This photo shows pine trees shrouded in clouds at sunset in Mount Lebanon, Lebanon, Aug. 14, 2024. (Xinhua/Bilal Jawich)
A man flies a kite from the window of a building in New Delhi, India, on August 15, 2024. (Xinhua/Javed Dar)
This photo taken on Aug. 15, 2024 shows a flower carpet at a square in Brussels, Belgium. (Xinhua/Peng Ziyang)
An aerial photo taken by a drone shows a path along the coast in Qingdao city, east China’s Shandong province, August 14, 2024.
Shandong has made efforts to restore marine ecology in recent years. By restoring the coastline and building cultural facilities such as reading rooms, the province has provided a better environment for local people. (Xinhua/Li Ziheng)
This photo taken on August 15, 2024 shows golden monkeys at the Dalongtan Golden Monkey Research Center in Shennongjia National Park in Shennongjia Forestry County, central China’s Hubei Province.
Shennongjia Forestry District in central China’s Hubei Province reports an increase in the golden monkey population thanks to efforts to protect their habitat. (Xinhua/Xiao Yijiu)
Child students celebrate after participating in a tennis summer camp at a tennis club in Beijing, China, August 14, 2024
In China, enthusiasm for tennis has increased significantly recently. This is reflected in the significantly increased demand for training courses and court reservations in various cities. (Xinhua/Cai Yang)
Caidengba checks the growth of vegetables in a garden at Wusiman Administrative Station of the Tarim River Basin Administration in Yuli county, northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, August 13, 2024. As the administrative station is far from surrounding cities, staff grow vegetables and fruits on the station’s vacant land in their free time.
Caidengba, 35, is a member of the Mongolian ethnic group and deputy head of the Wusiman administration of the Tarim River Basin Administration in Xinjiang. The station is the first “pass” of the main stream of the Tarim River, which plays an important role in supplying water downstream. Caidengba has worked here for 15 years, guarding the river and the Euphrates populus forests in the lower reaches. (Xinhua/Chen Shuo)
A light armored vehicle is seen during a military parade marking Armed Forces Day in Warsaw, Poland, August 15, 2024.
Poland celebrated its Armed Forces Day with a large parade in Warsaw on Thursday. (Photo: Jaap Arriens/Xinhua)
Paetongtarn Shinawatra, chairman of Thailand’s Pheu Thai Party, attends a press conference in Bangkok, Thailand, August 15, 2024.
Thailand’s ruling coalition on Thursday nominated Pheu Thai Party chairwoman and daughter of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, Paetongtarn Shinawatra, as its candidate for the post of the country’s new prime minister in the upcoming general election. (Xinhua)
Performers wearing flowerpots on their heads perform during a media preview of the Pacific National Exhibition Fair in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, August 15, 2024.
The Pacific National Exhibition (PNE) Fair, one of the longest-running events in Canada, runs from August 17 to September 2 this year, marking its 114th edition. (Photo: Liang Sen/Xinhua)
