A pedestrian covers her face with a scarf against a sandstorm in Beijing March 22, 2010. Tons of sand carried by winds of up to 100 km/h has affected more than 270 million people in 16 provinces since Friday, covering about 2 million sq km. The storm, the worst since January last year, reached Shanghai on Sunday.[Photo/Agencies] 

A 6-year-old boy shows his hands: one with seven fingers and another with eight, in Shengjing Hospital in Shenyang, capital of northeast China's Liaoning province, on March 22, 2010. Ready to undergo an operation, the boy has a total of 31 fingers and toes, which outnumber the current world record of 25. [Photo/Asianewsphoto]