XINHUA PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2025: CHINA NEWS (Part 1)
This photo shows the sunrise scenery at Wushitang scenic spot in Zhoushan, east China's Zhejiang Province, Jan. 1, 2025. (Photo by Xing Shoumiao/Xinhua)
A medical worker takes a newborn's footprint at a hospital in Baofeng County, central China's Henan Province, Jan. 1, 2025. (Photo by He Wuchang/Xinhua)
This photo taken on Jan. 5, 2025 shows a Yangtze finless porpoise swimming near the lower reaches of the Gezhouba Dam in Yichang City, central China's Hubei Province. (Xinhua/Xiao Yijiu)
Staff members celebrate the harvest of coffee at a plantation in Pu'er City, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Jan. 8, 2025. (Xinhua/Hu Chao)
Tourists shoot a dance video clip with black-headed gulls at the Haigeng Dam in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Jan. 8, 2025. (Xinhua/Wang Jingyi)
An earthquake-affected woman holding her child receives warm clothing brought by volunteers in a village of Chamco Township in Dingri County of Xigaze City, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Jan. 8, 2025. (Xinhua/Jiang Fan)
A child holds a placard reading “go home for the New Year” aboard train K4159, the first train to depart from Beijing for this year's Spring Festival travel rush, at Beijing West Railway Station in Beijing, capital of China, Jan. 13, 2025. (Xinhua/Ju Huanzong)
A boy wearing the cap of a policeman who is conducting disaster relief work salutes at quake-hit Gabo Village in Chamco Township of Dingri County in Xigaze City, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Jan. 14, 2025. (Xinhua/Tenzin Nyida)
Villagers sell goods aboard the train No.5640 in southwest China's Guizhou Province, Jan. 18, 2025. A “village gala” was held on the train No. 5640 running on the Guiyang-Yuping railway on this day, during which folk customs and specialty food of Miao and Dong ethnic groups were displayed for passengers along the way. (Xinhua/Yang Wenbin)
Children watch a Lichuan Dengge performance on the street in Baiyangba Town of Lichuan City, Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, central China's Hubei Province, Feb. 6, 2025. Lichuan Dengge originated from Lichuan City is a vibrant traditional folk art performed during festivals with colorful props like dragon boats and lantern carts. It features lively songs and interactive performances, reflecting the rich cultural heritage of the Tujia ethnic group. (Xinhua/Du Zixuan)
A resting flock of black-necked cranes overwinter near a reservoir in Lhunzhub County of Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Feb. 20, 2025. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)
Audience watch the Chinese animated film “Ne Zha 2” at a cinema in Guiyang, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Feb. 25, 2025. Hitting theaters during the Spring Festival holiday in 2025, “Ne Zha 2” shattered numerous records to become the world's highest-grossing animated film. (Xinhua/Ou Dongqu)
A tourist plays a spinning top on ice at the Harbin Ice-Snow World in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Feb. 26, 2025. (Xinhua/Wang Jianwei)
Deputies to the 14th National People's Congress (NPC) leave the Great Hall of the People after the closing meeting of the third session of the 14th NPC in Beijing, capital of China, March 11, 2025. (Xinhua/Jin Liwang)
Farmers participate in a ceremony marking the start of spring farming in Codoi Township of Lhunzhub County in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, March 16, 2025. (Xinhua/Tenzin Nyida)
A worker checks a piece of electronic cloth at a workshop of Henan Guangyuan New Material Co., Ltd. in Linzhou City, central China's Henan Province, March 19, 2025. (Xinhua/Li Jianan)
Giant panda “Ying Ying” breastfeeds her Hong Kong-born twin cubs at Ocean Park Hong Kong in south China's Hong Kong, March 21, 2025. (Xinhua/Chen Duo)
People have fun along a river flanked by flowering crabapple trees in Wangjing of Chaoyang District in Beijing, capital of China, April 6, 2025. (Xinhua/Hu Jingwen)
A staff member feeds a golden snub-nosed monkey cub at a zoo in Shangqiu City, central China's Henan Province, April 8, 2025. (Photo by Li Heng/Xinhua)
Members of the China Search and Rescue Team, the China International Search and Rescue Team, and the search and rescue team from the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region arrived in Beijing, capital of China, on April 9, 2025, after completing their mission in Myanmar's earthquake-stricken areas. The teams boarded four Chinese Air Force planes to return home from Myanmar's capital Nay Pyi Taw. (Xinhua/Cai Yang)
This photo shows visitors' reflection on the glass of The Stage, a new observation deck atop White Magnolia Plaza in Shanghai, east China, April 14, 2025. (Xinhua/Liu Ying)
The Shenzhou-20 crewed spaceship, atop a Long March-2F carrier rocket, blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, April 24, 2025. (Photo by Han Qiyang/Xinhua)
Passengers are seen at Hankou Railway Station in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, May 1, 2025. China witnessed a travel peak on the first day of the May Day holiday. (Xinhua/Wu Zhizun)
People learn about AI model DeepSeek at a fair themed on AI technologies in Hangzhou City, east China's Zhejiang Province, May 4, 2025. (Photo by Long Wei/Xinhua)
An oriental white stork feeds its babies at sunrise in the Zhalong National Nature Reserve, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, May 18, 2025. (Photo by Wang Yonggang/Xinhua)
Zhang Guimei, founder and principal of Huaping Senior High School for Girls, stands among students with a speaker during class-break setting-up exercise at the school in Huaping County, Lijiang City, southwest China's Yunnan Province, May 27, 2025. A set of five objects used by Zhang, who has devoted herself to helping rural girls improve their lives and chase their dreams through education, were collected by the National Museum of China. These objects, a speaker included, have witnessed the development of the school, the country's first senior high school to offer free education for girls. (Xinhua/Hu Chao)
Herdsmen take part in a traditional yak racing in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, May 29, 2025. (Xinhua/Tenzin Nyida)
A man jumps into water to catch ducks during a folk activity held in Wutongqiao District of Leshan, southwest China's Sichuan Province, May 31, 2025. (Xinhua/Jiang Hongjing)
Students celebrate after the exam at a national college entrance examination site in Changsha, central China's Hunan Province, June 9, 2025. (Xinhua/Chen Sihan)
Zhu Fenglian, a spokesperson for the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, displays a handmade model of the island of Taiwan during a regular press conference in Beijing, capital of China, June 11, 2025. The model, a souvenir for an online knowledge quiz held by the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, is a shell carving artwork handcrafted by primary school students from Pingtan in southeast China's Fujian Province. (Xinhua/Chen Yehua)
This photo taken on June 17, 2025 shows a scene during an escape flight test on China's new-generation manned spacecraft Mengzhou at zero altitude in northwest China. China successfully conducted the test at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center on June 17, marking an important step forward in its manned lunar exploration program. (Photo by Wang Heng/Xinhua)
Scientific research personnel check the Lower Hybrid Current Drive system (LHCD), a key subsystem of the Comprehensive Research Facility for Fusion Technology (CRAFT) developed by the Chinese Academy of Sciences' Institute of Plasma Physics, in Hefei of east China's Anhui Province, June 18, 2025. The LHCD system, which has now been fully localized with all components produced domestically, passed expert review and acceptance procedures on June 18, marking a significant milestone for the CRAFT project. (Xinhua/Zhou Mu)
A fighter jet launches a ground attack during a training conducted by an aviation brigade of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force on June 22, 2025. (Photo by Tan Sicheng/Xinhua)
A section of the approach viaduct of the Houzihe Grand Bridge on G76 Expressway collapses due to a landslide triggered by continuous heavy rainfall, in southwest China's Guizhou Province, June 24, 2025. (Xinhua/Tao Liang)
A plane dumps flame-retardant during a fire drill in the Dahinggan Mountains, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, June 24, 2025. (Xinhua/Liu Mengqi)
A herder rests in a tent on his migration journey to summer pasture in Qilian County of Haibei Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Qinghai Province, June 25, 2025. In midsummer, herders in Qilian County and their livestock migrate hundreds of miles from winter pastures to summer ones for forage. (Xinhua/Zhang Long)
A pet cat looks outside in a transport case at Wuhan Railway Station in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, July 1, 2025. On July 1, the first day of this year's summer travel rush, some qualified domesticated cats and dogs boarded on bullet trains with their owners in Wuhan thanks to a pet consignment service as China expanded pet travel options. (Xinhua/Wu Zhizun)
Chen Tonggang, a veteran who participated in a flood rescue and relief mission, and members of the Chinese Young Pioneers bidding farewell to rescuers, salute each other on a street in Rongjiang County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, July 3, 2025. (Photo by Yang Wukui/Xinhua)
A girl watches as the aircraft carrier Shandong of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy arrives in Hong Kong waters, south China, July 3, 2025. (Xinhua/Zhu Wei)
People watch water and sediment regulating operation at Sanmenxia Reservoir in central China's Henan Province, July 4, 2025. The reservoir on July 4 increased water discharge at a volume of 2,800 cubic meters per second to clear up the sediment for the Yellow River watercourse. (Photo by Du Jie/Xinhua)
Teenagers from China and the United States sing during the closing performance of Bond with Kuliang: 2025 China-U.S. Youth Choir Festival at China National Opera House in Beijing, capital of China, July 16, 2025. Themed “Sing for Peace”, young people from both nations forged their own bonds through song and dialogue. (Xinhua/Lu Ye)
A staff member of technology firm BrainCo uses a smart prosthetic hand to take off his glasses in the Digital Technology Chain exhibition area of the third China International Supply Chain Expo (CISCE) in Beijing, capital of China, July 17, 2025. (Xinhua/Ju Huanzong)
Three men with congenital cerebral palsy are on their way to sell garlic in Shangrao City, east China's Jiangxi Province, Aug. 6, 2025. The trio, all born in the 2000s, met at an event organized by the local disabled persons' federation. Shared struggles and parallel life journeys forged a deep bond among them. This friendship and mutual trust led them to become roommates and eventually launch a business together. (Xinhua/Hu Chenhuan)
China's manned deep-sea submersible Jiaolong is about to execute a dive in the ice-covered areas of the Arctic Ocean on Aug. 11, 2025. Jiaolong achieved China's first manned deep-dive under Arctic ice this August, and has successfully completed more than ten manned deep dives in the Arctic Ocean, as part of China's Ocean Voyage 92 expedition. (Xinhua/Liu Shiping)
Performers on a parade float wave during a grand gathering to celebrate Xizang Autonomous Region's 60th founding anniversary in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Aug. 21, 2025. Around 20,000 local officials and people from all ethnic groups and all walks of life joined in the celebration. (Xinhua/Tenzin Nyida)
A polar bear walks with her cubs around an ice station operation area in the Arctic on Aug. 31, 2025. (Xinhua/Liu Shiping)
The guard of honor of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) attend a parade in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 3, 2025. China on Sept. 3 held a grand gathering to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Chinese People's War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War. (Xinhua/Wang Jianhua)
Balloons and pigeons are released into the sky over Tian'anmen Square in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 3, 2025. China on Sept. 3 held a grand gathering to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Chinese People's War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War. (Xinhua/Yao Dawei)
Armament formations attend a military parade in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 3, 2025. China on Sept. 3 held a grand gathering to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Chinese People's War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War. (Xinhua/Wang Peng)■