Dong Ruijing, an intangible heritage inheritor, makes a Filigree Mosaic artwork at his studio in Beijing, capital of China, Dec. 3, 2024. Filigree Mosaic art, a traditional imperial handicraft dating back to the Spring and Autumn period (770 B.C.-476 B.C.), reached its peak in the Ming and Qing dynasties (1368-1911). In 1958, five cooperatives specialized in Filigree Mosaic art in Beijing merged into one factory, which had revived this traditional art from almost extinction. In 2008, Filigree Mosaic art was listed as a national-level intangible cultural heritage. (Xinhua/Zhu Weixi)
This photo shows a view of the Starlight Night Market in Jinghong City of Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Dec. 7, 2024. The night market is a destination to experience the customs of Dai ethnic group. (Xinhua/Hu Chao)
An international expert attending the Hualongdong site academic conference visits the exhibition hall of the Hualongdong site in Dongzhi County of Chizhou City, east China's Anhui Province, Dec. 6, 2024.
Chinese scientists have discovered dozens of human fossils at the Hualongdong site dating back 300,000 years, which are the earliest ones found in East Asia in terms of the evolution process towards Homo sapiens, the species to which all modern human beings belong. (Xinhua/Zhou Mu)
People enjoy themselves at a skating rink in St. Petersburg, Russia, Dec. 7, 2024. (Photo by Irina Motina/Xinhua)
Team China pose on the podium during the awarding ceremony after the final match between China and South Korea at the ITTF Mixed Team World Cup 2024 in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Dec. 8, 2024. (Xinhua/Wang Xi)
People gather outside the restored Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral in the rain in Paris, France, Dec. 7, 2024. Five years after being devastated by a fire, the restored Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral officially reopened on Dec. 7 with a grand inauguration ceremony attended by world leaders, believers, and non-believers alike. (Photo by Julien Mattia/Xinhua)
Visitors take pictures of a giant panda at Ocean Park Hong Kong in Hong Kong, south China, Dec. 8, 2024. Giant pandas "An An" and "Ke Ke" gifted by the central government to the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) made their public debut at Ocean Park Hong Kong on Dec. 8. (Xinhua/Chen Duo)
A drone photo taken on Dec. 7, 2024 shows a view of the Huangmao Sea Channel Bridge in south China's Guangdong Province. The bridge is scheduled to open to traffic in December. (Xinhua/Cai Yang)
Wu Shaotong of China competes during the women's halfpipe final at FIS Snowboard World Cup 2025 in Zhangjiakou, north China's Hebei Province, Dec. 8, 2024. (Xinhua/Luo Yuan)
