China Space Science Popularization Exhibition Lunar Soil Sample

China Space Science Popularization Exhibition Lunar Soil Sample

SHANGHAI, CHINA - APRIL 27, 2025 - Soil samples from the near and far sides of the moon on display at the China Space Science Popularization Exhibition in Shanghai World Expo Exhibition and Convention Center on April 27, 2025.

China Space Science Popularization Exhibition Lunar Soil Sample

China Space Science Popularization Exhibition Lunar Soil Sample

SHANGHAI, CHINA - APRIL 27, 2025 - Soil samples from the near and far sides of the moon on display at the China Space Science Popularization Exhibition in Shanghai World Expo Exhibition and Convention Center on April 27, 2025.

China Space Science Popularization Exhibition Lunar Soil Sample

China Space Science Popularization Exhibition Lunar Soil Sample

SHANGHAI, CHINA - APRIL 27, 2025 - Soil samples from the near and far sides of the moon on display at the China Space Science Popularization Exhibition in Shanghai World Expo Exhibition and Convention Center on April 27, 2025.

China Space Science Popularization Exhibition Lunar Soil Sample

China Space Science Popularization Exhibition Lunar Soil Sample

SHANGHAI, CHINA - APRIL 27, 2025 - Soil samples from the near and far sides of the moon on display at the China Space Science Popularization Exhibition in Shanghai World Expo Exhibition and Convention Center on April 27, 2025.

China Space Science Popularization Exhibition Lunar Soil Sample

China Space Science Popularization Exhibition Lunar Soil Sample

SHANGHAI, CHINA - APRIL 27, 2025 - Soil samples from the near and far sides of the moon on display at the China Space Science Popularization Exhibition in Shanghai World Expo Exhibition and Convention Center on April 27, 2025.

China Space Science Popularization Exhibition Lunar Soil Sample

China Space Science Popularization Exhibition Lunar Soil Sample

SHANGHAI, CHINA - APRIL 27, 2025 - Soil samples from the near and far sides of the moon on display at the China Space Science Popularization Exhibition in Shanghai World Expo Exhibition and Convention Center on April 27, 2025.

China Lunar Exploration Project 20 Years Exhibition in Beijing

China Lunar Exploration Project 20 Years Exhibition in Beijing

BEIJING, CHINA - APRIL 2, 2025 - "Space Breeding" on display at the China Lunar Exploration Project 20-Year Exhibition in Beijing, China on April 2, 2025.

China Lunar Exploration Project 20 Years Exhibition in Beijing

China Lunar Exploration Project 20 Years Exhibition in Beijing

BEIJING, CHINA - APRIL 2, 2025 - The "Vesta meteorite (whose parent body originated from the fourth asteroid in the Solar System -Vesta)" on display at the China Lunar Exploration Project 20-Year Exhibition in Beijing, China on April 2, 2025.

China Lunar Exploration Project 20 Years Exhibition in Beijing

China Lunar Exploration Project 20 Years Exhibition in Beijing

BEIJING, CHINA - APRIL 2, 2025 - A Martian meteorite (the largest surviving Martian meteorite in China) on display at the China Lunar Exploration Project 20-Year Exhibition in Beijing, China on April 2, 2025.

China Lunar Exploration Project 20 Years Exhibition in Beijing

China Lunar Exploration Project 20 Years Exhibition in Beijing

BEIJING, CHINA - APRIL 2, 2025 - "Space Breeding" on display at the China Lunar Exploration Project 20-Year Exhibition in Beijing, China on April 2, 2025.

China Lunar Exploration Project 20 Years Exhibition in Beijing

China Lunar Exploration Project 20 Years Exhibition in Beijing

BEIJING, CHINA - APRIL 2, 2025 - A popular science payload ecological tank on display at the China Lunar Exploration Project 20-Year Exhibition in Beijing, China on April 2, 2025.

Lantern festival in Nagasaki

Lantern festival in Nagasaki

A lantern festival is under way in Nagasaki, southwestern Japan, on Jan. 29, 2025, with a huge Chinese phoenix statue on display at a lighting ceremony that coincides with the start of the Year of Snake Lunar New Year in China.

China's Lunar Exploration Project Chang 'e-5 Lunar Sample Exhibition

China's Lunar Exploration Project Chang 'e-5 Lunar Sample Exhibition

BEIJING, CHINA - DECEMBER 29, 2024 - A "lunar meteorite" on display at the "Asking the Moon - Chang 'e-5 Lunar Sample Exhibition of China's Lunar Exploration Project" at the Beijing Planetarium, China, December 29, 2024.

China's Lunar Exploration Project Chang 'e-5 Lunar Sample Exhibition

China's Lunar Exploration Project Chang 'e-5 Lunar Sample Exhibition

BEIJING, CHINA - DECEMBER 29, 2024 - The "Chang 'e-5 lunar sample container" on display at the "Ask the Moon - China's Lunar Exploration Project Chang 'e-5 Lunar Sample Exhibition" at the Beijing Planetarium, China, December 29, 2024.

China's Lunar Exploration Project Chang 'e-5 Lunar Sample Exhibition

China's Lunar Exploration Project Chang 'e-5 Lunar Sample Exhibition

BEIJING, CHINA - DECEMBER 29, 2024 - The "Lunar rock (collected from the Chenghai Landing Area of the Moon by the Apollo 17 lunar mission in 1972)" on display at the "Asking the Moon - Chang 'e-5 Lunar Sample Exhibition" at the Beijing Planetarium, China, December 29, 2024.

China's Lunar Exploration Project Chang 'e-5 Lunar Sample Exhibition

China's Lunar Exploration Project Chang 'e-5 Lunar Sample Exhibition

BEIJING, CHINA - DECEMBER 29, 2024 - "Lunar soil bricks (made of simulated lunar soil)" on display at the "Asking the Moon - Chang 'e 5 Lunar Sample Exhibition of China's Lunar Exploration Project" at the Beijing Planetarium, China, December 29, 2024.

China's Lunar Exploration Project Chang 'e-5 Lunar Sample Exhibition

China's Lunar Exploration Project Chang 'e-5 Lunar Sample Exhibition

BEIJING, CHINA - DECEMBER 29, 2024 - "Lunar soil bricks (made of simulated lunar soil)" on display at the "Asking the Moon - Chang 'e 5 Lunar Sample Exhibition of China's Lunar Exploration Project" at the Beijing Planetarium, China, December 29, 2024.

China's Lunar Exploration Project Chang 'e-5 Lunar Sample Exhibition

China's Lunar Exploration Project Chang 'e-5 Lunar Sample Exhibition

BEIJING, CHINA - DECEMBER 29, 2024 - A "lunar meteorite" on display at the "Asking the Moon - Chang 'e-5 Lunar Sample Exhibition of China's Lunar Exploration Project" at the Beijing Planetarium, China, December 29, 2024.

China's Lunar Exploration Project Chang 'e-5 Lunar Sample Exhibition

China's Lunar Exploration Project Chang 'e-5 Lunar Sample Exhibition

BEIJING, CHINA - DECEMBER 29, 2024 - "Mineral particles" on display at the "Asking the Moon - Lunar Samples Exhibition of China's Lunar Exploration project Chang 'e-5" at the Beijing Planetarium, China, December 29, 2024.

China's Lunar Exploration Project Chang 'e-5 Lunar Sample Exhibition

China's Lunar Exploration Project Chang 'e-5 Lunar Sample Exhibition

BEIJING, CHINA - DECEMBER 29, 2024 - A "lunar meteorite" on display at the "Asking the Moon - Chang 'e-5 Lunar Sample Exhibition of China's Lunar Exploration Project" at the Beijing Planetarium, China, December 29, 2024.

China's Lunar Exploration Project Chang 'e-5 Lunar Sample Exhibition

China's Lunar Exploration Project Chang 'e-5 Lunar Sample Exhibition

BEIJING, CHINA - DECEMBER 29, 2024 - A "lunar meteorite" on display at the "Asking the Moon - Chang 'e-5 Lunar Sample Exhibition of China's Lunar Exploration Project" at the Beijing Planetarium, China, December 29, 2024.

China's Lunar Exploration Project Chang 'e-5 Lunar Sample Exhibition

China's Lunar Exploration Project Chang 'e-5 Lunar Sample Exhibition

BEIJING, CHINA - DECEMBER 29, 2024 - The "simulated lunar soil" on display at the "Asking the Moon - Chang 'e-5 Lunar Sample Exhibition" at the Beijing Planetarium in Beijing, China, December 29, 2024.

China's Lunar Exploration Project Chang 'e-5 Lunar Sample Exhibition

China's Lunar Exploration Project Chang 'e-5 Lunar Sample Exhibition

BEIJING, CHINA - DECEMBER 29, 2024 - The "Chang 'e-5 lunar sample container" on display at the "Ask the Moon - China's Lunar Exploration Project Chang 'e-5 Lunar Sample Exhibition" at the Beijing Planetarium, China, December 29, 2024.

Lunar Soil Samples Display at Zhuhai Air Show

Lunar Soil Samples Display at Zhuhai Air Show

ZHUHAI, CHINA - NOVEMBER 13, 2024 - Visitors look at samples of Lunar soil samples from the far side of the moon on display at the 2024 Zhuhai Air Show in Zhuhai, South China's Guangdong province, Nov 13, 2024.

Lunar Soil Samples Display at Zhuhai Air Show

Lunar Soil Samples Display at Zhuhai Air Show

ZHUHAI, CHINA - NOVEMBER 13, 2024 - Visitors look at samples of Lunar soil samples from the far side of the moon on display at the 2024 Zhuhai Air Show in Zhuhai, South China's Guangdong province, Nov 13, 2024.

Lunar Soil Samples Display at Zhuhai Air Show

Lunar Soil Samples Display at Zhuhai Air Show

ZHUHAI, CHINA - NOVEMBER 13, 2024 - Visitors look at samples of Lunar soil samples from the far side of the moon on display at the 2024 Zhuhai Air Show in Zhuhai, South China's Guangdong province, Nov 13, 2024.

Lunar Soil Samples Display at Zhuhai Air Show

Lunar Soil Samples Display at Zhuhai Air Show

ZHUHAI, CHINA - NOVEMBER 13, 2024 - Visitors look at samples of Lunar soil samples from the far side of the moon on display at the 2024 Zhuhai Air Show in Zhuhai, South China's Guangdong province, Nov 13, 2024.

Lunar Soil Samples Display at Zhuhai Air Show

Lunar Soil Samples Display at Zhuhai Air Show

ZHUHAI, CHINA - NOVEMBER 13, 2024 - Visitors look at samples of Lunar soil samples from the far side of the moon on display at the 2024 Zhuhai Air Show in Zhuhai, South China's Guangdong province, Nov 13, 2024.

Lunar Soil Samples Display at Zhuhai Air Show

Lunar Soil Samples Display at Zhuhai Air Show

ZHUHAI, CHINA - NOVEMBER 13, 2024 - Visitors look at samples of Lunar soil samples from the far side of the moon on display at the 2024 Zhuhai Air Show in Zhuhai, South China's Guangdong province, Nov 13, 2024.

Lunar Soil Samples Display at Zhuhai Air Show

Lunar Soil Samples Display at Zhuhai Air Show

ZHUHAI, CHINA - NOVEMBER 13, 2024 - Visitors look at samples of Lunar soil samples from the far side of the moon on display at the 2024 Zhuhai Air Show in Zhuhai, South China's Guangdong province, Nov 13, 2024.

Lunar Soil Samples Display at Zhuhai Air Show

Lunar Soil Samples Display at Zhuhai Air Show

ZHUHAI, CHINA - NOVEMBER 13, 2024 - Visitors look at samples of Lunar soil samples from the far side of the moon on display at the 2024 Zhuhai Air Show in Zhuhai, South China's Guangdong province, Nov 13, 2024.

Hunter’s Supermoon Illuminates Night Skies 6

October's full moon, known as the Hunter's Moon, illuminated the night skies on October 17. This full moon is the closest supermoon to Earth of the year.

Hunter’s Supermoon Illuminates Night Skies 4

October's full moon, known as the Hunter's Moon, illuminated the night skies on October 17. This full moon is the closest supermoon to Earth of the year.

Hunter’s Supermoon Illuminates Night Skies 2

October's full moon, known as the Hunter's Moon, illuminated the night skies on October 17. This full moon is the closest supermoon to Earth of the year.

Hunter’s Supermoon Illuminates Night Skies 3

October's full moon, known as the Hunter's Moon, illuminated the night skies on October 17. This full moon is the closest supermoon to Earth of the year.

Hunter’s Supermoon Illuminates Night Skies

October's full moon, known as the Hunter's Moon, illuminated the night skies on October 17. This full moon is the closest supermoon to Earth of the year.

Xinhua Headlines: "Bridge" in place, China ready to sample on moon's far side

Xinhua Headlines: "Bridge" in place, China ready to sample on moon's far side

(240419) -- BEIJING, April 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- The lunar samples No. 001 brought back by China's Chang'e-5 probe is on display at the National Museum of China in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 27, 2021. (Xinhua/Jin Liangkuai)

Cultural carnival promotes Sino-Vietnamese exchange in border region

STORY: Cultural carnival promotes Sino-Vietnamese exchange in border region SHOOTING TIME: April 10, 2024 DATELINE: April 12, 2024 LENGTH: 00:07:26 LOCATION: NANNING, China CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the event 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): LI SUYING, Zhuang brocade inheritor 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): TAN CHUNLI, Longzhou County official 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): PHAM THI TAM, Vietnamese student STORYLINE: A carnival featuring cultural exchanges between China and Vietnam was held on Wednesday in the border county of Longzhou in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. The annual event ushered in this year's "Sanyuesan," a traditional festival for the Zhuang ethnic group, which falls on the third day of the third month in the Chinese lunar calendar. During the event, both Chinese and Vietnamese artists played Tianqin, an ancient traditional musical instrument invented by the Zhuang people. Also on display were clothes made of Zhuang brocade, one of the four famous brocades in China. SOU

Wellington holds fireworks display to celebrate Chinese New Year

STORY: Wellington holds fireworks display to celebrate Chinese New Year SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 17, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 18, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:27 LOCATION: Wellington CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of Chinese New Year celebrations 2. various of fireworks STORYLINE: Fireworks lit up the night sky of Wellington, the capital city of New Zealand, on Saturday to celebrate the Chinese New Year. The fireworks display is part of the 2024 Lunar New Year Festival organized by Asian Events Trust. The organizer said that the festival has brought people from diverse backgrounds together to celebrate shared values and hopes for a fantastic year ahead. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Wellington. (XHTV)

Folk Performances Celebrating Lunar Year

Folk Performances Celebrating Lunar Year

LINYI, CHINA - FEBRUARY 14, 2024 - Tourists watch a fireworks display at Tanguo Ancient City in Linyi city, East China's Shandong province, Feb 14, 2024.

Lantern festival in Nagasaki

Lantern festival in Nagasaki

A lantern festival is under way in Nagasaki, southwestern Japan, on Feb. 10, 2024, with a huge dragon statue on display at a lighting ceremony that coincides with the start of the Year of Dragon Lunar New Year in China.

Lantern festival in Nagasaki

Lantern festival in Nagasaki

A lantern festival is under way in Nagasaki, southwestern Japan, on Feb. 10, 2024, with a huge dragon statue on display at a lighting ceremony that coincides with the start of the Year of Dragon Lunar New Year in China.

INDONESIA-JAKARTA-CHINESE NEW YEAR

INDONESIA-JAKARTA-CHINESE NEW YEAR

(240209) -- JAKARTA, Feb. 9, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken with a mobile phone shows decorations for the Chinese Lunar New Year and display boards introducing the 12 Chinese zodiac signs at a shopping mall in Jakarta, Indonesia, Feb. 8, 2024. The festive atmosphere to welcome the Year of the Dragon fills the air in Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia. TO GO WITH "Feature: Chinese New Year in Indonesia: tapestry of festivity, multiculturalism" (Xinhua/Xu Qin)

U.S.-CALIFORNIA-ORANGE COUNTY-LUNAR NEW YEAR-CELEBRATION

U.S.-CALIFORNIA-ORANGE COUNTY-LUNAR NEW YEAR-CELEBRATION

(240208) -- ORANGE COUNTY, Feb. 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Visitors experience Chinese calligraphy at South Coast Plaza in Orange County, Southern California, the United States, on Feb. 8, 2024. South Coast Plaza celebrates the Lunar New Year with a spectacular Year of the Dragon display, extraordinary gifts, photo exhibitions from Feb. 8 to Feb. 25. (Photo by Zeng Hui/Xinhua)

U.S.-CALIFORNIA-ORANGE COUNTY-LUNAR NEW YEAR-CELEBRATION

U.S.-CALIFORNIA-ORANGE COUNTY-LUNAR NEW YEAR-CELEBRATION

(240208) -- ORANGE COUNTY, Feb. 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People visit a dragon-themed decoration at South Coast Plaza in Orange County, Southern California, the United States, on Feb. 8, 2024. South Coast Plaza celebrates the Lunar New Year with a spectacular Year of the Dragon display, extraordinary gifts, photo exhibitions from Feb. 8 to Feb. 25. (Photo by Zeng Hui/Xinhua)

U.S.-CALIFORNIA-ORANGE COUNTY-LUNAR NEW YEAR-CELEBRATION

U.S.-CALIFORNIA-ORANGE COUNTY-LUNAR NEW YEAR-CELEBRATION

(240208) -- ORANGE COUNTY, Feb. 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People visit a photo exhibition at South Coast Plaza in Orange County, Southern California, the United States, on Feb. 8, 2024. South Coast Plaza celebrates the Lunar New Year with a spectacular Year of the Dragon display, extraordinary gifts, photo exhibitions from Feb. 8 to Feb. 25. (Photo by Zeng Hui/Xinhua)

U.S.-CALIFORNIA-ORANGE COUNTY-LUNAR NEW YEAR-CELEBRATION

U.S.-CALIFORNIA-ORANGE COUNTY-LUNAR NEW YEAR-CELEBRATION

(240208) -- ORANGE COUNTY, Feb. 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People watch a lion dance performance at South Coast Plaza in Orange County, Southern California, the United States, on Feb. 8, 2024. South Coast Plaza celebrates the Lunar New Year with a spectacular Year of the Dragon display, extraordinary gifts, photo exhibitions from Feb. 8 to Feb. 25. (Photo by Zeng Hui/Xinhua)

U.S.-CALIFORNIA-ORANGE COUNTY-LUNAR NEW YEAR-CELEBRATION

U.S.-CALIFORNIA-ORANGE COUNTY-LUNAR NEW YEAR-CELEBRATION

(240208) -- ORANGE COUNTY, Feb. 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Performers present Lion dance at South Coast Plaza in Orange County, Southern California, the United States, on Feb. 8, 2024. South Coast Plaza celebrates the Lunar New Year with a spectacular Year of the Dragon display, extraordinary gifts, photo exhibitions from Feb. 8 to Feb. 25. (Photo by Zeng Hui/Xinhua)

Red lanterns floating in Dallas to welcome Chinese Lunar New Year

STORY: Red lanterns floating in Dallas to welcome Chinese Lunar New Year SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 31, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 3, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:14 LOCATION: DALLAS, U.S. CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of staff installing lanterns STORYLINE: Nearly 250 Chinese red lanterns were hung in a shopping mall in the U.S. city of Dallas to celebrate the upcoming Chinese Lunar New Year. The display in the Dallas' Galleria Mall will last until February 20. The 2024 Spring Festival, or the Chinese New Year, will fall on Feb. 10, kicking off the Year of the Dragon. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Dallas, U.S. (XHTV)

CANADA-VANCOUVER-CHINESE LUNAR NEW YEAR-DECORATIONS

CANADA-VANCOUVER-CHINESE LUNAR NEW YEAR-DECORATIONS

(240130) -- VANCOUVER, Jan. 30, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A man walks past a Chinese Lunar New Year-themed window display outside a store in downtown Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, Jan. 29, 2024. Retail establishments are adorning their spaces with themed decorations in anticipation of the upcoming Chinese Lunar New Year of the Dragon. (Photo by Liang Sen/Xinhua)