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Added on the 27/07/2021 13:09:39 - Copyright : Euronews EN
Vehicles drive down roads in Iraq's capital Baghdad as thick dust blankets the city. According to authorities, Iraq closed airports and public buildings as another sandstorm -- the ninth since mid-April -- hit the country. IMAGES
A sandstorm engulfs Iran's capital Tehran as government offices, schools and universities announced their closure in many provinces due to "unhealthy weather" conditions and sandstorms, state media reported. IMAGES
Authorities lock down three districts in China's eastern city of Hangzhou, the spread of the coronavirus. Only allow one person per household to go outside every two days to buy necessities. Hangzhou, in the eastern province of Zhejiang, is about 700 kilometers (430 miles) from the city of Wuhan, where the SARS-like virus emerged at a seafood and animal market in December. IMAGES
Chinese farmer and inventor Zhenlin Fu from Heihe City has created a rideable eight-legged robot which, according to him "keeps the body fit and develops the brain". The inventor and two other robot testers showed how bumpy the ride can be.
The worlds biggest indoor ski resort opened it's doors to lovers of downhill winter sports last weekend in Harbin, China's 'Ice City' located on the border with Russia. The Harbin Wanda Indoor Ski and Winter Resort covers an area of over 860,000 square feet and boasts six different runs, with the longest stretching 1640 feet, the fourth longest in the world. Up to 3000 people can enjoy the facilities at any one time. Wang Jianlin, who is China's wealthist businessman, invested 40 billion yuan, or just under 6 billion dollars, to build the facility.
No, your eyes are not deceiving you. This is a replica of London's iconic Tower Bridge, and it's definitely not located in the capital of Great Britain. Visitors to the Chinese city of Suzhou had to rub their eyes and may have wondered how the Tower Bridge ended up 5679 miles away from its home city. The only difference is that the Suzhou Tower Bridge has four towers instead of London's two, equipped with elevators and coffee shops. The bridge has become a popular tourist attraction, particularly for Chinese couples seeking a European-looking backdrop for their wedding photos. However, once pictures were released on the Internet earlier this week, the reaction from Chinese social media was mostly mockery. Suzhou's history goes back to over 1000 years, with a heritage of Chinese-style architecture, now diminishing in favor of replicas of Western landmarks. The Tower Bridge isn't the only Western building that has been copied in China. Replicas of the Eiffel Tower, the White House and the Sydney Opera House have all been erected in Chinese cities over the past several years.
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