Residents sell handmade products at a trading fair at the Singpori relocation site in Shannan, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Dec. 17, 2024. A six-day trading fair kicked off on Tuesday at the Singpori relocation site, which is home to more than 30,000 relocated residents.
Singpori sits on the north bank of the Yarlung Zangbo River in the city of Shannan, at an altitude of 3,600 meters. (Xinhua/Jiang Fan)
This photo taken on Dec. 16, 2024 shows black-necked cranes at Caohai National Nature Reserve in the Yi-Hui-Miao Autonomous County of Weining, southwest China's Guizhou Province. Caohai National Nature Reserve is an important wintering ground for black-necked cranes. In recent years, the population of wintering black-necked cranes has increased, thanks to the local authorities' efforts in ecosystem restoration and patrolling.
Currently, the reserve is home to nearly 100,000 wintering migratory birds, including 2,500-plus black-necked cranes as well as other species such as grey cranes and bar-headed geese. (Photo by Shen Guangyong/Xinhua)
An aerial drone photo taken on Dec. 16, 2024 shows builders working on the construction site of Yanji Yangtze River Bridge in central China's Hubei Province. Builders are busy constructing on working platforms at about 200 meters above the Yangtze River and making steady progress in the construction of the Yanji Yangtze River Bridge.
The bridge, which connects Huangzhou District of Huanggang City and Yanji Town of Ezhou City, has a main span of 1,860 meters. (Xinhua/Xiao Yijiu)
Tourists pose for a photo in front of a giant snowman in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Dec. 17, 2024. (Xinhua/Zhang Tao)
People visit a tourist attraction in Macao, south China, Dec. 17, 2024. The streets of Macao have been adorned by festive decorations, as the city is set to mark the 25th anniversary of its return to the motherland. (Xinhua/Yao Qilin)
Staff members investigate the site of an explosion in Moscow, Russia, Dec. 17, 2024.
Russian lieutenant general and his assistant were killed by an explosion in a Moscow residential building on Tuesday morning.
Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov, head of the Russian Armed Forces' radiological, chemical and biological defense troops, was killed in the explosion, said the Russian Investigative Committee. (Photo by Alexander Zemlianichenko Jr/Xinhua)
This screen image captured at Beijing Aerospace Control Center on Dec. 17, 2024 shows Shenzhou-19 astronaut Cai Xuzhe (above) and Song Lingdong (below) working outside and inside the airlock cabin of China's orbiting space station. Shenzhou-19 crew members aboard China's orbiting space station completed the first extravehicular activities (EVAs) of their mission at 9:57 p.m. (Beijing Time) on Tuesday, according to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA). (Xinhua/Li Jie)
A screenshot from a video shows a street view after an earthquake in Port Vila, Vanuatu, Dec. 17, 2024. At least 14 people have been killed and hundreds more injured after a major earthquake struck Vanuatu on Tuesday.
The 7.3-magnitude earthquake struck Vanuatu's capital city of Port Vila on Tuesday, causing widespread damage. (Xinhua)
Ayo Dosunmu (top) of Chicago Bulls goes up for a layup during the 2024-2025 NBA regular season game between Toronto Raptors and Chicago Bulls in Toronto, Canada, on Dec. 16, 2024. (Photo by Zou Zheng/Xinhua)
