The twin brothers, born in 1987, were from a young age both interested in becoming pilots. After graduating high school, they both went on to study at the Civil Aviation Flight University of China. Later, both became pilots for China Southern Airlines.
Two residents make models of a special kind of dugout canoe made of desert poplar in Lop Nur People Village of Yuli county, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Oct. 16, 2018.
A resident makes roast fish at the Lop Nur People Village of Yuli County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Oct. 16, 2018.
The Lop Nur people depended basically on fishing for livelihood and developed a distinct culture based on their special lifestyle. Located in Tarim basin, Yuli is known for its natural scenery and ethnic culture and keeps attracting numerous tourists from at home and abroad.
An extended version of the Fuxing bullet train at the China National Railway Test Center in Beijing. With a design speed of 350 kilometers per hour, the new train is 439.8 meters long with 17 carriages, which can carry 1,283 passengers. It will be put into use on the Beijing-Shanghai high-speed railway next year. (Photo/VCG)
Gold medalist Zhang Mengyao (C) of China poses with silver medalist Elia Canales (L) of Spain and bronze medalist Son Yeryeong of South Korea during the awarding ceremony for Archery Women's Recurve Individual at the Buenos Aires 2018 Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires, Argentina on Oct.16, 2018. (Xinhua/Wang Lili)
Gold medalist Zhang Mengyao of China salutes during the awarding ceremony for Archery Women's Recurve Individual at the Buenos Aires 2018 Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires, Argentina on Oct.16, 2018. (Xinhua/Wang Lili)
Zhang Mengyao of China competes during Archery Women's Recurve Individual Semifinal against Son Yeryeong of South Korea at the Buenos Aires 2018 Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires, Argentina on Oct.16, 2018. (Xinhua/Wang Lili)
Zhang Mengyao of China greets the spectators after winning Archery Women's Recurve Individual Gold Medal Match against Elia Canales of Spain at the Buenos Aires 2018 Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires, Argentina on Oct.16, 2018. (Xinhua/Wang Lili)
Zhang Mengyao (R) of China competes against Elia Canales of Spain during Archery Women's Recurve Individual Gold Medal Match at the Buenos Aires 2018 Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires, Argentina on Oct.16, 2018. (Xinhua/Wang Lili)
Oct 18, 2018... The first snow this season started to fall on Wednesday and 18 centimeters(7 inches) of snow had fallen by 8 am Thursday. [Photo/weather.com.cn]
Scientists of the expedition greet the welcoming crowd after returning to the home port in Sanya, south China's Hainan Province, Oct. 16, 2018.
A team of 59 Chinese researchers returned Tuesday to Sanya from the Mariana Trench after completing a 54-day, 7,292-nautical-mile deep-sea research mission. (Xinhua/Liu Deng)
A track laying machine works at the construction site of the section between Lhasa and Nyingchi of the Sichuan-Tibet Railway in Gonggar County of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Oct. 16, 2018. The Sichuan-Tibet Railway climbs from the Sichuan Basin several hundred meters above sea level to the "Roof of the World", at an altitude of more than 4,400 meters. (Xinhua/Purbu Zhaxi)
Workers lay railway tracks at the construction site of the section between Lhasa and Nyingchi of the Sichuan-Tibet Railway in Gonggar County of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Oct. 16, 2018.
Intelligent robots play soccer at the 5G Experience Park in Huawei's booth, attracting people to watch the "AI World Cup" at the PT Expo in Beijing on Sept 26. [Photo/VCG]
A young man plays the game of Go with an AI robot called Golaxy at the 2018 World Artificial Intelligence Conference on Sept 19. Golaxy, adopting AlphaGo's basic architecture, can complete model training with fewer computing resources and training samples, achieving the highest Go score by an AI. [Photo/IC]
A portable robot called "Wu Kong" at the 2018 World Artificial Intelligence Conference on Sept 18. It has rich functionality, including walking and dancing, voice interaction, calling, face recognition, picture book recognition and video surveillance. [Photo/IC]
A man interacts with an AI robot arm called "Hand of God" at Huawei's 5G Experience Park. [Photo/VCG]
The four-day event is hosting various exhibitions, conferences and special events to show China's fast growing ICT market, attracting more than 400 organizations to the expo.
A man tries remote driving at China Unicom's booth. Relying on the 5G network, remote driving is suitable for passengers who cannot drive by themselves, or the vehicle is in a dangerous environment. [Photo/VCG]
Launched in 1990, the expo works to build up a dynamic platform for the ICT ecosystem, providing opportunities for communication and cooperation in ICT policies, research and development, and applications as well as investment.
in Dandong, NE China's Liaoning is waiting for its buyer. As cases of African swine fever were recently spotted in nearby regions, potential buyers are cautious to strike deals.
A photoshopped photo shows a firefighter flying out of a fire truck with his trophies and certificates in Guangzhou city, Guangdong province, Oct 15. [Photo/VCG]
Two newborn white Bengal tiger cubs in Yunnan Wildlife Zoo in Kunming, Yunnan province, on October 12. Three playful white Bengal tiger cubs are charming tourists as they clamber around the enclosure at a zoo, days after making their first public appearance. [Photo/VCG]
Two twin couples and their daughters from Jilin province participate in an event featuring a traditional Chinese wedding in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, on Oct 14. The husbands are twin brothers and the wives are twin sisters. [Photo/Chinanews.com]
