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Members of the Chinese delegation to the Paris Olympics attend a meeting to establish the delegation in Beijing on Saturday. [All Photos/Xinhua]



The Chinese Olympic Committee announced on Saturday that it will send 405 athletes, including 42 Olympic champions, at an average age of 25 to the Paris Olympic Games, which will open on July 26.



The delegation is made up of 136 men and 269 women athletes, with 37-year-old women's race walker Liu Hong the oldest competitor and 11-year-old women's skateboarder Zheng Haohao the youngest.

Even with 10 events reduced from the official program at Tokyo 2020, Paris 2024 will mark the biggest representation of Team China at an overseas edition of the Games with its athletes having qualified in 236 medal events across 30 sports, out of a total number of 329 events in 32 sports on the sports program in Paris.



Led by 42 Olympic champions, the Chinese delegation will count on athletes from six traditionally strong sports – table tennis, diving, weightlifting, shooting, gymnastics and badminton – to bolster its medal hopes in Paris, where they are expecting tougher challenges from emerging contenders from across the world.

To improve competitiveness in some Western-dominated sports, the Chinese delegation has hired 42 foreign coaches, trainers and supportive staff from 17 countries and regions to help Chinese athletes prepare for the Games.

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Staff members perform a dance on the inaugural train service from Xishuangbanna, Yunnan province, to Luang Prabang, Laos, on April 13. CHINA DAILY



Passengers wait in line to buy tickets for the China-Laos Railway at the ticket hall in Vientiane station on June 25. JIANG JIAXUAN/CHINA DAILY



Chinese tourists from Guiyang, Guizhou province, are welcomed by the Lao National Art Troupe in the capital Vientiane, on May 9. The first Guizhou-Vientiane train carrying more than 200 Chinese passengers arrived at Vientiane station on May 9. DU DAPENG/XINHUA



Passengers board a train at Xishuangbanna railway station, Yunnan, on April 13, headed to Luang Prabang in Laos. WANG JINGYI/XINHUA



The first freight train heading for the Laotian capital Vientiane departs from the Xi'an international port in Xi'an, Shaanxi province, in April 2022. LIU XIANG/XINHUA

A robotic arm that can hit a table tennis ball on display at the 26th China Beijing International High-tech Expo, July 14, 2024. [Photo/VCG]

The 26th China Beijing International High-Tech Expo opened at the China National Convention Center on Saturday and will last until July 16.

The exhibition area this year covers around 22,000 square meters, attracting over 300 enterprises and institutions from home and abroad.

Over 1,000 scientific and technological innovation achievements are on the show, of which more than 300 latest technologies and products are making their debut at the expo.



A girl tests out drone jamming equipment with the help of virtual reality technology at the 26th China Beijing International High-tech Expo, July 14, 2024. [Photo/VCG]



An exhibitor introduces a model of the Hualong One, a domestically designed third-generation nuclear reactor to the visitors at the 26th China Beijing International High-tech Expo, July 14, 2024. [Photo/VCG]



Visitors check out a vertical takeoff and landing drone at the 26th China Beijing International High-tech Expo, July 14, 2024. [Photo/VCG]

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Visitors check out vegetables grown using soilless cultivation technology at the 26th China Beijing International High-tech Expo, July 14, 2024. [Photo/VCG]



A model of CNOOC's offshore supply vessel 289 on display at the 26th China Beijing International High-tech Expo, July 14, 2024. [Photo/VCG]



People take a closer look at an unmanned tractor on display at the 26th China Beijing International High-tech Expo, July 13, 2024. [Photo/Xinhua]



A mini-LED driver chip on display at the 26th China Beijing International High-tech Expo, July 13, 2024. [Photo/Xinhua]

Farmers sort out cherry tomatoes in Tongxin County of Wuzhong, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, July 11, 2024. In recent years, Tongxin County, which is located in an arid region, has attached great importance to the development of facility agriculture. These facilities not only effectively guarantee the supply of agricultural products in the water-deficient county, but have also serve as an important catalyst to generating lucrative job opportunities for local farmers. (Xinhua/Yang Zhisen)



Farmers load newly harvested cherry tomatoes in Tongxin County of Wuzhong, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, July 11, 2024.



Farmers pack pepino melons in Tongxin County of Wuzhong, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, July 11, 2024.



A farmer harvests pepino melons at a greenhouse in Tongxin County of Wuzhong, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, July 11, 2024.



Farmers sort out pepino melons in Tongxin County of Wuzhong, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, July 11, 2024.

Pan Fenglan (C) talks with German tourists at the homestay she operates at Dazhai Village of Longsheng County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, June 26, 2024.



An aerial drone photo taken on July 11, 2024 shows terraced fields at Dazhai Village of Longsheng County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Cao Yiming)

Beyond the picturesque Longji Rice Terraces lies Dazhai Village, flanked by lush greenery, towering mountains, and a diverse array of homestays.

Named among the Best Tourism Villages of 2022 by the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) for its breathtaking agricultural view, this village also takes pride in its robust homestay facilities that have annually brought more than 500,000 yuan (about 68,854 U.S. dollars) to over 60 percent of local households.

The flourishing homestay service in the village grew out of household-run catering and recreation services that started to burgeon since the first highway reached the village two decades ago.

Homestay service has not only created jobs for locals but also facilitated the development of tourism-related businesses in surrounding areas. (Xinhua/Zhao Zishuo)



Pan Baofen and her husband work at the homestay they operate at Dazhai Village of Longsheng County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, June 26, 2024. (Xinhua/Liu Chan)



A college graduate newly recruited by a homestay is out for business at Dazhai Village of Longsheng County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, June 26, 2024. (Xinhua/Liu Xu)



Li Bin (1st L) serves tea to tourists at the homestay he operates at Dazhai Village of Longsheng County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, June 26, 2024. (Xinhua/Cao Yiming)

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Li Bin (1st L) serves tea to tourists at the homestay he operates at Dazhai Village of Longsheng County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, June 26, 2024. (Xinhua/Liu Chan)



An aerial drone photo taken on July 10, 2024 shows homestays at Dazhai Village of Longsheng County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Cao Yiming)



A villager walks in terraced fields at Dazhai Village of Longsheng County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, July 10, 2024. (Xinhua/Cao Yiming)



Tourists are pictured during a traditional festival at Dazhai Village of Longsheng County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, July 11, 2024. (Xinhua/Cao Yiming)



German tourists enjoy rural scenery at a homestay at Dazhai Village of Longsheng County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, June 26, 2024. (Xinhua/Zou Jingyi)