An aerial drone photo shows a self-driving seeder working in the farmland in Awat County of Aksu, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, March 27, 2024. Xinjiang is a major hub of cotton production. As the temperature rises, the spring sowing of cotton in Xinjiang kicked off from south to north.
In recent years, advancements in agricultural technology have gradually become vital allies to the farmers of Xinjiang. From planting to harvesting, mechanization and intelligent facilities have been widely applied. (Xinhua/Ding Lei)
The national flag of China is seen on the square in front of the Potala Palace on the Serfs' Emancipation Day in Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, March 28, 2024. On March 28, 1959, people in Xizang launched the democratic reform, freeing a million serfs. In 2009, the regional legislature announced March 28 as the day to commemorate the emancipation of the one million serfs. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)
A staff member checks the Chinese sturgeons before releasing them to the Yangtze River in Yichang, central China's Hubei Province, March 28, 2024. More than 200,000 second filial generation Chinese sturgeons were released into the Yangtze River on Thursday to increase wild stocks of the rare species. (Xinhua/Wu Zhizun)
A man lays flowers to mourn victims of a terrorist attack near the Crocus City Hall in suburban Moscow, Russia, on March 28, 2024. The death toll from Friday's terrorist attack has risen to 143 after gunmen stormed a concert hall in suburban Moscow, according to a list published by Russia's Ministry of Emergency Situations Wednesday. (Xinhua/Bai Xueqi)
This photo taken on March 28, 2024 shows the opening ceremony of the Boao Forum for Asia Annual Conference 2024 in Boao, south China's Hainan Province. (Xinhua/Guo Cheng)
Tourists visit the scenic spot of Dazu Rock Carvings in southwest China's Chongqing, March 27, 2024. The Dazu Rock Carvings were placed on the World Heritage List by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in 1999. (Xinhua/Zhang Ziyu)
A survivor is rescued from rubble after Israeli airstrikes in the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah, on March 27, 2024. The Palestinian death toll in the Gaza Strip has risen to 32,552, the Hamas-run Health Ministry said in a press statement on Thursday. The Israeli army killed 62 Palestinians and wounded 91 others during the past 24 hours, it added. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua)
Garrett Temple (C) of Toronto Raptors vies with Precious Achiuwa (above) and Miles McBride of New York Knicks during the 2023-2024 NBA regular season game in Toronto, Canada, March 27, 2024. (Photo by Zou Zheng/Xinhua)
A farmer picks tea leaves at a tea garden in Taipingxi Township in Yichang City, central China's Hubei Province, March 28, 2024. Tea farmers and enterprises are busy harvesting and processing spring tea leaves to meet the consumer demand lately. (Photo by Zhang Guorong/Xinhua)
