Mai Zaihua (left), a worker at a Uighur restaurant in Beijing, welcomes customers to the restaurant,
Han Zhanhua, 19, moved to Beijing from Qinghai province two years ago looking for work welling kabobs.
Even though cars outnumber bikes on Beijing roads, bicycles are still used as a necessary mode of transportation for many famili
Ballroom dancing is a nightly occasion after the sun goes down near Houhai Park in beijing.
A weaver spins thread for a funeral feast cloth in the village of Wei Zhuang.
Boxers spar at the Xian Institute of Physical Education school gym. Excitement about the Olympics runs high at the college.
Wei Zhuang village children squat in neat rows in the school courtyard for their English lesson.
During the evening, the streets of the Mulim quarter fill with tourists shopping for gifts and residents meeting with friends.
A model showcases the latest Chinese fashions outside a department store on Dongdajie Street in Xian.
