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China (Traditional Chinese: 中國; Simplified Chinese: 中国; Hanyu Pinyin: Zhōngguó (help·info); Tongyong Pinyin: Jhongguó) is a cultural region and ancient civilization in East Asia. China is one of the world's oldest civilizations, consisting of states and cultures dating back more than six millennia. The stalemate of the last Chinese Civil War following World War II has resulted in two de-facto political entities using the name China: the People's Republic of China (PRC), de-facto administering mainland China, Hong Kong, and Macau; and the Republic of China (ROC), de-facto administering Taiwan and its surrounding islands. See Political status of Taiwan for more information.

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The reception desk is shown at Google's New York offices on Thursday, Jan. 31, 2008. Google Inc. says Microsoft Corp. could use its proposed $42 billion acquisition of Yahoo Inc. to gain illegal control over the Internet, underscoring the online search leader's queasiness about its two biggest rivals teaming up. Google Inc.
Two men take their photo in Tiananmen Square in Beijing during a sandstorm on March 20, 2010. Beijingers woke up to find the Chinese capital covered in a film of yellow dust, as sandstorms caused by a severe drought in the north of the country and Mongolia swept into the city. Authorities issued a rare level five pollution warning, signalling hazardous conditions, and urged residents to stay indoors. Beijing
WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 20: Peter Orszag, director of the Office of Management and Budget, speaks on a mobile phone before President Barack Obama spoke to the Democratic Caucus about the need to pass the Health Care Reform bill on Capitol Hill, March 20, 2010 in Washington, DC. The House is expected to vote on the bill on Sunday, March 21. Barack Obama
Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama, center, blesses people after receiving a book on Tibet authored by Parvez Dewan, right, and co-authored by Siddharth Srivastava, left, in New Delhi, India, Thursday, March 18, 2010. At an earlier gathering Thursday the Dalai Lama said he favored good relations between India and China to ensure peace in the region, according to a news agency. Dalai Lama
Under a picture of Iran's late revolutionary founder Ayatollah Khomeini, Syrian President Bashar Assad, left, talks with Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, during their meeting in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, Feb. 18, 2007. Iran
Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama, center, blesses people after receiving a book on Tibet authored by Parvez Dewan, right, and co-authored by Siddharth Srivastava, left, in New Delhi, India, Thursday, March 18, 2010. At an earlier gathering Thursday the Dalai Lama said he favored good relations between India and China to ensure peace in the region, according to a news agency. Tibet
To go with focus story India-China-Asia-technology-women-rights by Ben Sheppard A lone Indian woman (3rd L) waits for a bus at a bus-stop with other male travellers in New Delhi on March 17, 2010. While having a scan, a pregnant woman in India is not allowed to learn the gender of her unborn child. But her bill might be presented in a file coloured blue or pink -- and the meaning is clear. The method of skirting around the law is one of many reasons why 85 million women are described as 'missing' from India and China due to the abortion of female foetuses, female infanticide and death through neglect. Asia
International Monetary Fund Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn answers journalists questions following the Conference on the construction of a new crisis management framework in the banking at the EU headquarters in Brussels on March 19, 2010. International Monetary Fund
Frank Hsieh, presidential candidate of Taiwan's ruling Democratic Progressive Party, delivers a speech during a rally in Kaohsiung, Thursday, March 20, 2008, in Taipei, Taiwan. Taiwan will hold its fourth directly-elected presidential poll on March 22, 2008. Taiwan
Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva, left, and Association of Southeast Asia Nations (ASEAN) Secretary General Surin Pitsuwan, right, perform wai, a traditional Thai gesture to show respect to each other, after delivering their speech during Vejjajiva's visit at ASEAN Secretariat in Jakarta, Indonesia, Saturday, Feb. 21, 2009. Vejjaiva is in Indonesia for a two-day official visit. Southeast Asia
Toyota Motor Corp. President Akio Toyoda arrives at the Prime Minister's official residence for a meeting with Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama in Tokyo on Monday, March 8, 2010. Toyoda's meeting with the Japanese leader on Monday came after his recent visits to Washington and Beijing, where he appeared before U.S. lawmakers and Chinese media, respectively, to talk about his company's recall of vehicles. Akio Toyoda
Chairman of Morgan Stanley, Asia, Stephen Roach speaks during a panel discussion at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on Wednesday Jan. 28, 2009. Business participants will search for solutions to the financial crisis with some 40 world leaders, but without the top finance officials of the new U.S. administration who are occupied by the crisis or by the confirmation process at home. Stephen Roach
WUHAN, CHINA - MARCH 16: ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) Secretary General Surin Pitsuwan gives a speech focusing on developing relationships between Association of Southeast Asian Nations and China at Wuhan University on March 16, 2010 in Wuhan, Hubei Province of China. ASEAN Football Federation
President George W. Bush, left, smiles with Jan Bullock, wife of former Texas Lt. Governor Bob Bullock, as Bush receives the History-Making Texan Award from the Texas State History Museum Foundation in Austin, Texas, on Tuesday, March 2, 2010. President Bush and his wife, Laura, were honored at the Foundation's annual Texas Independence Day Dinner. George W. Bush
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Yoshimi Inaba, President and Chief Executive Officer of Toyota Motor North America, Inc., right, testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, March 2, 2010, before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation hearing on the Toyota recalls as Takeshi Uchiyamada, executive vice president of Toyota Motor Corporation, left, listens. Toyota
Microsoft Corp. CEO Steve Ballmer speaks in Santa Clara, Calif., Tuesday, March 2, 2010. Ballmer intends to keep the regulatory heat on Google as his company strives to lessen its rival's dominance of Internet search. Microsoft Corporation

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Chinese villagers draw water from a 158-year-old well in Caojiazhuang village, on the outskirts of Guiyang, southwestern China's Guizhou province on March 20, 2010. Millions of people face drinking water shortages in southwestern China because of a once-a-century drought that has dried up rivers and threatens vast farmlands in Guizhou, Yunnan, and Sichuan provinces, the Guangxi region, and the mega-city of Chongqing for months, with rainfall 60 percent below normal since September.

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Chinese villagers draw water from a 158-year-old well in Caojiazhuang village, on the outskirts of Guiyang, southwestern China's Guizhou province on March 20, 2010. Millions of people face drinking water shortages in southwestern China because of a once-a-century drought that has dried up rivers and threatens vast farmlands in Guizhou, Yunnan, and Sichuan provinces, the Guangxi region, and the mega-city of Chongqing for months, with rainfall 60 percent below normal since September.

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A Chinese farmer shows his dried up pond in Caojiazhuang village in the outskirts of Guiyang, southwestern China's Guizhou province on March 20, 2010. Millions of people face drinking water shortages in southwestern China because of a once-a-century drought that has dried up rivers and threatens vast farmlands in Guizhou, Yunnan, and Sichuan provinces, the Guangxi region, and the mega-city of Chongqing for months, with rainfall 60 percent below normal since September.

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A Chinese farmer shows his dried up pond in Caojiazhuang village in the outskirts of Guiyang, southwestern China's Guizhou province on March 20, 2010. Millions of people face drinking water shortages in southwestern China because of a once-a-century drought that has dried up rivers and threatens vast farmlands in Guizhou, Yunnan, and Sichuan provinces, the Guangxi region, and the mega-city of Chongqing for months, with rainfall 60 percent below normal since September.

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Swiss tightrope walker Freddy Nock prepares to attempt to scale the 690 meter-long cable car line on Zhangjiajie mountain, using only a balancing pole, in central China's Hunan province on March 20, 2010. Nock failed in his attempt after completing only 200 meters up the cable to the majestic peak previously known as 'Heaven and Earth Pillar' or 'South Sky Pillar', but has been officially renamed 'Avatar Hallelujah Mountain,' after it was believed to have inspired a floating mountain, one of the most dramatic images in the futuristic adventure movie Avatar.

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Swiss tightrope walker Freddy Nock prepares to attempt to scale the 690 meter-long cable car line on Zhangjiajie mountain, using only a balancing pole, in central China's Hunan province on March 20, 2010. Nock failed in his attempt after completing only 200 meters up the cable to the majestic peak previously known as 'Heaven and Earth Pillar' or 'South Sky Pillar', but has been officially renamed 'Avatar Hallelujah Mountain,' after it was believed to have inspired a floating mountain, one of the most dramatic images in the futuristic adventure movie Avatar.

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Onlookers gather as Swiss tightrope walker Freddy Nock scales the 690 meter-long cable car line on Zhangjiajie mountain, using only a balancing pole, in central China's Hunan province on March 20, 2010. Nock failed in his attempt after completing only 200 meters up the cable to the majestic peak previously known as 'Heaven and Earth Pillar' or 'South Sky Pillar', but has been officially renamed 'Avatar Hallelujah Mountain,' after it was believed to have inspired a floating mountain, one of the most dramatic images in the futuristic adventure movie Avatar.

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Onlookers gather as Swiss tightrope walker Freddy Nock scales the 690 meter-long cable car line on Zhangjiajie mountain, using only a balancing pole, in central China's Hunan province on March 20, 2010. Nock failed in his attempt after completing only 200 meters up the cable to the majestic peak previously known as 'Heaven and Earth Pillar' or 'South Sky Pillar', but has been officially renamed 'Avatar Hallelujah Mountain,' after it was believed to have inspired a floating mountain, one of the most dramatic images in the futuristic adventure movie Avatar.

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Swiss tightrope walker Freddy Nock attempts to scale the 690 meter-long cable car line on Zhangjiajie mountain, using only a balancing pole, in central China's Hunan province on March 20, 2010. Nock failed in his attempt after completing only 200 meters up the cable to the majestic peak previously known as 'Heaven and Earth Pillar' or 'South Sky Pillar', but has been officially renamed 'Avatar Hallelujah Mountain,' after it was believed to have inspired a floating mountain, one of the most dramatic images in the futuristic adventure movie Avatar.

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Swiss tightrope walker Freddy Nock attempts to scale the 690 meter-long cable car line on Zhangjiajie mountain, using only a balancing pole, in central China's Hunan province on March 20, 2010. Nock failed in his attempt after completing only 200 meters up the cable to the majestic peak previously known as 'Heaven and Earth Pillar' or 'South Sky Pillar', but has been officially renamed 'Avatar Hallelujah Mountain,' after it was believed to have inspired a floating mountain, one of the most dramatic images in the futuristic adventure movie Avatar.

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Swiss tightrope walker Freddy Nock prepares to attempt to scale the 690 meter-long cable car line on Zhangjiajie mountain, using only a balancing pole, in central China's Hunan province on March 20, 2010. Nock failed in his attempt after completing only 200 meters up the cable to the majestic peak previously known as 'Heaven and Earth Pillar' or 'South Sky Pillar', but has been officially renamed 'Avatar Hallelujah Mountain,' after it was believed to have inspired a floating mountain, one of the most dramatic images in the futuristic adventure movie Avatar.

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Swiss tightrope walker Freddy Nock prepares to attempt to scale the 690 meter-long cable car line on Zhangjiajie mountain, using only a balancing pole, in central China's Hunan province on March 20, 2010. Nock failed in his attempt after completing only 200 meters up the cable to the majestic peak previously known as 'Heaven and Earth Pillar' or 'South Sky Pillar', but has been officially renamed 'Avatar Hallelujah Mountain,' after it was believed to have inspired a floating mountain, one of the most dramatic images in the futuristic adventure movie Avatar.

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Swiss tightrope walker Freddy Nock scales the 690 meter-long cable car line on Zhangjiajie mountain, using only a balancing pole, in central China's Hunan province on March 20, 2010. Nock failed in his attempt after completing only 200 meters up the cable to the majestic peak previously known as 'Heaven and Earth Pillar' or 'South Sky Pillar', but has been officially renamed 'Avatar Hallelujah Mountain,' after it was believed to have inspired a floating mountain, one of the most dramatic images in the futuristic adventure movie Avatar.

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Swiss tightrope walker Freddy Nock scales the 690 meter-long cable car line on Zhangjiajie mountain, using only a balancing pole, in central China's Hunan province on March 20, 2010. Nock failed in his attempt after completing only 200 meters up the cable to the majestic peak previously known as 'Heaven and Earth Pillar' or 'South Sky Pillar', but has been officially renamed 'Avatar Hallelujah Mountain,' after it was believed to have inspired a floating mountain, one of the most dramatic images in the futuristic adventure movie Avatar.

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Onlookers gather as Swiss tightrope walker Freddy Nock attempts to scale the 690 meter-long cable car line on Zhangjiajie mountain, using only a balancing pole, in central China's Hunan province on March 20, 2010. Nock failed in his attempt after completing only 200 meters up the cable to the majestic peak previously known as 'Heaven and Earth Pillar' or 'South Sky Pillar', but has been officially renamed 'Avatar Hallelujah Mountain,' after it was believed to have inspired a floating mountain, one of the most dramatic images in the futuristic adventure movie Avatar.

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Onlookers gather as Swiss tightrope walker Freddy Nock attempts to scale the 690 meter-long cable car line on Zhangjiajie mountain, using only a balancing pole, in central China's Hunan province on March 20, 2010. Nock failed in his attempt after completing only 200 meters up the cable to the majestic peak previously known as 'Heaven and Earth Pillar' or 'South Sky Pillar', but has been officially renamed 'Avatar Hallelujah Mountain,' after it was believed to have inspired a floating mountain, one of the most dramatic images in the futuristic adventure movie Avatar.

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Onlookers gather as Swiss tightrope walker Freddy Nock attempts to scale the 690 meter-long cable car line on Zhangjiajie mountain, using only a balancing pole, in central China's Hunan province on March 20, 2010. Nock failed in his attempt after completing only 200 meters up the cable to the majestic peak previously known as 'Heaven and Earth Pillar' or 'South Sky Pillar', but has been officially renamed 'Avatar Hallelujah Mountain,' after it was believed to have inspired a floating mountain, one of the most dramatic images in the futuristic adventure movie Avatar.

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Onlookers gather as Swiss tightrope walker Freddy Nock attempts to scale the 690 meter-long cable car line on Zhangjiajie mountain, using only a balancing pole, in central China's Hunan province on March 20, 2010. Nock failed in his attempt after completing only 200 meters up the cable to the majestic peak previously known as 'Heaven and Earth Pillar' or 'South Sky Pillar', but has been officially renamed 'Avatar Hallelujah Mountain,' after it was believed to have inspired a floating mountain, one of the most dramatic images in the futuristic adventure movie Avatar.

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Swiss tightrope walker Freddy Nock attempts to scale the 690 meter-long cable car line on Zhangjiajie mountain, using only a balancing pole, in central China's Hunan province on March 20, 2010. Nock failed in his attempt after completing only 200 meters up the cable to the majestic peak previously known as 'Heaven and Earth Pillar' or 'South Sky Pillar', but has been officially renamed 'Avatar Hallelujah Mountain,' after it was believed to have inspired a floating mountain, one of the most dramatic images in the futuristic adventure movie Avatar.

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Swiss tightrope walker Freddy Nock attempts to scale the 690 meter-long cable car line on Zhangjiajie mountain, using only a balancing pole, in central China's Hunan province on March 20, 2010. Nock failed in his attempt after completing only 200 meters up the cable to the majestic peak previously known as 'Heaven and Earth Pillar' or 'South Sky Pillar', but has been officially renamed 'Avatar Hallelujah Mountain,' after it was believed to have inspired a floating mountain, one of the most dramatic images in the futuristic adventure movie Avatar.

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Swiss tightrope walker Freddy Nock takes a break as he prepares to scale the 690 meter-long cable car line on Zhangjiajie mountain, using only a balancing pole, in central China's Hunan province on March 20, 2010. Nock failed in his attempt after completing only 200 meters up the cable to the majestic peak previously known as 'Heaven and Earth Pillar' or 'South Sky Pillar', but has been officially renamed 'Avatar Hallelujah Mountain,' after it was believed to have inspired a floating mountain, one of the most dramatic images in the futuristic adventure movie Avatar.

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Swiss tightrope walker Freddy Nock takes a break as he prepares to scale the 690 meter-long cable car line on Zhangjiajie mountain, using only a balancing pole, in central China's Hunan province on March 20, 2010. Nock failed in his attempt after completing only 200 meters up the cable to the majestic peak previously known as 'Heaven and Earth Pillar' or 'South Sky Pillar', but has been officially renamed 'Avatar Hallelujah Mountain,' after it was believed to have inspired a floating mountain, one of the most dramatic images in the futuristic adventure movie Avatar.

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Swiss tightrope walker Freddy Nock (R) attempts to scale the 690 meter-long cable car line on Zhangjiajie mountain, using only a balancing pole, in central China's Hunan province on March 20, 2010. Nock failed in his attempt after completing only 200 meters up the cable to the majestic peak previously known as 'Heaven and Earth Pillar' or 'South Sky Pillar', but has been officially renamed 'Avatar Hallelujah Mountain,' after it was believed to have inspired a floating mountain, one of the most dramatic images in the futuristic adventure movie Avatar.

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Swiss tightrope walker Freddy Nock (R) attempts to scale the 690 meter-long cable car line on Zhangjiajie mountain, using only a balancing pole, in central China's Hunan province on March 20, 2010. Nock failed in his attempt after completing only 200 meters up the cable to the majestic peak previously known as 'Heaven and Earth Pillar' or 'South Sky Pillar', but has been officially renamed 'Avatar Hallelujah Mountain,' after it was believed to have inspired a floating mountain, one of the most dramatic images in the futuristic adventure movie Avatar.

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WHISTLER, BC - MARCH 20: Dexin Zou of the People's Republic of China lies on the ground after competing in the Men's Relay 1x4km + 2x5km race during Day 9 of the 2010 Vancouver Winter Paralympics at Whistler Paralympic Park on March 20, 2010 in Whistler, Canada.

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WHISTLER, BC - MARCH 20: Dexin Zou of the People's Republic of China lies on the ground after competing in the Men's Relay 1x4km + 2x5km race during Day 9 of the 2010 Vancouver Winter Paralympics at Whistler Paralympic Park on March 20, 2010 in Whistler, Canada.

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WHISTLER, BC - MARCH 20: Shishual Cheng of the People's Republic of China competes in the Men's Relay 1x4km + 2x5km race during Day 9 of the 2010 Vancouver Winter Paralympics at Whistler Paralympic Park on March 20, 2010 in Whistler, Canada.

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WHISTLER, BC - MARCH 20: Shishual Cheng of the People's Republic of China competes in the Men's Relay 1x4km + 2x5km race during Day 9 of the 2010 Vancouver Winter Paralympics at Whistler Paralympic Park on March 20, 2010 in Whistler, Canada.

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Toronto Raptors' Chris Bosh, left, is fouled as he goes up against New Jersey Nets' Yi Jianlian, of China, and Brook Lopez, rear, during the fourth quarter of an NBA basketball game Saturday, March 20, 2010 in East Rutherford, N.J. Bosh led all scorers with 36 points as the Raptors beat the Nets 100-90.

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Toronto Raptors' Chris Bosh, left, is fouled as he goes up against New Jersey Nets' Yi Jianlian, of China, and Brook Lopez, rear, during the fourth quarter of an NBA basketball game Saturday, March 20, 2010 in East Rutherford, N.J. Bosh led all scorers with 36 points as the Raptors beat the Nets 100-90.

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New Jersey Nets' Yi Jianlian, right, of China, fouls Toronto Raptors' Andrea Bargnani, of Italy, during the third quarter of an NBA basketball game Saturday, March 20, 2010 in East Rutherford, N.J. The Raptors beat the Nets 100-90.

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New Jersey Nets' Yi Jianlian, right, of China, fouls Toronto Raptors' Andrea Bargnani, of Italy, during the third quarter of an NBA basketball game Saturday, March 20, 2010 in East Rutherford, N.J. The Raptors beat the Nets 100-90.

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Toronto Raptors' Andrea Bargnani, right, of Italy, battles for a rebound with New Jersey Nets Yi, Jianlian, left, of China, and Brook Lopez during the first quarter of an NBA basketball game Saturday, March 20, 2010 in East Rutherford, N.J.

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Toronto Raptors' Andrea Bargnani, right, of Italy, battles for a rebound with New Jersey Nets Yi, Jianlian, left, of China, and Brook Lopez during the first quarter of an NBA basketball game Saturday, March 20, 2010 in East Rutherford, N.J.

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XIAN, CHINA - MARCH 20: A boy views models of housing projects during the Shaanxi 2010 Spring Real Estate Fair in the Xian Greenland Pico International Convention & Exhibition Center on March 20, 2010 in Xian of Shaanxi Province, China. According to figures released by the National Development and Reform Commission, housing prices continued to soar in China with the average housing price in China's 70 large- and medium-sized cities rising 10.7 percent in February, comparing the same period of 2009.

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XIAN, CHINA - MARCH 20: A boy views models of housing projects during the Shaanxi 2010 Spring Real Estate Fair in the Xian Greenland Pico International Convention & Exhibition Center on March 20, 2010 in Xian of Shaanxi Province, China. According to figures released by the National Development and Reform Commission, housing prices continued to soar in China with the average housing price in China's 70 large- and medium-sized cities rising 10.7 percent in February, comparing the same period of 2009.

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XIAN, CHINA - MARCH 20: A woman and her daughter view models of housing projects during the Shaanxi 2010 Spring Real Estate Fair in the Xian Greenland Pico International Convention & Exhibition Center on March 20, 2010 in Xian of Shaanxi Province, China. According to figures released by the National Development and Reform Commission, housing prices continued to soar in China with the average housing price in China's 70 large- and medium-sized cities rising 10.7 percent in February, comparing the same period of 2009.

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XIAN, CHINA - MARCH 20: A woman and her daughter view models of housing projects during the Shaanxi 2010 Spring Real Estate Fair in the Xian Greenland Pico International Convention & Exhibition Center on March 20, 2010 in Xian of Shaanxi Province, China. According to figures released by the National Development and Reform Commission, housing prices continued to soar in China with the average housing price in China's 70 large- and medium-sized cities rising 10.7 percent in February, comparing the same period of 2009.

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XIAN, CHINA - MARCH 20: Potential buyers view models of housing projects during the Shaanxi 2010 Spring Real Estate Fair in the Xian Greenland Pico International Convention & Exhibition Center on March 20, 2010 in Xian of Shaanxi Province, China. According to figures released by the National Development and Reform Commission, housing prices continued to soar in China with the average housing price in China's 70 large- and medium-sized cities rising 10.7 percent in February, comparing the same period of 2009.

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XIAN, CHINA - MARCH 20: Potential buyers view models of housing projects during the Shaanxi 2010 Spring Real Estate Fair in the Xian Greenland Pico International Convention & Exhibition Center on March 20, 2010 in Xian of Shaanxi Province, China. According to figures released by the National Development and Reform Commission, housing prices continued to soar in China with the average housing price in China's 70 large- and medium-sized cities rising 10.7 percent in February, comparing the same period of 2009.

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Chinese villagers draw water from a 158-year-old well in Caojiazhuang village, on the outskirts of Guiyang, southwestern China's Guizhou province on March 20, 2010. Millions of people face drinking water shortages in southwestern China because of a once-a-century drought that has dried up rivers and threatens vast farmlands in Guizhou, Yunnan, and Sichuan provinces, the Guangxi region, and the mega-city of Chongqing for months, with rainfall 60 percent below normal since September.

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Chinese villagers draw water from a 158-year-old well in Caojiazhuang village, on the outskirts of Guiyang, southwestern China's Guizhou province on March 20, 2010. Millions of people face drinking water shortages in southwestern China because of a once-a-century drought that has dried up rivers and threatens vast farmlands in Guizhou, Yunnan, and Sichuan provinces, the Guangxi region, and the mega-city of Chongqing for months, with rainfall 60 percent below normal since September.

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A Chinese farmer shows his dried up pond in Caojiazhuang village in the outskirts of Guiyang, southwestern China's Guizhou province on March 20, 2010. Millions of people face drinking water shortages in southwestern China because of a once-a-century drought that has dried up rivers and threatens vast farmlands in Guizhou, Yunnan, and Sichuan provinces, the Guangxi region, and the mega-city of Chongqing for months, with rainfall 60 percent below normal since September.

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A Chinese farmer shows his dried up pond in Caojiazhuang village in the outskirts of Guiyang, southwestern China's Guizhou province on March 20, 2010. Millions of people face drinking water shortages in southwestern China because of a once-a-century drought that has dried up rivers and threatens vast farmlands in Guizhou, Yunnan, and Sichuan provinces, the Guangxi region, and the mega-city of Chongqing for months, with rainfall 60 percent below normal since September.

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Swiss tightrope walker Freddy Nock prepares to attempt to scale the 690 meter-long cable car line on Zhangjiajie mountain, using only a balancing pole, in central China's Hunan province on March 20, 2010. Nock failed in his attempt after completing only 200 meters up the cable to the majestic peak previously known as 'Heaven and Earth Pillar' or 'South Sky Pillar', but has been officially renamed 'Avatar Hallelujah Mountain,' after it was believed to have inspired a floating mountain, one of the most dramatic images in the futuristic adventure movie Avatar.

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Swiss tightrope walker Freddy Nock prepares to attempt to scale the 690 meter-long cable car line on Zhangjiajie mountain, using only a balancing pole, in central China's Hunan province on March 20, 2010. Nock failed in his attempt after completing only 200 meters up the cable to the majestic peak previously known as 'Heaven and Earth Pillar' or 'South Sky Pillar', but has been officially renamed 'Avatar Hallelujah Mountain,' after it was believed to have inspired a floating mountain, one of the most dramatic images in the futuristic adventure movie Avatar.

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Onlookers gather as Swiss tightrope walker Freddy Nock scales the 690 meter-long cable car line on Zhangjiajie mountain, using only a balancing pole, in central China's Hunan province on March 20, 2010. Nock failed in his attempt after completing only 200 meters up the cable to the majestic peak previously known as 'Heaven and Earth Pillar' or 'South Sky Pillar', but has been officially renamed 'Avatar Hallelujah Mountain,' after it was believed to have inspired a floating mountain, one of the most dramatic images in the futuristic adventure movie Avatar.

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Onlookers gather as Swiss tightrope walker Freddy Nock scales the 690 meter-long cable car line on Zhangjiajie mountain, using only a balancing pole, in central China's Hunan province on March 20, 2010. Nock failed in his attempt after completing only 200 meters up the cable to the majestic peak previously known as 'Heaven and Earth Pillar' or 'South Sky Pillar', but has been officially renamed 'Avatar Hallelujah Mountain,' after it was believed to have inspired a floating mountain, one of the most dramatic images in the futuristic adventure movie Avatar.

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Swiss tightrope walker Freddy Nock attempts to scale the 690 meter-long cable car line on Zhangjiajie mountain, using only a balancing pole, in central China's Hunan province on March 20, 2010. Nock failed in his attempt after completing only 200 meters up the cable to the majestic peak previously known as 'Heaven and Earth Pillar' or 'South Sky Pillar', but has been officially renamed 'Avatar Hallelujah Mountain,' after it was believed to have inspired a floating mountain, one of the most dramatic images in the futuristic adventure movie Avatar.

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Swiss tightrope walker Freddy Nock attempts to scale the 690 meter-long cable car line on Zhangjiajie mountain, using only a balancing pole, in central China's Hunan province on March 20, 2010. Nock failed in his attempt after completing only 200 meters up the cable to the majestic peak previously known as 'Heaven and Earth Pillar' or 'South Sky Pillar', but has been officially renamed 'Avatar Hallelujah Mountain,' after it was believed to have inspired a floating mountain, one of the most dramatic images in the futuristic adventure movie Avatar.

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