A woman visits the Silk Road Danqing, an exhibition of copies of cave temple mural paintings along the ancient Silk Road at the China Cultural Center in Paris, France, Sept. 18, 2024. The exhibition will last till Sept. 24. (Xinhua/Gao Jing)
The 59th and 60th satellites of the BeiDou system are launched at 9:14 a.m. (Beijing Time) by a Long March-3B carrier rocket and the Yuanzheng-1 (Expedition-1) upper stage attached to the carrier rocket from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province, Sept. 19, 2024. (Photo by Yang Xi/Xinhua)
Rajawali Laut Flight, the aerobatics team of the Indonesian Naval Aviator, perform at the Bali International Airshow 2024 in Bali, Indonesia, Sept. 18, 2024. The Bali International Airshow 2024 is held here from Sept. 18 to 21. (Photo by Dicky Bisinglasi/Xinhua)
A law enforcer attends a drone control training session on China Coast Guard (CCG) vessel Sifang during a patrol task in waters adjacent to China's Huangyan Dao, Sept. 14, 2024. (Xinhua/Cao Yiming)
An aerial drone photo taken on Sept. 17, 2024 shows a view of fishermen dockyard near the Gwadar port in Gwadar, southwest Pakistan. Launched in 2013, China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), the flagship project under the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), is a corridor linking Gwadar port with Kashgar in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, highlighting energy, transport, and industrial cooperation. (Xinhua/Ahmad Kamal)
People visit APSARA Conference 2024 in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 19, 2024. The three-day APSARA Conference 2024 opened here on Thursday with three thematic halls showcasing latest technologies and products. (Xinhua/Huang Zongzhi)
A boy who is about to take the maiden C919 commercial flight operated by China Southern Airlines poses for photos at the Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport in Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong Province, Sept. 19, 2024. A C919 passenger aircraft operated by China Southern Airlines took off from the Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport on Thursday, marking the Guangzhou-based airline's maiden C919 commercial flight.
So far, China's three major airlines have all started commercial operations with the country's first domestically produced large passenger aircraft. (Xinhua/Deng Hua)
This photo taken on Sept. 3, 2024 shows the Huajiang Grand Canyon Bridge under construction in southwest China's Guizhou Province. With a designed height of 625 meters between the bridge deck and the Beipanjiang River below, the Huajiang Grand Canyon Bridge, which began its construction in 2022, is set to be the highest in the world after it is completed in 2025.
The 2,890-meter-long bridge is located in Bouyei-Miao Autonomous County of Guanling and is part of an expressway linking the Liuzhi special district of Liupanshui City and Anlong County of Bouyei-Miao Autonomous Prefecture of Qianxinan, Guizhou Province. (Xinhua/Liu Xu)