Ice-snow theme park opens to public in Changchun, NE China

14:55, December 14, 2020

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  In Heilongjiang, super cold has its benefits

  Huzhong district in the Daxinganling region of Heilongjiang province, widely known as China's coldest place, plunges to its lowest temperature on Dec 13, 2020, with a reading of -40.9 C. (Photos: China Daily)A resident braves the cold in Huzhong district in the Daxinganling region of Heilongjiang province on Dec 13, 2020, as the temperature dropped to -40.9 C.A resident shovels snow in Huzhong district in the Daxinganling region of Heilongjiang province on on Dec 13, 2020, as the temperature dropped to -40.9 C.The cold in Huzhong creates rime ice and natural scenery.The cold in Huzhong creates rime ice and natural scenery.The cold in Huzhong creates rime ice and natural scenery.The cold in Huzhong creates rime ice and natural scenery.The cold in Huzhong creates rime ice and natural scenery.The cold in Huzhong creates rime ice and natural scenery.

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  Protecting an endangered species in Poyang Lake

  A worker strengthens a nest on the tower on December 12, 2020.Poyang Lake in East China’s Jiangxi Province is an important winter habitat for oriental stork, a migratory bird species under first-class national protection. The transmission tower in this area has become a favored nesting site for the birds.In February this year, local grid staff found a pair of storks and a nest of eggs on one of the towers. They observed the stork family from a distance until they grew up and flew away from Poyang Lake.The nest on the tower.Now, as winter came, a large number of migratory birds are flying back to Poyang Lake. The oriental stork likes to settle down on their original nests.To ensure the power supply and protect the bird, grid workers have installed anti-bird dropping equipment on the transmission facilities and strengthened the nest. Photo taken on April 18 shows an oriental stork family on the top of the tower.The nest on the tower.An oriental stork flies by.A grid worker observes birds and the nest from a distance. (Photos: Xinhua)

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  Sailor fires heavy machine gun aboard frigate

  Led by the guided-missile frigate Yongzhou , a frigate flotilla with the navy under the PLA Southern Theater Command steams in formation in an undisclosed sea area during a maritime training exercise in early December 2020.cn/Chen Tanggui).Sailors assigned to a frigate flotilla with the navy under t

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  View of Beihai Wetland in SW China’s Yunnan

  Situated at the southern slope of the Gaoligong Mountain, Tengchong Beihai Wetland in Tengchong County, southwest China’s Yunnan Province is one of the first 33 national key wetlands in China. On December 8, the water glistens at the only national level wetland reserve in Yunnan Province. (Photos: People’s Daily Online)The unique plateau volcanic barrier lake ecosystem of the Beihai Wetland was formed by a volcanic eruption millions of years ago, Dec. 8, 2020.Beihai Wetland, covering an area of about 16 square kilometers, is renowned for its tranquil scenery, which is dominated by water and the surrounding mountains, Dec. 8, 2020. Rootless duckweed floats on the surface of the Beihai Lake in Beihai Wetland, Tengchong County, southwest China’s Yunnan Province, Dec. 8, 2020.A purple swamphen, a protected bird, rests on marsh grass in Beihai Wetland, which is home to a host of protected animals and plants, Dec. 8, 2020.A water bird soars against the deep blue sky in Beihai Wetland, Tengchong, Yunnan Province, Dec. 8, 2020.