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 | A man loads his tricycle with coal in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi provice, in February 2007. China has delayed releasing a long-awaited plan for dealing with climate change, an official said April 24 2007, amid reports that various levels of government remain divided over the issue. click to open  |  | A giant bell is set up to mark New Year celebrations in Xi'an, western China's Shaanxi province, Monday, Jan. 1, 2007. China traditionally place more emphasis on the Lunar New Year which falls on Feb. 18 in 2007 but across China, residents also sound the bell at the stroke of midnight to mark the arrival of a new calendar year. click to open  |  | A Chinese man wades through a flooded street on his tricycle in Xi'an, capital of northwest China's Shaanxi province, August 15, 2005. Torrential rain hit the city on Monday, slowing traffic and damaging buildings. click to open  |  | A bird cleans its owner's teeth in Xi'an, capital of northwest China's Shaanxi province, August 15, 2005. The Chinese man, identified only by his family name Lee, said the bird was smart and that he always carried it with him. click to open  |  | A Chinese man wades through a flooded street with his tricycle in Xi'an, capital of northwest China's Shaanxi province, August 15, 2005. click to open  |  | Traditional lanterns are displayed near the ancient bell tower in Xi'an, the capital of China's central province of Shaanxi, January 24, 2004, to celebrate the Chinese Lunar New Year of the Monkey. click to open  |  | Rural residents of Xi'an gathered for traditional celebration on Chinese New Year's Day Thursday Jan. 22, 2004. click to open  |  | Two American tourists engaging in a rope-stretching competition in the ancient capital of China, Xi'an, on the Chinese New Year, January 22, 2004. click to open  |  | A Chinese cyclist carries a traditional lantern on his way to decorate his home in Xi'an, central China, January 18, 2004. The Chinese New Year of the Monkey begins on January 22. click to open  |  | Zoo workers transport a family of elephants to the Qinling Safari Park from the Xian Zoo in Xian, Shaanxi Province, April 15, 2004. A pair of 30-year-old elephants, Jingsheng and A Kun, were relocated with their one-year-old daughter Xixi after spending 24 years at the Xian Zoo in central China on Thursday. click to open  |
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