This photo taken on Aug. 12, 2026 shows the Perseid meteor shower over Jiangrong Township of Hongyuan County, southwest China’s Sichuan Province. (Photo by Yang Changjin/Xinhua)
BEIJING, Aug. 13 (Xinhua) — The Perseid meteor shower, which peaks on Aug. 12 and 13 this year, is an annual meteor shower that occurs from mid-July to late August.
This photo taken on Aug. 13, 2026 shows the Perseid meteor shower over Helan Mountain in Yinchuan, northwest China’s Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Yang Zhisen)This photo taken on Aug. 11, 2026 shows the Perseid meteor shower over Jiamusi, northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province. (Photo by Qu Yubao/Xinhua)This photo taken on Aug. 13, 2026 shows the Perseid meteor shower over Yinchuan, northwest China’s Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Yang Zhisen)This photo taken on Aug. 12, 2026 shows the Perseid meteor shower over Tongjiang, northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province. (Photo by Li Wenbin/Xinhua)This photo taken on Aug. 11, 2026 shows the Perseid meteor shower over Jiamusi, northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province. (Photo by Qu Yubao/Xinhua)This photo taken on Aug. 13, 2026 shows the Perseid meteor shower over Tongjiang, northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province. (Photo by Li Wenbin/Xinhua)This stack composite photo taken on Aug. 13, 2026 shows the Perseid meteor shower over Yinchuan, northwest China’s Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Yang Zhisen)■
