Staff workers search for bodies after 19 workers at a construction site in Wuhan, Hubei province, died on Sept 13, 2012 after the elevator they were using fell 100 meters to the ground. PROVIDED TO CHINA DAILY

Gahai lake, the biggest freshwater lake in Northwest China's Gansu province, Sept 13, 2012. Named as a pearl on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, the lake is home to 95 species of 28,000 birds, including the black-necked crane, white swan, grey crowned crane and pintail. Due to ecological protection, the area of the wetland has expanded from 480 hectares in the early 90s to 2,200 hectares. [Photo/Xinhua]