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Hundreds of boats with more than 10,000 boat team members aboard gathered for the Qintong Boat Festival, which has been a centuries-old tradition, in East China's Jiangsu province.
Now that basic living condition has been met. China is slowly reviving old festivals and tradition with side benefit of tourism
Now that basic living condition has been met. China is slowly reviving old festivals and tradition with side benefit of tourism
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Students in Han-style costumes take part in a traditional coming-of-age ceremony in Xi'an, capital of Northwest China's Shaanxi province, April 7, 2019.
Fifty students aged 16-20 took part in the coming-of-age ceremony. [Photos/Xinhua]
People of Miao ethnic group are seen during a celebration of "San Yue San" festival in Jianhe county in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong autonomous prefecture, Southwest China's Guizhou province, April 6, 2019. "San Yue San", or the third day of the third month in the Chinese Lunar Calendar, falls on April 7 this year. [Photos/Xinhua]
People of Miao ethnic group perform Lusheng, a reed-pipe wind instrument, during a celebration of "San Yue San" festival in Jianhe county in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong autonomous prefecture, Southwest China's Guizhou province, April 6, 2019. [Photo/Xinhua]
Girls of Miao ethnic group take part in a folk activity, during a celebration of "San Yue San" festival in Jianhe county in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong autonomous prefecture, Southwest China's Guizhou province, April 6, 2019. [Photo/Xinhua]
People of Miao ethnic group prepare liquor for visitors during a celebration of "San Yue San" festival in Jianhe County in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Guizhou Province, April 6, 2019. "San Yue San", or the third day of the third month in the Chinese Lunar Calendar, falls on April 7 this year. (Xinhua/Yang Wenbin)
The small train. [Photo provided by Shenyang railway bureau]
CHANGCHUN - For residents in Huojugou village in China's Changbai Mountains, a train whistle is a euphonious sound that will bring gurgling water to their kitchen and bathhouse.
For 44 years, the mountainous village and several others in northeast China's Jilin Province have relied on a train, which only has one locomotive and one tank car, to provide their water supply.
Local residents come to fetch water. [Photo provided by Tonghua railway]
"Fetching water used to be a big headache. We had to travel to a far-away river to get water and even make a hole in the ice during winter," said Li Zuopei, an 80-year-old resident in Yingbishan village.
Workers prepare to run water from the train to a cistern at the station. [Photo provided by Shenyang railway bureau]
Water rushes from a pipe to a cistern at the station. [Photo provided by Tonghua railway]
The water-delivering trains are a special service on the Hunbai Railway, a scenic line with diesel trains. They were launched to address the limited access to drinking water in the area, where the underground water is undrinkable due to complex mineral components.
"Water coming out of the wells used to render us with Kaschin-beck disease, and we treated every drop of (safe) water like it was oil," said Zhou Aiqin, another resident at Huojugou.
A local pours water into a basin at home. [Photo provided by Tonghua railway]
Running the train all year around is no easy task, especially in winter when temperatures easily drop below minus 20 degrees Celsius. Some of the fuel is spent heating the water during the journey to prevent freezing.
"Water often drips onto our clothes and instantly freezes. We cannot bend our arms or legs and have to move like a gorilla," said Jia Lin, a veteran worker at the line's Quanyang station.
Tourists visit the Xinjiang International Grand Bazaar in Urumqi, capital of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, April 4, 2019. The market, which has witnessed a booming tourism, received about 1.33 million visits in March alone. (Xinhua/Wang Fei)
A child dances at the square of the Xinjiang International Grand Bazaar in Urumqi, capital of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, April 4, 2019. (Xinhua/Wang Fei)
Tourists watch a store owner weaving a carpet at the Xinjiang International Grand Bazaar in Urumqi, capital of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, April 4, 2019. (Xinhua/Wang Fei)
Craftswoman Liu Yuxia embroiders at her studio in Qiaoxi District of Shijiazhuang, north China's Hebei Province, April 4, 2019. Liu Yuxia is an inheritor of Xu embroidery, which was listed as one of Shijiazhuang's intangible cultural heritages in 2018.
Craftswoman Liu Yuxia creates an embroidery work at her studio in Qiaoxi District of Shijiazhuang, north China's Hebei Province, April 4, 2019.
Photo taken on April 4, 2019 shows part of an embroidery work by craftswoman Liu Yuxia in Shijiazhuang, north China's Hebei Province, April 4, 2019.
Based on traditional Chinese embroidery skills, her works of unique style present the integration of Chinese and western painting techniques and photography. (Xinhua/Chen Qibao)
China's Lou Jiahui (R) vies with Cameroon's Alexandra Takounda Engolo during the final match between China and Cameroon at the 2019 International Women's Football Tournament in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, April 7, 2019. China won 1-0. (Xinhua/Ding Xu)
China's Li Jiayue (R) vies with Cameroon's Gabrielle Aboudi Onguene during the final match between China and Cameroon at the 2019 International Women's Football Tournament in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, April 7, 2019. China won 1-0. (Xinhua/Ding Xu)
Wang Shanshan (L) of China vies with Christine Manie of Cameroon during the final match between China and Cameroon at the 2019 International Women's Football Tournament in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, April 7, 2019. (Xinhua/Xiao Yijiu)
Cameroon's goalkeeper Annette Ngo Ndom (1st R) saves the ball during the final match between China and Cameroon at the 2019 International Women's Football Tournament in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, April 7, 2019. China won 1-0. (Xinhua/Cheng Min)
Wang Shuang of China greets spectators after the final match between China and Cameroon at the 2019 International Women's Football Tournament in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, April 7, 2019. (Xinhua/Xiao Yijiu)
Xing exercises at his gym. [Photo/IC]
Xing Jiahua, a member of the post-1990s generation from North China's Hebei province, was a member of the second Chinese peacekeeping force to Africa. After his discharge from the army, Xing came to Hangzhou, the nation's foremost city for e-commerce, and opened a shop selling office stationary on Taobao, China's biggest online shopping platform.
Xing trains a student at his gym in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province. [Photo/IC]
Xing's gym has a stable stream of customers and revenue gets as high as 70,000 yuan per month. [Photo/IC]
When he was a child, Xing loved sports and practiced athletics and wushu, one of the oldest and most famous styles of Chinese martial arts. For Xing, opening his own gym has been a dream from childhood. After borrowing money from friends — plus a sum of money saved from the Taobao store — his dream came true. At present, Xing's gym has a stable stream of customers and revenue gets as high as 70,000 yuan per month, Xing said.
Xing exercises at a track stadium. [Photo/IC]
Xing also runs a shop selling office stationary on Taobao, China's biggest online shopping platform. [Photo/IC]
As for the future, Xing said he will continue to be a "slash" — people who have several careers. Xing wants to work hard and make his two businesses better while he is still young.
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