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Yearender: Most popular Xinhua tweets in 2015

Xinhua, December 9, 2015 Adjust font size:

The following are the most popular Xinhua tweets so far this year.

1. Massive explosion rocks Tianjin

Two huge explosions ripped through a warehouse that was storing large amounts of toxic chemicals on Aug. 12 in north China's Tianjin, killing 165 people and devastating the port area.

2. China changes one-child policy

China announced that it was changing its one-child policy and would allow all couples to have two children, over concerns of its ageing society.

3. China stocks see biggest one-day loss in years

After a market panic resulted in a massive selloff, the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index fell 8.5 percent on Aug. 24, its biggest one-day loss in years.

4. Beijing residents outline iconic buildings invisible in heavy smog

On Dec. 1 when heavy smog hung over Beijing, Internet users drew outlines where the city's iconic buildings should have been visible through the smog.

5. Eco-friendly highway creates gorgeous view

An over-water highway opened in early August in mountainous Hubei Province, the country's first eco-friendly highway offering breathtaking views.

6. Indian PM visits terracotta warriors

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the UNESCO world cultural heritage terracotta warriors in Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, during his May visit to China.

7. Home-coming cars jammed at toll gate after National Day holiday

Swarms of vehicles returning to Beijing through a main toll gate were going nowhere fast on Oct. 7, the last day of the week-long National Day holiday.

8. China-made jumbo passenger plane debuts

China's first homemade large passenger aircraft, C919, rolled off the assembly line on Nov. 2 in Shanghai. Designed to seat 158, it has a standard flight range of about 4,000 kilometers.

9. Military shrinks by 300,000 service people

China said in early September to reduce its military by 300,000 personnel.

10. Largest radio telescope in final construction

Work on the world's largest radio telescope entered the final stage in southwest China, as scientists tested its retina on Nov. 21. The project is slated for completion next year.

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