Illustration - Aerial View of France

Illustration - Aerial View of France

FRANCE - NORMANDY - CALVADOS (14) - COLLEVILLE SUR MER: SITE 3: AMERICAN CEMETERY OF COLLEVILLE SUR MER. OFFICIALLY INAUGURATED IN 1956, THIS 70 HECTARE NECROPOLIS IS LOCATED ON THE HEIGHTS OVERLOOKING OMAHA BEACH. IT WAS DESIGNED BY HARBESON, HOUGH, LIVINGSTON & LARSON AND THE SPACE WAS ARRANGED BY LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT MARKLEY STEVENSON WHO ENSURED THAT, FROM ANY ANGLE, A ROW OF CROSSES COULD BE SEEN. AT THE ENTRANCE TO THE CEMETERY, A BRONZE STATUE 7 METERS HIGH, INSIDE THE SEMI-CIRCLE FORMED BY THE COLONNADE OF THE MEMORIAL, FACES THE SQUARES OF THE TOMBS. IT SYMBOLIZES THE SPIRIT OF AMERICAN YOUTH RISING FROM THE WAVES. THIS STATUE IS SURROUNDED BY PEBBLES SYMBOLIZING THE DIFFICULTY OF TANKS CROSSING THE BEACH. THE WHITE MARBLE STELES ARE IN THE SHAPE OF A LATIN CROSS OR IN THE SHAPE OF THE STAR OF DAVID FOR SOLDIERS OF THE JEWISH FAITH. THE BODIES OF 9,388 PEOPLE ARE BURIED IN THE CEMETERY, INCLUDING 307 UNKNOWN PEOPLE AND FOUR WOMEN. THESE PEOPLE MAINLY DIED ON THE DAY OF THE LANDING OR IN THE FOLLOWING

Hubei Jingzhou Bridge Smart Construction Platform - China

Hubei Jingzhou Bridge Smart Construction Platform - China

This aerial drone photo taken on January 3, 2025 shows a new generation lightweight smart construction platform at the north tower construction site of Libu Yangtze River road-rail bridge project in Jingzhou, central China's Hubei Province. A new generation lightweight smart construction platform for bridge construction, developed by China Construction Third Engineering Bureau Group Co., Ltd., conducted its first jacking operation here Friday. The Libu Yangtze River road-rail bridge is 1,723 meters long with a main span of 1,120 meters. The bridge tower on the north bank is 215.5 meters high, about the height of a 70-story skyscraper. Photo by Xiao Yijiu/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Hubei Jingzhou Bridge Smart Construction Platform - China

Hubei Jingzhou Bridge Smart Construction Platform - China

This aerial drone photo taken on January 3, 2025 shows a new generation lightweight smart construction platform at the north tower construction site of Libu Yangtze River road-rail bridge project in Jingzhou, central China's Hubei Province. A new generation lightweight smart construction platform for bridge construction, developed by China Construction Third Engineering Bureau Group Co., Ltd., conducted its first jacking operation here Friday. The Libu Yangtze River road-rail bridge is 1,723 meters long with a main span of 1,120 meters. The bridge tower on the north bank is 215.5 meters high, about the height of a 70-story skyscraper. Photo by Xiao Yijiu/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Hubei Jingzhou Bridge Smart Construction Platform - China

Hubei Jingzhou Bridge Smart Construction Platform - China

This aerial drone photo taken on January 3, 2025 shows a new generation lightweight smart construction platform at the north tower construction site of Libu Yangtze River road-rail bridge project in Jingzhou, central China's Hubei Province. A new generation lightweight smart construction platform for bridge construction, developed by China Construction Third Engineering Bureau Group Co., Ltd., conducted its first jacking operation here Friday. The Libu Yangtze River road-rail bridge is 1,723 meters long with a main span of 1,120 meters. The bridge tower on the north bank is 215.5 meters high, about the height of a 70-story skyscraper. Photo by Xiao Yijiu/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Hubei Jingzhou Bridge Smart Construction Platform - China

Hubei Jingzhou Bridge Smart Construction Platform - China

This aerial drone photo taken on January 3, 2025 shows a new generation lightweight smart construction platform at the north tower construction site of Libu Yangtze River road-rail bridge project in Jingzhou, central China's Hubei Province. A new generation lightweight smart construction platform for bridge construction, developed by China Construction Third Engineering Bureau Group Co., Ltd., conducted its first jacking operation here Friday. The Libu Yangtze River road-rail bridge is 1,723 meters long with a main span of 1,120 meters. The bridge tower on the north bank is 215.5 meters high, about the height of a 70-story skyscraper. Photo by Xiao Yijiu/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Hubei Jingzhou Bridge Smart Construction Platform - China

Hubei Jingzhou Bridge Smart Construction Platform - China

This aerial drone photo taken on January 3, 2025 shows a new generation lightweight smart construction platform at the north tower construction site of Libu Yangtze River road-rail bridge project in Jingzhou, central China's Hubei Province. A new generation lightweight smart construction platform for bridge construction, developed by China Construction Third Engineering Bureau Group Co., Ltd., conducted its first jacking operation here Friday. The Libu Yangtze River road-rail bridge is 1,723 meters long with a main span of 1,120 meters. The bridge tower on the north bank is 215.5 meters high, about the height of a 70-story skyscraper. Photo by Xiao Yijiu/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Transmission Line Construction

Transmission Line Construction

CHUZHOU, CHINA - OCTOBER 4, 2024 - Construction workers carry out a roller skating operation at an altitude of more than 70 meters on the 220-kilovolt Luding transmission line project site in Chuzhou, Anhui province, China, Oct 4, 2024.

Transmission Line Construction

Transmission Line Construction

CHUZHOU, CHINA - OCTOBER 4, 2024 - Construction workers carry out a roller skating operation at an altitude of more than 70 meters on the 220-kilovolt Luding transmission line project site in Chuzhou, Anhui province, China, Oct 4, 2024.

Transmission Line Construction

Transmission Line Construction

CHUZHOU, CHINA - OCTOBER 4, 2024 - Construction workers carry out a roller skating operation at an altitude of more than 70 meters on the 220-kilovolt Luding transmission line project site in Chuzhou, Anhui province, China, Oct 4, 2024.

Transmission Line Construction

Transmission Line Construction

CHUZHOU, CHINA - OCTOBER 4, 2024 - Construction workers carry out a roller skating operation at an altitude of more than 70 meters on the 220-kilovolt Luding transmission line project site in Chuzhou, Anhui province, China, Oct 4, 2024.

Transmission Line Construction

Transmission Line Construction

CHUZHOU, CHINA - OCTOBER 4, 2024 - Construction workers carry out a roller skating operation at an altitude of more than 70 meters on the 220-kilovolt Luding transmission line project site in Chuzhou, Anhui province, China, Oct 4, 2024.

Transmission Line Construction

Transmission Line Construction

CHUZHOU, CHINA - OCTOBER 4, 2024 - Construction workers carry out a roller skating operation at an altitude of more than 70 meters on the 220-kilovolt Luding transmission line project site in Chuzhou, Anhui province, China, Oct 4, 2024.

Transmission Line Construction

Transmission Line Construction

CHUZHOU, CHINA - OCTOBER 4, 2024 - Construction workers carry out a roller skating operation at an altitude of more than 70 meters on the 220-kilovolt Luding transmission line project site in Chuzhou, Anhui province, China, Oct 4, 2024.

Transmission Line Construction

Transmission Line Construction

CHUZHOU, CHINA - OCTOBER 4, 2024 - Construction workers carry out a roller skating operation at an altitude of more than 70 meters on the 220-kilovolt Luding transmission line project site in Chuzhou, Anhui province, China, Oct 4, 2024.

Transmission Line Construction

Transmission Line Construction

CHUZHOU, CHINA - OCTOBER 4, 2024 - Construction workers carry out a roller skating operation at an altitude of more than 70 meters on the 220-kilovolt Luding transmission line project site in Chuzhou, Anhui province, China, Oct 4, 2024.

Transmission Line Construction

Transmission Line Construction

CHUZHOU, CHINA - OCTOBER 4, 2024 - Construction workers carry out a roller skating operation at an altitude of more than 70 meters on the 220-kilovolt Luding transmission line project site in Chuzhou, Anhui province, China, Oct 4, 2024.

Transmission Line Construction

Transmission Line Construction

CHUZHOU, CHINA - OCTOBER 4, 2024 - Construction workers carry out a roller skating operation at an altitude of more than 70 meters on the 220-kilovolt Luding transmission line project site in Chuzhou, Anhui province, China, Oct 4, 2024.

Transmission Line Construction

Transmission Line Construction

CHUZHOU, CHINA - OCTOBER 4, 2024 - Construction workers carry out a roller skating operation at an altitude of more than 70 meters on the 220-kilovolt Luding transmission line project site in Chuzhou, Anhui province, China, Oct 4, 2024.

Transmission Line Construction

Transmission Line Construction

CHUZHOU, CHINA - OCTOBER 4, 2024 - Construction workers carry out a roller skating operation at an altitude of more than 70 meters on the 220-kilovolt Luding transmission line project site in Chuzhou, Anhui province, China, Oct 4, 2024.

Transmission Line Construction

Transmission Line Construction

CHUZHOU, CHINA - OCTOBER 4, 2024 - Construction workers carry out a roller skating operation at an altitude of more than 70 meters on the 220-kilovolt Luding transmission line project site in Chuzhou, Anhui province, China, Oct 4, 2024.

Transmission Line Construction

Transmission Line Construction

CHUZHOU, CHINA - OCTOBER 4, 2024 - Construction workers carry out a roller skating operation at an altitude of more than 70 meters on the 220-kilovolt Luding transmission line project site in Chuzhou, Anhui province, China, Oct 4, 2024.

Transmission Line Construction

Transmission Line Construction

CHUZHOU, CHINA - OCTOBER 4, 2024 - Construction workers carry out a roller skating operation at an altitude of more than 70 meters on the 220-kilovolt Luding transmission line project site in Chuzhou, Anhui province, China, Oct 4, 2024.

Transmission Line Construction

Transmission Line Construction

CHUZHOU, CHINA - OCTOBER 4, 2024 - Construction workers carry out a roller skating operation at an altitude of more than 70 meters on the 220-kilovolt Luding transmission line project site in Chuzhou, Anhui province, China, Oct 4, 2024.

Transmission Line Construction

Transmission Line Construction

CHUZHOU, CHINA - OCTOBER 4, 2024 - Construction workers carry out a roller skating operation at an altitude of more than 70 meters on the 220-kilovolt Luding transmission line project site in Chuzhou, Anhui province, China, Oct 4, 2024.

Transmission Line Construction

Transmission Line Construction

CHUZHOU, CHINA - OCTOBER 4, 2024 - Construction workers carry out a roller skating operation at an altitude of more than 70 meters on the 220-kilovolt Luding transmission line project site in Chuzhou, Anhui province, China, Oct 4, 2024.

Transmission Line Construction

Transmission Line Construction

CHUZHOU, CHINA - OCTOBER 4, 2024 - Construction workers carry out a roller skating operation at an altitude of more than 70 meters on the 220-kilovolt Luding transmission line project site in Chuzhou, Anhui province, China, Oct 4, 2024.

First Offshore Wind Power Installation Platform Delivered

First Offshore Wind Power Installation Platform Delivered

QINGDAO, CHINA - AUGUST 28, 2024 - China's first self-elevating self-propelled offshore wind power installation platform equipped with a smart ship system is delivered in Qingdao, Shandong Province, China, on August 28, 2024. It is understood that the platform is 135 meters long, 50 meters wide, the maximum operating water depth of 70 meters, the maximum lifting capacity of 1,800 tons, and it is expected that more than 100 offshore fans can be installed in a year after the official operation.

First Offshore Wind Power Installation Platform Delivered

First Offshore Wind Power Installation Platform Delivered

QINGDAO, CHINA - AUGUST 28, 2024 - China's first self-elevating self-propelled offshore wind power installation platform equipped with a smart ship system is delivered in Qingdao, Shandong Province, China, on August 28, 2024. It is understood that the platform is 135 meters long, 50 meters wide, the maximum operating water depth of 70 meters, the maximum lifting capacity of 1,800 tons, and it is expected that more than 100 offshore fans can be installed in a year after the official operation.

First Offshore Wind Power Installation Platform Delivered

First Offshore Wind Power Installation Platform Delivered

QINGDAO, CHINA - AUGUST 28, 2024 - China's first self-elevating self-propelled offshore wind power installation platform equipped with a smart ship system is delivered in Qingdao, Shandong Province, China, on August 28, 2024. It is understood that the platform is 135 meters long, 50 meters wide, the maximum operating water depth of 70 meters, the maximum lifting capacity of 1,800 tons, and it is expected that more than 100 offshore fans can be installed in a year after the official operation.

First Offshore Wind Power Installation Platform Delivered

First Offshore Wind Power Installation Platform Delivered

QINGDAO, CHINA - AUGUST 28, 2024 - China's first self-elevating self-propelled offshore wind power installation platform equipped with a smart ship system is delivered in Qingdao, Shandong Province, China, on August 28, 2024. It is understood that the platform is 135 meters long, 50 meters wide, the maximum operating water depth of 70 meters, the maximum lifting capacity of 1,800 tons, and it is expected that more than 100 offshore fans can be installed in a year after the official operation.

First Offshore Wind Power Installation Platform Delivered

First Offshore Wind Power Installation Platform Delivered

QINGDAO, CHINA - AUGUST 28, 2024 - China's first self-elevating self-propelled offshore wind power installation platform equipped with a smart ship system is delivered in Qingdao, Shandong Province, China, on August 28, 2024. It is understood that the platform is 135 meters long, 50 meters wide, the maximum operating water depth of 70 meters, the maximum lifting capacity of 1,800 tons, and it is expected that more than 100 offshore fans can be installed in a year after the official operation.

First Offshore Wind Power Installation Platform Delivered

First Offshore Wind Power Installation Platform Delivered

QINGDAO, CHINA - AUGUST 28, 2024 - China's first self-elevating self-propelled offshore wind power installation platform equipped with a smart ship system is delivered in Qingdao, Shandong Province, China, on August 28, 2024. It is understood that the platform is 135 meters long, 50 meters wide, the maximum operating water depth of 70 meters, the maximum lifting capacity of 1,800 tons, and it is expected that more than 100 offshore fans can be installed in a year after the official operation.

First Offshore Wind Power Installation Platform Delivered

First Offshore Wind Power Installation Platform Delivered

QINGDAO, CHINA - AUGUST 28, 2024 - China's first self-elevating self-propelled offshore wind power installation platform equipped with a smart ship system is delivered in Qingdao, Shandong Province, China, on August 28, 2024. It is understood that the platform is 135 meters long, 50 meters wide, the maximum operating water depth of 70 meters, the maximum lifting capacity of 1,800 tons, and it is expected that more than 100 offshore fans can be installed in a year after the official operation.

First Offshore Wind Power Installation Platform Delivered

First Offshore Wind Power Installation Platform Delivered

QINGDAO, CHINA - AUGUST 28, 2024 - China's first self-elevating self-propelled offshore wind power installation platform equipped with a smart ship system is delivered in Qingdao, Shandong Province, China, on August 28, 2024. It is understood that the platform is 135 meters long, 50 meters wide, the maximum operating water depth of 70 meters, the maximum lifting capacity of 1,800 tons, and it is expected that more than 100 offshore fans can be installed in a year after the official operation.

First Offshore Wind Power Installation Platform Delivered

First Offshore Wind Power Installation Platform Delivered

QINGDAO, CHINA - AUGUST 28, 2024 - China's first self-elevating self-propelled offshore wind power installation platform equipped with a smart ship system is delivered in Qingdao, Shandong Province, China, on August 28, 2024. It is understood that the platform is 135 meters long, 50 meters wide, the maximum operating water depth of 70 meters, the maximum lifting capacity of 1,800 tons, and it is expected that more than 100 offshore fans can be installed in a year after the official operation.

First Offshore Wind Power Installation Platform Delivered

First Offshore Wind Power Installation Platform Delivered

QINGDAO, CHINA - AUGUST 28, 2024 - China's first self-elevating self-propelled offshore wind power installation platform equipped with a smart ship system is delivered in Qingdao, Shandong Province, China, on August 28, 2024. It is understood that the platform is 135 meters long, 50 meters wide, the maximum operating water depth of 70 meters, the maximum lifting capacity of 1,800 tons, and it is expected that more than 100 offshore fans can be installed in a year after the official operation.

First Offshore Wind Power Installation Platform Delivered

First Offshore Wind Power Installation Platform Delivered

QINGDAO, CHINA - AUGUST 28, 2024 - China's first self-elevating self-propelled offshore wind power installation platform equipped with a smart ship system is delivered in Qingdao, Shandong Province, China, on August 28, 2024. It is understood that the platform is 135 meters long, 50 meters wide, the maximum operating water depth of 70 meters, the maximum lifting capacity of 1,800 tons, and it is expected that more than 100 offshore fans can be installed in a year after the official operation.

First Offshore Wind Power Installation Platform Delivered

First Offshore Wind Power Installation Platform Delivered

QINGDAO, CHINA - AUGUST 28, 2024 - China's first self-elevating self-propelled offshore wind power installation platform equipped with a smart ship system is delivered in Qingdao, Shandong Province, China, on August 28, 2024. It is understood that the platform is 135 meters long, 50 meters wide, the maximum operating water depth of 70 meters, the maximum lifting capacity of 1,800 tons, and it is expected that more than 100 offshore fans can be installed in a year after the official operation.

First Offshore Wind Power Installation Platform Delivered

First Offshore Wind Power Installation Platform Delivered

QINGDAO, CHINA - AUGUST 28, 2024 - China's first self-elevating self-propelled offshore wind power installation platform equipped with a smart ship system is delivered in Qingdao, Shandong Province, China, on August 28, 2024. It is understood that the platform is 135 meters long, 50 meters wide, the maximum operating water depth of 70 meters, the maximum lifting capacity of 1,800 tons, and it is expected that more than 100 offshore fans can be installed in a year after the official operation.

First Offshore Wind Power Installation Platform Delivered

First Offshore Wind Power Installation Platform Delivered

QINGDAO, CHINA - AUGUST 28, 2024 - China's first self-elevating self-propelled offshore wind power installation platform equipped with a smart ship system is delivered in Qingdao, Shandong Province, China, on August 28, 2024. It is understood that the platform is 135 meters long, 50 meters wide, the maximum operating water depth of 70 meters, the maximum lifting capacity of 1,800 tons, and it is expected that more than 100 offshore fans can be installed in a year after the official operation.

First Offshore Wind Power Installation Platform Delivered

First Offshore Wind Power Installation Platform Delivered

QINGDAO, CHINA - AUGUST 28, 2024 - China's first self-elevating self-propelled offshore wind power installation platform equipped with a smart ship system is delivered in Qingdao, Shandong Province, China, on August 28, 2024. It is understood that the platform is 135 meters long, 50 meters wide, the maximum operating water depth of 70 meters, the maximum lifting capacity of 1,800 tons, and it is expected that more than 100 offshore fans can be installed in a year after the official operation.

First Offshore Wind Power Installation Platform Delivered

First Offshore Wind Power Installation Platform Delivered

QINGDAO, CHINA - AUGUST 28, 2024 - China's first self-elevating self-propelled offshore wind power installation platform equipped with a smart ship system is delivered in Qingdao, Shandong Province, China, on August 28, 2024. It is understood that the platform is 135 meters long, 50 meters wide, the maximum operating water depth of 70 meters, the maximum lifting capacity of 1,800 tons, and it is expected that more than 100 offshore fans can be installed in a year after the official operation.

ChineseToday | Art rooted in paddy fields: Yangxi Opera artists in SW China's Chongqing

ChineseToday | Art rooted in paddy fields: Yangxi Opera artists in SW China's Chongqing

(240524) -- CHONGQING, May 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Yangxi Opera artist Leng Dingxiang (1st L) walks out of a rice field in Qingquan Village of Tonggu Township, Youyang Tujia and Miao Autonomous County, southwest China's Chongqing, May 16, 2024. In Qingquan Village of Tonggu Township in Youyang, there is a group of opera artists consisting of local farmers of an average age of nearly 70, who perform the ancient Yangxi Opera on the courtyards and dams as the stage, and among the paddy fields, mountains and forests as their background in the village about 1,000 meters above sea level surrounded by mountains and waters. Around the time of May, the white-haired opera troupe members plant rice seedlings in the paddy fields as their routine work, when the day's work draws to a close, Chen Yongxia, one of the leading artists, is heard singing Yangxi Opera in his resonant voice that echos in the mountains.     After washing off the soil on their bodies and putting away farming tools, the artists sit around a sweet c

ChineseToday | Art rooted in paddy fields: Yangxi Opera artists in SW China's Chongqing

ChineseToday | Art rooted in paddy fields: Yangxi Opera artists in SW China's Chongqing

(240524) -- CHONGQING, May 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Yangxi Opera artists Chen Yongxia (L) and Leng Dingxiang rehearse a verse of Yangxi Opera in Qingquan Village of Tonggu Township, Youyang Tujia and Miao Autonomous County, southwest China's Chongqing, May 16, 2024. In Qingquan Village of Tonggu Township in Youyang, there is a group of opera artists consisting of local farmers of an average age of nearly 70, who perform the ancient Yangxi Opera on the courtyards and dams as the stage, and among the paddy fields, mountains and forests as their background in the village about 1,000 meters above sea level surrounded by mountains and waters. Around the time of May, the white-haired opera troupe members plant rice seedlings in the paddy fields as their routine work, when the day's work draws to a close, Chen Yongxia, one of the leading artists, is heard singing Yangxi Opera in his resonant voice that echos in the mountains.     After washing off the soil on their bodies and putting away farming tools, the artists

ChineseToday | Art rooted in paddy fields: Yangxi Opera artists in SW China's Chongqing

ChineseToday | Art rooted in paddy fields: Yangxi Opera artists in SW China's Chongqing

(240524) -- CHONGQING, May 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Yangxi Opera artists rehearse a verse of Yangxi Opera in Qingquan Village of Tonggu Township, Youyang Tujia and Miao Autonomous County, southwest China's Chongqing, May 16, 2024. In Qingquan Village of Tonggu Township in Youyang, there is a group of opera artists consisting of local farmers of an average age of nearly 70, who perform the ancient Yangxi Opera on the courtyards and dams as the stage, and among the paddy fields, mountains and forests as their background in the village about 1,000 meters above sea level surrounded by mountains and waters. Around the time of May, the white-haired opera troupe members plant rice seedlings in the paddy fields as their routine work, when the day's work draws to a close, Chen Yongxia, one of the leading artists, is heard singing Yangxi Opera in his resonant voice that echos in the mountains.     After washing off the soil on their bodies and putting away farming tools, the artists sit around a sweet cinnamon tree in

ChineseToday | Art rooted in paddy fields: Yangxi Opera artists in SW China's Chongqing

ChineseToday | Art rooted in paddy fields: Yangxi Opera artists in SW China's Chongqing

(240524) -- CHONGQING, May 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Yangxi Opera artists confirm their positions on stage ahead of performance in Qingquan Village of Tonggu Township, Youyang Tujia and Miao Autonomous County, southwest China's Chongqing, May 16, 2024. In Qingquan Village of Tonggu Township in Youyang, there is a group of opera artists consisting of local farmers of an average age of nearly 70, who perform the ancient Yangxi Opera on the courtyards and dams as the stage, and among the paddy fields, mountains and forests as their background in the village about 1,000 meters above sea level surrounded by mountains and waters. Around the time of May, the white-haired opera troupe members plant rice seedlings in the paddy fields as their routine work, when the day's work draws to a close, Chen Yongxia, one of the leading artists, is heard singing Yangxi Opera in his resonant voice that echos in the mountains.     After washing off the soil on their bodies and putting away farming tools, the artists sit around a s

ChineseToday | Art rooted in paddy fields: Yangxi Opera artists in SW China's Chongqing

ChineseToday | Art rooted in paddy fields: Yangxi Opera artists in SW China's Chongqing

(240524) -- CHONGQING, May 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Yangxi Opera artist Chen Yongxia practices Yangxi Opera on the bank of earth by a rice field at a village in Youyang Tujia and Miao Autonomous County, southwest China's Chongqing, May 17, 2024. In Qingquan Village of Tonggu Township in Youyang, there is a group of opera artists consisting of local farmers of an average age of nearly 70, who perform the ancient Yangxi Opera on the courtyards and dams as the stage, and among the paddy fields, mountains and forests as their background in the village about 1,000 meters above sea level surrounded by mountains and waters. Around the time of May, the white-haired opera troupe members plant rice seedlings in the paddy fields as their routine work, when the day's work draws to a close, Chen Yongxia, one of the leading artists, is heard singing Yangxi Opera in his resonant voice that echos in the mountains.     After washing off the soil on their bodies and putting away farming tools, the artists sit around a sweet c

ChineseToday | Art rooted in paddy fields: Yangxi Opera artists in SW China's Chongqing

ChineseToday | Art rooted in paddy fields: Yangxi Opera artists in SW China's Chongqing

(240524) -- CHONGQING, May 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Yangxi Opera artists Chen Yongxia (C) and Leng Dingxiang (1st R) rehearse a verse of Yangxi Opera in Qingquan Village of Tonggu Township, Youyang Tujia and Miao Autonomous County, southwest China's Chongqing, May 16, 2024. In Qingquan Village of Tonggu Township in Youyang, there is a group of opera artists consisting of local farmers of an average age of nearly 70, who perform the ancient Yangxi Opera on the courtyards and dams as the stage, and among the paddy fields, mountains and forests as their background in the village about 1,000 meters above sea level surrounded by mountains and waters. Around the time of May, the white-haired opera troupe members plant rice seedlings in the paddy fields as their routine work, when the day's work draws to a close, Chen Yongxia, one of the leading artists, is heard singing Yangxi Opera in his resonant voice that echos in the mountains.     After washing off the soil on their bodies and putting away farming tools, the

ChineseToday | Art rooted in paddy fields: Yangxi Opera artists in SW China's Chongqing

ChineseToday | Art rooted in paddy fields: Yangxi Opera artists in SW China's Chongqing

(240524) -- CHONGQING, May 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Yangxi Opera artist Chen Yongxia (2nd L) and fellow members of the troupe rehearse a verse of Yangxi Opera in Qingquan Village of Tonggu Township, Youyang Tujia and Miao Autonomous County, southwest China's Chongqing, May 16, 2024. In Qingquan Village of Tonggu Township in Youyang, there is a group of opera artists consisting of local farmers of an average age of nearly 70, who perform the ancient Yangxi Opera on the courtyards and dams as the stage, and among the paddy fields, mountains and forests as their background in the village about 1,000 meters above sea level surrounded by mountains and waters. Around the time of May, the white-haired opera troupe members plant rice seedlings in the paddy fields as their routine work, when the day's work draws to a close, Chen Yongxia, one of the leading artists, is heard singing Yangxi Opera in his resonant voice that echos in the mountains.     After washing off the soil on their bodies and putting away farming t

ChineseToday | Art rooted in paddy fields: Yangxi Opera artists in SW China's Chongqing

ChineseToday | Art rooted in paddy fields: Yangxi Opera artists in SW China's Chongqing

(240524) -- CHONGQING, May 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Yangxi Opera artist Chen Yongxia (L) and a fellow artist rehearse a verse of Yangxi Opera in Qingquan Village of Tonggu Township, Youyang Tujia and Miao Autonomous County, southwest China's Chongqing, May 16, 2024. In Qingquan Village of Tonggu Township in Youyang, there is a group of opera artists consisting of local farmers of an average age of nearly 70, who perform the ancient Yangxi Opera on the courtyards and dams as the stage, and among the paddy fields, mountains and forests as their background in the village about 1,000 meters above sea level surrounded by mountains and waters. Around the time of May, the white-haired opera troupe members plant rice seedlings in the paddy fields as their routine work, when the day's work draws to a close, Chen Yongxia, one of the leading artists, is heard singing Yangxi Opera in his resonant voice that echos in the mountains.     After washing off the soil on their bodies and putting away farming tools, the artists