14th Elephant Festival held in tourism hub, SW Nepal

Photo taken on Dec. 29, 2017 shows an elephant decorated for the beauty contest during the 14th Elephant Festival in Sauraha, a tourism hub in southwest Nepal's Chitwan district. The five-day event, organized by the Regional Hotel Association of Sauraha in Chitwan National Park, aims to bring humans closer with elephants, encourage wildlife protection and conservation and promote tourism in the region. (Xinhua/Sunil Sharma)