At daybreak in Guangzhou, the capital of Guangdong province, the city seems to stir itself awake to a single call — "water's boiling, tea is perfect".
Kong Linghai's workday begins at six in the morning. He feeds and grooms his horses, cleans their stables, and then saddles them.
Located within the courtyard of Ci'en Temple in Xi'an , Shaanxi province, the Giant Wild Goose Pagoda — also known as the Ci'en Pagoda — was built in 652 under the guidance of the monk Xuanzang to house Buddhist statues and scriptures he brought back from India.
During this year's Tomb-Sweeping Day, Xu Hang moved slowly along rows of tombstones at Crane Lake Memorial Park in Xianning city, Hubei province. He brushed dust from the surfaces, and paused beside one he had designed years ago, lost in thought.
The year began with a quiet milestone for Dong Lei, a photographer from Chengdu in Sichuan province; the publication of his new book, My Wildlife Circle of Friends.
Huzhou, Zhejiang province, is where the idea that lucid waters and lush mountains are invaluable assets first took root.
During the May Day holidays, Beijing is at its most inviting. Parks fill up, greenways hum with people, and spring seems to hit its stride. Yet for many residents, the season brings something else along with the sun and fresh leaves: fine white fluff drifting through the air.
Ethiopia's coffee ceremonies, art, music, dance and food are available for visitors to immerse themselves in at the recently opened China-Ethiopia Cultural Tourism and Business Center in southwestern China's Chongqing.
Once a "left-behind child" grappling with concerns over food and clothing, and an amateur singer who took the stage amid a swirl of vocal controversies, Zhou Shen, one of China's iconic singers, has demonstrated an unwavering determination to overcome adversity, embodying the spirit that “everything is possible”.
On March 20, dozens of top global brands and international haute couture designers graced the runway at the 2026 New York Fashion Week Asia-Pacific Wuxi Show, held at the Nianhua Bay in Wuxi, Jiangsu province.
In Kisumu's Dunga Beach on the shoreline of Lake Victoria in Kenya, the day begins before the sun even rises.
Summer sighs across the steppe, the prairie flourishes.
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