When China s border cities were heavily impacted due to the country s COVID-19 control measures, they had to take the hardest task in helping the country to keep the coronavirus at bay. Now that the borders are reopened, a sense of revival and the quickly returned hustle and bustle have showered these border cities. These cities are also resuming trade with neighboring countries, greeting an influx of tourists, eyeing foreign goods entering their markets and they are excited to resume their traditional winter sports, all without the fear of the coronavirus.
This aerial photo taken on July 3, 2022 shows staff workers clearing algae along the beach in Laoshan District of Qingdao, east China s Shandong Province.This aerial photo taken on Aug. 25, 2022 shows mudflat at Tianxing Islet in Wuhan, central China s Hubei Province. (Xinhua/Wu Zhizun)