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11:21, October 12, 2020

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  7th Silk Road International Film Festival kicks off in Xi’an

  The 7th Silk Road International Film Festival (SRIFF) opened successfully on Sunday in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province. The SRIFF is held annually by Shaanxi and Fujian Provinces in turn. This year marks the 7th anniversary of the Belt and Road Initiative and the fourth time for Xi'an to play host to this film festival. (Photos: People's Daily app; Compiled by Yan Yiqiao, He Jieqiong and Zhou Zijie)The court ladies and ceremonial envoys in the traditional Tang costumes greeted the guests with lightly-lit palace lanterns in the corridor. The highest-ranking ceremonial official of the Tang Dynasty delivered a welcoming speech and then the suspension bridge was dropped, the gate was opened and the distinguished guests were welcomed.In Chinese culture, the phoenix has long been a symbol of harmony. The phoenix of SRIFF created by light effects taking off from the venue represents the traditional friendship among the Silk Road countries and regions.Both Dou Xiao (first left) and Bai Bing (second left), two Chinese celebrities born in Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, were invited to attend the film festival held in homeland.The performance Harmony of All Beings, a perfect blend of Tai Chi (Chinese martial art) and Guqin, a seven-stringed plucked instrument similar to the zither.The performance The Garments of Silk Road echoed the theme of the film festival “silk road links the world, film connects culture”. It integrated the customs and charm along the Silk Road, providing the audience a window to learn about the Silk Road civilization from Chang'an to Rome for more than 2000 years.A performance At This Moment, an innovative play of Chinese and Italian opera.Actress Song Jia (second left) and director Lu Chuan (second right), two members of the seven-people Special Recommended Film Panel, attended the opening ceremony of the SRIFF.The crew member of My People, My Homeland，the top-grossing movie with over 2.1 billion yuan ($314 million) so far after premiering on October...

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  China's first large-scale reservoir dredging pilot project of Suya Lake a success

  Nine cutter-suction dredgers dredge the Suya Lake, the largest artificial plain lake in Asia, as more than 800 sets of mechanical equipment and over 1,500 workers build artificial islands. Photo shows the construction site of the dredging and expansion project of Suya Lake Reservoir in Zhumadian, central China’s Henan Province. (Photos: People's Daily/Shi Jiamin; compiled by An Bowen)Nine cutter-suction dredgers dredge the Suya Lake, the largest artificial plain lake in Asia, as more than 800 sets of mechanical equipment and over 1,500 workers build artificial islands. Photo shows the construction site of the dredging and expansion project of Suya Lake Reservoir in Zhumadian, central China’s Henan Province.The dredging and expansion project of Suya Lake Reservoir is a pilot project during the 13th Five-year Plan of national water conservancy reform and development, with a total investment of 3.15 billion yuan and a planned duration of 36 months.A large-scale water control project integrating flood control, irrigation, power generation, aquaculture and tourism will be constructed, ensuring the irrigation of more than 800,000 mu of farmland in the downstream. This project will also effectively improve the ecological environment of Suya Lake, and provide experience for other largescale reservoir dredging and expansion projects in China.

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  Aerial view of Longji terraced fields in Longsheng County, Guangxi

  Tourists take cable cars to view the scenery of the Longji terraced fields in Longsheng County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Oct. 12, 2020. (Photos: Xinhua) Aerial photo taken on Oct. 12, 2020 shows a view of the Longji terraced fields in Longsheng County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.Aerial photo taken on Oct. 12, 2020 shows a view of the Longji terraced fields in Longsheng County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.Aerial photo taken on Oct. 12, 2020 shows a view of the Longji terraced fields in Longsheng County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Aerial photo taken on Oct. 12, 2020 shows a view of the Longji terraced fields in Longsheng County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.

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  Maintenance staff work at converter station in Xinjiang

  A converter station on an ultra-high-voltage direct current transmission line transmitting electricity from Xinjiang to Anhui in east China started maintenance on Monday. (Photos: Xinhua) During the 13-day maintenance, 5G technologies will be employed to ensure the smooth workflow of the electricity transmission project.Maintenance workers put on VR equipment to monitor on-site maintenance work at a converter station in Hui Autonomous Prefecture of Changji, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Oct. 12, 2020. Maintenance staff work at a converter station in Hui Autonomous Prefecture of Changji, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Oct. 12, 2020. Maintenance staff work at a converter station in Hui Autonomous Prefecture of Changji, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Oct. 12, 2020. A maintenance worker monitors the maintenance process on a screen at a converter station in Hui Autonomous Prefecture of Changji, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Oct. 12, 2020. Maintenance staff work at a converter station in Hui Autonomous Prefecture of Changji, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Oct. 12, 2020.