Pictures

Pictures, photographs, and images spreading in China and on the Chinese-language internet, along with the stories surrounding them, translated into English.

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  Shanghai Ground Cracking Under the Weight of Its Skyscrapers The ground in Shanghai is cracking under the increasing pressure of skyscrapers like the World Financial Center, Jin Mao Tower, and upcoming Shanghai Tower. 82
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  Chiang Kai-Shek’s Chongqing Residence Being Demolished After Chinese netizen complaints, government officials responded by claiming it is "protective demolition" before rebuilding the historic landmark brick by brick. 24
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  Beijingers Climb Into Overcrowded Public Bus Through Windows Photos of Chinese bus riders squeezing onto a packed public bus through the windows during rush hour in Beijing, with netizens comparing it to India's trains. 56
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  Sheep-Deer Couple in Yunnan Zoo Married on Valentine’s Day The inter-species sheep and deer couple at a Yunnan zoo that became famous online last year has finally "tied the knot" with a Valentine's Day wedding ceremony. 26
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  Hong Kongers Protest Plan Allowing Mainlanders to Visit by Car Hundreds protested against a government plan to allow Mainland tourists to drive their cars into Hong Kong, fearing more congestion, pollution & traffic accidents. 164
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  Foreign Artist Vhils Engraves Portraits onto Shanghai Walls Chinese netizen reactions to the giant faces engraved onto the walls of soon to be demolished Shanghai homes and buildings by Portuguese street artist Vhils. 21
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  Villagers Loot Laundry Detergent After Chongqing Truck Accident Chinese netizens argue over photographs of local villagers plundering & looting laundry detergent spilled onto a Chongqing highway after a cargo truck accident. 84
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  Chengdu Police Advertise Their Single Policemen on Weibo In an effort to help some of their male police officers find girlfriends and wives, Chengdu's Wuhou District Police have taken to advertising on their microblog. 48
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  3 Men in Wuhan Crawl in Leashes to Promote Women’s Equality 3 men in Wuhan are seen crawling on the ground like dogs with chain leashes around their necks led by a woman, in a performance art to promote women's equality. 111
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  Victim’s Family Now Demands Money They Had Previously Refused Family members of Zhang Miao, the woman who was hit and then stabbed to death by Yao Jiaxin in 2010, are now demanding restitution they had previously rejected. 114
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  “Worshiping Cats” Hidden in Design of Chinese 100 RMB Bill Chinese netizens have discovered what looks like 3 cats (two kneeling before a third) in the anti-counterfeiting patterns of China's 100 RMB cash note. Mao worship? 57
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  Anti-Mainlander Hong Kong Ad Parodied, Becomes Internet Meme An inflammatory Hong Kong newspaper advertisement likening mainlanders to invading locusts is parodied by mainland Chinese netizens, becoming an internet meme. 66
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  Live Pig Chopped in Half in Controversial Vietnamese Festival Chinese netizens reactions to graphic photographs of a live pig chopped in half during the controversial Doan Thuong festival of Nem Thuong village in Vietnam. 202
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  Chinese New Year Firecrackers & Fireworks: Custom or Pollution? Setting off firecrackers & fireworks for good luck is a custom for Chinese business owners on the 7th day of the lunar new year, but some complain about pollution. 38
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  African Union Conference Center, Chinese Netizen Reactions Chinese netizen reactions to the completion & inauguration of the new African Union Conference Center built with 200 million USD in Chinese government assistance. 84
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  10 Severed Bear Paws Seized at Chongqing Airport Chongqing airport security discover 10 severed bear paws being smuggled to Shenzhen. Chinese netizens suspect they'll end up being eaten by government leaders. 81
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  Ningxia Prisons Allow Male & Female Inmates To See Each Other Chinese men and women inmates serving sentences for drug crimes in China's Ningxia Women's Prison and Yincheng Prison were allowed to see each other for a day. 47