This aerial drone photo taken on Aug 16, 2024 shows a vehicle running along the Yinchuan-Kunming highway in Northwest China's Ningxia Hui autonomous region. [Photo/Xinhua]
Runners pass the Potala Palace during the 2024 Lhasa Half-Marathon in the capital of the Xizang autonomous region on Aug 17, 2024. The day also featured a 10-kilometer race and a 5-km fun run, and attracted 5,000 participants from across the country. KUNGA LESANG/CHINA NEWS SERVICE
Workers use hydrogen balloons to elevate crop-spraying nozzles during the application of gibberellin, a growth accelerator, to rice growing at a farm in Suqian, Jiangsu province, on Aug 18, 2024. HE JINGHUA/FOR CHINA DAILY
An aerial drone photo shows the Danxia landform at the Huoshizhai National Geological (Forest) Park in Xiji county of Guyuan, Northwest China's Ningxia Hui autonomous region, Aug 18, 2024. [Photo/Xinhua]
A freshman poses for a photo with a mascot at Peking University in Beijing on Aug 19, 2024. LI MUYI/FOR CHINA DAILY
Performers dressed in Tang Dynasty (618-907) costumes stage a show for travelers in the waiting hall of Xi'an North Station in Xi'an, Shaanxi province, on Aug 19, 2024. YUAN JINGZHI/FOR CHINA DAILY
Polang, the Chinese Navy's first sail-training ship, prepares to set sail from a naval port in Dalian, Liaoning province, on Aug 20, 2024. CHEN JIANAN/XINHUA
A drone photo shows the Machanghe grand bridge under construction along the Guiyang-Pingtang Expressway in Southwest China's Guizhou province, Aug 21, 2024. [Photo/Xinhua]
Taiwan compatriots show off their paper cuttings of the Chinese character jin, which stands for Shanxi province, at a cultural activity in Taiyuan, its provincial capital, on Aug 21, 2024. Young people and businesspeople from Taiwan were invited to engage in activities in different Shanxi cities to promote cross-Strait integration. ZHU XINGXIN/CHINA DAILY
Tourists gather to watch the surging tide on the Qiantang River at the Liangjiadun scenic area in Jiaxing, Zhejiang province, on Aug 21, 2024. The world's largest tidal bore, an annual phenomenon, will be seen in the area next month. TANG FANGXIAO/FOR CHINA DAILY
