Balancing

Awarded Photos of 2015 Harmonious 北京 (Běijīng) in the Eyes of Foreign Friends. Photo: George Doupas.

逃离

More sleeping on the job: a man takes a nap on the back of his cart in 北京 (Běijīng), China. Photo: Mark Schiefelbein/AP.

Pandora Hearts

In 北京 (Běijīng), China, a paramilitary police officer guards an underground tunnel after the official flag-raising ceremony in 天安门广场 (Tiān’ānmén Square). Photo: Kevin Frayer/Getty Images.

错视 (Optical illusion)

A visitor poses for a photograph in an optical illusion installation at the Imagine Your Museum of Art exhibition in 北京 (Běijīng), China. Photo: Jason Lee/Reuters.

国际象棋“育人”的功能

• 北京朝阳黑庄户教育辅助中心 多年开展国象活动, sports.sina.com.cn, August 17, 2015

Since its launch in 2010, the 黑庄户 (Hēi Zhuānghù) Auxilary Education Center in 朝阳区 (Cháoyáng District), 北京 (Běijīng), China, has always continued to promote and encourage chess to a diverse range of kids. Photo: sports.sina.com.cn.

鸟巢 (Bird’s Nest)

Běijīng has won the battle to host the 2022 Winter Olympics after the Chinese president, Xí Jìnpíng, made a last-minute vow to lay on a “fantastic, extraordinary and excellent” event. Běijīng defeated its rival Almaty in Kazakhstan by 44 votes to 40, with one IOC member abstaining. International Olympic Committee delegates handed the 2022 Olympic and Paralympic events to Běijīng on Friday afternoon following a secret ballot in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. [Read more].

• Tom Phillips, Winter Olympics 2022: Běijīng chosen ahead of Almaty to host Games, The Guardian, July 31, 2015

Participants holding Chinese national flags and 北京 (Běijīng) 2022 Olympic flags walk past the 鸟巢 (Bird’s Nest), also known as the National Stadium, to attend a rehearsal of a performance in 北京 (Běijīng), China, July 30, 2015. Photo: Reuters/China Daily.