Celebrating a new bridge between great cultures
Updated: 2013-07-12 13:27
(China Daily)
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From left: Former NBA player Yao Ming; Houston Aviation Director Mario Diaz; Houston Mayor Annise Parker; Air China Limited Cochairwoman Wang Yinxiang; Chinese Consul General in Houston Xu Erwen; and Air China Vice-president Chi Zhihang take a photo at a ceremony to mark the launch of the non-stop service between Houston and Beijing in the American city on Thursday. Photos by Yu Wei / China Daily |
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Wang Yinxiang, Xu Erwen and Air China stewardesses take a photo at the reception gala. |
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Wang Yinxiang speaks at the celebration gala on Thursday. |
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Former Houston Rocket star Yao Ming chats with Houston mayor Annise Parker, at the Air China Houston-to-Beijing non-stop service inauguration on Thursday. |
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Xu Erwen, Chinese consul general in Houston, chats with Annise Parker, Houston's mayor, at the Air China Houston-to-Beijing non-stop service inauguration on Thursday. |
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Houston's mayor Annise Parker (left), Chinese Consul General in Houston Xu Erwen (second left) and Air China Limited's Co-Chairwoman Wang Yinxiang, watch a lion dance during the celebration. |
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China Air's inaugural nonstop flight from Beijing gets a two-gun water canon salute on its arrival at Houston's George Bush International Airport on Thursday. Celebrities and dignitaries were on hand - and on board - to mark the milestone event. |
(China Daily USA 07/12/2013 page13)
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