China's Daily Life (25 images)

A Chinese woman races across a frozen lake on a wooden ice sled in Beijing, China on January 4, 2007. (UPI Photo/Stephen Shaver)

A Chinese man peddles past a migrant worker with his day's haul of scrap metal and iron in downtown Beijing, China on August 27, 2007. As China's roaring economy runs ahead at breakneck speed, its poor are getting even poorer, more dispersed and harder to reach, according to a World Bank official. (UPI Photo/Stephen Shaver)

People's Liberation Army (PLA) soldiers attend a grand rally to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the foundation of the PLA at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China on August 1, 2007. Past and present Chinese leaders appeared together on army day, celebrating the founding of the PLA in a striking show of unity ahead of a key Communist Party congress later this year. (UPI Photo/Stephen Shaver)

A Chinese girl poses for photos on a tree adorned with red, paper lanterns during Lunar New Year celebrations in Beijing, China on February, 23, 2007. Chinese officials are expecting a dramatic increase in the number of births in 2007 since it is a particularly auspicious Year of the Pig, known as the Year of the Golden Pig, a once every 60 year occurrence. (UPI Photo/Stephen Shaver)