China sent a new Earth observation satellite into space from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in northern China's Shanxi Province at 7:52 a.m. Thursday (Beijing Time).
The satellite, Gaofen-12, was launched aboard a Long March-4C rocket and entered the planned orbit successfully. It was the 320th flight mission of the Long March carrier rocket series. As part of the country's high-definition earth observation project, the microwave remote sensing satellite is capable of providing photographs with a resolution of better than a meter. Gaofen-12 will be used in land surveys, urban planning, road network design and crop yield estimate, as well as disaster relief. It can also serve projects along the Belt and Road. (...all Photos: China News Service/ Zheng Taotao)
Despite many injuries, Xue in her twenties, said she likes the sport because it’s a combination of strength, mental toughness, and a lot of fun. (Photo: China News Service/Ai Qinglong)
Students from Winter sports majors receive training at Hebei Institute of Physical Education in Shijiazhuang City, North China’s Hebei Province, Nov. 27, 2019.
The school opened the ice and snow sports degree program in 2015, aiming to train athletes for the 2022 Winter Olympics. Currently, more than 1,000 students major in the ice and snow sports programs. (Photos: China News Service/Zhai Yujia)
Forest firefighters respond during a fire drill in Sunan Yugur Autonomous County, Northwest China’s Gansu Province, Nov. 28, 2019. The annual drill was held to improve responses to potential fires in forest and grassland areas. (Photos: China News Service/Wu Xuefeng)
People visit a fair held in a gymnasium in Altay, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Nov. 27, 2019. The 14th Xinjiang Winter Tourism Trade Fair opened here on Wednesday. (Xinhua/Sadat)
People take part in a carnival at a skiing field on Jiangjun Mountain in Altay, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Nov. 27, 2019.(Xinhua/Sadat)
Women of Kazakh ethnic group show their traditional food in Altay, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Nov. 27, 2019. The 14th Xinjiang Winter Tourism Trade Fair opened here on Wednesday. (Xinhua/Sadat)
A live-broadcast consultant promotes agricultural products for a company at a fair in a gymnasium in Altay, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Nov. 27, 2019. The 14th Xinjiang Winter Tourism Trade Fair opened here on Wednesday. (Xinhua/Sadat)
World champion and Olympic gold medalist Zhang Changning, right, who plays on China's national women's volleyball team, teaches students at a middle school in Changzhou, Jiangsu province on Nov 28, 2019. Zhang and her teammate Gong Xiangyu presented students with signed volleyballs and encouraged them to study and train harder. [Photo by Xia Chenxi/For China Daily]
Children fly planes in Guanyun county, Jiangsu province on Nov 24 as part of activities organized by local care facilities, also known as "homes of left-behind children". The facilities mainly provide care and entertainment for children whose mothers and fathers are working in other cities and help with their studies and lives to make up for the absence of their parents. [Photo by Wu Zhengxiang/For China Daily]
People of the Dong ethnic group celebrate their customary new year by showcasing their weaving skills in Longsheng, Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region on Tuesday. The Dong people regard the first day of the eleventh month in the lunar calendar as the beginning of the year. To mark the occasion, they clean their houses, slaughter livestock and set up banquets for family and friends. [Photo/China News Service]
Lovers of hanfu － traditional Chinese clothing － gather at Confucius Temple in Nanning, Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, on Nov 23 for the city's first hanfu-themed carnival. [Photo by Yu Xiangquan/For China Daily]
Children take part in a desert kart race in Kuqa county, Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, on Nov 24, 2019. The county held its first desert-themed festival from Nov 23 to Nov 25 to help boost its tourism industry. [Photo by Yuan Huanhuan/For China Daily]
Students from Peking Opera club pose for photos 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 student from Peking Opera club arranges costume props at Tongji Experimental School in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province, Nov. 27, 2019.(Xinhua/Li Ziheng)
An artist performs a local-style opera on stage at a village in Qingdao, Shandong province on Nov 26, 2019. A troupe specializing in the style will present plays loved by local audiences over the next six days to enrich their cultural lives during winter. [Photo by Han Jiajun/For China Daily]
China's central bank issued a commemorative coin Thursday featuring Mount Tai, one of the country's UNESCO World Cultural and Natural Heritage sites. The coin, made of brass alloy and in a square shape with rounded edges, has a face value of five yuan (0.71 U.S. dollars), according to the People's Bank of China (PBOC). The front side of the coin features China's national emblem, along with the country name, year of issuance and a decorative pattern of Mount Tai. Scenic elements of the Mount Tai area are on the reverse side of the coin, including pines and cypresses, Mount Tai sunrise, men working on the mountain and stone carvings. (Photos: China News Service/Zhang Yun)
Children make snowmen at the Palace Museum in Beijing, capital of China, Nov. 30, 2019. Beijing saw a snowfall Friday night. (Xinhua/Meng Dingbo)
BEIJING, Nov. 30 (Xinhua) -- Beijing on Saturday was covered in white after experiencing the first snow this winter, which experts said was timely after a much-delayed snowfall in last year's droughty winter.
The snow, which began Friday evening, reached the level of a blizzard in the outlying districts of Yanqing and Changping. In the city proper, the average precipitation was 3.1 millimeters, said the Beijing Meteorological Service.
Photo taken from Jingshan Park on Nov. 30, 2019 shows the snow-covered Palace Museum in Beijing, capital of China. Beijing saw a snowfall Friday night. (Xinhua/Shen Bohan)
Tourists visit the Palace Museum after a snowfall in Beijing, capital of China, Nov. 30, 2019. Beijing saw a snowfall Friday night. (Xinhua/Wang Jin)
Photo taken on Nov. 30, 2019 shows snow scenery at a park in Beijing, capital of China. Beijing saw a snowfall Friday night. (Xinhua/Ren Chao)
