China in Pictures Page 29

Sep 21, 2022 20:01 PM

Gallery: Melon Migrants
Every year from May to September, workers from around China flock to two particular parts of the Xinjiang Uyghur and Inner Mongolia autonomous regions known for producing especially delicious melons. It is a time when local farms require a lot of hands to help harvest the fruit. Caixin visited both regions this year to record the daily lives of these melon pickers
Sep 21, 2022 19:07 PM

Gallery: Covid Hits Photo Festival Turnout
China’s ongoing battle to eliminate outbreaks means fewer people than normal have visited the 22nd Pingyao International Photography Festival in North China’s Shanxi province. The local authorities require visitors to provide valid Covid-19 testing results from the previous 24 hours, and capped indoor venues’ capacity for the exhibition. The annual event has been held in the ancient city of Pingyao since 2001 and will run until Sunday
Sep 20, 2022 20:11 PM

Gallery: Hangzhou’s Newest Station Unveiled
Hangzhou’s newest railway station was built for the postponed 2022 Asian Games and will soon open to traffic. West Station, in the capital of East China’s Zhejiang province, is nine floors high, covers 500,000 square meters, and has 11 platforms, making it the largest station on the Huzhou-Hangzhou line
Sep 20, 2022 14:46 PM

Gallery: Chengdu Emerges From Covid Lockdown
Southwestern metropolis Chengdu has ended its citywide lockdown after more than two weeks, allowing most of the 21 million residents of Sichuan’s provincial capital to leave their homes and return to work. People will still need to present a recent negative Covid test result to enter public spaces, and more than 60 locations in the city are still designated either medium or high risk for Covid transmission
Sep 19, 2022 20:28 PM

Gallery: Queen Elizabeth’s Funeral
Queen Elizabeth II will be buried alongside her husband Prince Philip at Windsor Castle on Monday, in the final stage of her grand state funeral, the first since Winston Churchill’s almost 60 years ago. Earlier in the day, the funeral service had been held at Westminster Abbey in London. Before that, the Queen’s coffin was placed in Westminster Hall, drawing thousands who came to pay their respects. Many world leaders also attended the funeral, including Vice President Wang Qishan and U.S. President Joe Biden
Sep 19, 2022 17:21 PM

Gallery: Quakes Rattle Southeastern Taiwan
A 6.9-magnitude earthquake struck Taiwan’s Hualien county on Sunday afternoon. As of 8 a.m. Monday, the disaster had left at least one person dead and 146 injured. The quake contorted bridges and roads, collapsed a three-story building, and caused power outages for more than 7,000 households in Yuli township. It was the largest of dozens that have hit the island’s southeastern coast since Saturday evening, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center
Sep 16, 2022 20:19 PM

Gallery: Samarkand’s Monumental History
The city of Samarkand, Uzbekistan, has been in the spotlight this week as the venue for the 22nd meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization. As a prominent trading hub on the original Silk Road traversing Central Asia, the city’s history can be traced back to before the Roman empire. We take a closer look at the ancient city
Sep 16, 2022 17:28 PM

Gallery: Xi Joins World Leaders at Summit
President Xi Jinping met with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin and other world leaders during the 22nd meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) on Thursday in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, where they discussed ways of strengthening cooperation. Xi also held talks with his counterparts at other countries including Mongolian President Ukhnaa Khurelsukh and Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev that day. This year’s SCO summit concludes on Friday
Sep 15, 2022 19:24 PM

Gallery: Xi’s State Visits to Central Asia
China’s leader arrived in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, on Wednesday evening to attend the 22nd meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, a political, economic and security organization consisting of eight Asian countries. The president landed in Kazakhstan earlier in the day on his first trip abroad since the start of the pandemic
Sep 15, 2022 19:05 PM

Gallery: Beijing’s University Covid Clusters
Outbreaks at two universities in China’s capital have sparked a fresh round of tightening of local Covid controls. Communication University of China was locked down after more than 40 cases were linked to its campus. From Saturday to the end of October, test results from the preceding 48 hours will be required to enter or exit the city. Beijing has reported over 110 new cases since Sept. 6
Sep 14, 2022 19:40 PM

Gallery: Chasing Storms Across China
Traveling across the country as rain pounds down and thunder roars, storm chaser Su Dike captures images of extreme weather. The young photographer’s journey began when he shared footage of Super Typhoon Lekima on social media in 2019. Since then, he has traveled nearly 25,000 miles across the country and photographed four typhoons, including Typhoon In-Fa. Su is now studying photography at the Communication University of China
Sep 14, 2022 17:42 PM

Gallery: East China Braces for Typhoon Muifa
China’s coastal cities are preparing for the storm, which is expected to make landfall in Zhejiang province on Wednesday afternoon. The 12th typhoon this year has brought torrential rains to eastern and southern China, including the commercial hub of Shanghai. On Wednesday, the national observatory issued a red alert, the highest level of its severe weather warning system
Sep 13, 2022 20:12 PM

Gallery: Ukraine Takes Back Territory
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says his country’s troops have recaptured about 2,300 square miles from Russia this month in a counteroffensive. On Saturday, Ukrainian flags appeared on the square in the city of Balakliya in Kharkiv oblast, while the Russian defense ministry confirmed its soldiers were retreating from parts of the region, including from a major base in Izyum
Sep 13, 2022 18:49 PM

Gallery: Sichuan Rebuilds After Quake
Work has begun to rebuild the damaged structures and resettle the people displaced by the 6.8 magnitude earthquake that struck the southwestern province earlier this month. In the Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture and the city of Ya’an, officials lowered the emergency response level after most transportation, electricity and communication services resumed. Memorial ceremonies were held to remember quake victims, whose death toll was 93 as of Sunday. Twenty-five people remain missing
Sep 09, 2022 20:20 PM

Gallery: Queen Elizabeth II Through the Years
Queen Elizabeth II, who reigned for 70 years as Britain’s monarch, died aged 96 on her Balmoral Estate in the Scottish Highlands. Born in 1926, Elizabeth ascended to the throne in 1952 upon the death of her father King George VI, and witnessed many historic changes. As one of the world’s most recognizable women, her death drew instant global attention. The Queen’s eldest son Charles, Prince of Wales, has now become King Charles III following her death
Sep 09, 2022 19:57 PM

Gallery: China’s Best Supermoon Viewing Spots
As the Mid-Autumn Festival approaches on Saturday, Weather China offers readers views of 10 of the best moongazing sites across the country. The festival celebrates the brightest full moon of the year. Although residents are encouraged to stay put due to the spread of Covid-19, they will have a three-day holiday in which to enjoy gazing into outer space
Sep 08, 2022 20:21 PM

Gallery: Rescuers Race to Save Quake Victims
Rescue efforts are continuing in Southwest China’s Sichuan province, as emergency response workers race to evacuate victims and locate more survivors of an earthquake. The death toll from the 6.8-magnitude quake climbed to 86 as of noon Thursday, including 50 in Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture and 36 in Ya’an. A total of 243 houses have collapsed and more than 13,000 others have been damaged in Garze alone
Sep 08, 2022 17:19 PM

Gallery: Covid Lockdowns Spread Nationwide
Cities across China are imposing tight restrictions on their populations to battle the spread of Covid-19, in the biggest outbreak since early 2020. Millions of people are under full or partial lockdown on the orders of their local government. China reported 1,334 locally transmitted cases on Wednesday
Sep 07, 2022 20:05 PM

Gallery: Foraging the Scarce Matsutake Mushroom
Southwest China is home to the country’s largest supply of the matsutake, or pine mushroom, prized for its rarity and flavor. However, climate change and overharvesting have led to a decline in quantity of this delicacy. Photographer Ding Gang documents the daily lives of residents in Yunnan’s Jidi village, where nearly 500 households make a living from foraging the mushroom, generating more than $3.6 million every year
Sep 07, 2022 16:55 PM

Gallery: Southwest China’s Lost Gibbons
Two types of gibbon no longer exist in the wild in China, as declared in a recent assessment report. The white-handed gibbon and the northern white-cheeked gibbon, once found in the forests of Southwest China’s Yunnan province, are now officially extinct, as they have not been spotted in the wild for several decades. Despite efforts to conserve gibbon numbers in recent years, the primate has been threatened by poaching and habitat degradation, leaving 1,400 to 1,500 individual animals still living around China