Chinese Daily Photos of 2021

The new exhibition hall of the Hubei Provincial Museum opened this Monday, extending the museum's total area to 113,800 square meters, including 36,000 square meters of exhibition space. The Zenghouyi bronze chimes of the early Warring States Period (BC 475-221), the Sword of Gou Jian and other precious cultural relics are presented to the audience with new designs and exhibits. The museum has a rich collection of cultural relics, including more than 240,000 pieces (sets) and nearly 1,000 pieces (sets) of national first-class cultural relics. [Photos/Xinhua]

Children learn to make dumplings in celebration of the Winter Solstice or Dongzhi in their kindergarten in Yantai, east China's Shandong Province, Dec. 20, 2021. Winter Solstice, the shortest day of the year, falls on Dec. 21 this year. In Chinese culture, it marks the beginning of deep winter. It is also a time for family gatherings. Northern China has maintained the tradition of eating dumplings on this day, while people in southern China eat tangyuan, or rice ball soup. (Xinhua/Sun Wentan)

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Children learn to make dumplings in celebration of the Winter Solstice or Dongzhi in their kindergarten in Yantai, east China's Shandong Province, Dec. 20, 2021. Winter Solstice, the shortest day of the year, falls on Dec. 21 this year. In Chinese culture, it marks the beginning of deep winter. It is also a time for family gatherings. Northern China has maintained the tradition of eating dumplings on this day, while people in southern China eat tangyuan, or rice ball soup. (Xinhua/Sun Wentan)

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Dem cute kids better wash their hands before making them dumplings.

Ice sculptures of Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse welcome visitors at Shanghai Disneyland on Dec 19, 2021. [Photo/IC]

As Christmas and New Year draw closer, businesses are starting to launch various activities to stimulate consumption all over China.

Ice sculptures of cartoon characters including Mickey and Minnie Mouse are made at Shanghai Disneyland to welcome visitors.

In addition to decorating shopping malls with beautiful lights, special events such as "Le Petit Prince"-themed activity are held to draw customers' attention.



Ice sculptures of Elsa and Anna welcome visitors at Shanghai Disneyland on Dec 19, 2021. [Photo/IC]



"Le Petit Prince"-themed activity is held to attract customers at a shopping mall in Shanghai, on Dec 21, 2021. [Photo/IC]



The Spring City is decorated with lights for the upcoming holidays in Kunming, Southwest China's Yunnan province, on Dec 21, 2021. [Photo/IC]



A woman takes a photo of her child at the Spring City which is decorated for the upcoming holidays in Kunming, Southwest China's Yunnan province, on Dec 21, 2021. [Photo/IC]

Residents of Beijing's Haidian district participate in activities related to the Winter Olympics on Dec 21, 2021. [Photos by Zou Hong/chinadaily.com.cn]

More than 1,000 residents from Beijing's Haidian district participated in ice and snow sports recently as part of a community activity welcoming the upcoming 2022 Winter Olympics.

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Residents of Beijing's Haidian district participate in activities related to the Winter Olympics on Dec 21, 2021. [Photos by Zou Hong/chinadaily.com.cn]

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A coronet, an informal crown for imperial ladies of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), attracts visitors at the Memorial Hall of the Palace Museum Collection's Evacuation to the South in southwest China's Chongqing, Dec. 22, 2021. (Photos: China News Service/He Penglei)

An exhibition of costume culture and makeup in the Qing Dynasty was held on Wednesday, displaying more than 50 pieces (sets) of costume and jewelry.




Visitors look at costumes of the Qing Dynasty at the Memorial Hall of the Palace Museum Collection's Evacuation to the South in southwest China's Chongqing, Dec. 22, 2021. (Photos: China News Service/He Penglei)



A visitor views an exhibition at the Memorial Hall of the Palace Museum Collection's Evacuation to the South in southwest China's Chongqing, Dec. 22, 2021. (Photo: China News Service/He Penglei)

Mohe City, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, is shrouded in ice fog on Dec. 22, 2021. (Photos: China News Service/Shao Tianli)



A police office directs traffic in Mohe City during frigid temperatures.(Photo: China News Service/Shao Tianli)

Under the influence of the cold wave, the temperature in Mohe City plunged 19 degrees Celsius in 48 hours, and the lowest temperature on Wednesday dropped to minus 43.5 degrees Celsius, causing ice fog in the urban area.




Photos taken on Dec. 22, 2021 shows rooftop statues of giant pandas at a substation in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province. (Photos: China News Service/Wang Gang)