China in Pictures Page 27

Aug 23, 2022 19:37 PM

Gallery: Kyiv’s Independence Display
Ukraine put destroyed Russian tanks and weapons on display in the capital ahead of the country’s Independence Day this Wednesday. The government banned public celebrations this year due to fear they will draw a Russian attack. The date, Aug. 24, also marks six months since Russia invaded the country
Aug 23, 2022 19:06 PM

Gallery: Extreme Weather Woes Continue
While the south of the country is grappling with historic drought, cities in the north have been deluged with rain since Sunday. Floodwaters submerged streets in cities including Lanzhou and Shijiazhuang, while Xinjiang’s Tarim River broke its banks from the combined impact of unabated rainfall and melting snow
Aug 22, 2022 20:17 PM

Gallery: Chengdu, Chongqing Dim City Lights in Power Crunch
Heatwaves have triggered electricity shortages and forest fires in the southwestern municipality and the capital of Sichuan province. Since last week, the two cities have instructed local malls and subway stations to dim their lights. In Chongqing, fire broke out in the surrounding mountains due to a dangerous combination of high temperatures and drought. No casualties were reported and the fires have been brought under control, local authorities said Monday
Aug 22, 2022 17:12 PM

Gallery: China’s Drought Reveals Long-Submerged Sights
As an extreme drought dries out some of China’s major bodies of water, pieces of ancient architecture long hidden from view are reappearing. In Jiangxi, the historic Luoxingdun island has become completely visible as Poyang Lake’s water level has fallen. In Sichuan, the iconic Leshan Giant Buddha’s platform has also emerged. Since July, nine provincial regions have suffered directly from the drought, according to the central government
Aug 19, 2022 19:24 PM

Gallery: Sizzling Summer Sears Europe
Soaring temperatures and scant rain across Europe have led to the continent’s worst drought in 500 years, with many rivers and lakes running dry. Parts of the Rhine, one Europe’s major rivers, have dried up, halting transport of products such as grain and fuel along the waterway
Aug 19, 2022 17:22 PM

Gallery: Deadly Flash Floods Hit Northwest China
Flash flooding swept villages in Northwest China’s Qinghai province, leaving at least 17 dead and 17 missing. Triggered by a rainstorm on Wednesday night, the flooding washed away roads and houses in six villages, impacting more than 6,200 people. The search and rescue work at the damaged sites is still underway. The government has earmarked relief funds for the recovery of the flood-affected areas
Aug 18, 2022 20:24 PM

Gallery: China’s Rural Children Head Home for School
The summer holidays have ended for China’s ‘left-behind children,’ whose parents work in cities far from their rural homes. After using the break to reunite with their mothers and fathers, they are headed back to their hometowns to begin the new semester. Known as ‘little migratory birds,’ the children started their trip home earlier than usual this year as schools require them to come back 14 days in advance as a Covid-19 prevention measure
Aug 18, 2022 18:06 PM

Gallery: Rural Child Singers Take to the Stage
More than 1,800 children from China’s countryside took to the stage in Beijing on Sunday to bring local and international classical music to a national audience. The annual “Childhood on the Field — Tencent Hefeng Art in Action Concert” was first held in 2019 as a part of a project established by the tech giant and the Hefeng Art Foundation to improve arts education for rural kids
Aug 17, 2022 18:55 PM

Gallery: Invasive Species’ $30 Billion Threat
China is being besieged by hundreds of nonnative plants and animals that are threatening the country’s ecosystems and biosecurity and causing an estimated at 200 billion yuan of damage every year, state media reported. Here is a look at some of the species disrupting life across the country
Aug 17, 2022 17:59 PM

Gallery: China’s Yangtze Succumbs to Heatwave
A heatwave in China has brought drought to regions that rely on the Yangtze river, the country’s longest. In Southwest China’s Chongqing, local media reports more than 600,000 people and 36,000 hectares of crops are affected. Further east, the extreme weather is also threatening crops in Jiangxi province. Local authorities have issued warnings for high temperatures and carried out drought relief measures in parts of the country
Aug 16, 2022 16:26 PM

Gallery: Aging Theme Park to Get $73 Million Facelift
Guangzhou’s Nanhu Amusement Park is about to receive a major renovation. Southern China’s first theme park is showing signs of its age since opening in 1985. The city government plans to invest about 500 million yuan in the park, which will be open 24 hours a day and feature esports venues and night markets
Aug 15, 2022 19:53 PM

Gallery: Yangtze Brought Low by Summer Drought
Heatwaves and sparse rain have left China’s longest river parched, with water volumes along its longest sections in Jiujiang, Nanjing and Wuhan dropping to record lows in July. The river’s basin usually floods at some point in the summer, when its water levels peak in August
Aug 15, 2022 19:38 PM

Gallery: China Defeats Japan in Volleyball Final
China beat Japan 3-0 in the men’s final of the 2022 Asian Volleyball Confederation Cup to claim the crown for the second time in a decade. The Chinese team went into the final unbeaten throughout the tournament in Nakhon Pathom, Thailand, and maintained a clean sweep over their East Asian neighbor. The Chinese men’s team first became AVC champions in 2012
Aug 12, 2022 19:13 PM

Gallery: Shanghai Bids Goodbye to Nostalgic Street
Shanghai’s Yuan dynasty Confucian Temple and its surrounding communities are about to receive a major facelift. As stores and restaurants on neighboring Wenmiao Road are closing due to the project, locals have flocked to the area to bid goodbye to the businesses, many of which have been running for decades
Aug 12, 2022 17:30 PM

Gallery: Greenland’s Melting Glaciers
Billionaires including Jeff Bezos, Michael Bloomberg and Bill Gates are funding a search for rare minerals under Greenland’s disappearing glaciers. Over the past decades, rising temperatures have triggered rapid ice melting on the island, potentially revealing deposits of nickel and cobalt that can be used to power electric vehicles
Aug 11, 2022 19:47 PM

Gallery: Celebrating the Life of Designer Issey Miyake
Japan’s renowned designer Issey Miyake has died aged 84 in Tokyo, after a lifetime of pioneering work in fashion, perfume and exhibition curation. The style icon has worked with Guy Laroche and Hubert de Givenchy in Paris, and was celebrated for his bold pleated clothing designs
Aug 11, 2022 18:15 PM

Gallery: Tourist Towns’ Covid Shutdowns
Tibet closed its famous Potala Palace on Tuesday following an outbreak of Covid-19, while Xinjiang and Hainan have locked down high-risk areas over the past few days. Authorities in the three regions have detected thousands of local infections this month
Aug 10, 2022 20:31 PM

Gallery: Bike-Sharing Peddlers Hike Prices
Meituan’s bike rental service, formerly known as Mobike, has raised its seven-day membership fee from 10 yuan to 15 yuan. Companies in China’s bike-sharing market, which has experienced a dramatic rise and fall since 2016, are raising rates as they struggle to survive in the face of rapid capital expansion costs and cutthroat competition
Aug 10, 2022 18:06 PM

Gallery: Camping Out to Avoid Quarantine
Tourists who found themselves in “high-risk” areas in Northwest China’s Xinjiang region choose to camp at highway rest areas for a week to avoid centralized quarantine. According to the country’s latest disease control plan, anyone who has been to a high-risk area in the previous week is supposed to enter centralized quarantine for seven days. As of Tuesday, 45 parts in the region have been classified as high risk
Aug 09, 2022 20:13 PM

Gallery: Fire Destroys 900-Year-Old Bridge
Located in East China’s Fujian province, Wan’an Bridge, built during the Song Dynasty, was the longest wooden arch bridge in China until it caught fire over the weekend. Selected as a national cultural relic for preservation in 2006, the bridge takes its name from a dictum: “Peace and serenity for thousands of generations, good and prosperous life for all people.” There were no reports of casualties in the incident and authorities are investigating the cause of the fire