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Michael Jackson fans dance to his hit "Thriller" in Wuhan, in central China's Hubei province, October 25, 2009. The dance party brought together over 100 adults and teenagers, with the youngest at 14 years old, according the organizer. Michael Jackson fans around the world turn out dressed as zombies to set a world record for the greatest number of people simultaneously dancing to Thriller.

A train runs at the foot of snow-covered mountains in northwest China's Qinghai Province, Oct. 24, 2009. The Qinghai-Tibet railway will enter its 4th winter operation after three year's safety running, which strongly boosted the economic and social developments in Qinghai and Tibet Autonomous Region.

A flock of starlings fly in the sky above Wuhan, capital of central China's Hubei Province, Oct. 16, 2009. Tens of thousands of starlings fly over Wuhan on Friday dusk. According to bird expert, the starlings fly to Wuhan from northern China and continue their journey to the south after staying in Wuhan for a while.

Regular charter flights officially launched Sunday between Tokyo's Haneda international airport and Beijing Capital International Airport.

In the opening ceremony at Haneda airport, Chinese Ambassador to Japan Cui Tiankai voiced his hope that exchanges between the two nations in areas of commerce, trade and tourism will be further broadened with the launch of the new route.