Photos from across China

Workers renovate a massive dragon-style lantern at the Confucius Temple in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, on Jan 31, ahead of the Chinese New Year, or Spring Festival, which falls on Feb 12 this year. [Photo by Li Wenbao/For China Daily]

Visitors walk among stuffed animal specimens at the Kenneth E. Behring Natural History Museum in Xi'an, Shaanxi province, on Feb 1, as the museum opens to the public. The 7,000-square-meter venue houses 700 wild animal specimens. Behring, a billionaire philanthropist and founder of the Global Natural History Day event, donated nearly 1,000 specimens to Shaanxi. [Photo by Zhao Bin/For China Daily]

Thirty pieces of heavy machinery dismantle an overpass in downtown Hefei, Anhui province, on Feb 3, with eight water trucks nearby to reduce dust. A higher ring road will be built at the same spot to better connect the city's road system and reduce traffic jams. [Photo by Song Yanjun/For China Daily]