China in Pictures Page 6

Jun 28, 2021 18:38 PM

Gallery: Inside Chengdu’s Second Airport
Chengdu Tianfu International Airport started operations on Sunday, making the capital of the southwestern Sichuan province the third Chinese city with two major airports, after Beijing and Shanghai. The new airport has two terminals and three runways, with a capacity to handle 60 million passengers and 1.3 million tons of cargo annually. The interior design of the airport features installations that represent the local culture and landscape
Jun 25, 2021 19:05 PM

Gallery: Caixin Summit Panelists Discuss Empowering Women
An online and in-person panel discussion on “Empowering Women in Asia” was held Thursday at the Singapore venue of the Caixin Summer Summit 2021. The panelists talked about questions such as how to understand ‘female power,’ and how to use it to inspire more women in Asia. Li Xin, managing editor of Caixin Global, hosted the panel
Jun 24, 2021 19:00 PM

Gallery: Caixin Summer Summit Takes on Challenges, Solutions
Leading figures from the political, business, financial and medical fields attended the Caixin Summer Summit 2021 in Beijing. Held online and offline concurrently this year, the summit featured speeches, forums, and roundtables on topics focused on the theme ‘Challenges and Solutions.’ Caixin Media Publisher Hu Shuli delivered an opening speech at the event Thursday morning
Jun 23, 2021 19:13 PM

Gallery: Drought Turns Paddy Fields Into Dry Land
Local residents are struggling to deal with a water shortage caused by persistent drought in Xiangyun county of Yunnan province in southwestern China. The county, located in a mountainous area with no major rivers, has had limited precipitation since October 2020, with paddy fields turning into dry land. Farmers are coping by shifting to growing corn instead of rice, and sharing limited water resources
Jun 22, 2021 17:40 PM

Gallery: Tokyo Takes Media on Tour of Olympic Village
The Japanese government organized the tour of the Olympic and Paralympic Village on Sunday as it prepares for the 2020 Summer Games due to start on July 23, despite ongoing protests against the event over Covid-19 and organization costs. The village, which will open on July 13, consists of 21 residential buildings with 3,600 rooms. Athletes who live there will be tested daily and required to wear masks, maintain social distancing, and ventilate their rooms
Jun 21, 2021 15:53 PM

Gallery: China Fights Algae Invasion With Bulldozers
A green algae bloom has again reached the shoreline of Qingdao, marking the 15th straight year the algae have invaded the eastern Chinese city’s waters. On June 12, the local government issued the lowest-level emergency response warning for the bloom. Workers are trying to fight off the algae by placing nets along the coast to prevent it from reaching shore. And when it does, they are using bulldozers to remove it
Jun 18, 2021 18:13 PM

Gallery: Expo Revives Memories of Beloved Animated Films
The Hayao Miyazaki & Ghibli World exhibition, a show featuring animated films created by popular Japanese animator Hayao Miyazaki and Studio Ghibli, opened on Saturday at Today Art Museum in Beijing, bringing back childhood memories for many visitors. The exhibition, which runs until Oct. 10, has nearly 300 recreations of Miyazaki’s work and multiple interactive installations on display
Jun 17, 2021 19:31 PM

Gallery: The Three Chinese Astronauts Sent Into Orbit
China launched the Shenzhou-12 spacecraft into orbit at 9:22 a.m. Thursday from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the Gobi Desert in northern China. Astronauts Nie Haisheng, Liu Boming, and Tang Hongbo will build Tiangong, a space station placed in low Earth orbit, for three months. It’s the country’s seventh crewed mission into space since 2003. China has sent 12 people into space as part of the Shenzhou program
Jun 16, 2021 17:59 PM

Gallery: Pekingese Wins Top Award at Westminster Dog Show
A Pekingese named Wasabi won Best in Show at the 145th Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show with its owner David Fitzpatrick in Tarrytown, New York, on Sunday. Some 2,500 dogs from the U.S. and 10 other countries competed for the Best in Breed, Best in Group, and Best in Show prizes this year. Westminster Kennel Club, which has hosted the show since 1984, relocated this year’s show from Madison Square Garden to Lyndhurst, Tarrytown, due to Covid-19
Jun 15, 2021 17:49 PM

Gallery: 2,000 Join Rescue Work at Site of Deadly Gas Blast
Thousands of rescuers, including firefighters and medical workers, are working at the site of a massive gas pipe explosion at the Yanhu community market of Shiyan, Central China's Hubei province, Sunday morning. At least 25 people have died and 138 injured, including 37 severely, as of Monday. The local government has evacuated 913 residents and shop owners of the market on Sunday. The cause of the accident is still under investigation
Jun 11, 2021 18:15 PM

Gallery: A Ceramist Finds Contentment in Clay
Ceramist Qu Hanlin opened his first solo exhibition, ‘Unrestrained · Maverick,’ after 15 years of preparation in Jingdezhen, East China’s Jiangxi province, in October 2020. Qu moved to Jingdezhen, famous for its white porcelain, to master his pottery-making skills after graduating from the Central Academy of Fine Arts in Beijing. Clay provided a way for the artist to set himself free. Xiangwai Artha, an art-sharing platform, contributed to today’s gallery
Jun 10, 2021 17:44 PM

Gallery: Zoo Prepares Festival Fare for Animals
Zhengzhou Zoo in Henan province fed animals specially made zongzi on Wednesday, ahead of the Dragon Boat Festival on June 14. Zongzi, also known as sticky rice dumplings, is a traditional food for the festival made of different fillings and wrapped in bamboo leaves. Each year, zoos and safari parks across the nation prepare zongzi stuffed with special ingredients suitable for different animals to celebrate the festival
Jun 09, 2021 17:58 PM

Gallery: Guangzhou Scales Up Covid-19 Restrictions
The southern metropolis closed farmers markets and entertainment and culture venues in medium and high-risk areas in ongoing efforts to curb the spread of Covid-19. The city reported 115 cases, including 106 confirmed cases and nine asymptomatic cases, as of Tuesday. The government has taken measures to meet the needs of residents living in locked-down areas
Jun 08, 2021 18:16 PM

Gallery: Migrating Wild Elephant Herd Takes a Break
Pictures of the sleeping wild elephant herd in Xiyang township of Jinning district in Kunming, Southwest China’s Yunnan province, captivated Chinese social media users on Monday. The northbound herd has been hanging around in Xiyang after arriving from Yuxi on Wednesday night. The local government has used drones, trucks and heaps of food to track and direct the animals southwest
Jun 07, 2021 18:15 PM

Gallery: Nearly 11 Million Take College Entrance Exam in China
Nearly 11 million candidates are taking China’s all-important National College Entrance Examination, also known as the ‘gaokao.’ This year, the country has set up over 7,200 testing sites with 466,000 rooms for the exam. Authorities and volunteer groups directed traffic to ensure students had a smooth trip to the testing sites, where anxious parents waited for their children to finish
Jun 04, 2021 18:31 PM

Gallery: An Alternative Way of Life on a Beijing Farm
Millennial Liu Lurui quit her job and moved to the outskirts of Beijing, where she built a farm on three acres of land to create a healthier lifestyle for herself and five friends. The farm was completed in April 2020, and includes a house, a garden and an organic orchard. They hope that their ‘hobo life’ can set an example for people looking to lead alternative way of life
Jun 03, 2021 17:20 PM

Gallery: Indian State Launches Mass Vaccination Drive
In Lucknow, the capital of India’s most-populous state Uttar Pradesh, crowds gathered at three major centers to receive Covid-19 jab, after the city launched a campaign Tuesday that aims to vaccinate over 10,500 people a day. The campaign is part of the state government’s drive to vaccinate at least 10 million people this month
Jun 02, 2021 17:22 PM

Gallery: Yunnan Tracks Wild Elephant Herd
The government of southwestern Yunnan province is tracking 15 wild Asian elephants round-the-clock as the herd moves northward. The elephants, which started their journey from the southernmost prefecture in the province on April 16, were 10 kilometers away from the provincial capital Kunming on Tuesday. The local government has been tracking and escorting the animals to keep them away from residents. The elephants have damaged 561 square meters of cropland, according to media reports
Jun 01, 2021 17:38 PM

Gallery: China Marks International Children’s Day
Children across China participated in various themed activities, including sports challenges and parent-child games, over the last few days to celebrate the International Children’s Day, which falls on Tuesday this year. China established the day in 1949 and made it a full-day holiday for children under 14 in 1956 as an occasion to celebrate the spirit of youth
May 31, 2021 17:47 PM

Gallery: Long Queues as Guangzhou Extends Covid-19 Testing
Guangzhou further expanded its nucleic acid testing as the city battles the spread of Covid-19, with Haizhu and Yuexiu districts starting mass testing on Sunday. In Haizhu district, residents queued for hours in the rain to get tested on Sunday. The city reported four new local and three new imported cases, and confirmed 14 cases originally reported as asymptomatic on Sunday