Participants take part in the Yangtze River Crossing Event in Wuhan, Central China's Hubei Province, on July 16, 2026. Thousands of swimming enthusiasts gathered at the wharf to swim across the Yangtze River, presenting the magnificent scene evoked by Chairman Mao's famous line: "Now I am swimming across the great Yangtze, looking afar to the open sky of Chu." Photo: VCG