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A Farm In The Desert Of New Valley Governorate - Cairo

Li Chundi, chairman of ZPEC, tastes groundwater from a water well drilled by the ZPEC branch in Egypt in the desert of New Valley Governorate, Egypt, on May 3, 2025. Over 1,300 kilometers away from the capital Cairo, a sea of ripe wheat, rippling in the breeze, are waiting to be harvested in a desert. "It used to be an arid desert here and the well-drilling teams have turned it into farmland," said Mohamed Gabar, a worker with the Owainat Water Well Project operated by ZPEC (China's Zhongman Petroleum and Natural Gas Group Corp., Ltd.) branch in Egypt. The project, located in southern desert of New Valley Governorate, is part of the country's efforts to accelerate its desert reclamation initiatives since 2015. At the project site, six towering rigs are drilling deep into the desert in search of groundwater. "There are six well-drilling teams, comprising over 130 employees from China and Egypt," said the project manager Zhao Baojiang. The rigs operate 24 hours a day, with workers rotating in two shifts, he int

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(Chengdu Universiade)CHINA-CHENGDU-WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES-JUDO(CN)

(230731) -- CHENGDU, July 31, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Jia Chundi (L) of China celebrates after the final of Judo women's +78kg against Park Saetbyeol of South Korea at the 31st FISU Summer World University Games in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, July 31, 2023. (Xinhua/Qi Xiaoyi)

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(Chengdu Universiade)CHINA-CHENGDU-WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES-JUDO(CN)

(230731) -- CHENGDU, July 31, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Jia Chundi (L) of China competes with Park Saetbyeol of South Korea during the final of Judo women's +78kg at the 31st FISU Summer World University Games in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, July 31, 2023. (Xinhua/Luo Xuefeng)

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(Chengdu Universiade)CHINA-CHENGDU-WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES-JUDO(CN)

(230731) -- CHENGDU, July 31, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Jia Chundi (L) of China competes with Park Saetbyeol of South Korea during the final of Judo women's +78kg at the 31st FISU Summer World University Games in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, July 31, 2023. (Xinhua/Luo Xuefeng)

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(Chengdu Universiade)CHINA-CHENGDU-WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES-JUDO(CN)

(230731) -- CHENGDU, July 31, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Jia Chundi (L) of China competes with Park Saetbyeol of South Korea during the final of Judo women's +78kg at the 31st FISU Summer World University Games in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, July 31, 2023. (Xinhua/Luo Xuefeng)

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(Chengdu Universiade)CHINA-CHENGDU-WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES-JUDO(CN)

(230731) -- CHENGDU, July 31, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Gold medalist Jia Chundi (2nd L) of China, silver medalist Park Saetbyeol (1st L) of South Korea, bronze medalists Agatha Martins Silva (2nd R) of Brazil and Nominzul Dambadarjaa of Mongolia pose during the awarding ceremony for women's +78kg of Judo at the 31st FISU Summer World University Games in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, July 31, 2023. (Xinhua/Luo Xuefeng)

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(Chengdu Universiade)CHINA-CHENGDU-WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES-JUDO(CN)

(230731) -- CHENGDU, July 31, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Jia Chundi of China celebrates after the final of Judo women's +78kg against Park Saetbyeol of South Korea at the 31st FISU Summer World University Games in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, July 31, 2023. (Xinhua/Luo Xuefeng)

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(Chengdu Universiade)CHINA-CHENGDU-WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES-JUDO(CN)

(230731) -- CHENGDU, July 31, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Jia Chundi (L) of China competes with Park Saetbyeol of South Korea during the final of Judo women's +78kg at the 31st FISU Summer World University Games in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, July 31, 2023. (Xinhua/Qi Xiaoyi)