A contestant strikes a pose underwater on Sunday during the 2022 Miss Mermaid China competition in Nanchang, Jiangxi province. More than 50 entrants from all over the country made their best dive in costume, held their breath and displayed underwater elegance in the event held between Sept 24 and 25. [Photo/CHINA NEWS SERVICE]
Newlyweds take a group photo beside trucks that they helped build at a mass wedding organized by the Shaanxi Automobile Group in Xi'an, Shaanxi province, on Sept 24, 2022. Thirty-nine couples exchanged vows and keepsakes to celebrate their love. [Photo by YUAN JINGZHI/FOR CHINA DAILY]
Overseas students who study at Shanghai University play hopscotch at a community games day event at a park by Suzhou Creek on Sept 24, 2022. Around 30 students participated in popular games like shuffleboard curling and carom. [Photo/CHINA DAILY]
Musicians practice for an evening concert at an outdoor music film week in Beijing's Chaoyang district on Sept 25, 2022. The Third LIDU International Music Film Week is being held until the end of the month. [Photo/CHINA NEWS SERVICE]
China's star sprinter Su Bingtian joins students in their PE class on Sept 26, 2022, at the Affiliated Elementary School of South China Normal University in Guangzhou, Guangdong province. Su shared his experience in breaking limits as well as knowledge of track and field with the children. [Photo/NANFANG DAILY]
Urban landscapers fix holes in an ancient locust tree in Taiyuan, Shanxi province, on Sept 26, 2022. The workers have been conducting preservation work to save the 700-year-old tree, which had one of its major branches snap due to the gradual degradation of its hollowed trunk. [Photo/CHINA NEWS SERVICE]
A fisherman displays a large fish during a fishing harvest at Beijing's Miyun Reservoir on Sept 25, 2022, as a half-year fishing moratorium ends. More than 1.5 metric tons of fish were harvested that day. [Photo by HE GUANXIN/FOR CHINA DAILY]
Residents play with their pets at a new pet owners' center in the Xinfukangli neighborhood in Shanghai on Sept 25, 2022. The center was established to promote civilized pet-raising practices. [Photo by SUN ZHONGQIN/FOR CHINA DAILY]
Han Fengqi, an inheritor of intangible cultural heritage, demonstrates her dough sculpture artwork featuring the ancient Chinese philosopher Confucius on Sept 26, at 2022 China International Confucius Cultural Festival in Qufu, Shandong province. [Photo/XINHUA]
Farmers spread out rice to let it air-dry in Tongren, Guizhou province, on Sept 27, 2022. They recently harvested the grain from their fields. [Photo by HU PANXUE/FOR CHINA DAILY]
