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Chilling out: A giant panda rests on a tree at Shenshuping protection base in Wolong National Nature Reserve, Sichuan province, on Oct 20. Zhang Fan / Xinhua |
Golden season: The leaves on thousands of ginkgo trees - including these at Shenyang Agricultural University in Shenyang, Liaoning province, as seen on Oct 21 - have turned yellow, showing autumn has arrived. Long Lei / Xinhua |

Drone work: Primary school students in Qinhuangdao, Hebei province, study drone technology with a staff member from the city's Radio Administration Bureau on Oct 19. Cao Jianxiong / For China Daily |
Seasonal fruit: A farmer harvests persimmons at the village of Juziyu in Langfang, Shandong province, on Oct 23. Wang Jinlin / Xinhua |

(China Daily European Weekly 10/27/2017 page5)
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