Lotuses blossom in Qingdao

09:12, July 22, 2021

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  View of Rizhao Port in East China's Shandong

  Following the national strategy of the 14th Five-Year Plan, Shandong Rizhao Port has further increased its direct ship-docking rate and efficiency of cargo handling, and has improved its comprehensive supply service in recent years. (Photos: Shi Jiamin/People's Daily app, compiled by Feng Zhenglin)Rizhao Port has strongly promoted high-quality development along the Yellow River Basin and the Yangtze River Economic Belt.According to statistics from Rizhao Customs, in the first half year of 2021, the cargo volume of imports and exports at Rizhao Port was about 144 million tons, with a year-on-year growth of 4.4 percent.Imports of iron ore during this period amounted to 77.41 million tons, increasing 7.9 percent year-on-year. Import and export containers reached 131,000 twenty-foot equivalent units, increasing 20.4 percent year-on-year.Aerial photo shows a view of Rizhao Port in Rizhao, east China's Shandong Province. Aerial photo shows a view of Rizhao Port in Rizhao, east China's Shandong Province.

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  Scenery of Morigele River in Hulun Buir, N China

  Photo taken on July 21, 2021 shows the Morigele River in Hulun Buir, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. Aerial photo taken on July 21, 2021 shows the Morigele River in Hulun Buir, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.

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  Canyon scenery of Yellow River in Jungar Banner, N China

  Aerial photo taken on July 21, 2021 shows the canyon scenery of the Yellow River in Jungar Banner, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. (Photos: Xinhua)Aerial photo taken on July 21, 2021 shows the canyon scenery of the Yellow River in Jungar Banner, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.Aerial photo taken on July 21, 2021 shows the canyon scenery of the Yellow River in Jungar Banner, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.Aerial photo taken on July 21, 2021 shows the canyon scenery of the Yellow River in Jungar Banner, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.Aerial photo taken on July 21, 2021 shows the canyon scenery of the Yellow River in Jungar Banner, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.Aerial photo taken on July 21, 2021 shows the canyon scenery of the Yellow River in Jungar Banner, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.

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  Ten photos from across China: July 16 – 22

  A new high-speed maglev train makes its public debut in Qingdao, Shandong province, on July 20, 2021. The train, developed in China, can reach a top speed of 600 kilometers per hour. The train unveiled on Tuesday was the first to roll off the production line. (Photo: Xinhua) A rescuer trudges through water on a street in Zhengzhou, Central China's Henan province, on July 20, 2021. (Photo: IC) Visitors walk into a black hole at the newly unveiled Shanghai Astronomy Museum on July 18, 2021. The museum, the world's largest planetarium in terms of building scale, opened on July 17. (Photo: IC) An equestrian worker walks an Akhal-Teke horse at the Xinjiang Ancient Ecological Park, China's largest exhibition base for the rare breed famed for their speed and endurance, in Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, on July 16, 2021. (Photo: chinadaily.com.cn) Two students perform Peking Opera in a summer camp in Nantong, East China’s Jiangsu province, on July 19, 2021. (Photo: IC) Diners enjoy their meals in bubble-shaped air-conditioned rooms on the roof of a shopping mall in Changsha, Hunan province, on July 19, 2021. The facilities have gained popularity among customers amid the summer heat. (Photo: China News Service)