2024 marks a historical year for China, filled with remarkable milestones. As New China celebrates its 75th anniversary, its innovations in science, technology, sports and culture have captured global attention. This collection by China Daily reflects a year of achievements, including the success of Chinese athletes at the Paris Olympics, groundbreaking space missions, and the revival of international tourism and cultural exchange. These images showcase China's progress and embody the spirit of unity and resilience driving the country toward a brighter future. Looking ahead, China's continued rise on the global stage remains an inspiring story.
President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan hold a welcome banquet at the Great Hall of the People for the guests, who are in Beijing to attend the 2024 Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) on Sept 4. WANG ZHUANGFEI/CHINA DAILY
NPC deputies enter the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, the venue of the second plenary session of the 14th National People's Congress on March 8. KUANG LINHUA/CHINA DAILY
Swimmer Zhang Yufei waves to the welcoming crowd as the Olympic delegation from the Chinese mainland arrives at Hong Kong International Airport for a 3-day visit and exchange program on Aug 29. ADAM LAM/CHINA DAILY
A conference conflating the National Science and Technology Conference, the National Science and Technology Award Conference, the 21st General Assembly of Academicians of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and the 17th General Assembly of Academicians of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, is held in Beijing on Jun 24. Academicians Li Deren of Wuhan University (right) and Xue Qikun of Tsinghua University (center), recipients of the 2023 National Supreme Science and Technology Award, receive congratulations. FENG YONGBIN/CHINA DAILY
Chinese athlete Zheng Qinwen defeats Croatia's Donna Vekić 2-0 to win the gold medal in the women's singles final of the tennis competition at the Paris Olympic Games on Aug 3. WEI XIAOHAO/CHINA DAILY
Visitors attend the 2024 World Internet Conference "Light of the Internet" Expo and tour the "Black Myth: Wukong" exhibition booth in Wuzhen, Zhejiang province on Nov 20. WANG JING/CHINA DAILY
The Beihai Rescue Bureau of the Ministry of Transport conduct a successful rescue mission after a fishing boat sinks in the waters off the coast of Wafangdian, in Dalian city, Liaoning province on Oct 15. QIAO JING/FOR CHINA DAILY
Polish national Dariusz practices the xiao (a traditional Chinese flute) at the peak of Baima Mountain, in Shiyan, Hubei province, one of the 72 peaks of Mount Wudang, renowned as a location for foreign visitors to study Chinese traditional culture on Aug 19. REN YONG/FOR CHINA DAILY
The Chinese Air Force's Y-20 and J-10 demonstration aircraft perform a flyover of the pyramids at the first Egypt Airshow, leaving a historic mark on the friendship between China and Egypt on Aug 28. ZHOU MING/FOR CHINA DAILY
In Changsha, Hunan province, construction on the Xianglian Road main bridge of the Xiangjiang River Crossing Project is in full swing on Oct 30. The project, measuring 5.5 kilometers in total length, is the widest, longest, and largest single-span bridge under construction in Changsha. GUO LILIANG/FOR CHINA DAILY
A crowd greets President Xi Jinping as he arrives in Macao to attend the 25th Anniversary of Macao's return to the motherland and the inauguration of the 6th-term government of the Macao Special Administrative Region on Dec 18. FENG YONGBIN/CHINA DAILY
The "Family and Country Celebration, Witnessing Happiness" 2024 National Mass Wedding Ceremony, takes place across the country on Sept 22. More than 5,100 couples participate in this grand Chinese-style collective wedding to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China. ZHANG WEI/CHINA DAILY
The Smart Dragon-3 carrier rocket successfully launches in Haiyang, Shandong province, sending the Tianyi-41 and Star Era-15/21/22 satellites, along with others, into their designated orbits on Sept 24. TANG KE/FOR CHINA DAILY
People participate in the Water-Splashing Festival in Jinghong city, Xishuangbanna Dai autonomous prefecture, Yunnan province on Apr 15. ZHANG XI/FOR CHINA DAILY
