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<p>The year 2024 began with a rare blizzard that disrupted Spring Festival travel plans across China and ended with a major consumption push. In the interim, Zheng Qinwen’s underdog run to gold at the Olympics ignited a tennis craze, the success of “Black Myth: Wukong” rocked the gaming industry, and the country’s new energy vehicle industry went into overdrive.</p><p>Here are 30 photos that capture the moments that defined China’s 2024, as selected by Sixth Tone’s photo editors.</p><div style="text-align:center;height:inherit"><div data-index="0" class="illustrationWrap"></div></div><div style="text-align:center;height:inherit"><div data-index="1" class="illustrationWrap"></div></div><div style="text-align:center;height:inherit"><div data-index="2" class="illustrationWrap"></div></div><div style="text-align:center;height:inherit"><div data-index="3" class="illustrationWrap"></div></div><div style="text-align:center;height:inherit"><div data-index="4" class="illustrationWrap"></div></div><div style="text-align:center;height:inherit"><div data-index="5" class="illustrationWrap"></div></div><div style="text-align:center;height:inherit"><div data-index="6" class="illustrationWrap"></div></div><div style="text-align:center;height:inherit"><div data-index="7" class="illustrationWrap"></div></div><div style="text-align:center;height:inherit"><div data-index="8" class="illustrationWrap"></div></div><div style="text-align:center;height:inherit"><div data-index="9" class="illustrationWrap"></div></div><div style="text-align:center;height:inherit"><div data-index="10" class="illustrationWrap"></div></div><div style="text-align:center;height:inherit"><div data-index="11" class="illustrationWrap"></div></div><div style="text-align:center;height:inherit"><div data-index="12" class="illustrationWrap"></div></div><div style="text-align:center;height:inherit"><div data-index="13" class="illustrationWrap"></div></div><div style="text-align:center;height:inherit"><div data-index="14" class="illustrationWrap"></div></div><div style="text-align:center;height:inherit"><div data-index="15" class="illustrationWrap"></div></div><div style="text-align:center;height:inherit"><div data-index="16" class="illustrationWrap"></div></div><div style="text-align:center;height:inherit"><div data-index="17" class="illustrationWrap"></div></div><div style="text-align:center;height:inherit"><div data-index="18" class="illustrationWrap"></div></div><div style="text-align:center;height:inherit"><div data-index="19" class="illustrationWrap"></div></div><div style="text-align:center;height:inherit"><div data-index="20" class="illustrationWrap"></div></div><div style="text-align:center;height:inherit"><div data-index="21" class="illustrationWrap"></div></div><div style="text-align:center;height:inherit"><div data-index="22" class="illustrationWrap"></div></div><div style="text-align:center;height:inherit"><div data-index="23" class="illustrationWrap"></div></div><div style="text-align:center;height:inherit"><div data-index="24" class="illustrationWrap"></div></div><div style="text-align:center;height:inherit"><div data-index="25" class="illustrationWrap"></div></div><div style="text-align:center;height:inherit"><div data-index="26" class="illustrationWrap"></div></div><div style="text-align:center;height:inherit"><div data-index="27" class="illustrationWrap"></div></div><div style="text-align:center;height:inherit"><div data-index="28" class="illustrationWrap"></div></div><div style="text-align:center;height:inherit"><div data-index="29" class="illustrationWrap"></div></div><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p>

China’s 2024 in Photos

Visual stories that get up close and personal with contemporary China. A mix of short videos, documentaries, photography, and data visualization.

MULTIMEDIA

A selection of the year’s best photos by Sixth Tone’s visual editors.