Tourism adventure

Zhang Meifang, China's deputy consul general in New York, talks during the global launch ceremony of the world's fi rst Discovery Adventures Park, in East China's Moganshan county, on Wednesday night in Times Square in New York. Hong Xiao / China Daily

Tinkering with the ivories

Pianist Lang Lang learns the process of creating a piano during a tour at Steinway & Sons factory in Queens on Tuesday. He was recently named the 'cultural tourism ambassador' of New York City, Zhang Xiaotian / China Daily

Reaching for the sky

Folk rock musician Ma Di performs at the Modern Sky Festival 2016 on Governors Island in New York on Sept 17. As the leading music entertainment company on China's mainland, the festival was held for the fi rst time in New York City in 2014, which marked its international expansion. Hong Xiao / China Daily

Human rights exhibition

A photo exhibition featuring China's human rights development is on display at United Nations headquarters in New York this week. The Chinese government is proud of the achievements the country has made on human rights but accepts that there are still challenges. Provided To China Daily

(China Daily USA 09/23/2016 page14)