Pictures of a new era
China Daily has chosen a selection of powerful and evocative pictures, from tens of thousands of images taken throughout the course of the year. The pictures were published in China Daily's printed and digital media at home and overseas, and also in other major media, enabling readers around the world to share China's magic moments in a developing world.
Let's look forward to better pictures in the new year.
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General Secretary Xi Jinping prepares to address the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Oct 18, 2017. Xu Jingxing / China Daily |
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Volunteers work in the lab at the Lunar Palace 365 project, part of a Chinese moon base simulation experiment, in Beihang University, Beijing, on May 10, 2017. Kong Xiangming / For China Daily |
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An aerial view shows a drilling platform collecting combustible ice samples in the South China Sea on May 11, 2017. China announced its success in getting the samples after nearly two decades of research and exploration, a major breakthrough that may lead to a global energy revolution. China Geological Survey / For China Daily |
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Foreign correspondents in China, reporting on the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, join a team of models at Chaoyang Elder Care Service Guidance Center in Chaoyang district, Beijing, on Oct 21, 2017. Wang Zhuangfei / China Daily |
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Medical personnel farewell an Afghan child with congenital heart disease, who received surgical treatment at the First Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University in Urumqi, Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, on Sept 13, 2017. The project, launched by the Chinese Red Cross Foundation's Belt and Road Fraternity Fund, aims to support Belt and Road countries and regions. Its goals include addressing pressing social needs, carrying out medical aid programs and providing people in need with humanitarian assistance. Wang Jing / China Daily |
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Italian tourists pose for pictures with Italian police, taking part in joint patrols with Chinese police officers on the Great Wall in Beijing on April 24, 2017. Zou Hong / China Daily |
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China's first aircraft carrier, the Liaoning, sails beneath a rainbow as it enters Hong Kong on July 7, 2017. Edmond Tang / China Daily |
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People take cover from the rain as they wait at a bus station in Beijing on March 24, 2017. Hao Yi / For China Daily |
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China's home-grown C919 passenger jet takes off on its first flight at Pudong International Airport in Shanghai on May 5, 2017. Gao Erqiang / China Daily |
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Researchers hold giant panda cubs during an event celebrating the Lunar New Year at a research base in Ya'an, Sichuan province, on Jan 11, 2017. He Haiyang / For China Daily |
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People's Liberation Army soldiers prepare for a military parade commemorating the 90th anniversary of the founding of the army, at Zhurihe military training base in the Inner Mongolia autonomous region on July 30, 2017. Feng Yongbin / China Daily |
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Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor, chief executive-elect of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, greets representatives at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center on June 30, 2017. Xu Jingxing / China Daily |
(China Daily 01/01/2018 page6)
