The various activities to commemorate World Population Day include a call for better health care for girls in the Jinchuanjiang residential community of Huanggu District, Shengyang, the capital city of Northeast China's Liaoning Province, on July 9, 2006. Photo: Shenyang Daily

A little girl named Lifang smiles as she receives 2000 yuan at the launching ceremony of a World Population Day event organized for the 27th District of Zhengzhou, the capital city of the eastern central China's Henan Province, on July 9, 2006. Photo: Henan Shangbao

Hundreds of girls from poor families receive more than 13,000 books donated by citizens of Wuhan, the capital city of Hubei Province on July 1, 2006, as part of the activities promoting World Population Day. Photo: HBTV.com.cn