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China: Rare Sun Halo Dazzles Residents in Hunan

On May 10, 2026, residents in Changsha, Hunan, China, were treated to a rare sun halo — a colorful ring of light encircling the sun — caused by sunlight refracting through ice crystals in cirrostratus clouds above the city.

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US: EF-1 Tornado Touches Down In Athens, AL, Leaving Devastating Damage

The National Weather Service in Huntsville has confirmed that an EF-1 tornado touched down in downtown Athens, Alabama, on Saturday night, December 28.

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Cultural Relics Dessert at Hunan Museum in Changsha

CHANGSHA, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 11, 2024 - A series of desserts based on the "treasure relics" of Hunan Museum, such as plain yarn single clothes and square tripod with human face pattern, are displayed in the Wenchuang Dessert shop of Hunan Museum, Changsha city, Hunan province, China, September 11, 2024.

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Cultural Relics Dessert at Hunan Museum in Changsha

CHANGSHA, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 11, 2024 - A series of desserts based on the "treasure relics" of Hunan Museum, such as plain yarn single clothes and square tripod with human face pattern, are displayed in the Wenchuang Dessert shop of Hunan Museum, Changsha city, Hunan province, China, September 11, 2024.

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Cultural Relics Dessert at Hunan Museum in Changsha

CHANGSHA, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 11, 2024 - A series of desserts based on the "treasure relics" of Hunan Museum, such as plain yarn single clothes and square tripod with human face pattern, are displayed in the Wenchuang Dessert shop of Hunan Museum, Changsha city, Hunan province, China, September 11, 2024.

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Cultural Relics Dessert at Hunan Museum in Changsha

CHANGSHA, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 11, 2024 - A series of desserts based on the "treasure relics" of Hunan Museum, such as plain yarn single clothes and square tripod with human face pattern, are displayed in the Wenchuang Dessert shop of Hunan Museum, Changsha city, Hunan province, China, September 11, 2024.

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Cultural Relics Dessert at Hunan Museum in Changsha

CHANGSHA, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 11, 2024 - A series of desserts based on the "treasure relics" of Hunan Museum, such as plain yarn single clothes and square tripod with human face pattern, are displayed in the Wenchuang Dessert shop of Hunan Museum, Changsha city, Hunan province, China, September 11, 2024.

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Cultural Relics Dessert at Hunan Museum in Changsha

CHANGSHA, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 11, 2024 - A series of desserts based on the "treasure relics" of Hunan Museum, such as plain yarn single clothes and square tripod with human face pattern, are displayed in the Wenchuang Dessert shop of Hunan Museum, Changsha city, Hunan province, China, September 11, 2024.

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Cultural Relics Dessert at Hunan Museum in Changsha

CHANGSHA, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 11, 2024 - A series of desserts based on the "treasure relics" of Hunan Museum, such as plain yarn single clothes and square tripod with human face pattern, are displayed in the Wenchuang Dessert shop of Hunan Museum, Changsha city, Hunan province, China, September 11, 2024.

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Cultural Relics Dessert at Hunan Museum in Changsha

CHANGSHA, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 11, 2024 - A series of desserts based on the "treasure relics" of Hunan Museum, such as plain yarn single clothes and square tripod with human face pattern, are displayed in the Wenchuang Dessert shop of Hunan Museum, Changsha city, Hunan province, China, September 11, 2024.

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Cultural Relics Dessert at Hunan Museum in Changsha

CHANGSHA, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 11, 2024 - A series of desserts based on the "treasure relics" of Hunan Museum, such as plain yarn single clothes and square tripod with human face pattern, are displayed in the Wenchuang Dessert shop of Hunan Museum, Changsha city, Hunan province, China, September 11, 2024.

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Cultural Relics Dessert at Hunan Museum in Changsha

CHANGSHA, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 11, 2024 - A series of desserts based on the "treasure relics" of Hunan Museum, such as plain yarn single clothes and square tripod with human face pattern, are displayed in the Wenchuang Dessert shop of Hunan Museum, Changsha city, Hunan province, China, September 11, 2024.

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Cultural Relics Dessert at Hunan Museum in Changsha

CHANGSHA, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 11, 2024 - A series of desserts based on the "treasure relics" of Hunan Museum, such as plain yarn single clothes and square tripod with human face pattern, are displayed in the Wenchuang Dessert shop of Hunan Museum, Changsha city, Hunan province, China, September 11, 2024.

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The Double Spiral Viewing Platform of City Island on The West Bank of Meixi Lake in Changsha

CHANGSHA, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 9, 2024 - Aerial photo taken on Sept 9, 2024 shows the double spiral viewing platform of City Island on the west bank of Meixi Lake in Changsha, Central China's Hunan province. The platform looks like a "big vortex" rising from the lake when viewed from above. According to reports, the main body of this "whirlpool" viewing platform is a pure steel structure, about 35 meters high and about 86 meters in diameter. Its "vortex" shape is mainly composed of hundreds of ring units with completely different sizes and shapes and dozens of diagonal columns. From the ground floor of the platform, walk up the spiral road and get a panoramic view of the 360¡ã landscape. According to reports, the main body of the project is a pure steel structure building, with a total steel volume of about 7,000 tons, which is the largest double helix steel structure building in the world. Its complex and bizarre shape is mainly composed of 330 ring units of completely different sizes and shapes and 32 diagonal

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The Double Spiral Viewing Platform of City Island on The West Bank of Meixi Lake in Changsha

CHANGSHA, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 9, 2024 - Aerial photo taken on Sept 9, 2024 shows the double spiral viewing platform of City Island on the west bank of Meixi Lake in Changsha, Central China's Hunan province. The platform looks like a "big vortex" rising from the lake when viewed from above. According to reports, the main body of this "whirlpool" viewing platform is a pure steel structure, about 35 meters high and about 86 meters in diameter. Its "vortex" shape is mainly composed of hundreds of ring units with completely different sizes and shapes and dozens of diagonal columns. From the ground floor of the platform, walk up the spiral road and get a panoramic view of the 360° landscape. According to reports, the main body of the project is a pure steel structure building, with a total steel volume of about 7,000 tons, which is the largest double helix steel structure building in the world. Its complex and bizarre shape is mainly composed of 330 ring units of completely different sizes and shapes and 32 diagonal

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The Double Spiral Viewing Platform of City Island on The West Bank of Meixi Lake in Changsha

CHANGSHA, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 9, 2024 - Aerial photo taken on Sept 9, 2024 shows the double spiral viewing platform of City Island on the west bank of Meixi Lake in Changsha, Central China's Hunan province. The platform looks like a "big vortex" rising from the lake when viewed from above. According to reports, the main body of this "whirlpool" viewing platform is a pure steel structure, about 35 meters high and about 86 meters in diameter. Its "vortex" shape is mainly composed of hundreds of ring units with completely different sizes and shapes and dozens of diagonal columns. From the ground floor of the platform, walk up the spiral road and get a panoramic view of the 360° landscape. According to reports, the main body of the project is a pure steel structure building, with a total steel volume of about 7,000 tons, which is the largest double helix steel structure building in the world. Its complex and bizarre shape is mainly composed of 330 ring units of completely different sizes and shapes and 32 diagonal

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The Double Spiral Viewing Platform of City Island on The West Bank of Meixi Lake in Changsha

CHANGSHA, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 9, 2024 - Aerial photo taken on Sept 9, 2024 shows the double spiral viewing platform of City Island on the west bank of Meixi Lake in Changsha, Central China's Hunan province. The platform looks like a "big vortex" rising from the lake when viewed from above. According to reports, the main body of this "whirlpool" viewing platform is a pure steel structure, about 35 meters high and about 86 meters in diameter. Its "vortex" shape is mainly composed of hundreds of ring units with completely different sizes and shapes and dozens of diagonal columns. From the ground floor of the platform, walk up the spiral road and get a panoramic view of the 360° landscape. According to reports, the main body of the project is a pure steel structure building, with a total steel volume of about 7,000 tons, which is the largest double helix steel structure building in the world. Its complex and bizarre shape is mainly composed of 330 ring units of completely different sizes and shapes and 32 diagonal

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The Double Spiral Viewing Platform of City Island on The West Bank of Meixi Lake in Changsha

CHANGSHA, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 9, 2024 - Aerial photo taken on Sept 9, 2024 shows the double spiral viewing platform of City Island on the west bank of Meixi Lake in Changsha, Central China's Hunan province. The platform looks like a "big vortex" rising from the lake when viewed from above. According to reports, the main body of this "whirlpool" viewing platform is a pure steel structure, about 35 meters high and about 86 meters in diameter. Its "vortex" shape is mainly composed of hundreds of ring units with completely different sizes and shapes and dozens of diagonal columns. From the ground floor of the platform, walk up the spiral road and get a panoramic view of the 360¡ã landscape. According to reports, the main body of the project is a pure steel structure building, with a total steel volume of about 7,000 tons, which is the largest double helix steel structure building in the world. Its complex and bizarre shape is mainly composed of 330 ring units of completely different sizes and shapes and 32 diagonal

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The Double Spiral Viewing Platform of City Island on The West Bank of Meixi Lake in Changsha

CHANGSHA, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 9, 2024 - Aerial photo taken on Sept 9, 2024 shows the double spiral viewing platform of City Island on the west bank of Meixi Lake in Changsha, Central China's Hunan province. The platform looks like a "big vortex" rising from the lake when viewed from above. According to reports, the main body of this "whirlpool" viewing platform is a pure steel structure, about 35 meters high and about 86 meters in diameter. Its "vortex" shape is mainly composed of hundreds of ring units with completely different sizes and shapes and dozens of diagonal columns. From the ground floor of the platform, walk up the spiral road and get a panoramic view of the 360¡ã landscape. According to reports, the main body of the project is a pure steel structure building, with a total steel volume of about 7,000 tons, which is the largest double helix steel structure building in the world. Its complex and bizarre shape is mainly composed of 330 ring units of completely different sizes and shapes and 32 diagonal

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The Double Spiral Viewing Platform of City Island on The West Bank of Meixi Lake in Changsha

CHANGSHA, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 9, 2024 - Aerial photo taken on Sept 9, 2024 shows the double spiral viewing platform of City Island on the west bank of Meixi Lake in Changsha, Central China's Hunan province. The platform looks like a "big vortex" rising from the lake when viewed from above. According to reports, the main body of this "whirlpool" viewing platform is a pure steel structure, about 35 meters high and about 86 meters in diameter. Its "vortex" shape is mainly composed of hundreds of ring units with completely different sizes and shapes and dozens of diagonal columns. From the ground floor of the platform, walk up the spiral road and get a panoramic view of the 360° landscape. According to reports, the main body of the project is a pure steel structure building, with a total steel volume of about 7,000 tons, which is the largest double helix steel structure building in the world. Its complex and bizarre shape is mainly composed of 330 ring units of completely different sizes and shapes and 32 diagonal

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The Double Spiral Viewing Platform of City Island on The West Bank of Meixi Lake in Changsha

CHANGSHA, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 9, 2024 - Aerial photo taken on Sept 9, 2024 shows the double spiral viewing platform of City Island on the west bank of Meixi Lake in Changsha, Central China's Hunan province. The platform looks like a "big vortex" rising from the lake when viewed from above. According to reports, the main body of this "whirlpool" viewing platform is a pure steel structure, about 35 meters high and about 86 meters in diameter. Its "vortex" shape is mainly composed of hundreds of ring units with completely different sizes and shapes and dozens of diagonal columns. From the ground floor of the platform, walk up the spiral road and get a panoramic view of the 360° landscape. According to reports, the main body of the project is a pure steel structure building, with a total steel volume of about 7,000 tons, which is the largest double helix steel structure building in the world. Its complex and bizarre shape is mainly composed of 330 ring units of completely different sizes and shapes and 32 diagonal

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The Double Spiral Viewing Platform of City Island on The West Bank of Meixi Lake in Changsha

CHANGSHA, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 9, 2024 - Aerial photo taken on Sept 9, 2024 shows the double spiral viewing platform of City Island on the west bank of Meixi Lake in Changsha, Central China's Hunan province. The platform looks like a "big vortex" rising from the lake when viewed from above. According to reports, the main body of this "whirlpool" viewing platform is a pure steel structure, about 35 meters high and about 86 meters in diameter. Its "vortex" shape is mainly composed of hundreds of ring units with completely different sizes and shapes and dozens of diagonal columns. From the ground floor of the platform, walk up the spiral road and get a panoramic view of the 360¡ã landscape. According to reports, the main body of the project is a pure steel structure building, with a total steel volume of about 7,000 tons, which is the largest double helix steel structure building in the world. Its complex and bizarre shape is mainly composed of 330 ring units of completely different sizes and shapes and 32 diagonal

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The Double Spiral Viewing Platform of City Island on The West Bank of Meixi Lake in Changsha

CHANGSHA, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 9, 2024 - Aerial photo taken on Sept 9, 2024 shows the double spiral viewing platform of City Island on the west bank of Meixi Lake in Changsha, Central China's Hunan province. The platform looks like a "big vortex" rising from the lake when viewed from above. According to reports, the main body of this "whirlpool" viewing platform is a pure steel structure, about 35 meters high and about 86 meters in diameter. Its "vortex" shape is mainly composed of hundreds of ring units with completely different sizes and shapes and dozens of diagonal columns. From the ground floor of the platform, walk up the spiral road and get a panoramic view of the 360¡ã landscape. According to reports, the main body of the project is a pure steel structure building, with a total steel volume of about 7,000 tons, which is the largest double helix steel structure building in the world. Its complex and bizarre shape is mainly composed of 330 ring units of completely different sizes and shapes and 32 diagonal

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The Double Spiral Viewing Platform of City Island on The West Bank of Meixi Lake in Changsha

CHANGSHA, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 9, 2024 - Aerial photo taken on Sept 9, 2024 shows the double spiral viewing platform of City Island on the west bank of Meixi Lake in Changsha, Central China's Hunan province. The platform looks like a "big vortex" rising from the lake when viewed from above. According to reports, the main body of this "whirlpool" viewing platform is a pure steel structure, about 35 meters high and about 86 meters in diameter. Its "vortex" shape is mainly composed of hundreds of ring units with completely different sizes and shapes and dozens of diagonal columns. From the ground floor of the platform, walk up the spiral road and get a panoramic view of the 360¡ã landscape. According to reports, the main body of the project is a pure steel structure building, with a total steel volume of about 7,000 tons, which is the largest double helix steel structure building in the world. Its complex and bizarre shape is mainly composed of 330 ring units of completely different sizes and shapes and 32 diagonal

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The Double Spiral Viewing Platform of City Island on The West Bank of Meixi Lake in Changsha

CHANGSHA, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 9, 2024 - Aerial photo taken on Sept 9, 2024 shows the double spiral viewing platform of City Island on the west bank of Meixi Lake in Changsha, Central China's Hunan province. The platform looks like a "big vortex" rising from the lake when viewed from above. According to reports, the main body of this "whirlpool" viewing platform is a pure steel structure, about 35 meters high and about 86 meters in diameter. Its "vortex" shape is mainly composed of hundreds of ring units with completely different sizes and shapes and dozens of diagonal columns. From the ground floor of the platform, walk up the spiral road and get a panoramic view of the 360¡ã landscape. According to reports, the main body of the project is a pure steel structure building, with a total steel volume of about 7,000 tons, which is the largest double helix steel structure building in the world. Its complex and bizarre shape is mainly composed of 330 ring units of completely different sizes and shapes and 32 diagonal

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The Double Spiral Viewing Platform of City Island on The West Bank of Meixi Lake in Changsha

CHANGSHA, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 9, 2024 - Aerial photo taken on Sept 9, 2024 shows the double spiral viewing platform of City Island on the west bank of Meixi Lake in Changsha, Central China's Hunan province. The platform looks like a "big vortex" rising from the lake when viewed from above. According to reports, the main body of this "whirlpool" viewing platform is a pure steel structure, about 35 meters high and about 86 meters in diameter. Its "vortex" shape is mainly composed of hundreds of ring units with completely different sizes and shapes and dozens of diagonal columns. From the ground floor of the platform, walk up the spiral road and get a panoramic view of the 360¡ã landscape. According to reports, the main body of the project is a pure steel structure building, with a total steel volume of about 7,000 tons, which is the largest double helix steel structure building in the world. Its complex and bizarre shape is mainly composed of 330 ring units of completely different sizes and shapes and 32 diagonal

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The Double Spiral Viewing Platform of City Island on The West Bank of Meixi Lake in Changsha

CHANGSHA, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 9, 2024 - Aerial photo taken on Sept 9, 2024 shows the double spiral viewing platform of City Island on the west bank of Meixi Lake in Changsha, Central China's Hunan province. The platform looks like a "big vortex" rising from the lake when viewed from above. According to reports, the main body of this "whirlpool" viewing platform is a pure steel structure, about 35 meters high and about 86 meters in diameter. Its "vortex" shape is mainly composed of hundreds of ring units with completely different sizes and shapes and dozens of diagonal columns. From the ground floor of the platform, walk up the spiral road and get a panoramic view of the 360¡ã landscape. According to reports, the main body of the project is a pure steel structure building, with a total steel volume of about 7,000 tons, which is the largest double helix steel structure building in the world. Its complex and bizarre shape is mainly composed of 330 ring units of completely different sizes and shapes and 32 diagonal

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The Double Spiral Viewing Platform of City Island on The West Bank of Meixi Lake in Changsha

CHANGSHA, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 9, 2024 - Aerial photo taken on Sept 9, 2024 shows the double spiral viewing platform of City Island on the west bank of Meixi Lake in Changsha, Central China's Hunan province. The platform looks like a "big vortex" rising from the lake when viewed from above. According to reports, the main body of this "whirlpool" viewing platform is a pure steel structure, about 35 meters high and about 86 meters in diameter. Its "vortex" shape is mainly composed of hundreds of ring units with completely different sizes and shapes and dozens of diagonal columns. From the ground floor of the platform, walk up the spiral road and get a panoramic view of the 360¡ã landscape. According to reports, the main body of the project is a pure steel structure building, with a total steel volume of about 7,000 tons, which is the largest double helix steel structure building in the world. Its complex and bizarre shape is mainly composed of 330 ring units of completely different sizes and shapes and 32 diagonal

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The Double Spiral Viewing Platform of City Island on The West Bank of Meixi Lake in Changsha

CHANGSHA, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 9, 2024 - Aerial photo taken on Sept 9, 2024 shows the double spiral viewing platform of City Island on the west bank of Meixi Lake in Changsha, Central China's Hunan province. The platform looks like a "big vortex" rising from the lake when viewed from above. According to reports, the main body of this "whirlpool" viewing platform is a pure steel structure, about 35 meters high and about 86 meters in diameter. Its "vortex" shape is mainly composed of hundreds of ring units with completely different sizes and shapes and dozens of diagonal columns. From the ground floor of the platform, walk up the spiral road and get a panoramic view of the 360¡ã landscape. According to reports, the main body of the project is a pure steel structure building, with a total steel volume of about 7,000 tons, which is the largest double helix steel structure building in the world. Its complex and bizarre shape is mainly composed of 330 ring units of completely different sizes and shapes and 32 diagonal

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The Double Spiral Viewing Platform of City Island on The West Bank of Meixi Lake in Changsha

CHANGSHA, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 9, 2024 - Aerial photo taken on Sept 9, 2024 shows the double spiral viewing platform of City Island on the west bank of Meixi Lake in Changsha, Central China's Hunan province. The platform looks like a "big vortex" rising from the lake when viewed from above. According to reports, the main body of this "whirlpool" viewing platform is a pure steel structure, about 35 meters high and about 86 meters in diameter. Its "vortex" shape is mainly composed of hundreds of ring units with completely different sizes and shapes and dozens of diagonal columns. From the ground floor of the platform, walk up the spiral road and get a panoramic view of the 360¡ã landscape. According to reports, the main body of the project is a pure steel structure building, with a total steel volume of about 7,000 tons, which is the largest double helix steel structure building in the world. Its complex and bizarre shape is mainly composed of 330 ring units of completely different sizes and shapes and 32 diagonal

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The Double Spiral Viewing Platform of City Island on The West Bank of Meixi Lake in Changsha

CHANGSHA, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 9, 2024 - Aerial photo taken on Sept 9, 2024 shows the double spiral viewing platform of City Island on the west bank of Meixi Lake in Changsha, Central China's Hunan province. The platform looks like a "big vortex" rising from the lake when viewed from above. According to reports, the main body of this "whirlpool" viewing platform is a pure steel structure, about 35 meters high and about 86 meters in diameter. Its "vortex" shape is mainly composed of hundreds of ring units with completely different sizes and shapes and dozens of diagonal columns. From the ground floor of the platform, walk up the spiral road and get a panoramic view of the 360¡ã landscape. According to reports, the main body of the project is a pure steel structure building, with a total steel volume of about 7,000 tons, which is the largest double helix steel structure building in the world. Its complex and bizarre shape is mainly composed of 330 ring units of completely different sizes and shapes and 32 diagonal

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The Double Spiral Viewing Platform of City Island on The West Bank of Meixi Lake in Changsha

CHANGSHA, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 9, 2024 - Aerial photo taken on Sept 9, 2024 shows the double spiral viewing platform of City Island on the west bank of Meixi Lake in Changsha, Central China's Hunan province. The platform looks like a "big vortex" rising from the lake when viewed from above. According to reports, the main body of this "whirlpool" viewing platform is a pure steel structure, about 35 meters high and about 86 meters in diameter. Its "vortex" shape is mainly composed of hundreds of ring units with completely different sizes and shapes and dozens of diagonal columns. From the ground floor of the platform, walk up the spiral road and get a panoramic view of the 360¡ã landscape. According to reports, the main body of the project is a pure steel structure building, with a total steel volume of about 7,000 tons, which is the largest double helix steel structure building in the world. Its complex and bizarre shape is mainly composed of 330 ring units of completely different sizes and shapes and 32 diagonal

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CHINA-HUNAN-HEAVY RAIN-RESTORATION (CN)

(240807) -- CHANGSHA, Aug. 7, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- An aerial drone photo taken on Aug. 7, 2024 shows disaster relief workers clearing the mud near a house in Zhoumensi Town of Zixing City, central China's Hunan Province. Communication and power supplies have largely resumed in Zixing, a county-level city in Hunan Province. Rainstorms have wreaked havoc in Hunan since late July, triggering flash floods and landslides that destroyed homes and severed roads. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Chen Sihan)

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CHINA-HUNAN-HEAVY RAIN-RESTORATION (CN)

(240807) -- CHANGSHA, Aug. 7, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- An aerial drone photo taken on Aug. 7, 2024 shows disaster relief workers clearing the mud near a house in Zhoumensi Town of Zixing City, central China's Hunan Province. Communication and power supplies have largely resumed in Zixing, a county-level city in Hunan Province. Rainstorms have wreaked havoc in Hunan since late July, triggering flash floods and landslides that destroyed homes and severed roads. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Chen Sihan)

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CHINA-HUNAN-HEAVY RAIN-RESTORATION (CN)

(240807) -- CHANGSHA, Aug. 7, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Workers repair electric power facilities in Zhoumensi Town of Zixing City, central China's Hunan Province, Aug. 7, 2024. Communication and power supplies have largely resumed in Zixing, a county-level city in Hunan Province. Rainstorms have wreaked havoc in Hunan since late July, triggering flash floods and landslides that destroyed homes and severed roads. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Chen Sihan)

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CHINA-HUNAN-HEAVY RAIN-RESTORATION (CN)

(240807) -- CHANGSHA, Aug. 7, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Workers repair a damaged road in Bailang Town of Zixing City, central China's Hunan Province, Aug. 7, 2024. Communication and power supplies have largely resumed in Zixing, a county-level city in Hunan Province. Rainstorms have wreaked havoc in Hunan since late July, triggering flash floods and landslides that destroyed homes and severed roads. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Chen Sihan)

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CHINA-HUNAN-HEAVY RAIN-RESTORATION (CN)

(240807) -- CHANGSHA, Aug. 7, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- An aerial drone photo taken on Aug. 7, 2024 shows villagers transplanting rice seedlings in Xingning Town of Zixing City, central China's Hunan Province. Communication and power supplies have largely resumed in Zixing, a county-level city in Hunan Province. Rainstorms have wreaked havoc in Hunan since late July, triggering flash floods and landslides that destroyed homes and severed roads. (Photo by Li Ke/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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CHINA-HUNAN-HEAVY RAIN-RESTORATION (CN)

(240807) -- CHANGSHA, Aug. 7, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Workers repair electric power facilities in Zhoumensi Town of Zixing City, central China's Hunan Province, Aug. 7, 2024. Communication and power supplies have largely resumed in Zixing, a county-level city in Hunan Province. Rainstorms have wreaked havoc in Hunan since late July, triggering flash floods and landslides that destroyed homes and severed roads. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Chen Sihan)

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CHINA-HUNAN-HEAVY RAIN-RESTORATION (CN)

(240807) -- CHANGSHA, Aug. 7, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- An aerial drone photo taken on Aug. 7, 2024 shows the disaster-affected areas in Zhoumensi Town of Zixing City, central China's Hunan Province. Communication and power supplies have largely resumed in Zixing, a county-level city in Hunan Province. Rainstorms have wreaked havoc in Hunan since late July, triggering flash floods and landslides that destroyed homes and severed roads. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Chen Sihan)

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CHINA-HUNAN-HEAVY RAIN-RESTORATION (CN)

(240807) -- CHANGSHA, Aug. 7, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- An aerial drone photo taken on Aug. 7, 2024 shows an excavator dredging a river in Zhoumensi Town of Zixing City, central China's Hunan Province. Communication and power supplies have largely resumed in Zixing, a county-level city in Hunan Province. Rainstorms have wreaked havoc in Hunan since late July, triggering flash floods and landslides that destroyed homes and severed roads. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Chen Sihan)

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CHINA-HUNAN-HEAVY RAIN-RESTORATION (CN)

(240807) -- CHANGSHA, Aug. 7, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A worker repairs a damaged road in Bailang Town of Zixing City, central China's Hunan Province, Aug. 7, 2024. Communication and power supplies have largely resumed in Zixing, a county-level city in Hunan Province. Rainstorms have wreaked havoc in Hunan since late July, triggering flash floods and landslides that destroyed homes and severed roads. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Chen Sihan)

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CHINA-HUNAN-HEAVY RAIN-RESTORATION (CN)

(240807) -- CHANGSHA, Aug. 7, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Villagers carry barrels of water in Zhongdong Village of Bailang Town, Zixing City, central China's Hunan Province, Aug. 7, 2024. Communication and power supplies have largely resumed in Zixing, a county-level city in Hunan Province. Rainstorms have wreaked havoc in Hunan since late July, triggering flash floods and landslides that destroyed homes and severed roads. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Chen Sihan)

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CHINA-HUNAN-HEAVY RAIN-RESTORATION (CN)

(240807) -- CHANGSHA, Aug. 7, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Villagers transplant rice seedlings in Xingning Town of Zixing City, central China's Hunan Province, Aug. 7, 2024. Communication and power supplies have largely resumed in Zixing, a county-level city in Hunan Province. Rainstorms have wreaked havoc in Hunan since late July, triggering flash floods and landslides that destroyed homes and severed roads. (Photo by Li Ke/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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CHINA-XIANGTAN-JUANSHUI RIVER-DIKE-RESTORATION (CN)

(240805) -- CHANGSHA, Aug. 5, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- An aerial drone photo taken on Aug. 5, 2024 shows the repaired dike in the Juanshui River in Hekou Township of Xiangtan County, central China's Hunan Province. All three dike breaches on a river in central China's Hunan Province have been sealed after rescuers worked around the clock to reduce the threat of flooding. The last two dike breaches on the Juanshui River in the city of Xiangtan were repaired on Sunday afternoon and Monday morning, according to the city's flood control and drought relief headquarters. Rescue workers said that 80 units of heavy machinery, including excavators and bulldozers, had been sent to repair the dike. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Chen Sihan)

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CHINA-XIANGTAN-JUANSHUI RIVER-DIKE-RESTORATION (CN)

(240805) -- CHANGSHA, Aug. 5, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- An aerial drone photo taken on Aug. 5, 2024 shows the repaired dike in the Juanshui River in Hekou Township of Xiangtan County, central China's Hunan Province. All three dike breaches on a river in central China's Hunan Province have been sealed after rescuers worked around the clock to reduce the threat of flooding. The last two dike breaches on the Juanshui River in the city of Xiangtan were repaired on Sunday afternoon and Monday morning, according to the city's flood control and drought relief headquarters. Rescue workers said that 80 units of heavy machinery, including excavators and bulldozers, had been sent to repair the dike. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Chen Sihan)

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CHINA-XIANGTAN-JUANSHUI RIVER-DIKE-RESTORATION (CN)

(240805) -- CHANGSHA, Aug. 5, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- An aerial drone photo taken on Aug. 5, 2024 shows the repaired dike in the Juanshui River in Yisuhe Town of Xiangtan County, central China's Hunan Province. All three dike breaches on a river in central China's Hunan Province have been sealed after rescuers worked around the clock to reduce the threat of flooding. The last two dike breaches on the Juanshui River in the city of Xiangtan were repaired on Sunday afternoon and Monday morning, according to the city's flood control and drought relief headquarters. Rescue workers said that 80 units of heavy machinery, including excavators and bulldozers, had been sent to repair the dike. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Chen Sihan)

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CHINA-XIANGTAN-JUANSHUI RIVER-DIKE-RESTORATION (CN)

(240805) -- CHANGSHA, Aug. 5, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- An aerial drone photo taken on Aug. 5, 2024 shows the repaired dike in the Juanshui River in Hekou Township of Xiangtan County, central China's Hunan Province. All three dike breaches on a river in central China's Hunan Province have been sealed after rescuers worked around the clock to reduce the threat of flooding. The last two dike breaches on the Juanshui River in the city of Xiangtan were repaired on Sunday afternoon and Monday morning, according to the city's flood control and drought relief headquarters. Rescue workers said that 80 units of heavy machinery, including excavators and bulldozers, had been sent to repair the dike. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Chen Sihan)

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CHINA-XIANGTAN-JUANSHUI RIVER-DIKE-RESTORATION (CN)

(240805) -- CHANGSHA, Aug. 5, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- An aerial drone photo taken on Aug. 5, 2024 shows the repaired dike in the Juanshui River in Yisuhe Town of Xiangtan County, central China's Hunan Province. All three dike breaches on a river in central China's Hunan Province have been sealed after rescuers worked around the clock to reduce the threat of flooding. The last two dike breaches on the Juanshui River in the city of Xiangtan were repaired on Sunday afternoon and Monday morning, according to the city's flood control and drought relief headquarters. Rescue workers said that 80 units of heavy machinery, including excavators and bulldozers, had been sent to repair the dike. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Chen Sihan)

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CHINA-HUNAN-LI QIANG-FLOOD CONTROL-DISASTER RELIEF-INSPECTION (CN)

(240801) -- CHANGSHA, Aug. 1, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Chinese Premier Li Qiang, also a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, visits a relocation site in Zhoumensi Town of Zixing City, central China's Hunan Province, Aug. 1, 2024. Li visited disaster-hit residents and inspected flood-control work on Thursday in Chenzhou, central China's Hunan Province. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Yue Yuewei)

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CHINA-HUNAN-LI QIANG-FLOOD CONTROL-DISASTER RELIEF-INSPECTION (CN)

(240801) -- CHANGSHA, Aug. 1, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Chinese Premier Li Qiang, also a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, visits a flood-hit village in Zhoumensi Town of Zixing City, central China's Hunan Province, Aug. 1, 2024. Li visited disaster-hit residents and inspected flood-control work on Thursday in Chenzhou, central China's Hunan Province. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Yue Yuewei)