China in Pictures Page 15

Jul 06, 2021 18:16 PM

Gallery: Highway That’s Closed Most of the Year Reopens
The Duku Highway in Northwest China’s Xinjiang Uyghur autonomous region reopened Sunday for summer. The 561-kilometer highway, which connects Dushanzi in the region’s north to Kuqa county in the south, is usually only open in the summer months because the snowfall during the rest of the year makes it too dangerous to drive
Jul 05, 2021 17:29 PM

Gallery: Chinese Astronauts in Action Outside Tianhe
Wearing upgraded Feitian spacesuits, astronauts Liu Boming and Tang Hongbo installed equipment on the Tianhe core module. The spacewalk lasted about seven hours
Jul 02, 2021 19:44 PM

Gallery: Beijing Rebuilds Landmark Stadium
Construction of the new Workers’ Stadium began last year, with the aim of creating a world-class soccer venue and restoring the Beijing landmark to its original appearance from the 1950s. The home of the Beijing Guoan soccer team has hosted a number of key events over its history and has been renovated three times since the 1990s
Jul 01, 2021 18:41 PM

Gallery: Chinese Communist Party Celebrates Centenary
Over 70,000 people participated in a grand ceremony at Tiananmen Square to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Communist Party of China. The celebrations included flyovers by military aircraft, a singing performance, and a 100-gun salute
Jun 30, 2021 16:55 PM

Gallery: Landmarks Turn Red for Party Anniversary
City landmarks, stadiums and public venues across China have been lit up in the run-up to the 100th anniversary of the Communist Party of China on July 1. Light shows in some cities like Hangzhou started Friday and will run until Monday
Jun 29, 2021 16:42 PM

Gallery: Centenary Fireworks Dazzle Beijing
A fireworks show lit up the Chinese capital’s sky as the Communist Party of China held a ceremony at the National Stadium on Monday to celebrate its 100th anniversary. The show was one of several events planned to commemorate the founding of one of the largest political parties in the world, which has ruled China since 1949
Jun 28, 2021 18:38 PM

Gallery: Inside Chengdu’s Second Airport
Chengdu Tianfu International Airport started operations on Sunday, making the capital of the southwestern Sichuan province the third Chinese city with two major airports, after Beijing and Shanghai. The new airport has two terminals and three runways, with a capacity to handle 60 million passengers and 1.3 million tons of cargo annually. The interior design of the airport features installations that represent the local culture and landscape
Jun 25, 2021 19:05 PM

Gallery: Caixin Summit Panelists Discuss Empowering Women
An online and in-person panel discussion on “Empowering Women in Asia” was held Thursday at the Singapore venue of the Caixin Summer Summit 2021. The panelists talked about questions such as how to understand ‘female power,’ and how to use it to inspire more women in Asia. Li Xin, managing editor of Caixin Global, hosted the panel
Jun 24, 2021 19:00 PM

Gallery: Caixin Summer Summit Takes on Challenges, Solutions
Leading figures from the political, business, financial and medical fields attended the Caixin Summer Summit 2021 in Beijing. Held online and offline concurrently this year, the summit featured speeches, forums, and roundtables on topics focused on the theme ‘Challenges and Solutions.’ Caixin Media Publisher Hu Shuli delivered an opening speech at the event Thursday morning
Jun 23, 2021 19:13 PM

Gallery: Drought Turns Paddy Fields Into Dry Land
Local residents are struggling to deal with a water shortage caused by persistent drought in Xiangyun county of Yunnan province in southwestern China. The county, located in a mountainous area with no major rivers, has had limited precipitation since October 2020, with paddy fields turning into dry land. Farmers are coping by shifting to growing corn instead of rice, and sharing limited water resources
Jun 22, 2021 17:40 PM

Gallery: Tokyo Takes Media on Tour of Olympic Village
The Japanese government organized the tour of the Olympic and Paralympic Village on Sunday as it prepares for the 2020 Summer Games due to start on July 23, despite ongoing protests against the event over Covid-19 and organization costs. The village, which will open on July 13, consists of 21 residential buildings with 3,600 rooms. Athletes who live there will be tested daily and required to wear masks, maintain social distancing, and ventilate their rooms
Jun 21, 2021 15:53 PM

Gallery: China Fights Algae Invasion With Bulldozers
A green algae bloom has again reached the shoreline of Qingdao, marking the 15th straight year the algae have invaded the eastern Chinese city’s waters. On June 12, the local government issued the lowest-level emergency response warning for the bloom. Workers are trying to fight off the algae by placing nets along the coast to prevent it from reaching shore. And when it does, they are using bulldozers to remove it
Jun 18, 2021 18:13 PM

Gallery: Expo Revives Memories of Beloved Animated Films
The Hayao Miyazaki & Ghibli World exhibition, a show featuring animated films created by popular Japanese animator Hayao Miyazaki and Studio Ghibli, opened on Saturday at Today Art Museum in Beijing, bringing back childhood memories for many visitors. The exhibition, which runs until Oct. 10, has nearly 300 recreations of Miyazaki’s work and multiple interactive installations on display
Jun 17, 2021 19:31 PM

Gallery: The Three Chinese Astronauts Sent Into Orbit
China launched the Shenzhou-12 spacecraft into orbit at 9:22 a.m. Thursday from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the Gobi Desert in northern China. Astronauts Nie Haisheng, Liu Boming, and Tang Hongbo will build Tiangong, a space station placed in low Earth orbit, for three months. It’s the country’s seventh crewed mission into space since 2003. China has sent 12 people into space as part of the Shenzhou program
Jun 16, 2021 17:59 PM

Gallery: Pekingese Wins Top Award at Westminster Dog Show
A Pekingese named Wasabi won Best in Show at the 145th Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show with its owner David Fitzpatrick in Tarrytown, New York, on Sunday. Some 2,500 dogs from the U.S. and 10 other countries competed for the Best in Breed, Best in Group, and Best in Show prizes this year. Westminster Kennel Club, which has hosted the show since 1984, relocated this year’s show from Madison Square Garden to Lyndhurst, Tarrytown, due to Covid-19
Jun 15, 2021 17:49 PM

Gallery: 2,000 Join Rescue Work at Site of Deadly Gas Blast
Thousands of rescuers, including firefighters and medical workers, are working at the site of a massive gas pipe explosion at the Yanhu community market of Shiyan, Central China's Hubei province, Sunday morning. At least 25 people have died and 138 injured, including 37 severely, as of Monday. The local government has evacuated 913 residents and shop owners of the market on Sunday. The cause of the accident is still under investigation
Jun 11, 2021 18:15 PM

Gallery: A Ceramist Finds Contentment in Clay
Ceramist Qu Hanlin opened his first solo exhibition, ‘Unrestrained · Maverick,’ after 15 years of preparation in Jingdezhen, East China’s Jiangxi province, in October 2020. Qu moved to Jingdezhen, famous for its white porcelain, to master his pottery-making skills after graduating from the Central Academy of Fine Arts in Beijing. Clay provided a way for the artist to set himself free. Xiangwai Artha, an art-sharing platform, contributed to today’s gallery
Jun 10, 2021 17:44 PM

Gallery: Zoo Prepares Festival Fare for Animals
Zhengzhou Zoo in Henan province fed animals specially made zongzi on Wednesday, ahead of the Dragon Boat Festival on June 14. Zongzi, also known as sticky rice dumplings, is a traditional food for the festival made of different fillings and wrapped in bamboo leaves. Each year, zoos and safari parks across the nation prepare zongzi stuffed with special ingredients suitable for different animals to celebrate the festival
Jun 09, 2021 17:58 PM

Gallery: Guangzhou Scales Up Covid-19 Restrictions
The southern metropolis closed farmers markets and entertainment and culture venues in medium and high-risk areas in ongoing efforts to curb the spread of Covid-19. The city reported 115 cases, including 106 confirmed cases and nine asymptomatic cases, as of Tuesday. The government has taken measures to meet the needs of residents living in locked-down areas
Jun 08, 2021 18:16 PM

Gallery: Migrating Wild Elephant Herd Takes a Break
Pictures of the sleeping wild elephant herd in Xiyang township of Jinning district in Kunming, Southwest China’s Yunnan province, captivated Chinese social media users on Monday. The northbound herd has been hanging around in Xiyang after arriving from Yuxi on Wednesday night. The local government has used drones, trucks and heaps of food to track and direct the animals southwest