Performers put on a show during "Our 40 Years," a grand gala in celebration of the 40th anniversary of China's reform and opening up, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, Dec. 14, 2018.
The upper part of this combo photo taken in 1993 shows eight-year-old Peng Jing reading a book at home in Nanchang, capital city of east China's Jiangxi Province. At that time her family lived in an 80-square-meter apartment and owned a 14-inch color TV.
As China celebrates the 40th anniversary of the reform and opening-up, China Daily website invited over 30 foreigners to share their stories and insights in Beijing on Wednesday. Laurence Brahm shares his story at Bookworm in Sanlitun, Beijing, Dec 12, 2018.
A visitor takes photos of the stamps showing China's global influence during the "China-Great Change" stamp exhibition in Leuven, Belgium, Dec. 11, 2018.