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China: Rare ‘Buddha’s Light’ Halo Seen on Sichuan Mountain

This breathtaking moment captures a rare “Buddha’s Light” phenomenon encircling a hiker’s head on a mountaintop trail. On June 5, 2025, while hiking Jiuding Mountain in Sichuan, a man recorded a vivid, rainbow-colored halo — known as a “Buddha’s Light” or Brocken Spectre — forming around his head in the misty air. The optical illusion followed him for several meters, creating a surreal, almost mystical scene as he walked through the fog. According to the hiker, Mr. He, the phenomenon appeared not only around his own head but also around those of other nearby hikers, lasting for about 30 seconds. The video ends with the glowing halo slowly fading as the group continued along the mist-covered trail."

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Taiwan: Typhoon Kong-Rey Makes Landfall, Bringing Strong Winds, Heavy Rain 6

Typhoon Kong-rey made landfall in Taitung, southeast Taiwan, on Halloween afternoon, October 31. It brought gusty winds and heavy rainfall to eastern Taiwan and was expected to affect other regions as well.

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Sinophobia will lead to conflict, confrontation: Chinese envoy

STORY: Sinophobia will lead to conflict, confrontation: Chinese envoy DATELINE: March 15, 2023 LENGTH: 00:04:11 LOCATION: UN Headquarters CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Security Council Chamber 2. various of China's deputy permanent representative to the United Nations Geng Shuang speaking 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese/English interpretation): GENG SHUANG, China's deputy permanent representative to the United Nations 4. various of delegates 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese/English interpretation): GENG SHUANG, China's deputy permanent representative to the United Nations 6. various of Security Council Chamber STORYLINE: A Chinese envoy warned Tuesday that Sinophobia by politicians will lead to conflict and confrontation. Just now, the briefers to the Security Council shared their views about Russophobia and its relationship with the Ukraine crisis, said Geng Shuang, China's deputy permanent representative to the United Nations. He made the remarks at a Security Council meeting on Ukraine in the context of R

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CHINA-TIANJIN-TESTING BASE-MEDICAL WORKER (CN)

(220321) -- TIANJIN, March 21, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Geng Tian washes his hands at Tianjin First Hospital in north China's Tianjin, March 19, 2022. Geng Tian, 49, is a medical worker with Tianjin First Hospital. Amid the recent COVID-19 resurgence, Geng is in charge of managing nucleic acid samples testing at a local testing base, which has daily testing capability of over 15,000 tubes. To ensure the smooth operation with faster speed, Geng works around the clock every day in a clean corridor with a length of 30 meters in the base. His makeshift desk is made of two paper boxes, on which he waits for new batches of samples coming in, screens samples and sometimes takes a nap for a short break. Just like Geng, other medical workers in the base are on duty day and night, in a hope of bringing the epidemic under control and resuming residents' usual hustle and bustle soon. (Xinhua/Sun Fanyue)

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Wife of China dissident appeals to Obama

WASHINGTON, United States - Geng He (L), wife of Chinese human rights lawyer Gao Zhisheng, speaks at a press conference on Sept. 9, 2014 in Washington, appealing to U.S. President Barack Obama to make a public call for her husband to be allowed to travel to the United States. She said Zhisheng, who was released from jail in August after three years in prison, is in alarmingly poor health.

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China opposed to military intervention in S. China Sea

BEIJING, China - Chinese Defense Ministry spokesman Geng Yansheng (L center) is surrounded by reporters as he leaves the venue of a press conference in Beijing on July 31, 2012. Geng said China has indisputable sovereignty over islands in the South China Sea and their adjacent waters, and the country is opposed to any military intervention in the area, according to China's official Xinhua News Agency.

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CHINA-TIANJIN-TESTING BASE-MEDICAL WORKER (CN)

(220321) -- TIANJIN, March 21, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Geng Tian communicates with his colleague inside a laboratory via walkie-talkie at a nucleic testing base in north China's Tianjin, March 19, 2022. Geng Tian, 49, is a medical worker with Tianjin First Hospital. Amid the recent COVID-19 resurgence, Geng is in charge of managing nucleic acid samples testing at a local testing base, which has daily testing capability of over 15,000 tubes. To ensure the smooth operation with faster speed, Geng works around the clock every day in a clean corridor with a length of 30 meters in the base. His makeshift desk is made of two paper boxes, on which he waits for new batches of samples coming in, screens samples and sometimes takes a nap for a short break. Just like Geng, other medical workers in the base are on duty day and night, in a hope of bringing the epidemic under control and resuming residents' usual hustle and bustle soon. (Xinhua/Sun Fanyue)

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CHINA-TIANJIN-TESTING BASE-MEDICAL WORKER (CN)

(220321) -- TIANJIN, March 21, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Geng Tian communicates with his colleague inside a laboratory via walkie-talkie at a nucleic testing base in north China's Tianjin, March 19, 2022. Geng Tian, 49, is a medical worker with Tianjin First Hospital. Amid the recent COVID-19 resurgence, Geng is in charge of managing nucleic acid samples testing at a local testing base, which has daily testing capability of over 15,000 tubes. To ensure the smooth operation with faster speed, Geng works around the clock every day in a clean corridor with a length of 30 meters in the base. His makeshift desk is made of two paper boxes, on which he waits for new batches of samples coming in, screens samples and sometimes takes a nap for a short break. Just like Geng, other medical workers in the base are on duty day and night, in a hope of bringing the epidemic under control and resuming residents' usual hustle and bustle soon. (Xinhua/Sun Fanyue)

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CHINA-TIANJIN-TESTING BASE-MEDICAL WORKER (CN)

(220321) -- TIANJIN, March 21, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Geng Tian checks material stock at a nucleic acid testing base in north China's Tianjin, March 19, 2022. Geng Tian, 49, is a medical worker with Tianjin First Hospital. Amid the recent COVID-19 resurgence, Geng is in charge of managing nucleic acid samples testing at a local testing base, which has daily testing capability of over 15,000 tubes. To ensure the smooth operation with faster speed, Geng works around the clock every day in a clean corridor with a length of 30 meters in the base. His makeshift desk is made of two paper boxes, on which he waits for new batches of samples coming in, screens samples and sometimes takes a nap for a short break. Just like Geng, other medical workers in the base are on duty day and night, in a hope of bringing the epidemic under control and resuming residents' usual hustle and bustle soon. (Xinhua/Sun Fanyue)

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CHINA-TIANJIN-TESTING BASE-MEDICAL WORKER (CN)

(220321) -- TIANJIN, March 21, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Geng Tian (front) uses a paper box as a makeshift desk at a nucleic testing base in north China's Tianjin, March 19, 2022. Geng Tian, 49, is a medical worker with Tianjin First Hospital. Amid the recent COVID-19 resurgence, Geng is in charge of managing nucleic acid samples testing at a local testing base, which has daily testing capability of over 15,000 tubes. To ensure the smooth operation with faster speed, Geng works around the clock every day in a clean corridor with a length of 30 meters in the base. His makeshift desk is made of two paper boxes, on which he waits for new batches of samples coming in, screens samples and sometimes takes a nap for a short break. Just like Geng, other medical workers in the base are on duty day and night, in a hope of bringing the epidemic under control and resuming residents' usual hustle and bustle soon. (Xinhua/Sun Fanyue)

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CHINA-TIANJIN-TESTING BASE-MEDICAL WORKER (CN)

(220321) -- TIANJIN, March 21, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Geng Tian works at Tianjin First Hospital in north China's Tianjin, March 19, 2022. Geng Tian, 49, is a medical worker with Tianjin First Hospital. Amid the recent COVID-19 resurgence, Geng is in charge of managing nucleic acid samples testing at a local testing base, which has daily testing capability of over 15,000 tubes. To ensure the smooth operation with faster speed, Geng works around the clock every day in a clean corridor with a length of 30 meters in the base. His makeshift desk is made of two paper boxes, on which he waits for new batches of samples coming in, screens samples and sometimes takes a nap for a short break. Just like Geng, other medical workers in the base are on duty day and night, in a hope of bringing the epidemic under control and resuming residents' usual hustle and bustle soon. (Xinhua/Sun Fanyue)

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CHINA-TIANJIN-TESTING BASE-MEDICAL WORKER (CN)

(220321) -- TIANJIN, March 21, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Geng Tian (R) checks work shift information with a colleague at a nucleic testing base in north China's Tianjin, March 19, 2022. Geng Tian, 49, is a medical worker with Tianjin First Hospital. Amid the recent COVID-19 resurgence, Geng is in charge of managing nucleic acid samples testing at a local testing base, which has daily testing capability of over 15,000 tubes. To ensure the smooth operation with faster speed, Geng works around the clock every day in a clean corridor with a length of 30 meters in the base. His makeshift desk is made of two paper boxes, on which he waits for new batches of samples coming in, screens samples and sometimes takes a nap for a short break. Just like Geng, other medical workers in the base are on duty day and night, in a hope of bringing the epidemic under control and resuming residents' usual hustle and bustle soon. (Xinhua/Sun Fanyue)

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Wife of China dissident appeals to Obama

WASHINGTON, United States - Geng He (L), wife of Chinese human rights lawyer Gao Zhisheng, speaks at a press conference on Sept. 9, 2014 in Washington, appealing to U.S. President Barack Obama to make a public call for her husband to be allowed to travel to the United States. She said Zhisheng, who was released from jail in August after three years in prison, is in alarmingly poor health. (Kyodo)

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Geng quits as Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang tells a press conference in Beijing on June 5, 2020 that he will leave the post. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Geng quits as Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang tells a press conference in Beijing on June 5, 2020 that he will leave the post. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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China voices grave concern over N. Korea ICBM test

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang speaks at a press briefing in Beijing on Nov. 29, 2017. He said China was gravely concerned by North Korea's intercontinental ballistic missile test earlier in the day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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China voices grave concern over N. Korea ICBM test

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang speaks at a press briefing in Beijing on Nov. 29, 2017. He said China was gravely concerned by North Korea's intercontinental ballistic missile test earlier in the day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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China voices grave concern over N. Korea ICBM test

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang speaks at a press briefing in Beijing on Nov. 29, 2017. He said China was gravely concerned by North Korea's intercontinental ballistic missile test earlier in the day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo