Withered lotus at Zhangye National Wetland Park in China's Gansu

22:44, December 03, 2018

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  World Soil Day celebrated on Dec. 5

  An aerial view of the Sand dunes at Sossusvlei in the Namib Desert in Namibia. December 5 marks World Soil Day, which was created in 2013 by the UN General Assembly to raise awareness of the importance of soil for the wellbeing of humans. The theme of World Soil Day 2018 is Be the Solution to Soil Pollution with celebration events to be held around the world. (Photos: VCG)Danxia landforms of Zhangye in northwest China's Gansu Province are shown in this picture. December 5 marks World Soil Day, which was created in 2013 by the UN General Assembly to raise awareness of the importance of soil for the wellbeing of humans. The theme of World Soil Day 2018 is Be the Solution to Soil Pollution with celebration events to be held around the world.An aerial photo shows orange, mandarin and lemon fields in Adana, Turkey. December 5 marks World Soil Day, which was creaated in 2013 by the UN General Assembly to raise awareness of the importance of soil for the wellbeing of humans. The theme of World Soil Day 2018 is Be the Solution to Soil Pollution with celebration events to be held around the world.Dongchuan red land of southwest China's Yunnan Province is shown in this picture. December 5 marks World Soil Day, which was created in 2013 by the UN General Assembly to raise awareness of the importance of soil for the wellbeing of humans. The theme of World Soil Day 2018 is Be the Solution to Soil Pollution with celebration events to be held around the world.Jingbian Bolanggu, which is famous for its red sandstones, is shown in this picture in northwest China's Shaanxi Province. December 5 marks World Soil Day, which was declared in 2013 by the UN General Assembly to raise awareness of the importance of soil for the wellbeing of humans. The theme of World Soil Day 2018 is Be the Solution to Soil Pollution with celebration events to be held around the world.An aerial view of Anjihai Grand Canyon in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. December 5 marks World Soil Day, which ...

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  Ports constitute important economic activity in coastal city Putian

  Photo taken on Dec. 19, 2018 shows port cranes working at Dongwu Port in Putian City, southeast China's Fujian Province. Ports constitute an important economic activity in coastal city Putian, which has 20 berths handling bulk commodities transshipment and shipping. As of October in 2018, Putian had a throughput of 62.66 million tons. (Photos: Xinhua)Aerial photo taken on Dec. 19, 2018 shows port cranes unloading a ship at Luoyu Port in Putian City, southeast China's Fujian Province. Ports constitute an important economic activity in coastal city Putian, which has 20 berths handling bulk commodities transshipment and shipping. As of October in 2018, Putian had a throughput of 62.66 million tons.Aerial photo taken on Dec. 19, 2018 shows the view of Luoyu Port in Putian City, southeast China's Fujian Province. Ports constitute an important economic activity in coastal city Putian, which has 20 berths handling bulk commodities transshipment and shipping. As of October in 2018, Putian had a throughput of 62.66 million tons.Photo taken on Dec. 19, 2018 shows port cranes working at Luoyu Port in Putian City, southeast China's Fujian Province. Ports constitute an important economic activity in coastal city Putian, which has 20 berths handling bulk commodities transshipment and shipping. As of October in 2018, Putian had a throughput of 62.66 million tons.

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  Artists crafting snow sculptures for the upcoming expo in NE China

  Snow sculpture artists are busy working on the sculptures for the upcoming 31st International Snow Sculpture Art Expo in the city of Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province.

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  We don't shiver any more

  Japanese macaques, or Snow Monkeys, groom each other in a hot spring in the snow-covered valley near Yamanouchi, Central Japan, on January 20, 2014.(File photos: VCG)