Chinese tourists take pictures near Tiananmen Square. 2014 marked the 25th Anniversary of the military crackdown on student protesters in and around the square. Within China, as in previous years, public commemoration of the anniversary was forbidden.
A woman waits in the back of a three-wheeled taxi stuck in Beijing traffic during rush hour on September 17, 2014.
Alibaba Group founder and Executive Chairman Jack Ma celebrates as Alibaba’s stock goes live during the company’s initial public offering at the New York Stock Exchange on September 19, 2014 in New York City. Alibaba closed the day at $93.89 a share, up 38 percent in a strong trading debut.
Protesters clash with riot police on September 28, 2014 in Hong Kong. Thousands of people took over Connaught Road, a major Hong Kong thoroughfare, to protest Beijing’s framework for electoral reform in the city.
Hong Kong people Anthony Wong, left, and Joshua Wong lead pro-democracy protesters holding their umbrellas up on October 28 to mark one month since they took to the streets and occupied roadways throughout Hong Kong. This area in the city’s downtown district known as Admiralty was renamed Umbrella Plaza by the protestors.
In central China’s city of Zhengzhou, two girls are seen behind a horse-shaped figurine made of hardened liquid sugar. On the lunar calendar, most of 2014 fell in the Year of the Horse. The next Lunar New Year arrives February 19.
