Students light candles for Nanjing Massacre victims during a memorial ceremony to mark China's sixth National Memorial Day at the Memorial Hall of the Victims of the Nanjing Massacre by Japanese Invaders in Nanjing, capital of east China's Jiangsu Province, Dec. 13, 2019. [Photos/Xinhua]
Students lay flowers during a memorial ceremony at Shanghai's Songhu Battle Memorial Hall in Shanghai, east China, Dec. 13, 2019, on the occasion of China's National Memorial Day for Nanjing Massacre Victims. (Xinhua/Chen Fei)
People strike a bell during a memorial ceremony at Shanghai's Songhu Battle Memorial Hall in Shanghai, east China, Dec. 13, 2019, on the occasion of China's National Memorial Day for Nanjing Massacre Victims. (Xinhua/Chen Fei)
Chan Pui Man (1st R) acts as a volunteer during her spare time at the University of Macao in Macao, south China, Nov. 21, 2019. Chan, born in 1999 in Macao, is a student at the Faculty of Business Administration of the University of Macao. As Chan said, nowadays Macao has greatly promoted the development of its higher education, with more students being willing to stay here to continue their study after high school. In her eyes, Macao has become more international, with more foreign companies and skyscrapers appearing here and more people know about it. (Xinhua/Cheong Kam Ka)
Elementary school students learn astrology at a planetarium in Lhasa, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Dec. 14, 2019. An planetarium opened its door to the public for trial operation in Lhasa on Saturday. (Xinhua/Li Xin)
Visitors take photos at a planetarium in Lhasa, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Dec. 14, 2019. An planetarium opened its door to the public for trial operation in Lhasa on Saturday. (Xinhua/Li Xin)
Visitors watch a movie at a dome theatre in a planetarium in Lhasa, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Dec. 14, 2019. An planetarium opened its door to the public for trial operation in Lhasa on Saturday. (Xinhua/Li Xin)
Rescuers prepare to enter the flooded coal mine in Gongxian County of Yibin City in southwest China's Sichuan Province, Dec. 15, 2019. Four miners were found dead and 14 others remained trapped underground in a flooded coal mine in southwest China's Sichuan Province, local authorities said Saturday. Rescuers are making all-out efforts to search for the trapped. Nearly 200 personnel have joined in the rescue and professional rescue forces have entered the well, according to the provincial emergency management bureau. (Xinhua/Xue Yubin)
College students taste chocolate cake displayed by the canteen of Shanghai Jiao Tong University during the Shanghai University Gourmet Carnival in Shanghai, east China, Dec. 15, 2019. The second Shanghai University Gourmet Carnival kicked off in East China University of Science and Technology on Sunday, displaying more than 70 dishes from 34 colleges and universities in Shanhai. (Xinhua/Liu Ying)
Photo taken on Dec. 15, 2019 shows the succulent-shaped mousse cake displayed by the canteen of Shanghai Ocean University during the Shanghai University Gourmet Carnival in Shanghai, east China. (Xinhua/Liu Ying)
A sanitation worker in Chaoyang district, Beijing, spreads salt on the pavement to prevent pedestrians from slipping on Dec 16, 2019. [Photo by Du Lianyi/chinadaily.com.cn]
Cooks compete in a pumpkin cooking competition. The event was held in Huichang County, East China's Jiangxi province, on Sunday, Dec 15, 2019. A total of 36 teams from counties of the city participated in the event, using pumpkin as cooking material. The pumpkin industry has been vigorously developed by locals, with 10,000 mu (666.67 hectares) of growing area and a yearly yield of 20 million kilograms. [Photo by Chen Zebing/chinadaily.com.cn]
Juries examine dishes during the pumpkin cooking competition held in Huichang County, East China's Jiangxi province, on Sunday. [Photo by Chen Zebing/chinadaily.com.cn]
Students of Dunhuang mural dance at Lanzhou University of Arts and Science stage a performance in Lanzhou, Gansu province, on Nov 28, 2019. [Photo/Xinhua]
[SIZE="4"People practice sewing during a vocational training class in Zhaosu County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Dec. 14, 2019. Various vocational training programs have been conducted in Zhaosu during the slack farming season so that farmers and herdsmen may find more job opportunities to increase income. Currently, a total of 44 classes in 17 types of professions are available, according to local authority. (Xinhua/Ding Lei)
Family members take the high-speed train running along the Guangzhou-Shenzhen Intercity Railway to Guangzhou, capital of south China's Guangdong Province, Dec. 15, 2019. The Guangzhou-Shenzhen Intercity Railway designed with a speed of 140 km per hour started its official operation on Sunday. A total of 15 stations are set along the railway, which has joined Guangzhou, Dongguan and Shenzhen into a "one-hour economic circle". (Xinhua/Liang Xu)
The conductor stands by as the high-speed train C6714 prepares to pull out of the Shenzhen Airport Railway Station along the Guangzhou-Shenzhen Intercity Railway in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, Dec. 15, 2019. (Xinhua/Liang Xu)
The high-speed train C6714 pulls out of the Shenzhen Airport Railway Station along the Guangzhou-Shenzhen Intercity Railway in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, Dec. 15, 2019. (Xinhua/Liang Xu)
A train runs on Xiangbahe grand bridge during a trial operation of Chengdu-Guiyang railway in southwest China's Guizhou Province, Dec. 3, 2019. The 650-kilometer railway, an important part of the country's high-speed rail network, is expected to be in operation on Dec. 16. (Xinhua/Liu Xu)
