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Updated: 2014-06-13 10:51

(China Daily USA)

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YACHT RACE

(Left)Members of the Qingdao Administration Center of Sailing Sport join crewmembers on a boat from Qingdao, Shandong province, as they prepare to leave port on June 7 at the North Marina Cove in New York to start the final leg of the 2013-2014 Clipper Round the World Yacht Race. The Qingdao group, sponsored by the Qingdao Sailing Administration, is one of 12 international teams taking part in the race. Photos by Jack Freifelder / China Daily

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A boat from Qingdao, Shandong province, prepares to leave port on Saturday.

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ROSE APPRECIATIONThe

Great Rosarians of the World Rose Garden Hall of Fame Award was presented to the Entian Rose Park, which located in Taicang, China on June 7 at The New York Botanical Garden.The garden was named in honor of Madame Jiang Entian. The award promotes a wider knowledge and appreciation of the treasured botanical gardens to the rose-growing world and the gardening public. Past recipients included the Peggy Rockefeller Rose Garden at the New York Botanical Garden, the Historic Rose Garden at Sacramento's Historic City Cemetery among others. (from left to right) Rosey Gao, granddaughter of Madame Jiang Entian, Dr Zhang Zuoshuang, president of China Rose Society, and Pat Shanley, chairman of the Great Rosarians of the World- East and American Rose Society President Elect. Provided to China Daily

 

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COMING TOGETHER

Members of the Nankai University Alumni Association in New York pose for a photo on Sunday in New York following the Chinese University Alumni Alliance (CUAA) Basketball Tournament. CUAA, an association composed of 57 Chinese universities, hosted the event at Madison Square Garden — the home of the National Basketball Association's New York Knicks. Jack Freifelder / China Daily

(China Daily USA 06/13/2014 page9)

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