Some 50 Chinese and foreign reporters visited the headquarters of online retail giant Alibaba Group on September 2. During the tour of one of China’s most innovative companies, reporters marveled at different electric products on display at the company, and a lot of the reporters were especially interested in a facial recognition technology that produces an oil painting of one’s face. The technology is expected to be used for future purchases made via smart phones. (People’s Daily Online/Wu Nan)