Artists of the Xiaobaihua Yue Opera Troupe from east China's Zhejiang Province perform at Shaw Theatre in London, Britain, on Aug. 21, 2025. The Xiaobaihua Yue Opera Troupe from east China's Zhejiang Province presented a special program featuring excerpts from the Chinese classics "The Butterfly Lovers" and "The Garden of Love" here from Thursday. Over two nights, the performances attracted more than 800 audience members. (Xinhua/Wu Lu)
An aerial drone photo taken on Aug. 23, 2025 shows the final of 2025 China's Village Super League (VSL), dubbed "CunChao" in Rongjiang, southwest China's Guizhou Province. (Xinhua/Yang Wenbin)
A military band performs at the "Spasskaya Tower" International Military Music Festival in Moscow, Russia, Aug. 22, 2025.
The festival kicked off here on Friday and will last till Aug. 31. (Photo by Alexander Zemlianichenko Jr/Xinhua)
An aerial drone photo taken on Aug. 23, 2025 shows farmers harvesting marigold flowers in Tengchong, southwest China's Yunnan Province. (Photo by Gong Zujin/Xinhua)
An aerial drone photo taken on Aug. 23, 2025 shows yachts returning to a dock in Sanya, south China's Hainan Province. South China's Hainan and Guangdong provinces have been placed on alert as Typhoon Kajiki, the 13th typhoon of the year, is forecast to bring gales and rainstorms.
At 8 p.m. Saturday, Hainan upgraded its emergency response for flood and typhoon control to Level II, as strong winds and downpours are expected to hit its sea areas and islands, according to the provincial disaster prevention, mitigation and relief commission. (Xinhua/Zhao Yingquan)
An enormous thangka painting of Buddha is unrolled on a hillside platform at the Drepung Monastery in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Aug. 23, 2025. Celebrations marking the traditional Shoton Festival began in Lhasa on Saturday. (Xinhua/Tenzing Nima Qadhup)
Children wearing protective gears ride bicycles in Zhangye City, northwest China's Gansu Province, on Aug. 22, 2025. (Photo by Yang Xiao/Xinhua)
