XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(231212) -- BEIJING, Dec. 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A snowplow clears a road after a heavy snow fall in Zhengdong New District in Zhengzhou, central China's Henan Province, Dec. 11, 2023. Blizzards have hit central China's Henan Province, with schools suspended and flights canceled in the provincial capital Zhengzhou on Monday morning. Within six hours, from late Sunday to early Monday, the precipitation at Zhengzhou station reached 14.2 mm, and the accumulated snow reached 10 cm, according to the city's weather station. (Xinhua/Zhu Xiang)

CHINA-HENAN-ZHENGZHOU-SNOW (CN)

CHINA-HENAN-ZHENGZHOU-SNOW (CN)

(231211) -- ZHENGZHOU, Dec. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A snowplow clears a road after a heavy snow fall in Zhengdong New District in Zhengzhou, central China's Henan Province, Dec. 11, 2023. Blizzards have hit central China's Henan Province, with schools suspended and flights canceled in the provincial capital Zhengzhou on Monday morning. Within six hours, from late Sunday to early Monday, the precipitation at Zhengzhou station reached 14.2 mm, and the accumulated snow reached 10 cm, according to the city's weather station. (Xinhua/Zhu Xiang)

CHINA-SHAANXI-COVID-19-PREVENTION AND CONTROL-RURAL AREAS (CN)

CHINA-SHAANXI-COVID-19-PREVENTION AND CONTROL-RURAL AREAS (CN)

(220317) -- XI'AN, March 17, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Liu Jia collects a sample for nucleic acid testing in Peijiazhuang Village, Lueyang County, Hanzhong City of northwest China's Shaanxi Province, March 11, 2022. TO GO WITH "Across China: Netizens give thumbs up to anti-epidemic measures in rural China" (Photo by Ren Zhengdong/Xinhua)

CHINA-SHAANXI-COVID-19-PREVENTION AND CONTROL-RURAL AREAS (CN)

CHINA-SHAANXI-COVID-19-PREVENTION AND CONTROL-RURAL AREAS (CN)

(220317) -- XI'AN, March 17, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Liu Jia collects a sample from villager Zhang Fuye for nucleic acid testing in Peijiazhuang Village, Lueyang County, Hanzhong City of northwest China's Shaanxi Province, March 11, 2022. TO GO WITH "Across China: Netizens give thumbs up to anti-epidemic measures in rural China" (Photo by Ren Zhengdong/Xinhua)

CHINA-SHAANXI-COVID-19-PREVENTION AND CONTROL-RURAL AREAS (CN)

CHINA-SHAANXI-COVID-19-PREVENTION AND CONTROL-RURAL AREAS (CN)

(220317) -- XI'AN, March 17, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Liu Jia collects a sample for nucleic acid testing in Peijiazhuang Village, Lueyang County, Hanzhong City of northwest China's Shaanxi Province, March 11, 2022. TO GO WITH "Across China: Netizens give thumbs up to anti-epidemic measures in rural China" (Photo by Ren Zhengdong/Xinhua)

China's Fan wins Japan Open table tennis

China's Fan wins Japan Open table tennis

China's Fan Zhengdong acknowledges the crowd after defeating countryman Xu Xin 4-1 in the men's singles final at the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) World Tour Japan Open in Tokyo on June 19, 2016, winning the tournament for the first time. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Japanese men settle for bronze in doubles at world table tennis

Japanese men settle for bronze in doubles at world table tennis

Japan's Kenta Matsudaira (R) and Koki Niwa pose on May 2, 2015 with their bronze medals in the men's doubles at the World Table Tennis Championships in Suzhou, China. The pair lost a semifinal match to China's Fan Zhengdong and Zhou Yu. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Japanese men settle for bronze in worlds doubles

Japanese men settle for bronze in worlds doubles

Japan's Kenta Matsudaira (R) and Koki Niwa are subdued after losing to China's Fan Zhengdong and Zhou Yu in four straight games in the men's doubles semifinals at the world table tennis championships in Suzhou, China, on May 2, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo