Photos
Weekly Photos March 28 - April 3
Updated: 2011-04-06 17:25
(chinadaily.com.cn)
An undated handout photo of a triptych oil painting by Chinese artist Zhang Xiaogang, titled Forever Lasting Love, was released by auction house Sotheby's. The painting sold for $10.1 million in Hong Kong on April 3, 2011, which Sotheby's said was a record auction price for a contemporary piece of artwork from China. [Photo/Agencies] |
A chrysanthemum is placed on a tomb tablet at a cemetery in Wuhan, Central China's Hubei province, April 3, the first day of China's Qingming, or Tomb Sweeping, Festival holidays. The festival, which falls annually on April 4 or 5 in China, is a day for Chinese people to remember and honor their ancestors. [Photo/CFP] |
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