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The opening ceremony of the 2024 ASEAN-China Year of People-to-People Exchanges was held.
On February 2, at the opening ceremony of the 2024 ASEAN-China Year of People-to-People Exchanges, young people from the 10 ASEAN countries and Chinese youths took the stage to sing the theme song of the China-ASEAN Year of People-to-People Exchanges. On the same day, the opening ceremony of the 2024 ASEAN-China Year of People-to-People Exchanges was held in Fuzhou, Fujian Province.
Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Jiang Kehong.
Xi'an: The China-Europe train brings "foreign New Year's goods".
Imposition**: The picture above shows that on February 1, the X8010 China-Europe train loaded with 1,740 tons of rapeseed oil from Kazakhstan** arrived at Xi'an International Port Station; The picture below shows that on February 1, consumers selected juice from Central Asia at the "China-Europe Express (Xi'an) New Year Goods Festival". The Spring Festival is approaching, and the market demand for grain and oil during the festival continues to heat up. China Railway Xi'an Bureau Group cooperated with Xi'an Aiju Grain and Oil Industry Group to open a special train for New Year's goods from North Kazakhstan to Xi'an, and held the "China-Europe Express (Xi'an) Imported Goods New Year's Festival" to exhibit and sell all kinds of imported food from Europe, Central Asia and other places, enriching the Spring Festival table of Xi'an citizens.
Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Li Yibo.
The construction of major infrastructure projects in the Greater Bay Area is progressing steadily.
On January 31, the Baietan Dawan District Art Center undertaken by China Construction Third Bureau conducted a lighting test (drone**) Baietanwan District Art Center is located in Baietan, Pearl River, Guangzhou, the project integrates Guangdong Museum of Art, Guangdong Intangible Cultural Heritage Exhibition Center, Guangdong Literature Museum "three museums in one", has entered the final stage of interior decoration projects. At the beginning of the new year, the construction of major infrastructure projects such as the Huangmaohai Cross-sea Channel, the Shenzhen-Jiangxi Railway, and the Baietan Dawan Area Art Center under construction in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area has been progressing steadily.
Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Liu Dawei.
Many places across the country ushered in snowfall.
The ancient city of Pingyao, Jinzhong City, Shanxi Province, taken on February 1. Recently, affected by the cold wave weather, many places in China have ushered in cooling and snowfall.
Xinhua News Agency (photo by Liang Shengren).
Xiangyin, Hunan: The cured meat is fragrant and the New Year's flavor is strong.
On February 2, in a wax product shop in Helonghu Town, Xiangyin County, the staff took cured fish. The Spring Festival is approaching, and on the street of Baohe Community, Helonghu Town, Xiangyin County, Yueyang City, Hunan Province, strings of smoked preserved fish, bacon and other foods are hung indoors and outdoors, exuding a strong New Year's flavor with the wind. At present, Helonghu Town has nearly 1,000 merchants engaged in cured meat, with an output value of 200 million yuan.
Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Chen Sihan.
Pea tips ushered in the pre-holiday sales season.
In the early morning of February 1, in Fanchi Village, Jinlun Town, Guanghan City, villagers wore headlamps to pick pea tips. At present, the pea tips of Fanchi Village, Jinlun Town, Guanghan City, Sichuan Province ushered in the pre-holiday sales season. At six o'clock in the morning, local villagers wore headlamps and gloves to pick pea tips stained with dewdrops, and sent them to major supermarkets and vegetable markets in Chengdu, Beijing, Shanghai and other places on the same day. The local pea tips are harvested from October to March, and are popular in the market.
Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Jiang Hongjing.
A person who "makes-up" a freight train.
On February 1, Zhang Shuhong showed the painted template of the China Railway Logo. Zhang Shuhong and her partner Jia Tong are vehicle fitters in the wood oil group of the maintenance workshop of the Kunming North Depot, mainly responsible for painting the exterior of railway vehicles and painting the identification and signage of various vehicles. During the Spring Festival, rail freight is busy, and their work intensity is also greater. Over the years, the clothes were covered with thick spots of paint, and they "smeared" themselves and put the railway wagons in "new clothes".
Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Chen Xinbo.
The high-speed rail has been on the New Year.
On February 2, the police presented the word "Fu" to passengers. On the same day, on the G55 high-speed train from Beijing West Railway Station to Xi'an North Railway Station, the railway police of the Beijing Railway Public Security Department held a celebration with passengers. The railway police and passengers pasted window flowers and hung blessing characters together, and decorated the carriage with a New Year's flavor. In addition, the railway police also explained the knowledge of safe travel and anti-fraud and anti-pickpocketing for passengers.
Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Li Xin.
The 23rd Mianzhu New Year Painting Festival opened.
On February 2, the "Zodiac Lantern" performance team composed of children toured the streets of Mianzhu City. On the same day, the 23rd Mianzhu New Year Painting Festival with the theme of "Appreciating New Year's Pictures and Celebrating the New Year" opened in Mianzhu City, Sichuan Province. At the opening ceremony, the folk parade performance created on the basis of the classic Mianzhu New Year painting "Spring Festival" was carried out along the main road of Mianzhu City, showing the cultural characteristics of "Mianzhu New Year Painting".
Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Xu Bingjie.
The 4th Winter Youth Olympic Games have come to an end.
On 1 February, the electronic torch for the Winter Youth Olympic Games was extinguished. On the same day, the 4th Winter Youth Olympic Games closed in Gangneung, South Korea.
Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Zhang Xiaoyu.
The Palace Museum's watch collection is on display in the UK, showcasing the history of cultural exchange between China and the West.
On February 1, at the British Science Museum in London, England, a man visits the Forbidden City clock collection. The exhibition will be held at the Science Museum in London, showcasing 23 watches from the Palace Museum's collection.
Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Li Ying.