An exhibition of Chinese cultural relics returned from Italy in the National Museum of China in Beijing, April 24, 2019. The exhibition, "The Journey Back Home," showcases 796 pieces of repatriated Chinese artifacts from different dynasties.
This was the largest return of lost Chinese cultural relics in nearly 20 years, according to Minister of Culture and Tourism Luo Shugang. (Photo: China News Service/Zhang Xinglong)
Students of Zhuhelu Primary School take part in the theme activity of "knowing space knowledge, igniting space dream" in Hanshan District of Handan, north China's Hebei Province, April 24, 2019. Since 2016, China has set April 24 as the country's Space Day. The various activities on Space Day have become a window for the Chinese public and the world to get a better understanding of China's aerospace progress. (Xinhua/Wang Hongchao)
A teacher of the affiliated kindergarten of Miaofengshan ethnic school teaches children space knowledge in Mentougou District of Beijing, capital of China, April 24, 2019. Since 2016, China has set April 24 as the country's Space Day. The various activities on Space Day have become a window for the Chinese public and the world to get a better understanding of China's aerospace progress. (Xinhua/Hou Jiqing)
A teacher of the affiliated kindergarten of Miaofengshan ethnic school teaches children space knowledge in Mentougou District of Beijing, capital of China, April 24, 2019. (Xinhua/Hou Jiqing)
Students of Hanshan District Experimental Primary School fly model planes they made in Handan City, north China's Hebei Province, April 24, 2019. (Xinhua/Hao Qunying)
Students of No. 3 High School of Shuangluan District make spacecraft models with waste materials under the guidance of a teacher in Chengde, north China's Hebei Province, April 24, 2019. (Xinhua/Wang Liqun)
A staff member introduces how special glass is applied in aerospace field to pupils of Haigang District Beihuanlu Primary School in Qinhuangdao, north China's Hebei Province, April 24, 2019. (Xinhua/Cao Jianxiong)
Lin Shiyuan(R), a main inheritor of the She ethnic group silver crafts, introduces his silver carving in Fuzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province, April 24, 2019. A silver carving fair of the She ethnic group was held in Fuzhou on Wednesday. (Xinhua/Lin Shanchuan)
Models show traditional costumes and silverware of She ethnic group in Fuzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province, April 24, 2019. (Xinhua/Lin Shanchuan)
Lin Shiyuan, a main inheritor of the She ethnic group silver crafts, shows a silver kettle in Fuzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province, April 24, 2019. (Xinhua/Lin Shanchuan)
Shenzhen Customs shows items seized during coordinated anti-smuggling campaigns in Shenzhen, Wuxi and Shanghai, during a news conference in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, April 25, 2019.
Authorities seized 10 suspects and illegal wildlife products weighing 209 kilograms, such as ivory and rhinoceros horns. (Photos: China News Service/Chen Wen)
Competitors wrestle at the Genghis Khan Chagan Suluk Nadam Fair in Ejin Horo Banner of Ordos City, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, April 24, 2019. The two-day fair kicked off on Wednesday, including a variety of traditional activities. (Xinhua/Peng Yuan)
Wrestling competitors are seen at the Genghis Khan Chagan Suluk Nadam Fair in Ejin Horo Banner of Ordos City, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, April 24, 2019. (Xinhua/Peng Yuan)
People dressed in traditional costumes perform at the Genghis Khan Chagan Suluk Nadam Fair in Ejin Horo Banner of Ordos City, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, April 24, 2019. (Xinhua/Peng Yuan)
A man picks up a hada when riding a horse during the Genghis Khan Chagan Suluk Nadam Fair in Ejin Horo Banner of Ordos City, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, April 24, 2019. (Xinhua/Peng Yuan)
A woman performs horse riding at the Genghis Khan Chagan Suluk Nadam Fair in Ejin Horo Banner of Ordos City, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, April 24, 2019. (Xinhua/Peng Yuan)
The making and the use of bronze mirrors emerged in China during the Warring States Period (475-221 BC), and flourished in the Tang Dynasty (618-907) before being introduced to Japan.
When such mirrors became less popular in the Song Dynasty (960-1279), they were given a boost in Japan where artisans endeavored to create mirrors reflecting distinctive aesthetic values and technological sophistication.
Fuso Reflection, an ongoing exhibition at Tsinghua University Art Museum, which runs through April 19, 2020, showcases ancient Chinese and Japanese bronze mirrors from the collection of Wang Ganghuai, 78, an engineer and Tsinghua University graduate.(Photos provided to chinadaily.com.cn)
The world's highest highway tunnel was open to traffic on Friday at an altitude of over 4,750 meters above sea level in Southwest China's Tibet autonomous region. (Photos/Xinhua)
A child receives a vaccine at a community healthcare center in Qinhuangdao City, north China's Hebei Province. Thursday marks the children's vaccination day in China. (Xinhua/Cao Jianxiong)
A medical worker explains knowledge on vaccination to children at a health center in Dongguocun Township in Xingtai City, north China's Hebei Province, April 25, 2019. (Xinhua/Zhang Chi)
A baby receives a vaccine at a maternal and child health care hospital in Handan City, north China's Hebei Province, April 25, 2019. (Xinhua/Hao Qunying)
Photo taken on April 25, 2019 shows a peony porcelain and related products in Luoyang, central China's Henan Province. Peony porcelain reflects an integration of peony imagery with Chinese porcelain culture. (Xinhua/Li Jianan)
Staff members of a peony porcelain company color semi-finished peony porcelains in Luoyang, central China's Henan Province, April 25, 2019. (Xinhua/Li Jianan)
Founder of peony porcelain Li Xuewu designs peony patterns on a porcelain dish in Luoyang, central China's Henan Province, April 25, 2019. (Xinhua/Li Jianan)
A staff member of a peony porcelain company carves a piece of peony porcelain in Luoyang, central China's Henan Province, April 25, 2019. (Xinhua/Li Jianan)
Children of Central Kindergarten of Zhaojia Town pose for a photo in a cherry garden in Quanfan Village of Zhuji City, east China's Zhejiang Province, April 25. 2019. Over 400 hectares of cherry in Zhaojia Town has entered harvest season recently. (Xinhua/Weng Xinyang)
Children of Central Kindergarten of Zhaojia Town pick cherries in a cherry garden in Quanfan Village of Zhuji City, east China's Zhejiang Province, April 25. 2019. (Xinhua/Weng Xinyang)
Students adjust robots during a competition held in Longhui County, Shaoyang City of central China's Hunan Province, April 20, 2019. More than 1,000 primary, middle school and high school students took part in the competition. (Xinhua/Zeng Yong)
