An artist from a local folk troupe of Wu Opera performs for villagers in Zhengdian Village of Lipu Town, Jinhua City, east China's Zhejiang Province on Dec. 25, 2024. A series of Wu Opera performances have been staged for villagers to welcome the New Year.
Wu Opera, also known as Jinhua Opera, has a history of more than 500 years. (Xinhua/Xu Yu)
An aerial drone photo taken on Dec. 23, 2024 shows the construction site of Chongqing East Railway Station and affiliated comprehensive transportation hub in southwest China's Chongqing.
The construction of the entire project, designed as an interchange point among several railway arteries across southwest China, is underway and progressing smoothly at present, set to be accomplished and operational in 2025. (Xinhua/Wang Quanchao)
An aerial drone photo taken on Dec. 24, 2024 shows a view of Nanhu Park in Nanning, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. (Photo by Yu Xiangquan/Xinhua)
An elephant in Christmas-themed costumes helps distribute presents to students during a Christmas celebration at a school in Ayutthaya, Thailand, Dec 24, 2024. (Xinhua/Rachen Sageamsak)
A worker is seen busy on the production line at a textile workshop in Hengli (Luzhou) Industrial Park in Luzhou City, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Dec. 24, 2024. (Photo by Mu Ke/Xinhua)
People take chairlifts at a ski resort on Cypress Mountain in West Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, Dec. 24, 2024. (Photo by Liang Sen/Xinhua)
This photo taken on Dec. 25, 2024 shows the plane crash site near Aktau, Kazakhstan. Azerbaijan has declared Thursday a national day of mourning for the victims of the tragic crash of an Embraer 190 passenger plane operating a Baku-Grozny flight.
The aircraft with flight number J2-8243 crashed near Aktau Airport in Kazakhstan. The Kazakh ministry of emergency situations has reported 28 survivors, while rescue underway. (Photo by Isa Tazhenbayev/Xinhua)
People ride a carousel at Piazza Navona in Rome, Italy, Dec. 24, 2024. (Xinhua/Li Jing)
Ding Junhui of China reacts during the match against Judd Trump of England at 2024 Macao Snooker Masters in south China's Macao, Dec. 25, 2024. (Xinhua/Cheong Kam Ka)
Fireworks illuminate the sky in Macao, south China, Dec. 25, 2024. Macao held a firework show to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Macao's return to the motherland. (Xinhua/Cheong Kam Ka)
An aerial drone photo taken on Dec. 25, 2024 shows a view of the standard-gage yard of Horgos railway port in Horgos, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.
Horgos Port, a major railway hub in Xinjiang, has facilitated 8,541 China-Europe freight train trips by Dec. 24 this year, according to statistics from the railway department of Horgos Port. (Xinhua/Chen Shuo)
