Moments of the week (8/20-8/26/2018)
By Bao Han
People's Daily app
1535279036000
The opening ceremony of the first China Giant Panda International Culture Week and a series of exhibitions are held at the China Millennium Monument in Beijing on August 23, 2018. (Photo: VCG)
The photo shows torrential rain brought by Typhoon Rumbia in Shouguang and many other places in Shangdong province on August 18 and 19, 2018. (Photo: VCG & Shandong evening paper)
Photo taken on August 25, 2018 shows the Xihuchong bridge of the Qiangjiang-Zhangjiajie-Changde railway under construction in Hongyanxi Township of Longshan County, central China's Hunan Province. (Photo: Xinhua/Zeng Xianghui)
A South Korean elder, separated by the 1950-1953 Korean War from relatives living in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, waves goodbye to her relative on August 22, 2018 after three-day reunions. (Photo: VCG)
Tourists pose for photos in a buckwheat field at Fujiawa Village of Youfangzhuang Township in Dingbian County, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, August 25, 2018. (Photo: Xinhua/Shao Rui)
The government of China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) announces on August 23, 2018, that the operating arrangements for the Hong Kong Section of the Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong Express Rail Link (XRL) would be commissioned on September 23 to connect with the national high-speed rail network, offering direct trains to 44 destinations. (Photo: IC)
The China-Europe Railway Express freight train completes its 10,000th trip on August 26, 2018, arriving in Wuhan, Hubei Province from Hamburg, Germany. (Photos: People's Daily app)
The photo taken on Saturday, August 25, 2018, shows the annual "Jumping into the East Lake" in Wuhan, Hubei Province. Enthusiasts dress up for the special event, jumping into the lake with various poses. (Photo: IC)
Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Salvadorean Foreign Affairs Minister Carlos Castaneda signs the Joint Communique on the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations between the People’s Republic of China and the Republic of El Salvador on August 21, 2018. (Photo: China Daily/Xu JingXing)
Performers take part in the 13th Polish Fire Festival in Ostroda, Poland, on Aug. 24, 2018. The 13th Polish Fire Festival is held here from Aug. 21 to Aug. 26. (Photo: VCG)
China sends twin BeiDou-3 navigation satellites into space on a Long March-3B carrier rocket from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center, in the southwest China’s Sichuan Province on August 25, 2018. (Photo: VCG)
The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force's August 1st aerobatics team performs at the Army 2018 International Military and Technical Forum at Kubinka Airport, near Moscow, Russia, on August 24, 2018. (Photo: Xinhua/Bai Xueqi)
Three-time Olympic champion Sun Yang claims victory in the men's 200m freestyle at the 18th Asian Games on August 19, 2018, making a Golden Grand Slam in the 200, 400, 1,500m free from the Asian Games, the World Championships and the Olympic Games. (Photo: VCG)
The Honor Guard of the Presidential Regiment of Russia performs during the International Military Music Festival Spasskaya Tower on the Red Square in Moscow, Russia, on August 24, 2018. (Photo: Xinhua/Evgeny Sinitsyn)