China's research vessel collects about 250 species during Western Pacific expedition
In pics: bee collects sunflower pollen
Panda house opens to public in Xining, China's Qinghai
In pics: pothole landscape along Shenyu River valley in SW China's Sichuan
Qinghai-Tibet Railway: then and now
Lotus flowers in full blossom in central China's Hunan
Clouds seen after rain on Huangshan Mountain in China's Anhui
Crested ibises seen in Juhe River area of Yaozhou District in Tongchuan, NW China's Shaanxi
