In pics: pharmaceutical packaging material enterprise in Hebei, north China

11:29, September 10, 2021

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  Stunning photos captured by Chinese taikonauts

  Photo taken by Chinese taikonauts Liu Boming shows Lake Urmia, one of the largest lakes in the Middle East, in rusty-red. [Photo provided by China Manned Space Engineering Office] .Photo taken by Chinese taikonauts Liu Boming shows the Caspian Sea, the world's largest inland water body.

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  Farmers pick water chestnuts in Jiaxing, East China's Zhejiang

  Women pick water chestnuts at a farm in Youchegang town, Xiuzhou district, Jiaxing city, east China’s Zhejiang province. Currently, it is time to harvest Nanhu Ling, a kind of water chestnut grown in Nanhu Lake in Jiaxing. Distinct from the water chestnuts grown in other cities, Nanhu Ling have no sharp points and feature a thin shell and juicy, sweet pulp. (Photo courtesy of the media center of Xiuzhou district)Farmers usually pick water chestnuts before dawn to make sure the fruits are fresh when they arrive at the market. Currently, it is time to harvest Nanhu Ling, a kind of water chestnut grown in Nanhu Lake, Jiaxing city in east China’s Zhejiang province. Distinct from the water chestnuts grown in other cities, Nanhu Ling have no sharp points and feature a thin shell and juicy, sweet pulp. (Photos: People’s Daily Online/ Qin Wen)Farmers usually pick water chestnuts before dawn to make sure the fruits are fresh when they arrive at the market. Currently, it is time to harvest Nanhu Ling, a kind of water chestnut grown in Nanhu Lake, Jiaxing city in east China’s Zhejiang province. Distinct from the water chestnuts grown in other cities, Nanhu Ling have no sharp points and feature a thin shell and juicy, sweet pulp.Farmers usually pick water chestnuts before dawn to make sure the fruits are fresh when they arrive at the market. Currently, it is time to harvest Nanhu Ling, a kind of water chestnut grown in Nanhu Lake, Jiaxing city in east China’s Zhejiang province. Distinct from the water chestnuts grown in other cities, Nanhu Ling have no sharp points and feature a thin shell and juicy, sweet pulp.Farmers usually pick water chestnuts before dawn to make sure the fruits are fresh when they arrive at the market. Currently, it is time to harvest Nanhu Ling, a kind of water chestnut grown in Nanhu Lake, Jiaxing city in east China’s Zhejiang province. Distinct from the water chestnuts grown in other cities, Nanhu Ling have no sharp points and feature a thin shell and j...

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  Chinese craftsman creates inside painting works

  Photo taken on Sept. 4, 2021 shows inside painting works of Wang Ziyong at a museum featuring inside painting in Taocheng District of Hengshui City, north China's Hebei Province. Inside painting, or inner painting, is a traditional Chinese art form. (Photos: Xinhua/ Jin Haoyuan)Photo taken on Sept. 4, 2021 shows the different stages of the inside painting creation at a museum featuring inside painting in Taocheng District of Hengshui City, north China's Hebei Province. Inside painting originally involves tiny snuff bottles which have pictures and calligraphy painted on the inside surface of the bottle.Wang Ziyong creates inside painting works at a museum featuring inside paintings in Taocheng District of Hengshui City, north China's Hebei Province, Sept. 1, 2021. Snuff bottle paintings are produced by manipulating a specialized brush through the neck of the bottle.Wang Ziyong and his apprentices create inside painting works on the inside surface of snuff bottles at a museum featuring inside paintings in Taocheng District of Hengshui City, north China's Hebei Province, Sept. 1, 2021. The process of painting, which is totally reversed inside the bottle, requires absolute precision from the artist.Wang Ziyong (R) directs an apprentices to create inside painting works at a museum featuring inside paintings in Taocheng District of Hengshui City, north China's Hebei Province, Sept. 1, 2021. Wang Ziyong, 52, an inside painting craftsman, studied inside painting with his father Wang Ruicheng since childhood.Wang Ziyong creates inside painting works on the inside surface of a bottle at a museum featuring inside paintings in Taocheng District of Hengshui City, north China's Hebei Province, Sept. 4, 2021. After graduating from college, Wang returned to Hengshui City and devoted himself to the artwork.Wang Ziyong creates inside painting works at a museum featuring inside paintings in Taocheng District of Hengshui City, north China's Hebei Province, Sept. 4, 2021. Thanks to year...

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  Moments of the week (9/6-9/12)

  Photo taken on Sept. 2, 2021 shows a golden mask discovered at the No. 3 sacrificial pit of the Sanxingdui Ruins site in southwest China's Sichuan Province. (Photo: Xinhua)A bronze parapet bearing the names of victims in the 9/11 attacks is adorned with flowers at the National September 11 Memorial and Museum in New York, the United States, Sept. 10, 2021. (Photo: Xinhua)A light show is presented on Canton Tower for celebrating the Teachers' Day on Sept. 9, 2021. (Photo: chinadaily.com.cn)The restored hands of the clock on Elizabeth Tower are seen in their original Prussian blue color, on Sept. 9, 2021 in London, England. Elizabeth Tower, which contains Big Ben, has been covered in scaffolding since 2017, as part of an 80-million-pound refurbishment. During the process, it was discovered that its clock hands were originally blue, rather than black. (Photo: CFP)Residents visit a lantern show displayed at the Hysan Place in the Causeway Bay, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Sept. 9, 2021. The lantern show was held as a prelude for the upcoming Mid-Autumn Festival, a traditional Chinese festival falling on Sept. 21 this year. (Photo: China News Service)Children play at a park in Kabul, Afghanistan, Friday, Sept. 10, 2021. (Photo: AP)A giant, roaring torrent carrying a large amount of yellow sediment has created a spectacular early autumn scene at Hukou Waterfall, Yellow River in Qinjin Valley. (Photo: China News Service)Hot air balloons rise during the annual Snowmass Balloon Festival, Friday, Sept. 10, 2021, in Snowmass Village, Colo. (Photo: AP)Aerial photo shows a villager picking edible roses in Mile, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Sept. 9, 2021. About 73.33 hectares of edible roses have been planted in Xiaohebian Village of Mile in recent years. The edible rose industry has helped promote local agriculture and boost the income of locals. (Photo: Xinhua)Hundreds of wooden boats resemble like flowers in Dhaka River Port, Bangladesh on Sept. 7, 2021, as t...