China: Greedy Hamster Tries to Swallow Oversized Snack in Sichuan

On December 15, 2023, in Sichuan, a pet owner captured a hilarious yet shocking moment as their golden hamster tried to swallow a tube-shaped snack nearly bigger than its body. The hamster pushed the food deeper and deeper into its cheek pouches until most of it disappeared. Alarmed, the owner quickly pulled it out, but the hamster still looked eager to continue eating, its cheeks bulging comically. Chinese viewers laughed at the greedy rodent’s determination, joking that “this hamster clearly doesn’t know its limits.

Illustration - Reims

Illustration - Reims

FRANCE. MARNE (51) REIMS. WAIDA TEA ROOM (3-5 PLACE D'ERLON). DETAIL OF ONE OF THE FOUR MARQUETRY PIECES INDICATING MEAL AND SNACK TIMES. Photo by Pascal Stritt/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration - Reims

Illustration - Reims

FRANCE. MARNE (51) REIMS. WAIDA TEA ROOM (3-5 PLACE D'ERLON). BREAKFAST: ONE OF THE FOUR MARQUETERIE PANELS INDICATING MEAL AND SNACK TIMES. Photo by Pascal Stritt/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

2025 World Robot Conference in Beijing

2025 World Robot Conference in Beijing

A robot makes a traditional snack Tomatoes on sticks for the audience in the 2025 World Robot in Beijing, China on August 9, 2025.

Fish market

Fish market

11.7.2025, Tallinn. Vimba bream is a traditional dried fish snack that's popular in Estonia. Photo: Konstantin Sednev / Postimees

Fish market

Fish market

11.7.2025, Tallinn. Dried fish snack that's popular in Estonia. Photo: Konstantin Sednev / Postimees

Fish market

Fish market

11.7.2025, Tallinn. Vobla is a traditional dried fish snack that's popular in Estonia. Photo: Konstantin Sednev / Postimees

Illustration - Bordeaux

Illustration - Bordeaux

FRANCE. GIRONDE (33). BORDEAUX. LA CITE DU VIN IS A CULTURAL AND TOURIST CENTER DEDICATED TO WINE. INSIDE, THE BRASSERIE-SNACK CELLAR IS A SALES AND TESTING AREA FOR SELLING WINE Photo by Jean-Francois Rollinger/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration - Bordeaux

Illustration - Bordeaux

FRANCE. GIRONDE (33). BORDEAUX. LA CITE DU VIN IS A CULTURAL AND TOURIST CENTER DEDICATED TO WINE. INSIDE, THE BRASSERIE-SNACK CELLAR IS A SALES AND TESTING AREA FOR SELLING WINE Photo by Jean-Francois Rollinger/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

Christmas in the areas affected by the DANA - Spain

Christmas in the areas affected by the DANA - Spain

Several people having a snack on December 24, 2024, in Paiporta, Valencia, Valencian Community (Spain). There are many families who were affected by the DANA that devastated Valencia last October 29 and caused the death of more than 220 people. Since then, these people have been struggling to recover normality and with the arrival of the holidays they are trying to live Christmas in the best possible way despite the fact that they are still cleaning and working in the affected areas. Photo by Rober Solsona/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Christmas in the areas affected by the DANA - Spain

Christmas in the areas affected by the DANA - Spain

Several people having a snack on December 24, 2024, in Paiporta, Valencia, Valencian Community (Spain). There are many families who were affected by the DANA that devastated Valencia last October 29 and caused the death of more than 220 people. Since then, these people have been struggling to recover normality and with the arrival of the holidays they are trying to live Christmas in the best possible way despite the fact that they are still cleaning and working in the affected areas. Photo by Rober Solsona/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Food Industry in Luohe

Food Industry in Luohe

LUOHE, CHINA - OCTOBER 21, 2024 - Visitors visit the exhibition hall of Weilong Spicy snack food intelligent manufacturing project in Luohe city, Central China's Henan province, Oct 21, 2024.

Production of curd snacks in Tere factory

Production of curd snacks in Tere factory

14.10.2024 Viljandi. Curd snack- a dairy confectionery that is prepared with sweetened and pressed curd cheese. Photo Marko Saarm, Sakala

Production of curd snacks in Tere factory

Production of curd snacks in Tere factory

14.10.2024 Viljandi. Curd snack- a dairy confectionery that is prepared with sweetened and pressed curd cheese. Photo Marko Saarm, Sakala

Production of curd snacks in Tere factory

Production of curd snacks in Tere factory

14.10.2024 Viljandi. Curd snack- a dairy confectionery that is prepared with sweetened and pressed curd cheese. Photo Marko Saarm, Sakala

Production of curd snacks in Tere factory

Production of curd snacks in Tere factory

14.10.2024 Viljandi. Curd snack- a dairy confectionery that is prepared with sweetened and pressed curd cheese. Photo Marko Saarm, Sakala

Production of curd snacks in Tere factory

Production of curd snacks in Tere factory

14.10.2024 Viljandi. Curd snack- a dairy confectionery that is prepared with sweetened and pressed curd cheese. Photo Marko Saarm, Sakala

Production of curd snacks in Tere factory

Production of curd snacks in Tere factory

14.10.2024 Viljandi. Curd snack- a dairy confectionery that is prepared with sweetened and pressed curd cheese. Photo Marko Saarm, Sakala

Production of curd snacks in Tere factory

Production of curd snacks in Tere factory

14.10.2024 Viljandi. Curd snack- a dairy confectionery that is prepared with sweetened and pressed curd cheese. Photo Marko Saarm, Sakala

Production of curd snacks in Tere factory

Production of curd snacks in Tere factory

14.10.2024 Viljandi. Curd snack- a dairy confectionery that is prepared with sweetened and pressed curd cheese. Photo Marko Saarm, Sakala

Production of curd snacks in Tere factory

Production of curd snacks in Tere factory

14.10.2024 Viljandi. Curd snack- a dairy confectionery that is prepared with sweetened and pressed curd cheese. Photo Marko Saarm, Sakala

Production of curd snacks in Tere factory

Production of curd snacks in Tere factory

14.10.2024 Viljandi. Curd snack- a dairy confectionery that is prepared with sweetened and pressed curd cheese. Photo Marko Saarm, Sakala

(HainanOutlook)CHINA-HAINAN-LINGSHUI-SOUR RICE NOODLE (CN)

(HainanOutlook)CHINA-HAINAN-LINGSHUI-SOUR RICE NOODLE (CN)

(240728) -- LINGSHUI, July 28, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Competitors make Lingshui sour rice noodles during a sour rice noodle cooking competition in Lingshui, south China's Hainan Province, July 26, 2024. Lingshui sour rice noodle is a popular local snack and was listed as a provincial-level intangible cultural heritage in 2009. Recently a cooking competition was held in Lingshui to promote the sour rice noodle industry. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Pu Xiaoxu)

(HainanOutlook)CHINA-HAINAN-LINGSHUI-SOUR RICE NOODLE (CN)

(HainanOutlook)CHINA-HAINAN-LINGSHUI-SOUR RICE NOODLE (CN)

(240728) -- LINGSHUI, July 28, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A competitor prepares ingredients during a sour rice noodle cooking competition in Lingshui, south China's Hainan Province, July 26, 2024. Lingshui sour rice noodle is a popular local snack and was listed as a provincial-level intangible cultural heritage in 2009. Recently a cooking competition was held in Lingshui to promote the sour rice noodle industry. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Pu Xiaoxu)

(HainanOutlook)CHINA-HAINAN-LINGSHUI-SOUR RICE NOODLE (CN)

(HainanOutlook)CHINA-HAINAN-LINGSHUI-SOUR RICE NOODLE (CN)

(240728) -- LINGSHUI, July 28, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A competitor makes Lingshui sour rice noodles during a sour rice noodle cooking competition in Lingshui, south China's Hainan Province, July 26, 2024. Lingshui sour rice noodle is a popular local snack and was listed as a provincial-level intangible cultural heritage in 2009. Recently a cooking competition was held in Lingshui to promote the sour rice noodle industry. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Pu Xiaoxu)

(HainanOutlook)CHINA-HAINAN-LINGSHUI-SOUR RICE NOODLE (CN)

(HainanOutlook)CHINA-HAINAN-LINGSHUI-SOUR RICE NOODLE (CN)

(240728) -- LINGSHUI, July 28, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- An assistant of a competitor slices dried meat during a sour rice noodle cooking competition in Lingshui, south China's Hainan Province, July 26, 2024. Lingshui sour rice noodle is a popular local snack and was listed as a provincial-level intangible cultural heritage in 2009. Recently a cooking competition was held in Lingshui to promote the sour rice noodle industry. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Pu Xiaoxu)

(HainanOutlook)CHINA-HAINAN-LINGSHUI-SOUR RICE NOODLE (CN)

(HainanOutlook)CHINA-HAINAN-LINGSHUI-SOUR RICE NOODLE (CN)

(240728) -- LINGSHUI, July 28, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A dish of Lingshui sour rice noodles made by a competitor is pictured during a sour rice noodle cooking competition in Lingshui, south China's Hainan Province, July 26, 2024. Lingshui sour rice noodle is a popular local snack and was listed as a provincial-level intangible cultural heritage in 2009. Recently a cooking competition was held in Lingshui to promote the sour rice noodle industry. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Pu Xiaoxu)

(HainanOutlook)CHINA-HAINAN-LINGSHUI-SOUR RICE NOODLE (CN)

(HainanOutlook)CHINA-HAINAN-LINGSHUI-SOUR RICE NOODLE (CN)

(240728) -- LINGSHUI, July 28, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Dishes of Lingshui sour rice noodles made by competitors are pictured during a sour rice noodle cooking competition in Lingshui, south China's Hainan Province, July 26, 2024. Lingshui sour rice noodle is a popular local snack and was listed as a provincial-level intangible cultural heritage in 2009. Recently a cooking competition was held in Lingshui to promote the sour rice noodle industry. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Pu Xiaoxu)

CHINA-HUNAN-CHANGSHA-HEARING-IMPAIRED COUPLE-LIFE (CN)

CHINA-HUNAN-CHANGSHA-HEARING-IMPAIRED COUPLE-LIFE (CN)

(240519) -- CHANGSHA, May 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Yongsheng and his family have their cochlear implants turned on and debugged at a cochlear service center in central China's Hunan Province, April 22, 2024. Though hearing-impaired, Zhang Yongsheng and his wife Zhan Jingwen managed to make their daughter, who also suffers from the same disability, hear at the age of two. By running a snack stall at a night market and thanks to support from their relatives and friends, the couple managed to afford a cochlear implant for her daughter's left ear and a hearing aid for the daughter's right ear. "It is too expensive to have the similar treatment for me and my wife, and we have already been accustomed to the silent world anyway. What we want is to make sure our daughter can hear." Earlier this year, when the family's story was spread out by a blogger, they surprisingly received loads of kindness and encouragement from a lot of strangers. Thanks to the hearing aids donated to them in January, Zhang Yongs

CHINA-HUNAN-CHANGSHA-HEARING-IMPAIRED COUPLE-LIFE (CN)

CHINA-HUNAN-CHANGSHA-HEARING-IMPAIRED COUPLE-LIFE (CN)

(240519) -- CHANGSHA, May 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Zhan Jingwen (C) makes egg puffs for a customer at Sifangping night market in Changsha, central China's Hunan Province, May 15, 2024. Though hearing-impaired, Zhang Yongsheng and his wife Zhan Jingwen managed to make their daughter, who also suffers from the same disability, hear at the age of two. By running a snack stall at a night market and thanks to support from their relatives and friends, the couple managed to afford a cochlear implant for her daughter's left ear and a hearing aid for the daughter's right ear. "It is too expensive to have the similar treatment for me and my wife, and we have already been accustomed to the silent world anyway. What we want is to make sure our daughter can hear." Earlier this year, when the family's story was spread out by a blogger, they surprisingly received loads of kindness and encouragement from a lot of strangers. Thanks to the hearing aids donated to them in January, Zhang Yongsheng heard his daughter calli

CHINA-HUNAN-CHANGSHA-HEARING-IMPAIRED COUPLE-LIFE (CN)

CHINA-HUNAN-CHANGSHA-HEARING-IMPAIRED COUPLE-LIFE (CN)

(240519) -- CHANGSHA, May 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Daughter Zhang Yuhan (L) teaches her father Zhang Yongsheng (R) how to pronounce correctly during supper in Changsha, central China's Hunan Province, May 15, 2024. Though hearing-impaired, Zhang Yongsheng and his wife Zhan Jingwen managed to make their daughter, who also suffers from the same disability, hear at the age of two. By running a snack stall at a night market and thanks to support from their relatives and friends, the couple managed to afford a cochlear implant for her daughter's left ear and a hearing aid for the daughter's right ear. "It is too expensive to have the similar treatment for me and my wife, and we have already been accustomed to the silent world anyway. What we want is to make sure our daughter can hear." Earlier this year, when the family's story was spread out by a blogger, they surprisingly received loads of kindness and encouragement from a lot of strangers. Thanks to the hearing aids donated to them in January, Zhang Yong

CHINA-HUNAN-CHANGSHA-HEARING-IMPAIRED COUPLE-LIFE (CN)

CHINA-HUNAN-CHANGSHA-HEARING-IMPAIRED COUPLE-LIFE (CN)

(240519) -- CHANGSHA, May 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Daughter Zhang Yuhan attends a class at a hearing rehabilitation center in Changsha, central China's Hunan Province, May 16, 2024. Though hearing-impaired, Zhang Yongsheng and his wife Zhan Jingwen managed to make their daughter, who also suffers from the same disability, hear at the age of two. By running a snack stall at a night market and thanks to support from their relatives and friends, the couple managed to afford a cochlear implant for her daughter's left ear and a hearing aid for the daughter's right ear. "It is too expensive to have the similar treatment for me and my wife, and we have already been accustomed to the silent world anyway. What we want is to make sure our daughter can hear." Earlier this year, when the family's story was spread out by a blogger, they surprisingly received loads of kindness and encouragement from a lot of strangers. Thanks to the hearing aids donated to them in January, Zhang Yongsheng heard his daughter calling

CHINA-HUNAN-CHANGSHA-HEARING-IMPAIRED COUPLE-LIFE (CN)

CHINA-HUNAN-CHANGSHA-HEARING-IMPAIRED COUPLE-LIFE (CN)

(240519) -- CHANGSHA, May 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Daughter Zhang Yuhan plays with her father Zhang Yongsheng at Sifangping night market in Changsha, central China's Hunan Province, May 15, 2024. Though hearing-impaired, Zhang Yongsheng and his wife Zhan Jingwen managed to make their daughter, who also suffers from the same disability, hear at the age of two. By running a snack stall at a night market and thanks to support from their relatives and friends, the couple managed to afford a cochlear implant for her daughter's left ear and a hearing aid for the daughter's right ear. "It is too expensive to have the similar treatment for me and my wife, and we have already been accustomed to the silent world anyway. What we want is to make sure our daughter can hear." Earlier this year, when the family's story was spread out by a blogger, they surprisingly received loads of kindness and encouragement from a lot of strangers. Thanks to the hearing aids donated to them in January, Zhang Yongsheng heard his dau

CHINA-HUNAN-CHANGSHA-HEARING-IMPAIRED COUPLE-LIFE (CN)

CHINA-HUNAN-CHANGSHA-HEARING-IMPAIRED COUPLE-LIFE (CN)

(240519) -- CHANGSHA, May 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Yongsheng looks at the signboard on his snack stall at Sifangping night market in Changsha, central China's Hunan Province, May 15, 2024. He has changed the word "soundless" on the signboard to "audible" after his cochlear implant was turned on and debugged. Though hearing-impaired, Zhang Yongsheng and his wife Zhan Jingwen managed to make their daughter, who also suffers from the same disability, hear at the age of two. By running a snack stall at a night market and thanks to support from their relatives and friends, the couple managed to afford a cochlear implant for her daughter's left ear and a hearing aid for the daughter's right ear. "It is too expensive to have the similar treatment for me and my wife, and we have already been accustomed to the silent world anyway. What we want is to make sure our daughter can hear." Earlier this year, when the family's story was spread out by a blogger, they surprisingly received loads of kindness and encoura

CHINA-HUNAN-CHANGSHA-HEARING-IMPAIRED COUPLE-LIFE (CN)

CHINA-HUNAN-CHANGSHA-HEARING-IMPAIRED COUPLE-LIFE (CN)

(240519) -- CHANGSHA, May 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Yongsheng and his family have a rest at home in Changsha, central China's Hunan Province, May 17, 2024. Though hearing-impaired, Zhang Yongsheng and his wife Zhan Jingwen managed to make their daughter, who also suffers from the same disability, hear at the age of two. By running a snack stall at a night market and thanks to support from their relatives and friends, the couple managed to afford a cochlear implant for her daughter's left ear and a hearing aid for the daughter's right ear. "It is too expensive to have the similar treatment for me and my wife, and we have already been accustomed to the silent world anyway. What we want is to make sure our daughter can hear." Earlier this year, when the family's story was spread out by a blogger, they surprisingly received loads of kindness and encouragement from a lot of strangers. Thanks to the hearing aids donated to them in January, Zhang Yongsheng heard his daughter calling "dad" for the first t

CHINA-HUNAN-CHANGSHA-HEARING-IMPAIRED COUPLE-LIFE (CN)

CHINA-HUNAN-CHANGSHA-HEARING-IMPAIRED COUPLE-LIFE (CN)

(240519) -- CHANGSHA, May 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Yongsheng (C) and his wife Zhan Jingwen (R) communicate with a hearing-impaired friend at Sifangping night market in Changsha, central China's Hunan Province, May 15, 2024. Though hearing-impaired, Zhang Yongsheng and his wife Zhan Jingwen managed to make their daughter, who also suffers from the same disability, hear at the age of two. By running a snack stall at a night market and thanks to support from their relatives and friends, the couple managed to afford a cochlear implant for her daughter's left ear and a hearing aid for the daughter's right ear. "It is too expensive to have the similar treatment for me and my wife, and we have already been accustomed to the silent world anyway. What we want is to make sure our daughter can hear." Earlier this year, when the family's story was spread out by a blogger, they surprisingly received loads of kindness and encouragement from a lot of strangers. Thanks to the hearing aids donated to them in Janu

CHINA-HUNAN-CHANGSHA-HEARING-IMPAIRED COUPLE-LIFE (CN)

CHINA-HUNAN-CHANGSHA-HEARING-IMPAIRED COUPLE-LIFE (CN)

(240519) -- CHANGSHA, May 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Daughter Zhang Yuhan (L) attends a class accompanied by his father Zhang Yongsheng (R) at a child development center in Changsha, central China's Hunan Province, May 17, 2024. Though hearing-impaired, Zhang Yongsheng and his wife Zhan Jingwen managed to make their daughter, who also suffers from the same disability, hear at the age of two. By running a snack stall at a night market and thanks to support from their relatives and friends, the couple managed to afford a cochlear implant for her daughter's left ear and a hearing aid for the daughter's right ear. "It is too expensive to have the similar treatment for me and my wife, and we have already been accustomed to the silent world anyway. What we want is to make sure our daughter can hear." Earlier this year, when the family's story was spread out by a blogger, they surprisingly received loads of kindness and encouragement from a lot of strangers. Thanks to the hearing aids donated to them in January

CHINA-HUNAN-CHANGSHA-HEARING-IMPAIRED COUPLE-LIFE (CN)

CHINA-HUNAN-CHANGSHA-HEARING-IMPAIRED COUPLE-LIFE (CN)

(240519) -- CHANGSHA, May 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken by daughter Zhang Yuhan with reporter's camera shows her parents, Zhang Yongsheng and Zhan Jingwen, at Sifangping night market in Changsha, central China's Hunan Province, May 15, 2024. Though hearing-impaired, Zhang Yongsheng and his wife Zhan Jingwen managed to make their daughter, who also suffers from the same disability, hear at the age of two. By running a snack stall at a night market and thanks to support from their relatives and friends, the couple managed to afford a cochlear implant for her daughter's left ear and a hearing aid for the daughter's right ear. "It is too expensive to have the similar treatment for me and my wife, and we have already been accustomed to the silent world anyway. What we want is to make sure our daughter can hear." Earlier this year, when the family's story was spread out by a blogger, they surprisingly received loads of kindness and encouragement from a lot of strangers. Thanks to the hearing aids

CHINA-HUNAN-CHANGSHA-HEARING-IMPAIRED COUPLE-LIFE (CN)

CHINA-HUNAN-CHANGSHA-HEARING-IMPAIRED COUPLE-LIFE (CN)

(240519) -- CHANGSHA, May 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Yongsheng (C) greets a hearing-impaired child, a classmate of his daughter Zhang Yuhan (L) of a hearing rehabilitation center, at Sifangping night market in Changsha, central China's Hunan Province, May 15, 2024. Though hearing-impaired, Zhang Yongsheng and his wife Zhan Jingwen managed to make their daughter, who also suffers from the same disability, hear at the age of two. By running a snack stall at a night market and thanks to support from their relatives and friends, the couple managed to afford a cochlear implant for her daughter's left ear and a hearing aid for the daughter's right ear. "It is too expensive to have the similar treatment for me and my wife, and we have already been accustomed to the silent world anyway. What we want is to make sure our daughter can hear." Earlier this year, when the family's story was spread out by a blogger, they surprisingly received loads of kindness and encouragement from a lot of strangers. Thanks to

CHINA-HUNAN-CHANGSHA-HEARING-IMPAIRED COUPLE-LIFE (CN)

CHINA-HUNAN-CHANGSHA-HEARING-IMPAIRED COUPLE-LIFE (CN)

(240519) -- CHANGSHA, May 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Daughter Zhang Yuhan (L) attends a class accompanied by his father Zhang Yongsheng at a child development center in Changsha, central China's Hunan Province, May 17, 2024. Though hearing-impaired, Zhang Yongsheng and his wife Zhan Jingwen managed to make their daughter, who also suffers from the same disability, hear at the age of two. By running a snack stall at a night market and thanks to support from their relatives and friends, the couple managed to afford a cochlear implant for her daughter's left ear and a hearing aid for the daughter's right ear. "It is too expensive to have the similar treatment for me and my wife, and we have already been accustomed to the silent world anyway. What we want is to make sure our daughter can hear." Earlier this year, when the family's story was spread out by a blogger, they surprisingly received loads of kindness and encouragement from a lot of strangers. Thanks to the hearing aids donated to them in January, Zh

CHINA-HUNAN-CHANGSHA-HEARING-IMPAIRED COUPLE-LIFE (CN)

CHINA-HUNAN-CHANGSHA-HEARING-IMPAIRED COUPLE-LIFE (CN)

(240519) -- CHANGSHA, May 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Zhan Jingwen (C) attends a class at a hearing rehabilitation center in Changsha, central China's Hunan Province, May 16, 2024. Though hearing-impaired, Zhang Yongsheng and his wife Zhan Jingwen managed to make their daughter, who also suffers from the same disability, hear at the age of two. By running a snack stall at a night market and thanks to support from their relatives and friends, the couple managed to afford a cochlear implant for her daughter's left ear and a hearing aid for the daughter's right ear. "It is too expensive to have the similar treatment for me and my wife, and we have already been accustomed to the silent world anyway. What we want is to make sure our daughter can hear." Earlier this year, when the family's story was spread out by a blogger, they surprisingly received loads of kindness and encouragement from a lot of strangers. Thanks to the hearing aids donated to them in January, Zhang Yongsheng heard his daughter calling "dad

CHINA-HUNAN-CHANGSHA-HEARING-IMPAIRED COUPLE-LIFE (CN)

CHINA-HUNAN-CHANGSHA-HEARING-IMPAIRED COUPLE-LIFE (CN)

(240519) -- CHANGSHA, May 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Yongsheng (C) and Zhan Jingwen (1st L) attend a class at a hearing rehabilitation center in Changsha, central China's Hunan Province, May 16, 2024. Though hearing-impaired, Zhang Yongsheng and his wife Zhan Jingwen managed to make their daughter, who also suffers from the same disability, hear at the age of two. By running a snack stall at a night market and thanks to support from their relatives and friends, the couple managed to afford a cochlear implant for her daughter's left ear and a hearing aid for the daughter's right ear. "It is too expensive to have the similar treatment for me and my wife, and we have already been accustomed to the silent world anyway. What we want is to make sure our daughter can hear." Earlier this year, when the family's story was spread out by a blogger, they surprisingly received loads of kindness and encouragement from a lot of strangers. Thanks to the hearing aids donated to them in January, Zhang Yongsheng hear

CHINA-HUNAN-CHANGSHA-HEARING-IMPAIRED COUPLE-LIFE (CN)

CHINA-HUNAN-CHANGSHA-HEARING-IMPAIRED COUPLE-LIFE (CN)

(240519) -- CHANGSHA, May 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Daughter Zhang Yuhan plays with her father Zhang Yongsheng during supper at home in Changsha, central China's Hunan Province, May 15, 2024. Though hearing-impaired, Zhang Yongsheng and his wife Zhan Jingwen managed to make their daughter, who also suffers from the same disability, hear at the age of two. By running a snack stall at a night market and thanks to support from their relatives and friends, the couple managed to afford a cochlear implant for her daughter's left ear and a hearing aid for the daughter's right ear. "It is too expensive to have the similar treatment for me and my wife, and we have already been accustomed to the silent world anyway. What we want is to make sure our daughter can hear." Earlier this year, when the family's story was spread out by a blogger, they surprisingly received loads of kindness and encouragement from a lot of strangers. Thanks to the hearing aids donated to them in January, Zhang Yongsheng heard his daughter

CHINA-HUNAN-CHANGSHA-HEARING-IMPAIRED COUPLE-LIFE (CN)

CHINA-HUNAN-CHANGSHA-HEARING-IMPAIRED COUPLE-LIFE (CN)

(240519) -- CHANGSHA, May 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Yongsheng (R) moves his snack stall at Sifangping night market in Changsha, central China's Hunan Province, May 15, 2024. Though hearing-impaired, Zhang Yongsheng and his wife Zhan Jingwen managed to make their daughter, who also suffers from the same disability, hear at the age of two. By running a snack stall at a night market and thanks to support from their relatives and friends, the couple managed to afford a cochlear implant for her daughter's left ear and a hearing aid for the daughter's right ear. "It is too expensive to have the similar treatment for me and my wife, and we have already been accustomed to the silent world anyway. What we want is to make sure our daughter can hear." Earlier this year, when the family's story was spread out by a blogger, they surprisingly received loads of kindness and encouragement from a lot of strangers. Thanks to the hearing aids donated to them in January, Zhang Yongsheng heard his daughter calling "da

CHINA-HUNAN-CHANGSHA-HEARING-IMPAIRED COUPLE-LIFE (CN)

CHINA-HUNAN-CHANGSHA-HEARING-IMPAIRED COUPLE-LIFE (CN)

(240519) -- CHANGSHA, May 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Daughter Zhang Yuhan interacts with her father Zhang Yongsheng during supper in Changsha, central China's Hunan Province, May 15, 2024. Though hearing-impaired, Zhang Yongsheng and his wife Zhan Jingwen managed to make their daughter, who also suffers from the same disability, hear at the age of two. By running a snack stall at a night market and thanks to support from their relatives and friends, the couple managed to afford a cochlear implant for her daughter's left ear and a hearing aid for the daughter's right ear. "It is too expensive to have the similar treatment for me and my wife, and we have already been accustomed to the silent world anyway. What we want is to make sure our daughter can hear." Earlier this year, when the family's story was spread out by a blogger, they surprisingly received loads of kindness and encouragement from a lot of strangers. Thanks to the hearing aids donated to them in January, Zhang Yongsheng heard his daughter cal

CANADA-RICHMOND-NIGHT MARKET

CANADA-RICHMOND-NIGHT MARKET

(240427) -- RICHMOND, April 27, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A woman holds snack at Richmond Night Market in Richmond, Canada, April 26, 2024. This year's Richmond Night Market celebrates the Year of the Dragon with the "Summer Sweet Dragon" theme, featuring over 600 food options and 110 retail booths. The market will stay open from April 26 to Oct. 20. (Photo by Liang Sen/ Xinhua)

A Special Snack Mango Flowers in Nanning

A Special Snack Mango Flowers in Nanning

NANNING, CHINA - APRIL 13, 2024 - Photo taken on April 13, 2024 shows mango flowers, a special snack, in Nanning, Guangxi province, China.

A Special Snack Mango Flowers in Nanning

A Special Snack Mango Flowers in Nanning

NANNING, CHINA - APRIL 13, 2024 - Photo taken on April 13, 2024 shows mango flowers, a special snack, in Nanning, Guangxi province, China.

A Special Snack Mango Flowers in Nanning

A Special Snack Mango Flowers in Nanning

NANNING, CHINA - APRIL 13, 2024 - Photo taken on April 13, 2024 shows mango flowers, a special snack, in Nanning, Guangxi province, China.

A Special Snack Mango Flowers in Nanning

A Special Snack Mango Flowers in Nanning

NANNING, CHINA - APRIL 13, 2024 - Photo taken on April 13, 2024 shows mango flowers, a special snack, in Nanning, Guangxi province, China.