"Time to sample!" With this call from Ding Weikang, a researcher aboard the Xuelong (Snow Dragon), China's icebreaking research vessel, the midship laboratory instantly bustled wit…

A giant panda is pictured at a panda-themed camp in Baoxing County, Ya'an City, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Oct. 17, 2026. Baoxing County, a core giant panda habitat, has l…

Visitors view exhibits at a special exhibition on innovative design of Chinese cultural heritage in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Oct. 18, 2026. This design exhibition …

An azure-winged magpie flies over a persimmon tree at a persimmon garden in Jinhu County of Huai'an City, east China's Jiangsu Province, Oct. 10, 2026. From branches heavy with fru…

Photo shows an aerial view of a 5,300-square-meter flower display at Xiamen Horticulture Expo Garden in Jimei district, Xiamen, southeast China's Fujian Province. (People's Daily O…