Xi charts course for Xizang as region celebrates 60 years' historic progress

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday left Xizang after attending celebrations for the autonomous region's 60th founding anniversary. As Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, was leaving Xizang, crowds lined the streets and gathered at the airport to see him off.

At the Qinzhou automated container terminal in the Beibu Gulf Port, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, driverless vehicles shuttle containers like oversized building blocks. From a remote control room a kilometer away, an operator can maneuver multiple rail-mounted cranes in the world's first U-shaped container yard using just a joystick, effortlessly handling containers weighing tens of tonnes and ensuring rapid loading and unloading.

In recent years, with abundant ocean resources endowed by nature, Rongcheng city, east China's Shandong Province has fostered a marine tourism industry with distinct characteristics. In building a national-level marine ranch, the city has adhered to the concept of green development, prioritizing ecological protection and creating a vivid example of harmonious coexistence between people and nature.

Horgos, located in the Ili Kazakh autonomous prefecture of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, lies directly on the border with Kazakhstan. Once a vital stop along the northern route of the ancient Silk Road, it has become an important gateway for China's opening up to the west.

During the Beginning of Autumn solar term, 325,000 mu (about 21,700 hectares) of red chili peppers planted at Qiaocheng district in Bozhou city of east China's Anhui Province have entered the harvest season. The farmers are making full use of sunny days to harvest and sun-dry the peppers. The fiery red peppers create an enchanting landscape across the field.