In this Week in Photos, workers on a drilling platform successfully extract natural gas hydrate from the seabed of the South China Sea; four Eurasian eagle owls are found inside a black plastic box on a street in Zhengzhou, Henan province; and runners hold a rainbow-colored flag to promote LGBT rights at an event in Taiyuan, Shanxi province.

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A drilling platform extracts natural gas hydrate from the seabed of the South China Sea, May 18, 2017. Liang Xu/Xinhua

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A group of city sanitation workers sit using their smartphones in Beijing, May 15, 2017. Qilai Shen/Bloomberg/VCG

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Runners hold a rainbow-colored flag at an event promoting LGBT rights in Taiyuan, Shanxi province, May 21, 2017. VCG

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Four Eurasian eagle owls left inside a black plastic box on a street are pictured at the Wildlife Rescue Center of the Zhengzhou Forestry Bureau, Zhengzhou, Henan Province, May 15, 2017. Li Sixin/IC

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A man crosses a street in downtown Shanghai, May 17, 2017. Johannes Eisele/AFP/VCG

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An actor dressed up as the Monkey King hands out peaches to visitors at Mt. Wangwu, Jiyuan, Henan province, May 20, 2017. VCG

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A father takes a photo of his son near a fountain in Jinan, Shandong province, May 19, 2017. Xu Suhui/Xinhua