Yulan magnolia flowers bloom in China's iconic imperial palace

14:02, March 08, 2023

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  Moments of the week (02/27-03/05)

  Members of the 14th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, arrive at the Great Hall of the People for the opening meeting of the first session of the 14th CPPCC National Committee in Beijing, on Saturday. (Photo: chinadaily.com.cn)People visit the Lei Feng Memorial Hall in Fushun, Northeast China's Liaoning Province, on Saturday. Many people visited the Lei Feng Memorial hall ahead of 'Lei Feng Day', which falls on March 5 every year in remembrance of Lei Feng, a young soldier who embodied the spirit of self-sacrifice. (Photo: Xinhua)People attend a press conference about a new discovery behind the Khufu Pyramid in Giza, Egypt, on Thursday. A discovery of a nine-meter-long and 2.10-meter-wide corridor behind the Great Pyramid of Giza, known as Khufu Pyramid, was announced on Thursday. (Photo: Xinhua)A view of part of the wreckage of a capsized boat that was washed ashore at a beach near Cutro, southern Italy, on Monday. (Photo: AP)Relatives cry on the coffin of one of the victims of last Sunday's shipwreck at the local sports hall in Crotone, southern Italy, on Wednesday. (Photo: AP)Argentina's Lionel Messi (L) greets FIFA President Gianni Infantino after receiving the Best FIFA Men's Player Award during the Best FIFA Football Awards 2022 ceremony in Paris, France, on Monday. (Photo: Xinhua)Workers keep a bottlenose dolphin wet during the trip to set it free in Danzhou, South China's Hainan Province, on Wednesday. The dolphin was found hurt on the shore of Hainan's Changjiang in April last year and has been tended to in a research base in Danzhou. (Photo: chinadaily.com.cn)20,000 plum trees are in full blossoms in Xixi National Wetland Park in Hangzhou, East China's Zhejiang Province, on Monday. (Photo: CFP)Photo taken on Monday shows the Aurora Australis, also known as the Southern Lights, seen from Fox Glacier on the west coast of the South Island, New Zealand. (Photo: Xinhua)Venus and Jupiter, the two brightest planets, shin...

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  Spreading culture to the rural masses in North China's Hebei Province

  In recent years, Luanping county in North China's Hebei Province has been working on providing cultural experiences to benefit local residents. (Photos: Liang Zhiqing; Compiled by Xiong Yiyang)The county continuously carries out various activities to enrich their cultural life, such as holding opera performances for the rural masses.Actors in a local opera group put on make-up and rehearse in Hushiha village, Luanping county on Friday.A local opera group performs in Hushiha village, Luanping county on Friday.

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  Moments of the week (02/20-02/26)

  A monorail train runs through blooming plum blossoms in the Fotuguan section of light rail line 2, Chongqing, on Thursday. (Photo: China News Service)Children's toys lay in the mud where rescue workers look for bodies after a deadly landslide was triggered by heavy rains near Barra do Sahi beach in the coastal city of Sao Sebastiao, Brazil, on Wednesday. (Photo: CFP)A cousin holds Afraa, a Syrian baby born under the rubble after the February 6 earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria killing her parents and siblings, after she was adopted by her uncle's family, in the rebel-held town of Jindayris in northern Syria, on Tuesday. (Photo: AFP)People protest against the Russian-Ukrainian conflict and the risk of a worldwide escalation of the conflict one year after its start in Tokyo, Japan on Thursday. (Photo: CFP)Visitors take a selfie at Adventure World in Shirahama, Wakayama prefecture, Japan, on Tuesday. (Photo: Xinhua)Masked monks perform a Cham dance to celebrate Losar, the Tibetan New Year, at the Tsurphu Monastery in Lhasa, capital of the Tibet Autonomous Region on Monday. Cham dance is a costumed ritual performed by Tibetan Buddhist monks to exorcise evil spirits and pray for blessings. The Tibetan New Year falls on Tuesday. (Photo: China News Service)Penguins are seen at Harbin Polarland in Harbin, capital of Northeast China's Heilongjiang Province on Saturday. (Photo: CFP)A snow 'Tanghulu' (crispy, sugar-coated fruit on a stick) in the hand of a 18-meter-high huge snowman on the riverbank of Songhua River starts melting as the weather gets warmer, on Tuesday. (Photo: IC photo)This aerial photo taken on Saturday shows people visiting a botanical garden in Maojian district, Shiyan, Central China's Hubei Province. (Photo: Xinhua)Fireworks burst behind cathedrals of the Novodevichy Convent during an event marking Defender of the Fatherland Day in Moscow on Thursday. (Photo: CFP)

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  Pic story: ecological ranger of Sanjiangyuan National Park

  Gecho Chopee takes a rest while patrolling at the Angsai Canyon in Angsai Township of Zaduo County, Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Qinghai Province, Feb. 22, 2023. Gecho Chopee is an ecological ranger of Sanjiangyuan National Park. He is responsible for patrolling a section of the Angsai Canyon in Qinghai Province.The unique climatic and geographical conditions have created a diverse ecosystem in the Angsai Canyon and made it a good habitat for a number of rare species such as snow leopards, Tibetan blue bear, lynx and white-lipped deer.Before 2005, snow leopards were rarely seen at the Angsai Canyon.With the continuous efforts of environmental protection, there are more snow leopards in the canyon in recent years. The improvement of ecological environment brings snow leopards a better life, so does the herders' families.Starting from 2018, local government has provided each herder family here with an ecological ranger position, which brings them a monthly income of 1,800 yuan (about 289 U.S. dollars).In 2019, Angsai Township was authorized by the Sanjiangyuan National Park to pilot franchise tourism services. Herdsmen who have lived on herding for generations become receptionists, leading visitors to enjoy the natural landscape, watch wild animals, and experience life in pastoral areas.I love my work, and doing this makes me feel like I'm contributing to my hometown, Gecho Chopee said.Gecho Chopee patrols at the Angsai Canyon in Angsai Township of Zaduo County, Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Qinghai Province, Feb. 22, 2023.Gecho Chopee checks out a white-lipped deer that has been recently hunted at the Angsai Canyon in Angsai Township of Zaduo County, Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Qinghai Province, Feb. 21, 2023. This photo taken on Feb. 21, 2023 shows a snow leopard at Angsai Canyon in Angsai Township of Zaduo County, Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Qinghai Province...