Photos taken recently show pedestrian streets in different cities across China. Tourists visit Sanfang Qixiang (Three Lanes and Seven Alleys) in Fuzhou, East China’s Fujian Province. (Translated by Li Yiran; Edited by Huang Jingjing)

Life and business is returning to normal in China as the COVID-19 epidemic is under control after a long struggle. A family walks on a pedestrian street in the old town of Zhouqu county, Northwest China’s Gansu Province.

With the continuous improvement, renovation and upgrading, the potential of these pedestrian streets has been further unleashed, contributing to an economic rebound. People visit a night market in the old town of Luoyang, Central China’s Henan Province.

A child plays in front of a fountain on Wangfujing pedestrian street in Beijing.

The east extension project of Nanjing Road Pedestrian Street in Shanghai nears completion, on August 30, 2020.

Citizens and tourists visit a commercial street that was opened in Qixingguan district, Bijie city, Southwest China’s Guizhou Province, on August 16, 2020.