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Aerial photo taken on July 30, 2022 shows the Dananpo Village of Xiuwu County in Jiaozuo City, central China's Henan Province. Dananpo Village was once thriving because of coal resources. In recent years, the local government has made full use of the aesthetic value of the village and transformed the old buildings into bookstores, tea houses, exhibition centers and homestays. This renovation not only improves the living environment of villagers, but also attracts tourists to visit. (Xinhua/Li An)

Members of a local opera troupe and members of a rock band perform together in the Dananpo Village of Xiuwu County in Jiaozuo City, central China's Henan Province, July 31, 2022. (Xinhua/Xu Jiayi)

Tourists read in a bookstore in the Dananpo Village of Xiuwu County in Jiaozuo City, central China's Henan Province, July 30, 2022. (Xinhua/Xu Jiayi)

Tourists rest in a homestay in the Dananpo Village of Xiuwu County in Jiaozuo City, central China's Henan Province, July 31, 2022. (Xinhua/Li An)

Members of a rock band perform in the Dananpo Village of Xiuwu County in Jiaozuo City, central China's Henan Province, July 31, 2022. (Xinhua/Li An)

A woman arranges goods in a store in the Dananpo Village of Xiuwu County in Jiaozuo City, central China's Henan Province, July 31, 2022. (Xinhua/Li An)

Tourists walk in a homestay in the Dananpo Village of Xiuwu County in Jiaozuo City, central China's Henan Province, July 31, 2022. (Xinhua/Li An)

Children practice Kungfu wrestling during the summer break at a training center in Shijiazhuang, north China's Hebei Province, Aug. 3, 2022. The Yang style Kungfu westling was founded in 1937 and included in the eighth batch of intangible cultural heritage list of Shijiazhuang in 2020. (Photos: China News Service/Zhai Yujia)

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A man tries a near-infrared brain function imaging system at the Xitou Qizhen Brain-Computer Intelligent Center in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province on July 31, 2022. The lately established center is the first of its kind in China that aims to promote the industrialization development of key technologies in brain intelligence. [Photo/Sipa]

A staff member shows a high precision wireless closed-loop neural control device mounted with a brain like chip at the Xitou Qizhen Brain-Computer Intelligent Center in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province on July 31, 2022. [Photo/Sipa]

A woman experiences a brain-computer plus VR device at the Xitou Qizhen Brain-Computer Intelligent Center in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province on July 31, 2022. [Photo/Sipa]

A woman takes photos of a chip for recording neural signals and generating electric stimulus at the Xitou Qizhen Brain-Computer Intelligent Center in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province on July 31, 2022. [Photo/Sipa]

A chip for recording neural signals and generating electric stimulus is pictured at the Xitou Qizhen Brain-Computer Intelligent Center in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province on July 31, 2022. [Photo/Sipa]

A woman visits the Xitou Qizhen Brain-Computer Intelligent Center in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province on July 31, 2022. [Photo/Sipa]

With summer vacation arriving, overseas students from Zhejiang University of Technology went to Deqing county in East China's Zhejiang province to experience the charm of traditional Chinese culture and intangible cultural heritage items.

From July 24 to 26, these foreign students from countries such as Morocco, Tanzania and Nepal, took part in many activities full of rustic character, such as shadow play, bamboo dance, bamboo weaving, rice threshing and oyster dissection.

Overseas students from Zhejiang University of Technology experience traditional rice threshing at Lianhe village of Deqing county, East China's Zhejiang province, on July 25, 2022. [Photo/Xinhua]

Overseas students from Zhejiang University of Technology share the process of taking pearls from an oyster through a livestream at Longsheng village of Deqing county, East China's Zhejiang province, on July 25, 2022. [Photo/Xinhua]

Overseas students from Zhejiang University of Technology experience bamboo weaving, one of the intangible cultural heritage items, at Moganshan town of Deqing county, East China's Zhejiang province, on July 26, 2022. [Photo/Xinhua]

An overseas student from Zhejiang University of Technology experiences shadow play at Xinshi ancient town of Deqing county, East China's Zhejiang province, on July 24, 2022. [Photo/Xinhua]

Overseas students from Zhejiang University of Technology experience the rural bamboo dance at Moganshan town of Deqing county, East China's Zhejiang province, on July 26, 2022. [Photo/Xinhua]

A folk artist instructs overseas students in performing traditional Chinese opera at Moganshan town of Deqing county, East China's Zhejiang province, on July 26, 2022. [Photo/Xinhua]

A bouquet of roses at a flower shop in Rizhao, Shandong province, on Aug 3, 2022. [Photo/VCG]

Qixi Festival, Chinese Valentine's Day, fell this year on Aug 4, boosting a spending spree in China.

During the festival, gift sales jumped 162.8 percent compared to two weeks ago, according to the Shenzhen Economic Daily, citing JD.com.

Lipstick, necklaces, perfume and wine became the most popular gift. During the Qixi sales promotion, the gross merchandise volume (GMV) of lipstick, gold jewelry, fashion watches, fashion decorations and aromatherapy increased 103 percent, 280 percent, 400 percent, 120 percent and 120 percent respectively, from a year earlier.

Couples have dinner to celebrate the Qixi Festival at a restaurant in Haichang Ocean Park in Shanghai, on July 30, 2022. [Photo/VCG]

People take photos of a stairway full of red roses at a shopping mall in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, on Aug 3, 2022. [Photo/VCG]

A couple displays a pair of gold bars at a shop in Suzhou, Jiangsu province, on Aug 3, 2022. [Photo/VCG]

Customers walk in a rose field at a shopping street in Beijing, on Aug 3, 2022. [Photo/IC]

A girl passes the thread through the eye of multiple needles, which is a traditional move to pray for sewing skills at the Qixi Festival, in Hohhot of Inner Mongolia autonomous region, on Aug 3, 2022. [Photo/IC]

Women take photos of a wall full of cards filled with sentences about love in 156 different languages from around world and 56 local languages around China at a shopping mall in Zhengzhou, Henan province, on Aug 3, 2022. [Photo/IC]

TAIYUAN, Aug. 4 (Xinhua) -- China successfully launched a terrestrial ecosystem carbon monitoring satellite and two other satellites from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in north China's Shanxi Province Thursday.

The satellites were launched at 11:08 a.m. (Beijing Time) by a Long March-4B carrier rocket and entered the planned orbit successfully.

The carbon monitoring satellite is mainly used for terrestrial ecosystem carbon monitoring, the surveying and monitoring of terrestrial ecology and resource, and major national ecological projects monitoring and evaluation.

It will also provide operational support and research services in fields such as environmental protection, surveying and mapping, meteorology, agriculture, and disaster reduction.

The satellite can detect and measure vegetation biomass, atmospheric aerosol and chlorophyll fluorescence by comprehensive remote sensing means such as laser, multi-angle, multi-spectral, hyperspectral, and polarization.

It can also obtain the multi-factor remote sensing information of global forest carbon sinks, improve the efficiency and accuracy of carbon sink measurement, and provide support for China's carbon peaking and neutralization efforts.

Other satellites launched in this mission include one that collects information related to global ship navigation and flight status, and another that provides services for students to participate in space science research and engineering practice.

This launch marked the 430th mission for the Long March series carrier rockets.

A Long March-4B carrier rocket carrying a terrestrial ecosystem carbon monitoring satellite and two other satellites blasts off from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in north China's Shanxi Province on Aug. 4, 2022. The satellites were launched at 11:08 a.m. (Beijing Time) and entered the planned orbit successfully. (Photos by Zheng Bin/Xinhua)

Photos taken on Aug. 2, 2022 shows tourists enjoying seaside time in Zhujiajian scenic spot in Zhoushan, east China's Zhejiang Province. Zhujiajian scenic spot has provided various seaside entertainments for tourists to boost tourism during the summer vacation. (Xinhua/Xu Yu)

China's first large cruise ship under construction

Cruise ship H1508, China's first large cruise ship, is under construction in Shanghai. The overall construction progress on the vessel passes 60 percent at the end of May, 2022 and H1508 ship is expected to be delivered in the second half of 2023. (China News Service/Yin Liqin)

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People participate in a tug-of-war on Aug 1 during Naoyu Festival in the Qiandongnan Miao and Dong autonomous prefecture, Guizhou province. People also stand in the river to catch live fish tossed at them during the traditional festival of the Miao ethnic group, which is held annually to express residents' wish for a good harvest in autumn. [Photo by Luo Jinglai/For China Daily]

Children bounce basketballs during a performance at the opening ceremony of a children's basketball competition in Hohhot, Inner Mongolia autonomous region, on Aug 2. Twenty-five teams participated in the event, which aimed to promote the sport among children and provide a platform to showcase their talent. [Photo by Ding Genhou/For China Daily]

The first catch of swimming crabs from the East China Sea after a three-month summer moratorium is unloaded at the Port of Shenjiamen in Zhoushan, Zhejiang province, on Aug 2. The crabs will be sorted and packed before hitting the shelves in markets nationwide. [Photo by Li Zhong/For China Daily]

A monk offers a mandala, a Tibetan Buddhist instrument that symbolizes the realm of full enlightenment, to Panchen Erdeni Chos-kyi rGyal-po on July 29 at Samding Monastery in Lhokha, Tibet autonomous region. Panchen Rinpoche, a leader of Tibetan Buddhism, is also a member of the Standing Committee of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. [Photo/China News Service]

Tourists celebrate World Tiger Day on July 29 for a South China tiger cub at a breeding base in Suzhou, Jiangsu province. The female cub was born on April 29 and is in good health. [Photo by Hang Xingwei/For China Daily]

Construction of the second phase of the Guangzhou Baiyun Railway Station, one of the key transportation projects in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, has begun, Guangzhou Railway Group announced.

The project is progressing steadily as it enters the key construction period involving the underground foundation floor. The station is expected to put into operation by 2023.

The Baiyun station, which is about 5 kilometers from the existing Guangzhou Railway Station — one of the busiest stations by passenger flow in the country — will become a new landmark in the Greater Bay Area next year, said Huang Bo, a design manager of the China Railway Siyuan Survey and Design Group.

The main building of the station shows off the unique style of kapok flowers in South China, usually called Lingnan, using advanced design concepts and building technologies, Huang said.

"Each kapok petal extending outward from the station building echoes the city flower of Guangzhou and highlights the city's green ecological environment," he said.

Huang said smart construction robots have been widely used in the building process of the station, which began construction in 2020.

After completion, the station will accommodate all trains of ordinary speed running through the city, laying a solid foundation for renovation of the Guangzhou Station and Guangzhou East Station, both of which are located in downtown areas of the city.

The second phase of the Guangzhou Baiyun Railway Station, one of the key transportation projects in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, has begun. The station is expected to put into operation by 2023. [Photos provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

A man sits in a car to take photos at the 23rd China (Kunming) International Automobile Exposition in Kunming in southwest China's Yunnan province, on Aug 4, 2022. [Photo/Xinhua]

The 23rd China (Kunming) International Automobile Exposition kicked off in Kunming in southwest China's Yunnan province on Thursday.

The five-day auto expo spread over 152,000 square meters highlights latest new energy vehicles. Visitors can also watch more than 80 concept cars at the expo.

Cars on display at the 23rd China (Kunming) International Automobile Exposition in Kunming in southwest China's Yunnan province, on Aug 4, 2022. [Photo/IC]

Booth of VOYAH, the premium new energy vehicle brand of Dongfeng Motor Co, at the 23rd China (Kunming) International Automobile Exposition in Kunming in southwest China's Yunnan province, on Aug 4, 2022. [Photo/VCG]

A Volkswagen's new energy car ID.6 on display at the 23rd China (Kunming) International Automobile Exposition in Kunming in southwest China's Yunnan province, on Aug 4, 2022. [Photo/VCG]

A FAW's Hongqi car on display at the 23rd China (Kunming) International Automobile Exposition in Kunming in southwest China's Yunnan province, on Aug 4, 2022. [Photo/VCG]

Motorbikes on display at the 23rd China (Kunming) International Automobile Exposition in Kunming in southwest China's Yunnan province, on Aug 4, 2022. [Photo/IC]

An exhibitor introduces a car's function to a visitor at the 23rd China (Kunming) International Automobile Exposition in Kunming in southwest China's Yunnan province, on Aug 4, 2022. [Photo/Xinhua]

A woman introduces cars at the 23rd China (Kunming) International Automobile Exposition in Kunming in southwest China's Yunnan province, on Aug 4, 2022. [Photo/Xinhua]

A tourist writes a "marriage certificate" on the occasion of Qixi Festival in Qujiang New District in Xi'an, Northwest China's Shaanxi province, Aug 4, 2022. The Qixi Festival, or Chinese Valentine's Day, fell on Aug 4 this year. [Photo/Xinhua]

A tourist poses for a photo with a performer of "Yuelao", a god of marriage and love in Chinese mythology, on the occasion of Qixi Festival in Qujiang New District in Xi'an, Northwest China's Shaanxi province, Aug 4, 2022. The Qixi Festival, or Chinese Valentine's Day, fell on Aug 4 this year. [Photo/Xinhua]

A performer throws an embroidery ball to tourists on the occasion of Qixi Festival in Qujiang New District in Xi'an, Northwest China's Shaanxi province, Aug 4, 2022. The Qixi Festival, or Chinese Valentine's Day, fell on Aug 4 this year. [Photo/Xinhua]

A performer distributes red ropes to tourists on the occasion of Qixi Festival in Qujiang New District in Xi'an, Northwest China's Shaanxi province, Aug 4, 2022. The Qixi Festival, or Chinese Valentine's Day, fell on Aug 4 this year. [Photo/Xinhua]

A performer gives a "marriage certificate" to a tourist on the occasion of Qixi Festival in Qujiang New District in Xi'an, Northwest China's Shaanxi province, Aug 4, 2022. The Qixi Festival, or Chinese Valentine's Day, fell on Aug 4 this year. [Photo/Xinhua]

Jianhu of Jiangsu province, Wuqiao of Hebei province and Liaocheng of Shandong province are the three birthplaces of acrobatics art in China. Jianhu's acrobatics in particular are known for combining gentle movements and breathtaking techniques to form a unique style. It was included in the second list of national intangible cultural heritages in 2008.

In order to showcase and publicize this art form and its traditional regional culture, Jiangsu Acrobatics Troupe has been performing all year round. During summer vacation, they have set up special performances for teenagers every week.

Acrobats perform at the Culture Center of Jianhu county in Yancheng, Jiangsu province, on July 31, 2022. [Photos/VCG]

As a city that served as the capital of 13 dynasties throughout Chinese history, Xi'an in Northwest China's Shaanxi province has been a cultural hub and tourist attraction.

The suburban Qujiang district in Xi'an used to be the famous imperial garden in ancient times, in which there were many temples and pagodas during the Tang Dynasty (618-907), such as Furong Garden, Daci'en Temple and Greater Wild Goose Pagoda.

Nowadays, Tang Paradise, a national-5A theme park in the fashion of a royal garden of the Tang Dynasty, gives Qujiang district a new lease of life. Combined with ancient charm and modern lifestyle, Qujiang new district is attracting an increasing number of tourists from home and abroad.



Drone-photos shows the view of Tang Paradise, a national-5A theme park in the fashion of a royal garden of the Tang Dynasty, in Qujiang district of Xi'an, Shaanxi province on June 14, 2022. [Photo/Xinhua]

Tourists appreciate the performance in Tang Paradise, a national-5A theme park in the fashion of a royal garden of the Tang Dynasty, in Qujiang district of Xi'an, Shaanxi province, on July 18, 2022. [Photo/Xinhua]

A drone-photo shows the Greater Wild Goose Pagoda at sunset in Qujiang district of Xi'an, Shaanxi province, on June 13, 2022. [Photo/Xinhua]

A drone-photo shows the night view of Qujiang new district of Xi'an, Shaanxi province, on June 14, 2022. [Photo/Xinhua]

A performer plays a musical instrument in Tang Paradise, a national-5A theme park in the fashion of a royal garden of the Tang Dynasty, in Qujiang district of Xi'an, Shaanxi province, on July 18, 2022. [Photo/Xinhua]

Tourists take photos in a Tang-style theme block "The Longest Day in Chang'an" in Qujiang new district of Xi'an, Shaanxi province, on May 19, 2022. [Photo/Xinhua]

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Children learn to play African drums as part of a summer caring program at a primary school in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Aug. 4, 2022. (Xinhua/Wang Yijie)

Children learn skiing as part of a summer caring program at a primary school in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Aug. 4, 2022. (Xinhua/Wang Yijie)

A child practises bicycle riding as part of a summer caring program at a primary school in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Aug. 4, 2022. (Xinhua/Wang Yijie)

A child learns figure skating under the guidance of a coach at an ice rink in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Aug. 4, 2022. (Xinhua/Wang Yijie)

Children practise volleyball as part of a summer camp program at Shenyang Sport University in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Aug. 5, 2022. (Xinhua/Wang Yijie)

Children practise canoeing as part of a summer caring program at a primary school in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Aug. 4, 2022. (Xinhua/Wang Yijie)

Children practise riding unicycles as part of a summer caring program at a primary school in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Aug. 4, 2022. (Xinhua/Wang Yijie)

Tourists pose for photos at a forest park in Bashang area of Fengning Manchu Autonomous County, north China's Hebei Province, Aug. 5, 2022. (Xinhua/Luo Xuefeng)

Tourists visit a scenic spot in Bashang area of Fengning Manchu Autonomous County, north China's Hebei Province, Aug. 5, 2022. (Xinhua/Luo Xuefeng)

Aerial photo taken on Aug. 5, 2022 shows the scenery of a scenic spot in Bashang area of Fengning Manchu Autonomous County, north China's Hebei Province. (Xinhua/Luo Xuefeng)

Aerial photo taken on Aug. 5, 2022 shows tourists visiting a forest park in Bashang area of Fengning Manchu Autonomous County, north China's Hebei Province. (Xinhua/Luo Xuefeng)

Visitors observe exhibits during the fifth China International Industrial Design Exhibition in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, Aug. 5, 2022. With an exhibition area of nearly 30,000 square meters, the fifth China International Industrial Design Exhibition kicked off at the Wuhan International Expo Center on Friday, attracting the participation of approximately 330 enterprises from around the world. (Xinhua/Xiong Qi)