Readers are seen at a bookstore in Xining, northwest China's Qinghai Province, Feb. 17. 2021. Many citizens are seen spending their Spring Festival holiday in book stores.

People practice skiing at a ski resort in Luquan District in Shijiazhuang, north China's Hebei Province, Feb. 17, 2021.

Villagers are busy with farm work in the early spring. 

Since the outbreak of COVID-19, China has maintained close communication and cooperation with the WHO on the global origin-tracing of the virus in an open and transparent manner.

There is not yet an ongoing negotiation between the European Union (EU) and Chinese vaccine producers, but Chinese manufacturers "are open to all potential users".

According to China Film News, the holiday box office crept up over 6 billion yuan on Monday, breaking the record set in 2019.

The combined sales of retail and catering enterprises in China rose 28.7 percent year on year to 821 billion yuan during the Spring Festival golden week.

Unlike in the past, when billions of passenger trips were made for the most important Chinese festival, many people have avoided long-distance travel this year to prevent the spread of COVID-19. 

Photo takens on Feb. 15, 2021 show the view of Canton Tower during the Lunar New Year holiday in Guangzhou, capital of south China's Guangdong Province.

People visit the Daguan Park in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Feb. 16, 2021.