When international business elites gather in the northern Chinese city of Dalian for the WorldEconomic Forum on Wednesday, they will find that their hosts are full ofconfidence.

周三，国际商界精英将聚首中国北部城市大连，出席达沃斯世界经济论坛。 届时，他们会发现主办方信心满怀。

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Handan, China - When residents of this northern Chinese city hang their clothes out to dry, the black fallout from nearby Handan Iron and Steel often sends them back to the wash.

邯郸，中国——当生活在中国北方城市邯郸的居民把衣服放在外面晒干时，附近钢铁厂排出的黑烟经常把它们送回去重洗。

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On Tuesday, state media reported that dozens of tigers and other endangered animals had died of malnutrition over the past two years at the Northern Forest Zoo in the Chinese city of Harbin.

星期三，国家媒体报道了过去两年中数十只老虎和其他一些濒危动物因营养不良在哈尔滨北方森林动物园死亡。

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It has been the old deadlock in the northern Chinese city of Tianjin during the week-long talks.

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The chairman of what domestic real-estate agents said was the biggest developer in the northern Chinese city of Baotou, he struck it rich in 1996 by helping rebuild the city following an earthquake.

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At the northern end of the Forbidden City is the Imperial Garden, a classical Chinese garden with 7, 000 sq metres of fine landscaping, including rockeries, walkways, pavilions and ancient - carbuncular and deformed - cypresses.

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