Party secretary not afraid to get his hands dirty

09:47, August 23, 2021

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  Hurricane warning downgraded to tropical warning in northeast U.S.

  Pedestrians walk in the rain caused by tropical storm Henri, in Times Square in New York, the United States, on Aug. 22, 2021. The hurricane warning for Long Island, the southern coast of New England and Block Island in the northeast of the United States has been changed to a tropical storm warning, said an updated advisory from the National Hurricane Center (NHC) on Sunday morning. (Photo: Xinhua)Pedestrians walk in the rain caused by tropical storm Henri, in Times Square in New York, the United States, on Aug. 22, 2021. The hurricane warning for Long Island, the southern coast of New England and Block Island in the northeast of the United States has been changed to a tropical storm warning, said an updated advisory from the National Hurricane Center (NHC) on Sunday morning. (Photo: Xinhua)Pedestrians cross a street in the rain caused by tropical storm Henri, in Times Square in New York, the United States, on Aug. 22, 2021. The hurricane warning for Long Island, the southern coast of New England and Block Island in the northeast of the United States has been changed to a tropical storm warning, said an updated advisory from the National Hurricane Center (NHC) on Sunday morning. (Photo: Xinhua)Pedestrians walk in the rain caused by tropical storm Henri, in Times Square in New York, the United States, on Aug. 22, 2021. The hurricane warning for Long Island, the southern coast of New England and Block Island in the northeast of the United States has been changed to a tropical storm warning, said an updated advisory from the National Hurricane Center (NHC) on Sunday morning. (Photo: Xinhua)

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  Singapore holds National Day Parade

  Fireworks light up the sky during the National Day Parade show at Singapore's Marina Bay, Aug. 21, 2021. Affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, Singapore's previous National Day Parade celebrations held on Aug.

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  People prepare for Raksha Bandhan festival in India's Punjab

  A woman shops for rakhis, or sacred threads, in a market ahead of Raksha Bandhan festival in Amritsar district of India's northern state Punjab, Aug. 21, 2021. Raksha Bandhan is celebrated every year by the tying of a thread on the wrist of a brother by his sister as a mark of bond and ritual protec

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  Colorful salt pans in East China's Shandong

  The salt pans located by the sea in Rongcheng, East China's Shandong Province, form a natural color palette, on August 21, 2021. (Photos: People's Daily; compiled by Lyu Xingke)The salt pans located by the sea in Rongcheng, East China's Shandong Province, form a natural color palette, on August 21, 2021.The salt pans located by the sea in Rongcheng, East China's Shandong Province, form a natural color palette, on August 21, 2021.The salt pans located by the sea in Rongcheng, East China's Shandong Province, form a natural color palette, on August 21, 2021.