Chinese Daily Photos of 2023!!

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A villager sells soccer balls outside the stadium before the "Village Super" final on July 29. ZHU XINGXIN/CHINA DAILY



An aerial photo shows villagers playing a beach volleyball game in Lantian village, Wenchang, Hainan on July 20. ZHU XINGXIN/CHINA DAILY



Members of the team that won the "Village Basketball Association" championship pose with their prize, a roasted piglet, in Taipan village, Taijiang county, Guizhou, on July 31. ZHU XINGXIN/CHINA DAILY



Liu Yanhan (left), a former member of the National Women's Volleyball Team, plays with several children using a stool as she warms up for a "Village Volleyball Association" game in Wenchang city, Hainan province, on July 21. ZHU XINGXIN/CHINA DAILY

This photo taken on Aug. 11, 2023 shows the night view of the Yingtianmen site museum of the National Archaeological Site Park of Sui-Tang Luoyang City in Luoyang City, central China's Henan Province. (Xinhua/Lu Peng)



People visit the Yingtianmen site museum of the National Archaeological Site Park of Sui-Tang Luoyang City at night in Luoyang City, central China's Henan Province, Aug. 11, 2023. (Xinhua/Lu Peng)



People take part in an interactive game at the Yingtianmen site museum of the National Archaeological Site Park of Sui-Tang Luoyang City at night in Luoyang City, central China's Henan Province, Aug. 11, 2023. (Xinhua/Lu Peng)

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People view wall paintings at the Yingtianmen site museum of the National Archaeological Site Park of Sui-Tang Luoyang City at night in Luoyang City, central China's Henan Province, Aug. 11, 2023. (Xinhua/Lu Peng)





People watch performances at the Yingtianmen site museum of the National Archaeological Site Park of Sui-Tang Luoyang City at night in Luoyang City, central China's Henan Province, Aug. 11, 2023. (Xinhua/Lu Peng)



People visit the Yingtianmen site museum of the National Archaeological Site Park of Sui-Tang Luoyang City at night in Luoyang City, central China's Henan Province, Aug. 11, 2023. (Xinhua/Lu Peng)

Photos taken on Aug. 10, 2023 shows replicas of ancient chariots on display at the Majiayuan chariot museum in the Hui Autonomous County of Zhangjiachuan, northwest China's Gansu Province. A total of 22 replicas of chariots dating back more than 2,000 years to the late Warring States Period (475-221 BC) were made this year and are now on display in the museum in Gansu Province. Among the replicas, eight are full sized and the others have been scaled down at a ratio of 1:4, according to the museum. (All photos by Xinhua/Wang Zixuan)

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A woman enjoys ear cleaning at Heming tea house in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Aug. 7, 2023. Heming tea house, first built in 1923, has a history of 100 years and is one of the oldest tea houses in Chengdu of southwest China's Sichuan Province.

For people living in the city, walking into the Chengdu People's Park, sitting down at the Heming tea house, drinking tea, enjoying flowers and having ears cleaned, is a traditional way to enjoy life. Nowadays, the tea house has become a must-go destination for visitors to experience Chengdu-style life. (All photos by Xinhua/Lan Hongguang)



A girl views a tea cup at Heming tea house in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, July 31, 2023.







Customers are seen at Heming tea house in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Aug. 7, 2023.

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Servers perform tea pouring at Heming tea house in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Aug. 7, 2023. Heming tea house, first built in 1923, has a history of 100 years and is one of the oldest tea houses in Chengdu of southwest China's Sichuan Province.





For people living in the city, walking into the Chengdu People's Park, sitting down at the Heming tea house, drinking tea, enjoying flowers and having ears cleaned, is a traditional way to enjoy life. Nowadays, the tea house has become a must-go destination for visitors to experience Chengdu-style life. (All photos Xinhua/Lan Hongguang)

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A family enjoys tea at Heming tea house in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, July 31, 2023. Heming tea house, first built in 1923, has a history of 100 years and is one of the oldest tea houses in Chengdu of southwest China's Sichuan Province.

For people living in the city, walking into the Chengdu People's Park, sitting down at the Heming tea house, drinking tea, enjoying flowers and having ears cleaned, is a traditional way to enjoy life. Nowadays, the tea house has become a must-go destination for visitors to experience Chengdu-style life. (All photos by Xinhua/Lan Hongguang)



Customers have meals at Heming tea house in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Aug. 7, 2023.







Customers are seen at Heming tea house in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Aug. 7, 2023.

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A member of China's 13th Arctic Ocean scientific expedition team conducts research aboard China's polar icebreaker Xuelong 2, Aug. 3, 2023.

With the completion of a seawater sample collection operation, the main tasks of the first phase of China's 13th Arctic Ocean scientific expedition have all been completed.

The expedition, organized by the Ministry of Natural Resources, is intended to conduct investigations into the geology and geophysics of the mid-ocean ridge, as well as atmospheric, sea ice, marine and subsurface environmental surveys, and surveys of biomes and pollutants. (All photos Xinhua/Wei Hongyi)



Members of China's 13th Arctic Ocean scientific expedition team conduct a sampling operation aboard China's polar icebreaker Xuelong 2, Aug. 6, 2023.



Members of China's 13th Arctic Ocean scientific expedition team collect samples retrieved after a trawl operation aboard China's polar icebreaker Xuelong 2, Aug. 4, 2023.



A member of China's 13th Arctic Ocean scientific expedition team shows a starfish retrieved after a trawl operation aboard China's polar icebreaker Xuelong 2, Aug. 4, 2023.