Members of the Shanghai Chinese Orchestra perform during "Colors of China" concert at the Cartuja Center in Seville, Spain, Feb. 2, 2026.
With the Chinese New Year of the Horse just over the horizon on Feb. 17, the Shanghai Chinese Orchestra on Monday kicked off a tour of Spain with a concert called "Colors of China" in the southern Spanish city of Seville.
The concert at the Cartuja Center featured traditional Chinese musical instruments combined with contemporary musical expression, and explored themes of nature, life and emotion through a range of tones and rhythmic structures. The performance attracted a large and enthusiastic local audience in the evening. (Xinhua/Meng Dingbo)
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic shakes hands with a robot at the Chinese Cultural Center in Belgrade, Serbia, Feb. 2, 2026. (Photo by Wang Wei/Xinhua)
Aircraft of the Bayi Aerobatic Team of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force perform during the 10th Singapore Airshow in Singapore, Feb. 3, 2026.
The 10th Singapore Airshow opened on Tuesday at the Changi Exhibition Center, with the Bayi Aerobatic Team of the Chinese PLA Air Force delivering a flight display featuring six J-10 fighter jets.
The performance marked the first public appearance in Singapore by the team after it transitioned to the J-10C aircraft. (Photo by Then Chih Wey/Xinhua)
China's winter paralympic athlete Wang Tao attends a training session for Paralympic Winter Games Milan-Cortina 2026 in Ulanqab, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Feb. 3, 2026. (Xinhua/Lian Zhen)
An automated ice block stacking robot helps build a large-scale ice sculpture at the 27th Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Feb. 3, 2026.
An automated ice block stacking robot has entered the testing phase at the 27th Harbin Ice and Snow World on Feb. 3. The robot is capable of lifting, transporting, and assembling ice blocks with millimeter-level precision. (Photo by Liu Yang/Xinhua)
China's YH-1000S, a self-made hybrid unmanned cargo aircraft, the world's first of its kind, completes its maiden flight in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality on Feb. 2, 2026.
(China Academy of Aerospace Aerodynamics/Handout via Xinhua)
Palestinians coming through the Rafah crossing arrive at Nasser Medical Complex in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, on Feb. 2, 2026.
The Rafah land crossing between the Gaza Strip and Egypt resumed operation on Monday after being closed amid the recent Palestinian-Israeli conflict, marking a long-awaited development for movement in and out of Gaza. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua)
Costa Rican President-elect Laura Fernandez attends a press conference in San Jose, Costa Rica, Feb. 2, 2026.
Laura Fernandez, the candidate from the ruling Sovereign People Party, on Feb. 1 celebrated her victory in the Costa Rican presidential election after securing 48.3 percent of the vote. (Photo by Francisco Canedo/Xinhua)
Experts perform orthopedic surgery using a robotic system at the Tongzhou branch of Beijing Anzhen Hospital in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 3, 2026.
Beijing Anzhen Hospital, designated by the Beijing municipal government as the city's first demonstration unit for "robots plus medical" applications, currently has 25 types of medical robots undergoing clinical trials.
These robots are deployed across various departments including outpatient clinics, pharmacies, wards, operating rooms, and catheterization rooms.
Serving as intelligent assistants to doctors, these robotic "staff members" are becoming a driving force in the hospital's smart transformation and upgrade. (Xinhua/Li Xin)
This photo taken on Feb. 2, 2026 shows the specimen of a butterfly at the Center of Space Exploration under Ministry of Education, in Chongqing University, southwest China's Chongqing.
Researchers at China's Chongqing University announced on Monday that a butterfly has successfully emerged from its pupa while orbiting Earth, yielding valuable data on biological survival in the harsh microgravity environment of space.
The butterfly chrysalis was sealed inside a small experimental space ecosystem payload developed by the university's research team and carried into space aboard the Kuaizhou-11 Y8 carrier rocket on Dec. 13, 2025. (Xinhua/Chen Cheng)
People have fun in an indoor ice and snow world in Shanghai, east China, Feb. 3, 2026. (Xinhua/Fang Zhe)
An owner picks her cat coming out of a smart pet transport case at the Wuhan Railway Station in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, Feb. 3, 2026.
Since Jan. 28, the railway authorities have further increased the number of high-speed railway stations with pet consignment services. Passengers can make online reservations through the 12306 app or WeChat mini-program, making pet travel more convenient during the Spring Festival period. (Xinhua/Du Zixuan)
This drone photo taken on Feb. 1, 2026 shows a girl playing on a swing on the edge of a canyon in Almaty Region, Kazakhstan. (Xinhua/Li Renzi)
