Xinhua photos of the day

An aerial drone photo taken on April 5, 2025 shows people enjoying their leisure time on the beach in Weihai City, east China’s Shandong Province. Qingming Festival, or Tomb-Sweeping Day, fell on April 4 this year. It is a traditional Chinese festival during which people pay tribute to the dead and worship their ancestors. The holiday also provides a short break for China’s residents to engage in outdoor activities or go sightseeing. (Photo by Zhu Chunxiao/Xinhua)

Staff members walk past an electronic display board at the London Stock Exchange in London, Britain, April 3, 2025. China issued its first-ever overseas RMB-denominated sovereign green bond in London on April 2 London Time, China’s Ministry of Finance said on Thursday.

The deal totals 6 billion yuan (about 833.33 million U.S. dollars), including 3 billion yuan for a three-year term with an interest rate of 1.88 percent, and 3 billion yuan for a five-year term at an interest rate of 1.93 percent. (Xinhua/Li Ying)

Farmers pick tea leaves at a tea garden in Changling Village of Zigui County, Yichang City, central China’s Hubei Province, April 4, 2025. (Photo by Wang Huifu/Xinhua)

Tourists visit Hainan Ocean Paradise Resort in Lingshui Li Autonomous County in south China’s Hainan Province, April 4, 2025. (Xinhua/Guo Cheng)

Visitors pose for photos at the Weijin Road campus of Tianjin University in north China’s Tianjin, April 5, 2025. Tianjin University held a campus open day event upon the season of crabapple blossoms, attracting numerous citizens and tourists to enjoy the view and appreciate the beauty of the campus. The Weijin Road campus of Tianjin University currently hosts over 800 flowering crabapple trees, most of which are around 40 years old. The best viewing period for the crabapple blossoms this year is expected to be in early April, lasting for about ten days. (Xinhua/Li Ran)

An aerial drone photo taken on April 5, 2025 shows a dawn view of the Mutianyu section of the Great Wall in Beijing, capital of China. Mutianyu and Jiankou sections of the Great Wall are popular destinations among mountain hikers and photographers. As spring comes, miles of tree blossoms add a touch of tenderness to the majestic Great Wall. (Xinhua/Chen Yehua)

A man participates in the Pacu Jawi, a traditional bull race, at Nagari Tabek, in Tanah Datar of West Sumatra, Indonesia, April 5, 2025. The Pacu Jawi is held annually in muddy rice fields to celebrate the end of the harvest season. (Photo by Yorri Farli/Xinhua)

(L to R) Gold medalist Chen Yuxi, Chen Yiwen, Wang Zongyuan, Cheng Zilong of China pose after the victory ceremony of the mixed 3m&10m team final at the World Aquatics Diving World Cup 2025 in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico, on April 4, 2025. China claimed the opening gold medal in the mixed team event at the World Aquatics Diving World Cup in Guadalajara on Friday. (Photo by Diana Marquez/Xinhua)

People enjoy leisure time during Eid al-Fitr holiday at Carita beach in Pandeglang Regency, Banten Province, Indonesia, April 5, 2025. (Photo by Agung Supriyanto/Xinhua)

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