An aerial drone photo taken on Dec. 4, 2024 shows a view of the Yellow River in Shizuishan, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Wang Peng)
This photo shows the interior view of Notre-Dame Cathedral before its reopening in Paris, France, Nov. 30, 2024.
The reopening ceremonies of the Notre-Dame Cathedral, which was damaged by a huge fire in 2019, will be held on Dec. 7 and 8. (Photo by Julio Piatti/Xinhua)
People visit the 2024 Xiaolan chrysanthemum exhibition in Xiaolan Town of Zhongshan City, south China's Guangdong Province, Dec. 5, 2024.
The 2024 Xiaolan chrysanthemum exhibition is held here from Nov. 29 to Dec. 18. This year's exhibition will showcase over 1,000 varieties of chrysanthemums. (Xinhua/Cai Yang)
Sun Yue, former player of Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) league's Beijing Royal Fighters, waves hand to fans
during his jersey retirement ceremony in Beijing, capital of China, Dec. 6, 2024. (Xinhua/Ju Huanzong)
People walk past a floral installation on display in Toronto, Canada, Dec. 6, 2024. (Photo by Zou Zheng/Xinhua)
Staff members work at the construction site of the Jiangmen Underground Neutrino Observatory (JUNO) in Jiangmen, south China's Guangdong Province, Dec. 6, 2024. (Photo by Liu Yuexiang/Xinhua)
Baby panda twins Meng Hao (L) and Meng Tian are pictured at Zoo Berlin in Berlin, Germany, Dec. 6, 2024.
Zoo Berlin announced the names of its baby panda twins on Friday: Meng Hao, meaning "beautiful dreams," and Meng Tian, "sweet dreams." (Xinhua/Du Zheyu)