Chinese Daily Photos 2024

Even as this year's summer holiday comes to an end, major attractions across Chinese cities continue to draw tourists.

Visitors can enjoy the flower fields at the foot of the Great Wall in Beijing, stroll through the bustling Nanjing Road in Shanghai, explore the historic streets of Kunming, Yunnan province, as well as visit the 1912 Block in Nanjing, Jiangsu province.



Tourists stroll through the Nanjing Road Pedestrian Street in Shanghai at dusk, Aug 20, 2024. [Photo/VCG]



Tourists take photos at a historic street in Kunming, Yunnan province, Aug 20, 2024. [Photo/VCG]



Tourists visit Shenyang Imperial Palace in Shenyang, Liaoning province, Aug 20, 2024. [Photo/VCG]



Tourists take photos at the 1912 Block, a shopping landmark, in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, Aug 20, 2024. [Photo/VCG]



Visitors tour a distinctive local market at the 1912 Block, a shopping landmark, in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, Aug 20, 2024. [Photo/VCG]

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Artists from Beijing perform a folk dance during the first folk art season in Urumqi, northwest China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, Aug. 20, 2024.




The first China Xinjiang Folk Art Season kicked off on Tuesday, attracting 1,800 local artists from 47 folk art troupes. (Photos: China News Service/Liu Xin)

Participants of a cross-Strait journalism camp visit Inner Mongolia Museum in Hohhot, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Aug. 21, 2024. A cross-Strait journalism camp for university students opened on Tuesday in the city of Hohhot, with approximately 200 students from both the mainland and Taiwan in attendance. The students are from 10 universities on the mainland and eight universities in Taiwan. The 11-day event will be held in Inner Mongolia and Beijing, and the students will live, study and take part in various activities, including cultural research, lectures, media organization visits and short video production. (All photos by Xinhua/Lian Zhen)

Workers use hydrogen balloons to elevate crop-spraying nozzles during the application of gibberellin, a growth accelerator, to rice growing at a farm in Suqian, Jiangsu province, on Aug 18, 2024. HE JINGHUA/FOR CHINA DAILY



This aerial drone photo taken on Aug 16, 2024 shows a vehicle running along the Yinchuan-Kunming highway in Northwest China's Ningxia Hui autonomous region. [Photo/Xinhua]



A drone photo shows the Machanghe grand bridge under construction along the Guiyang-Pingtang Expressway in Southwest China's Guizhou province, Aug 21, 2024. [Photo/Xinhua]



Runners pass the Potala Palace during the 2024 Lhasa Half-Marathon in the capital of the Xizang autonomous region on Aug 17, 2024. The day also featured a 10-kilometer race and a 5-km fun run, and attracted 5,000 participants from across the country. KUNGA LESANG/CHINA NEWS SERVICE

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A freshman poses for a photo with a mascot at Peking University in Beijing on Aug 19, 2024. LI MUYI/FOR CHINA DAILY



Performers dressed in Tang Dynasty (618-907) costumes stage a show for travelers in the waiting hall of Xi'an North Station in Xi'an, Shaanxi province, on Aug 19, 2024. YUAN JINGZHI/FOR CHINA DAILY



Polang, the Chinese Navy's first sail-training ship, prepares to set sail from a naval port in Dalian, Liaoning province, on Aug 20, 2024. CHEN JIANAN/XINHUA



Taiwan compatriots show off their paper cuttings of the Chinese character jin, which stands for Shanxi province, at a cultural activity in Taiyuan, its provincial capital, on Aug 21, 2024. Young people and businesspeople from Taiwan were invited to engage in activities in different Shanxi cities to promote cross-Strait integration. ZHU XINGXIN/CHINA DAILY

Lin Aili, headmaster of the Lhasa Jiangsu Experimental Kindergarten, guides children through games. The school was built with assistance from Jiangsu province. [Photo by Palden Nyima/chinadaily.com.cn]

A news conference regarding the Aid-Xizang Work was held in Lhasa, the capital of the Xizang autonomous region, on Thursday morning as part of an event to mark the 30th anniversary of the implementation of paired assistance to the region.





The Lhasa Jiangsu Experimental Kindergarten in Lhasa aims to create high-quality teaching resources that meet the standards of Jiangsu province. [Photo by Palden Nyima/chinadaily.com.cn]

The dance drama Blue and White: Impression of China, produced and performed by artists of the China Oriental Performing Arts Group, was performed from Aug 16 to 18 at Beijing's Poly Theatre. Inspired by the qingbai (blue and white) porcelain of the Song Dynasty (960-1279), which is known for its delicate beauty and characterized by its translucent glaze and intricate designs, the production features a combination of classical Chinese dance and contemporary movements. It tells a story about a young man from the Song Dynasty who travels from northern to southern China to learn the skills of making qingbai porcelain.

Scenes from the dance drama Blue and White: Impression of China. [All Photos provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

Workers try to restore the road damaged by heavy rains in Huludao City, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Aug. 21, 2024. The ongoing heavy rains have lashed the city of Huludao in Liaoning Province in recent days, causing severe damages to many townships. A joint emergency rescue team bearing relief materials has been dispatched by authorities to carry out rescue and relief work. (All photos provided to Xinhua)



A helicopter transfers generators and relief supplies to a makeshift resettlement site in Heishanke Township, Jianchang County of Huludao City, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Aug. 22, 2024.



Rescuers evacuate residents in Gangtun Township of Huludao City, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Aug. 20, 2024.



A policeman evacuates residents in Suizhong County of Huludao City, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Aug. 20, 2024.



A worker repairs a power facility in Bailangshan Village of Jianchang County, Huludao City, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Aug. 22, 2024.

The Chinese-funded cruise ship Blue Dream Melody is set to embark on a 33-night ultra-long-haul voyage departing from Shanghai on November 26, 2024. [All Photos provided to chinadaily.com.cn]



This journey will traverse 10 countries and regions, 15 ports, and 17 destinations across Southeast Asia and East Asia. To cater to diverse tourist needs, the trip allows for partial segmented purchase, with total sales reaching 30 percent as of Aug 15, according to the company.




Facilities of the Blue Dream Melody cruise ship. [Photos provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

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