As we look back, China in 2017 continuous to exploit its full potential to develop high-tech machines, protect endangered animals and display its unique culture to the world. What do you think of when you hear the word "China"? /CGTN Photo

The 36 giant panda cubs born earlier this year were taken out for their public debut at two breeding bases – Wolong Nature Reserve and Ya'an Bifengxia Gorge Base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda (CCRCGP) – in southwest China’s Sichuan Province on October 13. /People’s Daily Photo

The Wuhan branch of China Postal Express & Logistics in central China's Hubei Province is enlisting the help of 320 robots to increase its parcel sorting efficiency. The company’s self-developed machines can sort up to 20,000 parcels an hour. /Xinhua Photo

The expressway in Yichang, central China’s Hubei Province, is 10.9 kilometers long, connecting Xingshan County with the Shennongjia Forestry District, a place included on the UNESCEO’s World Heritage List. The local government's decision to build the road over the water was to protect nearby forests and mountains. /VCG Photo

A group of hearing-impaired artists dressed in dazzling Buddhist-style costumes performed the classic "Thousand-Hand Bodhisattva" dance at the Palais de Nations, the UN headquarters, in Geneva, Switzerland, on August 31. /Xinhua Photo

This tunnel in Shenyang, northeast China’s Liaoning Province, is entirely made of lavender and stretches some 200 meters, attracting young couples to smell love wafting in the air and selfie aficionados to snap that perfect picture. /VCG Photo