China in Pictures Page 16

Aug 03, 2021 17:33 PM

Gallery: A Village Ravaged by Heavy Rain in Henan
The torrential rain in Central China’s Henan province has damaged 150 cities and 1,663 towns, affecting over 14 million people. So far, 302 people have been killed and 50 are missing, authorities said at a news conference Monday. The village of Wangzongdian in Zhengzhou is among the hardest hit places, where landslides triggered by the heavy rain have turned houses into rubble, resulting in at least eight deaths as of Thursday
Aug 02, 2021 17:10 PM

Gallery: Chinese Athletes Shine in Tokyo
China’s Gong Lijiao and Su Bingtian had a memorable day Sunday at the Tokyo Olympics. Gong won gold with a personal best of 20.58 meters in the women’s shot put, which helped China’s track and field team bag its first medal at the Games. Meanwhile, Su broke the Asian record for the men’s 100-meter, running the semifinal in 9.83 seconds, making him the first Asian man in 89 years to qualify for the 100-meter final
Jul 30, 2021 17:46 PM

Gallery: Chinese Cities Beef Up Measures to Control Covid
Many areas across China have upgraded epidemic controls and expanded testing as the outbreak has spread from Nanjing, East China's Jiangsu province, and Zhangjiajie, Central China's Hunan province. Beijing and the southwestern city of Chengdu have quarantined some neighborhoods. China has reported 64 cases, including 21 locally transmitted infections, as of Thursday
Jul 29, 2021 16:41 PM

Gallery: Nanjing Tackles Covid Outbreak Head On
Local authorities ordered a third round of mass Covid-19 testing Thursday after closing part of the public transportation system Tuesday, as the eastern Chinese city struggles to contain the spread of the highly contagious delta variant that was first detected on July 20. The city has reported 171 cases, including two that were asymptomatic, as of Wednesday. The flare-up has spread to 11 cities in six provinces, infecting at least 170 people
Jul 28, 2021 11:39 AM

Gallery: Mourning the Zhengzhou Subway Victims
Residents lit candles and laid down flowers Monday outside a subway station in Zhengzhou, Central China’s Henan province, to mourn 14 people who drowned after the subway flooded on July 20. By Tuesday, the bouquets had stretched along the road, drawing more mourners
Jul 27, 2021 17:58 PM

Gallery: Thousands Evacuated From Flooded City in Henan
Stranded residents were being relocated Monday to safe places across Xinxiang, Central China's Henan province, after the torrential rains caused destruction in 132 towns and affected over 2 million residents, resulting in more than 4 billion yuan in estimated damages. Although the rain stopped Sartuday, some towns remain flooded, and 240,000 residents have been moved to safe places. In the province as a whole, the heavy rainfall has killed 69, damaged 1,558 towns, and affected over 12 million people
Jul 26, 2021 17:36 PM

Gallery: Typhoon Torments East China
Typhoon In-fa has brought heavy rain, strong winds and flooding to Shanghai and cities across East China’s Zhejiang province. The typhoon landed in Zhoushan on Sunday with wind speeds reaching 85 mph, damaging farmland and disrupting normal life. Rains and high winds are expected in the coming days as the typhoon made its second landfall around 9:50 a.m. Monday in Pinghu, Zhejiang
Jul 23, 2021 17:17 PM

Gallery: No Respite From the Rain
Heavy rainstorms hit parts of Xinxiang, Central China’s Henan province, at 8 p.m. Wednesday. The storms, which lasted until 4 p.m. Thursday, affected over 770,000 residents and caused water levels in multiple reservoirs in the area to rise above warning levels. As of 3 p.m. Thursday, the city has evacuated approximately 13,070 people from their homes, according to local authorities
Jul 22, 2021 17:20 PM

Gallery: Central China Rains Wreak More Havoc
Rain continued to batter central China's Henan province Thursday, turning streets into rivers. In Xinxiang, flooding has caused overflows of seven midsize reservoirs, affecting over 470,000 residents as of 10:30 p.m. Wednesday. In Zhengzhou, cars, roads and other infrastructure have been damaged. More heavy rain is expected in cities like Luoyang, Jiaozuo, Hebi, and Xinxiang of Henan, according to the Henan Meteorological Services
Jul 21, 2021 16:34 PM

Gallery: Rain Swamps Streets in Central China
Heavy rains have flooded roads, inundated the subway system, and caused power outages in Zhengzhou, Central China’s Henan province. The provincial capital halted the subway and train services Tuesday, and raised its emergency response to the highest level Wednesday morning, following a continuous downpour that began Sunday
Jul 20, 2021 17:15 PM

Gallery: Heavy Rains Wreak Havoc Across China
Incessant downpours continue to lash parts of China, resulting in flooding. In Henan province, precipitation in multiple areas has exceeded 7 inches, and the rain is expected to last until Thursday. Two dams in the Inner Mongolia autonomous region collapsed due to heavy rains Sunday, affecting thousands of residents. The National Meteorological Center predicts more rainfall in the next few days, with two typhoons expected to make landfall along the coast Tuesday night
Jul 19, 2021 15:31 PM

Gallery: Lining Up to See the Stars
The Shanghai Astronomy Museum opened Sunday to lines of visitors waiting to get inside its planetarium. The museum, which covers about 14 acres in the China Pilot Free Trade Zone in Shanghai’s Pudong New Area, comprises an observatory, garden, solar telescope and youth observatory base, making it one of the world’s largest planetariums
Jul 16, 2021 19:32 PM

Gallery: Surfer's Paradise in Hainan Back in Business
Houhai, a small fishing village of less than 3,000 inhabitants in scenic Sanya, South China’s Hainan province, is bustling with surfers following the lifting of Covid-19 restrictions across China. The village accounts for 40% of the country surfing clubs, which are an important source of income for the locals
Jul 14, 2021 17:48 PM

Gallery: ‘Teahouse’ Returns to the Beijing Stage
Beijing People’s Art Theatre is once again presenting the classic Chinese play ‘Teahouse’ at the Capital Theatre after a two-year hiatus, attracting huge interest from fans. Tickets for the premiere were sold out within five minutes online. Written in 1956 by Lao She, a Chinese novelist and dramatist, the play presents the social reality of the time through characters’ interactions in a teahouse in Beijing
Jul 13, 2021 21:52 PM

Gallery: China Says Goodbye to Crypto Mining
Dozens of cryptocurrency mining centers were shuttered last month in Southwest China’s Sichuan, the country’s second-biggest Bitcoin mining province, in the wake of a June 18 clean-up notice from local authorities as the country intensified its crackdown on cryptocurrency mining
Jul 13, 2021 16:21 PM

Gallery: Collapsed Hotel Leaves Eight Dead
Rescue operations are continuing at the site of a collapsed hotel building in Wujiang district in Suzhou, East China's Jiangsu province. Fourteen people have been rescued, eight have died and nine remain missing as of 10 a.m. Tuesday. The cause of the accident, which occurred around 3:30 p.m. Monday, is still under investigation
Jul 12, 2021 17:50 PM

Gallery: Downpours Disrupt Life in China
Heavy rains have swept across China, deluging roads and disrupting traffic. Before Beijing was hit by a thunderstorm early Monday, Bazhong in Southwest China’s Sichuan province endured constant heavy rain from Friday to Sunday that affected 384,295 residents, causing estimated economic losses of more than 1.56 million yuan
Jul 09, 2021 18:38 PM

Gallery: Zaha Hadid Marvels on Display in Shanghai
Some of the ground-breaking architectural designs by famed Zaha Hadid Architects are on display at the Modern Art Museum in Shanghai. The retrospective presents the evolution of their buildings over the last 40 years. The exhibition runs until Aug. 29
Jul 08, 2021 17:17 PM

Gallery: Giant Pandas No Longer ‘Endangered’
With the beloved animal now numbering over 1,800 in the wild, China has decided to downgrade their conservation status from ‘endangered’ to ‘vulnerable,’ an official said Wednesday. Since 1963, China has built 67 conservation areas for giant pandas, according to the National Forestry and Grassland Administration
Jul 07, 2021 18:03 PM

Gallery: Nine Whales Rescued in East China
Nine whales were rescued Tuesday after they became stranded on a shoal near the port of Toumen in Taizhou, East China’s Zhejiang province. Three other whales died before the rescuers arrived. Of the nine that survived, two were released into the ocean while the others were sent to local aquariums