Moments of the week (02/20-02/26)

12:27, February 26, 2023

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  Pic story: ecological ranger of Sanjiangyuan National Park

  Gecho Chopee takes a rest while patrolling at the Angsai Canyon in Angsai Township of Zaduo County, Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Qinghai Province, Feb. 22, 2023. Gecho Chopee is an ecological ranger of Sanjiangyuan National Park. He is responsible for patrolling a section of the Angsai Canyon in Qinghai Province.The unique climatic and geographical conditions have created a diverse ecosystem in the Angsai Canyon and made it a good habitat for a number of rare species such as snow leopards, Tibetan blue bear, lynx and white-lipped deer.Before 2005, snow leopards were rarely seen at the Angsai Canyon.With the continuous efforts of environmental protection, there are more snow leopards in the canyon in recent years. The improvement of ecological environment brings snow leopards a better life, so does the herders' families.Starting from 2018, local government has provided each herder family here with an ecological ranger position, which brings them a monthly income of 1,800 yuan (about 289 U.S. dollars).In 2019, Angsai Township was authorized by the Sanjiangyuan National Park to pilot franchise tourism services. Herdsmen who have lived on herding for generations become receptionists, leading visitors to enjoy the natural landscape, watch wild animals, and experience life in pastoral areas.I love my work, and doing this makes me feel like I'm contributing to my hometown, Gecho Chopee said.Gecho Chopee patrols at the Angsai Canyon in Angsai Township of Zaduo County, Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Qinghai Province, Feb. 22, 2023.Gecho Chopee checks out a white-lipped deer that has been recently hunted at the Angsai Canyon in Angsai Township of Zaduo County, Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Qinghai Province, Feb. 21, 2023. This photo taken on Feb. 21, 2023 shows a snow leopard at Angsai Canyon in Angsai Township of Zaduo County, Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Qinghai Province...

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  New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor sees TEU containers transports growth

  This aerial photo taken on Feb. 25, 2023 shows rail-sea intermodal freight trains at Qinzhou Port Railway Station in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. As of Feb. 23 this year, the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor saw 107,000 TEU containers transported by the rail-sea intermodal freight trains, up 9.25 percent year on year.This photo taken on Feb. 25, 2023 shows a rail-sea intermodal freight train departing from Qinzhou Port East Railway Station in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. This aerial photo taken on Feb. 25, 2023 shows an automatic container terminal at Qinzhou Port in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.This aerial photo taken on Feb. 25, 2023 shows the container terminal at Qinzhou Port in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. This aerial photo taken on Feb. 25, 2023 shows the container terminal at Qinzhou Port in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. This photo taken on Feb. 25, 2023 shows an automatic container terminal at Qinzhou Port in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. This photo taken on Feb. 25, 2023 shows unmanned vehicles transporting containers at an automatic container terminal at Qinzhou Port in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.

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  Moments of the week (02/13-02/19)

  Turkish citizens bid farewell to the Chinese search and rescue team as they return home after participating in the search and rescue efforts at the quake-hit provinces of Türkiye in Adana on Wednesday. (Photo: CFP)Members of rescue teams dispatched by the Chinese mainland and Hong Kong Special Administrative Region arrive in Beijing, capital of China, on Friday. (Photo: Xinhua)Chinese astronauts Chen Dong (2nd R), Liu Yang (1st R) and Cai Xuzhe (3rd R), the three Shenzhou-14 crew members, salute during a press conference in Beijing, capital of China, on Friday. (Photo: Xinhua)Students walk into a school campus as new semester starts in Beijing, on Monday. (Photo: China News Service)Children take part in fun activities at a shelter in Aleppo city, northern Syria, on Monday. The powerful earthquake that jolted large areas along the Turkish-Syrian border did not only bring destruction and death to Syria's northern city of Aleppo, but also inflicted an indelible trauma on the survivors, especially the children. (Photo: Xinhua)Michigan State University students kneel at an ever-growing bed of flowers and keepsakes dedicated to the students killed and injured in Monday's shootings on campus, as a crowd gathers at The Rock, a popular college landmark on Wednesday, at Michigan State University in East Lansing, Mich. (Photo: CFP)An actress performs for residents to celebrate the upcoming Tibetan New Year at a new settlement in Luntse county in Lhokha, Tibet Autonomous Region, on Wednesday. The residents moved to their new homes in early January ahead of the festival, known as Losar New Year, that falls on Feb 21 this year. (Photo: Xinhua)Revelers celebrate at the traditional Alter Markt at the start of the street carnival in Cologne, Germany, on Thursday. Hundreds of thousands will celebrate the carnival without any coronavirus restrictions in the streets of the German carnival capital. (Photo: CFP)A family do the conga next to a new artwork called 'Valentine's Day mascara' ...

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  Spring rice terrace farming underway in Yunnan Province

  Spring farming is underway on the Lagu terraces in Lyuchun county, Southwest China's Yunnan Province. (Photos: People's Daily/Ma dongshi and Shi Zhuohui, compiled by Zhao Yang)At dawn, the Lagu terraces are bustling with activity, as it is now an important time for rice seedlings to be raised.This year, there will be more than 6,700 hectares of rice planted in Lyuchun County. With the rice seedling spring preparation work in full swing, it is expected that transplanting will begin in 40 days.Spring farming is underway on the Lagu terraces in Lyuchun county, Southwest China's Yunnan Province. Spring farming is underway on the Lagu terraces in Lyuchun county, Southwest China's Yunnan Province.