Memories are made of these...

Many images from 2015 flash through our minds as we ring in the New Year - President Xi Jinping riding in a horse-drawn carriage with the queen of Britain during his UK visit; soldiers from the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression waving during the Victory Day parade on Sept 3 in Beijing; and China's first large passenger aircraft, the C919, rolling off the assembly line in Shanghai.

Beyond historical events are scenes from everyday life in China - enthusiastic entrepreneurs riding the tide of the Internet Plus era; investors hunting for wealth in the stock market's ups and downs; bikers blasting off ramps and splashing into a lake in summer; and drivers navigating colossal traffic jams.

These moments will live forever in our memories because they were frozen in photographs.

China Daily regularly heralds the New Year with a photo spread reviewing the images its staff and freelancers have captured that were widely carried by major international media.

These compelling moments captured the collective imagination of the world. We look forward to continuing to tell China's story through words and pictures in 2016.

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Britain's Queen Elizabeth are driven by carriage along The Mall to Buckingham Palace in October. Xi and his wife, Peng Liyuan, were guests of the queen during their state visit to Britain. Wu Zhiyi / China Daily

A train travels through hills after heavy snowfall on the outskirts of Beijing, on Nov 23. Pan Zhiwang / For China Daily

Chinese veterans wave from a bus during a military parade at Tian'anmen Square in Beijing on Sept 3 to mark the 70th anniversary of the victory over Japanese aggression and the end of World War II. Zou Hong / China Daily

(China Daily European Weekly 01/01/2016 page4)