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Mantis religiosa
Beautiful shots! I am sure this is a Chinese Mantis. There are some distinct differences between this one and the European Mantis. You can compare your mantis to the ones in this link and the one I provided above: http://bugguide.net/node/view/22947
This would be a beautiful addition to the Marvelous Mantids of the World mission: http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/1573...