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Geminid meteor shower seen across China
By Xinhua Published: Dec 15, 2025 09:29 AM
This stack composite photo taken on Dec. 13, 2025 shows the starry sky over Baisha Town of Lijiang City, southwest China's Yunnan Province. The Geminid meteor shower, one of the most spectacular meteor showers of the year, reached its peak on Sunday. (Xinhua/Hu Chao)

This stack composite photo taken on Dec. 13, 2025 shows the starry sky over Baisha Town of Lijiang City, southwest China's Yunnan Province. The Geminid meteor shower, one of the most spectacular meteor showers of the year, reached its peak on Sunday. (Xinhua/Hu Chao)



 
This stack composite photo taken on Dec. 13, 2025 shows the starry sky over Baisha Town of Lijiang City, southwest China's Yunnan Province. The Geminid meteor shower, one of the most spectacular meteor showers of the year, reached its peak on Sunday. (Xinhua/Hu Chao)

This stack composite photo taken on Dec. 13, 2025 shows the starry sky over Baisha Town of Lijiang City, southwest China's Yunnan Province. The Geminid meteor shower, one of the most spectacular meteor showers of the year, reached its peak on Sunday. (Xinhua/Hu Chao)



 
This stack composite photo taken on Dec. 13, 2025 shows the starry sky over Baisha Town of Lijiang City, southwest China's Yunnan Province. The Geminid meteor shower, one of the most spectacular meteor showers of the year, reached its peak on Sunday. (Xinhua/Hu Chao)

This stack composite photo taken on Dec. 13, 2025 shows the starry sky over Baisha Town of Lijiang City, southwest China's Yunnan Province. The Geminid meteor shower, one of the most spectacular meteor showers of the year, reached its peak on Sunday. (Xinhua/Hu Chao)



 
This photo taken on Dec. 14, 2025 shows the Geminid meteor shower in the sky over Yulong Snow Mountain in Lijiang City, southwest China's Yunnan Province. The Geminid meteor shower, one of the most spectacular meteor showers of the year, reached its peak on Sunday. (Xinhua/Hu Chao)

This photo taken on Dec. 14, 2025 shows the Geminid meteor shower in the sky over Yulong Snow Mountain in Lijiang City, southwest China's Yunnan Province. The Geminid meteor shower, one of the most spectacular meteor showers of the year, reached its peak on Sunday. (Xinhua/Hu Chao)



 
This photo taken on Dec. 14, 2025 shows the Geminid meteor shower in the sky over Yulong Snow Mountain in Lijiang City, southwest China's Yunnan Province. The Geminid meteor shower, one of the most spectacular meteor showers of the year, reached its peak on Sunday. (Xinhua/Hu Chao)

This photo taken on Dec. 14, 2025 shows the Geminid meteor shower in the sky over Yulong Snow Mountain in Lijiang City, southwest China's Yunnan Province. The Geminid meteor shower, one of the most spectacular meteor showers of the year, reached its peak on Sunday. (Xinhua/Hu Chao)