Twin sisters participate in the 19th Mojiang international twins festival in Mojiang Hani autonomous county, Yunnan province, on May 2, 2025. Over 1,000 twins, triplets and other sibling pairings from across the world gathered in Mojiang, which is renowned for its high twin birth rate. LIU RANYANG/CHINA NEWS SERVICE
The scene of
2025 BUBBLING & BOILING Music & Arts Festival on May 2, 2025. This music festival set a new domestic record for three-day music festival ticket sales, drawing over 100,000 attendees from May 2 to May 4, 2025 during the May Day holiday. [Provided to chinadaily.com.cn]
Rescuers search for survivors around a capsized tour boat in Qianxi, Guizhou province, on May 5, 2025. Four boats capsized on Sunday afternoon in the Liuguang River due to sudden strong winds, plunging 84 people into the water, 10 of whom died. [Photo/Xinhua]
Farmers use a drone to transport pepper seedlings that will be planted at a farm in Zhangye, Gansu province, on May 5, 2025. Along with the drones, the farm employs multiple transplanters equipped with the Beidou navigation system to facilitate intelligent and efficient farming. YANG YONGWEI/FOR CHINA DAILY
A student learns CPR skills from a rescuer with the local Red Cross society at a middle school in Chongqing on May 6, 2025. The teaching activity combined theoretical and practical sessions to educate students and teachers on first aid skills such as CPR, the Heimlich maneuver and trauma care in commemoration of the 78th World Red Cross Day, which falls on May 8, 2025. CHEN SHICHUAN/FOR CHINA DAILY
A foreign tourist learns to play
bianzhong, or bronze chime bells, at the Oriental Music Cultural Museum in Dalian, Liaoning province, on May 3, 2025. ZHANG CHUNLEI/FOR CHINA DAILY
Folk artists perform a stunt requiring participants to climb a ladder made of blades with bare feet during an annual festival held on May 5, 2025, the eighth day of the fourth month on the Chinese calendar, in Aizhai township, Hunan province. The festival honors a Miao ethnic hero who fought oppression, and participants pray for a bountiful harvest and a good life. Dressed in festive costumes, Miao people celebrate by putting on various folk performances, attracting many tourists. GUO LILIANG/FOR CHINA DAILY
A ceremony is held to celebrate the birthday of Shakyamuni, the founder of Buddhism, at the Guangde Temple in Suining, Sichuan province, on May 4, 2025. The Buddha's birthday is celebrated on the eighth day of the fourth month of the Chinese calendar, which fell on May 5, 2025. LIU CHANGSONG/FOR CHINA DAILY
