Weekly Photos: June 17-23

The UNESCO's World Heritage Committee inscribed China's cultural landscape of Honghe Hani Rice Terraces onto the prestigious World Heritage List on on June 22, bringing the total number of World Heritage Sites in China to 45. [Photo/Xinhua]

Tourists watch as water gushing out of the Xiaolangdi Reservoir on the Yellow River during a water and sediment regulating operation in Sanmenxia city of Central China's Henan province, June 22, 2013. The water and sediment regulating operation of Xiaolangdi Reservoir is conducted every year to clear out the mud and sand accumulated at the dam. [Photo/Xinhua]