This photo taken on Sept. 10, 2026 shows Ni Gugu products in Xiyangqitun Village of Xunxian County, Hebi City, central China's Henan Province. Ni Gugu is a type of clay sculpture from Xunxian County that makes sounds when blown into. In 2006, it was inscribed on China's national intangible cultural heritage list.
In recent years, Xiyangqitun Village of Xunxian County has focused on the development of Ni Gugu, forming a full chain covering production, study tours, e-commerce and rural tourism. (Xinhua/Zhang Fan)
An aerial drone photo taken on Sept. 6, 2026 shows the city view and the Pinglu Canal in Qinzhou City, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Pinglu Canal in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region will become operational on Sept. 16. The 134.2-km canal links the Xijiang River shipping route in the north with the Beibu Gulf in the south. It is China's first major river-to-sea canal project that has been planned and coordinated at the national level since 1949.
Designed to accommodate vessels of up to 5,000 tonnes, the canal stretches along the country's New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor, a strategic route linking China's inland regions with ASEAN and other global markets. For cargo from southwest China, the new route will shorten the inland waterway journey to the sea by about 560 km compared with the route via Guangzhou Port, with overall logistics costs estimated to fall by 18 to 30 percent. (Xinhua/Cao Yiming)
Visitors select cultural and creative products during the 2026 China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS) at Shougang Park in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 11, 2026. The ongoing 2026 CIFTIS showcases a wide variety of cultural and creative products, ranging from museum-inspired merchandise to trendy lifestyle products. (Xinhua/Ma Ping)
People walk past a poster of Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) in Toronto, Canada, on Sept. 10, 2026. The annual film festival kicked off here on Thursday. (Photo by Zou Zheng/Xinhua)
Models take selfies while waiting backstage for a fashion show at the China-Africa Costume Culture and Art Exhibition in Nairobi, Kenya, on Sept. 10, 2026. (Xinhua/Liu Qiong)
Giant panda cub Shu Bao is pictured at Everland in Yongin, South Korea, Sept. 11, 2026. A giant panda cub born in South Korea made its first public appearance on Friday at Everland, the country's largest theme park in Yongin, about 40 km south of the capital Seoul.
Everland also announced the 100-day-old cub's name on the same day, naming it "Shu Bao."
Shu Bao's parents, Le Bao and Ai Bao, arrived in South Korea in 2016 and began a 15-year stay at Panda World at Everland. (Xinhua/Yao Qilin)
A child with his mother leaves a commemorative message on the memorial card at the Waves of Flags in Pepperdine University, Malibu, California, the United States, on Sept. 10, 2026. Each September, the university stages Waves of Flags display to honor victims of the 9/11 attacks. (Photo by Qiu Chen/Xinhua)
A tourist poses for photos at a public cultural space in Hohhot, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Sept. 10, 2026. In recent years, Hohhot has been committed to the integration of cultural inheritance and urban renewal, creating a number of new urban cultural landmarks, enriching people's cultural life. (Xinhua/Cai Yang)
