2013: The Year in China (88 images)

The vineyard manager of XiXia Wineries, one of China's top wine makers, indicates what varietal (merlot) is being grown in a vineyard of French and Austrian grapes in Yinchuan, the capital of China's northwestern Ningxia Hui Autonomous Province on September 16, 2013. With the Chinese wine market booming, Yinchuan is predicted to become the country's wine capital as considerable foreign and domestic investment flows into the region. China's wine market is leading the world in growth. UPI/Stephen Shaver

A vineyard greets visitors to one of XiXia Wineries, one of China's top wine makers, chateaus in Yinchuan, the capital of China's northwestern Ningxia Hui Autonomous Province on September 16, 2013. With the Chinese wine market booming, Yinchuan is predicted to become the country's wine capital as considerable foreign and domestic investment flows into the region. China's wine market is leading the world in growth. UPI/Stephen Shaver

A Chinese woman poses for a photo below one of the world's largest LED screens, and at over two football fields long and costing US$32 million it remains a popular tourist attraction in Beijing on September 12, 2013. UPI/Stephen Shaver

Chinese Muslim women display traditional religious clothing at a booth during the opening of the China-Arab State Expo beijing held in Yinchuan, the capital of China's northwestern Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region on September 15, 2013. Yinchuan, a predominantly Muslim city and a major crossroad between China and her Muslim neighbors, is being developed as the capital of China-Arab bilateral trade. UPI/Stephen Shaver