 | Visitors crowd a riverside near Chengdu, in China's southwest Sichuan Province, Saturday, July 14, 2007. Crowds gathered at the river to cool off by swimming, rafting, or just relaxing under umbrellas. click to open  |
 | A Chinese passerby takes a photo of live models posing behind a display window to promote the latest swim wear at a shopping district in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan province, Saturday June 24 2006. Retail competition in China is driving businesses to seek ever innovative methods of attracting the attention of potential customers. click to open |
 | U.S. Treasury Secretary John Snow receives a deep-fried twisted dough stick from a vendor at a market in Mulan township in Chengdu city, southwest China's Sichuan province, October 13, 2005. Snow on Thursday got a closer look at how ordinary Chinese live before he takes his case for accelerated currency reform to China's leaders in Beijing at the weekend. click to open |
 | A Chinese security guard tries to control soccer fans as former Manchester United soccer star Bobby Charlton (L) signs autographs for fans in Chengdu, the capital of the southwestern province of Sichuan, on December 16, 2003. Charlton is on a promotional tour for Manchester United in China. click to open |
 | AIDS Fight in Mainland China: Chinese AIDS sufferers comfort each other on stage as they talk about their experience, during a gathering in Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan Province, to mark World AIDS Day, December 1, 2003. Three years after an AIDS scandal in Henan Province was revealed after blood selling schemes infected thousands of people, the government has recognized the need to help those effected by AIDS, but critics say more needs to be done. click to open |
 | A Chinese woman (R) hugs Hong Kong singer and actress Kelly Chan during a concert in Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan province, on December 26, 2003. Chan is on a promotional tour in southwestern China. click to open |
 | Life in Chengdu: A Sichuan opera "Facial Mask Changing" [Tanfo International] click to open |
 | Scene of Chengdu: A stream of bicycles in rain day click to open |
 | Life in Chengdu: seven-year-old Yi Shengni sketches old temples lining a street in Chengdu. click to open |
 | Life in Chengdu: The woman is cleaning stems off of chili peppers. The yellow vegetable beside her is a deliciously mild scallion. This vegetable is also very popular in Sichuan. [Picture: Chengdu Pages] click to open |
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