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A snapshot of Northeast China
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![Autumn leaves turn red and gold in the Wu Nu (Five Women) mountain national park near Ji'an in Jilin Province. The park is in China's northeast just a few miles from the North Korean border in an area famous for the production of Ginseng. The five women are immortals who, according to legend, return to the park's forested slopes to bathe in its streams. [Photo by John Sexton/China.org.cn]](http://images.china.cn/attachement/jpg/site1007/20091012/001aa0ba6dbd0c3d0c5803.JPG "Autumn leaves turn red and gold in the Wu Nu (Five Women) mountain national park near Ji'an in Jilin Province. The park is in China's northeast just a few miles from the North Korean border in an area famous for the production of Ginseng. The five women are immortals who, according to legend, return to the park's forested slopes to bathe in its streams. [Photo by John Sexton/China.org.cn]")
![Autumn leaves turn red and gold in the Wu Nu (Five Women) mountain national park near Ji'an in Jilin Province. The park is in China's northeast just a few miles from the North Korean border in an area famous for the production of Ginseng. The five women are immortals who, according to legend, return to the park's forested slopes to bathe in its streams. [Photo by John Sexton/China.org.cn]](http://images.china.cn/attachement/jpg/site1007/20091012/001aa0ba6dbd0c3d0c6908.JPG "Autumn leaves turn red and gold in the Wu Nu (Five Women) mountain national park near Ji'an in Jilin Province. The park is in China's northeast just a few miles from the North Korean border in an area famous for the production of Ginseng. The five women are immortals who, according to legend, return to the park's forested slopes to bathe in its streams. [Photo by John Sexton/China.org.cn]")
![Autumn leaves turn red and gold in the Wu Nu (Five Women) mountain national park near Ji'an in Jilin Province. The park is in China's northeast just a few miles from the North Korean border in an area famous for the production of Ginseng. The five women are immortals who, according to legend, return to the park's forested slopes to bathe in its streams. [Photo by John Sexton/China.org.cn]](http://images.china.cn/attachement/jpg/site1007/20091012/001aa0ba6dbd0c3d0cd314.JPG "Autumn leaves turn red and gold in the Wu Nu (Five Women) mountain national park near Ji'an in Jilin Province. The park is in China's northeast just a few miles from the North Korean border in an area famous for the production of Ginseng. The five women are immortals who, according to legend, return to the park's forested slopes to bathe in its streams. [Photo by John Sexton/China.org.cn]")
![A squirrel eats seeds left by tourists in the Wu Nu (Five Women) mountain national park near Ji'an in Jilin Province. The park is in China's northeast just a few miles from the North Korean border in an area famous for the production of Ginseng. The five women are immortals who, according to legend, return to the park's forested slopes to bathe in its streams. [Photo by John Sexton/China.org.cn]](http://images.china.cn/attachement/jpg/site1007/20091012/001aa0ba6dbd0c3d0e0d4e.JPG "A squirrel eats seeds left by tourists in the Wu Nu (Five Women) mountain national park near Ji'an in Jilin Province. The park is in China's northeast just a few miles from the North Korean border in an area famous for the production of Ginseng. The five women are immortals who, according to legend, return to the park's forested slopes to bathe in its streams. [Photo by John Sexton/China.org.cn]")
![Autumn leaves turn red and gold in the Wu Nu (Five Women) mountain national park near Ji'an in Jilin Province. The park is in China's northeast just a few miles from the North Korean border in an area famous for the production of Ginseng. The five women are immortals who, according to legend, return to the park's forested slopes to bathe in its streams. [Photo by John Sexton/China.org.cn]](http://images.china.cn/attachement/jpg/site1007/20091012/001aa0ba6dbd0c3d0ce51d.JPG "Autumn leaves turn red and gold in the Wu Nu (Five Women) mountain national park near Ji'an in Jilin Province. The park is in China's northeast just a few miles from the North Korean border in an area famous for the production of Ginseng. The five women are immortals who, according to legend, return to the park's forested slopes to bathe in its streams. [Photo by John Sexton/China.org.cn]")
![Autumn leaves turn red and gold in the Wu Nu (Five Women) mountain national park near Ji'an in Jilin Province. The park is in China's northeast just a few miles from the North Korean border in an area famous for the production of Ginseng. The five women are immortals who, according to legend, return to the park's forested slopes to bathe in its streams. [Photo by John Sexton/China.org.cn]](http://images.china.cn/attachement/jpg/site1007/20091012/001aa0ba6dbd0c3d0cf228.JPG "Autumn leaves turn red and gold in the Wu Nu (Five Women) mountain national park near Ji'an in Jilin Province. The park is in China's northeast just a few miles from the North Korean border in an area famous for the production of Ginseng. The five women are immortals who, according to legend, return to the park's forested slopes to bathe in its streams. [Photo by John Sexton/China.org.cn]")
![Ducks play in a river near Ji'an, in China's northeastern province of Jilin. Ji'an is a small city on the Yalu River which forms the border between China and North Korea. Around half the local population is ethnic Korean and the area is famous for the production of Ginseng. [Photo by John Sexton/China.org.cn]](http://images.china.cn/attachement/jpg/site1007/20091012/001aa0ba6dbd0c3d133a63.JPG "Ducks play in a river near Ji'an, in China's northeastern province of Jilin. Ji'an is a small city on the Yalu River which forms the border between China and North Korea. Around half the local population is ethnic Korean and the area is famous for the production of Ginseng. [Photo by John Sexton/China.org.cn]")
![Ducks play in a river near Ji'an, in China's northeastern province of Jilin. Ji'an is a small city on the Yalu River which forms the border between China and North Korea. Around half the local population is ethnic Korean and the area is famous for the production of Ginseng. [Photo by John Sexton/China.org.cn]](http://images.china.cn/attachement/jpg/site1007/20091012/001aa0ba6dbd0c3d135217.JPG "Ducks play in a river near Ji'an, in China's northeastern province of Jilin. Ji'an is a small city on the Yalu River which forms the border between China and North Korea. Around half the local population is ethnic Korean and the area is famous for the production of Ginseng. [Photo by John Sexton/China.org.cn]")
![Autumn leaves turn yellow near Ji'an, in China's northeastern province of Jilin. Ji'an is a small city on the Yalu River which forms the border between China and North Korea. Around half the local population is ethnic Korean and the area is famous for the production of Ginseng. [Photo by John Sexton/China.org.cn]](http://images.china.cn/attachement/jpg/site1007/20091012/001aa0ba6dbd0c3d159148.JPG "Autumn leaves turn yellow near Ji'an, in China's northeastern province of Jilin. Ji'an is a small city on the Yalu River which forms the border between China and North Korea. Around half the local population is ethnic Korean and the area is famous for the production of Ginseng. [Photo by John Sexton/China.org.cn]")
![The Sun Yatsen district small music troupe plays and sings in a public park in Shenyang, capital of China's northeastern province of Liaoning on October 8, 2009. The band played a series of jazz numbers before ending their performance with a rousing chorus of the workers hymn 'the Internationale.' [Photo by John Sexton/China.org.cn]](http://images.china.cn/attachement/jpg/site1007/20091012/001aa0ba6dbd0c3d16500b.JPG "The Sun Yatsen district small music troupe plays and sings in a public park in Shenyang, capital of China's northeastern province of Liaoning on October 8, 2009. The band played a series of jazz numbers before ending their performance with a rousing chorus of the workers hymn 'the Internationale.' [Photo by John Sexton/China.org.cn]")
![The Sun Yatsen district small music troupe plays and sings in a public park in Shenyang, capital of China's northeastern province of Liaoning on October 8, 2009. The band played a series of jazz numbers before ending their performance with a rousing chorus of the workers hymn 'the Internationale.' [Photo by John Sexton/China.org.cn]](http://images.china.cn/attachement/jpg/site1007/20091012/001aa0ba6dbd0c3d16eb42.JPG "The Sun Yatsen district small music troupe plays and sings in a public park in Shenyang, capital of China's northeastern province of Liaoning on October 8, 2009. The band played a series of jazz numbers before ending their performance with a rousing chorus of the workers hymn 'the Internationale.' [Photo by John Sexton/China.org.cn]")
![The Sun Yatsen district small music troupe plays and sings in a public park in Shenyang, capital of China's northeastern province of Liaoning on October 8, 2009. The band played a series of jazz numbers before ending their performance with a rousing chorus of the workers hymn 'the Internationale.' [Photo by John Sexton/China.org.cn]](http://images.china.cn/attachement/jpg/site1007/20091012/001aa0ba6dbd0c3d17020b.JPG "The Sun Yatsen district small music troupe plays and sings in a public park in Shenyang, capital of China's northeastern province of Liaoning on October 8, 2009. The band played a series of jazz numbers before ending their performance with a rousing chorus of the workers hymn 'the Internationale.' [Photo by John Sexton/China.org.cn]")
![The Sun Yatsen district small music troupe plays and sings in a public park in Shenyang, capital of China's northeastern province of Liaoning on October 8, 2009. The band played a series of jazz numbers before ending their performance with a rousing chorus of the workers hymn 'the Internationale.' [Photo by John Sexton/China.org.cn]](http://images.china.cn/attachement/jpg/site1007/20091012/001aa0ba6dbd0c3d17163b.JPG "The Sun Yatsen district small music troupe plays and sings in a public park in Shenyang, capital of China's northeastern province of Liaoning on October 8, 2009. The band played a series of jazz numbers before ending their performance with a rousing chorus of the workers hymn 'the Internationale.' [Photo by John Sexton/China.org.cn]")
![The Sun Yatsen district small music troupe plays and sings in a public park in Shenyang, capital of China's northeastern province of Liaoning on October 8, 2009. The band played a series of jazz numbers before ending their performance with a rousing chorus of the workers hymn 'the Internationale.' [Photo by John Sexton/China.org.cn]](http://images.china.cn/attachement/jpg/site1007/20091012/001aa0ba6dbd0c3d17280a.JPG "The Sun Yatsen district small music troupe plays and sings in a public park in Shenyang, capital of China's northeastern province of Liaoning on October 8, 2009. The band played a series of jazz numbers before ending their performance with a rousing chorus of the workers hymn 'the Internationale.' [Photo by John Sexton/China.org.cn]")
![The Sun Yatsen district small music troupe plays and sings in a public park in Shenyang, capital of China's northeastern province of Liaoning on October 8, 2009. The band played a series of jazz numbers before ending their performance with a rousing chorus of the workers hymn 'the Internationale.' [Photo by John Sexton/China.org.cn]](http://images.china.cn/attachement/jpg/site1007/20091012/001aa0ba6dbd0c3d174e15.JPG "The Sun Yatsen district small music troupe plays and sings in a public park in Shenyang, capital of China's northeastern province of Liaoning on October 8, 2009. The band played a series of jazz numbers before ending their performance with a rousing chorus of the workers hymn 'the Internationale.' [Photo by John Sexton/China.org.cn]")
![The Sun Yatsen district small music troupe plays and sings in a public park in Shenyang, capital of China's northeastern province of Liaoning on October 8, 2009. The band played a series of jazz numbers before ending their performance with a rousing chorus of the workers hymn 'the Internationale.' [Photo by John Sexton/China.org.cn]](http://images.china.cn/attachement/jpg/site1007/20091012/001aa0ba6dbd0c3d175e51.JPG "The Sun Yatsen district small music troupe plays and sings in a public park in Shenyang, capital of China's northeastern province of Liaoning on October 8, 2009. The band played a series of jazz numbers before ending their performance with a rousing chorus of the workers hymn 'the Internationale.' [Photo by John Sexton/China.org.cn]")
![A giant statue of Chairman Mao Zedong gestures to the future in Shenyang, capital of China's northeastern province of Liaoning. [Photo by John Sexton/China.org.cn]](http://images.china.cn/attachement/jpg/site1007/20091012/001aa0ba6dbd0c3d137d32.JPG "A giant statue of Chairman Mao Zedong gestures to the future in Shenyang, capital of China's northeastern province of Liaoning. [Photo by John Sexton/China.org.cn]")
