Ten photos from across China: July 16 – 22
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Ten photos from across China: July 16 – 22
A rescuer trudges through water on a street in Zhengzhou, Central China's Henan province, on July 20, 2021. [Photo/IC]
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A new high-speed maglev train makes its public debut in Qingdao, Shandong province, on July 20, 2021. The train, developed in China, can reach a top speed of 600 kilometers per hour. The train unveiled on Tuesday was the first to roll off the production line. [Li Ziheng/Xinhua]
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Visitors walk into a "black hole" at the newly unveiled Shanghai Astronomy Museum on July 18, 2021. The museum, the world's largest planetarium in terms of building scale, opened on July 17. [Photo/IC]
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Two students perform Peking Opera in a summer camp in Nantong, East China’s Jiangsu province, on July 19, 2021. [Photo/IC]
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An equestrian worker walks an Akhal-Teke horse at the Xinjiang Ancient Ecological Park, China's largest exhibition base for the rare breed famed for their speed and endurance, in Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, on July 16, 2021. [Photo by Wei Xiaohao/chinadaily.com.cn]
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Diners enjoy their meals in bubble-shaped air-conditioned rooms on the roof of a shopping mall in Changsha, Hunan province, on July 19, 2021. The facilities have gained popularity among customers amid the summer heat. [Yang Huafeng/China News Service]
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Medical workers inoculate high school students at a temporary vaccination site in Beijing on July 21, 2021. The capital started to inoculate those aged 12 to 17 on July 20, and will roll out vaccinations for the 3 to 11 age group in the future. [Wang Haixin/For China Daily]
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Tourists visit a scenic spot transformed from a mining site in Qian'an city in North China's Hebei province, July 21, 2021. [Photo/Xinhua]
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Over 100 calligraphy and painting works created by oversea Chinese artists from 44 countries debut at an art show during the 44th session of UNESCO's World Heritage Committee, Fuzhou, Fujian province, July 20, 2021. [Photo/China News Service]
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Photo taken on July 21, 2021 shows the Morigele River in Chen Barga Banner, North China's Inner Mongolia autonomous region. [Photo/Xinhua]
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I lived in Zhengzhou for my first 10 years here, and during that time I remember only one flood, when to catch a bus home I had to wade through water up to my ankles. Where I am in Chongqing there is no danger of flooding, but boy is it ever hot.
WONDERFUL. This got SO MUCH attention I'm going to post a new article on the wonders of China every day since nobody gives a shit about "America's biggest enemy". LOL
A great photo essay. I love the train, I would love to take a ride on it.
The horse is stunning. Here is some information on the ancient breed.
The Akhal-Teke ( / ˌ æ k əl ˈ t ɛ k / or / ˌ æ k əl ˈ t ɛ k i / ; from Turkmen Ahalteke , [axalˈteke] ) is a Turkmen horse breed . [1] They have a reputation for speed and endurance, intelligence, and a distinctive metallic sheen. The shiny coat of the breed led to their nickname, "Golden Horses". [2] These horses are adapted to severe climatic conditions and are thought to be one of the oldest existing horse breeds . [3] There are currently about 6,600 Akhal-Tekes in the world, mostly in Turkmenistan , although they are also found throughout Europe and North America . [4] Akhal is the name of the line of oases along the north slope of the Kopet Dag mountains in Turkmenistan. It has been inhabited by the Tekke tribe of Turkmens.
There are several theories regarding the original ancestry of the Akhal-Teke, some dating back thousands of years. It is probable that Akhal Teke is a descendant of an older breed known as the Turkoman horse , and some claim it is the same breed. The tribes of Turkmenistan selectively bred the horses, recording their pedigrees orally and using them for raiding. The breed was used in the losing fight against the Russian Empire , and was subsumed into the Empire along with its country. The Turkoman has influenced many other breeds, including modern warmbloods , and recent research confirms that Turkoman stallions made significant contributions to the development of the Thoroughbred . [5] However, there also exists the possibility that all Akhal-Tekes today have a Thoroughbred sire line. [6] The stud book was closed in 1932. [7] The Soviet Union printed the first breed registry in 1941, including over 700 horses.
Thanks for the info.
Everyone including the landscape looks so downtrodden. ;- )
LOL You ain't seen nothin' yet. I'm now going to post an article on that amazing new Astronomy Museum.
Nice set of photos.
I think pictures like this make China seem more familiar to people in the US.
For years I've been posting photo essays about China on the Discovery Group - and there are tons of them, especially in the archives that can be reached by clicking on the almost invisible words in dark blue just to the right of the words "Discussion Forum" at the top of the comment wall. I also post pretty well every week essays of photos that I have taken here over the years on the Creative Arts group.