CCTV9英语新闻：136 camels trek along Silk Road（在线收听）

Summer starts today, according to the Chinese lunar calendar, and alpine azalea plants in Lichunhu of Zhejiang Province have burst into bloom to mark the occasion. Tourists have to climb the mountain to a height of 1,400 meters, where they can see a floral field that stretches across nearly 7 square kilometers.

Summer starts today, according to the Chinese lunar calendar, and alpine azalea plants in Lichunhu of Zhejiang Province have burst into bloom to mark the occasion.

Camels used to be a common sight on the Silk Road, and today it seems things are no different. A total of 136 camels and many tea traders attracted hundreds of thousands of on-lookers while passing Zhangye City in China's north-western Gansu province on Tuesday. The caravan will take a year to reach its destination of Almaty in Kazakhstan.

A total of 136 camels and many tea traders attracted hundreds of thousands of on-lookers while passing Zhangye City in China's north-western Gansu province on Tuesday.

Lastly, in China it's fairly common to toss a coin to the Gods in the hope they'll answer your prayers, but giving money to a dinosour?  A  prehistoric skeleton at a Beijing museum has seen visitors do just that, prompting some online to guess what those giving to the dinosaur have wished for. It seems the power of the ancient lizard is a bone of contention.

A prehistoric skeleton at a Beijing museum has seen visitors do just that, prompting some online to guess what those giving to the dinosaur have wished for.