Aerial photo taken on Dec. 6, 2019 shows fog shrouding buildings in downtown Guiyang City, southwest China's Guizhou Province. (Xinhua/Liu Xu)
An elevated observation of cities and urbanism.
BEIJING, Jan. 1 (Xinhua) -- From above, the world reveals itself in an unfamiliar but impressive way, adding a dimension to our understanding of life.
Drones, the wings of the eyes and eyes of the explorers, take us to recap the year of 2019, with the most notable aerial shots from Xinhua photographers.
Computer-integrated aerial photo taken on March 26, 2019 shows the Guirui Theater in the center at the site of the International Horticultural Exhibition 2019 Beijing China (Expo 2019 Beijing) in Yanqing District of Beijing, capital of China. The 2019 Beijing International Horticultural Exhibition is slated to kick off on April 29, 2019. (Xinhua/Wang Jianhua)
Aerial photo taken on June 25, 2019 shows the terminal building of the Beijing Daxing International Airport. (Xinhua/Zhang Chenlin)
Aerial photo taken on June 8, 2019 shows a panoramic view along the banks of Zhujiang River in Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong Province. (Xinhua/Liu Dawei)
Aerial photo taken on July 10, 2019 shows a light and water show in the Nanhu Lake scenic area in Tangshan City, north China's Hebei Province. (Xinhua/Yang Shiyao)
Aerial photo taken on March 26, 2019 shows a worker walking on the roof of the International Pavilion at the site of the International Horticultural Exhibition 2019 Beijing China (Expo 2019 Beijing) in Yanqing District of Beijing, capital of China. The 2019 Beijing International Horticultural Exhibition is slated to kick off on April 29, 2019. (Xinhua/Zhang Haofu)
Aerial photo taken on Nov. 10, 2019 shows a view of a mutton pot themed agritainment resort in Shaoxi Village in Yuhang District of Hangzhou, capital of east China's Zhejiang Province. Shaoxi Village is famous for a kind of delicious mutton pot with a history of more than 100 years. In recent years, Shaoxi Village made great efforts to promote the special food culture to develop rural tourism. It's expected that the mutton pot festival held in autumn and winter this year will attract more than 500,000 tourists and create a revenue of no less than 50 million yuan (about 7.1 million U.S. dollars). (Xinhua/Xu Yu)
Aerial photo taken on May 22, 2019 shows the scenery of Dongping National Forest Park in Chongming District, east China's Shanghai. (Xinhua/Hou Dongtao)
Aerial photo taken on April 1, 2019 shows the Baiyangdian Lake region in Xiongan New Area, north China's Hebei Province. On April 1, 2017, China announced plans to establish the Xiongan New Area, about 100 kilometers southwest of Beijing. Known as China's "city of the future", Xiongan has been designed to become a zone for innovation, a digital city synchronized with a brick-and-mortar one, and a livable and business-friendly area. (Xinhua/Wang Jianhua)
Aerial photo taken on April 17, 2019 shows the panoramic night view of Xinjiekou in Nanjing, capital of east China's Jiangsu Province. (Xinhua/Li Bo)
Aerial photo taken on Nov. 18, 2019 shows a scenery of Macao Peninsula in south China. On Dec. 20, Macao will celebrate the 20th anniversary of its return to the motherland. (Xinhua/Cheong Kam Ka)
