Celebration held to welcome Sinterklass in Roermond

2012-11-19 17:00:47

Celebration held to welcome Sinterklass in Roermond,the Netherlands, Nov 17, 2012.

Colorful maple leaves attract visitors to Tianping Mountain

2012-11-19 16:59:28

Photo taken on Nov 17, 2012 shows the maple leaves on Tianping Mountain in Suzhou city, East China's Jiangsu province.

Wild animals in Inner Mongolia region

2012-11-19 14:49:45

Wild animals are seen on the prairie in East Ujimqin Banner of north China's Inner Mongolia autonomous region, Nov 16, 2012.

'Christmas village' built with building blocks opens in HK

2012-11-19 14:20:07

A woman poses for pictures with a sledge built with building blocks at the Times Square in Causeway Bay in south China's Hong Kong, Nov. 16, 2012. As Christmas is drawing near, decorations have been used for creating atmosphere in Hong Kong.

Smell the flowers, savor the crabs

2012-11-19 09:43:33

The 2012 Chrysanthemum Show in Shanghai runs until the end of November at Shanghai Gongqing Forest Park.

Patches of love

2012-11-19 09:41:14

Traveling exhibition is in the spotlight over the Thanksgiving holiday in Yunnan, featuring works from US quiltmakers.

A love palace caters to the canine set

2012-11-18 17:41:22

The establishment that opened here this year has features that demanding clients expect from a love motel. Brazil, after all, is a world leader in these short-stay pleasure palaces, which beckon couples for trysts away from prying eyes.

A love palace caters to the canine set

2012-11-18 07:59:10

BELO HORIZONTE, Brazil - The establishment that opened here this year has features that demanding clients expect from a love motel. Brazil, after all, is a world leader in these short-stay pleasure palaces, which beckon couples for trysts away from prying eyes.

Where winds tend the vines

2012-11-18 08:01:57

An image can call to mind a place, and occasionally a sound does, too. And, of course, so do scents. One enduring memory of my trip to Bozcaada (known to the Greeks as Tenedos), an island off the western coast of Turkey, is the aroma of maturing figs, lavender and rosemary carried by persistent winds that locals say help shape the island's character.

Unseemly behavior

2012-11-18 17:23:57

Chinese are said to be the world's second worst tourists, after Americans. Tiffany Tan and Liu Xiangrui find there is some truth to the accusation, but the situation is improving as more Chinese travel abroad.

Trip to Dongla Mountain Grand Canyon

2012-11-16 16:37:59

Located in Longdong town, Baoxing county, Ya'an city, Sichuan province, Dongla Mountain Grand Canyon is one of the most famous attractions in Sichuan province.

Spanish disasters

2012-11-16 13:35:27

Katastrophe, a multimedia play performed by Agrupacion Senor Serrano from Spain, tells a fable about human civilization focused on disasters.