Winners of the 2019 Miss Chinatown U.S.A. Pageant take part in a parade celebrating Chinese Spring Festival in San Francisco, the United States, Feb. 23, 2018. (Xinhua/Liu Yilin)
Katherine Wu, champion of the 2019 Miss Chinatown U.S.A. Pageant, takes part in a parade celebrating Chinese Spring Festival in San Francisco, the United States, Feb. 23, 2018. (Xinhua/Liu Yilin)
San Francisco Mayor London Breed (C) lights firecrackers accompanied by Chinese Consul General in San Francisco Wang Donghua (2nd, R) and President of the San Francisco Chinese Chamber of Commerce Eddie Au(1st, R) during a parade celebrating Chinese Spring Festival in San Francisco, the United States, Feb. 23, 2018. (Xinhua/Liu Yilin)
Li Yaxuan, a middle school student, reads a book at the new library in Fugu county, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Feb. 24, 2019. The newly built Fugu County Library, one of the key projects to improve locals' livelihood, has attracted 280,000 visitors since its opening in September of 2018. (Xinhua/Tao Ming)
Children hug a Rare Bear, a cartoon figure for raising public awareness of rare diseases, in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 23, 2019. The 12th International Rare Disease Day falls on Feb. 28, 2019 with the theme of "Bridging health and social care". (Xinhua/Zhang Yuwei)
Volunteers donate blood for the injured of a mine accident at the blood bank of Xilingol League in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Feb. 24, 2019.
Policemen volunteer to donate blood for the injured of a mine accident at the blood bank of Xilingol League in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Feb. 24, 2019. (Xinhua/Liu Lei)
Photo taken on Feb. 23, 2019 shows the accident site at a lead, zinc and silver mine under Yinman Mining Company in West Ujimqin Banner, Xilingol League, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. At least 20 people were killed and 30 others injured Saturday in an accident at the mining company when a vehicle lost control due to faulty brakes, local authorities said. (Xinhua)
Students arrive at Huajadi Experimental Primary School in Beijing on Feb 25, 2019. On the same day, new terms begin in Beijing primary and secondary schools. [Photo by Wang Zhuangfei/chinadaily.com.cn]
A parent holds her daughter’s school bags and waits the daughter to get out a car at Huajadi Experimental Primary School in Beijing, on Feb 25, 2019. [Photo by Wang Zhuangfei/chinadaily.com.cn]
A parent holds a pupil's hand as they cross the street to Huajadi Experimental Primary School in Beijing, Feb 25, 2019. [Photo by Wang Zhuangfei/chinadaily.com.cn]
People visit Zhongchuang Bookstore in Harbin, Heilongjiang province, Feb 24, 2019. The bookstore has become a new favorite hangout for book lovers. [Photo/VCG]
People read at the Zhongchuang Bookstore in Harbin, Heilongjiang province, on Feb 24, 2019. [Photo/VCG]
People converse at Zhongchuang Bookstore in Harbin, Heilongjiang province, on Feb 24, 2019. [Photo/VCG]
People choose books at Zhongchuang Bookstore in Harbin, Heilongjiang province, on Feb 24, 2019. [Photo/VCG]
A view of the exterior of Zhongchuang Bookstore in Harbin, Heilongjiang province, on Feb 24, 2019. [Photo/VCG]
Firefighters take part in an emergency rescue drill in a forest in Taian city, Shandong province, on Feb 24, 2019.
This is the country's largest joint air-ground drill with around 2,000 rescuers, seven helicopters and vehicles, and over 1,200 firefighting equipment taking part in the exercise.
A helicopter takes part in an emergency rescue drill in Taian city, Shandong province, on Feb 24, 2019. [Photo/IC]
Students take selfies with the artists. [Photo by Gao Erqiang/chinadaily.com.cn]
Co-organized by the Shanghai People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries and the Shanghai Kunqu Opera Troupe, the event gathered more than 60 students from 27 countries and regions who are studying at places including the Shanghai University of Electric Power, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai International Studies University and Shanghai University of Sport.
The eight-story building was left standing for three years due to disagreements over compensation, affecting traffic and the urban landscape. The local government finally reached agreement with homeowners who agreed to relocate. (Photo: China News Service/Huang Yixiao)
The ethnic Miao girls donning traditional embroidered attire and silver ornaments sing and dance to the sound of the lusheng, a reed-pipe wind instrument, to pray for a good harvest. Ethnic Miao people get together at Gannangxiang to rejoice in the annual Gannangxiang celebration, one of the largest-scale and most primitive Miao lusheng celebrations in Guizhou Province. (Xinhua/Yang Wenbin)
The Beijing Yanqing Taipingzhuang Central Primary School is a full-time rural primary school. And Wang's training rink is located in the east campus of the primary school.
It was originally a farmland where teachers and students planted corn and vegetables. But in November 2016, with the support of the Yanqing district education committee, the Taipingzhuang Central Primary School spent more than 800,000 yuan ($118,092) to build this 1,800 square meter seasonal ice rink, and equipped students with skates and protective gear.
The school then hired a retired physical education teacher, Li Chunyu from Manzhouli, Inner Mongolia, as the children's skating coach.
Ding Jianpei, the headmaster of the school adjust a childs skates. Ding hopes the students can really enjoy winter sports while growing up. (Photo/Xinhua)
