu / China Daily |
| Pasadena, CA: High fives Four teams from Beijing University of Technology and China Academy of Art celebrate their victories at the 2014 Formula E Race at the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena on Aug 7. Cindy Liu / China Daily |
| New York: What a dragon A wax figure of martial artist and Hollywood film icon Bruce Lee makes its debut at wax museum Madame Tussauds in New York City on Tuesday. Amy He / China Daily |
(China Daily USA 08/15/2014 page12)
