He Yifan of Jiangsu competes during the men's high jump competition of China Athletics Street Tour (CAST) in front of the National Aquatics Center in Beijing, capital of China, Aug. 8, 2026. (Xinhua/Li Ming)
Members of the Chinese team pose for group photos with representatives from International Atomic Energy Agency and organizing committee of the International Nuclear Science Olympiad (INSO) after the third INSO in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Aug. 8, 2026. China won one gold and three silver medals at the third INSO in Jeddah on Saturday, marking the country's debut at the competition. (Xinhua)
A drone photo taken on Aug. 8, 2026 shows a view at dawn during a tent festival in Shiqu County of Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Sichuan Province. A tent festival is held here from Friday to Sunday. During the festival, local residents and tourists set up tents and enjoy activities including horse racing, singing and dancing performances, and traditional sports competitions. (Xinhua/Jiang Hongjing)
This photo taken on Aug. 7, 2026 shows a piano and a piano bench surrounded by candles before the Candlelight Open Air concert at Villa Appia Antica in Rome, Italy. (Xinhua/Wang Kaiyan)
Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara (1st R) attends a military parade marking the 66th anniversary of Cote d'Ivoire's independence in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire, Aug. 7, 2026. A total of 5,423 personnel from Cote d'Ivoire's defense and security forces, together with military contingents from Benin, Guinea, Gabon and India, took part on Friday in a grand military parade on Boulevard de la Solidarite in the Yopougon commune of Abidjan, as part of the official celebrations marking the 66th anniversary of the country's independence. (Photo by Yvan Sonh/Xinhua)
An aerial drone photo taken on Aug. 5, 2026 shows people experiencing water sports in Tian'e County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Cao Yiming)
A chassis for unmanned logistics vehicle is pictured at the Hefei Institute of Technology Innovation under the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Hefei, east China's Anhui Province, Aug. 4, 2026. (Photo by Lin Qiujin/Xinhua)
A child has her face colored like a lion during an event marking the upcoming World Lion Day at Bucharest Zoo in Bucharest, Romania, Aug. 8, 2026. World Lion Day is observed on Aug. 10 every year to raise people's awareness of lion conservation. (Photo by Cristian Cristel/Xinhua)
A woman performs during a parade marking the 70th anniversary of the founding of the Bouyei-Miao Autonomous Prefecture of Qiannan in Duyun City, the Bouyei-Miao Autonomous Prefecture of Qiannan, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Aug. 8, 2026. The Bouyei-Miao Autonomous Prefecture of Qiannan, established on Aug. 8, 1956, is home to more than 4.2 million people from the Bouyei, Miao, Shui, Han, Yao, Maonan and other ethnic groups. (Xinhua/Liu Xu)
