Picturing the Times

CHINA REPORT ASEAN

A photo of a bronze head with a gold mask found in Pit 8 of the Sanxingdui Ruins on June 1,2022.Nearly 13,000 cultural relics have been unearthed from six“sacrificial pits”at the Sanxingdui Ruins site since 2020.The largest ruins of an ancient capital city discovered so far in southwest China,Sanxingdui is a key representative of bronze civilization from 1,600 BC to 1,400 BC and also central to decoding the development of human civilization.(SHEN BOHAN)

A girl is attracted by a performer of mask-changing,the highlight of Sichuan Opera and an important intangible cultural heritage,in Qianyuan Township,Zhejiang Province,on June 10,2022.(VCG)

Aerial view of a town covered in ash after the sudden eruption of the Bluesang volcano in the Sorsogon province of the Philippines,June 5,2022.(XINHUA)

A foreign tourist poses for a photo at the Temple of the Emerald Buddha in Bangkok,Thailand,on May 1,2022.Thailand has allowed vaccinated tourists to enter the country and removed all COVID-19 entry restrictions to boost the tourism industry.(ANUSAK LAOWILAS)

A group of Miao people perform boat racing to celebrate the Dragon Canoe Festival,one of the most important festivals of the Miao ethnic group,in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture,Guizhou Province,on June 24,2022.(VCG)

Workers weave bamboo to create large fishing traps in the Vietnamese capital of Hanoi.The traps can still take up to three hours to make even after the skilled workers honed their craft over many years.(CHANWIT WANSET)

Villagers play fire football,known locally as“sepak bola api,”a special ball made from a coconut,during an annual traditional event to express gratitude for the harvest and reject reinforcements in Kawak Village,Jepara,Central Java province,Indonesia,on June 21,2022.(GARRY LOTULUNG)

A policeman walks past a burning pile of seized illegal drugs during a destruction ceremony to mark the United Nations’ International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking in Yangon,Myanmar,on June 26,2022.(VCG)