China in Pictures Page 8

Aug 23, 2021 18:15 PM

Gallery: Harbin’s Songhua River Floods Early This Fall
The capital of Northeast China’s Heilongjiang province saw parks and roads submerged this weekend as its main waterway broke its banks. Notorious for flooding, the river again broke its banks over the weekend, reaching the warning level of 118.3 meters at 2 a.m. Saturday. The flood peaked at 118.4 meters above sea level on Sunday, before dropping back down on Monday
Aug 20, 2021 17:43 PM

Gallery: Qingdao’s Historical Buildings Get a New Look
Century-old buildings on Shangjieli Silver Fish Street in a historical part of the eastern Chinese city of Qingdao have received a makeover, as part of a government plan to speed up the renovation of old communities. The street, located near Qingdao's railway station, is home to some of the earliest buildings constructed during the German occupation of the city in the early 20th century
Aug 19, 2021 15:52 PM

Gallery: Delta Deals a Blow to Day Laborers
Informal workers in Zhengzhou, the capital of Central China’s Henan province, have had to move out of their homes and live on the streets to be able to look for work more freely, as measures to curb the latest Covid-19 outbreak have restricted movement and reduced job opportunities. The local government eased restrictions Wednesday in some locked-down neighborhoods, but in areas like Erqi district, where over 17,000 people have been quarantined at home, controls are still in place. The city reported no new cases Wednesday
Aug 18, 2021 16:38 PM

Gallery: Central China Town Rebuilds After Flooding
Reconstruction work is underway in the town of Liulin in Central China’s Hubei province, after heavy rains lashed the town on Aug. 13. According to media reports, the flood destroyed about 2,700 stores, 11 kilometers of roads, and 725 electricity poles in the town. The local government has organized rescue teams to clean up the area, repair damaged facilities and relocate victims
Aug 17, 2021 16:54 PM

Gallery: Rescuers Search for 19 Trapped in Northwest China Mine
The workers were trapped when the coal mine in Qinghai province was flooded by mud on Saturday. As of 9 p.m. Monday, one miner had been rescued and another had died. Incessant rain, high altitude, and wet soil are making the rescue more difficult. The province had officially suspended work at the mine on Aug. 2, the authorities said at the press conference Sunday
Aug 16, 2021 15:34 PM

Gallery: East China’s Nanjing Eases Covid Curbs
Nanjing, the capital of East China's Jiangsu province, has lifted lockdowns in multiple communities after recording no new Covid-19 cases since Friday. Local authorities downgraded the risk level of Lukou Road in Jiangning district on Sunday from high to medium, which means the city no longer has any areas designated as high risk. Routine prevention measures like disinfection will continue despite the easing of restrictions
Aug 13, 2021 16:22 PM

Gallery: Deadly Rain Hits Central China Province
Heavy downpours lashed Central China's Hubei province starting Wednesday, resulting in flooded roads and damaged public facilities. In Liulin town of Suizhou city, the flooding killed 21 people, with four missing. Parts of Xiangyang city recorded up to 484 millimeters (19 inches) of rain. Local authorities have organized rescue teams and upgraded emergency response levels to cope with the situation
Aug 12, 2021 17:17 PM

Gallery: On World Elephant Day, Wandering Herd Heads Home
World Elephant Day, created in 2011 to raise awareness about the protection of the animals and their habitat, clearly belongs to the wild herd that became an online sensation for taking a 500-kilometer journey from their home in Xishuangbanna in the southwestern province of Yunnan. After mesmerizing the public and causing immense economic damage during their 17-month trip, the herd is on its way back home
Aug 11, 2021 17:16 PM

Gallery: Chinese Fans Mourn Beloved Opera Star
People mourned Wang Wenjuan, a well-known Yue Opera actor, at a ceremony Tuesday in Shanghai following her death Friday at the age of 95. Although the ceremony was not announced publicly due to Covid-19, people gathered spontaneously to bid farewell to the beloved performer. Wang played many characters in her career, including Lin Daiyu in the classic opera ‘Dream of the Red Chamber’ in 1962, winning the hearts of audiences
Aug 10, 2021 17:22 PM

Gallery: Beijing’s Private Tutors Close Up Shop
Multiple private education institutions have shuttered their facilities at the E-Wing Center in the capital’s Haidian district since new rules concerning after-school tutoring companies took effect. The rules prevent the enterprises from teaching core curriculum during weekends and vacations and hiring foreigners based outside China as teachers, raising questions about the survival of these businesses
Aug 09, 2021 16:54 PM

Gallery: Central China City Tries to Spray Covid Away
The city of Zhengzhou deployed over 680 trucks with mist cannons Friday night to sanitize over 1,700 streets, including areas near hospitals, shopping malls and bus stops, to control the Covid-19 outbreak. The mass sanitization drive involved over 3,200 people. As of 11 a.m. Monday, the city has confirmed 81 cases, including 40 local and four asymptomatic cases in its most recent flare-up
Aug 06, 2021 17:03 PM

Gallery: China’s Young Olympians Dive for Gold
Young divers of China made their presence felt at the Tokyo Olympics on Thursday, with 14-year-old Quan Hongchan, the country’ youngest athlete at the Games, winning gold, and 16-year-old Chen Yuxi claiming silver in the women’s 10-meter platform final at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre. Quan won with an overall score of 466.20 points, including three dives that received the highest score. It was the diving team’s sixth gold of the Games
Aug 05, 2021 16:13 PM

Gallery: More Lockdowns as China Tries to Tame Delta
Cities across the country further tightened restrictions to contain the current Covid-19 outbreak. The country reported 85 cases, including 23 imported cases and 62 local cases, the National Health Commission said on Wednesday. Cities such as Beijing, East China’s Nanjing and Central China’s Zhengzhou have locked down more neighborhoods to fight the epidemic
Aug 04, 2021 17:10 PM

Gallery: Panda Mom Dotes on Twin Cubs
Huanhuan, a female giant panda on loan from China, gave birth to twin cubs at the Beauval Zoo south of Paris on Monday around 1 a.m. local time. The pair had mated, but artificial insemination was also used to increase the chances of pregnancy. The two cubs, weighing 149 grams and 129 grams, will stay in France for few years then move to China. Huanhuan came to France with Yuanzi, a male giant panda, in 2012 and gave birth to Yuanmeng, the first panda ever born in France, in 2018
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