An aerial drone photo taken on Jan. 13, 2026 shows skiers skiing at a ski resort in Almaty, Kazakhstan. In winter, people of Almaty go outdoor to enjoy the fun of ice and snow sports. (Xinhua/Li Renzi)
Jared Sullinger (L) of Guangdong Southern Tigers vies with Kenneth Lofton Jr. of Shanghai Jiushi Sharks during the 15th round regular season match between Guangdong Southern Tigers and Shanghai Jiushi Sharks at the 2025-2026 Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) league in Dongguan, south China's Guangdong Province, Jan. 15, 2026. (Xinhua/Wu Lu)
Children play at an ice-and-snow themed park in Changchun, northeast China's Jilin Province, Jan. 14, 2026.
A group of preschool children, bundled up in bright orange down coats, has embarked on a trip to northeast China, a region renowned as a snowy wonderland in winter. They came from south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, over 3,000 km away, with a daytime temperature currently above 20 degrees Celsius.
As Guangxi is closely linked with sugar oranges, which has a peel color exactly the same as the down jackets worn by the children, these little intrepid travelers have been affectionately referred to as "little sugar oranges" by online communities. Wherever they go, they set off a craze on cyberspace and have accumulated a flood of followers curious about their adventure in the north. (Xinhua/Yan Linyun)
A Long March-2C carrier rocket carrying an Algerian remote-sensing satellite blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, Jan. 15, 2026. Launched at 12:01 p.m. (Beijing Time), the satellite has entered its planned orbit.
The satellite will be primarily used for land planning and disaster prevention and mitigation.
The launch was the 626th flight mission of the Long March carrier rocket series. (Photo by Wang Jiangbo/Xinhua)
A contestant performs extreme dance on an underwater stage in Sanya, south China's Hainan Province, on Jan. 14, 2026. Co-hosted by the China Extreme Sports Association and Fosun Tourism Group, the 2026 China Extreme Dance Performance Competition was held from Jan. 14 to 15 at Atlantis Sanya, attracting 24 contestants from over 10 provinces and municipalities across the country. (Xinhua/Pu Xiaoxu)
This photo taken on Jan. 10, 2026 shows a T1000-grade carbon fiber production line in Datong City, north China's Shanxi Province. (Xinhua/Yu Fei)
Thailand's Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul (C) attends a press conference in Bangkok, Thailand, Jan. 15, 2026. Anutin on Thursday ordered the transport ministry to terminate its contracts and pursue legal action against a contractor who was involved in two fatal construction crane accidents. (Xinhua/Sun Weitong)
People buy food at a food stall during a new year's shopping festival in Jiande, east China's Zhejiang Province, Jan. 15, 2026. The new year's shopping festival, featuring agricultural products, local delicacies, local opera performances and folk parades, kicked off at a local market in Jiande on Thursday. (Xinhua/Xu Yu)
Tourists visit the Central Street in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, on Jan. 15, 2026. Harbin's century-old Central Street has been transformed into a glittering winter wonderland with the addition of dozens of ice sculptures, attracting a huge influx of locals and tourists. (Xinhua/Wang Song)
People cross a street during a snowy day in Toronto, Canada, on Jan. 15, 2026. (Photo by Zou Zheng/Xinhua)
This photo taken on Jan. 11, 2026 shows a boy having fun at seaside in Mogadishu, Somalia. (Xinhua/Yang Guang)
