Portraits of July 2021

13:38, August 03, 2021

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  Free daycare services during summer vacation ease pressure on parents in Qinghai

  Boys play soccer at a daycare center in Nyainca Village of Maqen County, Golog Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, in Northwest China's Qinghai Province, Aug. 2, 2021. Nyainca Village is located at the foot of the A'nyemaqen Mountain in Northwest China's Qinghai Province. (Photos: Xinhua)A college student volunteer teaches a singing lesson at a daycare center in Nyainca Village, Maqen County of Golog Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, in Northwest China's Qinghai Province, Aug. 2, 2021. As the local herdsmen are busy moving to the summer pastures, their school-age children may find it difficult to participate in group activities during the summer vacation, and some are even left unattended.Children play a game guided by college student volunteers at a daycare center in Nyainca Village of Maqen County, Golog Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, in Northwest China's Qinghai Province, Aug. 2, 2021. In 2018, the local authorities have launched a project to provide free daycare services for the kids during the summer vacation to ease the pressure on busy parents.Children enjoy their summer vacation at a daycare center in Nyainca Village of Maqen County, Golog Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, in Northwest China's Qinghai Province, Aug. 2, 2021. Now the program has been promoted in all 35 administrative villages of Maqen County, and is well received by the locals.A boy plays soccer at a daycare center in Nyainca Village of Maqen County, Golog Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, in Northwest China's Qinghai Province, Aug. 2, 2021.Children enjoy their summer vacation at a daycare center in Nyainca Village of Maqen County, Golog Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, in Northwest China's Qinghai Province, Aug. 2, 2021.Children learn painting at a daycare center in Nyainca Village of Maqen County, Golog Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Northwest China's Qinghai Province, Aug. 2, 2021.

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  Comicomment: What do they really care about?

  According to the latest data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, COVID-19 cases are on the rise in nearly 90 percent of US jurisdictions.The number of new cases in a single day have exceeded 80,000 for two consecutive days since July 27, bringing the cumulative number of confirmed cases and deaths to more than 34.7 million and 600,000, respectively, as of July 29.Some US politicians, however, are indifferent to the lives lost in the pandemic. They have been obsessed with hyping up the so-called "lab leak" conspiracy theory, shifting responsibility to other countries for their poor response to COVID-19, in an attempt to tarnish Chinas image.What really matters to those US politicians? The answer is crystal clear.

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  Medical workers enjoy cool summer in Zhengzhou

  Medical workers surrounded by large blocks of ice collect swab sample from a resident in an outdoor sampling site undertaken by Henan Cancer Hospital in Zhengzhou, Henan province, Aug 2, 2021. (Photos: Ecns.cn)Medical workers surrounded by large blocks of ice collect swab sample from a resident in an outdoor sampling site undertaken by Henan Cancer Hospital in Zhengzhou, Henan province, Aug 2, 2021.Medical workers surrounded by large blocks of ice collect swab sample from a resident in an outdoor sampling site undertaken by Henan Cancer Hospital in Zhengzhou, Henan province, Aug 2, 2021.Medical workers in protective suits enjoy the cool summer by holding ice in an outdoor sampling site undertaken by Henan Cancer Hospital in Zhengzhou, Henan province, Aug 2, 2021.Medical workers in protective suits enjoy the cool by cold drink in an outdoor sampling site undertaken by Henan Cancer Hospital in Zhengzhou, Henan province, Aug 2, 2021.Medical workers eat used ice blocks as table for lunch during the break in an outdoor sampling site undertaken by Henan Cancer Hospital in Zhengzhou, Henan province, Aug 2, 2021.Medical workers lay down on the ice blocks during the break in an outdoor sampling site undertaken by Henan Cancer Hospital in Zhengzhou, Henan province, Aug 2, 2021.Medical workers in protective suits enjoy the cool summer by sitting on the ice blocks in an outdoor sampling site undertaken by Henan Cancer Hospital in Zhengzhou, Henan province, Aug 2, 2021.

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  Sunflower Festival held in Caledon, Canada

  People visit Davis Family Farm during the Sunflower Festival in Caledon, Ontario, Canada, on Aug. 2, 2021. With 45 acres of sunflowers, the festival was held here from July 24 to Aug. 8 this year. (Photos: Xinhua)People visit Davis Family Farm during the Sunflower Festival in Caledon, Ontario, Canada, on Aug. 2, 2021. With 45 acres of sunflowers, the festival was held here from July 24 to Aug. 8 this year.Children enjoy themselves in front of a sea of sunflowers at Davis Family Farm during the Sunflower Festival in Caledon, Ontario, Canada, on Aug. 2, 2021. With 45 acres of sunflowers, the festival was held here from July 24 to Aug. 8 this year.Visitors take selfies with sunflowers at Davis Family Farm during the Sunflower Festival in Caledon, Ontario, Canada, on Aug. 2, 2021. With 45 acres of sunflowers, the festival was held here from July 24 to Aug. 8 this year.A sunflower with sunglasses is seen at Davis Family Farm during the Sunflower Festival in Caledon, Ontario, Canada, on Aug. 2, 2021. With 45 acres of sunflowers, the festival was held here from July 24 to Aug. 8 this year.Visitors take photos with sunflowers at Davis Family Farm during the Sunflower Festival in Caledon, Ontario, Canada, on Aug. 2, 2021. With 45 acres of sunflowers, the festival was held here from July 24 to Aug. 8 this year.Visitors take photos with a piano among sunflowers at Davis Family Farm during the Sunflower Festival in Caledon, Ontario, Canada, on Aug. 2, 2021. With 45 acres of sunflowers, the festival was held here from July 24 to Aug. 8 this year.