A technician of State Grid patrols inside a cable tunnel 30 meters below the surface in southwest China's Chongqing, Jan. 22, 2025. (Xinhua/Huang Wei)
Members of a Yingge dance troupe stage a performance in Chaoyang District of Shantou City, south China's Guangdong Province, Jan. 23, 2025. The traditional Chinese Xiaonian festival is observed in south China on Thursday. In Shantou City, local Yingge dance troupes performed on the streets to mark the festival and greet the upcoming Chinese New Year.
The Yingge dance, or "dance to the hero's song," is a form of folk dance popular in south China's Guangdong Province that merges opera, dance, and martial arts. It was listed as the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage in 2006. (Xinhua/Deng Hua)
Li Kun (1st L) of Team China celebrates with teammates after crossing the finish line during the men's 5000m relay final A of the short track speed skating competition at the 2025 FISU Winter World University Games in Turin, Italy, Jan. 23, 2025. (Xinhua/Zhang Chen)
Firefighters prepare to battle the raging wildfire on a hill in Castaic, Los Angeles, California, the United States, on Jan. 22, 2025. A fast-moving brush fire erupted in Los Angeles County Wednesday morning, expanding to 8,096 acres (32.76 square km) with zero containment, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire). (Photo by Qiu Chen/Xinhua)
South Korea's arrested President Yoon Suk-yeol (L) attends the fourth hearing of his impeachment trial at the constitutional court in Seoul, South Korea, Jan. 23, 2025. South Korea's constitutional court on Thursday held the fourth hearing of President Yoon Suk-yeol's impeachment trial, with the arrested president being present for the second time. (SeongJoon Cho/Pool via Xinhua)
Visitors take photos of lanterns displayed at a scenic spot to mark the upcoming Chinese Spring Festival in Kaifeng City, central China's Henan Province, Jan. 23, 2025. (Photo by Li Junsheng/Xinhua)
A giant panda cub is pictured during a group appearance event in celebration of the Spring Festival at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Jan. 23, 2025.
Twenty-five giant panda cubs were gathered at two breeding bases in southwest China's Sichuan Province on Thursday to send Spring Festival greetings to global audiences.
All the cubs were born in 2024 -- 13 at the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda, and 12 at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding. (Xinhua)
Tourists enjoy "molten iron fireworks" show, a folk art performance of splashing molten iron to create fireworks, on bamboo rafts along Gongshui River in Xuanen County, central China's Hubei Province, Jan. 22, 2025.
As the 2025 Chinese New Year will fall on Jan. 29, excitement is palpable everywhere in China. The Chinese people immerse themselves in traditional customs and partake in the festivities.
The Chinese New Year, or the Spring Festival, falls on next Wednesday, marking the beginning of the Year of the Snake. (Photo by Song Wen/Xinhua)
This photo taken on Jan. 22, 2025 shows a view of the war-torn Daraa city, the capital of Daraa province, Syria. (Photo by Ammar Safarjalani/Xinhua)
An aerial drone photo taken on Jan. 22, 2025 shows people watching a drone performance during the Tangshan Nanhu Spring Festival lantern fair in Tangshan, north China's Hebei Province. The 2025 Tangshan Nanhu Spring Festival lantern fair opened here on Wednesday, which will last until March 1. (Xinhua/Yang Shiyao)
A satellite group is launched aboard a modified Long March-6 carrier rocket from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in north China's Shanxi Province, Jan. 23, 2025. The satellite group, which is the sixth batch that will constitute the Spacesail Constellation, was launched at 1:15 p.m. (Beijing Time) and entered its preset orbit successfully. (Photo by Zheng Taotao/Xinhua)
