China in Pictures Page 25

Jul 26, 2022 18:45 PM

Gallery: Flood Fears Wash Over Zhengzhou
Heavy rain lashed the Chinese city of Zhengzhou on Monday, inundating roads and disrupting traffic. More than 100 millimeters fell per hour in some areas when thunderstorms and strong winds swept the city around 6 p.m. Social media users watched keenly, comparing the deluge to deadly flooding that hit Zhengzhou during a workday rush hour at the height of summer last year
Jul 25, 2022 20:34 PM

Gallery: Taikonauts Enter Wentian Lab Module
China has launched the first lab module for its Tiangong space station. On Monday, Shenzhou-14 crew members Chen Dong, Liu Yang and Cai Xuzhe entered the Wentian lab module after it docked with the front port of the Tianhe core module combination. Weighing 23 tons, the Wentian module was launched atop a Long March 5B rocket from South China’s Hainan province on Sunday. It is one of the two laboratory modules of China’s Tiangong space station that will be utilized to expand the station’s scientific research abilities
Jul 25, 2022 19:29 PM

Gallery: China’s New National Archives
China unveiled four new archives on Saturday. The National Archives of Publications and Culture consists of its headquarters in Beijing and branches in Xi’an, Hangzhou and Guangzhou. The archives, whose creation took three years to complete, are crammed with records, artwork, books and memos from China’s history. Once open to the public, the archives will host exhibitions that span the full array of China’s cultural heritage
Jul 22, 2022 20:36 PM

Gallery: Local Tourism Enjoys Revival
Chinese tourists are packing hotspots across the country during the summer as the Covid-19 outbreak wanes. In Xinjiang, tourists throng a water park near Bosten Lake in Bohu county, while the streets of Dali Ancient City in Yunnan are packed with visitors. Since July, the average daily number of tourists in Xinjiang has exceeded 110,000
Jul 22, 2022 19:53 PM

Gallery: Deadly Tornado Hits East China
The twister swept through 11 villages in Jiangsu province, leaving one dead and more than 30 injured. It hit Suqian city around 8:20 a.m. Wednesday, before tearing through cities including Lianyungang, Yanchen and Huaian, leaving a trail of destruction that caused an estimated 68 million yuan in damages
Jul 21, 2022 20:22 PM

Gallery: New Terracotta Artifacts Unearthed
Relics from the Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor were put on public display on Wednesday in Northwest China’s Xi’an. The terracotta warriors were unearthed from Pit 9901 of the mausoleum. China has stepped up cultural relic protection and restoration in recent years. As talent in relic restoration is limited, the government announced a conservation training project in January
Jul 21, 2022 16:35 PM

Gallery: Thick Sand Takes Qinghai Lake by Storm
Dachaidan Emerald Lake in Qinghai was deluged by sand and dust on Wednesday, after a giant sandstorm swept through the northwestern province. Local authorities scrambled to issue an orange alert, the second highest level, warning people to stay away from the potentially hazardous air
Jul 20, 2022 19:23 PM

Gallery: The Black Holes Surrounding Our Galaxy
An international group of experts has confirmed the discovery of a dormant stellar-mass black hole in a neighboring galaxy. Designated VFTS 243, the black hole is located in the Large Magellanic Cloud, one of the closest galaxies to our Milky Way. The study of monstrous celestial objects can be traced back as early as the 1780s. For decades, researchers have been keen to capture images of them to prove their existence
Jul 20, 2022 18:18 PM

Gallery: Scavenging Shanghai’s Food Service Leftovers
The three-month closure of restaurants has hit the city’s catering industry hard. After money stopped coming in, many eateries were forced to shut down for good, leaving behind a heap of kitchen appliances and other cooking gear. Local second-hand goods traders have had their hands full dealing with what was left behind, one such dealer told Caixin in an interview
Jul 19, 2022 19:55 PM

Gallery: Star Skater Yuzuru Hanyu Retires
The figure skating icon announced his retirement Tuesday at a press conference in Tokyo. A two-time Olympic champion and the first Asian man to win the gold in the event, the 27-year-old has gained global renown with his elegant and technically impressive moves
Jul 19, 2022 19:30 PM

Gallery: Retail Gets a Summer Spin
China’s business-savvy youngsters have created a new trend known as ‘trunk markets,’ where vendors turn the trunks of their vehicles into mini store fronts, selling foods to handicrafts. With summer conditions enabling outdoor shopping, cities such as Xi’an and Huzhou have encouraged such markets to enliven the local economy
Jul 18, 2022 19:32 PM

Gallery: Wildfires Engulf Southern Europe
Wildfires are raging across Portugal, Spain and France, forcing thousands of people to flee their homes and ravaging thousands of acres. A second heatwave in a matter of weeks has engulfed the continent, bringing record-high temperatures and killing hundreds of people. Experts say climate change is making such events more frequent and intense
Jul 18, 2022 17:41 PM

Gallery: China’s First Long Jump Gold
Wang Jianan beat the odds to win China’s first gold in the event at the 2022 World Athletics Championships. The 25-year-old jumper’s 8.36-meter leap in his last attempt propelled him to the top of the podium. In 2015, Wang received a bronze medal at IAAF World Championships in Beijing, making him the first athlete from Asia to reach the event’s podium at the world championships
Jul 15, 2022 20:45 PM

Gallery: China’s National Museum Exhibits Italy’s Origins
An exhibition titled Tota Italia — Origins of a Nation kicked off at the National Museum of China in Beijing on July 10. As the flagship event of the 2022 China-Italy Year of Culture and Tourism, it showcases the origins of civilization on the Italian peninsula with 503 antiques taken from the collections of 26 museums in the European country
Jul 15, 2022 15:20 PM

Gallery: Russian Missile Strike Kills Dozens in Ukraine
Russian missiles hit the city of Vinnytsia on Thursday morning, killing at least 23 people including three children and wounding more than 100 others, according to Ukrainian officials. Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy condemned the attack as an act of terrorism. Vinnytsia is southwest of Ukraine’s capital Kyiv, hundreds of kilometers from the war’s front lines in the Eastern Donbas region
Jul 14, 2022 20:17 PM

Gallery: Shanghai Residents Endure Fresh Restrictions
More Shanghai communities have been placed under restrictive measures, after 480 local cases of Covid-19 were detected over the past 10 days. As of Thursday afternoon, the city had classified 198 locations as medium risk and 14 as high risk. Residents in these areas are barred from leaving their neighborhoods or homes. Shanghai reported 47 new local cases for Wednesday
Jul 14, 2022 19:30 PM

Gallery: Beating the Heat at the Beach
Crowds packed the beaches of Qingdao and Dalian as lingering heat drove many to seek refuge by the sea. The summer has been characterized by extreme weather, including flooding and a heatwave across much of the North that has lasted since mid-June. China’s National Climate Center has forecast that temperatures across most of the country over the next two to four weeks will be higher than average
Jul 13, 2022 18:47 PM

Gallery: An Elusive Cosmic Universe
NASA has unveiled the first full-color images from its $10 billion James Webb Space Telescope, capturing what it said were a ‘collection of cosmic features elusive until now.’ They include photos of emerging stellar nurseries, cosmic cliffs and galaxies of the early universe stretching back billions of years ago. Launched in December 2021, the telescope is the largest and most powerful ever built
Jul 13, 2022 18:14 PM

Gallery: The Kingdom of Wild Mushrooms
Peak mushroom season has kicked off in Southwest China’s Yunnan, with a cornucopia of wild mushrooms returning to the province’s markets. As the “kingdom of wild mushrooms,” Yunnan is home to nearly 900 types of edible mushrooms and a thriving trade in the fungi
Jul 12, 2022 20:15 PM

Gallery: China’s Botanical Gardens Get National Moniker
Guangzhou’s botanical garden has received a new name along with national status, several months after a similar move in Beijing. The 741-acre South China National Botanical Garden is home to 1,700 species of plants, making it one of the largest subtropical botanical gardens in the world