Hospitality staff are reflected in a puddle of water as they prepare to pose for photograph in front of a giant basket decorated with replicas of flowers and fruits on display on Tiananmen Square during the opening ceremony of the 19th Party Congress in Beijing, Wednesday, October 18, 2017. Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday urged a reinvigorated Communist Party to take on a more forceful role in society and economic development to better address “grim” challenges facing the country as he opened a twice-a-decade national congress. (Photo by Andy Wong/AP Photo)

A portrait of late communist leader Mao Zedong is seen behind two hostesses as they pose for a picture at the Tiananmen Square during the 3nd plenary session of the National People's Congress in Beijing on March 13, 2016. China's Communist-controlled parliament opened its annual session on March 5 and is expected to appove a new five-year plan to tackle slowing growth in the world's second-largest economy. (Photo by Wang Zhao/AFP Photo)

Hotel ushers pose for a photo at Tiananmen Square as delegates attend the second plenary session of the National People's Congress (NPC) in Beijing, China, March 9, 2018. The CPPCC is the top advisory body of the Chinese political system and runs alongside the annual plenary meetings of the 13th National People's Congress (NPC), together known as “Lianghui” or “Two Meetings”. (Photo by Jason Lee/Reuters)

Laura and Chris Marriott pose during a press photo call with their winning carrot at 3.8kg and Beetroot at 17.840kg following judging for the giant vegetable competition at the Harrogate Autumn Flower Show on September 13, 2019 in Harrogate, England. (Photo by Ian Forsyth/Getty Images)

A group of Chinese hostesses walk during the opening session of the National People's Congress (NPC) at the Tiananmen square in Beijing on March 5, 2025. (Photo by WANG Zhao/AFP Photo)

A zoo employee feeds a 3-week-old Eurasian eagle owl at the Royev Ruchey zoo on the suburbs of the Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk, Russia June 7, 2016. (Photo by Ilya Naymushin/Reuters)

Micro pigs have become so popular in England that they are almost impossible to get hold of. They are going for as much as $1,1000 apiece. (Photo by Geoff Robinson)

Fisherwomen laying barrels with salt in preparation for herring curing, 1937. (Photo by Topical Press Agency)