The world beyond your imagination: Pics in 2017 that make you go ‘hmm’
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When doing your daily routine, have you ever lost your inspiration and curiosity? CGTN selected some pictures from 2017’s most inventive moments to show you how creative the world can be, and to inspire you to revive and never give up on your own creativity. /CGTN Photo

When doing your daily routine, have you ever lost your inspiration and curiosity? CGTN selected some pictures from 2017’s most inventive moments to show you how creative the world can be, and to inspire you to revive and never give up on your own creativity. /CGTN Photo

Traffic cops pulled over a bus full of mythological characters from the classic Chinese novel “Journey to the West” at a routine police checkpoint in Jiyuan City, central China’s Henan Province, on February 7. The acting troupe was actually rushing to a performance at a local temple fair. /VCG Photo

Traffic cops pulled over a bus full of mythological characters from the classic Chinese novel “Journey to the West” at a routine police checkpoint in Jiyuan City, central China’s Henan Province, on February 7. The acting troupe was actually rushing to a performance at a local temple fair. /VCG Photo

A hotpot restaurant in Dazhou City of southwest China’s Sichuan Province launched a unique dish for Spring Festival: a lamb Barbie. /VCG Photo

A hotpot restaurant in Dazhou City of southwest China’s Sichuan Province launched a unique dish for Spring Festival: a lamb Barbie. /VCG Photo

On September 7, Cygnus, a cat in Michigan, featured in the 2018 Guinness Book of Records for having the “longest tail on a domestic cat”, breaking the previous record with a whopping 44.66 cm tail. /VCG Photo

On September 7, Cygnus, a cat in Michigan, featured in the 2018 Guinness Book of Records for having the “longest tail on a domestic cat”, breaking the previous record with a whopping 44.66 cm tail. /VCG Photo

Oppa polar bear style! This bear in Kaktovik, Alaska, seemingly showed off its Gangnam Style dance moves in a photo captured by photographer Laura Gregory during her fifth wedding anniversary with her husband. /VCG Photo

Oppa polar bear style! This bear in Kaktovik, Alaska, seemingly showed off its Gangnam Style dance moves in a photo captured by photographer Laura Gregory during her fifth wedding anniversary with her husband. /VCG Photo

Maria Lucia Mugno, an Italian hairstylist, spent more than 100,000 US dollars covering her car with human hair, winning the Guinness World Record for world's hairiest car in the process. To keep her car looking as fresh as possible, she regularly cleans it with shampoo and conditioner. /VCG Photo

Maria Lucia Mugno, an Italian hairstylist, spent more than 100,000 US dollars covering her car with human hair, winning the Guinness World Record for world's hairiest car in the process. To keep her car looking as fresh as possible, she regularly cleans it with shampoo and conditioner. /VCG Photo