Southwest China

Giant pandas are seen at Chengdu Research Base in Giant Panda Breeding, in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province.

Animals enjoy "festive food" ahead of the upcoming Lantern Festival at Yunnan Wild Animal Park in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province.

A rainbow appears in the sky over Basum Lake in southwest China.

Photo shows the autumn scenery in Lhunzhub County of Lhasa

An annual horse racing event was held on Thursday, Aug. 26, 2021, to celebrate the upcoming harvest season in Gangdan Village of Gonggar County, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region.

Authorities had earlier banned unnecessary travel in and out of the city on Monday, after the first cases were reported.

The herd of wandering Asian elephants in southwest China has lingered in a particular spot in Dalongtan Township under the city of Yuxi, in Yunnan Province, authorities said Sunday.