XINHUA-PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2021-CHINA NEWS

(220106) -- BEIJING, Jan. 6, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Lei Qiyuan, a village-level forest ranger, rests during a forest patrol at Tunying Village in Dongxiang Town of Wuxuan County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Nov. 24, 2021. Lei is in charge of the management of about 5,800 mu (386.7 hectares) of forest. (Xinhua/Cao Yiming)