Stunning late summer scenery in Tibet

17:11, August 16, 2021

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  Farmers harvest bamboo shoots in SW China's Chongqing

  Photo shows bamboo groves in Zhiping village, Fuling district, Southwest China’s Chongqing municipality. (Photos: People's Daily Online)Villagers carry bamboo shoots.Photo shows bamboo groves in Zhiping village, Fuling district, southwest China’s Chongqing municipality. A villager harvests bamboo shoots.Photo shows a basket of bamboo shoots.Villagers collect bamboo shoots.Aerial photo shows the bamboo industry park in Fuling district, southwest China’s Chongqing municipality. (Photo/Huang He)A villager carries bamboo shoots. (Photo/Huang He)

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  Bridges in mountainous Guizhou, Southwest China

  Aerial photo taken on July 24, 2021 shows the Yachihe Bridge of Guiyang-Qianxi Expressway in Southwest China's Guizhou Province. Southwest China's Guizhou, a mountainous province boasting over 20,000 bridges among its karst mountains, is dubbed the museum of bridges due to the vast numbers, various types and complex technologies of the bridges built over the decades. (Photos: Xinhua)Aerial photo taken on July 23, 2021 shows the Yachihe Bridge of Guiyang-Qianxi Expressway in Southwest China's Guizhou Province. The bridges, dozens are world record class works, creating thoroughfares by spanning gorges, deeply integrated the province into the nation's transportation network and brought great improvement to the local residents' quality of life.Aerial photo taken on July 23, 2021 shows the Yachihe Bridge of Guiyang-Qianxi Expressway in Southwest China's Guizhou Province.Aerial photo taken on July 23, 2021 shows the Yachihe Bridge of Guiyang-Qianxi Expressway in Southwest China's Guizhou Province.Aerial photo taken on July 21, 2021 shows Qianchun Overpass in Guiyang, Southwest China's Guizhou Province.Aerial photo taken on Aug. 9, 2021 shows a mega bridge of the Pingtang-Luodian Expressway in Southwest China's Guizhou Province.Aerial photo taken on Jan. 18, 2021 shows the Yunwu Bridge in Southwest China's Guizhou Province.

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  Over 8,000 people affected by heavy rainfall in Liulin Township, Hubei

  A child plays soccer at a temporary shelter on the playground of a school in Liulin Township in Suizhou, Central China's Hubei Province, Aug. 14, 2021. Over 8,000 people have been affected in the township hit by heavy rainfall. (Photos: Xinhua)People get lunch at a temporary shelter at a school in Liulin Township in Suizhou, Central China's Hubei Province, Aug. 14, 2021. Over 8,000 people have been affected in the township hit by heavy rainfall.Aerial photo taken on Aug. 14, 2021 shows a temporary shelter on the playground of a school in Liulin Township in Suizhou, Central China's Hubei Province. Over 8,000 people have been affected in the township hit by heavy rainfall.A child is seen at a temporary shelter at a school in Liulin Township in Suizhou, Central China's Hubei Province, Aug. 14, 2021. Over 8,000 people have been affected in the township hit by heavy rainfall.Aerial photo taken on Aug. 14, 2021 shows children playing soccer at a temporary shelter on the playground of a school in Liulin Township in Suizhou, Central China's Hubei Province. Over 8,000 people have been affected in the township hit by heavy rainfall.

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  Liulin in Central China's Hubei rebuilds after flooding

  More than 8,000 people have been affected by heavy rainfall in Liulin township.After several days of efforts, some of the roads were cleared as of Saturday. (Photos: people.cn)Ensuring water, power and telecommunications as well as clearing the roads was the top priority after the stagnant water receded.Residents did their best to remove silt and mud. At 2:30 am on Saturday, the first round of trying to flush away debris on the main road of the town was completed. After several more rounds, the layers of sludge have been washed away.Forklifts, loaders, muck trucks, and sweepers worked in the streets. Sanitation workers, Chinese Communist Youth League members, the militia, and volunteers worked in the mud. The black asphalt road has been restored to its original appearance, and the town has come back to life.According to statistics, since Thursday, more than 50 excavators, loaders, sweepers and other pieces of heavy equipment have cleared more than 39,800 square meters of the streets. More than 480 vehicles and 6,100 tons of garbage and sludge were cleared from the streets. (Compiled by Dong Feng)