Chinese Daily Photos of 2021

Newlyweds pose for simple wedding photos in Shanghai, in August 1980. [Photo by Bruno Barbey/provided to chinadaily.com.cn]


Newlyweds pose for elaborate wedding photos at the Temple of Heaven in Beijing, Sept 18, 2015. [Photo by Li Jun/provided to chinadaily.com.cn]


A woman buys an ice pop from a vendor in June 1973. [Photo by Bruno Barbey/provided to chinadaily.com.cn]


A child buys ice cream using WeChat Pay at a shopping mall in Tianjin municipality, May 27, 2018. [Photo by Du Shuangyun/provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

The interior of a bookstore is crammed with posters and books in August 1973. [Photo by Bruno Barbey/provided to chinadaily.com.cn]



The interior of the fashionable Zhongshuge bookstore in Shanghai's Xuhui district is sleek and sophisticated, Sept 23, 2018. [Photo by Zheng Yuanran/provided to chinadaily.com.cn]



Four friends walk to the bank of the Changshou River in Chongqing in 1980. [Photo by Bruno Barbey/provided to chinadaily.com.cn]



The same four childhood friends take a photo years later at the riverside of the Changshou River in Chongqing, April 27, 2018. [Photo by Zhuo Jianlin/provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

A Shanghai Brand car drives on Chang'an Avenue in Beijing, 1986. [Photo by Yann Layma/provided to chinadaily.com.cn]



A young man drives a BMW Z4 roadster through the CBD area in Beijing, Aug 5, 2018. [Photo by Wu Bo/provided to chinadaily.com.cn]


A couple strolls through Tian'anmen Square in Beijing in 1986. [Photo by Yann Layma/provided to chinadaily.com.cn]


A couple walks through Tian'anmen Square in Beijing on July 21, 2018. [Photo by Wang Yan'gao/provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

People use a telephone box by a road in Qianmen, Beijing, 1987. [Photo by Yann Layma/provided to chinadaily.com.cn]



A couple walks past a deserted telephone box while the man talks on a mobile phone in Qianmen, Beijing in 2018. [Photo by Li Fudong/provided to chinadaily.com.cn]



Two men watch a show on electrotechnics on a TV in Chengdu, Southwest China's Sichuan province, in 1987. [Photo by Yann Layma/provided to chinadaily.com.cn]



A senior citizen watches a health education show on TV in Yanjiao, North China's Hebei province, Feb 5, 2015. [Photo by Kou Shangmin/provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

A train engineer looks out the window of his train in Datong city, of North China's Shanxi province, in 1988. [Photo by Yann Layma/provided to chinadaily.com.cn]



A train engineer peers out the door of the CRH5A high-speed train in Hunchun city, Northeast China's Jilin province, April 27, 2018. [Photo by Liu Shenku/provided to chinadaily.com.cn]


A television in a citizen's home sits in a place of honor, 1979.

[Photo by Eve Arnold/provided to chinadaily.com.cn]


A television years ago was a precious item. Television now is just a common home appliance, as seen in Huangpu district, Shanghai, Dec 23, 2012. [Photo by Wu Jianmin/provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

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People use a telephone box by a road in Qianmen, Beijing, 1987. [Photo by Yann Layma/provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

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So many of my younger relatives or millennial were laughing at the time when I grew up telephone was attached to strings (wires).

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So many of my younger relatives or millennial were laughing at the time when I grew up telephone was attached to strings (wires).

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Ha Ha! My grand kids find it hard to believe I grew up without smart phones , computers etc..etc..




Yao wipes Fang's nose during a break in training at a rink in Beijing on Nov 6. [Photo by Wei Xiaohao/China Daily]

On a skating rink at a recreational center in Beijing's Olympic Forest Park, dozens of children glide, jump and spin. Fang Zaien is the shortest and, comparatively, the most clumsy among them.

Fang, 6, began figure skating when he was 4 and has already passed the international level one test for the sport.

His mother, Yao Jia, said that few boys choose figure skating, but he was inspired by her, as she was a national figure skating champion in 1999 and competed in many international competitions.

She is now tournament director for the figure skating events at the upcoming Beijing Winter Olympics, responsible for event organization and coordination during the Games.



Fang practices on a skating rink in Beijing on Nov 6. [Photo by Wei Xiaohao/China Daily]



The mother helps her son take off his skates at the park on Dec 12. [Photo by Wei Xiaohao/China Daily]



Yao Jia watches her son, Fang Zaien, practice roller skating at a park in Beijing on Dec 12. [Photo by Wei Xiaohao/China Daily]


Yao helps Fang choose a pair of roller skates at a shopping center in Beijing on Dec 10. [Photo by Wei Xiaohao/China Daily]

A contestant participates in a mermaid contest in Sanya, Hainan province, on Dec 21. Over 40 contestants participated in the contest, which kicked off Tuesday. [Photo/Xinhua]



Mayor of Madrid Jose Luis Martinez Almeida (right) and Yao Fei (left), charge d'affaires of the Chinese embassy in Spain, unveil the names of twin panda cubs, Jiu Jiu and You You, during a ceremony at the Madrid Zoo in Spain on Dec 17. The cubs, born on Sept 6, received their names 100 days after birth according to the Chinese tradition. [MARCOS DEL MAZO/LIGHTROCKET/GETTY IMAGES]



Chinese mainland table tennis stars Xu Xin (left) and Ma Long (right foreground) play with young Macao players during an exchange activity in the Macao Special Administrative Region on Dec 20. A delegation comprising 29 mainland athletes and three coaches from 12 sports, who attended the Tokyo Olympics this year, visited Macao from Sunday to Tuesday. [Photo/Xinhua]



An excavator operator writes Chinese characters during a skills competition in Changsha, Hunan province, on Dec 20. More than 600 contestants competed in 30 categories, including 3D printing and robotic manipulation. [XU XING/FOR CHINA DAILY]



A man walks amid rain and gales in Qionghai, Hainan province, on Dec 20. The center of Typhoon Rai passed through the sea about 150 kilometers off the city, triggering an alert－a rare occurrence in December. The typhoon was expected to move toward Guangdong province as it weakens, bringing some much-needed rain to the drought-afflicted area before it dissipates. [MENG ZHONGDE/FOR CHINA DAILY]

Train No G9127 prepares to leave Changchun, Jilin province, for the Changbai Mountain Scenic Area on Friday morning. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

The first high-speed train connecting Changchun, Jilin province, to the Changbai Mountain Scenic Area departed at 7:35 am on Friday, China State Railway Group, the national railway operator, announced.



Attendants take photos on the train to celebrate. It is the first high-speed rail line to the Changbai Mountain Scenic Area in Jilin province. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]



An attendant and a passenger take photos on train No G9127 to celebrate the opening of the first high-speed rail line to Changbai Mountain Scenic Area in Jilin province. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]



An attendant provides water to a passenger. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]



Train attendants perform on the opening run [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

Shilog, an inheritor of the traditional mask-making craft in Lhasa's Dagze county in the Tibet autonomous region, works on one of his creations. [Photo provided to Chinadaily.com.cn]

Tibetan craftsman Shilog, 46, is working to preserve the ancient Tibetan craft of mask-making, while providing jobs for fellow residents.

Shilog, who is from Lhasa's Dagze county in the Tibet autonomous region, began learning the craft from masters at age 12. It took him nearly a decade to become independent, and now, after 30 years, his skills are renowned. He receives orders from all around the region.





Tibetan craftsmen work on mask in a workshop in Dagze county of Lhasa, Tibet. [Photo by Palden Nyima/chinadaily.com.cn]





Finished masks hang in the workshop. [Photos by Palden Nyima/chinadaily.com.cn]