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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 March 19, 2022 shows forest ranger Song Chen up for work at a watchtower on Mangshan Mountain in Beijing, capital of China. His duty is to guard on the watchtower and be responsible for more than 13,000 mu (about 130 hectares) of forests in the surrounding area. (Xinhua/Li He)

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CHINA-BEIJING-MANGSHAN MOUNTAIN-WATCHTOWER-FOREST RANGERS (CN)

CHINA-BEIJING-MANGSHAN MOUNTAIN-WATCHTOWER-FOREST RANGERS (CN)

(220329) -- BEIJING, March 29, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Song Bao observes the forest on the watchtower of Mangshan Mountain in Beijing, capital of China, March 19, 2022. Coming from the same village in Yixian County of Baoding City in Hebei Province, Song Chen and Song Bao are currently working as forest rangers stationed at the watchtower of Mangshan Mountain in the forest adjacent to the Ming Tombs, a major tourist site in Beijing's suburb. The two forest rangers, grown up as childhood friends, are now work partners since they landed on this job a few years ago. They are collaboratively responsible for maintaining the 886.7 hectares of national key non-commercial forest. Working and living in the mountain all the time, Song Chen and Song Bao need to take turns to buy food and other daily supplies by riding an electric motorcycle down the hill. After work, they entertain themselves mainly with television and smartphones. They are also happy to chat with tourists who occasionally pop in at the observation tow

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CHINA-BEIJING-MANGSHAN MOUNTAIN-WATCHTOWER-FOREST RANGERS (CN)

CHINA-BEIJING-MANGSHAN MOUNTAIN-WATCHTOWER-FOREST RANGERS (CN)

(220329) -- BEIJING, March 29, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Song Chen (1st R) shows tourists the way in front of the watchtower on Mangshan Mountain in Beijing, capital of China, March 19, 2022. Coming from the same village in Yixian County of Baoding City in Hebei Province, Song Chen and Song Bao are currently working as forest rangers stationed at the watchtower of Mangshan Mountain in the forest adjacent to the Ming Tombs, a major tourist site in Beijing's suburb. The two forest rangers, grown up as childhood friends, are now work partners since they landed on this job a few years ago. They are collaboratively responsible for maintaining the 886.7 hectares of national key non-commercial forest. Working and living in the mountain all the time, Song Chen and Song Bao need to take turns to buy food and other daily supplies by riding an electric motorcycle down the hill. After work, they entertain themselves mainly with television and smartphones. They are also happy to chat with tourists who occasionally pop in a

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CHINA-BEIJING-MANGSHAN MOUNTAIN-WATCHTOWER-FOREST RANGERS (CN)

CHINA-BEIJING-MANGSHAN MOUNTAIN-WATCHTOWER-FOREST RANGERS (CN)

(220329) -- BEIJING, March 29, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Song Bao patrols the forest on Mangshan Mountain in Beijing, capital of China, March 19, 2022. Coming from the same village in Yixian County of Baoding City in Hebei Province, Song Chen and Song Bao are currently working as forest rangers stationed at the watchtower of Mangshan Mountain in the forest adjacent to the Ming Tombs, a major tourist site in Beijing's suburb. The two forest rangers, grown up as childhood friends, are now work partners since they landed on this job a few years ago. They are collaboratively responsible for maintaining the 886.7 hectares of national key non-commercial forest. Working and living in the mountain all the time, Song Chen and Song Bao need to take turns to buy food and other daily supplies by riding an electric motorcycle down the hill. After work, they entertain themselves mainly with television and smartphones. They are also happy to chat with tourists who occasionally pop in at the observation tower. As the fire

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CHINA-BEIJING-MANGSHAN MOUNTAIN-WATCHTOWER-FOREST RANGERS (CN)

CHINA-BEIJING-MANGSHAN MOUNTAIN-WATCHTOWER-FOREST RANGERS (CN)

(220329) -- BEIJING, March 29, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on March 19, 2022 shows Song Chen up for work at the watchtower on Mangshan Mountain in Beijing, capital of China. Coming from the same village in Yixian County of Baoding City in Hebei Province, Song Chen and Song Bao are currently working as forest rangers stationed at the watchtower of Mangshan Mountain in the forest adjacent to the Ming Tombs, a major tourist site in Beijing's suburb. The two forest rangers, grown up as childhood friends, are now work partners since they landed on this job a few years ago. They are collaboratively responsible for maintaining the 886.7 hectares of national key non-commercial forest. Working and living in the mountain all the time, Song Chen and Song Bao need to take turns to buy food and other daily supplies by riding an electric motorcycle down the hill. After work, they entertain themselves mainly with television and smartphones. They are also happy to chat with tourists who occasionally pop in at

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CHINA-BEIJING-MANGSHAN MOUNTAIN-WATCHTOWER-FOREST RANGERS (CN)

CHINA-BEIJING-MANGSHAN MOUNTAIN-WATCHTOWER-FOREST RANGERS (CN)

(220329) -- BEIJING, March 29, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on March 19, 2022 shows the watchtower perched on Mangshan Mountain in Beijing, capital of China. Coming from the same village in Yixian County of Baoding City in Hebei Province, Song Chen and Song Bao are currently working as forest rangers stationed at the watchtower of Mangshan Mountain in the forest adjacent to the Ming Tombs, a major tourist site in Beijing's suburb. The two forest rangers, grown up as childhood friends, are now work partners since they landed on this job a few years ago. They are collaboratively responsible for maintaining the 886.7 hectares of national key non-commercial forest. Working and living in the mountain all the time, Song Chen and Song Bao need to take turns to buy food and other daily supplies by riding an electric motorcycle down the hill. After work, they entertain themselves mainly with television and smartphones. They are also happy to chat with tourists who occasionally pop in at the observation

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CHINA-BEIJING-MANGSHAN MOUNTAIN-WATCHTOWER-FOREST RANGERS (CN)

CHINA-BEIJING-MANGSHAN MOUNTAIN-WATCHTOWER-FOREST RANGERS (CN)

(220329) -- BEIJING, March 29, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on March 18, 2022 shows the night view of the watchtower on Mangshan Mountain in Beijing, capital of China. Coming from the same village in Yixian County of Baoding City in Hebei Province, Song Chen and Song Bao are currently working as forest rangers stationed at the watchtower of Mangshan Mountain in the forest adjacent to the Ming Tombs, a major tourist site in Beijing's suburb. The two forest rangers, grown up as childhood friends, are now work partners since they landed on this job a few years ago. They are collaboratively responsible for maintaining the 886.7 hectares of national key non-commercial forest. Working and living in the mountain all the time, Song Chen and Song Bao need to take turns to buy food and other daily supplies by riding an electric motorcycle down the hill. After work, they entertain themselves mainly with television and smartphones. They are also happy to chat with tourists who occasionally pop in at the observati

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CHINA-BEIJING-MANGSHAN MOUNTAIN-WATCHTOWER-FOREST RANGERS (CN)

CHINA-BEIJING-MANGSHAN MOUNTAIN-WATCHTOWER-FOREST RANGERS (CN)

(220329) -- BEIJING, March 29, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Song Bao cleans the snow in the yard outside the watchtower on Mangshan Mountain in Beijing, capital of China, March 18, 2022. Coming from the same village in Yixian County of Baoding City in Hebei Province, Song Chen and Song Bao are currently working as forest rangers stationed at the watchtower of Mangshan Mountain in the forest adjacent to the Ming Tombs, a major tourist site in Beijing's suburb. The two forest rangers, grown up as childhood friends, are now work partners since they landed on this job a few years ago. They are collaboratively responsible for maintaining the 886.7 hectares of national key non-commercial forest. Working and living in the mountain all the time, Song Chen and Song Bao need to take turns to buy food and other daily supplies by riding an electric motorcycle down the hill. After work, they entertain themselves mainly with television and smartphones. They are also happy to chat with tourists who occasionally pop in at the ob

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CHINA-BEIJING-MANGSHAN MOUNTAIN-WATCHTOWER-FOREST RANGERS (CN)

CHINA-BEIJING-MANGSHAN MOUNTAIN-WATCHTOWER-FOREST RANGERS (CN)

(220329) -- BEIJING, March 29, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Song Chen cleans the snow in the yard outside the watchtower on Mangshan Mountain in Beijing, capital of China, March 19, 2022. Coming from the same village in Yixian County of Baoding City in Hebei Province, Song Chen and Song Bao are currently working as forest rangers stationed at the watchtower of Mangshan Mountain in the forest adjacent to the Ming Tombs, a major tourist site in Beijing's suburb. The two forest rangers, grown up as childhood friends, are now work partners since they landed on this job a few years ago. They are collaboratively responsible for maintaining the 886.7 hectares of national key non-commercial forest. Working and living in the mountain all the time, Song Chen and Song Bao need to take turns to buy food and other daily supplies by riding an electric motorcycle down the hill. After work, they entertain themselves mainly with television and smartphones. They are also happy to chat with tourists who occasionally pop in at the o

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CHINA-BEIJING-MANGSHAN MOUNTAIN-WATCHTOWER-FOREST RANGERS (CN)

CHINA-BEIJING-MANGSHAN MOUNTAIN-WATCHTOWER-FOREST RANGERS (CN)

(220329) -- BEIJING, March 29, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Song Bao (front) waves goodbye to Song Chen as he departs for patrolling the forest at the watchtower on Mangshan Mountain in Beijing, capital of China, March 19, 2022. Coming from the same village in Yixian County of Baoding City in Hebei Province, Song Chen and Song Bao are currently working as forest rangers stationed at the watchtower of Mangshan Mountain in the forest adjacent to the Ming Tombs, a major tourist site in Beijing's suburb. The two forest rangers, grown up as childhood friends, are now work partners since they landed on this job a few years ago. They are collaboratively responsible for maintaining the 886.7 hectares of national key non-commercial forest. Working and living in the mountain all the time, Song Chen and Song Bao need to take turns to buy food and other daily supplies by riding an electric motorcycle down the hill. After work, they entertain themselves mainly with television and smartphones. They are also happy to chat with

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CHINA-BEIJING-MANGSHAN MOUNTAIN-WATCHTOWER-FOREST RANGERS (CN)

CHINA-BEIJING-MANGSHAN MOUNTAIN-WATCHTOWER-FOREST RANGERS (CN)

(220329) -- BEIJING, March 29, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Song Chen has his finger accidentally slashed by a snow shovel while cleaning the snow in the yard outside the watchtower on Mangshan Mountain in Beijing, capital of China, March 19, 2022. Coming from the same village in Yixian County of Baoding City in Hebei Province, Song Chen and Song Bao are currently working as forest rangers stationed at the watchtower of Mangshan Mountain in the forest adjacent to the Ming Tombs, a major tourist site in Beijing's suburb. The two forest rangers, grown up as childhood friends, are now work partners since they landed on this job a few years ago. They are collaboratively responsible for maintaining the 886.7 hectares of national key non-commercial forest. Working and living in the mountain all the time, Song Chen and Song Bao need to take turns to buy food and other daily supplies by riding an electric motorcycle down the hill. After work, they entertain themselves mainly with television and smartphones. They are also

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CHINA-BEIJING-MANGSHAN MOUNTAIN-WATCHTOWER-FOREST RANGERS (CN)

CHINA-BEIJING-MANGSHAN MOUNTAIN-WATCHTOWER-FOREST RANGERS (CN)

(220329) -- BEIJING, March 29, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Song Bao walks back to the watchtower on Mangshan Mountain after patrolling the forest in Beijing, capital of China, March 19, 2022. Coming from the same village in Yixian County of Baoding City in Hebei Province, Song Chen and Song Bao are currently working as forest rangers stationed at the watchtower of Mangshan Mountain in the forest adjacent to the Ming Tombs, a major tourist site in Beijing's suburb. The two forest rangers, grown up as childhood friends, are now work partners since they landed on this job a few years ago. They are collaboratively responsible for maintaining the 886.7 hectares of national key non-commercial forest. Working and living in the mountain all the time, Song Chen and Song Bao need to take turns to buy food and other daily supplies by riding an electric motorcycle down the hill. After work, they entertain themselves mainly with television and smartphones. They are also happy to chat with tourists who occasionally pop in at

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CHINA-BEIJING-MANGSHAN MOUNTAIN-WATCHTOWER-FOREST RANGERS (CN)

CHINA-BEIJING-MANGSHAN MOUNTAIN-WATCHTOWER-FOREST RANGERS (CN)

(220329) -- BEIJING, March 29, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Song Bao (L) and Song Chen prepare dinner at the kitchen in the watchtower on Mangshan Mountain in Beijing, capital of China, March 18, 2022. Coming from the same village in Yixian County of Baoding City in Hebei Province, Song Chen and Song Bao are currently working as forest rangers stationed at the watchtower of Mangshan Mountain in the forest adjacent to the Ming Tombs, a major tourist site in Beijing's suburb. The two forest rangers, grown up as childhood friends, are now work partners since they landed on this job a few years ago. They are collaboratively responsible for maintaining the 886.7 hectares of national key non-commercial forest. Working and living in the mountain all the time, Song Chen and Song Bao need to take turns to buy food and other daily supplies by riding an electric motorcycle down the hill. After work, they entertain themselves mainly with television and smartphones. They are also happy to chat with tourists who occasionally p

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CHINA-BEIJING-MANGSHAN MOUNTAIN-WATCHTOWER-FOREST RANGERS (CN)

CHINA-BEIJING-MANGSHAN MOUNTAIN-WATCHTOWER-FOREST RANGERS (CN)

(220329) -- BEIJING, March 29, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Song Chen (R) writes a log at his dormitory in the watchtower on Mangshan Mountain in Beijing, capital of China, March 18, 2022. Coming from the same village in Yixian County of Baoding City in Hebei Province, Song Chen and Song Bao are currently working as forest rangers stationed at the watchtower of Mangshan Mountain in the forest adjacent to the Ming Tombs, a major tourist site in Beijing's suburb. The two forest rangers, grown up as childhood friends, are now work partners since they landed on this job a few years ago. They are collaboratively responsible for maintaining the 886.7 hectares of national key non-commercial forest. Working and living in the mountain all the time, Song Chen and Song Bao need to take turns to buy food and other daily supplies by riding an electric motorcycle down the hill. After work, they entertain themselves mainly with television and smartphones. They are also happy to chat with tourists who occasionally pop in at the

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CHINA-BEIJING-MANGSHAN MOUNTAIN-WATCHTOWER-FOREST RANGERS (CN)

CHINA-BEIJING-MANGSHAN MOUNTAIN-WATCHTOWER-FOREST RANGERS (CN)

(220329) -- BEIJING, March 29, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Song Bao (front) and Song Chen return to the watchtower after cleaning the snow in its yard on Mangshan Mountain in Beijing, capital of China, March 19, 2022. Coming from the same village in Yixian County of Baoding City in Hebei Province, Song Chen and Song Bao are currently working as forest rangers stationed at the watchtower of Mangshan Mountain in the forest adjacent to the Ming Tombs, a major tourist site in Beijing's suburb. The two forest rangers, grown up as childhood friends, are now work partners since they landed on this job a few years ago. They are collaboratively responsible for maintaining the 886.7 hectares of national key non-commercial forest. Working and living in the mountain all the time, Song Chen and Song Bao need to take turns to buy food and other daily supplies by riding an electric motorcycle down the hill. After work, they entertain themselves mainly with television and smartphones. They are also happy to chat with tourists w

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CHINA-BEIJING-MANGSHAN MOUNTAIN-WATCHTOWER-FOREST RANGERS (CN)

CHINA-BEIJING-MANGSHAN MOUNTAIN-WATCHTOWER-FOREST RANGERS (CN)

(220329) -- BEIJING, March 29, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on March 19, 2022 shows the watchtower blanketed with snow on Mangshan Mountain in Beijing, capital of China. Coming from the same village in Yixian County of Baoding City in Hebei Province, Song Chen and Song Bao are currently working as forest rangers stationed at the watchtower of Mangshan Mountain in the forest adjacent to the Ming Tombs, a major tourist site in Beijing's suburb. The two forest rangers, grown up as childhood friends, are now work partners since they landed on this job a few years ago. They are collaboratively responsible for maintaining the 886.7 hectares of national key non-commercial forest. Working and living in the mountain all the time, Song Chen and Song Bao need to take turns to buy food and other daily supplies by riding an electric motorcycle down the hill. After work, they entertain themselves mainly with television and smartphones. They are also happy to chat with tourists who occasionally pop in at the

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CHINA-BEIJING-MANGSHAN MOUNTAIN-WATCHTOWER-FOREST RANGERS (CN)

CHINA-BEIJING-MANGSHAN MOUNTAIN-WATCHTOWER-FOREST RANGERS (CN)

(220329) -- BEIJING, March 29, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Song Chen (L) checks his cellphone while Song Bao watches television at the dormitory in the watchtower on Mangshan Mountain in Beijing, capital of China, March 18, 2022. Coming from the same village in Yixian County of Baoding City in Hebei Province, Song Chen and Song Bao are currently working as forest rangers stationed at the watchtower of Mangshan Mountain in the forest adjacent to the Ming Tombs, a major tourist site in Beijing's suburb. The two forest rangers, grown up as childhood friends, are now work partners since they landed on this job a few years ago. They are collaboratively responsible for maintaining the 886.7 hectares of national key non-commercial forest. Working and living in the mountain all the time, Song Chen and Song Bao need to take turns to buy food and other daily supplies by riding an electric motorcycle down the hill. After work, they entertain themselves mainly with television and smartphones. They are also happy to chat wit

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CHINA-BEIJING-SNOW SCENERY (CN)

CHINA-BEIJING-SNOW SCENERY (CN)

(220319) -- BEIJING, March 19, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on March 19, 2022 shows the snow scenery at Mangshan National Forest Park in Beijing, capital of China. (Xinhua/Chen Zhonghao)

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CHINA-BEIJING-SNOW SCENERY (CN)

CHINA-BEIJING-SNOW SCENERY (CN)

(220319) -- BEIJING, March 19, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on March 19, 2022 shows the snow scenery seen from the Mangshan Mountain in Beijing, capital of China. (Xinhua/Chen Zhonghao)

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