Cherry blossom cultural festival opens Saturday at Yuyuantan Park in Beijing

14:46, March 18, 2023

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  Critically endangered river terns spotted in Southwest China's Yunnan

  Several river terns were recently spotted in a national wetland park in Southwest China's Yunnan Province.In this set of photos, river terns are seen either catching fishes or flitting around above the wetland.The river tern is a freshwater bird native to India and East Asia. In recent years, a rapid population decline of the species has occurred due to human disturbance.The species is listed as near threatened by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and it is also under first-class protection in China.There are now only five river terns in China, according to figures provided by Yingjiang National Wetland Park.It's currently the birds' breeding season – In the wetland park, a river tern couple have laid three eggs and are hatching chicks, while another couple is expected to start brooding.(Photos by Ma Yun and Zhu Bianyong; Compiled by Sun Hang)

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  Infographic: China's economic achievements over last three years

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  China adds 3.83 million hectares of forest in 2022

  China added 3.83 million hectares of forest in 2022, according to a bulletin showcasing China's afforestation progress in 2022 released by the Office of the National Greening Committee on Sunday, China's 45th Tree Planting Day. This photo taken on Friday shows students planting trees voluntarily along the Yellow River ecological corridor in Dongying, East China's Shandong Province. (Photo: CFP) (Compiled by Yu Dian and Xie Runjia)In addition to forests, last year, 3.21 million hectares of grassland were improved through grass planting. This photo taken on July 21, 2022, shows the Ar Horqin grassland in Tongliao, North China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. (Photo: People's Daily)A total of 1.84 million hectares of land were saved from desertification or stony desertification in 2022. This photo taken on August 10, 2022, shows workers making straw checkerboard sand barriers to combat desertification in Qilian Mountains National Park, Northwest China's Gansu Province. (Photo: CFP)China currently has 231 million hectares of forests, with a coverage rate of 24.02 percent. This photo taken on January 7, 2023, shows fir forests in Xixi National Wetland Park in Hangzhou, capital of East China's Zhejiang Province. (Photo: CFP)China now is home to 265 million hectares of grasslands, and the comprehensive vegetation coverage reached 50.32 percent. This photo taken on April 23, 2022, shows Ditan Park in Beijing. (Photo: CFP)

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  Moments of the week (03/06-03/12)

  Chinese tourists visit Sri Lanka after the COVID pandemic on Friday, in Katunayake, Sri Lanka. (Photo: CFP)South Korean lawmakers and protesters hold placards during an anti-government rally denouncing South Korea's plans to compensate victims of Japan's forced wartime labour, at the National Assembly in Seoul on Tuesday. South Koreans who were forced to work for Japanese companies like Mitsubishi during World War II on March 7, slammed Seoul's new plan to compensate them and end a historic dispute with Tokyo as 'dirty money'. (Photo: CFP)A girl lifts her mother's veil and expresses her gratitude at a kindergarten in Shenyang, Northeast China's Liaoning Province, on Wednesday, International Women's Day. (Photo: chinadaily.com)A yoga instructor (C) leads a yoga class for commuters travelling on a women's carriage of a local train on the occasion of International Women's Day, in Mumbai on Wednesday. (Photo: CFP)People in festival attire celebrate Hua Zhao Jie, meaning Flower Festival, at a park in Fuzhou, Southeast China's Fujian Province, on Saturday. (Photo: Xinhua)A farmer operates a machine to dig out grape vines in Putao town of Turpan, Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, on Wednesday. (Photo: Xinhua)A visitor poses with a cartoon character at the Children's Book Fair in Bologna, Italy, on Tuesday. (Photo: Xinhua) This aerial photo taken on Saturday shows a boat sailing on the Yellow River in Togtoh county of Hohhot, North China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. (Photo: Xinhua)An Afghan hound is groomed for showing in the judging ring on day three of Crufts at the NEC Arena on Saturday in Birmingham, England. Billed as the greatest dog show in the world, the Kennel Club event sees dogs from across the world competing for the coveted Best in Show. (Photo: CFP)A light show featuring Hangzhou's iconic attractions is staged with 500 drones to mark the 200-day countdown of Hangzhou 2022 Asian Games at Hangzhou Olymic Sports Center Stadium, nicknamed ...