Farewell, comrade: Police officers carry the portrait and casket containing the remains of their former colleague, police dog Wangcai, who died of an illness. The labrador retriever's funeral was held in Wuhan, Hubei province on Oct 9. Chen Zhuo / For China Daily

Head turner: Children practice one facet of their acrobatic craft during a break from farm work on Oct 13 in Puyang, Henan province, which produces many acrobats.  Zhang Tao / For China Daily

Read, read and red all over: A statue of Mo Yan, winner of the 2012 Nobel Prize in literature, is unveiled in Shanghai on Oct 9. The statue is made of glass and red sorghum, a type of grass cultivated as food in Mo's hometown of Gaomi, Shandong province. Red Sorghum Clan is the title of one of his best-known novels.  Lai Xinlin / For China Daily

Golden selfie: A couple take their photo at a golden wedding anniversary celebration in Yuanmingyuan, Beijing, on Oct 12. More than 100 couples celebrated being together for 50 years. Cao Boyuan / For China Daily