Beautiful China

With ice melting on the surface of the lake, Qinghai Lake, China's largest inland saltwater lake, begins its spring season in northwest China's Qinghai Province.

A girl from northwest China's Shaanxi Province crafted a velvet peony hairpin adorned with an exquisite butterfly resting on top.

How many colors can canola flowers have? At Jiangxi Agricultural University in east China's Jiangxi Province, researchers have cultivated five new shades this year, expanding the spectrum of colored canola flowers to 80.

Tea farmers in Hangzhou of east China's Zhejiang Province started to harvest the West Lake Longjing tea, one of the most popular tea varieties in the country. The Longjing tea is a variety of green tea. As one of China's 10 most famous teas, West Lake Longjing tea is characterized by its green color, delicate aroma, mellow taste, and beautiful shape.

China's State Council has approved Meishan City of Sichuan Province, as a national historical and cultural city, highlighting the city’s long history, profound culture, rich heritage, well-preserved traditional features and distinct regional traits, and recognizing its great historical and cultural value, according to a notice on the website of the Chinese government released on Thursday.

Herdsmen on the grasslands of Xilingol League in north China's Inner Mongolia are busy with lamb breeding at present upon the season for lamb births in spring.

In southwest China's Yunnan Province, spring brings more than just blooming flowers. In Ximeng Wa Autonomous County, locals head into the mountains to gather wild blossoms and turn them into seasonal dishes — a tradition passed down through generations. From soups to stir-fries, these fragrant flowers bring the taste of spring to the table, offering visitors a bite of the region's unique food culture.

Love filled the air on Shuangliu Yangtze River Bridge in Wuhan, central China’s Hubei Province on Wednesday, as couples dressed in traditional Chinese attire exchanged vows in a heartwarming group wedding ceremony.

Take a glimpse of the impressive monorail system in southwest China’s Chongqing, as it snakes through the city’s buildings and surrounding river.

Students paint and fly kites during a campus activity showcasing the traditional culture and fun of sports in Hohhot, north China's Inner Mongolia.

Tourists visited a scenic area in Bamei Village of Guangnan County, Wenshan Zhuang and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Yunnan Province, March 17, 2026.

Enjoy the scenery after snowfall at Guan'egou scenic area in Dangchang County of Longnan City, northwest China's Gansu Province.

Peach blossoms are in full bloom at Beijing’s Beihai Park, draping the trees in a riot of pink that perfectly complements the historic buildings.

Bird-like magnolia buds add a delightful touch to the spring scenery at the Beijing International Sculpture Park in Beijing.

The beautifully lit Fenghuang ancient town dazzles visitors at night in Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, central China's Hunan Province.

Bustling scenes of tea-leaf picking unfold across a tea garden in Sanjiang Dong Autonomous County, south China's Guangxi, where well-tended tea shrubs and peach blossoms form splendid spring vistas.

A cute, fluffy squirrel has been brought to life in the hands of a Suzhou embroidery artist from east China's Jiangsu Province, with its fur gleaming with a lifelike shine.

Robot training facility drives humanoid robot development in Zhengzhou, C China's Henan A three-robot band took to the stage at a 4S store for heterogeneous humanoid robots in Zhongyuan Science and Technology City, Zhengzhou, central China's Henan Province, on March 10, drawing applause from more than 20 visitors on a study tour. A heterogeneous humanoid robot training facility inside the store was completed in just 40 days, following an agreement signed at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) 2025 in Shanghai last July. This makes Henan the third place in China to host a heterogeneous humanoid robot training facility, after Beijing and Shanghai. In the agricultural robot zone of the training facility's exhibition hall, a robot was trained on tasks such as pollinating and pruning strawberry plants. In the service robot zone, another robot progressed under a trainer's guidance from stiff movements to fluid motions. Meanwhile, in the specialized robot zone, a robot broke through a guardrail and carried out inspection and maintenance operations inside a mock tunnel. Chen Yang, business manager at Henan Embodied Intelligence Industrial Development Co., Ltd., explained that the 4S store and training facility operate on an innovative "front shop, back factory" model. The ground floor is open for free visits, while the second floor charges admission and showcases dozens of major robot models that visitors can interact with. Chen explained that at the training facility, each robot is assigned a dedicated trainer, with data from every movement uploaded to the cloud to support future upgrades. More than 150 million visual data points have been collected from a clothes-folding task alone. The facility houses 140 humanoid robots, trained to perform tasks across six areas, including modern agriculture, industrial manufacturing and health care. The training is carefully aligned with Henan's 12 pillar industries and 27 application scenarios.

Willow trees around the Daming Lake have turned green as temperature rises, attracting tourists for sightseeing in Jinan, east China's Shandong Province.

Buzzing scenes unfold as farmers and drones work together to apply fertilizer to blooming mango trees at a planting base in Tianlin County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.