Spring arrives in China's first 'slow city'

A man rides a bike through a field of cole flowers in Yaxi, Gaochun county, in East China's Jiangsu province, April 6, 2011. [Photo/Xinhua]

Villagers wearing stage costumes march through a rape field in Yaxi, Gaochun county, in East China's Jiangsu province, April 6, 2011. [Photo/Xinhua]

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Daughter and son are beginning to take over the family business of making shoes.

The new stars of Chinese animation are edging out old childhood icons like Mickey Mouse and Hello Kitty.