People view a vehicle displayed at the booth of Xiaomi during the 2026 Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona, Spain, March 2, 2026. The 2026 MWC opened on Monday in Barcelona, Spain, under the theme "The IQ Era," with a focus on intelligent infrastructure, AI connectivity and integration, enterprise-level AI applications, AI ecosystem collaboration, inclusive technology and innovation-driven transformation. (Xinhua/Cheng Min)
Palestinian volunteers dust books as part of the initial rescue and restoration efforts for books and manuscripts destroyed during the Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip, inside the library of the Great Omari Mosque in Gaza City's Old City, on March 2, 2026. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua)
Guo Hongjing (C) talks with her colleagues at Tianjin Lizhong Wheel Co., Ltd. in north China's Tianjin, Feb. 25, 2026.
Guo Hongjing works as the head of a hardware parts team in the warehousing department of Tianjin Lizhong Wheel Co., Ltd. Her daily work involves receiving, dispatching, and checking materials in the warehouse. This seemingly trivial job is far from easy. From screws to motors, across all types and models, she must keep every item in the warehouse firmly in mind.
Since 2018, Guo has served as a deputy to the National People's Congress (NPC) for two consecutive terms, during which she is concerned most about her fellow workers. She listens to the voices of front-line workers and collects their opinions and suggestions as much as she can.
During her tenure, Guo has visited enterprises for research and surveys, with her focus on the upgrading of manufacturing industry and the transformation of industrial workers. She has also put forward proposals on issues such as rural elderly care and privacy concerns related to courier waybill information leaks.
At this year's "two sessions," Guo will put emphasis on topics including the green development of industries, the protection of workers' rights, and the implementation of paid leave policies. (Xinhua/Zhao Zishuo)
Children attend a class at a kindergarten in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, March 2, 2026. A new semester kicked off for primary and secondary schools as well as kindergartens in many parts of China on Monday. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)
Villagers help a member of a Shehuo parade team put on performance costumes in Huanghuayu Village in Longxian County of Baoji City, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, in the early morning of March 2, 2026.
Shehuo is a type of traditional Chinese folk art form. Longxian County held a special local Shehuo parade on Monday, which features performers on horseback adorned with simple yet exquisite facial make-up.
The Shehuo parade is a long-standing and widely popular performance in rural China. It originated in ancient sacrificial ceremonies held to pray for good harvests about 2,000 years ago.
Over time, as dance and song performances were incorporated, it gradually evolved into a folk custom staged during the Spring Festival and Lantern Festival, believed to ward off bad luck and usher in a fresh start for the new year.
The Shehuo folk performance in Baoji was added to China's national intangible cultural heritage list in 2006. In recent years, the local Shehuo tradition in Longxian County has continued to thrive through ongoing inheritance and innovation. (Xinhua/Zou Jingyi)
Residents fleeing from villages of southern Lebanon are pictured in Sidon, Lebanon on March 2, 2026. Thirty-one people have been killed and 149 others injured so far in Israeli airstrikes on the southern suburbs of Beirut and southern Lebanon on Monday, the Lebanese Ministry of Health said. (Photo by Ali Hashisho/Xinhua)
A girl and a woman smeared with colored powder are pictured during a celebration of the Holi Festival in Kathmandu, Nepal, on March 2, 2026. Holi, the festival of colors, marks the end of winter and the onset of the spring season. (Photo by Sulav Shrestha/Xinhua)
An aerial drone photo taken on Feb. 28, 2026 shows tourists viewing cherry blossoms at a tea garden in Yongfu Town of Zhangping City, southeast China's Fujian Province. In Fujian, tea gardens and mountainous areas adorned with cherry blossoms have surged in popularity as tourist destinations in early spring. Over recent years, the provincial forestry department has developed a diverse cherry blossom system featuring early, mid, and late flowering varieties, by making full use of native species and through years of introduction and cultivation. This system supports the growth of distinctive cherry blossom tourism and effectively energizes the region's "spring economy." (Xinhua/Jiang Kehong)
Tourists select lanterns at the Fuzi (Confucius) Temple scenic area in Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu Province, Feb. 28, 2026.
Various activities were held across China to celebrate the Lantern Festival, which falls on the fifteenth day of the first month of the Chinese lunar calendar, or March 3 this year. (Photo by Li Wenbao/Xinhua)
