Students and staff from Rong'an county, Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, release many different varieties of captive fish into the Rongjiang River on March 15, 2024. The county returns the fish to the wild in order to protect the aquatic biodiversity of the region and further improve the ecological environment. WEI RONGJUN/CHINA NEWS SERVICE
Farmers participate in a ceremony on March 16, 2024, marking the start of spring farming in Lhasa's Doilungdeqen district, Xizang autonomous region. The ceremony also serves as a prayer for favorable weather and bountiful harvests. [Photo/Xinhua]
Tourists visit the Mogao Grottoes in Dunhuang, Northwest China's Gansu province, March 16, 2024. Dunhuang has received a total of 336,000 tourists from Jan 1 to March 16 this year, an increase of 86.6 percent over the same period in 2023. [Photo/Xinhua]
A girl flies a kite amid blooming yellow canola flowers in Changsheng town of Pengshui Miao and Tujia autonomous county, Southwest China's Chongqing, March 16, 2024. Changsheng town has made efforts to inject new vitality into rural revitalization in recent years. The town has built a demonstration base where farmers cultivate paddy rice and cole in rotation, and held a variety of agritourism activities to improve farmers' incomes. [Photo/Xinhua]
Visitors take a stroll in the rain under a canopy of cherry blossoms at Wuhan University in Hubei province on March 17, 2024. The campus is known for its more than 2,000 cherry trees covering 20 species, including those from Yunnan and Fujian provinces as well as Japan. CHEN LIANG/FOR CHINA DAILY
An aerial drone photo taken on March 19, 2024 shows farmers operating machines to plough fields in Zhongping village of Changde, Central China's Hunan province. Farmers in Hunan have recently been busy with spring ploughing, sowing and other agricultural activities. [Photo/Xinhua]
Visitors view a model of China's polar icebreaker Xuelong 2 at the Polar Research and Climate Change exhibition at Hong Kong Science Museum in Hong Kong, South China, March 19, 2024. Available to the public from March 18 till June 26, the exhibition will expose audiences to the scientific expeditions and research accomplishments of China's polar icebreaker Xuelong 2. [Photo/Xinhua]
Students take part in a water purification experiment at Jinhui Experimental School in Shanghai on March 20, 2024. An educational activity was launched in the school to raise awareness about healthy drinking water and teach students about the need to protect water resources ahead of the 32nd World Water Day on Friday. TANG YANJUN/CHINA NEWS SERVICE
The final sections of the Gaolan Port Bridge are connected on March 20, 2024 in Zhuhai, Guangdong province. The bridge is part of the Huangmao Cross-Sea Channel that will connect Zhuhai and Jiangmen when completed, with a total length of about 31 kilometers. The channel will further enhance connectivity in South China's Greater Bay Area. CHEN JIMIN/CHINA NEWS SERVICE
An aerial drone photo shows tourists visiting the Slender West Lake scenic spot in Yangzhou, East China's Jiangsu province, March 20, 2024. Wednesday marks the spring equinox, or Chunfen in Chinese, the fourth solar term in the Chinese lunar calendar, this year. After the spring equinox, the days get longer, the weather becomes warmer and plants start to grow fast. [Photo/Xinhua]
