Candidates prepare to sit the national postgraduate entrance exam at Huazhong University of Science and Technology in Wuhan, Central China's Hubei province, Dec 23, 2017. A total of 2.38 million Chinese will sit the entrance exam for postgraduate studies from Dec 23 to 25, an increase of 370,000 people from the previous year. [Photo/VCG]
Girls of Miao ethnic group attend the Lusheng festival at Yaodeng Village of Bingmei township in Congjiang county, Qiandongnan Miao and Dong autonomous prefecture, Southwest China's Guizhou province, Dec 22, 2017. The annual festival, named after a reed-pipe wind instrument Lusheng, is also a playground for traditional activities such as Lusheng-playing and Lusheng dance. [Photo/Xinhua]
People of Miao ethnic group perform Lusheng dance at the Lusheng festival at Yaodeng Village of Bingmei township in Congjiang county, Qiandongnan Miao and Dong autonomous prefecture, Southwest China's Guizhou province, Dec 22, 2017.
Customers purchase goods at a self-service store in Hangzhou, capital of east China's Zhejiang Province, Dec. 22, 2017. The first self-service store in the city started operation on Friday. Customers are required to pay with Alipay. (Xinhua/Huang Zongzhi)
Students compete in the model airplane event during the 6th technology competition for middle and primary school students in Qiaoxi District of Shijiazhuang, capital of north China's Hebei Province, Dec. 22, 2017. (Xinhua/Zhang Shuo)
Students compete for "electronic technician" during the 6th technology competition for middle and primary school students in Qiaoxi District of Shijiazhuang, capital of north China's Hebei Province, Dec. 22, 2017. (Xinhua/Zhang Shuo)
A student competes in the event of "weight bearing of paper bridge" during the 6th technology competition for middle and primary school students in Qiaoxi District of Shijiazhuang, capital of north China's Hebei Province, Dec. 22, 2017. (Xinhua/Zhang Shuo)
A worker produces incense in Yongchun County, Quanzhou city of southeast China's Fujian province. With a long history, Yongchun incense is made of hundreds of Chinese herbs using ancient techniques. The production needs to go through over 10 procedures and requires exquisite skills. (Photo: China News Service/Lv Ming)
Finished products are put under sun in Yongchun County, Quanzhou City of southeast China’s Fujian Province. With a long history, Yongchun incense is made of hundreds of Chinese herbs using ancient techniques. The production needs to go through over 10 procedures and requires exquisite skills. (Photo: China News Service/ Lv Ming)
Children experience excavation of cultural relics at a simulated archaeological site in Shandong Museum in Jinan, capital of east China's Shandong Province, Dec. 24, 2017. (Xinhua/Li Ziheng)
Hunters of the Oroqen ethnic group patrol on horseback during an ice and snow festival in Hulun Buir City, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Dec. 26, 2017. (Xinhua/Hou Yupeng)
A photographer takes a selfie with Wang Dajun (L), a hunter of the Oroqen ethnic group, during an ice and snow festival in Hulun Buir City, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Dec. 26, 2017. (Xinhua/Hou Yupeng)
Women of the Oroqen ethnic group dance during an ice and snow festival in Hulun Buir City, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Dec. 26, 2017. (Xinhua/Hou Yupeng)
High-speed train attendants conduct specialized training in Nanchang, southeast China's Jiangxi Province on December 25. The crew members had image and etiquette training in preparation for the Jiujiang-Quzhou Express Railway that is set to start running on December 28. (Photo: China News Service/Liu Zhankun)
Visitors walk on the suspended glass bridge at Hongyagu Scenic Area in Pingshan county, Shijiazhuang city, North China's Hebei province, when the bridge opened to public on Dec 24, 2017. Hanging nearly 218 meters above the valley floor, the bridge is 488 meters long and four meters wide. And 600 people can walk on the bridge at the same time. [Photo/Xinhua]
Two visitors pose for a photo while jumping on the suspended glass bridge at Hongyagu Scenic Area in Pingshan county, Shijiazhuang city, North China's Hebei province, on Dec 24, 2017. [Photo/Xinhua]
Two visitors take a selfie on the suspended glass bridge at Hongyagu Scenic Area in Pingshan county, Shijiazhuang city, North China's Hebei province, on Dec 24, 2017. [Photo/Xinhua]
Fang Yanfen airs bean curd skin at Xiajie Village of Xianju County, Taizhou City, east China's Zhejiang Province, Dec. 24, 2017. The bean curd skin is a traditional snack in Taizhou. (Xinhua/Wang Huabin)
A tourist takes photos of one of two straw dragons at the entrance of Zhalong Nature Reserve in Heilongjiang province on Dec 26. Standing 6.6 meters tall and stretching 18.8 meters, the sculpture is expected to be the biggest of its kind in China once finished. The dual dragons signify auspiciousness and good health. [Zhang Shu/For China Daily]
A robot named Youyou dances as musicians perform a new year concert with a field of begonias a colorful audience in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, on Dec 27. [Photo/Xinhua]
Construction workers change a subway railway track along Line 4 in Beijing. The track, which is 634 meters long and weighs 38,000 kilograms, has set a new record in the city's railway transportation history. [Photo/VCG]
Newly-weds attend a group wedding ceremony on a construction site in Yichang, central China's Hubei Province, Dec. 23, 2017. Twenty-two newly-married couples participated in the ceremony. (Xinhua/Xiao Yijiu)
Newly-weds donate school supplies to students at Tucheng Elemetary School during a group wedding ceremony on a construction site in Yichang, central China's Hubei Province, Dec. 23, 2017. Twenty-two newly-married couples participated in the ceremony. (Xinhua/Xiao Yijiu)
Villagers walk through hot embers when stepping on the charcoals in Shuangfeng Township of Pan'an County, east China's Zhejiang Province, Dec. 22, 2017. The performance was a traditional folk custom with a long history in Pan'an. (Xinhua/Kong Debin)
