Xinhua photos of the day

Tundra swans fly over Chongming Dongtan National Nature Reserve at sunset in east China’s Shanghai, Nov. 12, 2024. (Xinhua/Li Bo)

The 100,000th China-Europe freight train, coded X8083, waits for departing at the Tuanjiecun Station in Chongqing, southwest China, Nov. 15, 2024. The 100,000th China-Europe freight train departed from southwest China’s Chongqing Municipality on Friday morning, a significant milestone in the development of the service that facilitates economic and trade exchanges between China and Europe. (Xinhua/Wang Quanchao)

A Long March-7 Y9 carrier rocket carrying cargo spacecraft Tianzhou-8 blasts off from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in south China’s Hainan Province, Nov. 15, 2024.
China launched the cargo craft Tianzhou-8 on Friday night to deliver supplies for its orbiting Tiangong space station, according to the China Manned Space Agency. (Xinhua/Yang Guanyu)

A person takes a photo of a full moon in Lhokseumawe, Aceh Province, Indonesia, on Nov. 15, 2024. (Photo by Fachrul Reza/Xinhua)

A container is lifted at Chancay Port in Peru, on Nov. 14, 2024. The inauguration ceremony of Chancay Port was held on Nov. 14 local time. Chancay Port is not only an important project under Belt and Road cooperation, but also the first smart and green port in South America. The first phase of the project, when completed, will reduce the sea shipping time from Peru to China to 23 days, thus cutting logistics costs by at least 20 percent. (Xinhua/Li Mengxin)

A tourist practices yoga at a homestay at Huangguoshu Scenic Area in Anshun City, southwest China’s Guizhou Province, Nov. 14, 2024. (Xinhua/Yang Wenbin)

An aerial drone photo taken on Oct. 10, 2023 shows the view of Shibadong Village of Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, central China’s Hunan Province. Seven villages in China have been honored as Best Tourism Villages by the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UN Tourism) in its 2024 selection, according to the Ministry of Culture and Tourism. (Xinhua/Chen Sihan)

Gyume Namkha paints thangka at his workshop in Maisu Town of Dege County in Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China’s Sichuan Province, Nov. 3, 2024. Post-90s thangka artist Gyume Namkha began to learn thangka painting from his father at the age of 6. Through inheritance and innovation, he added modern elements to form his own unique style and promote thangka culture. Today, there are 41 painters and students in the thangka workshop opened by Gyume Namkha. (Xinhua/Wang Xi)

Zhang Yuning (R) of China celebrates scoring with teammates during the 2026 FIFA World Cup Asian Qualifiers Group C match between China and Bahrain in Riffa, Bahrain, Nov. 14, 2024. (Xinhua/Wang Haizhou)