Giuliano Simeone (bottom) of Atletico de Madrid vies with Ivan Martin of Girona FC during the La Liga football match between Girona FC and Atletico de Madrid in Montilivi Stadium, Girona, Spain, on Dec. 21, 2025. (Photo by Joan Gosa/Xinhua)

Actresses stage a folk performance for passengers on the platform at Harbin Railway Station in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, on Dec. 22, 2025.

Train K7041, the first northeast folk culture-themed train operated this winter, departed from Harbin Railway Station and headed for Mohe City on Monday. (Xinhua/Wang Song)

Runners in Santa Claus costumes attend a Christmas-themed running event in Madrid, Spain, Dec. 21, 2025. (Xinhua/Cheng Min)

A bullet train runs on a bridge along the Guangzhou-Zhanjiang High-Speed Railway in south China's Guangdong Province, Dec. 22, 2025.

Spanning approximately 401 kilometers, the Guangzhou-Zhanjiang High-Speed Railway began operation on Monday. (Photo by Wei Jie/Xinhua)

Tourists watch a folk performance at a traditional Dikengyuan residence in Beiying Village, Zhangbian Township, Shanzhou District, Sanmenxia City of central China's Henan Province, Dec. 21, 2025.

The Dikengyuan residence, a traditional residential construction in west Henan featuring a sunken courtyard, is of high value in the study of local history, architecture, geology and sociology. (Photo by Miao Yucai/Xinhua)

A giant panda eats bamboo at Chongqing zoo in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, Dec. 22, 2025.

On Monday, the lower part of the giant panda house at Chongqing zoo completed its renovation and welcomed giant pandas to move in. (Xinhua/Tang Yi)

This photo taken on Dec. 22, 2025 shows the car explosion site on Yasenevaya Street in southern Moscow, Russia.

Russian Lieutenant General Fanil Sarvarov was killed in a car explosion in Moscow on Monday, the Russian Investigative Committee said. (Xinhua/Hao Jianwei)

A woman seeks help on a subway station platform in New York City, the United States, on Dec. 17, 2025. (Xinhua/Zhang Fengguo)