Chinese Daily Photos....2019

Niu Yalan makes her routine check before departure. [Photo/VCG]

When you are taking a subway train, do you know what the driving cab looks like and how many drivers there are?



Niu Yalan drives a metro train. [Photo/VCG]

Niu Yalan is a post-90s driver along subway Line One in Lanzhou, capital of Gansu province. After seven years' of learning and training, Niu became one of the six qualified female subway train drivers working on Line One.





Niu Yalan takes an alcohol test before work & tidies her hair.[Photos/VCG]

Talking about gender difference, Niu said that female drivers are more careful, and their physical and mental ability means they can handle more pressure, the testing nature of shift work and the technical specifics of the post.



Niu Yalan and her colleague take a selfie. [Photo/VCG]

 

Aerial photo taken on Sept. 18, 2019 shows the night view of the Huangpu River in Shanghai, east China. (Xinhua/Ren Long)





A light show is seen along the Huangpu River in Shanghai, east China, Sept. 18, 2019. (Xinhua/Ren Long)



Aerial photo taken on Sept. 23, 2019 shows the Yangpu Bridge in Shanghai, east China. (Xinhua/Ding Ting)



Visitors tour along the Bund in Shanghai, east China, Nov. 2, 2019. (Xinhua/Chen Fei)

 

11.04.2019...China successfully launched another navigation satellite on Tuesday via the Long March-3B launch vehicle with the flight of Beidou-3I3 (IGSO-3) from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Sichuan Province. A part of the inclined geosynchronous orbits (IGSO), a component of the 3rd phase of China's BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS), the satellite is also known as BeiDou-49. It could act as both geostationary satellite and satellite in intermediate orbits. A total of three BDS-3 satellites have been sent into the IGSO Earth orbit. (Photos: China News Service/ Liu Xu)



Aerial photo taken on Nov. 4, 2019 shows China's polar icebreaker Xuelong 2, or Snow Dragon 2, preparing to dock in the port of Hobart, Australia. After a 20-day voyage, the Chinese icebreaker on China's 36th Antarctic research expedition docked in Australia's port of Hobart on Monday. This is the first time that it has berthed in a foreign port since its maiden voyage started. (Xinhua/Liu Shiping)





China's polar icebreaker Xuelong 2, or Snow Dragon 2, berths in the port of Hobart, Australia, Nov. 4, 2019. (Xinhua/Liu Shiping)

 

Guangzhou South Train Station by 张越东, on Flickr

Untitled by Ralph Rahmer, on Flickr

Guangzhou South Train Station by 张越东, on Flickr

R0001807 by 移動_suit, on Flickr

Guangzhou 2019 by curt sanford, on Flickr
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The golden autumn landscape of Yuanmingyuan Ruins Park, or the Old Summer Palace, in Beijing is drawing visitors to enjoy the brilliant yellow ginkgo leaves, on Oct 24, 2019. [Photo by Zou Hong/chinadaily.com.cn]



A large number of visitors are flocking to Yuanmingyuan Ruins Park, or the Old Summer Palace, in Beijing to enjoy the brilliant yellow ginkgo leaves, on Oct 24, 2019. [Photo by Zou Hong/chinadaily.com.cn]



Visitors stroll under a canopy of golden leaves in Yuanmingyuan Ruins Park, or the Old Summer Palace, in Beijing. A large number of visitors are flocking to the landmark to enjoy the brilliant yellow ginkgo leaves, on Oct 24, 2019. [Photo by Zou Hong/chinadaily.com.cn]





Pandas play with pumpkins at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding and Research in Chengdu, Sichuan province. [Photos provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

 

Technicians work to maintain trains on Beijing Metro Line 4 at a workshop in Beijing, Nov. 5, 2019.







The workshop is able to handle the maintenance of 86 trains for Line 4 and the rapid transit line that connects the city’s southern Daxing District. (Photos: China News Service/Hou Yu)

 

In Moxiang Village of Ziyun County in Southwest China’s Guizhou Province, Tang Guangrong, 79, his son Tang Qifu, and his grandson Tang Zhizhong are all engaged in the traditional art of bird-cage making. The eldest Tang began learning the craft at 17 and is known for his skill at weaving with thin bamboo strips. (Photo: China News Service/He Junyi)



Tang Qifu learned the craft from his father at 17, making new creations after inheriting traditional techniques. By selling bird cages, he was able to fund the education of his two sons in addition to building two new houses. (Photo: China News Service/He Junyi)



Tang Zhizhong shows his bird-cage creation, decorated with intricate carvings, in Moxiang Village of Ziyun County in Southwest China’s Guizhou Province. (Photo: China News Service/He Junyi)



The tools used by Tang Qifu and his son in making bird cages in Moxiang Village of Ziyun County in Southwest China’s Guizhou Province. (Photo: China News Service/He Junyi)



Tang Guangrong and grandson Tang Zhizhong working in front of their house in Moxiang Village of Ziyun County in Southwest China’s Guizhou Province. (Photo: China News Service/He Junyi)

 

Visitors have a turn on flight simulators at a Boeing booth at the second China International Import Expo (CIIE) in Shanghai, Nov. 5, 2019. The total exhibition area rose to 360,000 square meters from 300,000 square meters last year, attracting 3,893 enterprises, while 64 countries will host country exhibitions, including 24 countries doing it for the first time. (Photos: China News Service/Yin Liqin)



An Aurus Senat limousine is on display at the second China International Import Expo (CIIE) in Shanghai, Nov. 5, 2019. (Photo: China News Service/Yin Liqin)





Visitors look at exhibits from Russia at the second China International Import Expo (CIIE) in Shanghai, Nov. 5, 2019. (Photos: China News Service/Yin Liqin)

 

Baoding 170217 (2) by Fred Jansohn, on Flickr

Baoding 170217 by Fred Jansohn, on Flickr

Zhengzhou glass suspension bridge1A by Ee Choo Liew, on Flickr

Hui-style Hot Pot Meal (Baoding, Hebei) by Jordan McAlister, on Flickr

Hui-style Restaurant (Baoding, Hebei) by Jordan McAlister, on Flickr