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Free Education Empowers Rural Girls In Huaping - China

An aerial drone photo taken on Dec. 24, 2025 shows a view of the Huaping Senior High School for Girls in Huaping County, Lijiang City, southwest China's Yunnan Province. Each morning at Huaping High School for Girls in Yunnan Province, the schoolyard rings with a bold pledge, "I was born to be a mountain not a creek, rising to the high peaks with the valleys at my feet." Behind that voice stands Zhang Guimei, the school's founder and principal. In her sixties and struggling with illness, she still devotes more than 18 hours a day to her students. Megaphone in hand, she has become a living symbol of how education can open doors that poverty once closed. Founded in 2008, Huaping High School for Girls is the country's first senior high school to offer free education for girls. The school in mountainous Yunnan Province has created a miracle, with more than 2,000 graduates -- most of whom come from low-income rural families -- admitted to colleges and universities. Many of them later became teachers, doctors and c

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Sunrise Over Yellow Crane Tower In Wuhan - China

An aerial drone photo taken on Dec. 26, 2025 shows the Yellow Crane Tower at sunrise in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province. Photo by Xiao Yijiu/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sunrise Over Yellow Crane Tower In Wuhan - China

An aerial drone photo taken on Dec. 26, 2025 shows the Yellow Crane Tower at sunrise in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province. Photo by Xiao Yijiu/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sunrise Over Yellow Crane Tower In Wuhan - China

An aerial drone photo taken on Dec. 26, 2025 shows the Yellow Crane Tower at sunrise in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province. Photo by Xiao Yijiu/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sunrise Over Yellow Crane Tower In Wuhan - China

An aerial drone photo taken on Dec. 26, 2025 shows the Yellow Crane Tower at sunrise in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province. Photo by Xiao Yijiu/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sunrise Over Yellow Crane Tower In Wuhan - China

An aerial drone photo taken on Dec. 26, 2025 shows the Yellow Crane Tower at sunrise in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province. Photo by Xiao Yijiu/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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New High-Speed Railway Opens In Hubei - China

An aerial drone photo taken on Dec. 26, 2025 shows a view of the Yichang North Railway Station in Yichang, central China's Hubei Province. The Wuhan-Yichang section of a high-speed railway linking east China's Shanghai, southwest China's Chongqing and Chengdu of southwest China's Sichuan Province was officially put into operation on Friday. With a total length of 314 kilometers and a designed speed of 350 kilometers per hour, the Wuhan-Yichang section of the railway is a part of China's high-speed rail network along the Yangtze River. Photo by Wu Zhizun/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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New High-Speed Railway Opens In Hubei - China

An aerial drone photo taken on Dec. 26, 2025 shows a bullet train pulling into the Yichang North Railway Station in Yichang, central China's Hubei Province. The Wuhan-Yichang section of a high-speed railway linking east China's Shanghai, southwest China's Chongqing and Chengdu of southwest China's Sichuan Province was officially put into operation on Friday. With a total length of 314 kilometers and a designed speed of 350 kilometers per hour, the Wuhan-Yichang section of the railway is a part of China's high-speed rail network along the Yangtze River. Photo by Wu Zhizun/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sunrise Over Yellow Crane Tower In Wuhan - China

An aerial drone photo taken on Dec. 26, 2025 shows the Yellow Crane Tower at sunrise in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province. Photo by Xiao Yijiu/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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New Expressway Tunnel Opens To Traffic In Xinjiang - China

An aerial drone photo shows a vehicle driving out from the Tianshan Shengli Tunnel on Urumqi-Yuli Expressway in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Dec. 26, 2025. The 22.13-km Tianshan Shengli Tunnel, the world's longest expressway tunnel, officially opened to traffic on Friday. Traversing the central Tianshan Mountains in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, the tunnel slashes what was once a several-hour mountain drive to just 20 minutes. As a vital artery linking city clusters in northern and southern Xinjiang, the G0711 Urumqi-Yuli Expressway, including the tunnel, entered operation on the same day. Photo by Hu Huhu/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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New Expressway Tunnel Opens To Traffic In Xinjiang - China

An aerial drone photo shows the Urumqi-Yuli Expressway in Hejing County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Dec. 26, 2025. The 22.13-km Tianshan Shengli Tunnel, the world's longest expressway tunnel, officially opened to traffic on Friday. Traversing the central Tianshan Mountains in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, the tunnel slashes what was once a several-hour mountain drive to just 20 minutes. As a vital artery linking city clusters in northern and southern Xinjiang, the G0711 Urumqi-Yuli Expressway, including the tunnel, entered operation on the same day. Photo by Hu Huhu/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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New Expressway Tunnel Opens To Traffic In Xinjiang - China

An aerial drone photo shows vehicles waiting to pass a toll station for the Urumqi-Yuli Expressway in Urumqi County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Dec. 26, 2025. The 22.13-km Tianshan Shengli Tunnel, the world's longest expressway tunnel, officially opened to traffic on Friday. Traversing the central Tianshan Mountains in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, the tunnel slashes what was once a several-hour mountain drive to just 20 minutes. As a vital artery linking city clusters in northern and southern Xinjiang, the G0711 Urumqi-Yuli Expressway, including the tunnel, entered operation on the same day. Photo by Wang Fei/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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New Expressway Tunnel Opens To Traffic In Xinjiang - China

An aerial drone photo shows a vehicle driving out from the Tianshan Shengli Tunnel on the Urumqi-Yuli Expressway in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Dec. 26, 2025. The 22.13-km Tianshan Shengli Tunnel, the world's longest expressway tunnel, officially opened to traffic on Friday. Traversing the central Tianshan Mountains in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, the tunnel slashes what was once a several-hour mountain drive to just 20 minutes. As a vital artery linking city clusters in northern and southern Xinjiang, the G0711 Urumqi-Yuli Expressway, including the tunnel, entered operation on the same day. Photo by Hu Huhu/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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New Expressway Tunnel Opens To Traffic In Xinjiang - China

An aerial drone photo shows a vehicle driving out from the Tianshan Shengli Tunnel on Urumqi-Yuli Expressway in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Dec. 26, 2025. The 22.13-km Tianshan Shengli Tunnel, the world's longest expressway tunnel, officially opened to traffic on Friday. Traversing the central Tianshan Mountains in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, the tunnel slashes what was once a several-hour mountain drive to just 20 minutes. As a vital artery linking city clusters in northern and southern Xinjiang, the G0711 Urumqi-Yuli Expressway, including the tunnel, entered operation on the same day. Photo by Hu Huhu/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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New Expressway Tunnel Opens To Traffic In Xinjiang - China

An aerial drone photo shows the exit of the Tianshan Shengli Tunnel on the Urumqi-Yuli Expressway in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Dec. 26, 2025. The 22.13-km Tianshan Shengli Tunnel, the world's longest expressway tunnel, officially opened to traffic on Friday. Traversing the central Tianshan Mountains in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, the tunnel slashes what was once a several-hour mountain drive to just 20 minutes. As a vital artery linking city clusters in northern and southern Xinjiang, the G0711 Urumqi-Yuli Expressway, including the tunnel, entered operation on the same day. Photo by Hu Huhu/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Offshore Photovoltaic Power Station in Waters - China

A drone photo taken on December 24, 2025 shows solar panels at an offshore photovoltaic power station in waters off Changli County, north China's Hebei Province. Photo by Xinhua/Yang Shiyao/ABACAPRESS.CO

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Offshore Photovoltaic Power Station in Waters - China

A drone photo taken on December 24, 2025 shows workers operating machines at an offshore photovoltaic power station in waters off Changli County, north China's Hebei Province. Photo by Xinhua/Yang Shiyao/ABACAPRESS.CO

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Offshore Photovoltaic Power Station in Waters - China

A drone photo taken on December 24, 2025 shows workers operating machines at an offshore photovoltaic power station in waters off Changli County, north China's Hebei Province. Photo by Xinhua/Yang Shiyao/ABACAPRESS.CO

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Offshore Photovoltaic Power Station in Waters - China

A drone photo taken on December 24, 2025 shows workers operating machines at an offshore photovoltaic power station in waters off Changli County, north China's Hebei Province. Photo by Xinhua/Yang Shiyao/ABACAPRESS.CO

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Offshore Photovoltaic Power Station in Waters - China

A drone photo taken on December 24, 2025 shows workers operating machines at an offshore photovoltaic power station in waters off Changli County, north China's Hebei Province. Photo by Xinhua/Yang Shiyao/ABACAPRESS.CO

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Offshore Photovoltaic Power Station in Waters - China

A drone photo taken on December 24, 2025 shows workers operating machines at an offshore photovoltaic power station in waters off Changli County, north China's Hebei Province. Photo by Xinhua/Yang Shiyao/ABACAPRESS.CO

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Winter Cherry Blossom in Yunnan - China

A drone photo taken on December 24, 2025 shows winter cherry blossoms at Wuliang Mountain in Nanjian Yi Autonomous County, southwest China's Yunnan Province. Photo by Chen Shuo/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Winter Cherry Blossom in Yunnan - China

A drone photo taken on December 24, 2025 shows winter cherry blossoms at Wuliang Mountain in Nanjian Yi Autonomous County, southwest China's Yunnan Province. Photo by Chen Shuo/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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World's Longest Expressway Tunnel - Urumqi

An aerial drone photo taken on December 23, 2025 shows a view of Urumqi-Yuli Expressway that traverses the Tianshan Mountains in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. The Tianshan Shengli Tunnel, the world's longest expressway tunnel, and the Urumqi-Yuli Expressway that traverses the Tianshan Mountains via the tunnel, will be open to traffic by the end of this year, enabling a new shortcut linking southern and northern parts of Xinjiang. The 22.13-kilometer tunnel will reduce the time it takes to drive across the middle section of the Tianshan Mountains from several hours to about 20 minutes. Once operational, the travel time from the regional capital of Urumqi, north of the Tianshan Mountains, to Korla, south of the Tianshan Mountains, will be shortened from seven hours to about three hours. Photo by Wang Fei/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Winter Cherry Blossom in Yunnan - China

An aerial drone photo taken on December 24, 2025 shows people visiting Wuliang Mountain in Nanjian Yi Autonomous County, southwest China's Yunnan Province. Photo by Gong Zujin/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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World's Longest Expressway Tunnel - Urumqi

An aerial drone photo taken on December 23, 2025 shows a vehicle on the Urumqi-Yuli Expressway in Hejing County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. The Tianshan Shengli Tunnel, the world's longest expressway tunnel, and the Urumqi-Yuli Expressway that traverses the Tianshan Mountains via the tunnel, will be open to traffic by the end of this year, enabling a new shortcut linking southern and northern parts of Xinjiang. The 22.13-kilometer tunnel will reduce the time it takes to drive across the middle section of the Tianshan Mountains from several hours to about 20 minutes. Once operational, the travel time from the regional capital of Urumqi, north of the Tianshan Mountains, to Korla, south of the Tianshan Mountains, will be shortened from seven hours to about three hours. Photo by Wang Fei/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Winter Cherry Blossom in Yunnan - China

An aerial drone photo taken on December 20, 2025 shows winter cherry blossoms at Wuliang Mountain in Nanjian Yi Autonomous County, southwest China's Yunnan Province. Photo by Gong Zujin/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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World's Longest Expressway Tunnel - Urumqi

An aerial drone photo taken on December 23, 2025 shows a view of Urumqi-Yuli Expressway that traverses the Tianshan Mountains in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. The Tianshan Shengli Tunnel, the world's longest expressway tunnel, and the Urumqi-Yuli Expressway that traverses the Tianshan Mountains via the tunnel, will be open to traffic by the end of this year, enabling a new shortcut linking southern and northern parts of Xinjiang. The 22.13-kilometer tunnel will reduce the time it takes to drive across the middle section of the Tianshan Mountains from several hours to about 20 minutes. Once operational, the travel time from the regional capital of Urumqi, north of the Tianshan Mountains, to Korla, south of the Tianshan Mountains, will be shortened from seven hours to about three hours. Photo by Hu Huhu/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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World's Longest Expressway Tunnel - Urumqi

An aerial drone photo taken on December 23, 2025 shows a view of Urumqi-Yuli Expressway that traverses the Tianshan Mountains in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. The Tianshan Shengli Tunnel, the world's longest expressway tunnel, and the Urumqi-Yuli Expressway that traverses the Tianshan Mountains via the tunnel, will be open to traffic by the end of this year, enabling a new shortcut linking southern and northern parts of Xinjiang. The 22.13-kilometer tunnel will reduce the time it takes to drive across the middle section of the Tianshan Mountains from several hours to about 20 minutes. Once operational, the travel time from the regional capital of Urumqi, north of the Tianshan Mountains, to Korla, south of the Tianshan Mountains, will be shortened from seven hours to about three hours. Photo by Hu Huhu/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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World's Longest Expressway Tunnel - Urumqi

An aerial drone photo taken on December 23, 2025 shows a view of Urumqi-Yuli Expressway that traverses the Tianshan Mountains in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. The Tianshan Shengli Tunnel, the world's longest expressway tunnel, and the Urumqi-Yuli Expressway that traverses the Tianshan Mountains via the tunnel, will be open to traffic by the end of this year, enabling a new shortcut linking southern and northern parts of Xinjiang. The 22.13-kilometer tunnel will reduce the time it takes to drive across the middle section of the Tianshan Mountains from several hours to about 20 minutes. Once operational, the travel time from the regional capital of Urumqi, north of the Tianshan Mountains, to Korla, south of the Tianshan Mountains, will be shortened from seven hours to about three hours. Photo by Hu Huhu/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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World's Longest Expressway Tunnel - Urumqi

A drone photo taken on December 23, 2025 shows the entry of Tianshan Shengli Tunnel on Urumqi-Yuli Expressway in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. The Tianshan Shengli Tunnel, the world's longest expressway tunnel, and the Urumqi-Yuli Expressway that traverses the Tianshan Mountains via the tunnel, will be open to traffic by the end of this year, enabling a new shortcut linking southern and northern parts of Xinjiang. The 22.13-kilometer tunnel will reduce the time it takes to drive across the middle section of the Tianshan Mountains from several hours to about 20 minutes. Once operational, the travel time from the regional capital of Urumqi, north of the Tianshan Mountains, to Korla, south of the Tianshan Mountains, will be shortened from seven hours to about three hours. Photo by Hu Huhu/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Construction Site of Road-Rail Bridge Project - China

An aerial drone photo taken on December 24, 2025 shows the south tower construction site of Libu Yangtze River road-rail bridge project in Jingzhou, central China's Hubei Province. With a main span of 1,120 meters, the Libu Yangtze River road-rail bridge will further improve traffic network of the Yangtze River Economic Belt after completion. Photo by Xinhua/Wu Zhizun/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Construction Site of Road-Rail Bridge Project - China

An aerial drone photo taken on December 24, 2025 shows the south tower construction site of Libu Yangtze River road-rail bridge project in Jingzhou, central China's Hubei Province. With a main span of 1,120 meters, the Libu Yangtze River road-rail bridge will further improve traffic network of the Yangtze River Economic Belt after completion. Photo by Xinhua/Wu Zhizun/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Construction Site of Road-Rail Bridge Project - China

An aerial drone photo taken on December 24, 2025 shows the south tower construction site of Libu Yangtze River road-rail bridge project in Jingzhou, central China's Hubei Province. With a main span of 1,120 meters, the Libu Yangtze River road-rail bridge will further improve traffic network of the Yangtze River Economic Belt after completion. Photo by Xinhua/Wu Zhizun/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Construction Site of Road-Rail Bridge Project - China

An aerial drone photo taken on December 24, 2025 shows the south tower construction site of Libu Yangtze River road-rail bridge project in Jingzhou, central China's Hubei Province. With a main span of 1,120 meters, the Libu Yangtze River road-rail bridge will further improve traffic network of the Yangtze River Economic Belt after completion. Photo by Xinhua/Wu Zhizun/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Construction Site of Road-Rail Bridge Project - China

An aerial drone photo taken on December 24, 2025 shows the south tower construction site of Libu Yangtze River road-rail bridge project in Jingzhou, central China's Hubei Province. With a main span of 1,120 meters, the Libu Yangtze River road-rail bridge will further improve traffic network of the Yangtze River Economic Belt after completion. Photo by Xinhua/Wu Zhizun/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Construction Site of The Shijiazhuang-Xiong'an Intercity Railway - China

An aerial drone photo taken on December 23, 2025 shows a construction site of the Shijiazhuang-Xiong'an Intercity Railway in north China's Hebei Province. The railway, with a designed speed of 350 kilometers per hour, has been under construction in an orderly manner. Photo by Xinhua/Mu Yu/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Construction Site of The Shijiazhuang-Xiong'an Intercity Railway - China

An aerial drone photo taken on December 23, 2025 shows a construction site of the Shijiazhuang-Xiong'an Intercity Railway in north China's Hebei Province. The railway, with a designed speed of 350 kilometers per hour, has been under construction in an orderly manner. Photo by Xinhua/Mu Yu/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Construction Site of The Shijiazhuang-Xiong'an Intercity Railway - China

An aerial drone photo taken on December 23, 2025 shows a construction site of the Shijiazhuang-Xiong'an Intercity Railway in north China's Hebei Province. The railway, with a designed speed of 350 kilometers per hour, has been under construction in an orderly manner. Photo by Xinhua/Mu Yu/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Intelligent Agriculture

WUZHOU, CHINA - DECEMBER 23, 2025 - A farmer operates a drone in his farmland to conduct aerial sowing of rapeseed in Mengshan County, Wuzhou City, Guangxi Province, China, on December 23, 2025.

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Intelligent Agriculture

WUZHOU, CHINA - DECEMBER 23, 2025 - A farmer operates a drone in his farmland to conduct aerial sowing of rapeseed in Mengshan County, Wuzhou City, Guangxi Province, China, on December 23, 2025.

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Intelligent Agriculture

WUZHOU, CHINA - DECEMBER 23, 2025 - A farmer operates a drone in his farmland to conduct aerial sowing of rapeseed in Mengshan County, Wuzhou City, Guangxi Province, China, on December 23, 2025.

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Intelligent Agriculture

WUZHOU, CHINA - DECEMBER 23, 2025 - A farmer operates a drone in his farmland to conduct aerial sowing of rapeseed in Mengshan County, Wuzhou City, Guangxi Province, China, on December 23, 2025.

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Intelligent Agriculture

WUZHOU, CHINA - DECEMBER 23, 2025 - A farmer operates a drone in his farmland to conduct aerial sowing of rapeseed in Mengshan County, Wuzhou City, Guangxi Province, China, on December 23, 2025.

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Intelligent Agriculture

WUZHOU, CHINA - DECEMBER 23, 2025 - A farmer operates a drone in his farmland to conduct aerial sowing of rapeseed in Mengshan County, Wuzhou City, Guangxi Province, China, on December 23, 2025.

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Tourism Developments In Zhaoxing Dong Village - China

An aerial drone photo shows a long-table banquet joined by tourists and locals in Zhaoxing Dong village of Liping County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Dec. 20, 2025. Zhaoxing Dong village, home to a captivating cultural landscape, has seen an influx of tourists as the Dong New Year approaches. In recent years, the local government has leveraged the village's rich Dong ethnic cultural resources in developing the tourism industry. Boosted by tourism and other feature industries, the local Dong people have improved their living standards by inheriting traditional craftsmanship, developing ethnic handicrafts, launching cultural and creative products, and expanding the homestay and catering businesses. Photo by Yang Wenbin/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Climate Concerns Raised In Bet Shemesh - Israel

An aerial drone photo taken on Dec. 22, 2025 shows a tractor working in a farm field in Bet Shemesh, Israel. Israel has experienced unusually early and heavy rains this winter, with precipitation in many areas already reaching the annual average. The rainfall has eased drought conditions in some parts of the country. Photo by Gil Cohen Magen/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Climate Concerns Raised In Bet Shemesh - Israel

A drone photo taken on Dec. 22, 2025 shows rail tracks running through farm fields near Bet Shemesh, Israel. Israel has experienced unusually early and heavy rains this winter, with precipitation in many areas already reaching the annual average. The rainfall has eased drought conditions in some parts of the country. Photo by Gil Cohen Magen/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Climate Concerns Raised In Bet Shemesh - Israel

An aerial drone photo taken on Dec. 22, 2025 shows a tractor working in a farm field in Bet Shemesh, Israel. Israel has experienced unusually early and heavy rains this winter, with precipitation in many areas already reaching the annual average. The rainfall has eased drought conditions in some parts of the country. Photo by Gil Cohen Magen/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Climate Concerns Raised In Bet Shemesh - Israel

A drone photo taken on Dec. 22, 2025 shows rail tracks running through farm fields near Bet Shemesh, Israel. Israel has experienced unusually early and heavy rains this winter, with precipitation in many areas already reaching the annual average. The rainfall has eased drought conditions in some parts of the country. Photo by Gil Cohen Magen/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM