Schoolchildren salute during a flag raising ceremony on the first day of the new semester in Jiujiang, Jiangxi Province, China, February 19, 2016. (Photo by Reuters/Stringer)





Soldiers of China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy stand guard in Nansha Islands February 10, 2016. (Photo by Reuters/Stringer)





Soldiers of China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy patrol near a sign in Nansha Islands February 9, 2016. The sign reads “Nansha is our national land, sacred and inviolable”. (Photo by Reuters/Stringer)





People walk in an area decorated with lanterns ahead of the Lantern Festival at Yu Yuan Garden in downtown Shanghai, China, February 20, 2016. (Photo by Aly Song/Reuters)





A man sleeps inside a car as he dries his shoes in downtown Shanghai, China, February 20, 2016. (Photo by Aly Song/Reuters)





Folk artists perform a show as they climb up a ladder built with sticks and knives at a local folk art festival in Chengcheng, Shaanxi Province, China, February 19, 2016. (Photo by Reuters/Stringer)





Locals participate in a folk art festival in Chengcheng, Shaanxi Province, China, February 19, 2016. (Photo by Reuters/Stringer)





Farmers work on a farm near a construction site of new residential buildings in Shanghai, China, February 20, 2016. (Photo by Aly Song/Reuters)





Workers walk through the Yujiapu financial centre, in Tianjin, China February 22, 2016. Yujiapu, part of a highly touted financial district in Tianjin's Binhai New Area once billed by leaders as China's answer to Manhattan, has drawn scrutiny from experts as an example of the costly infrastructure splurges that fuelled development across the country at the height of the economic boom. (Photo by Jason Lee/Reuters)





People watch as dogs fights during a local dog fighting event in Yuncheng, Shanxi Province, China, February 21, 2016. (Photo by Reuters/Stringer)





Pigs are sacrificed during a traditional ceremony to pay respects to the ancestors of local residents in Sanming, Fujian Province, China, February 21, 2016. According to the locals, it is believed that people who sacrificed bigger pigs are seen to be showing more respect to their ancestors. (Photo by Reuters/Stringer)





Tibetans throw “zanba”, traditional Tibetan roasted flour, at each other during a zanba fight event to pray for a good harvest in Shigatse, Tibet Autonomous Region, China, February 22, 2016. (Photo by Reuters/China Daily)





Tibetans throw “zanba”, traditional Tibetan roasted flour, at each other during a zanba fight event to pray for a good harvest in Shigatse, Tibet Autonomous Region, China, February 22, 2016. (Photo by Reuters/China Daily)





Workers clean the exterior of skyscraper Shanghai Tower at the financial district of Pudong in Shanghai, China, February 23, 2016. (Photo by Aly Song/Reuters)





Ethnic Miao people celebrate Lantern Festival with fireworks in Taijiang, Guizhou Province, China, February 22, 2016. (Photo by Reuters/Stringer)





A boy wearing make-up for a traditional folk art show is seen reflected in a mirror in Xining, Qinghai Province, China, February 20, 2016. (Photo by Reuters/Stringer)





A policeman teaches traffic rules to primary school students at a school in Hefei, Anhui province, February 25, 2016. (Photo by Reuters/China Daily)





People play on snow-covered frozen water in Dalian, Liaoning province, February 24, 2016. (Photo by Reuters/Stringer)





People watch a traditional local horse fight event held by the Miao ethnic minority in Rongshui county, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, February 24, 2016. Picture taken February 24, 2016. (Photo by Reuters/Stringer)





Children wearing costumes play with their mobile phones as they perform in a “Taigeqiao” parade, in Yiwu, Zhejiang province, February 25, 2016. (Photo by Reuters/China Daily)





A vendor selling posters bearing the images of China's President Xi Jinping (C) and Chinese late chairman Mao Zedong (R) and other goods wait for customers at a shopping district near the Great Hall of the People, where the National People's Congress will be held, in Beijing, China, February 26, 2016. (Photo by Kim Kyung-Hoon/Reuters)





Pendants bearing the images of China's President Xi Jinping (C and R) and Chinese late chairman Mao Zedong are displayed at a shop near the Great Hall of the People, where the National People's Congress will be held, in Beijing, China, February 26, 2016. President Xi Jinping has emerged as one of China's strongest leaders since Mao Zedong, presiding over an unprecedented anti-corruption drive, a sweeping crackdown on political dissent, and a carefully crafted media campaign to build a man-of-the-people cult of personality around himself. Nonetheless, he faces serious challenges, including stalled momentum to crucial market reforms needed to counter a slowing economy, as well as vast inequality and mounting anger over environmental degradation. (Photo by Kim Kyung-Hoon/Reuters)





Folk performers in traditional costume celebrate the lunar new year at a temple fair on February 24, 2016 in Hebi, China. (Photo by Xinhua/Barcroft Media)