Ten photos from across China: Aug 4-10
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Tuesday was a bittersweet day for the country. Inner Mongolia autonomous region celebrated its 70th birthday on that day with festivities and events. But by evening the mood turned sober as news of an earthquake in Sichuan left the nation in shock. This week also marks a transition from summer to autumn. Let's take a look back at the past week.
One of the first nine injured people to be transferred by helicopters to the provincial capital Chengdu for better medical treatment is carried on stretcher in Southwest China's Sichuan province, Aug 9, 2017. A 7.0-magnitude earthquake stuck Jiuzhaigou county in the province on Tuesday night. [Photo/VCG] |
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