Winter Scenery - China

Winter Scenery - China

Birds are pictured at a wetland park in Tongchuan District of Dazhou City, southwest China's Sichuan Province, on December 15, 2024. Photo by Zeng Meng/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

CHINA-SHAANXI-XI'AN-HIGH SPEED RAILWAY-CONSTRUCTION

CHINA-SHAANXI-XI'AN-HIGH SPEED RAILWAY-CONSTRUCTION

(240126) -- XI'AN, Jan. 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Workers operate at a railway sleepers factory for the Xi'an-Yan'an High-Speed Railway in Tongchuan City, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Jan.18, 2024. Shaanxi Province has weathered several rounds of cold waves so far this winter, with temperatures plummeting to minus 26 degrees Celsius in Yan'an City, but constructors are still beating the adverse weather with normal operations at the construction site along the Xi'an-Yan'an High-Speed Railway. Spanning over about 299 km, this railway is the first of its kind built for the old revolutionary base area in northern Shaanxi. Upon completion, it is expected to shorten the travel time between Xi'an and Yan'an from current 2.5 hours to around one hour. This holds significance in consolidating the achievements of poverty alleviation for old revolutionary base areas, advancing rural revitalization on all fronts, and fostering a new paradigm for the development in west China. (Xinhua/Zhang Bowen)

Sluggish property market in China

Sluggish property market in China

Photo taken in Tongchuan, Shaanxi Province, on Oct. 8, 2023, shows the interior of a high-rise condominium building whose construction came to a halt amid the sluggish property market in China.

Sluggish property market in China

Sluggish property market in China

Photo taken in Tongchuan, Shaanxi Province, on Oct. 8, 2023, shows high-rise condominium buildings whose construction came to a halt amid the sluggish property market in China.

Sluggish property market in China

Sluggish property market in China

Photo taken in Tongchuan, Shaanxi Province, on Oct. 8, 2023, shows high-rise condominium buildings whose construction came to a halt amid the sluggish property market in China.

China completes trial of new test stand for large-thrust rocket engine

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2023 Sun Simiao TCM International Forum kicks off in China's Shaanxi

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