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Yangtze River dolphin one step from extinction

Date: by craig; Tags: Yangtze River Dolphin

The Yangtze River dolphin, the Christmas Island shrew and the Venezuelan skunk frog are all victims in an alarming flood of extinctions, but how do scientists decide when such possibly extinct creatures no longer exist? The United Nations says the world faces the worst spate of extinctions since the dinosaurs vanished 65 million years ago, with man-made threats such as rising populations, felling ... View Details

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Famous ancient tower Zhenwu Pavilion

Date: by jasmine; Tags: Guangxi Yulin

Photo taken on November, 2008 shows the Zhenwu Pavilion in Rongxian County, Yulin, southwest China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Located on the northern side of Xiujiang River, Zhenwu Pavilion was originally built in 1573 and has a history of more than 430 years. In virtue of the ingenious structure, the three-storeyed wooden building constructed in Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), was listed among ... View Details

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Colors of life-China's latest exhibition of watercolor paintings

Date: by coconut; Tags: Exhibition Of Watercolor Paintings

The National Art Museum of China's latest exhibition of watercolor paintings features 80 carefully-chosen exhibits, offering viewers a panoramic view of the various styles of watercolor paintings in China and their evolution over the past century. Included are decades-old masterpieces created by such veterans as Gu Yuan, Wu Mifeng and Wu Biduan. The majority are works created from the 1980s thr ... View Details

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