China in Pictures Page 34

Dec 07, 2022 16:49 PM

Gallery: Beijing Scales Back Covid Curbs
In a major easing of Covid restrictions, local authorities have allowed residents to enter most public areas and restaurants to reopen to dine-in customers. To dine-in, residents will need to show a negative test result from within the last 48 hours, local authorities said Tuesday. A negative Covid test result is no longer needed to enter supermarkets, parks and office buildings
Dec 06, 2022 19:52 PM

Gallery: China Mourns Jiang Zemin
Officials and residents in China observed three minutes of silence on Tuesday morning as the memorial service for the country’s former leader took place in Beijing. President Xi Jinping addressed the service. Jiang’s body was sent for cremation at the Babaoshan Revolutionary Cemetery the day before
Dec 06, 2022 19:36 PM

Gallery: What Looser Covid Rules Look Like
Malls, markets and resorts reopened across the country as local governments loosened Covid-19 containment measures. Cities including Zhengzhou and Urumqi lifted strict lockdowns and testing requirements, allowing residents to visit public areas and to take public transport without showing test results. Though to eat at restaurants, residents in Beijing are still required to show proof of a negative Covid-19 test within 48 hours
Dec 05, 2022 20:11 PM

Gallery: Jiang Zemin’s Life in Pictures
The former president’s remains were cremated Monday at Babaoshan Revolutionary Cemetery in Beijing. Born in 1926 in East China’s Jiangsu province, Jiang joined the Chinese Communist Party in 1946 and served as the paramount leader of China from 1989 to 2002. As leader, Jiang paved the way for China’s economic miracle and its growing global status. His memorial service will be held Tuesday
Dec 05, 2022 19:33 PM

Gallery: Taikonauts Touch Down
Three taikonauts, China’s name for astronauts, landed in Inner Mongolia on Sunday night, returning in the Shenzhou-14 spacecraft after six months aboard the Tiangong space station. The crew, which took off on June 5, conducted five rendezvous and dockings, performed three spacewalks and gave online science lectures from the space station
Dec 02, 2022 20:43 PM

Gallery: Tea Nation
UNESCO added China’s traditional tea-making techniques and tea drinking customs to its intangible cultural heritage list. Tea has been embedded in Chinese culture since ancient times and is a part of people’s daily life. Chinese tea producers and farmers have created more than 2,000 tea products to serve the country’s more than 1 billion consumers
Dec 02, 2022 19:58 PM

Gallery: Jiang’s Casket Arrives in Beijing
President Xi Jinping, along with top senior officials, received the remains of China’s former leader Jiang Zemin at the capital’s Xijiao Airport on Thursday. Jiang’s casket was flown to Beijing from Shanghai that afternoon. A memorial service will be held in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Tuesday, which will be broadcast live across the country. On that day, all public entertainment activities will be suspended
Dec 01, 2022 20:17 PM

Gallery: Dine-In Returns for Guangzhou’s Low-Risk
Eating at restaurants resumed in the southern metropolis as local authorities ease strict Covid-19 containment measures in one of the worst-hit cities in China’s latest outbreak. But the luxury is limited to low-risk areas of Haizhu, Liwan, Tianhe and Conghua districts. Officials reported about 7,000 new local cases for Wednesday, including 1,313 symptomatic infections
Dec 01, 2022 15:05 PM

Gallery: Two Cities Ease Lockdowns
Guangzhou and Zhengzhou relaxed Covid-19 containment measures after China’s top health authorities ordered local officials to avoid engaging in excessive control measures including lockdowns. On Wednesday, several districts in South China’s Guangzhou dismantled barriers that penned in residents, while the central city of Zhengzhou ended a five-day lockdown in its urban areas. However, parts of the metropolises designated as Covid-19 high-risk areas remain locked down
Nov 30, 2022 20:17 PM

Gallery: Braving the Cold for Covid Tests
Authorities in the northern Chinese municipality of Tianjin are conducting a fresh round of nucleic acid testing for its 13.9 million residents, forcing people outdoors amid freezing conditions as they head to testing sites. It’s the sixth round of citywide testing since Thursday. Due to the cold wave, temperatures in the city have dropped sharply. Tianjin reported 870 local cases for Tuesday, the highest number this month
Nov 30, 2022 19:41 PM

Gallery: New Crew Arrives at China’s Space Station
The Tiangong space station welcomed three new faces who arrived on the Shenzhou-15 spacecraft Wednesday morning. After six-and-a-half hours docking with the Tianhe core module, astronauts Deng Qingming, Fei Junlong and Zhang Lu joined the station’s now six-strong crew. The Shenzhou-15 was delivered by a Long March 2F rocket that lifted off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center the day before. China plans to conduct manned space flight missions twice a year, following the success of the Shenzhou-15 mission
Nov 29, 2022 20:01 PM

Gallery: ‘Psychic’ Pandas Tip World Cup Winners
Qatar’s giant pandas Thuraya and Suhail, gifted by China earlier this year, went viral for predicting match results in the FIFA World Cup 2022. Since Paul the Octopus gained fame by predicting eight straight outcomes in the 2010 World Cup, animals from camels to otters have joined the ‘psychic’ animal group to pick game winners
Nov 29, 2022 16:40 PM

Gallery: China Feels Winter’s Bite
Heavy snowfalls, bitter winds, and dense fog descended on cities in the country’s northern reaches. A blizzard poured snow down on Northwest China’s Xinjiang region for several days, leading to seven deaths. Even in the more southerly coastal regions, the temperature is expected to fall to a low of 20 degrees Celsius this week, the national weather service forecast
Nov 28, 2022 20:29 PM

Gallery: Living Behind Barriers
Thousands of residents in Guangzhou are living in fenced-off communities as the southern Chinese metropolis reported more than 136,000 infections from Oct. 22 to Sunday. The local government has relaxed Covid-19 testing, sparing some home-bound residents in seven districts from the requirement
Nov 28, 2022 18:11 PM

Gallery: Shanghai Marathon Back on Track
The race kicked off Sunday after a two-year suspension due to the pandemic. Around 18,000 runners participated in the event, which has been held annually since 1996. Before this year’s marathon, all the runners had to stay in the city for seven days and pass a Covid test for three consecutive days
Nov 25, 2022 20:39 PM

Gallery: Covid Curbs Bite Across China
Strict containment measures are popping up across the country, including mass testing, lockdowns and quarantines as the Chinese mainland reported 32,695 new local cases for Thursday, the highest daily count since the pandemic began. Beijing, one of the multiple cities facing their worst outbreaks, reported 1,860 new infections that day, with 400 found outside quarantine areas
Nov 25, 2022 18:07 PM

Gallery: Ronaldo Makes World Cup History
Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo became the first man to score in five World Cups after converting a penalty in the 65th minute in his team’s opening Group H match against Ghana on Thursday. The controversial call by the referee helped the Portuguese get a leg up, but Ghana proved spirited competitors, scoring two goals in what turned out to be a 3-2 thriller. On the same day, five-time champions Brazil beat Serbia 2-0, but the match left Brazilian fans fearful about the future of star striker Neymar, who got injured late in the game
Nov 24, 2022 20:43 PM

Gallery: Zhengzhou Readies for ‘War’ on Pandemic
Residents are stocking up on food and other necessities as the central Chinese city prepares to enter a ‘five-day anti-pandemic war’ on Friday. During the lockdown, a total of 6.88 million residents in its eight districts will be required to take nucleic acid tests every day and reduce their movements, with some confined to their homes. With a population of nearly 13 million, the provincial capital reported 153 symptomatic cases and 521 asymptomatic cases for Wednesday
Nov 24, 2022 19:05 PM

Gallery: Japan Tackles Germany in World Cup Upset
Japan beat four-time champion Germany 2-1 in a Group E match on Wednesday in Qatar, giving soccer fans another surprise the day after Saudi Arabia broke Argentina’s long-undefeated streak with a 2-1 victory. Japan’s two substitutes Ritsu Doan and Takuma Asano sealed the win by scoring two goals within eight minutes. Japan will face off against Costa Rica on Sunday, while Germany will battle it out with Spain the following day
Nov 23, 2022 19:38 PM

Gallery: World Cup Watchers Left Out in the Cold
Soccer fans in Guangzhou have found themselves with fewer places to watch the tournament. The southern Chinese city ordered restaurants and bars in Tianhe, its main business district, to temporarily stop serving dine-in customers from Monday as officials battle its latest Covid flare-up. The order, which also shut down other businesses in the district, led many bars that had prepared for the World Cup to close. Home to nearly 19 million people, Guangzhou reported more than 8,000 new Covid cases for Tuesday