Children eat
tangyuan, a type of stuffed small dumpling ball made of glutinous rice flour, to celebrate winter solstice, in a kindergarten in Rugao city, East China's Jiangsu province, on Dec 18. [Photo/IC]
A bronze statue of Chinese Emperor Kangxi (1654-1722) is seen with a mask, as a reminder that the COVID-19 pandemic is still not over, in Jilin city, Northeast China's Jilin province, on Dec 18, 2020. [Photo/IC]
Villagers harvest radishes in a field in Qingshen county, Sichuan province, on Dec 20. The county has achieved success in agricultural production in recent years by optimizing its land use and encouraging cooperative production. Its radishes are popular with buyers from the north during winter. ZHANG ZHONGPING/FOR CHINA DAILY
Students recite classic studies of Chinese ancient civilization in Pingjiang Experimental School in Suzhou, East China's Jiangsu province, on Dec 20. [Photo/IC]
Tourists and photography enthusiasts capture the beauty of the Seventeen Arch Bridge at the Summer Palace in Beijing, on Dec 21, 2020, also this year's winter solstice. [Photo by Liu Ping/For chinadaily.com.cn]
Pakistani students from Soochow University in Suzhou, Jiangsu province, learn about Kunqu Opera from Lyu Jia, a top performer in the art form, on Dec 21. HUA XUEGEN/FOR CHINA DAILY
Tourists visit a canyon in Pingshan village in Hefeng county, Central China's Hubei province, Dec 21, 2020. [Photo/Xinhua]
Contestants participate in an ice bucket challenge in Harbin, Heilongjiang province, on Dec 22. The temperature was well below 0 C in the city. The event attracted more than 40 contestants from around the country. SHAO GUOLIANG/FOR CHINA DAILY
The National Center for the Performing Arts is lit up in celebration of its 13th anniversary in Beijing, on Dec 22, 2020. [Photo/People.cn]
Tourists enjoy the falling snow in front of the iconic Saint Sophia Cathedral in Harbin, Northeast China's Heilongjiang province, Dec 23. [Photo/IC]
