Plum blossoms in east China's Jiangsu

22:14, December 25, 2018

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  World's earliest fossil flower unearthed in E China's Nanjing

  A researcher shows the flower fossils at Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology in Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu Province, Dec. 18, 2018. Scientists have found new evidence of the world's earliest fossil flower from specimens unearthed in the eastern China city of Nanjing, dating the origin of flowering plants to 174 million years ago, or the Early Jurassic. An international

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  Moments of the week (12/17-12/23/2018)

  Thousands of makeshift homes in the world's largest refugee camp are captured in this incredible aerial photograph. The array of red, green and white homes, which house more than 1,000,000 refugees who are fleeing terrifying violence, can be seen sprawling for miles in these amazing drone shots of the Kutupalong refugee camp, Bangladesh. (Photo: VCG)

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  British "Santas" raise funds for charity on bicycles

  People dressed as Father Christmas are seen before cycling during an event to raise awareness and money for Evelina London Children's Hospital (ECHO), for children with heart conditions. (Photos: VCG)

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  Technological advances bring sweeping changes to China's Inner Mongolia over past 40 years

  A herdsman checks the automatic drinking system in Otog Banner, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, July 28, 2017. (Photos: Xinhua)Over the past 40 years, technological advances have brought sweeping changes to the vast grasslands of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, which occupies more than 12 percent of China's land area. A herdsman riding motorbike leads horses on transhumance in Chifeng, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. Sept. 23, 2011.By the end of 2017, the number of private cars in the region surpassed 2.7 million, compared with around 10,000 in 1987. In addition to the material changes, people's mindsets have also changed as well. The Internet has brought products from around the country to the grassland and many herders run stores selling dairy products.A special Mongolian cart named lele cart is shown during an exhibition of the folk customs of Mongolian ethnic group at Inner Mongolia Museum in Hohhot, capital of north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, July 28, 2008. Participants take part in a race during an international camel cultural festival held in Uiad Back Banner, Bayan Nur of north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Dec. 1, 2018. Herdsman Hasgriletu's son teaches him to play computer games at their home in Bayintaolegai Village of Ushen Banner, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Aug. 23, 2009. Photo taken on May 21, 2007 shows a wind power plant in Hexigten Banner of north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.