Grand Bazaar in Urumqi attracts tourists

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  France allows cafes and restaurants to open terraces to consumers

  People are seen at a terrace of a bar in Lille, northern France, May 19, 2021. France on Wednesday took an important step forward towards returning to normality as people in the country can once again meet up in cafes or enjoy a meal in restaurants, which are now allowed to open their terraces. (Photo: Xinhua) People are seen at a terrace of a bar in Lille, northern France, May 19, 2021. France on Wednesday took an important step forward towards returning to normality as people in the country can once again meet up in cafes or enjoy a meal in restaurants, which are now allowed to open their terraces. (Photo: Xinhua) People are seen at a terrace of a bar in Lille, northern France, May 19, 2021. France on Wednesday took an important step forward towards returning to normality as people in the country can once again meet up in cafes or enjoy a meal in restaurants, which are now allowed to open their terraces. (Photo: Xinhua) People drink and chat in Lille, northern France, May 19, 2021. France on Wednesday took an important step forward towards returning to normality as people in the country can once again meet up in cafes or enjoy a meal in restaurants, which are now allowed to open their terraces. (Photo: Xinhua) People are seen at a terrace of a bar in Lille, northern France, May 19, 2021. France on Wednesday took an important step forward towards returning to normality as people in the country can once again meet up in cafes or enjoy a meal in restaurants, which are now allowed to open their terraces. (Photo: Xinhua) People are seen at a terrace of a bar in Lille, northern France, May 19, 2021. France on Wednesday took an important step forward towards returning to normality as people in the country can once again meet up in cafes or enjoy a meal in restaurants, which are now allowed to open their terraces. (Photo: Xinhua) People are seen at a terrace of a bar in Lille, northern France, May 19, 2021. France on Wednesday took an important step forward towards return...

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  Palestinian children take refuge at school after Israeli air strikes damage homes

  Palestinian girl Sama Al-Sultan poses for a photo at a school in Gaza City, on May 19, 2021. Al-Sultan, 5 years old, who fled her home after it was damaged during Israeli air strikes, takes refuge at the school as many other Palestinians. (Photo: Xinhua)Palestinian girl Lamis Al-Sultan poses for a photo at a school in Gaza City, on May 19, 2021. Al-Sultan, 7 years old, who fled her home after it was damaged during Israeli air strikes, takes refuge at the school as many other Palestinians. (Photo: Xinhua)Palestinian girl Jaleya Al-Attar poses for a photo at a school in Gaza City, on May 19, 2021. She fled her home after it was damaged during Israeli air strikes, and took refuge at the school as many other Palestinians. (Photo: Xinhua)Palestinian girl Basma Abu Rasas poses for a photo at a school in Gaza City, on May 19, 2021. Abu Rasas, 7 years old, who fled her home after it was damaged during Israeli air strikes, takes refuge at the school as many other Palestinians. (Photo: Xinhua)Palestinian boy Mohammad Nasr, 7 years old, poses for a photo near a car which was hit by an Israeli air strike near his house in Gaza City, on May 19, 2021. (Photo: Xinhua)

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  Students learn traditional Chinese opera

  Students try out Peking Opera make-up at a primary school in Yuquan district of Hohhot, North China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region on May 19, 2021. Schools in North China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region and East China’s Zhejiang Province introduced traditional Chinese opera to their students, offering them a chance to experience the charm of opera and enhance their understanding and inheritance of traditional culture. (Photos: CICPHOTO.CN; compiled by Wang Yushuo)Students look at themselves after make-up at a primary school in Yuquan district of Hohhot, North China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region on May 19, 2021.Students admire their Peking Opera costumes at a primary school in Yuquan district of Hohhot, North China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region on May 19, 2021.A Peking Opera performer explains movements to pupils at a primary school in Yuquan District of Hohhot, North China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region on May 19, 2021.Students try out their Peking Opera costumes at a primary school in Yuquan district of Hohhot, North China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region on May 19, 2021.A teacher guides students in opera at a school in Xin'an town of Deqing county, East China’s Zhejiang Province on May 19, 2021.Students practice opera movements at a school in Xin’an town of Deqing county, Huzhou city, East China’s Zhejiang Province on May 19, 2021.Students make opera movements at a school in Xin’an town of Deqing county, Huzhou city, East China’s Zhejiang Province on May 19, 2021.

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  It's a perfect day for a perfect wedding

  A traditional Chinese wedding at the Yuyuan Garden scenic area.A traditional Chinese wedding ritual at the Yuyuan Garden scenic area.A marriage peak was seen in Shanghai on Thursday as May 20 sounds similar to "I love you" in Chinese, making it one of the most popular dates to say "I do."In total, 2,242 couples tied the knot in the city, compared with the normal daily 300 to 400.The marriage registration center in the Pudong New Area was the busiest with 401 marriage certificates issued, followed by Minhang District (211), Jinshan District (143) and Yangpu District (143), the Shanghai Civil Affairs Bureau said.A day of love is celebrated at the Yuyuan Garden scenic area.A sweet kiss at Huangpu River waterfront in Yangpu District on Thursday.It’s a Chinese tradition to get married on an auspicious date.A total of 2,567 couples exchanged vows at marriage registration centers across the city on May 20 last year.Couples also flocked to registration centers across the city on last years Qixi Festival, also known as Chinese Valentines Day, on August 25.A total of 1,332 couples tied the knot that day.On January 4, 2013, nearly 7,300 couples said “I do” because the date sounds like “forever love” in Chinese.On another auspicious date, October 10, 2010, local authorities registered marriages of 10,150 couples, a record.In China, 10-10-10 symbolizes perfection.