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China: Live Baby Rabbits Rescued From Pelican’s Throat at Zoo

On May 28, 2025, at a local zoo in Yibin, Sichuan province, southwestern China, two staff members were filmed restraining a white pelican. After prying open its beak, they pulled out four to five newborn rabbits. Fortunately, the rabbits were still alive.

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29 people missing after landslide in southwest China

Rescuers search for missing people at the site of a landslide in Junlian County in the city of Yibin, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Feb. 9, 2025. Photo by Jiang Hongjing/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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29 people missing after landslide in southwest China

Staff members work at an emergency command center in Jinping Village, Junlian County in the city of Yibin, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Feb. 8, 2025. Photo by Chen Wei/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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29 people missing after landslide in southwest China

Rescuers search for missing people in Junlian County in the city of Yibin, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Feb. 9, 2025. As of 11 a.m. Sunday, a landslide in southwest China's Sichuan Province had left one person dead, 28 missing and two injured, local authorities said. The landslide occurred at 11:50 a.m. on Saturday in Jinping Village, which is located in Junlian County in the city of Yibin. The province has mobilized 949 personnel from the armed police, firefighting, emergency response, transportation, medical, telecommunication, and other forces to carry out or assist the rescue efforts. Photo by Jiang Hongjing/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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29 people missing after landslide in southwest China

Rescuers transfer emergency equipment at the site of a landslide in Junlian County in the city of Yibin, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Feb. 9, 2025. Photo by Jiang Hongjing/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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29 people missing after landslide in southwest China

Rescuers search for missing people in Junlian County in the city of Yibin, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Feb. 9, 2025. As of 11 a.m. Sunday, a landslide in southwest China's Sichuan Province had left one person dead, 28 missing and two injured, local authorities said. The landslide occurred at 11:50 a.m. on Saturday in Jinping Village, which is located in Junlian County in the city of Yibin. The province has mobilized 949 personnel from the armed police, firefighting, emergency response, transportation, medical, telecommunication, and other forces to carry out or assist the rescue efforts. Photo by Zhuang Geer/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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29 people missing after landslide in southwest China

A rescuer searches for missing people in Junlian County in the city of Yibin, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Feb. 9, 2025. As of 11 a.m. Sunday, a landslide in southwest China's Sichuan Province had left one person dead, 28 missing and two injured, local authorities said. The landslide occurred at 11:50 a.m. on Saturday in Jinping Village, which is located in Junlian County in the city of Yibin. The province has mobilized 949 personnel from the armed police, firefighting, emergency response, transportation, medical, telecommunication, and other forces to carry out or assist the rescue efforts. Photo by Zhuang Geer/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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29 people missing after landslide in southwest China

Rescuers, with the help of a sniffer dog, search for missing people in Junlian County in the city of Yibin, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Feb. 9, 2025. As of 11 a.m. Sunday, a landslide in southwest China's Sichuan Province had left one person dead, 28 missing and two injured, local authorities said. The landslide occurred at 11:50 a.m. on Saturday in Jinping Village, which is located in Junlian County in the city of Yibin. The province has mobilized 949 personnel from the armed police, firefighting, emergency response, transportation, medical, telecommunication, and other forces to carry out or assist the rescue efforts. Photo by Zhuang Geer/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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29 people missing after landslide in southwest China

A rescuer, with the help of a sniffer dog, searches for missing people in Junlian County in the city of Yibin, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Feb. 9, 2025. As of 11 a.m. Sunday, a landslide in southwest China's Sichuan Province had left one person dead, 28 missing and two injured, local authorities said. The landslide occurred at 11:50 a.m. on Saturday in Jinping Village, which is located in Junlian County in the city of Yibin. The province has mobilized 949 personnel from the armed police, firefighting, emergency response, transportation, medical, telecommunication, and other forces to carry out or assist the rescue efforts. Photo by Zhuang Geer/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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29 people missing after landslide in southwest China

Rescuers search for missing people at the site of a landslide in Junlian County in the city of Yibin, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Feb. 9, 2025. Photo by Jiang Hongjing/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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29 people missing after landslide in southwest China

A rescuer searches for missing people in Junlian County in the city of Yibin, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Feb. 9, 2025. As of 11 a.m. Sunday, a landslide in southwest China's Sichuan Province had left one person dead, 28 missing and two injured, local authorities said. The landslide occurred at 11:50 a.m. on Saturday in Jinping Village, which is located in Junlian County in the city of Yibin. The province has mobilized 949 personnel from the armed police, firefighting, emergency response, transportation, medical, telecommunication, and other forces to carry out or assist the rescue efforts. Photo by Jiang Hongjing/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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29 people missing after landslide in southwest China

A rescuer operates life detector searching for missing people in Junlian County in the city of Yibin, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Feb. 9, 2025. As of 11 a.m. Sunday, a landslide in southwest China's Sichuan Province had left one person dead, 28 missing and two injured, local authorities said. The landslide occurred at 11:50 a.m. on Saturday in Jinping Village, which is located in Junlian County in the city of Yibin. The province has mobilized 949 personnel from the armed police, firefighting, emergency response, transportation, medical, telecommunication, and other forces to carry out or assist the rescue efforts. Photo by Jiang Hongjing/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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29 people missing after landslide in southwest China

Rescuers search for missing people in Junlian County in the city of Yibin, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Feb. 9, 2025. As of 11 a.m. Sunday, a landslide in southwest China's Sichuan Province had left one person dead, 28 missing and two injured, local authorities said. The landslide occurred at 11:50 a.m. on Saturday in Jinping Village, which is located in Junlian County in the city of Yibin. The province has mobilized 949 personnel from the armed police, firefighting, emergency response, transportation, medical, telecommunication, and other forces to carry out or assist the rescue efforts. Photo by Zhuang Geer/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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29 people missing after landslide in southwest China

Rescuers carry out search operations in Junlian County in the city of Yibin, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Feb. 9, 2025. Twenty-nine people remain missing after a landslide in southwest China's Sichuan Province on Saturday, according to a press conference held early Sunday morning. Photo by Xinhua/Jiang Hongjing/ABACAPRESS.COM

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29 people missing after landslide in southwest China

An aerial drone photo taken on Feb. 9, 2025 shows firefighters searching for missing people in Junlian County in the city of Yibin, southwest China's Sichuan Province. Twenty-nine people remain missing after a landslide in southwest China's Sichuan Province on Saturday, according to a press conference held early Sunday morning. Photo by Xinhua/Jiang Hongjing/ABACAPRESS.COM

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29 people missing after landslide in southwest China

Staff members work at an emergency command center in Jinping Village, Junlian County in the city of Yibin, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Feb. 8, 2025. 29 people remain missing after a landslide in southwest China's Sichuan Province on Saturday, according to a press conference held early Sunday morning. The number of the missing people is still being verified. As of now, the landslide is still ongoing. The landslide occurred at about 11:50 a.m. in Jinping Village, Junlian County in the city of Yibin. Photo by Chen Wei/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(240622) -- BEIJING, June 22, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A trial train waits for departure at the Chongqing West Station in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, June 21, 2024. A railway linking Chongqing and Yibin, two cities in southwest China, has started joint debugging and test runs. The railway is a section of a high-speed railway linking Chongqing and Kunming, capital of southwest China's Yunnan Province. With a designed speed of 350 kilometers per hour, the Chongqing-Kunming high-speed railway is a key constituent of the railway corridor linking China's capital Beijing and Kunming. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Tang Yi)

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XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(240622) -- BEIJING, June 22, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A trial train waits for departure at the Chongqing West Station in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, June 21, 2024. A railway linking Chongqing and Yibin, two cities in southwest China, has started joint debugging and test runs. The railway is a section of a high-speed railway linking Chongqing and Kunming, capital of southwest China's Yunnan Province. With a designed speed of 350 kilometers per hour, the Chongqing-Kunming high-speed railway is a key constituent of the railway corridor linking China's capital Beijing and Kunming. (Xinhua/Tang Yi)

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#CHINA-SPRING FESTIVAL-CELEBRATIONS (CN)

(240206) -- YIBIN, Feb. 6, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Villagers have meals while watching a dragon dance performance in Peishi Town of Nanxi District in Yibin City, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Feb. 5, 2024. (Photo by Zhuang Geer/Xinhua)

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XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(231227) -- BEIJING, Dec. 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Train G8738, the first train marking the operation of the Chengdu-Zigong-Yibin high-speed railway, is seen running on the railway in southwest China's Sichuan Province, Dec. 26, 2023. China on Tuesday opened the Chengdu-Zigong-Yibin high-speed railway in the southwestern province of Sichuan, linking the provincial capital of Chengdu with the cities of Zigong and Yibin. The Chengdu-Zigong-Yibin high-speed railway boasts a designed speed of 350 km per hour and has 12 stations along its 261-km line. (Photo by Song Shunzhi/Xinhua)

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CHINA-SICHUAN-CHENGDU-ZIGONG-YIBIN HIGH-SPEED RAILWAY-OPERATION (CN)

(231226) -- YIBIN(SICHUAN), Dec. 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Crew members and local people pose for photos marking the operation of the Chengdu-Zigong-Yibin high-speed railway on the platform of the Yibin railway station in Yibin, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Dec. 26, 2023. China on Tuesday opened the Chengdu-Zigong-Yibin high-speed railway in the southwestern province of Sichuan, linking the provincial capital of Chengdu with the cities of Zigong and Yibin. The Chengdu-Zigong-Yibin high-speed railway boasts a designed speed of 350 km per hour and has 12 stations along its 261-km line. (Xinhua/Wang Xi)

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CHINA-SICHUAN-CHENGDU-ZIGONG-YIBIN HIGH-SPEED RAILWAY-OPERATION (CN)

(231226) -- YIBIN(SICHUAN), Dec. 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Passengers pose for photos on the high-speed train G8738, the first train marking the operation of the Chengdu-Zigong-Yibin high-speed railway, in southwest China's Sichuan Province, Dec. 26, 2023. China on Tuesday opened the Chengdu-Zigong-Yibin high-speed railway in the southwestern province of Sichuan, linking the provincial capital of Chengdu with the cities of Zigong and Yibin. The Chengdu-Zigong-Yibin high-speed railway boasts a designed speed of 350 km per hour and has 12 stations along its 261-km line. (Xinhua/Wang Xi)

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CHINA-SICHUAN-CHENGDU-ZIGONG-YIBIN HIGH-SPEED RAILWAY-OPERATION (CN)

(231226) -- YIBIN(SICHUAN), Dec. 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Train G8738, the first train marking the operation of the Chengdu-Zigong-Yibin high-speed railway, is seen running on the railway in southwest China's Sichuan Province, Dec. 26, 2023. China on Tuesday opened the Chengdu-Zigong-Yibin high-speed railway in the southwestern province of Sichuan, linking the provincial capital of Chengdu with the cities of Zigong and Yibin. The Chengdu-Zigong-Yibin high-speed railway boasts a designed speed of 350 km per hour and has 12 stations along its 261-km line. (Photo by Song Shunzhi/Xinhua)

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CHINA-SICHUAN-CHENGDU-ZIGONG-YIBIN HIGH-SPEED RAILWAY-OPERATION (CN)

(231226) -- YIBIN(SICHUAN), Dec. 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Dec. 18, 2023 shows the Baiyunshan tunnel along the Chengdu-Zigong-Yibin high-speed railway in southwest China's Sichuan Province. China on Tuesday opened the Chengdu-Zigong-Yibin high-speed railway in the southwestern province of Sichuan, linking the provincial capital of Chengdu with the cities of Zigong and Yibin. The Chengdu-Zigong-Yibin high-speed railway boasts a designed speed of 350 km per hour and has 12 stations along its 261-km line. (Xinhua/Wang Xi)

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CHINA-SICHUAN-CHENGDU-ZIGONG-YIBIN HIGH-SPEED RAILWAY-OPERATION (CN)

(231226) -- YIBIN(SICHUAN), Dec. 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Dec. 26, 2023 shows a high-speed train running on a bridge across the Yangtze River along the Chengdu-Zigong-Yibin high-speed railway in Yibin, southwest China's Sichuan Province. China on Tuesday opened the Chengdu-Zigong-Yibin high-speed railway in the southwestern province of Sichuan, linking the provincial capital of Chengdu with the cities of Zigong and Yibin. The Chengdu-Zigong-Yibin high-speed railway boasts a designed speed of 350 km per hour and has 12 stations along its 261-km line. (Xinhua/Wang Xi)

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CHINA-SICHUAN-CHENGDU-ZIGONG-YIBIN HIGH-SPEED RAILWAY-OPERATION (CN)

(231226) -- YIBIN(SICHUAN), Dec. 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Dec. 18, 2023 shows a test train pulling into the Longquanshan No. 1 tunnel along the Chengdu-Zigong-Yibin high-speed railway in southwest China's Sichuan Province. China on Tuesday opened the Chengdu-Zigong-Yibin high-speed railway in the southwestern province of Sichuan, linking the provincial capital of Chengdu with the cities of Zigong and Yibin. The Chengdu-Zigong-Yibin high-speed railway boasts a designed speed of 350 km per hour and has 12 stations along its 261-km line. (Xinhua/Wang Xi)

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CHINA-SICHUAN-CHENGDU-ZIGONG-YIBIN HIGH-SPEED RAILWAY-OPERATION (CN)

(231226) -- YIBIN(SICHUAN), Dec. 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Passengers take photos on the high-speed train G8738, the first train marking the operation of the Chengdu-Zigong-Yibin high-speed railway, in southwest China's Sichuan Province, Dec. 26, 2023. China on Tuesday opened the Chengdu-Zigong-Yibin high-speed railway in the southwestern province of Sichuan, linking the provincial capital of Chengdu with the cities of Zigong and Yibin. The Chengdu-Zigong-Yibin high-speed railway boasts a designed speed of 350 km per hour and has 12 stations along its 261-km line. (Xinhua/Wang Xi)

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CHINA-SICHUAN-CHENGDU-ZIGONG-YIBIN HIGH-SPEED RAILWAY-OPERATION (CN)

(231226) -- YIBIN(SICHUAN), Dec. 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Passengers pose for photos on the high-speed train G8738, the first train marking the operation of the Chengdu-Zigong-Yibin high-speed railway, in southwest China's Sichuan Province, Dec. 26, 2023. China on Tuesday opened the Chengdu-Zigong-Yibin high-speed railway in the southwestern province of Sichuan, linking the provincial capital of Chengdu with the cities of Zigong and Yibin. The Chengdu-Zigong-Yibin high-speed railway boasts a designed speed of 350 km per hour and has 12 stations along its 261-km line. (Xinhua/Wang Xi)

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CHINA-SICHUAN-CHENGDU-ZIGONG-YIBIN HIGH-SPEED RAILWAY-OPERATION (CN)

(231226) -- YIBIN(SICHUAN), Dec. 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Dec. 18, 2023 shows the Zizhong west railway station along the Chengdu-Zigong-Yibin high-speed railway in Zizhong County, southwest China's Sichuan Province. China on Tuesday opened the Chengdu-Zigong-Yibin high-speed railway in the southwestern province of Sichuan, linking the provincial capital of Chengdu with the cities of Zigong and Yibin. The Chengdu-Zigong-Yibin high-speed railway boasts a designed speed of 350 km per hour and has 12 stations along its 261-km line. (Xinhua/Wang Xi)

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#CHINA-FARMING (CN)

(231123) -- BEIJING, Nov. 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A villager collects mandarin oranges in Chencun village of Luochang township, Gaoxian County of Yibin City, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Nov. 22, 2023. (Photo by Zhuang Ge'er)

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CHINA-SICHUAN-MINJIANG RIVER-VEHICLE FERRY-END (CN)

(230828) -- YIBIN, Aug. 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Sailors pose for a group photo on the cross-river vehicle ferry linking Nixi Town and Juexi Town in Xuzhou District of Yibin, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Aug. 28, 2023. The cross-river vehicle ferry service that links Nixi Town and Juexi Town in Xuzhou District of Yibin started in May of 1992. This ferry service has been one of the most important transportation methods for local people living nearby on both sides of Minjiang River. As the Nixi Minjiang grand bridge opened to traffic here on Monday, the 31-year-old ferry service also ended the same day. The opening of the Nixi Minjiang grand bridge has broken through the transportation bottleneck for over 450,000 people living nearby. (Xinhua/Jiang Hongjing)

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CHINA-SICHUAN-MINJIANG RIVER-VEHICLE FERRY-END (CN)

(230828) -- YIBIN, Aug. 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Aug. 28, 2023 shows a ferry as well as the Nixi Minjiang grand bridge in Xuzhou District of Yibin, southwest China's Sichuan Province. The cross-river vehicle ferry service that links Nixi Town and Juexi Town in Xuzhou District of Yibin started in May of 1992. This ferry service has been one of the most important transportation methods for local people living nearby on both sides of Minjiang River. As the Nixi Minjiang grand bridge opened to traffic here on Monday, the 31-year-old ferry service also ended the same day. The opening of the Nixi Minjiang grand bridge has broken through the transportation bottleneck for over 450,000 people living nearby. (Xinhua/Jiang Hongjing)

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CHINA-SICHUAN-MINJIANG RIVER-VEHICLE FERRY-END (CN)

(230828) -- YIBIN, Aug. 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on July 1, 2023 shows vehicles and passengers going ashore the Nixi south ferry in Xuzhou District of Yibin, southwest China's Sichuan Province. The cross-river vehicle ferry service that links Nixi Town and Juexi Town in Xuzhou District of Yibin started in May of 1992. This ferry service has been one of the most important transportation methods for local people living nearby on both sides of Minjiang River. As the Nixi Minjiang grand bridge opened to traffic here on Monday, the 31-year-old ferry service also ended the same day. The opening of the Nixi Minjiang grand bridge has broken through the transportation bottleneck for over 450,000 people living nearby. (Xinhua/Jiang Hongjing)

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CHINA-SICHUAN-MINJIANG RIVER-VEHICLE FERRY-END (CN)

(230828) -- YIBIN, Aug. 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on July 1, 2023 shows Zhong Helin, a sailor of the cross-river vehicle ferry linking Nixi Town and Juexi Town in Xuzhou District of Yibin in southwest China's Sichuan Province, directing vehicles on the deck. The cross-river vehicle ferry service that links Nixi Town and Juexi Town in Xuzhou District of Yibin started in May of 1992. This ferry service has been one of the most important transportation methods for local people living nearby on both sides of Minjiang River. As the Nixi Minjiang grand bridge opened to traffic here on Monday, the 31-year-old ferry service also ended the same day. The opening of the Nixi Minjiang grand bridge has broken through the transportation bottleneck for over 450,000 people living nearby. (Xinhua/Jiang Hongjing)

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CHINA-SICHUAN-MINJIANG RIVER-VEHICLE FERRY-END (CN)

(230828) -- YIBIN, Aug. 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on July 1, 2023 shows Wang Junbing, captain of the cross-river vehicle ferry linking Nixi Town and Juexi Town in Xuzhou District of Yibin in southwest China's Sichuan Province, sailing on the river. The cross-river vehicle ferry service that links Nixi Town and Juexi Town in Xuzhou District of Yibin started in May of 1992. This ferry service has been one of the most important transportation methods for local people living nearby on both sides of Minjiang River. As the Nixi Minjiang grand bridge opened to traffic here on Monday, the 31-year-old ferry service also ended the same day. The opening of the Nixi Minjiang grand bridge has broken through the transportation bottleneck for over 450,000 people living nearby. (Xinhua/Jiang Hongjing)

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CHINA-SICHUAN-MINJIANG RIVER-VEHICLE FERRY-END (CN)

(230828) -- YIBIN, Aug. 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Vehicles go ashore the Nixi north ferry in Xuzhou District of Yibin, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Aug. 28, 2023. The cross-river vehicle ferry service that links Nixi Town and Juexi Town in Xuzhou District of Yibin started in May of 1992. This ferry service has been one of the most important transportation methods for local people living nearby on both sides of Minjiang River. As the Nixi Minjiang grand bridge opened to traffic here on Monday, the 31-year-old ferry service also ended the same day. The opening of the Nixi Minjiang grand bridge has broken through the transportation bottleneck for over 450,000 people living nearby. (Xinhua/Jiang Hongjing)

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CHINA-SICHUAN-MINJIANG RIVER-VEHICLE FERRY-END (CN)

(230828) -- YIBIN, Aug. 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Vehicles and passengers take the cross-river vehicle ferry linking Nixi Town and Juexi Town in Xuzhou District of Yibin, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Aug. 28, 2023. The cross-river vehicle ferry service that links Nixi Town and Juexi Town in Xuzhou District of Yibin started in May of 1992. This ferry service has been one of the most important transportation methods for local people living nearby on both sides of Minjiang River. As the Nixi Minjiang grand bridge opened to traffic here on Monday, the 31-year-old ferry service also ended the same day. The opening of the Nixi Minjiang grand bridge has broken through the transportation bottleneck for over 450,000 people living nearby. (Xinhua/Jiang Hongjing)

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CHINA-SICHUAN-MINJIANG RIVER-VEHICLE FERRY-END (CN)

(230828) -- YIBIN, Aug. 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on July 1, 2023 shows the cross-river vehicle ferry linking Nixi Town and Juexi Town in Xuzhou District of Yibin, sailing on the Minjiang River in southwest China's Sichuan Province. The cross-river vehicle ferry service that links Nixi Town and Juexi Town in Xuzhou District of Yibin started in May of 1992. This ferry service has been one of the most important transportation methods for local people living nearby on both sides of Minjiang River. As the Nixi Minjiang grand bridge opened to traffic here on Monday, the 31-year-old ferry service also ended the same day. The opening of the Nixi Minjiang grand bridge has broken through the transportation bottleneck for over 450,000 people living nearby. (Xinhua/Jiang Hongjing)

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CHINA-SICHUAN-MINJIANG RIVER-VEHICLE FERRY-END (CN)

(230828) -- YIBIN, Aug. 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Passengers board the cross-river vehicle ferry linking Nixi Town and Juexi Town in Xuzhou District of Yibin, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Aug. 28, 2023. The cross-river vehicle ferry service that links Nixi Town and Juexi Town in Xuzhou District of Yibin started in May of 1992. This ferry service has been one of the most important transportation methods for local people living nearby on both sides of Minjiang River. As the Nixi Minjiang grand bridge opened to traffic here on Monday, the 31-year-old ferry service also ended the same day. The opening of the Nixi Minjiang grand bridge has broken through the transportation bottleneck for over 450,000 people living nearby. (Xinhua/Jiang Hongjing)

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CHINA-QIXI FESTIVAL-GROUP WEDDING (CN)

(230822) -- YIBIN, Aug. 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Couples attend a group wedding in Yibin, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Aug. 22, 2023. Many couples chose to get married on Tuesday, which is the traditional Qixi Festival, or the Chinese Valentine's Day. (Xinhua/Jiang Hongjing)

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CHINA-QIXI FESTIVAL-GROUP WEDDING (CN)

(230822) -- YIBIN, Aug. 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Couples attend a group wedding in Yibin, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Aug. 22, 2023. Many couples chose to get married on Tuesday, which is the traditional Qixi Festival, or the Chinese Valentine's Day. (Xinhua/Jiang Hongjing)

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CHINA-SICHUAN-YANGTZE RIVER-CHANGE (CN)

(230713) -- CHENGDU, July 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- The above part of this combination photo taken by Cao Weibing on Jan. 27, 2021 shows people waiting for the ferry on a dock in Hejiang County of Luzhou, southwest China's Sichuan Province. The lower part taken by Xinhua photographer Liu Kun shows an aerial view of Hejiang county seat and a Yangtze River bridge on June 27, 2023. In the past decade, Yibin and Luzhou of southwest China's Sichuan Province have made great efforts in improving ecological environment of the Yangtze River. (Xinhua)

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CHINA-SICHUAN-YANGTZE RIVER-CHANGE (CN)

(230713) -- CHENGDU, July 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- The above part of this combination photo taken by Zeng Lang in July 2014 shows a view along the Yangtze River in Yibin, southwest China's Sichuan Province, before an ecological improvement project. The lower part taken by Xinhua photographer Xu Bingjie shows a scenery along the Yangtze River in Yibin on June 26, 2023. In the past decade, Yibin and Luzhou of southwest China's Sichuan Province have made great efforts in improving ecological environment of the Yangtze River. (Xinhua)

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CHINA-SICHUAN-YANGTZE RIVER-CHANGE (CN)

(230713) -- CHENGDU, July 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- The above part of this combination photo taken in 2014 shows farmers boarding a ferry with litchi at Sanjiang dock in Hejiang County of Luzhou, southwest China's Sichuan Province. The lower part taken by Xinhua photographer Liu Kun on June 27, 2023 shows the deserted Sanjiang dock and the nearby Sanjiangju Bridge which has been put into use. In the past decade, Yibin and Luzhou of southwest China's Sichuan Province have made great efforts in improving ecological environment of the Yangtze River. (Xinhua)

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CHINA-SICHUAN-YANGTZE RIVER-CHANGE (CN)

(230713) -- CHENGDU, July 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- The above part of this combination photo taken by Xinhua photographer Hu Xu shows an old chemical factory in Yibin being dismantled on June 22, 2018. The lower part taken by Xinhua photographer Liu Kun shows an aerial view of the site of the factory on May 31, 2023. In the past decade, Yibin and Luzhou of southwest China's Sichuan Province have made great efforts in improving ecological environment of the Yangtze River. (Xinhua)

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CHINA-SICHUAN-YANGTZE RIVER-CHANGE (CN)

(230713) -- CHENGDU, July 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- The above part of this combination photo taken by Zeng Lang in October 2011 shows a view of Sanjiangkou in Yibin, southwest China's Sichuan Province. The lower part taken by Xinhua photographer Xu Bingjie shows an aerial view of a park in Sanjiangkou of Yibin on May 31, 2023. In the past decade, Yibin and Luzhou of southwest China's Sichuan Province have made great efforts in improving ecological environment of the Yangtze River. (Xinhua)

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CHINA-SICHUAN-YANGTZE RIVER-CHANGE (CN)

(230713) -- CHENGDU, July 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- The above part of this combination photo taken by Cao Weibing in July 2012 shows fishing boats berthing at Guanyizui, where the Tuojiang River and the Yangtze River converge in Luzhou City of southwest China's Sichuan Province. The lower part taken by Xinhua photographer Liu Kun shows a scenery of Guanyizui on June 1, 2023. In the past decade, Yibin and Luzhou of southwest China's Sichuan Province have made great efforts in improving ecological environment of the Yangtze River. (Xinhua)

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CHINA-SICHUAN-YANGTZE RIVER-CHANGE (CN)

(230713) -- CHENGDU, July 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- The above part of this combination photo shows the Laoyingqiu sewage pipeline (file photo) before renovation in Luzhou, southwest China's Sichuan Province. The lower part taken by Xinhua photographer Xu Bingjie on June 1, 2023 shows the sewage pipeline after renovation. In the past decade, Yibin and Luzhou of southwest China's Sichuan Province have made great efforts in improving ecological environment of the Yangtze River. (Xinhua)

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CHINA-SICHUAN-YIBIN-YANGTZE STURGEON-CONSERVATION (CN)

(230712) -- CHENGDU, July 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on June 27, 2023 shows juvenile fish of Yangtze sturgeon at a breeding base jointly operated by Yibin Institute of Rare Aquatic Animals and Fisheries Institute of Sichuan Academy of Agricultural Sciences in Yibin, southwest China's Sichuan Province. Zhou Liang, 51, is the director of Yibin Institute of Rare Aquatic Animals. He started to study with his father the subject of artificial breeding of rare fish since 1993. Since the successful artificial propagation of parent fish of Yangtze sturgeon bred in the institute in 1998, the whole artificial propagation of the rare fish and the production of three generations of fry have been realized one after another. Yangtze sturgeon, also known as Dabry's sturgeon, has lost its natural ability to reproduce since 2000 due to overfishing and water pollution, among other factors. The International Union for Conservation of Nature declared the species extinct in the wild in July last year. In March thi

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CHINA-SICHUAN-YIBIN-YANGTZE STURGEON-CONSERVATION (CN)

(230712) -- CHENGDU, July 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Zhou Liang displays a Yangtze sturgeon at a breeding base jointly operated by Yibin Institute of Rare Aquatic Animals and Fisheries Institute of Sichuan Academy of Agricultural Sciences in Yibin, southwest China's Sichuan Province, June 27, 2023. Zhou Liang, 51, is the director of Yibin Institute of Rare Aquatic Animals. He started to study with his father the subject of artificial breeding of rare fish since 1993. Since the successful artificial propagation of parent fish of Yangtze sturgeon bred in the institute in 1998, the whole artificial propagation of the rare fish and the production of three generations of fry have been realized one after another. Yangtze sturgeon, also known as Dabry's sturgeon, has lost its natural ability to reproduce since 2000 due to overfishing and water pollution, among other factors. The International Union for Conservation of Nature declared the species extinct in the wild in July last year. In March this year, a field bree