Wind turbines generate clean energy at a wind farm in Rongcheng, Shandong province, on July 6, 2023. China may beat its 2030 target for solar and wind energy development five years ahead of schedule, according to a recent report published by Global Energy Monitor, an independent nonprofit organization in the United States. LI XINJUN/FOR CHINA DAILY
The OOCL Piraeus, one of the largest container vessels in the world built by Hong Kong-headquartered Orient Overseas Container Line, receives a water salute as it arrives at the main port in Athens, Greece, on July 10, 2023. On its maiden 84-day round trip voyage connecting Asia and Europe, the container vessel arrived at the Piraeus Container Terminal S.A., a subsidiary of COSCO Shipping, a Chinese State-owned company. [Photo/Xinhua]
Emergency responders remove debris from the site of a landslide in Zhanggouzi village, Gannan Tibetan autonomous prefecture, Gansu province, on July 11, 2023. Two people were killed and seven injured in the incident that took place on Monday, local authorities said. Two others are still missing, they added. [Photo provided to China Daily]
Children line up to jump into a swimming pool during a summer training session in Kunming, Yunnan province, on July 12, 2023. During the summer vacation, primary and secondary school students actively participate in various sports to strengthen their physical fitness and enrich their holiday break time. LIU RANYANG/CHINA NEWS SERVICE
Children learn to wear lifesaving jackets on a ship at a navigation service center of the Ministry of Transport in Yantai, Shandong province, on Tuesday, the country's 19th National Maritime Day. TANG KE/FOR CHINA DAILY
A doctor puts sanfutie — a therapeutic bandage filled with herbal medicine — on a child's stomach at a traditional Chinese medicine hospital in Handan, Hebei province, on July 11, the first day of sanfu, the hottest period of summer. In the Chinese lunar calendar, sanfu refers to the three 10-day periods that are predicted to have the hottest days of the year. TCM practitioners believe that receiving sanfutie during the hottest summer days is effective for treating common winter ills such as coughs, asthma and arthritis. HAO QUNYING/XINHUA
Children observe a dinosaur fossil during a natural science exhibition at Changzhou Museum in Jiangsu province on July 12, 2023. The museum is displaying more than 300 related exhibits, including paleontological fossil specimens, field investigation and fossil repair tools. SHI KANG/FOR CHINA DAILY
Chinese trumpet creeper is seen climbing the exterior walls of a six-story residential building in the Yiyuan community in Weifang, Shandong province, on July 12, 2023. These flowers have been planted by the residents for over 10 years and don't require a lot of care. ZHANG CHI/FOR CHINA DAILY
This aerial photo taken on July 10, 2023 shows vehicles moving on a grand bridge of Dejiang-Yuqing expressway in Southwest China's Guizhou province. The Dejiang-Yuqing expressway was completed and opened to traffic on Monday, which has a total length of 104.324 kilometers and connects five counties including Dejiang, Sinan, Fenggang, Shiqian and Yuqing of the cities of Tongren and Zunyi in Guizhou. [Photo/Xinhua]
Villagers air-dry lingzhi mushrooms, also known as glossy ganoderma, in Rongjiang, Guizhou province, on July 11, 2023. It is the second year that the villagers are trying to grow the fungi under forest trees, as the "under-tree" economy has become their new source of income. LI CHANGHUA/FOR CHINA DAILY
