China in Pictures Page 13

Jan 15, 2022 18:45 PM

Gallery: Best Wildlife Photos Capture Biodiversity of China
Wild China Film, an organization that aims to raise awareness about environmental protection, announced 60 photos of wildlife from across the country as winners of its biodiversity photography contest in December. Here are some of the winners
Jan 13, 2022 18:30 PM

Gallery: Covid Cuts Festival Bonanza for Lion Mask-Maker
Slack demand due to Covid has dampened business for a dragon and lion mask manufacturer in Wuzhou, South China’s Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, ahead of the Lunar New Year. The masks are used for lion dance performances, which are an integral part of celebrations around the world, especially in East and Southeast Asian countries. In China, the mask-making workshops are mainly located in the south and eastern parts of the country
Jan 12, 2022 17:45 PM

Gallery: Chengdu’s New Stadium Hosts First Game
The Phoenix Hill Sports Park in the capital of Southwest China’s Sichuan province hosted the 2021 Chinese FA Cup final as its inaugural event Sunday. Covering an area of 128,000 square meters, the park consists of two world-class sports venues, a retail and hotel complex, and a public plaza. It will be one of the venues of the 31st Summer World University Games
Jan 11, 2022 19:26 PM

Gallery: Beijing Opens Ice Venues Ahead of Olympics
Beijing’s iconic Summer Palace tourist resort is the home of a huge new ice rink that’s opened just ahead of the Winter Olympics. The rink measures 300,000 square meters and consists of two areas designed for different types of activities. The city has opened seven municipal ice rinks and four snow resorts to the public. Since 2014, ice and snow activities in municipal parks have attracted nearly 2 million visitors, according to the Beijing Municipal Administration Center for Parks
Jan 10, 2022 18:18 PM

Gallery: More Omicron Cases Spring Up in China
North China’s Tianjin and the city of Anyang in Central China’s Henan province both reported two new cases of the highly transmissible omicron variant over the weekend. Both cities have launched new rounds of mass testing and designated more Covid-19 risk areas to control the spread of the virus
Jan 07, 2022 20:45 PM

Gallery: Beijing Flags Off Bullet Train for Olympics
A high-speed train with a 5G live broadcast studio especially designed for the Beijing Winter Olympic Games was put into operation Thursday. The train links Beijing and Zhangjiakou, the co-host cities of the Games. With a maximum speed of 350 kilometers per hour, the train can cover the distance between the two cities in around 50 minutes
Jan 06, 2022 17:04 PM

Gallery: Hong Kong Cruise Cut Short by Covid
Cruise ship operator Royal Caribbean has offered a 25% refund to about 2,500 passengers after they were made to wait for almost a day to get a Covid-19 test Wednesday in Hong Kong. The ship, which set sail on Sunday, was ordered to cut its journey short and return to dock at the Kai Tak Cruise Terminal, after local health authorities found that the passengers included nine close contacts of Covid cases. All nine tested negative
Jan 05, 2022 18:16 PM

Gallery: Life in Locked-Down Xi’an
Photographer Wang Jing, who has been locked down in Xi’an, Northwest China’s Shaanxi province, has captured images of daily life through his lens since the city imposed restrictions on people’s movement to control a Covid-19 outbreak. With soaring case numbers, many consider Xi’an’s outbreak to be the second most serious in China after Wuhan in 2020
Jan 04, 2022 18:11 PM

Gallery: China Unveils First List of National Ski Resorts
The Ministry of Culture and Tourism released a list of the country's top 12 national ski resorts on Wednesday. The venues, including those that will host the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, are considered the most professionally managed and entertaining ski attractions across the country, offering a broad range of activities and services
Dec 31, 2021 17:52 PM

Gallery: Celebrations Kick Off to Ring In New Year
People around the world are getting ready to celebrate 2022’s arrival. In countries such as China and Japan, paintings and decorations that depict tigers can be seen in various places, as 2022 is the year of the tiger according to the Chinese zodiac. Traditional celebrations, such as the countdown in New York’s Times Square are also going ahead despite Covid-19
Dec 30, 2021 19:22 PM

Gallery: Year in Pictures — Triumphs and Tragedies
From recurring Covid-19 flare-ups that paralyzed cities to natural disasters that brought death and destruction, 2021 was a year that tested China. Amid all that gloom, there were also plenty of reasons to celebrate: victory over absolute poverty, landing on Mars, a gold medal fest at the Olympics, and a manned mission to space brought a sense of glory to the nation. Here are the snapshots
Dec 29, 2021 18:09 PM

Gallery: Winter Fishing Begins in Famed Chagan Lake
An annual festival was held Tuesday to mark the beginning of traditional winter fishing season in Chagan Lake, Northeast China’s Jilin province, where the presumably largest fish of the season was sold at auction for nearly 3 million yuan. Each year at the end of December, people who live by the lake use traditional tools to catch fish in the frozen water. The lake is known as the last place where Mongolian fishing methods are still used in China
Dec 28, 2021 18:03 PM

Gallery: Xi’an Tightens Covid Curbs as Cases Climb
Xi’an, the capital of Northwest China’s Shaanxi province, has stepped up measures to contain a Covid-19 outbreak that has caused cases to surge to 800 since Dec. 9. The city began another round of mass testing Monday, and has designated 35 more communities as risk areas, taking the total to 150. Local authorities have asked all residents to stay home
Dec 27, 2021 18:46 PM

Gallery: Cold Front Blankets North China in Snow
A cold wave swept across many parts of China, sending temperatures plunging across the country. The cold front started on Thursday in Inner Mongolia, and then moved southward, bringing the winter’s first snow to southern regions including Sichuan and Guizhou
Dec 24, 2021 18:30 PM

Gallery: Santa Claus Creates Festive Atmosphere in Shanghai
Santa Claus figures in different shapes and sizes adorn the buildings and streets of Shanghai for Christmas. Some of these figures carry huge gift bags; some are seen sitting on lamp posts, while others appear to be climbing the buildings, creating an amusing view for the tourists and locals out to enjoy the festive atmosphere
Dec 23, 2021 18:01 PM

Gallery: Xi’an Locks Down Due to Covid Outbreak
Some 13 million residents of the capital of Northwest China’s Shaanxi province have been told to stay at home amid the Covid-19 outbreak that has grown to 234 cases as of Thursday. The flare-up, which started Dec. 9, has forced local authorities to kick off a third round of citywide testing, suspend transportation and seal off some districts
Dec 22, 2021 17:41 PM

Gallery: China Mulls Law to Protect the Yellow River
A new draft law on the conservation of the Yellow River, was submitted to the ongoing session of the National People’s Congress Standing Committee for deliberation on Monday. Known as the “mother river” of the Chinese nation, the Yellow River is the second-longest river in China and sixth in the world, with a length of about 5,464 kilometers. Originating in Qinghai province of Northwestern China, it flows through nine regions before emptying into the Bohai Sea
Dec 21, 2021 17:37 PM

Gallery: Super Typhoon Rai Pummels Hainan Province
Super Typhoon Rai was tracked moving northward in the South China Sea and approached Hainan province on Monday, bringing heavy rainfall and powerful winds to the island and forcing the suspension of ports in the provincial capital Haikou. The destructive typhoon caused flooding in the Philippines and Malaysia has affected hundreds of thousands of people across Southeast Asia
Dec 20, 2021 19:13 PM

Gallery: Expressway Bridge Ramp Collapse Kills Four
A bridge ramp collapsed and fell along with three trucks over an expressway Saturday in Ezhou, Central China's Hubei province, killing four and injuring eight. Online discussions about the accident focused on the overloading of the trucks and quality of the ramp. Reasons for the accident are under investigation
Dec 17, 2021 19:26 PM

Gallery: Stamp Expo Marks Countdown to Olympics
With the Beijing Winter Olympics 50 days away, an exhibition of postage stamps and other products commemorating the 2008 Summer Games and 2022 Winter Games is underway at Shougang Park in Beijing. For the occasion, Caixin has complied photos of stamps issued by China and other countries to commemorate the Olympics, a tradition that began in Greece in 1896 for the first modern Olympics