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正Grand CelebrationDancers perform at an event marking Serfs’Emancipation Day in Lhasa,Tibet Autonomous Region,on March 28.In 2009,March 28 was designated as the day to mark the freeing of 1 million people,or 90 percent of the region’s population at that time,from the feudal serf system in 1959.     

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正Disney in Shanghai Shanghai Disney Resort will officially welcome its first batch of guests on June 16,the Walt Disney Company and Shanghai Shendi Group announced on January 13.As the sixth of its kind worldwide,the Shanghai Disney Resort will feature attractions unseen in five other Disney resorts worldwide,including ones based on Marvel comics and Star Wars,and others inspired by Chinese culture.     

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正Emergency Evacuation Rescuers help out a local resident who was trapped by a storm in Duchang County,Jiangxi Province,on June 19.Heavy storms devastated 10 southern provinces including Zhejiang,Anhui,Jiangxi,and Hubei.Over 8 million people have been affected,with 42 losing their lives,25 missing and around 460,000 evacuated as of June 22,according to the Ministry of Civil Affairs.     

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正Flight Trials A civilian aircraft lands on the airfield atop Nansha Islands’Yongshu Reef on the South China Sea on January 6.It was one of the two test flights of civilian aircraft of the newly-built airfield on that day.     

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正Butter and Buddhas People visit butter sculptures at the Taer Monastery in Huangzhong County of northwest China’s Qinghai Province on February 22.The monastery is the birth place of Tsongkhapa,founder of the Geluk School of Tibetan Buddhism.     

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<正>Back to Business Residents of Shenzhen in Guangdong Province are on their way to work at one of the city’s industrial parks on March 21. Government offices and businesses in the southern Chinese metropolis resumed normal work and production on March 21 as the latest COVID-19 resurgence there began to subside.     

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<正>A Green Slate A park in Xiongan New Area in Hebei Province on March 30. This is an important ecological and leisure space for the new area and will open to the public soon.Fitness Facilities China plans to build 2,000 fitness facilities, including sports parks, across the country by 2025, a sports official said on March 30.     

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<正>Grand Canal Refilled Water pours into the Grand Canal in Dezhou City, Shandong Province, on April 28. This long waterway connecting the northern and southern parts of China had all of its dried-out sections refilled after a water-supply project kicked off on April 14.     

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<正>Busy Farming Farmers apply fertilizer to a Lotus field in Deqing County,Zhejiang Province,on June 6.That day marked the arrival or Mangzhong,the ninth or 24 solar terms on the lunar calendar.It signifies the ripening of crops,a busy period for farmers.     

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A Cute Pair Children showcase a pair of ceramic mascots for the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games Beijing 2022,in Dehua,a county in Fujian Province,where these ceramic mascots are produced.Scientific Advances A list of the top 10 scientific advances in China in 2021 and another similar list for those in the world were unveiled in China.The entries were selected by members of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and members of the Chinese Academy of Engineering,Xinhua News Agency reported on January 19.Among the scientific breakthroughs listed,China’s progress in its first Sun-probing mission stands out.Also on the list is the country’s successful first Mars exploration mission.     

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正Resuming Construction Work resumes at the construction site of the Beijing sub-administrative center station in Tongzhou District in Beijing on March 10.Consumption Desire Chinese people are ready to spend generously after the measures to control the novel coronavirus disease 2019(COVID-19) are lifted,     

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正Transit Center A staff member registers an inbound passenger's information at the New China International Exhibition Center in Beijing on March 17. Beijing has converted the exhibition center into a transit center for inbound passengers from countries with high risks of COVID-19. The center, divided into different zones according to the destinations of passengers, is used for people showing no fever, cough or other symptoms during the health inspection at the airport.     

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正Rescue Ride People affected by flood take a rescue boat to a safe area in Guzhen Town in Lu'an City, Anhui Province in east China, on July 20. Since July 2, continuous heavy rains have affected more than 3.6 million residents and forced the evacuation of over 600,000 people in Anhui Province.Criminal Cases The first half of 2020 saw a decline in the number of criminal cases across China amid the novel coronavirus disease(COVID-19) epidemic, the Supreme People's Procuratorate(SPP) said on July 20.     

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正Fully Prepared High-speed trains receive a thorough cleaning in Guiyang, capital of Guizhou Province in southwest China,on January 26, to prepare for the 40-day Spring Festival travel rush from January 28.Security System China had included 253,000 unsupported children, whose parents are unable to care for them, in a special security system by late 2020, an official with the Ministry of Civil Affairs said on January 25.     

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正Dragon Boat Festival People participate in a dragon boat race to celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival in Zigui, a county in Hubei Province, on June 14. China celebrated the Dragon Boat Festival in commemoration of Qu Yuan, a patriotic poet from the Warring States Period(475-221 B.C.) believed to have been born in Zigui.     

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正Birds' Paradise Egrets in the Xiangshan Forest Park in Nanchang, capital of Jiangxi Province, on May 18. It's currently bird breeding season.Red Tourism Expo Jiangxi and Hunan provinces will jointly hold a red tourism expo in October to display the latest developments in the industry.     

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正New Lighthouse An aerial photo taken on June 19 shows the Chidingyu Lighthouse in Quanzhou, Fujian Province. The lighthouse located at the key turning point of the inner route on the west side of the Taiwan Straits, officially went into operation on June 19. Powered by green energy, it covers a light range of more than 15 nautical miles. The lighthouse is equipped with modern navigation devices which meet the needs of different kinds of ships in and out of the Quanzhou Bay.     

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正Health Expo A staff member demonstrates the process of organizing supplies inside a mobile emergency smart pharmacy at the Second Global Health Expo of Boao Forum for Asia in Qingdao, Shandong Province, on June 1.     

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正Blossoming Industry A staff member checks the mini lotus plants at the Mini Lotus Planting Cooperative in Linzhang, a county in Hebei Province, on May 25. More than 200,000 pots of mini lotus plants have bloomed recently at the cooperative. In recent years, mini lotus planting has become a new way for locals to increase income.     

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正New JourneyA cargo train is ready to leave Changsha, Hunan Province, for Hanoi, the capital of Viet Nam, on March 31. On that day, a new freight train service linking Hunan and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations was launched.TCM Center