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A colorful dragon lantern with its body coiled into five arches lights up the Jinsha Site Museum in Chengdu, Sichuan province. LIU LANYING/FOR CHINA DAILY

These days, the Jinsha Site Museum transforms into a dreamy otherworld of light at night. The destination in the western part of Sichuan province's capital, Chengdu, is hosting an 18-day lantern festival through Sunday to celebrate Spring Festival and the recent arrival of the Year of the Dragon. As such, the mythical creature appears in festive displays throughout the museum.



Empress' Hometown Lantern Festival in Guangyuan. LIU LANYING/FOR CHINA DAILY



A dragon lantern in Zigong. LIU LANYING/FOR CHINA DAILY



Deer lanterns shown at the Jinsha Site Museum. LIU LANYING/FOR CHINA DAILY



Zigong's lantern festival is a highlight of the Lunar New Year celebration. LIU LANYING/FOR CHINA DAILY

An aerial drone photo taken on March 1, 2024 shows prefabricated classrooms in Guanting Town, Minhe Hui and Tu Autonomous County, northwest China's Qinghai Province. So far, all middle schools and primary schools in Qinghai Province affected by a 6.2-magnitude earthquake that struck neighboring Gansu Province on Dec. 18, 2023 have started the new semester.

According to local education departments, the repairing and rebuilding project of local schools will be completed before the end of August 2024 and all affected students will move out of the temporary classrooms as the Autumn semester starts. (All photos by Xinhua/Zhang Long)



Teacher Ma Rongfang gives a class in a prefabricated classroom in Guanting Town, Minhe Hui and Tu Autonomous County, northwest China's Qinghai Province, March 1, 2024.




Students have class in a prefabricated classroom in Guanting Town, Minhe Hui and Tu Autonomous County, northwest China's Qinghai Province, March 1, 2024.



Students take a break outside prefabricated classrooms in Guanting Town, Minhe Hui and Tu Autonomous County, northwest China's Qinghai Province, March 1, 2024.

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A man takes photos of a balloon loong at a shopping mall in Tuen Mun, Hong Kong, south China, Feb. 20, 2024. During Chinese New Year, a balloon loong measuring over 40 meters long glided through a three-story atrium of a shopping mall in Tuen Mun, Hong Kong.

On Jan. 24, the artwork was confirmed breaking the Guinness World Record for being the world's largest balloon loong.

The loong, also known as the Chinese dragon, epitomizes resilience, dynamism, and vitality within Chinese culture.(Xinhua/Wang Shen)



Hong Kong balloon artist Wilson Pang speaks during an interview with Xinhua in Hong Kong, south China, Feb. 20, 2024.




Photos taken on Feb. 20, 2024 shows a balloon loong at a shopping mall in Tuen Mun, Hong Kong, south China.

Workers assemble cotton pickers at an agricultural machinery manufacturing company in Usu, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Feb. 28, 2024. Nearly 7,000 cotton pickers were used in the harvest season in Xinjiang in 2023, bringing the region's mechanization rate of cotton picking to over 85 percent. (All photos by Xinhua/Zhao Ge)

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This file photo taken on May 10, 2022 shows Li Wenshi (C) chating with her family members at home in Dizhengdang Village of Dulongjiang Township, Drung-Nu Autonomous County of Gongshan, southwest China's Yunnan Province. (Xinhua/Cao Mengyao)

by Xinhua writers Yao Yulin, Ji Zhepeng

KUNMING, Feb. 28 (Xinhua) -- Nestled in a narrow river valley in one of southwest China's most remote regions, the Drung ethnic group stands out as one of the country's few communities to transition from a primitive tribe to modern life.

Once among China's poorest, the minority community is now no stranger to video calls and internet surfing, all under the coverage of 5G technology.

In 2018, residents of Dulongjiang Township in Drung-Nu Autonomous County of Gongshan, the primary dwelling place of the Drung people, bid farewell to poverty that had plagued them for generations. The community had two main reasons to rejoice: the construction of a new highway through the towering mountains and the building of a communication network for rapid information transmission.

Over the decades, China, renowned for its infrastructure development, has constructed numerous public utilities to spearhead its battle against persistent poverty.

It is the unwavering commitment of the country that has ushered in a continuous flow of modern knowledge and advanced market concepts to its rural areas, inspiring locals to transition from mere dwellers to active market participants. This transformation has played a crucial role in their involvement in China's poverty alleviation campaign.



This file photo taken on Oct. 26, 2023 shows a villager (R) asking a staff member about telecom services at a branch of China Mobile in Dulongjiang Township of Drung-Nu Autonomous County of Gongshan, southwest China's Yunnan Province. (Xinhua)



This file photo taken on April 11, 2022 shows Li Wenshi displaying a traditional blanket in Dizhengdang Village of Dulongjiang Township, Drung-Nu Autonomous County of Gongshan, southwest China's Yunnan Province. (Xinhua/Ji Zhepeng)



This file photo taken on Sept. 16, 2022 shows Li Wenshi (C) learning internet surfing on a mobile phone in Dizhengdang Village of Dulongjiang Township, Drung-Nu Autonomous County of Gongshan, southwest China's Yunnan Province. (Xinhua)



This file photo taken on Feb. 22, 2023 shows a villager of Drung ethnic group selling local specialties via livestreaming in Dulongjiang Township of Drung-Nu Autonomous County of Gongshan, southwest China's Yunnan Province. (Xinhua)

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Staff members work at a factory of SMC (China) Co Ltd, a subsidiary of Japanese pneumatic component manufacturer SMC Corp, in Beijing on Feb 28, 2024. [Photos/Xinhua]

Foreign companies are optimistic about the coordinated development of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region and would like to continue to further develop their business in the Chinese market.

Many foreign enterprises believe that the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region has contributed China's experience to the world in the construction of world-class city clusters and regional high-quality development in the past decade.

This year marks the 10th anniversary of the elevation of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei coordinated development into a national strategy.

The Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region saw its gross domestic product (GDP) grow 90 percent to 10.4 trillion yuan ($1.46 trillion) in 2023 compared to the level in 2013.



People walk at Florentia Village, an outlet plaza owned by RDM Asia, in Tianjin on Feb 29, 2024. [Photo/Xinhua]



Cranes move containers at section C of an intelligent container terminal at the Beijiang Port Area in the Tianjin Port on March 1, 2024. [Photo/Xinhua]



The construction site of a comprehensive transportation hub is seen in Beijing on Feb 27, 2024. [Photo/Xinhua]

Peking Opera actress Li Shengsu. [Photo provided to China Daily]

After a six-year hiatus, the China National Peking Opera Co returned to the Hong Kong Arts Festival with performances from Feb 24 to Friday.

Led by top Peking Opera artists Yu Kuizhi and Li Shengsu, the company showcased the beauty and artistry of the 200-year-old art form with classic pieces, such as The Cosmos Sword, Reconciliation between the General and the Prime Minister, and Escorting Su San to Trial.

The Cosmos Sword, created and premiered by the famed Peking Opera master Mei Langfang (1894-1961), is considered as one of the most famous and classic works of Mei.



Peking Opera actress Li Shengsu plays the leading role in Escorting Su San to Trial.[Photo provided to China Daily]
Li, who was trained to perform the style created by Mei, played the role of Lady Zhao, who pretends to be "mad" in order to avoid being made a royal concubine.

Reconciliation Between the General and the Prime Minister, a masterpiece of Peking Opera actors Li Shaochun (1919-75) and Yuan Shihai (1916-2002), focuses on the roles of laosheng (old male) and hualian (painted face).





Scenes from Peking Opera piece, Reconciliation Between the General and the Prime Minister. [Photos provided to China Daily]

The company also staged the classic piece, Princess Changping, one of the best-known works of Cantonese Opera, which premiered in 1957. The company's adaptation of the classic piece was a big hit with audiences when it premiered at the Hong Kong Arts Festival in 2018.

During the shows in Hong Kong, young actors and actresses of the company also joined in the performances.