Chinese Daily Photos of 2021

Enthusiasts try kayaking in Chaoyang Park in Beijing, Aug 1, 2021. [Photo by Wei Xiaohao/chinadaily.com.cn]



A girl tries to stand up on a paddleboard in Chaoyang Park in Beijing, Aug 1, 2021. [Photo by Wei Xiaohao/chinadaily.com.cn]



Enthusiasts try kayaking in Chaoyang Park in Beijing, Aug 1, 2021. [Photo by Wei Xiaohao/chinadaily.com.cn]



Enthusiasts ride paddleboard in Chaoyang Park in Beijing, Aug 1, 2021. [Photo by Wei Xiaohao/chinadaily.com.cn]

An exhibition featuring painted sculptures of Clay Figure Zhang is underway at the National Art Museum of China in Beijing. Nearly 40 artworks created by masters Yang Zhizhong and Chen Yiqian are on display, showing a high level of the traditional craft.



Listed as a national intangible cultural heritage, the 200-year-old art form was created by Zhang Mingshan in the late Qing Dynasty (1644-1911). His clay figures were so lifelike that people recognized his art and named it after him.



It usually takes three months to complete a fine figurine after a series of processes, including preparing clay material, modeling clay into certain shapes, airing, firing and painting.





Artists Yang and Chen from Tianjin have inherited the art form and witnessed its development over the past decades. The exhibition runs until Sunday.

This combo photo shows Chinese athletes win four gold medals in one hour on Monday at the Tokyo Olympics , bringing China's gold medal haul to 28. (Photo/ China News Service)



Wang Zhouyu of China competes during the women's 87kg weightlifting event at Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan, Aug. 2, 2021. (Photo/Agencies) Chinese weightlifter Wang Zhouyu pocketed a gold medal in the women's 87kg weightlifting event at the Tokyo Olympic Games on Monday. Wang succeeded on a snatch of 120 kg and a clean and jerk of 150 kg for a total of 270kg.



Liu Yang competes during the artistic gymnastics rings final at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan, Aug. 2, 2021. (Photo/VCG) Liu Yang nailed a 15.500 still rings routine, including a 9.0 execution score, to secure the gold medal in the event final.



Chinese shooter Zhang Changhong reacts during the 50m rifle 3 positions men's final at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan, Aug. 2, 2021. (Photo/Agencies) Zhang broke the world record with 466 points to win the men's 50m rifle 3 positions in his Olympic debut here on Monday, winning the fourth gold for the Chinese shooting squad in Tokyo.



China's Zhong Tianshi and Bao Shanju celebrate after the track cycling at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan, Aug. 2, 2021. (Photo/Agencies) The Chinese sprint team of Zhong Tianshi and Bao Shanju beat the German duo of Lea Sophie Friedrich and Emma Hinze in the finals to win the gold medal on Monday.

A bolt of lightning flashes through the sky over Chengdu, Sichuan province in the early morning of Aug 5, 2021 as the city hunkers down for thunderstorms and rain. [Photo/IC]



Children compete in a 3-on-3 basketball game in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province on July 31, 2021. Nearly 200 players－both children and adults－from more than 10 communities across the province took part in the event to encourage participation in sports. [Lin Yunlong/For China Daily]



Fishing boats depart from a port in Zhoushan, Zhejiang province to begin their operations in the East China Sea on Aug 1, 2021, marking the end of a three-month fishing moratorium. [Zou Xunyong/For China Daily]



A girl rests in a dormitory at a temporary relocation site in a middle school in Xunxian county of Hebi city, Central China's Henan province, on July 30, 2021. More than 13.91 million people in 150 county-level regions were affected by torrential rains. [Photo/Xinhua]



A gigantic sand sculpture in the Shahu Lake scenic area in Pingluo county of Shizuishan, Northwest China's Ningxia Hui autonomous region, attracts many visitors on July 31, 2021. [Photo/Xinhua]

Municipal workers clean a clogged sewer in Jimei district of Xiamen, East China's Fujian province, Aug 5, 2021. Typhoon Lupit made its second landfall on Thursday in Fujian province, bringing heavy downpours and forcing the evacuation of thousands. The local government has initiated an emergency response to flood and waterlogging amid torrential rains brought by Lupit. [Photo/Xinhua]



Three goats take shelter from the rain outside a residential house in Dongyao village of Xiamen, East China's Fujian province, Aug 5, 2021. [Photo/Xinhua]



A citizen wades through a waterlogged road on a motorcycle in Jimei district of Xiamen, East China's Fujian province, Aug 5, 2021. [Photo/Xinhua]



Firefighters carry out rescue operation in Jimei district of Xiamen, East China's Fujian province, Aug 5, 2021. [Photo/Xinhua]



Rescuers evacuate a citizen to a safe area in Dongyao village of Xiamen, East China's Fujian province, Aug 5, 2021. [Photo/Xinhua]

Kids learn to play soccer at a free soccer camp in Shushan Primary School in Hefei, East China's Anhui province, on July 30, 2021. [Photos/IC]



Children learn to make sachets in celebration of the upcoming Dragon Boat Festival at a kindergarten in Huzhou, Zhejiang province, on June 9, 2021. The school organized activities including the making of sachets, tiger-head shoes and paper dragon boats to pass on festive traditions to the children. The festival falls on Monday. Xu Binhua/For China Daily



Groom Kou Xuechao drinks wine with bride Li Yuanyuan at a group wedding for employees of a railway construction company in Hefei, Anhui province, on June 6, 2021. Some newlyweds had postponed their weddings several times because they were busy at work. Zhang Dagang/For China Daily

Local residents perform traditional horse racing during a celebration marking the 70th anniversary of the founding of Yushu Tibetan autonomous prefecture, in Northwest China's Qinghai province, Aug 4, 2021. [Photos/Xinhua]





Local residents perform during a celebration marking the 70th anniversary of the founding of Yushu Tibetan autonomous prefecture, in Northwest China's Qinghai province, Aug 4, 2021. [Photos/Xinhua]

A customer pays for food via the smart catering system in the smart restaurant in Shanghai on Aug 3, 2021. [Photo/IC]



A robot puts noodles into a bowl, in the smart restaurant in Shanghai on Aug 3, 2021. [Photo/IC]



Seniors have meals at a smart restaurant in Shanghai on Aug 3, 2021. [Photo/IC]



A woman picks up take-away via an intelligent ordering system in the smart restaurant in Shanghai, on Aug 3, 2021. [Photo/IC]



The facade of the smart restaurant in Shanghai, on Aug 3, 2021. [Photo/IC]

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Chinese gymnast Guan Chenchen competes during the artistic gymnastics women's balance beam final at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan, Aug. 3, 2021. (Photo: China News Service/Fu Tian)

China's Guan Chenchen and Tang Xijing clinched gold and silver medals respectively in women's balance beam at Tokyo Olympics on Tuesday.





16-year-old Guan, a balance beam specialist, topped the competition in 14.633 points, trailed by her teammate Tang in 14.233 points.



Guan Chenchen reacts during the awarding ceremony after the artistic gymnastics women's balance beam final at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan, Aug. 3, 2021. (Photo: China News Service/Fu Tian)

Jing Jinshan, an intangible cultural heritage inheritor, shows the bamboo model of Chang'an Tower in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Aug. 4, 2021. (Photo: China News Service/Zhang Yuan)



Jing Jinshan presents the bamboo model of Guan Yu, one of the famous Chinese ancient figures, in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Aug. 4, 2021. (Photo: China News Service/Zhang Yuan)



Jing Jinshan presents the bamboo model of Xi'an Olympic Sports Center in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Aug. 4, 2021. (Photo: China News Service/Zhang Yuan)



Jing Jinshan, 78, is the third generation inheritor of the provincial-level intangible cultural heritage Zhuzha, or a type of traditional craft of making bamboo crafts with mortise and tenon joint structure. Jing learned Zhuzha and wood crafting techniques from his father since he was young. His home is filled with exquisite bamboo works such as the Bell and Drum Towers of Xi'an and the Chang'an Tower. Jing hopes to record the history of the city in his way.