Hokkaido cranes to Taiwan

KUSHIRO, Japan - Local elementary school pupils sing during a ceremony in Kushiro, Hokkaido, northern Japan, held on Sept. 13, 2011, prior to the departure of a pair of red-crowned cranes to Taiwan. The city of Kushiro will lend the birds, a species designated as a special national natural treasure, to Taiwan for an indefinite period of time. Known as a symbol of longevity and conjugal love in Japan, the crane is also popular in Taiwan, which asked Kushiro in 2009 to donate some of the birds.

• Product Code
• ILEA001162660

• Registered date
• 2011/9/13 00:00:00

• Credit
• Kyodo / Kyodo News Images

• Media source
• 2011 Kyodo News

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• 1889 × 997 pixel

• Resolution
• 240 dpi

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• 715.62(KB)*

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