Chinese Daily Photos 2024

Herdsmen watch a performance in a service station in Emin County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Jan. 11, 2024.



Herdsmen show prizes they won from cultural and recreational activities in a service station in Emin County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Jan. 11, 2024.





Herdsmen stage a traditional Kazak folk show in front of a service station in Emin County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Jan. 11, 2024.

Herdsmen watch a performance in a service station in Emin County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Jan. 11, 2024.

Service stations here, often called "Happiness Stations," are located on pastures or on the paths traveled by herdsmen during their migrations. The stations provide services and organize various cultural and recreational activities for herdsmen to enrich their leisure time. (All photos by Xinhua/Ding Lei)



Herdsmen dance at a service station in Emin County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Jan. 11, 2024.



A herdsman grazes sheep in a pasture in Emin County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Jan. 13, 2024.



A vendor sells goods while watching a sheep-grabbing game in front of a service station in Emin County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Jan. 11, 2024.



Herdsmen take part in a sheep-grabbing game in front of a service station in Emin County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Jan. 11, 2024.

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Tourists enjoy snow scenery at the Giant Wild Goose Pagoda in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Jan. 16, 2024. (Xinhua/Zhang Jingpin)



Tourists play with snow on the snow-covered ancient city wall in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Jan. 16, 2024. (Xinhua/Zou Jingyi)







Aerial drone photos taken on Jan. 16, 2024 shows a view of the snow-covered ancient city wall in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province. (Xinhua/Liu Xiao)

A tourist enjoys snow scenery on the snow-covered ancient city wall in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Jan. 16, 2024. (Xinhua/Liu Xiao/ Zou Jingyi)





Tourists take a selfie on the snow-covered ancient city wall in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Jan. 16, 2024. (Xinhua/Liu Xiao/ Zou Jingyi)



Drone photos taken on Jan. 16, 2024 shows tourists visiting the snow-covered ancient city wall in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province. (Xinhua/Liu Xiao)

An aerial drone photo taken on Jan. 16, 2024 shows the construction site of the second-phase project (east section) of the Nanjing Financial City in Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu Province. The main structure of the second-phase project (east section) of the Nanjing Financial City was capped on Tuesday. With a gross floor area of around 429,000 square meters, the project is designed as an architectural complex comprising officing, hospitality, housing and commercial facilities. (Xinhua/Li Bo)

An exhibitor introduces books via livestream at the 2024 Beijing Book Fair on Jan. 11. This edition of the fair, which opens in Beijing on the same day, is themed "Strengthening Cultural Confidence, Creating New Publishing Splendor." It showcases more than 400,000 books and covers an exhibition area of over 50,000 square meters. More than 720 exhibitors are participating in the event. [All photos byXinhua/Ju Huanzong]



A staff member (second from the right) of an exhibitor introduces books at the fair on Jan. 11, 2024.





Visitors browse books at the 2024 Beijing Book Fair on Jan. 11, the day it opens in Beijing.

Kindergarteners give Laba porridge to sanitation workers in Zaoqiang county, Hengshui, Hebei province. [All Photos by Zhang Buwen/For chinadaily.com.cn]



As the Laba Festival draws near, students at the Sixth Kindergarten in Zaoqiang county, Hengshui, Hebei province, are learning how to make Laba porridge with various grains and Laba garlic.

Laba Festival is a traditional Chinese festival celebrated on the eighth day of the twelfth month of the Chinese calendar, which falls on Thursday. Eating porridge and garlic is one of the customs of the festival.





According to teachers at the school, the children have gained a better understanding of the custom and dietary habits associated with the Laba Festival through classroom activities.

Furthermore, the kindergarten teachers organized the kids to present their Laba porridge to elderly people living alone, sanitation workers and bus drivers.

"The children are truly considerate. Having a bowl of hot porridge before starting work makes me feel energized all over," said a sanitation worker surnamed Zhao.

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