Sweet memories
People queue outside a store opened by one of China's favorite brands of candy. White Rabbit Creamy Candy has given generations of Chinese people sweet memories. It's been a childhood treat since 1959. Photo: IC
Olympic prep
Feng Shiping, a paper-cut artist in Handan, North China's Hebei Province, spends a week completing her project for the 2020 Winter Olympics to be held in Beijing and Zhangjiakou, North China's Hebei Province. Photo: IC
Tables for 2,000
About 2,000 elderly residents sample “National Day noodles” on Monday in Foshan, South China's Guangdong Province to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China. Photo: VCG
Miniature paradise
A scale model of the Tang Paradise, built during the Tang Dynasty (618-907) in Xi'an, Northwest China's Shaanxi Province, is made of 140,000 Lego pieces. The model is two meters long and one meter wide. Photo: IC
Stylish celebration
A young woman wearing a traditional Chinese dress dances on a glass skywalk in Chengdu, capital of Southwest China's Sichuan Province on Saturday. Photo: IC
Inflating attraction
Visitors take photos of a giant 15-meter-tall inflatable black-headed seagull sitting on the sea in Qingdao, East China's Shandong Province on Wednesday. Photo: VCG
Easy climb
A visitor takes photos on an escalator in Zhengzhou, capital of Central China's Henan Province that is built on a local mountain. The escalator is 518 meters long with an elevation of 180 meters. Photo: IC
Feathered powerlifter
A weightlifting parrot performs at a meeting held for birds at a zoo in Shenyang, Northeast China's Liaoning Province on Friday. Photo: VCG
Never forget to sort
An elephant shows visitors at a zoo in Ningbo, East China's Zhejiang Province how to sort trash on Tuesday. Photo: VCG
Patriotic paper-cut
Primary school students in Handan, North China's Hebei Province on Tuesday show their paper-cut art for the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China. Photo: IC
Traditional beauties
Sculptures of women wearing a traditional Chinese qipao form an art installation near West Lake in Hangzhou, East China's Zhejiang Province on Tuesday. Photo: IC
Age is no barrier
A 56-year-old cafeteria worker at the Xi'an Physical Education University in Xi'an, capital of Northwest China's Shaanxi Province demonstrates his flexibility on Tuesday. Photo: IC
Double-take selfie
A couple take a selfie in front of a sculpture of a couple taking a selfie in a park in Beijing on Sunday. The sculpture is made of flowers. Photo: VCG
Sporty carving
An egg shell carving of the Olympic rings is on display at the first egg carving exhibition held in Shanghai on Saturday. Photo: IC
Taste bud burnout
A chili-eating contest in Hangzhou, capital of East China's Zhejiang Province on Sunday, requires competitors to stand in a pool filled with five tons of chilies. Photo: IC
Edible art
Many panda toys climb on the mountain made of fresh gingers. This is a dish in a display at an exhibition in Chengdu, Southwest China's Sichuan Province on Sunday. Photo: IC
Merry meerkats
Meerkats burrow in their living quarters at the Beijing Zoo on Thursday. The zoo has built a new animal house for 11 kinds of small-sized carnivores. Photo: VCG
Peppa portrait
A pattern of Peppa Pig is displayed in a rice field in a village in Zhuhai, South China's Guangdong Province on Wednesday. Photo: VCG