The drone, with a wingspan of four meters, is used to take aerial photos of an area 138 square kilometres in size, to aid Chengguan in spotting open-air garbage and unapproved construction. (Photo: China News Service/Zhai Yujia)
A panda lies on its stomach at the Beijing Zoo in Beijing, on March 4, 2019. [Photo/IC]
Residents spread bedding and clothes along their balconies and gates as the sun comes out in Nanjing, East China's Jiangsu province on March 4, 2019, after a series of rainy days. [Photo/IC]
A barber shaves Jack, the main character in the horror movie, The Shining, on a man's head in Xinchang county, East China's Zhejiang province, on March 7, 2019. [Photo/IC]
Deputies to the National People's Congress pose in front of the Great Hall of the People on March 5, 2019. [Photo/IC]
A breeder weighs a South China tiger cub at the Wangcheng Park Zoo in Luoyang, Henan province, on March 1, 2019. The zoo reported that six cubs born in January have all passed the critical survival period after birth. There are fewer than 200 of the endangered tigers worldwide. [ZHANG GUANGHUI/ FOR CHINA DAILY]
A boy gets a haircut in Changchun City, Jilin Province, March 8, 2019.(Photo: China News Service/Zhang Yao)
March 8 marks traditional Chinese festival Long Tai Tou (dragon head raising), which refers to the start of spring and farming. During the festival, held on the second day of the second month of the lunar calendar, people play dragon lanterns, eat noodles, shave their hair, and pray for luck.
Some folk artists play Ansai waist drum in Zhengding ancient town in Shijiazhuang, north China's Hebei Province, March 8, 2019. "Er Yue Er", or the second day of the second month in the Chinese lunar calendar, fell on March 8 this year. Various folk activities are held in many parts across China to mark the day. (Xinhua/Liang Zidong)
Some folk artists perform dragon dance at the Shanhaiguan Pass, a famous tourist resort in Qinhuangdao City, north China's Hebei Province, March 8, 2019. (Xinhua/Wang Hanzhi)
Some folk artists perform dragon dance in Tashan Township of Ganyu District, Lianyungang, east China's Jiangsu Province, March 8, 2019. (Xinhua/Si Wei)
Some folk artists play drum carrying lanterns on their backs in Zhengding ancient town in Shijiazhuang, north China's Hebei Province, March 8, 2019. "Er Yue Er", or the second day of the second month in the Chinese lunar calendar, fell on March 8 this year. Various folk activities are held in many parts across China to mark the day. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaofeng)
A teacher gives guidance to a Burmese student at Yinjing Primary School in Yinjing Village in Ruili, southwest China's Yunnan Province, March 8, 2019. Yinjing Primary School is located on the border of China and Myanmar and it has a total of 135 students, including 36 students from Myanmar. (Xinhua/Qin Qing)
A Burmese student recites poetry in class at Yinjing Primary School in Yinjing Village in Ruili, southwest China's Yunnan Province, March 8, 2019. (Xinhua/Li Xiaoguo)
A teacher gives guidance to a Burmese student at Yinjing Primary School in Yinjing Village in Ruili, southwest China's Yunnan Province, March 8, 2019. (Xinhua/Li Xiaoguo)
Burmese and Chinese students play game together during the class break at Yinjing Primary School in Yinjing Village in Ruili, southwest China's Yunnan Province, March 8, 2019.(Xinhua/Qin Qing)
Workers lay the long steel rail inside a tunnel of the Lhasa-Nyingchi railway in Gonggar County of Shannan Prefecture, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, March 8, 2019.
Workers prepare for laying the long steel rail for Lhasa-Nyingchi railway in Gonggar County of Shannan Prefecture, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, March 8, 2019.
A construction machine pushes out the long steel rail of the Lhasa-Nyingchi railway in Gonggar County of Shannan Prefecture, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, March 8, 2019.
The first 500-meter-long steel rail was successfully laid on the ballastless tracks of the Lhasa-Nyingchi Railway on Friday. The Lhasa-Nyingchi railway will help improve the railway network as well as transportation infrastructure along the railway, pushing forward the economic and social development in the region. (Xinhua/Li Xin)
Photos taken on March 10, 2019 shows the manned submersible Shenhai Yongshi (Deep Sea Warrior) at a port of Sanya, south China's Hainan Province. China's science ship Tansuo-1 loaded with the manned submersible Shenhai Yongshi (Deep Sea Warrior) returned to its home harbor in Sanya, south China's Hainan Province, on Sunday, after finishing its first expedition in the Indian Ocean. (Xinhua/Guo Cheng)
HAIKOU, March 10 (Xinhua) -- China's science ship Tansuo-1 loaded with the manned submersible Shenhai Yongshi (Deep Sea Warrior) returned to its home harbor in Sanya, south China's Hainan Province, on Sunday, after finishing its first expedition in the Indian Ocean.
The manned submersible can reach a depth of 4,500 meters. The 121-day expedition trip organized by the Chinese Academy of Sciences began Nov. 10, 2018. Scientists from 10 Chinese and foreign research institutes were invited to join the deep-sea research trip.
The ship traveled 17,000 nautical miles on the expedition during which scientists surveyed five deep-sea hydrothermal areas and collected a trove of samples for ecological environment research.
The submersible Shenhai Yongshi conducted 62 dives. Scientists succeeded in retrieving it in a variety of conditions including stormy waves and during the night.
The development of the submersible took eight years and involved over 90 Chinese organizations and companies. It conducted deep-sea testing missions in 2017 and 2018.
China's Chen Qingchen (L)/Jia Yifan react during the women's doubles semifinal match with Japan's Yuki Fukishima and Sayaka Hirota at the All England Open Badminton Championships 2019 in Birmingham, Britain on March 9, 2019. (Xinhua/Tang Shi)
China's Chen Qingchen/Jia Yifan (L) compete during the women's doubles semifinal match with Japan's Yuki Fukishima and Sayaka Hirota at the All England Open Badminton Championships 2019 in Birmingham, Britain on March 9, 2019. (Xinhua/Tang Shi)
China's Chen Qingchen/Jia Yifan (L) celebrate after the women's doubles semifinal match with Japan's Yuki Fukishima and Sayaka Hirota at the All England Open Badminton Championships 2019 in Birmingham, Britain on March 9, 2019. (Xinhua/Tang Shi)
Toutists take selfies at the scenic area of Mount Huashan in northwest China's Shaanxi Province, March 9, 2019. As temperature rises, tourism boom is seen at Mount Huashan scenic area. (Xinhua/Tao Ming)
Aerial photos taken on March 9, 2019 shows tourists visiting the scenic area of Mount Huashan in northwest China's Shaanxi Province. As temperature rises, tourism boom is seen at Mount Huashan scenic area. (Xinhua/Tao Ming)
