Picturing The Times

Members of the Chinese Peoples Political Consultative Conference （CCPCC） National Committee exit the Great Hall of the Peopleafter the closing meeting of the fifth session of the 13th CCPCC National Committee on March 10， 2022. （JIN LIANGKUAI）

Kindergarten children in Nanjing， eastChinas Jiangsu Province， perform adragon dance on March 4， 2022， thesecond day of the second lunar month，to celebrate Dragon Head-raising Day， atraditional festival to pray for good springweather. （FANG DONGXU）

Night view of the East Lake Cherry Blossom Garden in Wuhan， central Chinas Hubei Province， March 14， 2022. （VCG）

Rescuers in Kuala Lumpur，capital of Malaysia， wadethrough chest-deep floodwater after heavy rainfall on March 7， 2022. （XINHUA）

Elephants at Nong Nooch Tropical Garden in Pattaya， Thailand， enjoy a fruit banquet as part of the countrysannual National Elephant Day celebrations on March 13， 2022. （WANG TENG）

Fishermen use traditional cone-shaped nets. Ina shallow part of Inle Lake in Myanmar， the mensteer the boat with an oar controlled with theirfeet. They thrust the net down into the water soit sinks to the bottom. A spear is then launchedinto the lake and hooked to the top of the coneto drag it back to the surface with the fishtrapped inside. （ALAHATTIN KANLIOGLU）

A worker in Klaten， Central Java， Indonesia，meticulously paints decorative designs by handonto brightly colored umbrellas. The umbrellas，referred to as juwiring umbrellas， are commonlyused as decorative pieces in hotels， offices，and luxury homes as well as in traditionalceremonies. （ANDIKA OKY ARISANDI）ED569D58-792C-4B54-92E8-DB92F0BA4B66