Premium watermelons in Hokkaido

Premium watermelons in Hokkaido

A Densuke watermelon, a specialty of Toma town in Hokkaido, is pictured after fetching 700,000 yen ($4,350) at the season's first auction at a wholesale market in the nearby city of Asahikawa on the northernmost main island of Japan on June 19, 2026.

XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(240111) -- BEIJING, Jan. 11, 2024 (Xinhua) -- The tunnel boring machine (TBM) Dinghai is seen at an industrial park of China Railway Construction Heavy Industry Corporation Limited in Changsha, central China's Hunan Province, Jan. 10, 2024. With a diameter of 14.57 meters and a total weight of 4,350 tonnes, the TBM Dinghai will be used in the construction of Jintang undersea tunnel linking the Jintang islet of Zhoushan and the coastal area of Ningbo. (Xinhua/Chen Sihan)

CHINA-HUNAN-TUNNEL BORING MACHINE (CN)

CHINA-HUNAN-TUNNEL BORING MACHINE (CN)

(240110) -- CHANGSHA, Jan. 10, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A drone photo taken on Jan. 10, 2024 shows an unveiling ceremony of the tunnel boring machine (TNM) Dinghai at an industrial park of China Railway Construction Heavy Industry Corporation Limited in Changsha, central China's Hunan Province. With a diameter of 14.57 meters and a total weight of 4,350 tonnes, the TNM Dinghai will be used in the construction of Jintang undersea tunnel linking the Jintang islet of Zhoushan and the coastal area of Ningbo. (Xinhua/Chen Sihan)

CHINA-HUNAN-TUNNEL BORING MACHINE (CN)

CHINA-HUNAN-TUNNEL BORING MACHINE (CN)

(240110) -- CHANGSHA, Jan. 10, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Workers record the tunnel boring machine (TNM) Dinghai at an industrial park of China Railway Construction Heavy Industry Corporation Limited in Changsha, central China's Hunan Province, Jan. 10, 2024. With a diameter of 14.57 meters and a total weight of 4,350 tonnes, the TNM Dinghai will be used in the construction of Jintang undersea tunnel linking the Jintang islet of Zhoushan and the coastal area of Ningbo. (Xinhua/Chen Sihan)

CHINA-HUNAN-TUNNEL BORING MACHINE (CN)

CHINA-HUNAN-TUNNEL BORING MACHINE (CN)

(240110) -- CHANGSHA, Jan. 10, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A drone photo taken on Jan. 10, 2024 shows an unveiling ceremony of the tunnel boring machine (TNM) Dinghai at an industrial park of China Railway Construction Heavy Industry Corporation Limited in Changsha, central China's Hunan Province. With a diameter of 14.57 meters and a total weight of 4,350 tonnes, the TNM Dinghai will be used in the construction of Jintang undersea tunnel linking the Jintang islet of Zhoushan and the coastal area of Ningbo. (Xinhua/Chen Sihan)

CHINA-HUNAN-TUNNEL BORING MACHINE (CN)

CHINA-HUNAN-TUNNEL BORING MACHINE (CN)

(240110) -- CHANGSHA, Jan. 10, 2024 (Xinhua) -- The tunnel boring machine (TNM) Dinghai is seen at an industrial park of China Railway Construction Heavy Industry Corporation Limited in Changsha, central China's Hunan Province, Jan. 10, 2024. With a diameter of 14.57 meters and a total weight of 4,350 tonnes, the TNM Dinghai will be used in the construction of Jintang undersea tunnel linking the Jintang islet of Zhoushan and the coastal area of Ningbo. (Xinhua/Chen Sihan)

CHINA-HUNAN-TUNNEL BORING MACHINE (CN)

CHINA-HUNAN-TUNNEL BORING MACHINE (CN)

(240110) -- CHANGSHA, Jan. 10, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A drone photo taken on Jan. 10, 2024 shows the tunnel boring machine (TNM) Dinghai at an industrial park of China Railway Construction Heavy Industry Corporation Limited in Changsha, central China's Hunan Province. With a diameter of 14.57 meters and a total weight of 4,350 tonnes, the TNM Dinghai will be used in the construction of Jintang undersea tunnel linking the Jintang islet of Zhoushan and the coastal area of Ningbo. (Xinhua/Chen Sihan)

CHINA-HUNAN-TUNNEL BORING MACHINE (CN)

CHINA-HUNAN-TUNNEL BORING MACHINE (CN)

(240110) -- CHANGSHA, Jan. 10, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Workers attend an unveiling ceremony of the tunnel boring machine (TNM) Dinghai at an industrial park of China Railway Construction Heavy Industry Corporation Limited in Changsha, central China's Hunan Province, Jan. 10, 2024. With a diameter of 14.57 meters and a total weight of 4,350 tonnes, the TNM Dinghai will be used in the construction of Jintang undersea tunnel linking the Jintang islet of Zhoushan and the coastal area of Ningbo. (Xinhua/Chen Sihan)

CHINA-HUNAN-TUNNEL BORING MACHINE (CN)

CHINA-HUNAN-TUNNEL BORING MACHINE (CN)

(240110) -- CHANGSHA, Jan. 10, 2024 (Xinhua) -- The tunnel boring machine (TNM) Dinghai is seen at an industrial park of China Railway Construction Heavy Industry Corporation Limited in Changsha, central China's Hunan Province, Jan. 10, 2024. With a diameter of 14.57 meters and a total weight of 4,350 tonnes, the TNM Dinghai will be used in the construction of Jintang undersea tunnel linking the Jintang islet of Zhoushan and the coastal area of Ningbo. (Xinhua/Chen Sihan)

CHINA-HUNAN-TUNNEL BORING MACHINE (CN)

CHINA-HUNAN-TUNNEL BORING MACHINE (CN)

(240110) -- CHANGSHA, Jan. 10, 2024 (Xinhua) -- The tunnel boring machine (TNM) Dinghai is seen at an industrial park of China Railway Construction Heavy Industry Corporation Limited in Changsha, central China's Hunan Province, Jan. 10, 2024. With a diameter of 14.57 meters and a total weight of 4,350 tonnes, the TNM Dinghai will be used in the construction of Jintang undersea tunnel linking the Jintang islet of Zhoushan and the coastal area of Ningbo. (Xinhua/Chen Sihan)