China in Pictures Page 6

Feb 27, 2019 13:20 PM

Gallery: Hanoi Gears Up for Trump-Kim Summit With Haircuts, Hamburgers
The Vietnamese capital has seen a variety of novelty products pop up related to the meeting between the two leaders, which it will host. One hair salon announced it would give out free haircuts in the style of U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un before the summit.
Feb 26, 2019 18:37 PM

Gallery: Kim Arrives in Hanoi for Summit With Trump
North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un arrived in Vietnam’s capital on Tuesday morning for his second summit with U.S. President Donald Trump. Police officers and armored cars escorted him to his hotel
Feb 25, 2019 17:17 PM

Gallery: Crown Prince at the Great Wall
Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman visited the iconic landmark during his two-day visit to China
Feb 22, 2019 19:20 PM

Gallery: Celebrating the God of the Mountain in Guangxi
In the culture of the Miao people of South China, Manggao is the legendary god of the mountain, who drives away evil spirits and brings good fortune. At Spring Festival, Miao villages hold festivals to honor Manggao, where performers don spectacular masks to pose as the god.
Feb 21, 2019 17:30 PM

Gallery: South China’s Wet Start to the Year
South China has been assailed with drizzle since the end of last year. According to the China's weather bureau, over the last two and a half months there have been at least 50 days in which the sun was visible for less than three hours in six southern provinces. In the six provinces and Guizhou, the recent number of rainy days equals a record set in 1961, the report said.
Feb 20, 2019 12:20 PM

Gallery: Lantern Festival’s Lunar Spectacle
This week’s full moon is the second of three supermoons this year. A supermoon is a full moon that coincides with the satellite’s closest approach to Earth in its orbit, resulting in a slightly larger, brighter appearance.
Feb 19, 2019 13:23 PM

Gallery: Forbidden City’s First Night of Lights
The Palace Museum will be open to the public at night for the first time in 94 years to celebrate the Lantern Festival on Tuesday and Wednesday. On Monday, staff tested the lights for the upcoming event, attracting visitors and photographers
Feb 18, 2019 16:37 PM

Gallery: Sparks Fly for China’s Lantern Festival
The annual festival falls on the 15th day of the first lunar month, which marks the end of the Lunar New Year holiday. People around China celebrate with dragon dances, fire breathing and molten metal shows
Feb 15, 2019 15:14 PM

Gallery: NASA Ends Mars Opportunity Rover Mission
The U.S. national space agency has said goodbye to “Oppy,” its longest-running Mars rover, which wandered the surface of the Red Planet for 14 years until it was incapacitated by an immense dust storm eight months ago
Feb 14, 2019 13:47 PM

Gallery: Celebrating Valentine’s Day in China
It may be a Western festival, but Valentine’s Day has become a big deal for China’s lovers. And for its flower sellers, who make a bucket of money when Feb. 14 rolls around. Despite the nation’s marked decline in marriage rates, the day also proves a popular time for Chinese couples to tie the knot
Feb 13, 2019 17:49 PM

Gallery: Crowds Flock to Snow-Flecked Forbidden City
Beijing saw its second snowfall of the winter just after the Spring Festival holiday on Tuesday, and more was expected to fall on Valentine’s Day.
Feb 11, 2019 16:44 PM

Gallery: China Rings In Year of the Pig in Spectacular Style
Fire dragons, horse races, and displays of molten iron in the night sky — how people around China celebrated
Jan 31, 2019 17:55 PM

Gallery: Lunar New Year’s Mass Migration Begins
Ten million passengers traveled on the country’s railways on Wednesday — five days before Lunar New Year’s Eve — and will move more than 413 million altogether during the 40-day rush, up 8.3% from the previous year
Jan 30, 2019 18:01 PM

Gallery: Brazil Dam Collapse Leaves 65 Dead, 279 Missing
Disaster in nation’s southeast unleashes torrent of mud on a riverside town and surrounding farmland Friday
Jan 29, 2019 18:20 PM

Gallery: Lunar New Year Gets a Small Early Welcome Across China
Xiao Nian, which means ‘Minor New Year’ in Chinese, fell on Monday this year. Celebrants usually worship the Kitchen God, clean house, and have haircuts in preparation for the Spring Festival
Jan 28, 2019 14:30 PM

Gallery: Remembering the Siege of Leningrad
Russian soldiers parade to commemorate the end of catastrophic WWII battle
Jan 25, 2019 18:26 PM

Gallery: Decommissioning Continues at Japan’s Tsunami-Crippled Nuclear Plant
Cleanup work continues on eve of eighth anniversary of disaster that severely damaged Fukushima Dai-ichi facility
Jan 24, 2019 16:17 PM

Gallery: The Tiring Trek Home
As the Lunar New Year holiday gets closer, the annual mass migration has begun. It is estimated that China’s railways will transport more than 413 million passengers during the 40-day rush, according to the nation’s railway operator.
Jan 23, 2019 17:58 PM

Gallery: Beijing New Airport Sees First Test Flight This Week
Chinese capital’s second major air hub launches final round of quality inspections at it prepares for September opening
Jan 22, 2019 16:27 PM

Gallery: Supermoon Rising
Full moon while satellite is closest to Earth provides spectacle for observers around the world