Upside down couplet helps sell chicken wings

2011-05-06 11:06:19

A grilled chicken wings shop in Nanluogu Hutong, or alley, in Dongcheng District of Beijing, is decorated with an upside down couplet, catching the attention of passers-by, May 5, 2011.

At 2.2 meters, height becomes a burden

2011-05-06 10:06:22

Towering at 2.2 meters tall, Liu Wenzhe is confined to his extra long bed at home in Xiangfan, Hubei province on May 5, 2011.

Hey, look everyone, it's rubberman!

2011-05-06 08:43:47

A 66-year-old man in Jiaozuo, Henan province, has created his own style of kungfu which can allow him to curl up his body into a suitcase.

Rare fish costs almost as much as a car

2011-05-05 09:14:06

A red dragon fish, costing almost as much as a BMW, is available at a shop in Chengdu, Sichuan province.

Guess who?

2011-05-05 07:23:28

Masks of Osama bin Laden and US President Barack Obama attract customers to a costume store in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, on Tuesday. Th e US president announced the al-Qaida leader's death on Sunday night

Drunk driver bites cop who waves him down

2011-05-04 14:30:24

A driver bit the hand of a traffic police officer to avoid an alcohol test which later confirmed he had been drunk driving on Monday in Taiyuan, the capital city of north China's Shanxi Province, said local police Wednesday.

Splash down

2011-05-04 07:37:26

A boy jumps into the Wanquan River in Qionghai city, South China's Hainan province, on Monday. As the local temperature climbed to 37 C, many residents swam in the river to cool off.

Birthday wishes made of cash

2011-04-29 16:24:24

A round good luck charm made of 50- and 20-yuan notes also are part of Yanyan's birthday celebration, in Linfen city, North China's Shanxi province, April 27, 2011.[Photo/Agencies]

I-go game attracts 2,000

2011-04-30 15:27:18

Competitors play I-go game in the hubin gym in Yinchuan, Ningxia Hui autonomous region on April 30, 2011.

Bending over backward for Kungfu

2011-04-29 11:12:27

Body Shrinking Kungfu is one of the weirdest martial arts, with which a man can narrow the gap among bones as if they had been shrunk.

Most suitable umbrella for hailstones

2011-04-28 13:55:35

A woman puts a pressure cooker over her head as a sudden hailstorm hits Hangzhou, East China’s Zhejiang province, April 27, 2011. One netizen called it the most suitable umbrella for this weather.

'Angry Birds' find a cousin in ancient China

2011-04-27 15:18:14

Over-night fame of celebrity personators now enters the Web age. An obscure Chinese antique is now an Internet sensation, simply because of its stunning resemblance to the Angry Birds.