October 20， 2021： A welcome ceremony is held at the Olympic Tower after the Olympic flame， ignited for the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games in Greece， arrived in Beijing.

The Olympic flame will be first lit at the Olympic Tower， an iconic landmark from the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games， before touring China to spread the Olympic spirit and inspire people to participate in ice and snow sports. The Beijing 2022 Olympic flame lantern， torch relay symbol， and torchbearer uniform were unveiled during the ceremony， which were designed with inspiration from traditional Chinese culture. courtesy of the Beijing Organizing Committee for the 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games

October 14， 2021： Chinese astronauts Zhai Zhigang （middle）， Wang Yaping （right）， and Ye Guangfu make a public debut as a crew at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwestern China’s Gobi Desert.

The Shenzhou-13 spacecraft， launched on October 16， completed orbital status setting after entering the orbit and conducted a fast automated rendezvous and docking with China’s space station core module Tianhe at 6：56 a.m. （Beijing Time）， according to China Manned Space Agency. The trio will stay in orbit for six months， setting a new record for duration of a Chinese manned space mission. Xinhua

October 20， 2021： An aerial photo shows trucks loaded with cotton waiting at a cotton processing company in Shawan， northwestern China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.

The cotton harvest season started in October in Xinjiang. Xinjiang is the largest cotton-growing area in China. The autonomous region’s cotton output hit 5.16 million tons in 2020， accounting for 87.3 percent of the country’s total， according to the National Bureau of Statistics. Xinhua

October 7， 2021： People read a poster for the movie The Battle at Lake Changjin at a cinema in Beijing.

China’s box office revenues during this year’s National Day holiday totaled 4.2 billion yuan （US$65.6 million） as of October 7， according to preliminary statistics from China Film Administration. The domestic historical epic The Battle at Lake Changjin topped the box office， smashing the previous National Day box office record with nearly 3.1 billion yuan（US$48.5 million） in earnings by the afternoon of October 7， when the seven-day holiday approached its end. Xinhua

October 14， 2021： People visit an exhibition of Dunhuang culture at the Palace Museum， also known as the Forbidden City， in Beijing， capital of China.

With 188 cultural relics from the Palace Museum and the Dunhuang Academy on display， the exhibition seeks to promote the history of Dunhuang through learning about construction of ancient caves and experiencing the charm of sculptures and murals from Dunhuang， a city along the ancient Silk Road in northwestern China’s Gansu Province. IC

October 25， 2021： The 2021 Media， Think Tank， and Youth Dialogue Between Belt and Road Countries kicks off in Nanjing， capital of eastern China’s Jiangsu Province.

The event， aiming to enhance cultural and people-to-people exchanges among Belt and Road countries， gathered more than 50 guests including media representatives， think tank experts， and youth representatives from those countries to conduct extensive and in-depth discussions under the theme “Work Together to Get Through Tough Time and Create a Bright Future for All.” by Chen Jian/China Pictorial