CHINA-YUNNAN-CHUXIONG-TORCH FESTIVAL (CN)

CHINA-YUNNAN-CHUXIONG-TORCH FESTIVAL (CN)

(240728) -- CHUXIONG, July 28, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- People light torches at a torch festival in Chuxiong, southwest China's Yunnan Province, July 27, 2024. A torch festival of the Yi ethnic group kicked off here on Saturday. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Wang Jingyi)

CHINA-YUNNAN-CHUXIONG-TORCH FESTIVAL (CN)

CHINA-YUNNAN-CHUXIONG-TORCH FESTIVAL (CN)

(240728) -- CHUXIONG, July 28, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- An actor beats a drum to welcome visitors at a torch festival in Chuxiong, southwest China's Yunnan Province, July 27, 2024. A torch festival of the Yi ethnic group kicked off here on Saturday. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Wang Jingyi)

CHINA-YUNNAN-CHUXIONG-TORCH FESTIVAL (CN)

CHINA-YUNNAN-CHUXIONG-TORCH FESTIVAL (CN)

(240728) -- CHUXIONG, July 28, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A child lights a torch at a torch festival in Chuxiong, southwest China's Yunnan Province, July 27, 2024. A torch festival of the Yi ethnic group kicked off here on Saturday. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Wang Jingyi)

CHINA-YUNNAN-CHUXIONG-TORCH FESTIVAL (CN)

CHINA-YUNNAN-CHUXIONG-TORCH FESTIVAL (CN)

(240728) -- CHUXIONG, July 28, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- People dance at a torch festival in Chuxiong, southwest China's Yunnan Province, July 27, 2024. A torch festival of the Yi ethnic group kicked off here on Saturday. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Wang Jingyi)

CHINA-YUNNAN-CHUXIONG-TORCH FESTIVAL (CN)

CHINA-YUNNAN-CHUXIONG-TORCH FESTIVAL (CN)

(240728) -- CHUXIONG, July 28, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- People holding torches celebrate a torch festival in Chuxiong, southwest China's Yunnan Province, July 27, 2024. A torch festival of the Yi ethnic group kicked off here on Saturday. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Wang Jingyi)

CHINA-YUNNAN-QINGMING FESTIVAL HOLIDAY-TOURISM (CN)

CHINA-YUNNAN-QINGMING FESTIVAL HOLIDAY-TOURISM (CN)

(240407) -- YUNNAN, April 7, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Tourists take part in a campfire party at an ancient town of Yi ethnic group in Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Apirl 5, 2024. TO GO WITH "China's Yunnan sees over 12 mln visits during Qingming holiday" (Photo by Li Lihua/Xinhua)

#CHINA-AUTUMN-AGRICULTURE (CN)

#CHINA-AUTUMN-AGRICULTURE (CN)

(231007) -- BEIJING, Oct. 7, 2023 (Xinhua) -- In this aerial photo, a high-speed train runs past paddy fields in Longchuan Township, Nanhua County, Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Oct. 5, 2023. (Photo by Xia Tianyu/Xinhua)

ITALY-MILAN-FASHION WEEK-CHINA-YI ETHNIC GROUP-EMBROIDERY

ITALY-MILAN-FASHION WEEK-CHINA-YI ETHNIC GROUP-EMBROIDERY

(230924) -- MILAN, Sept. 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A model presents a creation featuring embroidery of Yi ethnic group from Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture of southwest China's Yunnan Province during Milan Fashion Week in Milan, Italy, on Sept. 23, 2023. (Xinhua/Liu Yongqiu)

ITALY-MILAN-FASHION WEEK-CHINA-YI ETHNIC GROUP-EMBROIDERY

ITALY-MILAN-FASHION WEEK-CHINA-YI ETHNIC GROUP-EMBROIDERY

(230924) -- MILAN, Sept. 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A model presents a creation featuring embroidery of Yi ethnic group from Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture of southwest China's Yunnan Province during Milan Fashion Week in Milan, Italy, on Sept. 23, 2023. (Xinhua/Liu Yongqiu)

ITALY-MILAN-FASHION WEEK-CHINA-YI ETHNIC GROUP-EMBROIDERY

ITALY-MILAN-FASHION WEEK-CHINA-YI ETHNIC GROUP-EMBROIDERY

(230924) -- MILAN, Sept. 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A model presents a creation featuring embroidery of Yi ethnic group from Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture of southwest China's Yunnan Province during Milan Fashion Week in Milan, Italy, on Sept. 23, 2023. (Xinhua/Liu Yongqiu)

ITALY-MILAN-FASHION WEEK-CHINA-YI ETHNIC GROUP-EMBROIDERY

ITALY-MILAN-FASHION WEEK-CHINA-YI ETHNIC GROUP-EMBROIDERY

(230924) -- MILAN, Sept. 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A model presents a creation featuring embroidery of Yi ethnic group from Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture of southwest China's Yunnan Province during Milan Fashion Week in Milan, Italy, on Sept. 23, 2023. (Xinhua/Liu Yongqiu)

ITALY-MILAN-FASHION WEEK-CHINA-YI ETHNIC GROUP-EMBROIDERY

ITALY-MILAN-FASHION WEEK-CHINA-YI ETHNIC GROUP-EMBROIDERY

(230924) -- MILAN, Sept. 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A model presents a creation featuring embroidery of Yi ethnic group from Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture of southwest China's Yunnan Province during Milan Fashion Week in Milan, Italy, on Sept. 23, 2023. (Xinhua/Liu Yongqiu)

ITALY-MILAN-FASHION WEEK-CHINA-YI ETHNIC GROUP-EMBROIDERY

ITALY-MILAN-FASHION WEEK-CHINA-YI ETHNIC GROUP-EMBROIDERY

(230924) -- MILAN, Sept. 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A model presents a creation featuring embroidery of Yi ethnic group from Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture of southwest China's Yunnan Province during Milan Fashion Week in Milan, Italy, on Sept. 23, 2023. (Xinhua/Liu Yongqiu)

ITALY-MILAN-FASHION WEEK-CHINA-YI ETHNIC GROUP-EMBROIDERY

ITALY-MILAN-FASHION WEEK-CHINA-YI ETHNIC GROUP-EMBROIDERY

(230924) -- MILAN, Sept. 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A model presents a creation featuring embroidery of Yi ethnic group from Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture of southwest China's Yunnan Province during Milan Fashion Week in Milan, Italy, on Sept. 23, 2023. (Xinhua/Liu Yongqiu)

Left-foot dance festival celebrated in Mouding in SW China

STORY: Left-foot dance festival celebrated in Mouding in SW China DATELINE: May 18, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:25 LOCATION: CHUXIONG, China CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of left-foot dance festival in Mouding, China STORYLINE: A left-foot dance cultural festival was held in Mouding County in Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture in China's Yunnan Province. The left-foot dance is known as the "living fossil of Yi culture" and was listed as a national intangible cultural heritage in 2008. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Chuxiong, China. (XHTV)

CHINA-YUNNAN-FOREST POLICE (CN)

CHINA-YUNNAN-FOREST POLICE (CN)

(230217) -- KUNMING, Feb. 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Forest police officers with the Hongtupo forest police station check the growth of trees in Dazhong Mountain, Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Feb. 8, 2023. TO GO WITH "Across China: Forest police protect migratory birds in Yunnan" (Photo by Hou Weijing/Xinhua)

CHINA-YUNNAN-FOREST POLICE (CN)

CHINA-YUNNAN-FOREST POLICE (CN)

(230217) -- KUNMING, Feb. 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Forest police officers with the Hongtupo forest police station patrol a karst cave in Dazhong Mountain, Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Feb. 7, 2023. TO GO WITH "Across China: Forest police protect migratory birds in Yunnan" (Photo by Hou Weijing/Xinhua)

CHINA-YUNNAN-FOREST POLICE (CN)

CHINA-YUNNAN-FOREST POLICE (CN)

(230217) -- KUNMING, Feb. 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Forest police officers with the Hongtupo forest police station patrol a forest in Dazhong Mountain, Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Feb. 7, 2023. TO GO WITH "Across China: Forest police protect migratory birds in Yunnan" (Photo by Hou Weijing/Xinhua)

CHINA-YUNNAN-FOREST POLICE (CN)

CHINA-YUNNAN-FOREST POLICE (CN)

(230217) -- KUNMING, Feb. 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A forest police officer with the Hongtupo forest police station demonstrates his palms in Nanhua County, Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Feb. 8, 2023. TO GO WITH "Across China: Forest police protect migratory birds in Yunnan" (Photo by Hou Weijing/Xinhua)

CHINA-YUNNAN-FOREST POLICE (CN)

CHINA-YUNNAN-FOREST POLICE (CN)

(230217) -- KUNMING, Feb. 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Feb. 8, 2023 shows a fire engine and a police car patroling a forest in Dazhong Mountain, Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Yunnan Province. TO GO WITH "Across China: Forest police protect migratory birds in Yunnan" (Photo by Liu Yan/Xinhua)

XINHUA-PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2022-AERIAL PHOTO

XINHUA-PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2022-AERIAL PHOTO

(230110) -- BEIJING, Jan. 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Jan. 21, 2022 shows the interconnect site of Kunming-Chuxiong expressway and Wuding-Yimen expressway in southwest China's Yunnan Province. (Xinhua/Chen Xinbo)

Students in China's Yunnan perform left foot dance during recess

STORY: Students in China's Yunnan perform left foot dance during recess DATELINE: Jan. 7, 2023 LENGTH: 0:00:36 LOCATION: CHUXIONG, China CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of students dancing on campus during recess STORYLINE: In Mouding County, China's Yunnan, elementary school students perform left foot dance during recess. It's a local folk dance that starts with the left foot. It's also a national intangible cultural heritage. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Chuxiong, China. (XHTV)

CHINA-YUNNAN-DINOSAUR FOSSILS-DISCOVER (CN)

CHINA-YUNNAN-DINOSAUR FOSSILS-DISCOVER (CN)

(221229) -- CHUXIONG, Dec. 29, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Workers work at a locality where dinosaur fossils have been discovered in Lufeng City of Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Dec. 28, 2022. Dinosaur fossils have been discovered in nine localities in southwest China's Yunnan Province since the end of 2020, the information office of the Yunnan government said Wednesday. TO GO WITH "Dinosaur fossils discovered in China's Yunnan" (Xinhua/Chen Xinbo)

CHINA-YUNNAN-DINOSAUR FOSSILS-DISCOVER (CN)

CHINA-YUNNAN-DINOSAUR FOSSILS-DISCOVER (CN)

(221229) -- CHUXIONG, Dec. 29, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Workers work at a locality where dinosaur fossils have been discovered in Lufeng City of Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Dec. 28, 2022. Dinosaur fossils have been discovered in nine localities in southwest China's Yunnan Province since the end of 2020, the information office of the Yunnan government said Wednesday. TO GO WITH "Dinosaur fossils discovered in China's Yunnan" (Xinhua/Chen Xinbo)

CHINA-YUNNAN-DINOSAUR FOSSILS-DISCOVER (CN)

CHINA-YUNNAN-DINOSAUR FOSSILS-DISCOVER (CN)

(221229) -- CHUXIONG, Dec. 29, 2022 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Dec. 28, 2022 shows a view of the Lufeng Dinosaur Fossil Quarry in Lufeng City of Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Yunnan Province. Dinosaur fossils have been discovered in nine localities in southwest China's Yunnan Province since the end of 2020, the information office of the Yunnan government said Wednesday. TO GO WITH "Dinosaur fossils discovered in China's Yunnan" (Xinhua/Chen Xinbo)

CHINA-YUNNAN-DINOSAUR FOSSILS-DISCOVER (CN)

CHINA-YUNNAN-DINOSAUR FOSSILS-DISCOVER (CN)

(221229) -- CHUXIONG, Dec. 29, 2022 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Dec. 28, 2022 shows a locality where dinosaur fossils have been discovered in Lufeng City of Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Yunnan Province. Dinosaur fossils have been discovered in nine localities in southwest China's Yunnan Province since the end of 2020, the information office of the Yunnan government said Wednesday. TO GO WITH "Dinosaur fossils discovered in China's Yunnan" (Xinhua/Chen Xinbo)

CHINA-YUNNAN-DINOSAUR FOSSILS-DISCOVER (CN)

CHINA-YUNNAN-DINOSAUR FOSSILS-DISCOVER (CN)

(221229) -- CHUXIONG, Dec. 29, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Dinosaur fossils are excavated at a locality in Lufeng City of Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Dec. 28, 2022. Dinosaur fossils have been discovered in nine localities in southwest China's Yunnan Province since the end of 2020, the information office of the Yunnan government said Wednesday. TO GO WITH "Dinosaur fossils discovered in China's Yunnan" (Xinhua/Chen Xinbo)

CHINA-YUNNAN-DINOSAUR FOSSILS-DISCOVER (CN)

CHINA-YUNNAN-DINOSAUR FOSSILS-DISCOVER (CN)

(221229) -- CHUXIONG, Dec. 29, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A worker works at a locality where dinosaur fossils have been discovered in Lufeng City of Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Dec. 28, 2022. Dinosaur fossils have been discovered in nine localities in southwest China's Yunnan Province since the end of 2020, the information office of the Yunnan government said Wednesday. TO GO WITH "Dinosaur fossils discovered in China's Yunnan" (Xinhua/Chen Xinbo)

CHINA-YUNNAN-DINOSAUR FOSSILS-DISCOVER (CN)

CHINA-YUNNAN-DINOSAUR FOSSILS-DISCOVER (CN)

(221229) -- CHUXIONG, Dec. 29, 2022 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Dec. 28, 2022 shows a view of the Lufeng Dinosaur Fossil Quarry in Lufeng City of Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Yunnan Province. Dinosaur fossils have been discovered in nine localities in southwest China's Yunnan Province since the end of 2020, the information office of the Yunnan government said Wednesday. TO GO WITH "Dinosaur fossils discovered in China's Yunnan" (Xinhua/Chen Xinbo)

CHINA-YUNNAN-DINOSAUR FOSSILS-DISCOVER (CN)

CHINA-YUNNAN-DINOSAUR FOSSILS-DISCOVER (CN)

(221229) -- CHUXIONG, Dec. 29, 2022 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Dec. 28, 2022 shows a view of the Lufeng Dinosaur Fossil Quarry in Lufeng City of Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Yunnan Province. Dinosaur fossils have been discovered in nine localities in southwest China's Yunnan Province since the end of 2020, the information office of the Yunnan government said Wednesday. TO GO WITH "Dinosaur fossils discovered in China's Yunnan" (Xinhua/Chen Xinbo)

CHINA-YUNNAN-DINOSAUR FOSSILS-DISCOVER (CN)

CHINA-YUNNAN-DINOSAUR FOSSILS-DISCOVER (CN)

(221229) -- CHUXIONG, Dec. 29, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Workers work at a locality where dinosaur fossils have been discovered in Lufeng City of Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Dec. 28, 2022. Dinosaur fossils have been discovered in nine localities in southwest China's Yunnan Province since the end of 2020, the information office of the Yunnan government said Wednesday. TO GO WITH "Dinosaur fossils discovered in China's Yunnan" (Xinhua/Chen Xinbo)

CHINA-YUNNAN-DINOSAUR FOSSILS-DISCOVER (CN)

CHINA-YUNNAN-DINOSAUR FOSSILS-DISCOVER (CN)

(221229) -- CHUXIONG, Dec. 29, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A worker works at a locality where dinosaur fossils have been discovered in Lufeng City of Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Dec. 28, 2022. Dinosaur fossils have been discovered in nine localities in southwest China's Yunnan Province since the end of 2020, the information office of the Yunnan government said Wednesday. TO GO WITH "Dinosaur fossils discovered in China's Yunnan" (Xinhua/Chen Xinbo)

CHINA-CHENGDU-KUNMING RAILWAY-OPENING (CN)

CHINA-CHENGDU-KUNMING RAILWAY-OPENING (CN)

(221226) -- CHENGDU, Dec. 26, 2022 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Dec. 20, 2022 shows the Ganluo South Railway Station along the new Chengdu-Kunming Railway in southwest China's Sichuan Province. A railway linking Chengdu and Kunming, two major cities in southwest China, is now fully operational with the opening of its last section on Monday. With a designed speed of 160 km per hour, the new 915-km line, which runs almost parallel to an existing railway link between Chengdu and Kunming, cuts the travel time from 19 hours to 7.5 hours. The new line runs through a number of cities and prefectures, such as Chengdu, Meishan, Leshan, Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture and Panzhihua in Sichuan Province, and Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture and Kunming in Yunnan Province. (Xinhua/Jiang Hongjing)

CHINA-CHENGDU-KUNMING RAILWAY-OPENING (CN)

CHINA-CHENGDU-KUNMING RAILWAY-OPENING (CN)

(221226) -- CHENGDU, Dec. 26, 2022 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Dec. 26, 2022 shows a Fuxing bullet train coded C57 running on the Yuexi section of the new Chengdu-Kunming Railway in southwest China's Sichuan Province. A railway linking Chengdu and Kunming, two major cities in southwest China, is now fully operational with the opening of its last section on Monday. With a designed speed of 160 km per hour, the new 915-km line, which runs almost parallel to an existing railway link between Chengdu and Kunming, cuts the travel time from 19 hours to 7.5 hours. The new line runs through a number of cities and prefectures, such as Chengdu, Meishan, Leshan, Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture and Panzhihua in Sichuan Province, and Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture and Kunming in Yunnan Province. (Xinhua/Jiang Hongjing)

CHINA-CHENGDU-KUNMING RAILWAY-OPENING (CN)

CHINA-CHENGDU-KUNMING RAILWAY-OPENING (CN)

(221226) -- CHENGDU, Dec. 26, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People of Yi ethnic group wave their hands on a Fuxing bullet train coded C57 on the new Chengdu-Kunming Railway on Dec. 26, 2022. A railway linking Chengdu and Kunming, two major cities in southwest China, is now fully operational with the opening of its last section on Monday. With a designed speed of 160 km per hour, the new 915-km line, which runs almost parallel to an existing railway link between Chengdu and Kunming, cuts the travel time from 19 hours to 7.5 hours. The new line runs through a number of cities and prefectures, such as Chengdu, Meishan, Leshan, Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture and Panzhihua in Sichuan Province, and Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture and Kunming in Yunnan Province. (Xinhua/Jiang Hongjing)

CHINA-CHENGDU-KUNMING RAILWAY-OPENING (CN)

CHINA-CHENGDU-KUNMING RAILWAY-OPENING (CN)

(221226) -- CHENGDU, Dec. 26, 2022 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Dec. 26, 2022 shows a Fuxing bullet train coded C57 running on the Fandianzi grand bridge of the new Chengdu-Kunming Railway in southwest China's Sichuan Province, beside the old Chengdu-Kunming Railway. A railway linking Chengdu and Kunming, two major cities in southwest China, is now fully operational with the opening of its last section on Monday. With a designed speed of 160 km per hour, the new 915-km line, which runs almost parallel to an existing railway link between Chengdu and Kunming, cuts the travel time from 19 hours to 7.5 hours. The new line runs through a number of cities and prefectures, such as Chengdu, Meishan, Leshan, Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture and Panzhihua in Sichuan Province, and Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture and Kunming in Yunnan Province. (Xinhua/Jiang Hongjing)

CHINA-CHENGDU-KUNMING RAILWAY-OPENING (CN)

CHINA-CHENGDU-KUNMING RAILWAY-OPENING (CN)

(221226) -- CHENGDU, Dec. 26, 2022 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Dec. 17, 2022 shows the Mianning Railway Station along the new Chengdu-Kunming Railway in southwest China's Sichuan Province. A railway linking Chengdu and Kunming, two major cities in southwest China, is now fully operational with the opening of its last section on Monday. With a designed speed of 160 km per hour, the new 915-km line, which runs almost parallel to an existing railway link between Chengdu and Kunming, cuts the travel time from 19 hours to 7.5 hours. The new line runs through a number of cities and prefectures, such as Chengdu, Meishan, Leshan, Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture and Panzhihua in Sichuan Province, and Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture and Kunming in Yunnan Province. (Xinhua/Jiang Hongjing)

CHINA-CHENGDU-KUNMING RAILWAY-OPENING (CN)

CHINA-CHENGDU-KUNMING RAILWAY-OPENING (CN)

(221226) -- CHENGDU, Dec. 26, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Bullet train drivers Jiang Hailiang (R) and Liao Junjie drive the first Fuxing bullet train of the new Chengdu-Kunming Railway on Dec. 26, 2022. A railway linking Chengdu and Kunming, two major cities in southwest China, is now fully operational with the opening of its last section on Monday. With a designed speed of 160 km per hour, the new 915-km line, which runs almost parallel to an existing railway link between Chengdu and Kunming, cuts the travel time from 19 hours to 7.5 hours. The new line runs through a number of cities and prefectures, such as Chengdu, Meishan, Leshan, Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture and Panzhihua in Sichuan Province, and Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture and Kunming in Yunnan Province. (Xinhua/Jiang Hongjing)

CHINA-CHENGDU-KUNMING RAILWAY-OPENING (CN)

CHINA-CHENGDU-KUNMING RAILWAY-OPENING (CN)

(221226) -- CHENGDU, Dec. 26, 2022 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Dec. 16, 2022 shows a trial train crossing tunnels on the new Chengdu-Kunming Railway in southwest China's Sichuan Province. A railway linking Chengdu and Kunming, two major cities in southwest China, is now fully operational with the opening of its last section on Monday. With a designed speed of 160 km per hour, the new 915-km line, which runs almost parallel to an existing railway link between Chengdu and Kunming, cuts the travel time from 19 hours to 7.5 hours. The new line runs through a number of cities and prefectures, such as Chengdu, Meishan, Leshan, Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture and Panzhihua in Sichuan Province, and Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture and Kunming in Yunnan Province. (Xinhua/Jiang Hongjing)

CHINA-CHENGDU-KUNMING RAILWAY-OPENING (CN)

CHINA-CHENGDU-KUNMING RAILWAY-OPENING (CN)

(221226) -- CHENGDU, Dec. 26, 2022 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Dec. 25, 2022 shows the Yuexi Railway Station along the new Chengdu-Kunming Railway in southwest China's Sichuan Province. A railway linking Chengdu and Kunming, two major cities in southwest China, is now fully operational with the opening of its last section on Monday. With a designed speed of 160 km per hour, the new 915-km line, which runs almost parallel to an existing railway link between Chengdu and Kunming, cuts the travel time from 19 hours to 7.5 hours. The new line runs through a number of cities and prefectures, such as Chengdu, Meishan, Leshan, Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture and Panzhihua in Sichuan Province, and Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture and Kunming in Yunnan Province. (Xinhua/Jiang Hongjing)

CHINA-CHENGDU-KUNMING RAILWAY-OPENING (CN)

CHINA-CHENGDU-KUNMING RAILWAY-OPENING (CN)

(221226) -- CHENGDU, Dec. 26, 2022 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Dec. 26, 2022 shows a Fuxing bullet train coded C57 running on the Yuexi section of the new Chengdu-Kunming Railway in southwest China's Sichuan Province. A railway linking Chengdu and Kunming, two major cities in southwest China, is now fully operational with the opening of its last section on Monday. With a designed speed of 160 km per hour, the new 915-km line, which runs almost parallel to an existing railway link between Chengdu and Kunming, cuts the travel time from 19 hours to 7.5 hours. The new line runs through a number of cities and prefectures, such as Chengdu, Meishan, Leshan, Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture and Panzhihua in Sichuan Province, and Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture and Kunming in Yunnan Province. (Xinhua/Jiang Hongjing)

CHINA-CHENGDU-KUNMING RAILWAY-OPENING (CN)

CHINA-CHENGDU-KUNMING RAILWAY-OPENING (CN)

(221226) -- CHENGDU, Dec. 26, 2022 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Dec. 16, 2022 shows the Jinkouhe South Railway Station along the new Chengdu-Kunming Railway in southwest China's Sichuan Province. A railway linking Chengdu and Kunming, two major cities in southwest China, is now fully operational with the opening of its last section on Monday. With a designed speed of 160 km per hour, the new 915-km line, which runs almost parallel to an existing railway link between Chengdu and Kunming, cuts the travel time from 19 hours to 7.5 hours. The new line runs through a number of cities and prefectures, such as Chengdu, Meishan, Leshan, Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture and Panzhihua in Sichuan Province, and Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture and Kunming in Yunnan Province. (Xinhua/Jiang Hongjing)

CHINA-CHENGDU-KUNMING RAILWAY-OPENING (CN)

CHINA-CHENGDU-KUNMING RAILWAY-OPENING (CN)

(221226) -- CHENGDU, Dec. 26, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People of Yi ethnic group perform for passengers on a Fuxing bullet train coded C57 on the new Chengdu-Kunming Railway on Dec. 26, 2022. A railway linking Chengdu and Kunming, two major cities in southwest China, is now fully operational with the opening of its last section on Monday. With a designed speed of 160 km per hour, the new 915-km line, which runs almost parallel to an existing railway link between Chengdu and Kunming, cuts the travel time from 19 hours to 7.5 hours. The new line runs through a number of cities and prefectures, such as Chengdu, Meishan, Leshan, Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture and Panzhihua in Sichuan Province, and Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture and Kunming in Yunnan Province. (Xinhua/Jiang Hongjing)

CHINA-CHENGDU-KUNMING RAILWAY-OPENING (CN)

CHINA-CHENGDU-KUNMING RAILWAY-OPENING (CN)

(221226) -- CHENGDU, Dec. 26, 2022 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Dec. 26, 2022 shows a Fuxing bullet train coded C45 running on the new Chengdu-Kunming Railway. A railway linking Chengdu and Kunming, two major cities in southwest China, is now fully operational with the opening of its last section on Monday. With a designed speed of 160 km per hour, the new 915-km line, which runs almost parallel to an existing railway link between Chengdu and Kunming, cuts the travel time from 19 hours to 7.5 hours. The new line runs through a number of cities and prefectures, such as Chengdu, Meishan, Leshan, Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture and Panzhihua in Sichuan Province, and Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture and Kunming in Yunnan Province. (Xinhua/Jiang Hongjing)

CHINA-CHENGDU-KUNMING RAILWAY-OPENING (CN)

CHINA-CHENGDU-KUNMING RAILWAY-OPENING (CN)

(221226) -- CHENGDU, Dec. 26, 2022 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Dec. 26, 2022 shows a Fuxing bullet train coded C43 running on the new Chengdu-Kunming Railway that crosses over the Anning River and G5 Beijing-Kunming Expressway. A railway linking Chengdu and Kunming, two major cities in southwest China, is now fully operational with the opening of its last section on Monday. With a designed speed of 160 km per hour, the new 915-km line, which runs almost parallel to an existing railway link between Chengdu and Kunming, cuts the travel time from 19 hours to 7.5 hours. The new line runs through a number of cities and prefectures, such as Chengdu, Meishan, Leshan, Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture and Panzhihua in Sichuan Province, and Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture and Kunming in Yunnan Province. (Xinhua/Jiang Hongjing)

CHINA-CHENGDU-KUNMING RAILWAY-OPENING (CN)

CHINA-CHENGDU-KUNMING RAILWAY-OPENING (CN)

(221226) -- CHENGDU, Dec. 26, 2022 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Dec. 24, 2022 shows a Fuxing high-speed train making a trial run before the opening of the new Chengdu-Kunming Railway in Mianning County, southwest China's Sichuan Province. A railway linking Chengdu and Kunming, two major cities in southwest China, is now fully operational with the opening of its last section on Monday. With a designed speed of 160 km per hour, the new 915-km line, which runs almost parallel to an existing railway link between Chengdu and Kunming, cuts the travel time from 19 hours to 7.5 hours. The new line runs through a number of cities and prefectures, such as Chengdu, Meishan, Leshan, Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture and Panzhihua in Sichuan Province, and Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture and Kunming in Yunnan Province. (Xinhua/Wang Xi)

CHINA-CHENGDU-KUNMING RAILWAY-OPENING (CN)

CHINA-CHENGDU-KUNMING RAILWAY-OPENING (CN)

(221226) -- CHENGDU, Dec. 26, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A passenger shows a ticket at a Fuxing bullet train coded C57 on the new Chengdu-Kunming Railway in southwest China, Dec. 26, 2022. A railway linking Chengdu and Kunming, two major cities in southwest China, is now fully operational with the opening of its last section on Monday. With a designed speed of 160 km per hour, the new 915-km line, which runs almost parallel to an existing railway link between Chengdu and Kunming, cuts the travel time from 19 hours to 7.5 hours. The new line runs through a number of cities and prefectures, such as Chengdu, Meishan, Leshan, Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture and Panzhihua in Sichuan Province, and Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture and Kunming in Yunnan Province. (Xinhua/Wang Xi)

CHINA-CHENGDU-KUNMING RAILWAY-OPENING (CN)

CHINA-CHENGDU-KUNMING RAILWAY-OPENING (CN)

(221226) -- CHENGDU, Dec. 26, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Passengers board a Fuxing bullet train coded C57 on the new Chengdu-Kunming Railway at Chengdu South Railway Station in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Dec. 26, 2022. A railway linking Chengdu and Kunming, two major cities in southwest China, is now fully operational with the opening of its last section on Monday. With a designed speed of 160 km per hour, the new 915-km line, which runs almost parallel to an existing railway link between Chengdu and Kunming, cuts the travel time from 19 hours to 7.5 hours. The new line runs through a number of cities and prefectures, such as Chengdu, Meishan, Leshan, Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture and Panzhihua in Sichuan Province, and Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture and Kunming in Yunnan Province. (Xinhua/Wang Xi)

CHINA-CHENGDU-KUNMING RAILWAY-OPENING (CN)

CHINA-CHENGDU-KUNMING RAILWAY-OPENING (CN)

(221226) -- CHENGDU, Dec. 26, 2022 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Dec. 24, 2022 shows a Fuxing high-speed train making a trial run before the opening of the new Chengdu-Kunming Railway in Mianning County, southwest China's Sichuan Province. A railway linking Chengdu and Kunming, two major cities in southwest China, is now fully operational with the opening of its last section on Monday. With a designed speed of 160 km per hour, the new 915-km line, which runs almost parallel to an existing railway link between Chengdu and Kunming, cuts the travel time from 19 hours to 7.5 hours. The new line runs through a number of cities and prefectures, such as Chengdu, Meishan, Leshan, Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture and Panzhihua in Sichuan Province, and Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture and Kunming in Yunnan Province. (Xinhua/Wang Xi)

CHINA-CHENGDU-KUNMING RAILWAY-OPENING (CN)

CHINA-CHENGDU-KUNMING RAILWAY-OPENING (CN)

(221226) -- CHENGDU, Dec. 26, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A Fuxing high-speed train makes a trial run before the opening of the new Chengdu-Kunming Railway in Mianning County, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Dec. 24, 2022. A railway linking Chengdu and Kunming, two major cities in southwest China, is now fully operational with the opening of its last section on Monday. With a designed speed of 160 km per hour, the new 915-km line, which runs almost parallel to an existing railway link between Chengdu and Kunming, cuts the travel time from 19 hours to 7.5 hours. The new line runs through a number of cities and prefectures, such as Chengdu, Meishan, Leshan, Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture and Panzhihua in Sichuan Province, and Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture and Kunming in Yunnan Province. (Xinhua/Wang Xi)