Performers put on a show at the ancient town of Wuzhen in Tongxiang, Zhejiang province, on Oct 15, as the 8th Wuzhen Theatre Festival opens. The festival, with the theme of Mao, or Burgeoning, is hosting events including shows, dialogues and an outdoor carnival and will conclude on Oct 24. XU YU/XINHUA
China launches the crewed spaceship Shenzhou XIII, sending three astronauts to its space station core module Tianhe on a six-month mission, on Oct 16. [Photo/Xinhua]
Competitors participate in a standup paddleboard championship at a wetland park in Liyang, Jiangsu province, on Oct 16. The event attracted 393 athletes and enthusiasts from across the nation. YANG BO/CHINA NEWS SERVICE
A dance show is held at Shougang Park, a steel mill-turned cultural and sports complex, in Beijing on Oct 17, 2021. [Photo/Xinhua]
A black swan couple takes their baby to play on a lake in Jize county, Handan city, North China's Hebei province, on Oct 17. [Photo/IC]
People wait for snowfall to stop in Changchun, Jilin province, on Oct 18. WANG QIANG/FOR CHINA DAILY
A traditional Chinese medicine pharmacist introduces dried tokay gecko, which is used as a TCM ingredient, to kindergarten children in Dongying, Shandong province, on Oct 18. The activity was organized to mark World Traditional Medicine Day, which falls on Friday. LIU ZHIFENG/FOR CHINA DAILY
University students take part in a Mongolian wrestling competition in Hohhot, Inner Mongolia autonomous region, on Oct 18. The three-day event, organized by regional education and sports authorities, involves 278 contestants of both sexes from middle school to university. DING GENHOU/FOR CHINA DAILY
Villagers harvest cabbages in Dagong town, Haian, Jiangsu province, on Oct 18. The vegetables are for the domestic market. JIANG MING/FOR CHINA DAILY
A baby elephant stays close to its mother at Kunming Zoo in Kunming, Yunnan province, on Oct 20. The calf, born on Friday, will not make its public debut for some time. LI JIAXIAN/CHINA NEWS SERVICE
