Chinese Daily Photos 2024

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On the evening of February 2, the 2024 "Light Up China" event, the 38th annual China Qinhuai Lantern Festival lighting ceremony, began at the Bailuzhou park in Nanjing, Jiangsu province.



With the Bailuzhou park, the Confucius Temple Scenic Area and the Laomendong district serving as main display venues, this year's Qinhuai Lantern fair has set up seven exhibition areas with a total of 330 lantern installations.



Compared to previous years' lantern festivals, one of the major highlights this year is the prominent the Year of the Dragon theme. For instance, at the front of the Linxing Gate of the Confucius Temple in Nanjing, the lantern display features twin dragons coiling around pillars, exhaling dragon pearls, symbolizing auspiciousness and reunion. Meanwhile, Bailuzhou park takes inspiration from the "Illustration of Lanterns in the Shangyuan Festival" as its creative theme, showcasing a total of 68 sets of lanterns in various sizes and forms, recreating the grandeur of observing lanterns during the Ming Dynasty as depicted in the ancient artwork.



The Lantern Festival in Nanjing this year not only celebrates the traditional customs of the Lunar New Year but also highlights the city's cultural heritage and innovative spirit, drawing visitors from across the nation to partake in the joyous festivities.[All Photos/Xinhua]

Police manage traffic and remove snow in Wuhan, Hubei province, over the weekend. [All Photos provided to chinadaily.com.cn]



Local authorities in Hubei province are racing against time to alleviate the difficulties in travel due to heavy snow battling most parts of the province since Friday night.

According to Wuhan Meteorological Center, Qianjiang, Yingcheng and Xiaogan cities in Hubei have recorded 18 centimeters of snow as of 8 am on Sunday. The province is expected to have icy rain and snow for the next three days, with strong winds and freezing temperatures, according to the center.



The Wuhan Public Security Bureau has asked police officers to take all efforts to ensure people's safety and maintain the traffic order amid heavy snow and severe freezing weather.



More than 900 patrol units, 54 police stations, and 12 SWAT patrol units are patrolling and all traffic police in the city have been on duty to remove snow and maintain the normal operation of major streets, bridges, train stations and airport in the city.



Staff members at Hankou Railway Station work amid heavy snow to ensure the safety of passengers and trains. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

Police manage traffic and remove snow in Wuhan, Hubei province, over the weekend. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]









Workers at Wuhan Tianhe International Airport remove snow and ice at the airport on Feb 3, 2024. [Photos provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

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Villagers make red lanterns in Tuntou Village of Shijiazhuang City, north China's Hebei Province, Jan. 31, 2024. The village of Tuntou has been famous for its lantern production, which accounts for 80 percent of lantern making in China.(All Photos: China News Service/Zhai Yujia)











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People in Rongcheng, Shandong province, make bobo, a type of steamed buns popular during the Chinese New Year festival. [All Photos by Li Xinjun / for chinadaily.com.cn]







With Chinese New Year approaching, people in Rongcheng, Shandong province, are busy making bobo, a popular festive steamed bun.

In recent years, the local women's federation has expanded bobo sales in multiple ways, including online platforms. This effort has allowed the traditional craft to enrich local farmers.

Chinese New Year wishes written and hung on trees at a scenic spot in Chongqing on Feb 5, 2024. [Photo/VCG]







People enjoy the festive atmosphere as Chinese New Year approaches in Chongqing on Feb 5, 2024. [Photo/VCG]

People visit a flower market on the water for the Chinese New Year in Foshan, South China's Guangdong province on Feb 5, 2024. [Photo/VCG]



Dragon-shaped intangible cultural heritage lights are on display in Foshan, South China's Guangdong province on Feb 5, 2024. [Photo/VCG]



Different kinds of intangible cultural heritage lights are on display in Foshan, South China's Guangdong province on Feb 5, 2024. [Photo/VCG]

Visitors in Hanfu costumes, a style of clothing traditionally worn by the Han people, select snacks during an event celebrating the upcoming Chinese New Year at the Temple Street in south China's Hong Kong, Feb. 4, 2024. (Xinhua/Zhu Wei)





Artists write Spring Festival couplets during an event celebrating the upcoming Chinese New Year at the Temple Street in south China's Hong Kong, Feb. 4, 2024. (Xinhua/Zhu Wei)



Overseas students watch as artists write Chinese calligraphy during an event celebrating the upcoming Chinese New Year at the Temple Street in south China's Hong Kong, Feb. 4, 2024. (Xinhua/Zhu Wei)



A boy plays Touhu game, or pitch-pot game, an ancient entertainment that requires players to throw arrows from a set distance into a pot, during an event celebrating the upcoming Chinese New Year at the Temple Street in south China's Hong Kong, Feb. 4, 2024. (Xinhua/Zhu Wei)

This photo taken on Feb. 4, 2024 shows passengers aboard the train No. 7503 in northwest China's Gansu Province. The pair of "slow trains" No. 7503 and No. 7504 run between Tianshui and Longxi in Gansu. Local residents are now taking them to travel between their towns and the urban areas to shop for goods in preparation of the upcoming Chinese Lunar New Year, or the Spring Festival. (All photos by/Xinhua/Chen Bin/Fang Xin)



This photo taken on Feb. 4, 2024 shows passengers boarding the train No. 7503 at the Tianshui Railway Station in Tianshui, northwest China's Gansu Province.



Passengers show their newly bought festive food on the train No. 7503 in northwest China's Gansu Province, Feb. 4, 2024.



A child shows a newly bought scarf aboard the train No. 7503 in northwest China's Gansu Province, Feb. 4, 2024.



Train conductor Liu Qiumei checks the luggage rack on the train No. 7503 in northwest China's Gansu Province, Feb. 4, 2024.