In this Week in Photos, a Chinese fan gives two thumbs up during a soccer match between China and foe South Korea in Hunan Province; tourists admire cherry blossoms by night at Jiming Temple in Nanjing, Jiangsu province; and a gas explosion at an apartment complex kills five in Baotou, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.
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Tourists stop to admire cherry blossoms by night at Jiming Temple in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, March 20, 2017. Su Yang/VCG
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The baleen whale’s carcass lies between boats moored on the Dazhi River, Shanghai, March 21, 2017. Wei Yi/Sixth Tone
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Firefighters stand in front of the ruins of an apartment building after a gas explosion killed five and injured 25 in Baotou City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, March 25, 2017. Lian Zhen/Xinhua
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Students in costume stare at each other during a Peking opera rehearsal in Changchun, Jilin province, March 21, 2017. Lan Yang/VCG
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A patriotic Chinese fan gives two thumbs up during a 2018 World Cup qualifying match between China and South Korea in Changsha, Hunan Province, March 23, 2017. Wang Zhijie/VCG
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A train speeds through peach blossoms near Juyong Pass along the Great Wall, Beijing, March 26, 2017. Li Zhiming/Xinhua
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Smoke from a forest fire caused by locals burning joss paper for their ancestors fills the sky in Mianning County, Sichuan province, March 23, 2017. Cheng Xueli/IC