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China launches remote sensing satellites at 1:39 p.m.(Beijing Time) on a Long March-2C carrier rocket from Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province, Jan. 25, 2018. A micro-nano 1A satellite was also sent into space along with the Yaogan-30 satellites. The satellites have successfully entered their preset orbit.(Xinhua/Liang Keyan)

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(L-R) Scientists Yang Tao, Li Qian, Li Lanhai, Huang Farong and Liu Yang conduct a field research on snow cover in central section of Tianshan Mountains in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Jan. 24, 2018. The research was hosted by Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geopgraphy of Chinese Academy of Sciences. (Xinhua/Jin Liwang)

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A driver checks the operation of instruments before departure at Guiyang North Railway Station in Guiyang, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Jan. 25, 2018. A railway connecting Chongqing and Guiyang, two major cities in southwest China opened on Thursday. Designed for passenger trains running at a speed of 200 km per hour, the 347-km railway will improve traffic between China's southwest and the rest of the country. (Xinhua/Ou Dongqu)

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Crew members wait for passengers to board the train at Guiyang North Railway Station in Guiyang, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Jan. 25, 2018.

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Farmers harvest sugarcane in the fields of Hemu Township of the Miao Autonomous County of Rongshui, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Jan. 24, 2018. Farmers here have been busy with harvesting sugarcane for sugar mills to make sugar ahead of a new round of cold snap. (Xinhua/Zhang Ailin)

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The second group of volunteers (from left to right), Chu Zhengpei, Liu Guanghui, Yin Zhihao and Wang Wei, wave in the simulated space cabin after staying there for 200 days at Beihang University in Beijing on Friday. (Photo: Kuang Linhua/China Daily)

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The two groups of volunteers joined together in the cabin during the shift exchange at Beihang University in Beijing on Friday. (Photo: Kuang Linhua/China Daily)

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Workers clear ice and snow off a high-speed train. Heavy snow hit central and eastern China, causing delays and cancellations to trains and flights and triggering accidents on the roads. Beijing Railway Administration canceled several trains from Beijing to Shanghai, Guangzhou and other cities in Anhui, Fujian, Henan, Shaanxi and Zhejiang on Thursday. Railway authorities established a team of 130 people to clear snow from more than 40 trains, using water cannons or air drying. (Photo/IC)

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A giant panda rests on a tree at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding in Chengdu City, the capital of Southwest China’s Sichuan Province, Jan. 25, 2018. (Photo: China News Service/An Yuan)

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Tibetan pilot Gyatso checks a helicopter after a flight in November 2017. Gyatso, from a poor family in Lhasa, is the first Tibetan helicopter pilot after he finished his training in one year. Gyatso now has a safe flying record of 154 hours. He said he wished to contribute to emergency rescue and medical assistance missions. (Photo: China News Service/He Penglei)

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Tibetan pilot Gyatso checks his uniform in a mirror. Gyatso, from a poor family in Lhasa, is the first Tibetan helicopter pilot after he finished his training in one year.

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Tibetan pilot Gyatso prepares food for his parents at a village in Lhasa.

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Workers make lanterns at a factory in Luyang District of Hefei City, east China's Anhui Province, Jan. 24, 2018. People here work hard to make red lanterns for Chinese Lunar New Year. (Xinhua/Liu Junxi)

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Shanghai experiences snowfall for the first time this year on Wednesday, resulting from a cold front from the north. [Photo by Gao Erqiang/chinadaily.com.cn]
Shanghai authorities issued a yellow alert Thursday afternoon for heavy snowfall and frozen roads.
The Shanghai Meteorological Service stated in a report that between 6 and 10 (that's not even an inch) millimeters of snowfall could be expected from Thursday afternoon to early Friday morning.

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Photos taken on Jan 26 shows Shanghai covered in snow. [Photos by Gao Erqiang/chinadaily.com.cn]
The city experienced cloudy conditions on Friday after being hit by a rare case of heavy(?) snowfall that started on Wednesday afternoon.
Some residents had fun with the snow and ice while sanitation workers attempted to clear them from the streets to reduce their impact on traffic.

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Two boys play with snow after Shanghai was hit by a rare case of heavy snowfall since Wednesday. [Photos by Gao Erqiang/chinadaily.com.cn]

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Yin Liang showcases a bullet train model he made. [Photo by Wang Hongyang/chinadaily.com.cn]
To celebrate the opening of the new rail line between Chongqing and Guiyang on Jan 25, Yin Liang made a lifelike bullet train model in his spare time. 35 years old this year, Yin is a train conductor for the Chengdu Railway Bureau with an interest in model making spanning 22 years. The running train and unique karst landform in Southwest China’s Guizhou province are vividly reflected through his exquisite model.

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The photo shows Yin Liang decorating part of the model. [Photo by Wang Hongyang/chinadaily.com.cn]

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People select dog puppets for the upcoming Spring Festival, which will be the Year of Dog, in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province, Jan. 14, 2018. The Spring Festival, or Chinese Lunar New Year, falls on Feb. 16 this year. (Xinhua/Li Ziheng)

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A child looks at the cartoon dog sculptures in Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu Province, Jan. 17, 2018. A dozen cartoon dog sculptures were seen in Nanjing to greet Chinese traditional lunar New Year -- the Year of Dog, which starts from Feb. 16. (Xinhua/Su Yang)

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People pose for a photo with the cartoon dog sculptures in Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu Province, Jan. 17, 2018.

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Folk artists of a local art troupe practise lion dance in Cangxian County, north China's Hebei Province, Jan. 19, 2018, to greet the upcoming Chinese Spring Festival, which falls on Feb. 16 this year. (Xinhua/Mu Yu)

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Troupers perform folk music in Shangxiawen Village, Caota Town, Zhuji City, east China's Zhejiang Province, Jan. 18, 2018. Some art troupes in the city present performances for local villagers to greet the coming spring festival. (Xinhua/Weng Xinyang)

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