China: Winter Swimmer Saves Man from Rough Seas in Jiangsu

On October 18, 2025, in Lianyungang, Jiangsu, winter swimmer Wang Yuping risked his life to rescue a man who fell into the sea amid strong northeast winds and crashing waves. Despite being slammed against rocks and injured, Wang reached the man, secured him to a lifebuoy, and kept both afloat until help arrived.

Mid-Autumn Festival Round Moon

Mid-Autumn Festival Round Moon

A round moon captured in the urban area of Yuping Dong Autonomous County in Tongren City, Guizhou Province, China October 6th, 2025.

Mid-Autumn Festival Round Moon

Mid-Autumn Festival Round Moon

A round moon captured in the urban area of Yuping Dong Autonomous County in Tongren City, Guizhou Province, China October 6th, 2025.

Mid-Autumn Festival Round Moon

Mid-Autumn Festival Round Moon

A round moon captured in the urban area of Yuping Dong Autonomous County in Tongren City, Guizhou Province, China October 6th, 2025.

Mid-Autumn Festival Round Moon

Mid-Autumn Festival Round Moon

A round moon captured in the urban area of Yuping Dong Autonomous County in Tongren City, Guizhou Province, China October 6th, 2025.

Mid-Autumn Festival Round Moon

Mid-Autumn Festival Round Moon

A round moon captured in the urban area of Yuping Dong Autonomous County in Tongren City, Guizhou Province, China October 6th, 2025.

Mid-Autumn Festival Round Moon

Mid-Autumn Festival Round Moon

A round moon captured in the urban area of Yuping Dong Autonomous County in Tongren City, Guizhou Province, China October 6th, 2025.

Mid-Autumn Festival Round Moon

Mid-Autumn Festival Round Moon

A round moon captured in the urban area of Yuping Dong Autonomous County in Tongren City, Guizhou Province, China October 6th, 2025.

Mid-Autumn Festival Round Moon

Mid-Autumn Festival Round Moon

A round moon captured in the urban area of Yuping Dong Autonomous County in Tongren City, Guizhou Province, China October 6th, 2025.

Mid-Autumn Festival Round Moon

Mid-Autumn Festival Round Moon

A round moon captured in the urban area of Yuping Dong Autonomous County in Tongren City, Guizhou Province, China October 6th, 2025.

World Para Athletics 2025 - Day 2

World Para Athletics 2025 - Day 2

Yuping Zhao of People’s Republic of China competes in Women’s Javelin Throw F13 during the World Para Athletics 2025 at JLN Stadium in New Delhi, India on September 28, 2025. Photo by Anshuman Akash/ABACAPRESS.COM

Saffron Manufacturing in Tongren

Saffron Manufacturing in Tongren

TONGREN, CHINA - JULY 14, 2025 - Workers are packaging saffron for export in the workshop of a saffron processing enterprise in Yuping Dong Autonomous County, Tongren City, Guizhou Province, China on July 14, 2025.

Saffron Manufacturing in Tongren

Saffron Manufacturing in Tongren

TONGREN, CHINA - JULY 14, 2025 - A worker is packaging saffron for export in the workshop of a saffron processing enterprise in Yuping Dong Autonomous County, Tongren City, Guizhou Province, China on July 14, 2025.

Saffron Manufacturing in Tongren

Saffron Manufacturing in Tongren

TONGREN, CHINA - JULY 14, 2025 - A worker is packaging saffron for export in the workshop of a saffron processing enterprise in Yuping Dong Autonomous County, Tongren City, Guizhou Province, China on July 14, 2025.

Saffron Manufacturing in Tongren

Saffron Manufacturing in Tongren

TONGREN, CHINA - JULY 14, 2025 - Workers are packaging saffron for export in the workshop of a saffron processing enterprise in Yuping Dong Autonomous County, Tongren City, Guizhou Province, China on July 14, 2025.

Saffron Manufacturing in Tongren

Saffron Manufacturing in Tongren

TONGREN, CHINA - JULY 14, 2025 - Workers are packaging saffron for export in the workshop of a saffron processing enterprise in Yuping Dong Autonomous County, Tongren City, Guizhou Province, China on July 14, 2025.

Saffron Manufacturing in Tongren

Saffron Manufacturing in Tongren

TONGREN, CHINA - JULY 14, 2025 - Workers are packaging saffron for export in the workshop of a saffron processing enterprise in Yuping Dong Autonomous County, Tongren City, Guizhou Province, China on July 14, 2025.

Saffron Manufacturing in Tongren

Saffron Manufacturing in Tongren

TONGREN, CHINA - JULY 14, 2025 - Workers are packaging saffron for export in the workshop of a saffron processing enterprise in Yuping Dong Autonomous County, Tongren City, Guizhou Province, China on July 14, 2025.

Saffron Manufacturing in Tongren

Saffron Manufacturing in Tongren

TONGREN, CHINA - JULY 14, 2025 - A worker is packaging saffron for export in the workshop of a saffron processing enterprise in Yuping Dong Autonomous County, Tongren City, Guizhou Province, China on July 14, 2025.

Saffron Manufacturing in Tongren

Saffron Manufacturing in Tongren

TONGREN, CHINA - JULY 14, 2025 - Workers are packaging saffron for export in the workshop of a saffron processing enterprise in Yuping Dong Autonomous County, Tongren City, Guizhou Province, China on July 14, 2025.

World Consumer Rights Day in Tongren

World Consumer Rights Day in Tongren

TONGREN, CHINA - MARCH 13, 2025 - Prosecutors check the compliance of the shelf life of commodities with the cooperation of the market supervision department at the farmers' market of Pingxi Street in Yuping Dong Autonomous County, Tongren city, southwest China's Guizhou province on March 13, 2025.

World Consumer Rights Day in Tongren

World Consumer Rights Day in Tongren

TONGREN, CHINA - MARCH 13, 2025 - Police officers check the shelf life of goods at a supermarket in Pingxi street, Yuping Dong Autonomous County, Tongren, southwest China's Guizhou province on March 13, 2025.

World Consumer Rights Day in Tongren

World Consumer Rights Day in Tongren

TONGREN, CHINA - MARCH 13, 2025 - Prosecutors explain to consumers how to buy qualified products at a supermarket in Pingxi street of Yuping Dong Autonomous County in Tongren, southwest China's Guizhou province on March 13, 2025.

World Consumer Rights Day in Tongren

World Consumer Rights Day in Tongren

TONGREN, CHINA - MARCH 13, 2025 - Police officers promote public interest litigation laws and regulations at a bus stop in Wenshui Community, Pingxi Street, Yuping Dong Autonomous County, Tongren, southwest China's Guizhou province on March 13, 2025.

World Consumer Rights Day in Tongren

World Consumer Rights Day in Tongren

TONGREN, CHINA - MARCH 13, 2025 - Police officers check the shelf life of goods at a supermarket in Pingxi street, Yuping Dong Autonomous County, Tongren, southwest China's Guizhou province on March 13, 2025.

World Consumer Rights Day in Tongren

World Consumer Rights Day in Tongren

TONGREN, CHINA - MARCH 13, 2025 - Police officers check the shelf life of goods at a supermarket in Pingxi street, Yuping Dong Autonomous County, Tongren, southwest China's Guizhou province on March 13, 2025.

World Consumer Rights Day in Tongren

World Consumer Rights Day in Tongren

TONGREN, CHINA - MARCH 13, 2025 - Prosecutors check the compliance of the shelf life of commodities with the cooperation of the market supervision department at the farmers' market of Pingxi Street in Yuping Dong Autonomous County, Tongren city, southwest China's Guizhou province on March 13, 2025.

World Consumer Rights Day in Tongren

World Consumer Rights Day in Tongren

TONGREN, CHINA - MARCH 13, 2025 - Prosecutors explain to consumers how to buy qualified products at a supermarket in Pingxi street of Yuping Dong Autonomous County in Tongren, southwest China's Guizhou province on March 13, 2025.

World Consumer Rights Day in Tongren

World Consumer Rights Day in Tongren

TONGREN, CHINA - MARCH 13, 2025 - Police officers check the shelf life of goods at a supermarket in Pingxi street, Yuping Dong Autonomous County, Tongren, southwest China's Guizhou province on March 13, 2025.

World Consumer Rights Day in Tongren

World Consumer Rights Day in Tongren

TONGREN, CHINA - MARCH 13, 2025 - Police officers check the shelf life of goods at a supermarket in Pingxi street, Yuping Dong Autonomous County, Tongren, southwest China's Guizhou province on March 13, 2025.

Medical Service in China

Medical Service in China

A nurse cares for a hemodialysis patient at the hemodialysis center of Yuping Dong Autonomous County People's Hospital in Tongren, southwest China's Guizhou province, Feb 26, 2025.

Medical Service in China

Medical Service in China

A nurse cares for a hemodialysis patient at the hemodialysis center of Yuping Dong Autonomous County People's Hospital in Tongren, southwest China's Guizhou province, Feb 26, 2025.

Medical Service in China

Medical Service in China

A nurse cares for a hemodialysis patient at the hemodialysis center of Yuping Dong Autonomous County People's Hospital in Tongren, southwest China's Guizhou province, Feb 26, 2025.

Medical Service in China

Medical Service in China

A nurse cares for a hemodialysis patient at the hemodialysis center of Yuping Dong Autonomous County People's Hospital in Tongren, southwest China's Guizhou province, Feb 26, 2025.

Medical Service in China

Medical Service in China

A nurse cares for a hemodialysis patient at the hemodialysis center of Yuping Dong Autonomous County People's Hospital in Tongren, southwest China's Guizhou province, Feb 26, 2025.

Medical Service in China

Medical Service in China

A nurse cares for a hemodialysis patient at the hemodialysis center of Yuping Dong Autonomous County People's Hospital in Tongren, southwest China's Guizhou province, Feb 26, 2025.

Medical Service in China

Medical Service in China

A nurse cares for a hemodialysis patient at the hemodialysis center of Yuping Dong Autonomous County People's Hospital in Tongren, southwest China's Guizhou province, Feb 26, 2025.

Medical Service in China

Medical Service in China

A nurse cares for a hemodialysis patient at the hemodialysis center of Yuping Dong Autonomous County People's Hospital in Tongren, southwest China's Guizhou province, Feb 26, 2025.

Medical Service in China

Medical Service in China

A nurse cares for a hemodialysis patient at the hemodialysis center of Yuping Dong Autonomous County People's Hospital in Tongren, southwest China's Guizhou province, Feb 26, 2025.

Amazing Slow Train Village Gala - China

Amazing Slow Train Village Gala - China

Villagers wait for the train No. 5640 to sell their goods at Liugeji Railway Station in southwest China's Guizhou Province. A "village gala" was held on the train No. 5640 running on the Guiyang-Yuping railway on Saturday, during which folk customs and specialty food of Miao and Dong ethnic groups were displayed for passengers along the way. The pair of "slow trains" No. 5640 and No. 5639 run in Guizhou Province between Yuping Dong Autonomous County of Tongren City and provincial capital Guiyang City. The trains pass through several townships in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, connecting more than 100 ethnic minority villages along the route.Temporary fairs are also held aboard the trains where passengers can purchase goods in preparation for the upcoming Chinese Lunar New Year, on January 18, 2025 in Kaili, China. Photo by Yang Wenbin/ABACAPRESS.COM

Amazing Slow Train Village Gala - China

Amazing Slow Train Village Gala - China

An inheritor of intangible cultural heritage displays paper-cutting skills for passengers on train No. 5640 in southwest China's Guizhou Province. A "village gala" was held on the train No. 5640 running on the Guiyang-Yuping railway on Saturday, during which folk customs and specialty food of Miao and Dong ethnic groups were displayed for passengers along the way. The pair of "slow trains" No. 5640 and No. 5639 run in Guizhou Province between Yuping Dong Autonomous County of Tongren City and provincial capital Guiyang City. The trains pass through several townships in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, connecting more than 100 ethnic minority villages along the route.Temporary fairs are also held aboard the trains where passengers can purchase goods in preparation for the upcoming Chinese Lunar New Year, on January 18, 2025 in Kaili, China. Photo by Yang Wenbin/ABACAPRESS.COM

Amazing Slow Train Village Gala - China

Amazing Slow Train Village Gala - China

Actresses of ethnic minorities perform on the train No. 5640 in southwest China's Guizhou Province. A "village gala" was held on the train No. 5640 running on the Guiyang-Yuping railway on Saturday, during which folk customs and specialty food of Miao and Dong ethnic groups were displayed for passengers along the way. The pair of "slow trains" No. 5640 and No. 5639 run in Guizhou Province between Yuping Dong Autonomous County of Tongren City and provincial capital Guiyang City. The trains pass through several townships in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, connecting more than 100 ethnic minority villages along the route.Temporary fairs are also held aboard the trains where passengers can purchase goods in preparation for the upcoming Chinese Lunar New Year, on January 18, 2025 in Kaili, China. Photo by Yang Wenbin/ABACAPRESS.COM

Amazing Slow Train Village Gala - China

Amazing Slow Train Village Gala - China

A calligrapher creates calligraphy works of Chinese character "Fu", which means "good fortune", on train No. 5640 in southwest China's Guizhou Province. A "village gala" was held on the train No. 5640 running on the Guiyang-Yuping railway on Saturday, during which folk customs and specialty food of Miao and Dong ethnic groups were displayed for passengers along the way. The pair of "slow trains" No. 5640 and No. 5639 run in Guizhou Province between Yuping Dong Autonomous County of Tongren City and provincial capital Guiyang City. The trains pass through several townships in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, connecting more than 100 ethnic minority villages along the route.Temporary fairs are also held aboard the trains where passengers can purchase goods in preparation for the upcoming Chinese Lunar New Year, on January 18, 2025 in Kaili, China. Photo by Yang Wenbin/ABACAPRESS.COM

Amazing Slow Train Village Gala - China

Amazing Slow Train Village Gala - China

Villagers wait for the train No. 5640 to sell their goods at Liugeji Railway Station in southwest China's Guizhou Province. A "village gala" was held on the train No. 5640 running on the Guiyang-Yuping railway on Saturday, during which folk customs and specialty food of Miao and Dong ethnic groups were displayed for passengers along the way. The pair of "slow trains" No. 5640 and No. 5639 run in Guizhou Province between Yuping Dong Autonomous County of Tongren City and provincial capital Guiyang City. The trains pass through several townships in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, connecting more than 100 ethnic minority villages along the route.Temporary fairs are also held aboard the trains where passengers can purchase goods in preparation for the upcoming Chinese Lunar New Year, on January 18, 2025 in Kaili, China. Photo by Yang Wenbin/ABACAPRESS.COM

Amazing Slow Train Village Gala - China

Amazing Slow Train Village Gala - China

illagers carrying goods for sale board the train No. 5640 at Liugeji Railway Station in southwest China's Guizhou Province. A "village gala" was held on the train No. 5640 running on the Guiyang-Yuping railway on Saturday, during which folk customs and specialty food of Miao and Dong ethnic groups were displayed for passengers along the way. The pair of "slow trains" No. 5640 and No. 5639 run in Guizhou Province between Yuping Dong Autonomous County of Tongren City and provincial capital Guiyang City. The trains pass through several townships in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, connecting more than 100 ethnic minority villages along the route.Temporary fairs are also held aboard the trains where passengers can purchase goods in preparation for the upcoming Chinese Lunar New Year, on January 18, 2025 in Kaili, China. Photo by Yang Wenbin/ABACAPRESS.COM

Amazing Slow Train Village Gala - China

Amazing Slow Train Village Gala - China

Actresses of ethnic minorities perform on the train No. 5640 in southwest China's Guizhou Province. A "village gala" was held on the train No. 5640 running on the Guiyang-Yuping railway on Saturday, during which folk customs and specialty food of Miao and Dong ethnic groups were displayed for passengers along the way. The pair of "slow trains" No. 5640 and No. 5639 run in Guizhou Province between Yuping Dong Autonomous County of Tongren City and provincial capital Guiyang City. The trains pass through several townships in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, connecting more than 100 ethnic minority villages along the route.Temporary fairs are also held aboard the trains where passengers can purchase goods in preparation for the upcoming Chinese Lunar New Year, on January 18, 2025 in Kaili, China. Photo by Yang Wenbin/ABACAPRESS.COM

Amazing Slow Train Village Gala - China

Amazing Slow Train Village Gala - China

Villagers wait for the train No. 5640 to sell their goods at Liugeji Railway Station in southwest China's Guizhou Province. A "village gala" was held on the train No. 5640 running on the Guiyang-Yuping railway on Saturday, during which folk customs and specialty food of Miao and Dong ethnic groups were displayed for passengers along the way. The pair of "slow trains" No. 5640 and No. 5639 run in Guizhou Province between Yuping Dong Autonomous County of Tongren City and provincial capital Guiyang City. The trains pass through several townships in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, connecting more than 100 ethnic minority villages along the route.Temporary fairs are also held aboard the trains where passengers can purchase goods in preparation for the upcoming Chinese Lunar New Year, on January 18, 2025 in Kaili, China. Photo by Yang Wenbin/ABACAPRESS.COM

Amazing Slow Train Village Gala - China

Amazing Slow Train Village Gala - China

Villagers take the train No. 5640 at Liugeji Railway Station in southwest China's Guizhou Province. A "village gala" was held on the train No. 5640 running on the Guiyang-Yuping railway on Saturday, during which folk customs and specialty food of Miao and Dong ethnic groups were displayed for passengers along the way. The pair of "slow trains" No. 5640 and No. 5639 run in Guizhou Province between Yuping Dong Autonomous County of Tongren City and provincial capital Guiyang City. The trains pass through several townships in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, connecting more than 100 ethnic minority villages along the route.Temporary fairs are also held aboard the trains where passengers can purchase goods in preparation for the upcoming Chinese Lunar New Year, on January 18, 2025 in Kaili, China. Photo by Yang Wenbin/ABACAPRESS.COM

Amazing Slow Train Village Gala - China

Amazing Slow Train Village Gala - China

Railway workers talk with villagers about the sales of their goods in Liugeji Railway Station, southwest China's Guizhou Province. A "village gala" was held on the train No. 5640 running on the Guiyang-Yuping railway on Saturday, during which folk customs and specialty food of Miao and Dong ethnic groups were displayed for passengers along the way. The pair of "slow trains" No. 5640 and No. 5639 run in Guizhou Province between Yuping Dong Autonomous County of Tongren City and provincial capital Guiyang City. The trains pass through several townships in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, connecting more than 100 ethnic minority villages along the route.Temporary fairs are also held aboard the trains where passengers can purchase goods in preparation for the upcoming Chinese Lunar New Year, on January 18, 2025 in Kaili, China. Photo by Yang Wenbin/ABACAPRESS.COM

Amazing Slow Train Village Gala - China

Amazing Slow Train Village Gala - China

Villagers sell goods on train No. 5640 in southwest China's Guizhou Province. A "village gala" was held on the train No. 5640 running on the Guiyang-Yuping railway on Saturday, during which folk customs and specialty food of Miao and Dong ethnic groups were displayed for passengers along the way. The pair of "slow trains" No. 5640 and No. 5639 run in Guizhou Province between Yuping Dong Autonomous County of Tongren City and provincial capital Guiyang City. The trains pass through several townships in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, connecting more than 100 ethnic minority villages along the route.Temporary fairs are also held aboard the trains where passengers can purchase goods in preparation for the upcoming Chinese Lunar New Year, on January 18, 2025 in Kaili, China. Photo by Yang Wenbin/ABACAPRESS.COM