Competition for spots in arts programs

Siberian tigers play in snow in E China

Siberian tigers play in the snow at Nanjing Hongshan Forest Zoo, East China's Jiangsu province, on Feb 19, 2013.

Taking fabulous shoes to new heights

A pair of 1.8-meter-tall high-heel shoes with 318,000 diamonds is displayed at a shopping mall in Guangzhou, South China’s Guangdong province, on Feb 19, 2013.

Light up the new year

It is celebrated on the fi ft eenth day of the fi rst month in the Chinese lunar calendar, which ends the Chinese New Year celebrations.

Snowfall hits cities in eastern and central China

Many cities in eastern and central China were hit by a snowfall on Feb 19.

Chinese New Year customs and culture

The weeklong (Feb 9-15) Spring Festival holiday has come to the end. These photos show various festival customs and culture in difference places around China.

Snowstorm hits E. China

People walk on a snowy road in Nanjing, capital of East China's Jiangsu Pprovince, Feb 19, 2013. A snowstorm hit the province, prompting the local meteorological bureau to issue a blue alert for the snowfall.

Hong Kong Disneyland reports first profit

Hong Kong Disneyland on Monday reported a net profit of HK$109 million ($13.97 million) for the financial year that ended on September 29, 2012, the first annual profit since the resort opened in September 2005.

Dry river turned into leisure site in SW China

Part of Jialing River is exposed as the period of low water level comes in Southwest China's Chongqing municipality, Feb 18, 2013.

Flower buds bathing in rain

Photo taken on Feb 18, 2013 shows the rain drops stained on a flower in Nanjing, capital of East China's Jiangsu province.

MAAT for colleges to start in East China

The 2013 MAAT for colleges in Shandong is scheduled to start here on Feb 20, 2013.

Recruiters return to job fairs

As the Chinese New Year holidays draw to a close, job seekers and recruiters in the labor-intensive regions returned to job fairs.