Veteran pilot Yang Jianxi prepares for his first flight in 2019 at an airport in Taiyuan, Shanxi Province, Jan. 1, 2019.
Since starting his career in 1976, Yang has amassed more than 27,000 hours of total flight time with no errors on his record. In 2018, he was awarded the Outstanding Pilot medal by the Civil Aviation Administration of China, highest honor for a Chinese civil aviation pilot. (all Photos: China News Service/Zhang Yun)
A simulated landing process of Chang'e-4 lunar probe is seen through the monitor at Beijing Aerospace Control Center in Beijing, capital of China, Jan. 3, 2019.
Technicians celebrate after the landing of Chang'e-4 lunar probe, at the Beijing Aerospace Control Center (BACC) in Beijing, capital of China, Jan. 3, 2019.
Photo provided by the China National Space Administration on Jan. 3, 2019 shows the first image of the moon's far side taken by China's Chang'e-4 probe.
China's Chang'e-4 probe touched down on the far side of the moon Thursday, becoming the first spacecraft soft-landing on the moon's uncharted side never visible from Earth. The probe, comprising a lander and a rover, landed at the preselected landing area on the far side of the moon at 10:26 a.m. Beijing Time (0226 GMT), the China National Space Administration announced. (Xinhua/Jin Liwang)
People hold strawberry bouquets in Xiayi county, Shangqiu city, Henan province. [Photo/IC]
Jia Weijia, the owner of a garden, makes a strawberry bouquet in Xiayi county, Shangqiu city, Henan province. [Photo/IC]
Have you ever imagined a special bouquet made from delicious fresh strawberries? Thanks to this creative idea, the strawberry bouquet, unveiled by Jia Weijia, the owner of a garden in Xiayi county, Shangqiu city, Henan province, sold well during this year's New Yew holiday.
A strawberry bouquets is shown in Xiayi county, Shangqiu city, Henan province. [Photo/IC]
A woman holds strawberry bouquets in Xiayi county, Shangqiu city, Henan province. [Photo/IC]
The garden has attracted a growing number of visitors, and some young people have ordered this fabulous healthy gift in advance to add to the holiday cheer.
Students and teachers are evacuated to a safe area after a 5.3-magnitude earthquake jolted Gongxian County, Yibin City in Southwest China's Sichuan Province at 8:48 a.m., Jan. 3, 2019. No casualties have been reported but some houses were damaged, Xinhua reported. (Photo: China News Service/Chang Ting)
Rescuers prepare to head for the earthquake-hit Gongxian County of Yibin City in southwest China's Sichuan Province, Jan. 3, 2019. A 5.3-magnitude earthquake jolted Gongxian County early Thursday. (Xinhua)
Rescuers work at the earthquake-hit Yangjia Village of Yuhe Township in Gongxian County, Yibin City in southwest China's Sichuan Province, Jan. 3, 2019. A 5.3-magnitude earthquake jolted Gongxian County early Thursday. (Xinhua)
A damaged house is seen at the earthquake-hit Yangjia Village of Yuhe Township in Gongxian County, Yibin City in southwest China's Sichuan Province, Jan. 3, 2019. A 5.3-magnitude earthquake jolted Gongxian County early Thursday. (Xinhua)
Contestants carve ice sculptures on the Zhongyang Street during a national college ice sculpture competition in Harbin, capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Jan. 2, 2019. (Xinhua/Cao Jiyang)
An ice sculpture is displayed on the Zhongyang Street during a national college ice sculpture competition in Harbin, capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Jan. 2, 2019. (Xinhua/Cao Jiyang)
Craftsmen make copper artwork at a factory workshop in Jiande City, east China's Zhejiang Province, Jan. 2, 2019.
A traditional sanitary ware production company, Tong Shifu, meaning Copper Master, has converted itself into an enterprise that designs and makes copper artwork in collaboration with museum, cartoon firm and artist's studio. With the annual output reaching 500 million yuan (about 72.9 million U.S. dollars), the company has succeeded in industrial transformation. (Xinhua/Weng Xinyang)