Across America
| Washington: Acknowledging the audience Mei Baojiu (in suit), son of legendary Peking Opera performer Mei Lanfang and his troupe thank the audience for coming to the Kennedy Center in Washington to see classic Peking Opera performances on Wednesday. Liu Chang / China Daily |
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Washington: Opera night The Chinese Ambassador to the US Cui Tiankai (left) poses with Xueling Qin, founder of Washington Shaling Beijing Opera, on Wednesday after Peking opera master Mei Baojiu and his troupe performed The Goddess of Heaven Scatters Flowers, LianJinfeng, Pierce of Mussel, Resisting Jin Troops, Farewell My Concubine, and Drunken Beauty at the Kennedy Center in Washington. Liu Chang / China Daily |
| Washington: Cultural bond Mei Baojiu (right) shakes hands with the Chinese Ambassador to the US Cui Tiankai at a reception at the Chinese embassy in Washington on Tuesday. Mei is on a US tour with a group of Peking Opera performers to mark the 120th anniversary of the birth of Mei Lanfang. Chen Weihua / China Daily |
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New York: Houyu contribution Members of the American Houyu Alumni Association present Sun Guoxiang (center), China's consul general in New York, with a donation for the Yunnan earthquake relief efforts on Thursday at the Chinese Consulate General. Amy He / China Daily |
| Houston: Working together Chinese Consul General Li Qiangmin (right) greets Harris County, Texas Sheriff Adrian Garcia on Aug 22 in Houston. Both parties expressed a desire for cooperation in the Chinese community. Provided to China Daily |
| Los Angeles: Earthquake relief help The Chinese American Federation donated $50,000 to the earthquake efforts in Yunnan province in China at the office of Consulate General of China in Los Angeles on Aug 25. Consul General Liu Jian (center) expressed gratitude to the donors. Cindy Liu / China Daily |
| Los Angeles: A donation certificate China's Consul General Liu Jian (third from right) hands over a donation certificate to Cai Chenghua (third from left), president of the Chinese American Federation, at the office of the Consulate General of China in Los Angeles on Aug 25. The Chinese American Federation donated $50,000. Cindy Liu / China Daily |
| San Francisco: Piece of cake Consuls at the Chinese Consulate General in San Francisco join in a cake-cutting ceremony to celebrate the one-year anniversary of their Facebook account launching on Aug 23. Provided to China Daily |
| San Francisco: Happy first Wang Xiang, Chinese consul in San Francisco, congratulates the Chinese Consulate in San Francisco on the first anniversary of its Facebook page during an open house at the consulate on Aug 23. Lian Zi / China Daily |
| Washington: Diplomatic fan Chinese Ambassador to the United States Cui Tiankai takes pictures of panda cub Bao Bao at her first birthday party at the National Zoo on Aug 23 in Washington. Liu Chang / China Daily |
| Washington: Take your pick Panda cub Bao Bao chooses the "long life" banner during the zhuazhou ceremony of her first birthday party at the National Zoo on Aug 23. Liu Chang / China Daily |
| New York: Opening doors Anthony Mak (left), Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) director of New York, and Ralph Chow, HKTDC regional director of the Americas, discuss the trade office's efforts to help small- and medium-sized enterprises find business opportunities in Asia through Hong Kong on Monday. Amy He / China Daily |
| New York: Climate change A Q&A session at the Asia Society in New York on Monday after screenings of the films A Farmer's Struggle and Yak Dung led by Sun Shan (left), former director of the Shanshui Conservation Center, and moderated by Michael Zhao (right), multimedia producer at the Center on US-China Relations of the Asia Society. Eliana Kirshenblat / China Daily |
| San Francisco: Ever ready San Francisco Mayor Edwin M. Lee discusses South Napa earthquake recovery and San Francisco's emergency preparedness and resiliency efforts during a meeting with the disaster council at the Department of Emergency Management operations center in San Francisco on Thursday. Lian Zi / China Daily |
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