December 10， 2013

Four silver horse sculptures go on display at a shopping mall in Xian in preparation for the Lunar New Year shopping season.

December 11， 2013

British Royal Navy destroyer HMS Daring hosts a deck reception while docked in Shanghai during its goodwill visit.

December 9， 2013

The Yao ethnic minority community of Liuzhou， Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region， performs the Dujie， or coming of age ceremony， for Yao men.

December 16， 2013

A giant panda in the local

zoo in Kunming， capital of Yunnan Province， enjoys the first snowfall of 2013.

December 1， 2013

Passers-by take a photograph with a festively attired replica of one of Emperor Qin Shihuangs terracotta warriors.

December 6， 2013

Attendants at a memorial service in Madame Tussauds Shanghai where the wax model of recently deceased South African President and Nobel laureate Nelson Mandela is on display.