 | A zoo worker sprays an elephant with water at the Hangzhou Zoo, east of China's Zhejiang Province, Monday, July 23, 2007, as temperatures in the area soared to 37 degrees Celsius (99 degrees Fahrenheit). click to open  |
 | People's Liberation Army soldiers stand to form the number 2006 to welcome the new year at a military base in Hangzhou, east China's Jiangsu province, December 30, 2005. Picture taken December 30, 2005. click to open  |
 | Tourists walk back when the sky is darkly clouded at the West Lake in Hangzhou, capital of east China's Zhejiang Province, on Friday, Aug. 5, 2005. Authorities evacuated 510,000 people from China's southeastern coast on Friday as Typhoon Matsa churned toward the mainland's commercial capital of Shanghai after dumping torrential rains on northern Taiwan. click to open  |
 | Newly-wed couples take picture at West Lake in Hangzhou on Nov 2nd 2004 click to open  |
 | Tourists are sprayed by water from tourists on another bamboo raft in a scenic spot in Hangzhou, capital of east China's Zhejiang Province, Sunday, July 11, 2004. The Second Drift Carnival was held on Sunday in the scenic spot, attracting a large number of tourists. click to open  |
 | Tourists enjoys a raining scenes of West Lake in Hangzhou on July 3rd 2004. Typhoon Mindulle lashes heavy rain and big wind over Hangzhou, China after creating havoc in Taiwan. click to open  |
 | Tourists enjoy the scenaries of blooming lotus in Hangzhou West Lake Jun 25th 2005 click to open  |
 | Children compete in a roller-skating event in Hangzhou Nov 6th 2004 click to open  |
 | Children compete in a roller-skating event in Hangzhou Nov 6th 2004 click to open  |
 | Heavy winds blow down a streetside tree in Hangzhou on July 3rd 2004. Typhoon Mindulle lashes heavy rain and big wind over Hangzhou, China after creating havoc in Taiwan. click to open  |