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正Partners for Innovation Students discuss startup projects during the Second Tongji-Bauhinia Valley Startup Camp at Tongji University in Shanghai on January 6.Over 70 college students from the Chinese mainland,Hong Kong and Macao special administrative regions and Taiwan attended the event.The Hong Kong-based Bauhinia Valley Innovation and Development Center,founded by a number of organizations led by the Hong Kong China Chamber of Commerce,aims to promote cooperation between the mainland and     

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正Sea of Ice Fishing boats are locked together by the frozen sea in the waters surrounding Xingcheng,northeast China’s Liaoning Province,on January 28.Deep Sea Exploration On January 30,Chinese research vessel Ocean No.6 finished a 219-day,deep-sea scientific exploration     

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正Reviving Village Life Residents row boats along a river in Quanjiatan Village, Huzhou City, east China’s Zhejiang Province, on October 10.After renovation, the riverside promenade and the ancient village streets have been transformed into a tourist attraction.Successful Debut The newly launched high-speed rail link between the mainland and Hong Kong had recorded 880,000 passenger trips, the rail service operator     

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正Long--Awaited Snowfall People visit a snowy Jingshan Park in Beijing on March 17.Light snow and sleet fell in Beijing in the morning,breaking the city’s longest dry spell in 47 years,according to the municipal meteorological observatory.     

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正Earthquake Prediction Satellite China’fi rst seismo-electromagnetic satellite Zhangheng 1 takes off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China’s Gansu Province on February 2.The satellite was launched to study seismic precursors,which could help to establish a monitoring and forecasting network in the future.     

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正Temple Fair Fun People attend a temple fair at the Small Wild Goose Pagoda in Xi’an,capital of northwest China’s Shaanxi Province,on February 26,in celebration of the Lunar New Year.Aging Society According to the Office of the     

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<正>Football Blueprint Pupils from No.3 Primary School in Beichen District of Tianjin pose with footballs on March 16.An overall reform plan was unveiled on March 9 as the Chinese Government aimed to improve the standard of soccer playing in the world's most populous country.According to the plan,the reforms involve almost every aspect of the sport,including professional clubs,professional leagues,the national teams and soccer education.     

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New Year Greetings Students write the Chinese characters fu,meaning good fortune,and chun,meaning spring,during a calligraphy writing activity at a school in Nanning,capital city of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region,south China,on December 31,2019.Holiday Directive A directive issued by the General Offices of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China(CPC)and the State Council on December26,2019 urged to Look after people in difficulties during the festive season leading up to the Spring Festival holidays.     

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正Saying Goodbye Students from Wuhan University in Wuhan, Hubei Province in central China, take a selfi e at their graduation ceremony on June 20. Student representatives took part in the ceremony in the university's playground with most of the graduates attending online as a precaution against the novel coronavirus.     

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正Fishing Season Fishing boats cruise on Xingyun Lake in Yuxi,Yunnan Province in southwest China,on December 25,2019,the day a fishing ban on the lake was lifted The fishing season will last until January 23.Renewable Energy Effective enforcement of China's renewable energy law has boosted renewable energy utilization in the country and facilitated the rapid development of the sector,according to a report The report on the enforcement of the renewable energy law was submitted on December 24,2019,to the bimonthly session of the National People's Congress (NPC)Standing Committee.The power generated from renewable energy sources amounted to nearly 1.87 trillion kWh in 2018,     

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正Creating Jobs A workshop for producing toughened glass in Tianzhu, a county in Guizhou Province in southwest China. Over 30 enterprises have set up factories there, providing employment for impoverished people relocated from areas unsuitable for living.     

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正First Launch of the Year A Long March-3B carrier rocket carrying the Tiantong 1-03 satellite blasts off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Sichuan Province in southwest China on January 20, marking the country’s first space launch in this year. The satellite will set up a mobile network with ground facilities to deliver stable and reliable mobile communication services for users in China and its neighboring regions.     

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正New Metro Line A welding machine works on the tracks of Metro Line 18 in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, on April 20. Track construction was completed that day. Running from Wanqingsha to Xiancun Village, the metro line will be the fastest within the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, with a maximum designed speed of 160 km per hour.     

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正Cross-Desert Expressway Aerial photo taken on July 16 shows the construction site of a cross-desert expressway in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. The expressway, linking Altay Prefecture and the regional capital city of Urumqi, stretches along some 343 km, with more than 150 km constructed across the desert.     

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正Cultural Bonds AcraFtsman From Egypt showcases his works at the 12th China International Cultural Industries Fair in Shenzhen on May 15.This year's event,which lasted from May 12 to 16,Focused on the integration of culture and other industries as well as the growing trade of cultural products between China and other countries and regions involved in the Silk Road Economic Belt and 21st-century Maritime Silk Road Initiative.     

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<正>Setting the Sights High A section of the round-the-island sightseeing highway in Wenchang, Hainan Province on December 30, 2022. The highway is scheduled for completion in mid-2023.National Park System China has selected 49 candidate areas for building national parks to better protect wildlife species and their habitats, according to a spatial layout plan for the country’s national park system made public on December 29, 2022.The 49 candidate sites,     

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<正>Farming Experiences Children pick hot peppers to experience agrarian life in a village in Xiangtan City,Hunan Province,on July 4.Xi’s Book Published The fourth volume of Xi Jinping:The Governance of China has been published by Foreign Languages Press in both Chinese and English,Xinhua News Agency reported on July 2.The book will be available worldwide.     

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<正>Spring in the Air A train runs past blooming flowers close to Liziba Station on Chongqing Rail Transit Line 2 in Chongqing Municipality,on February 20.Veteran Affairs China has issued a plan to further bolster the high-quality development of services and support for retired service personnel during the 14 th Five-Year Plan(2021-25) period,Xinhua News Agency reported on February 20.     

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正Winter Fun Bi Ye,an athlete from Changchun,northeast China's Jilin Province,celebrates after winning a gold medal of snowboarding at the National Winter Games on January 26.The National Winter Games kicked off in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region on January 21.It is the first time since the National Winter Games were launched in 1959 that the event has been held outside the three northeastern provinces.