This composite photo taken on March 24, 2026 shows the Milky Way arch in Fujin, Northeast China's Heilongjiang province. [Photo/Xinhua]

China's second domestically built large cruise ship, Adora Flora City, undocks in Shanghai on March 20, 2026, moving a step closer to trial voyages. The vessel is scheduled for delivery by the end of this year. GAO ERQIANG/CHINA DAILY

A child gets a haircut at a barbershop in Lanzhou, Gansu province, on March 20, 2026. The day marked the second day of the second month on the Chinese calendar, a traditional occasion when many believe getting a haircut brings good fortune for the year ahead. LI YALONG/CHINA NEWS SERVICE

Participants compete during the Wuhan Marathon in Wuhan, Hubei province on March 22, 2026. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

Members of Yale University's Whiffenpoofs choir try their hand at making ciba, traditional glutinous rice cakes, in Liping county, Guizhou province, on March 23, 2026. The choir explored Dong ethnic culture, learned about traditional instruments, and experienced local customs. Founded in 1909, the Whiffenpoofs is a world-renowned collegiate a cappella group. The choir has been invited to participate in a series of exchange activities with Chinese youth. QU HONGLUN/CHINA NEWS SERVICE

A herder tends sheep on the grasslands of the Sunan Yugur autonomous county in Zhangye, Gansu province, on March 24, 2026, as about 250,000 livestock gradually return from seasonal grazing in other parts of the province. The practice, which relocates herds for five to six months during colder seasons, helps reduce ecological pressure and promote grassland recovery. CHEN LI/FOR CHINA DAILY

Li Lin (second from left) reunites with her younger brother Li Xin in Nanchang, Jiangxi province, on March 23, 2026, after 33 years of separation. Abducted in 1993 in Jingshan city, Hubei province, Li Xin was identified in March 2026 through AI-assisted cross-age facial recognition by Nanchang railway police, bringing an end to Li Lin's decades-long search. XU GUOLIANG/FOR CHINA DAILY

A train runs through blooming flowers near the Juyongguan section of the Great Wall in Beijing, March 24, 2026. [Photo/Xinhua]

Citizens participate in the "blessing of dragon boats" ritual at the Ap Lei Chau Hung Shing Cultural Festival 2026 in Ap Lei Chau, Hong Kong, on March 22, 2026. The century-old tradition honors Hung Shing, the revered "God of the South Sea", a deified Tang Dynasty (618-907) official worshipped by fishermen and seafarers for protection at sea and safe voyages. The festival has been listed in Hong Kong's Intangible Cultural Heritage Inventory since 2014. LI ZHIHUA/CHINA NEWS SERVICE

Children perform a dance during a ceremony celebrating the start of the spring West Lake Longjing tea picking in Longjing village, Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, on March 20, 2026. LI ZHONG / FOR CHINA DAILY