China in Pictures Page 35

Dec 21, 2022 19:21 PM

Gallery: Undelivered Packages Pile Up
A Covid-induced worker shortage has left China’s express delivery companies with an immense backlog of packages during peak season. In Beijing, logistics firms have been bringing in workers from across China to help with last-mile delivery in the capital. In the northern Chinese city of Taiyuan, one sorting center is crammed with undelivered parcels. This year’s peak season is expected to last until after the Lunar New Year at the end of January
Dec 21, 2022 16:46 PM

Gallery: Covid Washes Over Shanghai
About 2,600 community fever clinics have been put into use in Shanghai since Monday to meet the rising demand for medical treatment as the city suffers a surge in infections. Starting Tuesday, patients no longer need to show a negative nucleic acid test result when entering a hospital, according to the Shanghai Health Commission. Streets and subways are nearly empty in the financial hub as Covid spreads rapidly through the local population
Dec 20, 2022 19:20 PM

Gallery: Urban Cosmology on Display in Shenzhen
The Ninth Bi-City Biennale of Urbanism\Architecture, a biennial cross-city exhibition co-created by Shenzhen and Hong Kong has opened in Shenzhen, South China’s Guangdong province. This year’s exhibition comprises hundreds of installations from Chinese and foreign artists and architects under the theme ‘Urban Cosmologies,’ ranging from an outdoor garden to an inflatable pyramid. Its main venue, an old brewery, has been divided into five sections to represent the way a city grows. The exhibition will run through March
Dec 20, 2022 18:54 PM

Gallery: Vegetable Growers in a Pickle
Farmers and produce merchants in Central China’s Henan province have struggled over the last few months to sell all of their produce due to the tough local Covid-19 restrictions. Henan is a major vegetable-production region in China. In the capital Zhengzhou, some sellers have resorted to operating ad-hoc shops on the street at night. In Tongxu county, vegetables were left piled up on the roadside because virus control measures prevented them from being transported to market
Dec 19, 2022 20:27 PM

Gallery: Messi Caps Career With World Cup Glory
Lionel Messi finished his international soccer career with the sport’s most coveted award after Argentina defeated France on penalties in a nail-biting final Sunday in Qatar. The 35-year-old scored two of his team’s three goals and helped create a third, but France’s Kylian Mbappé responded with a hat-trick in the match that ended in a 3-3 draw. While Messi has had plenty of success in his club career, his time with the national team had produced mixed results until he won the 2021 Copa América, and now the World Cup
Dec 19, 2022 19:48 PM

Gallery: Regional Chinese Jet Goes International
Chinese aerospace firm COMAC delivered its first ARJ21 regional passenger jet to an overseas client, Indonesia’s TransNusa Airlines. The domestically developed ARJ21 was certified in 2014 for a range of up to 2,299 miles. Since then, it has flown more than 300 domestic routes for Chinese carriers like Chengdu Airlines and Air China
Dec 16, 2022 19:35 PM

Gallery: Beauty in Conservation
The Green List of the International Union for Conservation of Nature contains some of the most renowned nature reserves in China, including nine that were recently added, like Shennongjia National Park, a World Heritage site. The organization also renewed the certification of two existing sites already on the Green List, giving the country a total of 15 this year, the most of any Asian country
Dec 16, 2022 18:30 PM

Gallery: River Tour of Shanghai
Tourists can see the city while floating down the Suzhou Creek, after two sightseeing cruise routes opened in the financial hub. Each route, which lasts either one hour or 30 minutes, passes by several historic buildings, including the Sihang Warehouse Battle Memorial and the General Post Office Building. The 78-mile Suzhou Creek flows through downtown Shanghai and served as an essential transportation artery in the city for more than half a century
Dec 15, 2022 20:20 PM

Gallery: Parking Gets a Tech Makeover
An AI-equipped automated parking garage has opened in Hangzhou’s central business district. With 6,000 square meters of floor space, ‘Dragonfly Park’ is a six-story, ‘intelligent’ parking lot that also boasts a plaza and a rooftop garden. The facility can accommodate up to 500 cars, which are stored inside the building’s pillars thanks to a guided vehicle robot system, reducing the time it takes to park to less than five minutes. GA China contributed to this gallery
Dec 15, 2022 16:27 PM

Gallery: Beijing Turns Stadium Into Fever Clinic
China’s capital repurposed the venue to treat 16- to 65-year-olds without underlying medical conditions. Cities across China are setting up more of these facilities as hospitals run into staff shortages due to the flood of Covid patients. The northern city of Shijiazhuang began administering inhalable Covid-19 vaccine boosters as local officials raced to vaccinate more of their senior citizen population
Dec 14, 2022 20:04 PM

Gallery: Chinese Tennis Star’s Award-Winning Ascent
Twenty-year-old Zheng Qinwen has been named the 2022 Newcomer of the Year by the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) after her swift rise through the rankings this year. Zheng is the second Chinese player to win the honor. The WTA awards celebrate standout performers of the season, with eight awards for outstanding players and one for a coach. Some of women’s tennis biggest names were recognized, including top seeded Iga Świątek
Dec 14, 2022 18:40 PM

Gallery: Farewell to Beloved Journalist Zhang Jin
Family and friends paid last respects to Zhang Jin, former deputy editor-in-chief of Caixin Media, at a funeral in Beijing on Tuesday. Zhang devoted much of his life to journalism and was known for his professionalism and gracious attitude toward colleagues. After being diagnosed with depression, he created the online platform Dogo in 2015 to support people suffering from the disease. Zhang was born in May 1966 in Nanjing, East China’s Jiangsu province. He died on Dec. 5 at the age of 56. An online memorial service will be held on Sunday
Dec 13, 2022 16:48 PM

Gallery: Hong Kong’s Horses Dash to Victory
Horses representing Hong Kong claimed victories in three races at the prestigious Longines Hong Kong International Races on Sunday. The annual event brings the world’s best horses and jockeys together to compete in four races. Hong Kong’s recent scrapping of on-arrival quarantine for Covid-19 helped boost attendance to more than 45,000 and the event’s turnover to a record high of $222 million
Dec 12, 2022 20:29 PM

Gallery: Sandstorm Shrouds North China
Pollution soared to hazardous levels in cities across North China on Monday, as strong winds brought sand and dust down from the country’s far Northwest. In Beijing, PM10 concentration in the air hit 999 micrograms per cubic meter, the maximum measure of the air pollution monitor. The weather is expected to last until Tuesday morning and affect nine provincial-level regions, according to the National Meteorological Center
Dec 12, 2022 16:56 PM

Gallery: China’s First BMX Champion
Sun Jiaqi clinched the country’s first BMX freestyle championship in Australia on Sunday. The 18-year-old rider topped the podium in the women’s final with 92.2 points, while her teammate Zhou Huimin defeated Hannah Roberts of the U.S. with 85 points, taking second place. In the men’s final, participants from Australia, France and Japan emerged victorious. Around 150 riders participated in the event, which serves as a qualifier for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games
Dec 09, 2022 20:38 PM

Gallery: China Cements Ties With Arab States
President Xi Jinping signed an agreement Thursday with King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia to strengthen cooperation between the two countries, one day before the China-Arab States Summit begins. China has become a key partner with countries in the Middle East over the past years, with multiple construction projects under the Belt and Road Initiative, including the Lusail Stadium project for the World Cup in Qatar and the Etihad Rail project to connect the UAE with its neighbors
Dec 09, 2022 17:34 PM

Gallery: ‘Zero-Covid’ Easing Strains Beijing’s Medical System
Health care resources in the Chinese capital are under pressure after local officials relaxed Covid-19 containment measures. The city’s fever clinics are facing a higher caseload, while pharmacies are busy selling medication for Covid symptoms to panicked residents. To conserve resources, local authorities are allowing cases with mild or no symptoms to quarantine at home, following other major cities across China. Beijing vowed earlier this week to build more care units in hospitals to treat people with more severe infections
Dec 08, 2022 19:31 PM

Gallery: The Saudi City Hosting Xi
President Xi Jinping arrived in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Wednesday for a four-day state visit, his first trip to the country in nearly seven years. He will attend the first China-Arab States Summit and a meeting of the China-Gulf Cooperation Council in the capital. On the occasion of Xi’s visit, here’s a closer look at one of the largest cities on the Arabian Peninsula
Dec 08, 2022 16:36 PM

Gallery: Gulls Fly South for Winter
Red-billed gulls have returned to China’s southwestern city Kunming in droves to escape the harsh winter of Siberia. Their annual migration to warmer climes provides much cheer for residents, who enjoy feeding the birds and documenting the spectacle. The gulls’ first visit to the city dates back to more than 30 years ago. Since then, tens of thousands of gulls flock to the city from around October to March
Dec 07, 2022 19:29 PM

Gallery: World Cup Down to Final Eight
Morocco and Portugal booked their spots in the quarterfinals after respective victories over Spain and Switzerland in Qatar on Tuesday. While European and South American teams, including Croatia and Brazil, celebrated their progress, Asian teams Japan, South Korea and Australia saw their World Cup hopes dashed. The quarterfinals will kick off on Friday