Hou Weidong practises at a square in Jilin City, northeast China's Jilin Province, Nov. 5, 2019. Hou Weidong, 41 years old, is a national coach who specializes in rope jumping skills. Meanwhile, he also is a professional athlete of rope jumping. In the beginning, rope jumping was just his daily fitness routine in the park. Gradually, his astonishing performance attracted lots of people to learn from him, so he embarked on a coaching road. In 2014, he and his students began to attend national rope jumping competitions and got good scores. In 2019, Hou Weidong and his two students participated in the 2019 World Jump Rope Championship in Oslo, Norway. Zhao Shuping, one of his students, broke the record and got the champion. Hou aslo won gold medals for 4 projects. "The rope jumping brings health and happiness to me, in the meanwhile, I also want to affect more people by this sports. I intend to bring it to the campus to make more and more people like this sport." Hou Weidong said. (Photo by Yan Linyun/Xinhua)
Lin Bohan (front) practises rope jumping under the instructions of Hou Weidong at a primary school in Jilin City, northeast China's Jilin Province, Nov. 1, 2019. (Photo by Yan Linyun/Xinhua)
Hou Weidong (R) plays rope jumping with a 7-year-old student Wang Yinuo at his rope jumping club in Jilin City, northeast China's Jilin Province, Nov. 1, 2019.
Hou Weidong (L) gives instructions to students at his rope jumping club in Jilin City, northeast China's Jilin Province, Nov. 1, 2019. (Xinhua/Xu Chang)
Hou Weidong (above) gives intructions to student Wang Ruilin at a primary school in Jilin City, northeast China's Jilin Province, Nov. 1, 2019. (Xinhua/Luo Yuan)
Hou Weidong (C) performs with his partners Li Chunmei (L) and Wang Huanan at his rope jumping club in Jilin City, northeast China's Jilin Province, Nov. 5, 2019. (Photo by Yan Linyun/Xinhua)
Hou Weidong (above) gives instructions to student Chu Han at a primary school in Jilin City, northeast China's Jilin Province, Nov. 1, 2019. (Xinhua/Xu Chang)
Zhang Juntao makes lanterns with visiting pupils at a lantern museum of Bianjing Lantern Zhang set up by himself in Kaifeng City, central China's Henan Province, Nov. 27, 2019. Zhang Juntao is a 48-year-old national-level intangible cultural heritage inheritor for the Bianjing Lantern Zhang, a brand of traditional lantern in Kaifeng of central China's Henan that can be dated back to the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911). Since 2001, Zhang has been building a data base for the styles of traditional lanterns in China through materials searching. He set up a museum for lanterns in 2011 in Kaifeng and gives classes for schools and communities in regular basis. He hopes that the Bianjing Lantern Zhang can be known and liked by more people and the traditional culture be passed down. (Xinhua/Ren Pengfei)
Zhang Juntao hangs a lantern at a lantern museum of Bianjing Lantern Zhang set up by himself in Kaifeng City, central China's Henan Province, Nov. 27, 2019.(Xinhua/Ren Pengfei)
Zhang Juntao checks the traditional wood carving styles at a lantern museum of Bianjing Lantern Zhang set up by himself in Kaifeng City, central China's Henan Province, Nov. 27, 2019. (Xinhua/Li Jianan)
Zhang Juntao makes lanterns at a lantern museum of Bianjing Lantern Zhang set up by himself in Kaifeng City, central China's Henan Province, Nov. 27, 2019. (Xinhua/Ren Pengfei)
Zhang Juntao checks a lantern at a lantern museum of Bianjing Lantern Zhang set up by himself in Kaifeng City, central China's Henan Province, Nov. 27, 2019. (Xinhua/Li Jianan)
A park staffer shows wild animal skull specimen to tourists in Hainan Tropical Wildlife Park on Nov 23, 2019. [Photo by Zhang Jiacheng for chinadaily.com.cn]
Gong Gong plays at his swimming pool at Hainan Tropical Wildlife Park. [Photo by Zhang Jiacheng for chinadaily.com.cn]
"Born of the same father but different mothers in Wolong Panda Base in Sichuan province, Gong Gong and Shun Shun are adapting well to the food, climate and environment at their new home on the tropical island, which is as spacious with over 1,000 square meters," Lyu said.
Crowds are seen at Anyi Yexiang, a pedestrian alley in Shanghai, on Oct 26. [Photo/Xinhua]
As China's consumption upgrade unfurls further, there will be more consumers with high incomes looking for quality, unique and trendy services. They value diversification and convenience. With China's night-time economy springing up, it has fueled growth by further unleashing residents' consumption potential. Such upgraded trends in the demand side call for more changes on the supply side. Retailers or service providers will see their sales surge if they take advantage of such trends and launch their customized and quality services in a timely way.
A woman learns playing drum at a store in the Yangshuo Xijie Street of Guilin city, South China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, on Nov 11. [Photo/Xinhua]
The No. 5633 and No. 5634 trains, linking Puxiong Railway Station in Yuexi County, Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture and Panzhihua City in Sichuan Province, have been running since 1970, and today remain the key daily commuting option for more than 2,000 students of the Yi ethnic group and other local residents.
Some students often take the opportunity to finish assignments while on the train, passing through mountain scenery, as can be seen from these photos. (Photo: China News Service/Hu Zhongping)
Students from Peking Opera club practice at Tongji Experimental School in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province, Nov. 27, 2019. Nearly 100 schools in Qingdao have established Peking Opera interest groups or clubs to develop students' sense of arts and inherit the traditional Chinese culture. (Xinhua/Li Ziheng)
A teacher from Peking Opera club fixes a student's make-up at Tongji Experimental School in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province, Nov. 27, 2019. (Xinhua/Li Ziheng)
Students from Peking Opera club practice basic skills at Tongji Experimental School in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province, Nov. 27, 2019. (Xinhua/Li Ziheng)
Students from Peking Opera club view a headwear of Peking Opera at Tongji Experimental School in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province, Nov. 27, 2019. (Xinhua/Li Ziheng)