Xinhua photos of the day

A Y-20, China’s domestically developed large transport aircraft, and J-10 stealth fighter jets from the Bayi Aerobatic Team fly over the Giza Pyramids scenic spot in Giza, Egypt, Aug. 28, 2024.
The flight formation is in Egypt for an air show, scheduled from Sept. 3 to 5. (Xinhua/Sui Xiankai)

A man flies kites at a kite festival in Kangping County, northeast China’s Liaoning Province, May 31, 2024.
Following a booming ice-and-snow season last winter, northeast China’s attractions, previously renowned for their spectacular winter scenes, are now experiencing a surge in summer tourism. (Xinhua/Long Lei)

A drone photo taken on Aug. 26, 2024 shows rising water in Mekong River in Vientiane, capital of Laos.
The water level of the Mekong has risen after continuous rainfall during rainy season in Laos. (Photo by Kaikeo Saiyasane/Xinhua)

An opera performer checks headdress before performance at the backstage in Boxing County of Binzhou City, east China’s Shandong Province, Aug. 27, 2024.
An anthological performance of rare schools of classical Chinese drama is being staged here from Aug. 27 to Sept. 1. (Photo by Chen Bin/Xinhua)

This photo shows a view of the delivery ceremony of China’s large passenger aircraft C919 at a manufacturing center of Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China, Ltd. (COMAC) in Shanghai, east China, Aug. 28, 2024.
Air China and China Southern Airlines, two major airlines in China, both received their first C919 large passenger aircraft delivered by COMAC here Wednesday. (Xinhua/Fang Zhe)

Hideo Shimizu (2nd L) attends a press conference in Iida City of Nagano, Japan, Aug. 26, 2024.
Over the past 79 years, 94-year-old Japanese veteran Hideo Shimizu became the fifth member of the notorious Japanese Unit 731 germ-warfare detachment during World War II, and likely the last, to return to the northeastern Chinese city of Harbin to confess and seek forgiveness for their war crimes.
Shimizu fled China with the retreating Japanese forces on Aug. 14, 1945. His trip to Harbin, the capital of Heilongjiang Province, from Aug. 12 to 15 marked his first return to Chinese soil in 79 years. (Xinhua/Yang Guang)

Cyclists compete during Stage 2 of the 15th Tour of Hainan Island cycling race from Qionghai to Lingshui, south China’s Hainan Province, Aug. 28, 2024. (Xinhua/Yang Guanyu)

People visit the China International Big Data Industry Expo 2024 in Guiyang, southwest China’s Guizhou Province, Aug. 28, 2024.
The China International Big Data Industry Expo 2024 opened on Wednesday in Guiyang, attracting over 21,000 guests and 414 domestic and international companies to participate. (Xinhua/Liu Xu)

Zhuo Qiang checks the condition of an ox attacked by lions at a Maasai family in Maasai Mara, Kenya on Aug. 22, 2024.
From watching cartoons depicting wild animals in childhood to becoming a guardian of wildlife, Zhuo Qiang, also known as Simba, is the first Chinese to work full-time on wildlife conservation in Africa.
In 2011, Zhuo traveled to Mara-Serengeti savannah, where he had been staying with the indigenous Maasai people and working with local conservationists at Ol Kinyei Conservancy, a sanctuary for wildlife. He has kept doing his work there until now.
His work includes patrolling across the conservancy to prevent poaching and illicit grazing, observing wildlife, and rescuing injured animals.
Zhuo believes that wildlife conservation requires the integration of local communities. “Wildlife conservation can only be achieved by a united community,” he said.
Meanwhile, eco-friendly tourism has proven to be an effective alternative to develop the local economy and can help the Maasai people earn a better life without having to kill the animals, Zhuo said.
Through years of hard work, Zhuo has gained trust and respect from the local tribes. (Xinhua/Wang Guansen)

An aerial drone photo taken on Aug. 28, 2024 shows a view of the mudflats of the Yellow River Delta in Dongying, east China’s Shandong Province. (Xinhua/Xu Suhui)