A worker extracts bile from a bear at a bear farm owned by Guizhentang Pharmaceutical in Hui'an, Fujian province, Feb 22, 2012, when the farm was open to the media. [Photo / China Daily]

A range of emotions — resigned, delighted, upset, and intrigued — seem to be depicted by babies experiencing a close shave, Feb 23, 2012, the second day of the second lunar month. This auspicious day, when "the dragon raises its head", marks the start of spring. [Photo / China Daily]