An aerial drone photo taken on March 29, 2024 shows the Xiong'an Railway Station in Xiong'an New Area, north China's Hebei Province. In April 2017, China announced a plan to establish the Xiong'an New Area, which spans the Rongcheng, Anxin and Xiongxian counties, as well as some adjacent areas in north China's Hebei Province.
The new area aims to relieve Beijing of non-essential functions related to its status as the nation's capital, while also advancing the coordinated development of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region.
The country has also vowed to build Xiong'an, dubbed the "city of the future," into an innovative, green, smart and world-class city with blue skies, fresh air and clean water, in line with the country's high-quality development path. (Xinhua/Mu Yu)
Participants run during the Huanghai Forest Half Marathon 2024 in Dongtai, east China's Jiangsu Province, March 31, 2024. (Photo by Sun Jialu/Xinhua)
Workers work at the construction site of the 2nd Airbus Tianjin A320 Family Final Assembly Line Project in Tianjin, north China, March 31, 2024. The foundation construction of the largest single building of the 2nd Airbus Tianjin A320 Family Final Assembly Line Project has completed on Sunday. The project, aimed to manufacture both A320 and A321neo aircraft, is expected to enter into service by the end of 2026. (Xinhua/Zhao Zishuo)
Namgyal plays the accordion with his granddaughter aside at his home in Doilungdeqen District of Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, March 13, 2024.
Born in 1945, Namgyal grew up in what is now Doilungdeqen District in Lhasa.
Namgyal recalled that his worst memory was the rain, which would seep through the leaky roof and wet his only suit of clothing, leaving him to continue working for the serf owner the next day in soaked clothes.
After the democratic reform in 1959, life of Namgyal and his family totally changed. The family of four received dwellings, livestock and farmland. Namgyal learned to play the accordion and became a member of the Doilungdeqen art troupe. He later had the opportunities to perform in Beijing and many other cities in China.
The four children of Namgyal earned successful careers and all of his eight grandchildren received good education and made their ways into universities.
"I couldn't imagine a better life," Namgyal said. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)
An aerial drone photo taken on March 31, 2024 shows a bridge under construction of an expressway linking Chongqing and central China's Hunan Province in southwest China's Chongqing. (Xinhua/Tang Yi)
People wait to receive food relief in the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah, on March 30, 2024. The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said on Thursday that more than 1.1 million people in the Gaza Strip are facing "an extreme level of food insecurity," as Israel prevents aid from entering the enclave.
Also on Thursday, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague ordered Israel to do whatever is necessary to ensure that basic aid reaches the Palestinian population in the Gaza Strip. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua)
This photo taken on March 30, 2024 shows the jade phoenix at the Panlongcheng Site Museum in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province. The jade phoenix, which has been kept by the National Museum of China, was introduced to the exhibition "Mythological Jade of Shijiahe Culture" at the Panlongcheng Site Museum in Wuhan on Saturday.
This is the first time that the jade phoenix has returned to Hubei since it was unearthed at the Shijiahe site in Tianmen of Hubei in 1955. (Xinhua/Wu Zhizun)
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan casts his vote in Istanbul, Türkiye, March 31, 2024. Voters flocked to the polls on Sunday in Istanbul, Türkiye's financial and cultural hub, for the country's local elections. (Turkish Presidency/Handout via Xinhua)
Tourists view a dance performance during the 21st peach blossom themed cultural festival in Nyingchi, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, March 31, 2024. (Xinhua/Tenzin Nyida)
A drone photo shows tourists viewing flowers at a scenic spot in Bijie City, southwest China's Guizhou Province, March 31, 2024. (Photo by Li Hua/Xinhua)
Travelers walk past a sign reading "Welcome to Schengen" at Henri Coanda International Airport near Bucharest, Romania, March 31, 2024. Bulgaria along with its northern neighbor Romania partially joined the passport-free Schengen area on Sunday.
"On 31 March, Bulgaria and Romania become Schengen members: the Schengen rules will apply in both Member States including on issuing Schengen visas and controls at the internal air and sea borders will be lifted," the European Commission (EC) said in a press release. (Photo by Cristian Cristel/Xinhua)
