Rescuers transfer the injured near Marapi volcano in West Sumatra, Indonesia, Dec. 4, 2023. The number of climbers who died in the eruption of the Marapi volcano has reached 23, according to the West Sumatra Natural Resources Conservation Agency on Tuesday. (Photo by Andri Mardiansyah/Xinhua)
A man walks past a damaged building following a blast in Peshawar, Pakistan, Dec. 5, 2023. Seven people including four children were injured in a blast outside a school in Pakistan's northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Tuesday, rescue teams said. (Photo by Umar Qayyum/Xinhua)
A Smart Dragon-3 carrier rocket carrying a test satellite blasts off from waters off the coast of Yangjiang, south China's Guangdong Province, Nov. 6, 2023. The Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center launched the rocket at 3:24 a.m. (Beijing Time). The test satellite was successfully sent into planned orbit, where it will test satellite internet technologies. (Photo by Zhang Jingyi/Xinhua)
Archeologists work at the relics site of the Xiongjialing Dam in Jingmen, central China's Hubei Province, Dec. 4, 2023. The Xiongjialing Dam, which was initially built around 5,100 years ago, is part of the Qujialing relics site in the city of Jingmen, central China's Hubei Province. The dam, complete with a reservoir and spillway, has been identified as China's earliest known water conservancy project.
The design of the dam suggests that ancient people in the area had learned to harness water based on the landform rather than simply implementing measures to defend themselves against floods, said He Nu, a researcher with the Institute of Archaeology, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. (Xinhua/Xiao Yijiu)
This aerial photo taken on Dec. 4, 2023 shows Haiyang Shiyou 122, Asia's first cylindrical floating, production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) facility, under construction in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province. Designed and manufactured in China, Haiyang Shiyou 122 has entered its final assembly phase recently in Qingdao. With a diameter of about 90 meters and designed displacement of 100,000 tonnes, the facility is capable of operating for 15 years at sea without returning to the dry dock. (Xinhua/Li Ziheng)
Tourists are seen at Qiantou Village of Pingnan County, Ningde City, southeast China's Fujian Province, Dec. 3, 2023. (Photo by Wang Wangwang/Xinhua)
This photo taken on Nov. 14, 2023 shows the Panlongshan section (front) and the Wohushan section (rear) of Gubeikou section of the Great Wall in Beijing, capital of China. Gubeikou section of the Great Wall is located in Gubeikou Town, Miyun District of Beijing. The defense of the Great Wall is an important part of the early Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression. In 1933, the Chinese troops fought against Japanese invaders at places including Lengkou, Xifengkou and Gubeikou sections of the Great Wall.
As a part of the national anthem lyrics, the Great Wall is the spiritual symbol of the Chinese nation. The ancient Great Wall has witnessed Chinese people's patriotism, solidarity and strength. (Xinhua/Chen Zhonghao)
This aerial photo taken on Dec. 5, 2023 shows black-necked cranes at a reservoir in Lhunzhub County of Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. Lhunzhub County is one of the main habitats for black-necked cranes to spend winter. (Xinhua/Jiang Fan)
A villager sorts navel oranges at a navel orange base in Luodian County of southwest China's Guizhou Province, Dec. 5, 2023. (Xinhua/Yang Ying)
A Smart Dragon-3 carrier rocket carrying a test satellite blasts off from waters off the coast of Yangjiang, south China's Guangdong Province, Dec. 6, 2023. The Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center launched the rocket at 3:24 a.m. (Beijing Time). The test satellite was successfully sent into planned orbit, where it will test satellite internet technologies. (Photo by Zhang Jingyi/Xinhua)
