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  Meet the Forbidden City in spring time

  Beautiful flowers bloom in the Forbidden City, a cultural icon in China. While it used to be the imperial court between 1420 and 1912, today the Forbidden City is a national museum that houses a large number of precious cultural relics. Spring is one of the best time to visit the Forbidden City as different flowers bloom.Let's enjoy some beautiful photos of the Forbidden City in spring. (All photos are from CGTN)

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  'Selfie Panda' sculpture in Sichuan goes popular

  Tourists visit a creative market next to the "Selfie Panda" sculpture at Yangtianwo square in Dujiangyan, southwest China's Sichuan Province, April 7, 2021.5m by 11m by 12m in dimension, featuring a selfie-taking giant panda lying on its back. Weighing 130 tonnes, the work takes shape with the help

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  Large-scale Water Lighting and Dancing show debuts in E. China

  The Ode to Caozhou, a large-scale Water Lighting and Dancing show debuted in Heze City, East China’s Shandong province on April 8, 2021. It takes the original garden area as the stage with actors performing under stunning laser special effects. By integrating elements like dance, opera, acrobatics and martial arts, the show opened a colorful scroll of history, culture, customs and intangible cultural heritage of Heze city. (Photos: Shi Jiamin/People's Daily; Compiled by Xie Fuyu)Women play traditional Chinese musical instruments and dance to the melody, as their graceful poise is reflected in the water floor. Spinning and dancing with folding fans, actors unfurled their consumes which showed audience a beautiful design of Chinese ink painting. The sweet smiles of actresses are just like charming blossoms blooming on the lake, intriguing the audience.Audiences are impressed by the vigorous figure and inspiring shouts of actors, which present the cultural heritage of Heze as the home of Chines martial arts. Dispelling the dreamy mist, the dancing actresses, like fairies in spring, bring the audience a blaze of color.

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  Expressways drive China into a prosperous future

  Rapeseed flowers are in full bloom on both sides of an expressway in Baokang county of Central China's Hubei province, on March 4, 2021. (Photo: Xinhua)The Baoshan-Lushui Expressway, highway and Nujiang River in Southwest China's Yunnan province are seen on March 5, 2021. The total length of the Baoshan-Lushui Expressway is 85.17 kilometers; it officially opened to traffic this year, and promotes the integrated development of western Yunnan province. (Photo: Xinhua)Sections of a 1.72-kilometer suspension bridge for the Duyun-Anshun Expressway are joined in Guiding, Southwest China's Guizhou province, on Jan 18, 2021. This marks a key step for the 276-km expressway, the largest road project in the mountainous province. The expressway is expected to open in June. (Photo: Xinhua)A section of a bridge for the Simao-Lancang Expressway in Southwest China's Yunnan province is seen on Jan 20, 2021. The expressway shortens travel time between the two ends of the expressway from 3.5 hours to 1.5 hours. Its operation is expected to boost joint economic development in Puer's downtown and in the triangle-shaped region consisting of Lancang, Menglian and Ximeng counties. In addition, the expressway will link the Kunming-Bangkok Expressway, the Lancang-Mekong international golden waterway, and Lancang Jingmai Airport, which will promote opening-up of the border areas. (Photo: Xinhua)Photo taken on Dec 30, 2020 shows a section of the Hainan Ring Expressway in South China's Hainan province. As the expressway from Baoting Li autonomous county to Haitangwan officially opened on Dec 31, every county in Hainan now has expressway access. Currently, expressways on the island total 1,255 kilometers, which is providing a high-speed tourism passage in the province. (Photo: Xinhua)A bridge over the Shantou-Chaozhou Ring Expressway in South China's Guangdong province creates an intriguing scene, on Dec 28, 2020. The expressway is 82.23 kilometers long and connects Shantou, Chaozhou and Jieya...