Snowfall hits Chongli in China's Hebei

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  Works by renowned lexicographer on show at Fudan University

  An exhibition featuring manuscripts by renowned lexicographer Lu Gusun (1940-2016) opened on Wednesday at the Liberal Arts Library of Fudan University.On exhibition are his handwritten essays in Chinese and English, test papers for students, as well as his working pages of the Chinese-English Dictionary.The showcase will run till the end of the year. (Photos: China Daily)Fudan University held the exhibition in commemoration of the 80th birthday of the professor, who spent more than 50 years on campus studying, teaching, and building his career as one of the most important lexicologists of English in China.The former director of the college of Foreign Languages and Literatures at Fudan University, Lu was a widely esteemed professor, scholar and prolific translator of English and American literatureHe was best known as the editor-in-chief of the first English dictionary compiled independently by the Chinese. The 15 million-character English-Chinese Dictionary was published by the Shanghai Publishing House and had won the first National Book Award of China in 1993.In 2000, Lu set out to compile the Chinese-English Dictionary, the first half of which was published by Fudan University Press in 2015.Lu died of heart disease following a stroke on Jul 28, 2016.The professor made such great contributions that you cannot possibly overestimate his role in the China's academic scene, and the Chinese society's opening-up to the world, said Professor Zhuang Zhixiang of Shanghai International Studies University at the opening ceremony of the exhibition.The exhibition featuring manuscripts by renowned lexicographer Lu Gusun at the Fudan University shows his handwritten essays in Chinese and English, test papers for students, as well as his working pages of the Chinese-English Dictionary.

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  Israel reports 600 new COVID-19 cases, 325,355 in total

  Israeli technicians extract sewage samples from a manhole to trace the COVID-19 virus in central Israeli city of Ness Ziona, on Nov. 17, 2020. Israel's Ministry of Health reported 600 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, bringing the total to 325,355.

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  Century-old oil-paper umbrellas full of new vitality in Xingyang, Yunnan

  A craftsman works on an oil-paper umbrella in Xingyang Village of Tengchong, southwest China's Yunnan Province, on Nov. 17, 2020. Xingyang Village has a history of making oil-paper umbrellas for more than one hundred years.

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  In pics: gibbon survey in Hainan

  A gibbon surveyor observes with binoculars in the tropical rainforests on Bawangling Mountain in south China's Hainan Province, Nov. 16, 2020. Known as the world's rarest primates, Hainan gibbons are increasing in number thanks to an improved environment. Latest data from the province's forestry department suggests there are 33 gibbons living in five families, a threefold rise in population from the 1970s. The black-crested apes can only be found in the Bawangling National Nature Reserve on Hainan Island. They live in rainforest trees over 10 meters tall and rarely set foot on the ground, making captive breeding difficult. (Photos: Xinhua)Aerial photo taken on Nov. 15, 2020 shows a habitat of Hainan gibbons in the tropical rainforests on Bawangling Mountain in south China's Hainan Province. A surveyor searches for samples of gibbon forages in the tropical rainforests on Bawangling Mountain in south China's Hainan Province, Nov. 16, 2020. Photo taken on Nov. 13, 2020 shows samples of gibbon faeces collected by surveyors in the tropical rainforests on Bawangling Mountain in south China's Hainan Province. A surveyor, holding a ham sausage between his lips, captures images of a gibbon in the tropical rainforests on Bawangling Mountain in south China's Hainan Province, Nov. 12, 2020.Surveyors listen for possible movement of gibbons in the tropical rainforests on Bawangling Mountain in south China's Hainan Province, Nov. 16, 2020. Photo taken on Nov. 13, 2020 shows samples of gibbon faeces collected by surveyors in the tropical rainforests on Bawangling Mountain in south China's Hainan Province. Gibbon surveyors trudge in the tropical rainforests on Bawangling Mountain in south China's Hainan Province, Nov. 12, 2020.Gibbon surveyors replenish energy in the tropical rainforests on Bawangling Mountain in south China's Hainan Province, Nov. 16, 2020. Photo taken on Nov. 15, 2020 shows samples of gibbon forages collected from their habitats in the tropical rainforests on Bawa...