Making a splash - New York

Chinese actress Jelly Lin poses for photos after receiving a Screen International Rising Star Asia Award during the 2016 New York Asian Film Festival on July 2 in New York. Her fi lm The Mermaid was screened during the festival.

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Cultural understanding - New York

New York state Senator Toby Ann Stavisky (left) presents an award to an exchange visitor at the Cross Cultural Internship Program (CCIP) 2016 Recognition Ceremony at Citi Field in New York on Tuesday. This year's 75 exchange visitors celebrated accomplishments and eff orts in cultural exchange. A summer internship program administered by FUSIA Communications, CCIP has served more than 850 exchange visitors from Asia since 2008. Provided To China Daily

Understanding Confucius - New York

Yang Zuoren, professor of Confucius thoughts at Peking University, explains Confucian philosophy in modern times at the United Nations headquarters in New York on Thursday. Provided To China Daily

The fi reworks bursting in air ... - New YorkK

Spectators watch fi reworks on Roosevelt Island on the Fourth ofJuly. New York celebrated America's 240th birthday with the largest fi reworks display in the nation. Millions of spectators fl ocked to the East River to watch the spectacular Macy's show. Provided To China Daily

(China Daily USA 07/08/2016 page14)