BEIJING, Sept. 4 (Xinhua) — Editor’s choice of Xinhua Portraits in August 2020.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe reacts during a press conference announcing that he will step down from his post due to health concerns in Tokyo, Japan, Aug. 28, 2020. (Franck Robichon/Pool via Xinhua)
A woman sheds tears as she mourns her family member who died of COVID-19 in Bhaktapur, Nepal, Aug. 30, 2020. (Photo by Sulav Shrestha/Xinhua)
A rider performs horsemanship during the opening ceremony of the 20th Shambhala Tourism Festival in Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China’s Gansu Province, Aug. 31, 2020. (Xinhua/Chen Bin)
A boy cools himself under a steam fountain at the Paris Plages in Paris, France, Aug. 10, 2020. (Xinhua/Gao Jing)
A villager carries collected water lilies on his shoulder in Munshiganj, Bangladesh, Aug. 29, 2020. (Xinhua)
Shopkeepers wait for customers at a market in Anantnag town, about 60 km south of Srinagar city, the summer capital of Indian-controlled Kashmir, Aug. 17, 2020.
(Xinhua/Javed Dar)
A fisherman pours captured fish into the hold of a boat in Bostan Lake in Bohu County, northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Aug. 8, 2020. (Photo by Nian Lei/Xinhua)
New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern speaks at a press conference in Wellington, New Zealand, Aug. 24, 2020. (Xinhua/Guo Lei)
Photo taken on Aug. 6, 2020 shows the reflection of an Afghan bride in a mirror during a collective wedding party in Mazar-i-Sharif, capital of the northern Balkh province, Afghanistan. (Photo by Kawa Basharat/Xinhua)
An actress from a local Jin opera troupe prepares for a show in Touquan Village, Jingxing County, Shijiazhuang City of north China’s Hebei Province, Aug. 5, 2020. (Photo by Zhang Xiaofeng/Xinhua)
Combo photo shows 28-year-old Luo Jundong, one of the designers of Shenzhen International Trade Centre Building, posing at the construction site in 1984 (L, photo taken by Liu Yusheng) and Luo posing at his home on Dec. 5, 2018 (R, photo taken by Mao Siqian) in Shenzhen, south China’s Guangdong Province.
Luo followed the construction company from Hubei Province to Shenzhen to build the International Trade Centre Building in 1982. Luo and his team provided new techniques for the construction and set a record of erecting one story in three days. After the project finished, Luo stayed in Shenzhen. When China established the Shenzhen Special Economic Zone in 1980, its population was less than 30,000. Forty years later, it has developed into the biggest immigrant city in China housing 13 million with its GDP hitting 2.69 trillion yuan (about 389.4 billion U.S. dollars). (Xinhua/Mao Siqian,Liu Yusheng)
Combo photo shows Ding Ke posing for a photo at Shenzhen North Railway Station on his way to Hong Kong for study in 2011 (up) and Ding posing for a photo at his own company in Shenzhen-Hong Kong Science and Technology Cooperation Zone in Futian District on Aug. 12, 2020 (bottom, photo taken by Mao Siqian) in Shenzhen, south China’s Guangdong Province.
Ding set foot in Shenzhen in 2009 en route to studying in Hong Kong. In 2017, he came to Shenzhen once again to create his high-tech company. When China established the Shenzhen Special Economic Zone in 1980, its population was less than 30,000. Forty years later, it has developed into the biggest immigrant city in China housing 13 million with its GDP hitting 2.69 trillion yuan (about 389.4 billion U.S. dollars). (Xinhua/Mao Siqian)
Combo photo shows Wei Wei and his wife Chen Rong posing for a photo in the then Shenzhen Central Hospital on its opening day in 1999 (up) and the couple in the now Shenzhen Hospital of Beijing University in Shenzhen, south China’s Guangdong Province, on Aug. 15, 2020 (bottom, photo taken by Mao Siqian).
After graduation from the Tongji Medical College with a doctor’s degree, Wei Wei decided to start his new life in Shenzhen because of his appreciation of the city’s construction and urban planning. In 1999, Wei Wei became a doctor in the general surgery department of the newly-opened Shenzhen Central Hospital, which changed its name to Shenzhen Hospital of Beijing University in 2001. Wei Wei took the lead to set up the hospital’s thyroid & breast surgery department in 2004, which was rated as a key discipline of clinical medicine of the city in 2020.
“Shenzhen has taught me how to learn from the youth. It’s a place that keeps people moving forward. When you have stepped on a certain level, it will provide you with a ladder to help you step onto a new platform,” said Wei. When China established the Shenzhen Special Economic Zone in 1980, its population was less than 30,000. Forty years later, it has developed into the biggest immigrant city in China housing 13 million with its GDP hitting 2.69 trillion yuan (about 389.4 billion U.S. dollars). (Xinhua/Mao Siqian)
A traffic policeman salutes a driver transporting epidemic prevention supplies in Urumqi, northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Aug. 16, 2020. (Xinhua/Zhao Ge)
A man shares a carrot with his donkey during the 53rd traditional donkey race in Tribunj, Croatia, Aug. 29, 2020. (Hrvoje Jelavic/Pixsell via Xinhua)
A child eats watermelon at Liuque Village in Nantong, east China’s Jiangsu Province, Aug. 6, 2020. (Photo by Xiang Zhonglin/Xinhua)
A medical worker collects a swab from a man for a COVID-19 test in Sale, Morocco, Aug. 21, 2020. (Photo by Chadi/Xinhua)
Su Wei (bottom) of Guangdong Southern Tigers carries teammate Yi Jianlian to attend the awarding ceremony after the third game of the final round between Guangdong Southern Tigers and Liaoning Flying Leopards at the 2019-2020 Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) league in Qingdao, east China’s Shandong Province, Aug. 15, 2020. (Xinhua/Zhu Zheng)
German Chancellor Angela Merkel prepares to leave after a routine press conference in Berlin, capital of Germany, Aug. 28, 2020. (Xinhua/Ren Ke)
An actor from a local Jin opera troupe prepares for a show in Touquan Village, Jingxing County, Shijiazhuang City of north China’s Hebei Province, Aug. 5, 2020.
(Photo by Liang Zidong/Xinhua)
Players of Sevilla celebrate with the UEFA Europa League Trophy after their team’s victory in the UEFA Europa League final between FC Inter and Sevilla FC in Cologne, Germany, Aug. 21, 2020. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. (Alexander Hassenstein/UEFA/Handout via Xinhua)
A nurse takes care of three babies in a damaged hospital after the explosion in Beirut, Lebanon, Aug. 4, 2020. (Xinhua/Bilal Jawich)
First graders raise their hands during a training class at Taipinglu Primary School in Haidian District, Beijing, capital of China, Aug. 29, 2020, the first day they return to school. (Xinhua/Ren Chao)■