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Agriculture Crops Starry Sky - China

This photo taken on July 23, 2025 shows watermelons in a field under the starry sky in Shangjieji Town of Fujin City, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. Heilongjiang Province, a major agricultural producer dubbed "China's grain barn," have seen its crops enter the ripening stage recently. Photo by Qu Yubao/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Watermelon Farm - China

Retailers load Xisha watermelons onto a truck in Xingren Town of Shapotou District, Zhongwei City, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, July 20, 2025. The Xisha watermelon is a watermelon variety cultivated on calcareous soil covered with stone gravels. It is known for its large size, crisp and juicy flesh, as well as rich sweetness. The fruit is often hailed as the "green gem of the Gobi Desert" owing to its great economic value. Zhongwei City, a major producer of Xisha watermelons, has recorded a planting area of 469,500 mu (31,300 hectares) this year, with an expected output of 1.15 million tonnes. Photo by Wang Peng/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Watermelon Farm - China

Farmers pick Xisha watermelons in Xingren Town of Shapotou District, Zhongwei City, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, July 20, 2025. The Xisha watermelon is a watermelon variety cultivated on calcareous soil covered with stone gravels. It is known for its large size, crisp and juicy flesh, as well as rich sweetness. The fruit is often hailed as the "green gem of the Gobi Desert" owing to its great economic value. Zhongwei City, a major producer of Xisha watermelons, has recorded a planting area of 469,500 mu (31,300 hectares) this year, with an expected output of 1.15 million tonnes. Photo by Wang Peng/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Watermelon Farm - China

Farmers work in a Xisha watermelon field in Xiangshan Village of Shapotou District, Zhongwei City, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, July 20, 2025. The Xisha watermelon is a watermelon variety cultivated on calcareous soil covered with stone gravels. It is known for its large size, crisp and juicy flesh, as well as rich sweetness. The fruit is often hailed as the "green gem of the Gobi Desert" owing to its great economic value. Zhongwei City, a major producer of Xisha watermelons, has recorded a planting area of 469,500 mu (31,300 hectares) this year, with an expected output of 1.15 million tonnes. Photo by Wang Peng/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Watermelon Farm - China

A drone photo taken on July 20, 2025 shows farmers working in a Xisha watermelon field in Xiangshan Township of Shapotou District, Zhongwei City, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. The Xisha watermelon is a watermelon variety cultivated on calcareous soil covered with stone gravels. It is known for its large size, crisp and juicy flesh, as well as rich sweetness. The fruit is often hailed as the "green gem of the Gobi Desert" owing to its great economic value. Zhongwei City, a major producer of Xisha watermelons, has recorded a planting area of 469,500 mu (31,300 hectares) this year, with an expected output of 1.15 million tonnes. Photo by Wang Peng/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Watermelon Farm - China

An aerial drone photo taken on July 20, 2025 shows farmers working in a Xisha watermelon field in Xiangshan Township of Shapotou District, Zhongwei City, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. The Xisha watermelon is a watermelon variety cultivated on calcareous soil covered with stone gravels. It is known for its large size, crisp and juicy flesh, as well as rich sweetness. The fruit is often hailed as the "green gem of the Gobi Desert" owing to its great economic value. Zhongwei City, a major producer of Xisha watermelons, has recorded a planting area of 469,500 mu (31,300 hectares) this year, with an expected output of 1.15 million tonnes. Photo by Wang Peng/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Watermelon Farm - China

Farmers pick and transport Xisha watermelons in Xingren Town of Shapotou District, Zhongwei City, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, July 20, 2025. The Xisha watermelon is a watermelon variety cultivated on calcareous soil covered with stone gravels. It is known for its large size, crisp and juicy flesh, as well as rich sweetness. The fruit is often hailed as the "green gem of the Gobi Desert" owing to its great economic value. Zhongwei City, a major producer of Xisha watermelons, has recorded a planting area of 469,500 mu (31,300 hectares) this year, with an expected output of 1.15 million tonnes. Photo by Wang Peng/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Watermelon Farm - China

Farmers pick and transport Xisha watermelons in Xingren Town of Shapotou District, Zhongwei City, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, July 20, 2025. The Xisha watermelon is a watermelon variety cultivated on calcareous soil covered with stone gravels. It is known for its large size, crisp and juicy flesh, as well as rich sweetness. The fruit is often hailed as the "green gem of the Gobi Desert" owing to its great economic value. Zhongwei City, a major producer of Xisha watermelons, has recorded a planting area of 469,500 mu (31,300 hectares) this year, with an expected output of 1.15 million tonnes. Photo by Wang Peng/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Watermelon Farm - China

Farmers pick and transport Xisha watermelons in Xingren Town of Shapotou District, Zhongwei City, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, July 20, 2025. The Xisha watermelon is a watermelon variety cultivated on calcareous soil covered with stone gravels. It is known for its large size, crisp and juicy flesh, as well as rich sweetness. The fruit is often hailed as the "green gem of the Gobi Desert" owing to its great economic value. Zhongwei City, a major producer of Xisha watermelons, has recorded a planting area of 469,500 mu (31,300 hectares) this year, with an expected output of 1.15 million tonnes. Photo by Wang Peng/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Watermelon Farm - China

Farmers work in a Xisha watermelon field in Xingren Township of Shapotou District, Zhongwei City, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, July 20, 2025. The Xisha watermelon is a watermelon variety cultivated on calcareous soil covered with stone gravels. It is known for its large size, crisp and juicy flesh, as well as rich sweetness. The fruit is often hailed as the "green gem of the Gobi Desert" owing to its great economic value. Zhongwei City, a major producer of Xisha watermelons, has recorded a planting area of 469,500 mu (31,300 hectares) this year, with an expected output of 1.15 million tonnes. Photo by Wang Peng/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Animals Escape Heat in Chongqing

CHONGQING, CHINA - JULY 16, 2025 - A keeper feeds watermelons to elephants in an animal theme park in Chongqing, China on July 16, 2025.

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Premium watermelons in northern Japan

Photo taken on June 20, 2025, shows "Densuke" watermelons, a specialty of Toma town in Hokkaido, that were put up for sale in the season's first auction at a wholesale market in Asahikawa on the northern Japan main island. The one in the center fetched 700,000 yen ($4,800.)

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Japan PM Ishiba treated to watermelon

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (C) and economic revitalization minister Ryosei Akazawa (far R) pose with watermelons produced in Tottori Prefecture at the premier's office in Tokyo on June 10, 2025, during a visit by representatives promoting the fruit grown in the western Japan prefecture.

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Watermelon Harvest - Bangladesh

Workers unload watermelons from boats at Sadarghat terminal in Dhaka, Bangladesh, March 16, 2025. Photo by Habibur Rahman/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Watermelon Harvest - Bangladesh

Workers unload watermelons from boats at Sadarghat terminal in Dhaka, Bangladesh, March 16, 2025. Photo by Habibur Rahman/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Watermelon Harvest - Bangladesh

Workers unload watermelons from boats at Sadarghat terminal in Dhaka, Bangladesh, March 16, 2025. Photo by Habibur Rahman/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Protest to Condemn Violence Against Women - Paris

This illustrative photograph shows watermelons in support of the Palestinians during a protest to condemn violence against women, called by feminist organisations two days prior to the international day for the elimination of violence against women, in Paris, on November 23, 2024. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Daily life in Kramatorsk in eastern Ukraine

KRAMATORSK, UKRAINE - AUGUST 17, 2024 - Customers pick up watermelons in a supermarket in Kramatorsk, a city in the Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, close to the front line.

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23rd Agricultural Expo in Changchun

CHANGCHUN, CHINA - AUGUST 15, 2024 - Giant watermelons are seen at the fruit and vegetable exhibition area of the 23rd Agricultural Expo in Changchun, Northeast China's Jilin province, Aug 15, 2024.

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23rd Agricultural Expo in Changchun

CHANGCHUN, CHINA - AUGUST 15, 2024 - Giant watermelons are seen at the fruit and vegetable exhibition area of the 23rd Agricultural Expo in Changchun, Northeast China's Jilin province, Aug 15, 2024.

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Giant Pandas Enjoy A Birthday Treat - China

Giant panda Rui Rui and its cub enjoy a birthday treat at the Shenshuping giant panda base of Wolong National Nature Reserve in southwest China's Sichuan Province, July 19, 2024. A special event was held to celebrate the birthdays of giant pandas here on Friday. Carrots, watermelons and other food were prepared for them as the birthday treat. Photo by Yu Li/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Giant Pandas Enjoy A Birthday Treat - China

Giant panda cubs eat bamboos at the Shenshuping giant panda base of Wolong National Nature Reserve in southwest China's Sichuan Province, July 19, 2024. A special event was held to celebrate the birthdays of giant pandas here on Friday. Carrots, watermelons and other food were prepared for them as the birthday treat. Photo by Xue Chen/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Giant Pandas Enjoy A Birthday Treat - China

Giant panda Fu Bao is pictured at the Shenshuping giant panda base of Wolong National Nature Reserve in southwest China's Sichuan Province, July 19, 2024. A special event was held to celebrate the birthdays of giant pandas here on Friday. Carrots, watermelons and other food were prepared for them as the birthday treat. Photo by Xue Chen/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Giant Pandas Enjoy A Birthday Treat - China

Giant panda Fu Bao is pictured at the Shenshuping giant panda base of Wolong National Nature Reserve in southwest China's Sichuan Province, July 19, 2024. A special event was held to celebrate the birthdays of giant pandas here on Friday. Carrots, watermelons and other food were prepared for them as the birthday treat. Photo by Xue Chen/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Giant Pandas Enjoy A Birthday Treat - China

Giant panda Xiao Qi Ji eats bamboo shoots at the Shenshuping giant panda base of Wolong National Nature Reserve in southwest China's Sichuan Province, July 19, 2024. A special event was held to celebrate the birthdays of giant pandas here on Friday. Carrots, watermelons and other food were prepared for them as the birthday treat. Photo by Xue Chen/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Giant Pandas Enjoy A Birthday Treat - China

Giant panda Bai Ji (L) and Sheng Lan enjoy a birthday treat at the Shenshuping giant panda base of Wolong National Nature Reserve in southwest China's Sichuan Province, July 19, 2024. A special event was held to celebrate the birthdays of giant pandas here on Friday. Carrots, watermelons and other food were prepared for them as the birthday treat. Photo by Xue Chen/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Giant Pandas Enjoy A Birthday Treat - China

Giant panda Sheng Yi eats bamboo shoots at the Shenshuping giant panda base of Wolong National Nature Reserve in southwest China's Sichuan Province, July 19, 2024. A special event was held to celebrate the birthdays of giant pandas here on Friday. Carrots, watermelons and other food were prepared for them as the birthday treat. Photo by Xue Chen/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Giant Pandas Enjoy A Birthday Treat - China

Giant panda Fu Bao eats bamboo shoots at the Shenshuping giant panda base of Wolong National Nature Reserve in southwest China's Sichuan Province, July 19, 2024. A special event was held to celebrate the birthdays of giant pandas here on Friday. Carrots, watermelons and other food were prepared for them as the birthday treat. Photo by Xue Chen/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Giant Pandas Enjoy A Birthday Treat - China

Giant panda Xiao Qi Ji is pictured at the Shenshuping giant panda base of Wolong National Nature Reserve in southwest China's Sichuan Province, July 19, 2024. A special event was held to celebrate the birthdays of giant pandas here on Friday. Carrots, watermelons and other food were prepared for them as the birthday treat. Photo by Xue Chen/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Giant Pandas Enjoy A Birthday Treat - China

This photo shows a cake made of bamboos by the breeders at the Shenshuping giant panda base of Wolong National Nature Reserve in southwest China's Sichuan Province, July 19, 2024. A special event was held to celebrate the birthdays of giant pandas here on Friday. Carrots, watermelons and other food were prepared for them as the birthday treat. Photo by Yu Li/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Giant Pandas Enjoy A Birthday Treat - China

Giant panda Bai Ji enjoys a birthday treat at the Shenshuping giant panda base of Wolong National Nature Reserve in southwest China's Sichuan Province, July 19, 2024. A special event was held to celebrate the birthdays of giant pandas here on Friday. Carrots, watermelons and other food were prepared for them as the birthday treat. Photo by Xue Chen/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Giant Pandas Enjoy A Birthday Treat - China

Giant panda Pan Yue enjoys a birthday treat at the Shenshuping giant panda base of Wolong National Nature Reserve in southwest China's Sichuan Province, July 19, 2024. A special event was held to celebrate the birthdays of giant pandas here on Friday. Carrots, watermelons and other food were prepared for them as the birthday treat. Photo by Yu Li/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Giant Pandas Enjoy A Birthday Treat - China

Visitors take photos of the giant pandas during a birthday event at the Shenshuping giant panda base of Wolong National Nature Reserve in southwest China's Sichuan Province, July 19, 2024. A special event was held to celebrate the birthdays of giant pandas here on Friday. Carrots, watermelons and other food were prepared for them as the birthday treat. Photo by Xue Chen/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(240720) -- HUNANDAOXIAN, July 20, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Giant panda Fu Bao eats bamboo shoots at the Shenshuping giant panda base of Wolong National Nature Reserve in southwest China's Sichuan Province, July 19, 2024. A special event was held to celebrate the birthdays of giant pandas here on Friday. Carrots, watermelons and other food were prepared for them as the birthday treat. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Xue Chen)

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(SichuanMosaics)CHINA-SICHUAN-GIANT PANDA-BIRTHDAY (CN)

(240719) -- CHENGDU, July 19, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Giant panda Xiao Qi Ji eats bamboo shoots at the Shenshuping giant panda base of Wolong National Nature Reserve in southwest China's Sichuan Province, July 19, 2024. A special event was held to celebrate the birthdays of giant pandas here on Friday. Carrots, watermelons and other food were prepared for them as the birthday treat. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Xue Chen)

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(SichuanMosaics)CHINA-SICHUAN-GIANT PANDA-BIRTHDAY (CN)

(240719) -- CHENGDU, July 19, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Giant panda Fu Bao is pictured at the Shenshuping giant panda base of Wolong National Nature Reserve in southwest China's Sichuan Province, July 19, 2024. A special event was held to celebrate the birthdays of giant pandas here on Friday. Carrots, watermelons and other food were prepared for them as the birthday treat. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Xue Chen)

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(SichuanMosaics)CHINA-SICHUAN-GIANT PANDA-BIRTHDAY (CN)

(240719) -- CHENGDU, July 19, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Giant panda Fu Bao is pictured at the Shenshuping giant panda base of Wolong National Nature Reserve in southwest China's Sichuan Province, July 19, 2024. A special event was held to celebrate the birthdays of giant pandas here on Friday. Carrots, watermelons and other food were prepared for them as the birthday treat. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Xue Chen)

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(SichuanMosaics)CHINA-SICHUAN-GIANT PANDA-BIRTHDAY (CN)

(240719) -- CHENGDU, July 19, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Giant panda Pan Yue enjoys a birthday treat at the Shenshuping giant panda base of Wolong National Nature Reserve in southwest China's Sichuan Province, July 19, 2024. A special event was held to celebrate the birthdays of giant pandas here on Friday. Carrots, watermelons and other food were prepared for them as the birthday treat. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Yu Li)

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(SichuanMosaics)CHINA-SICHUAN-GIANT PANDA-BIRTHDAY (CN)

(240719) -- CHENGDU, July 19, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Giant panda cubs eat bamboos at the Shenshuping giant panda base of Wolong National Nature Reserve in southwest China's Sichuan Province, July 19, 2024. A special event was held to celebrate the birthdays of giant pandas here on Friday. Carrots, watermelons and other food were prepared for them as the birthday treat. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Xue Chen)

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(SichuanMosaics)CHINA-SICHUAN-GIANT PANDA-BIRTHDAY (CN)

(240719) -- CHENGDU, July 19, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This photo shows a cake made of bamboos by the breeders at the Shenshuping giant panda base of Wolong National Nature Reserve in southwest China's Sichuan Province, July 19, 2024. A special event was held to celebrate the birthdays of giant pandas here on Friday. Carrots, watermelons and other food were prepared for them as the birthday treat. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Yu Li)

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(SichuanMosaics)CHINA-SICHUAN-GIANT PANDA-BIRTHDAY (CN)

(240719) -- CHENGDU, July 19, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Giant panda Fu Bao eats bamboo shoots at the Shenshuping giant panda base of Wolong National Nature Reserve in southwest China's Sichuan Province, July 19, 2024. A special event was held to celebrate the birthdays of giant pandas here on Friday. Carrots, watermelons and other food were prepared for them as the birthday treat. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Xue Chen)

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(SichuanMosaics)CHINA-SICHUAN-GIANT PANDA-BIRTHDAY (CN)

(240719) -- CHENGDU, July 19, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Giant panda Sheng Yi eats bamboo shoots at the Shenshuping giant panda base of Wolong National Nature Reserve in southwest China's Sichuan Province, July 19, 2024. A special event was held to celebrate the birthdays of giant pandas here on Friday. Carrots, watermelons and other food were prepared for them as the birthday treat. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Xue Chen)

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(SichuanMosaics)CHINA-SICHUAN-GIANT PANDA-BIRTHDAY (CN)

(240719) -- CHENGDU, July 19, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Giant panda Rui Rui and its cub enjoy a birthday treat at the Shenshuping giant panda base of Wolong National Nature Reserve in southwest China's Sichuan Province, July 19, 2024. A special event was held to celebrate the birthdays of giant pandas here on Friday. Carrots, watermelons and other food were prepared for them as the birthday treat. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Yu Li)

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(SichuanMosaics)CHINA-SICHUAN-GIANT PANDA-BIRTHDAY (CN)

(240719) -- CHENGDU, July 19, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Giant panda Xiao Qi Ji is pictured at the Shenshuping giant panda base of Wolong National Nature Reserve in southwest China's Sichuan Province, July 19, 2024. A special event was held to celebrate the birthdays of giant pandas here on Friday. Carrots, watermelons and other food were prepared for them as the birthday treat. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Xue Chen)

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(SichuanMosaics)CHINA-SICHUAN-GIANT PANDA-BIRTHDAY (CN)

(240719) -- CHENGDU, July 19, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Giant panda Bai Ji enjoys a birthday treat at the Shenshuping giant panda base of Wolong National Nature Reserve in southwest China's Sichuan Province, July 19, 2024. A special event was held to celebrate the birthdays of giant pandas here on Friday. Carrots, watermelons and other food were prepared for them as the birthday treat. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Xue Chen)

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(SichuanMosaics)CHINA-SICHUAN-GIANT PANDA-BIRTHDAY (CN)

(240719) -- CHENGDU, July 19, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Visitors take photos of the giant pandas during a birthday event at the Shenshuping giant panda base of Wolong National Nature Reserve in southwest China's Sichuan Province, July 19, 2024. A special event was held to celebrate the birthdays of giant pandas here on Friday. Carrots, watermelons and other food were prepared for them as the birthday treat. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Xue Chen)

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(SichuanMosaics)CHINA-SICHUAN-GIANT PANDA-BIRTHDAY (CN)

(240719) -- CHENGDU, July 19, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Giant panda Bai Ji (L) and Sheng Lan enjoy a birthday treat at the Shenshuping giant panda base of Wolong National Nature Reserve in southwest China's Sichuan Province, July 19, 2024. A special event was held to celebrate the birthdays of giant pandas here on Friday. Carrots, watermelons and other food were prepared for them as the birthday treat. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Xue Chen)

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Animals Eat Watermelon

SHENYANG, CHINA - JULY 14, 2024 - Elephants enjoy the cool summer days by munching on chilled watermelons prepared by their keepers at Shenyang Forest Zoo in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning province, July 14, 2024.

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(FOCUS) CHINA-HUNAN-HUARONG-DONGTING LAKE-DIKE BREACH-RESETTLEMENT SITE(CN)

(240707) -- HUARONG, July 7, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Relocated residents enjoy watermelons at a makeshift resettlement site in a vocational school in Huarong County, Yueyang City, central China's Hunan Province, July 7, 2024. At 5:48 p.m. on Friday, a Dongting Lake dike burst in Tuanzhou Township, Huarong County, administered by the city of Yueyang in Hunan Province, causing flooding in the area. The breach was initially about 10 meters wide but later expanded. Following the immediate relocation of around 5,000 residents from the affected area, urgent measures have been taken to repair the breach. As of Sunday noon, 75 meters of the 226-meter breach in the dike had been sealed, according to the Yueyang flood control and drought relief headquarters. According to the Yueyang flood control and drought relief headquarters, 4,739 rescuers have rushed to join the frontlines as of 2 p.m. on Sunday. At present, Huarong County has set up four evacuation and resettlement sites, and a total of 3,224 affe

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Rainbow Watermelons

YICHANG, CHINA - JUNE 15, 2024 - Rainbow watermelons are on sale in Yichang, Hubei province, China, June 15, 2024. Rainbow watermelon melon flesh color is special, red orange, cream and yellow, cross section with vague flower shape, longitudinal section like a beautiful rainbow. Rainbow watermelons are usually ready to be picked after 28 days of pollination.