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Staff members place a "Golden Mask" of Sanxingdui, an ancient large-scale political entity in Sichuan province, into a display case at the Shanghai Museum East on Jan 29, 2024. The Shanghai Museum East, an extension of the main Shanghai Museum, is located on the east bank of the Huangpu River. The new museum will open to the public on Feb 2. [Photo by Gao Erqiang/chinadaily.com.cn]



Farmers trim excess cherry flowers to guarantee better fruit at a greenhouse in Luanzhou, Hebei province, on Jan 29, 2024. Cherries, cucumbers and tomatoes have become major winter produce in recent years thanks to the wide adoption of greenhouses. [Photo/Xinhua]



People take part in an ice dragon boat race in Baishan, Jilin province, on Jan 30, 2024. An ice skating marathon challenge was held in the city, and the event also featured other ice and snow activities to promote fitness among the general public. [Photo by Jiang Shengsong/For chinadaily.com.cn]



Tu ethnic women display traditional buns at a competition in Haidong, Qinghai province, on Jan 30, 2024. A total of 134 skilled Tu women from Donggou town in Huzhu county showcased their talents in cooking and preparing traditional food. [Photo/China News Service]



Herders put on a Kazak-style dramatic performance portraying a couple's love story on horseback in Urumqi, Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, on Jan 27, 2024. The performance was part of a horse show on ice for tourists. [Photo/China News Service]

More than 200 cultural museums and art venues in Shanghai will launch over 70 high-quality exhibitions to celebrate the upcoming Spring Festival. [All Photos provided to chinadaily.com.cn]





Shanghai has launched over 200 cultural and tourism activities celebrating the upcoming Spring Festival, aiming to create a Chinese New Year atmosphere with metropolitan characteristics, according to a press conference held by the municipal government on Thursday.



More than 200 cultural museums and art venues in the city will launch over 70 high-quality exhibitions, including the already opened Entitled Pictures of China: Artworks by Lin Fengmian and Wu Guanzhong in the China Art Museum and Stars Over China: The Ancient Shu Civilization of Sanxingdui and Jinsha in Shanghai Museum East, which brought 363 cultural relics from 28 cultural and archaeological institutions across the country.

People buy goods and food from merchants at Nanzuo Market in Yuanshi county, Shijiazhuang, Hebei province. [Photos by Liang Zidong/For chinadaily.com.cn]



With the Spring Festival approaching, people have been busy preparing for the Chinese Lunar New Year by purchasing New Year goods and delicious food at markets in Yuanshi county, Shijiazhuang, Hebei province.



The Nanzuo Market, which originated during the Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), boasts a long history and a large scale with abundant goods.





It has been known as the "Number One Market of Taihang" and has attracted many visitors who come to experience the local customs and feel the festive atmosphere. Taihang refers to the Taihang Mountains, which partly sit in Hebei.

Yaji, or "gathering of literati", is a tradition that dated centuries back of which persons interested in cultural and artistic activities gathered to share, and to show their abilities to write, paint and sing, while entertained with good drink and food, often in places that commanded a good view of mountains and waters.

One of the most renowned gatherings of such kind is the Lantingji, which happened in the fourth century and at which participants included Wang Xizhi, a great calligrapher who was inspired to compose the timeless piece Lantingji Xu, aka "Preface to the Poems Composed at the Orchid Pavilion".

Creativity products and objects and performances of traditional arts were presented at a recent yaji fair at Poly Plaza in Beijing. [Photos provided to China Daily]

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An imperial porcelain with dragon pattern is displayed during a special exhibition to mark the Year of the Dragon at the Summer Palace in Beijing, Feb. 1, 2024. A total of 66 pieces of cultural relics with dragon patterns are on show at the exhibition.(Photo: China News Service/Yi Haifei)







Relics with dragon patterns are displayed during a special exhibition to mark the Year of the Dragon at the Summer Palace in Beijing, Feb. 1, 2024. (Photo: China News Service/Yi Haifei)

Qiu Zhichao and his colleagues walk to check equipment along Longli-Liuzhou Railway in Nandan County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, on Jan. 30, 2024. Qiu Zhichao, 55, is the foreman of the Nandan signal section of China Railway Nanning Bureau Group Co., Ltd. Qiu and a group of colleagues with an average age of 45 years old have worked for years to ensure the smooth operation of signal equipment at five stations and the Nandan signal section along the railway line. (All photos by Xinhua/Cao Yiming)



Qiu Zhichao (2nd R) and his colleagues stand guard at a station of Longli-Liuzhou Railway in Nandan County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, on Jan. 30, 2024.



Qiu Zhichao inspects a signal device on Longli-Liuzhou Railway in Nandan County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, on Jan. 30, 2024.



Qiu Zhichao (1st R) assigns tasks at a station of Longli-Liuzhou Railway in Nandan County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, on Jan. 30, 2024.

Qiu Zhichao (1st L) and his colleagues inspect a device on Longli-Liuzhou Railway in Nandan County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, on Jan. 30, 2024.



Qiu Zhichao inspects the track along Longli-Liuzhou Railway in Nandan County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, on Jan. 30, 2024.



Qiu Zhichao and his colleagues inspect the circuit equipment along Longli-Liuzhou Railway in Nandan County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, on Jan. 30, 2024.



Qiu Zhichao (1st L) and his colleagues have a break near a station of Longli-Liuzhou Railway in Nandan County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, on Jan. 30, 2024.

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