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CHINA-TIBET-LHASA-MEDICINAL BATH (CN)

(230415) -- LHASA, April 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A worker prepares a room for customers at a Tibetan medicinal bath center in Lhasa, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, April 14, 2023. The 1,300-year-old Tibetan medicinal bath, officially called the Lum medicinal bathing of Sowa Rigpa, was inscribed on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO in 2018. TO GO WITH "Letter from Lhasa: Indulge in healing touch of Tibetan medicinal bath" (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)

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CHINA-TIBET-LHASA-MEDICINAL BATH (CN)

(230415) -- LHASA, April 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A worker prepares oxygen tanks at a Tibetan medicinal bath center in Lhasa, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, April 14, 2023. The 1,300-year-old Tibetan medicinal bath, officially called the Lum medicinal bathing of Sowa Rigpa, was inscribed on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO in 2018. TO GO WITH "Letter from Lhasa: Indulge in healing touch of Tibetan medicinal bath" (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)

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CHINA-TIBET-LHASA-MEDICINAL BATH (CN)

(230415) -- LHASA, April 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A worker prepares a set of herbs required for bathwater at a Tibetan medicinal bath center in Lhasa, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, April 14, 2023. The 1,300-year-old Tibetan medicinal bath, officially called the Lum medicinal bathing of Sowa Rigpa, was inscribed on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO in 2018. TO GO WITH "Letter from Lhasa: Indulge in healing touch of Tibetan medicinal bath" (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)

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Israel discovers 1,300-year-old colored silk fabrics from China

STORY: Israel discovers 1,300-year-old colored silk fabrics from China DATELINE: Jan. 20, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:49 LOCATION: Jerusalem CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the entrance to the University of Haifa-Archaeology department 2. various of Israeli archaeologists showing and explaining about hundreds of 1,300-year-old imported colorful fabrics in the lab 3. close of the 1,300-year-old imported colorful fabrics. 4. various of the exit to the lab to the University of Haifa-Archaeology department STORYLINE: Israeli archaeologists have discovered hundreds of 1,300-year-old imported colorful fabrics, the University of Haifa (UH) said in a statement on Tuesday. The findings include silk fabrics originating in China, as well as cotton fabrics imported from India, Iran and Sudan, all found in excavations carried out in the southeastern Arava valley by UH, together with the Israel Antiquities Authority and other universities. "The findings indicate that there was a previously unknown Israeli silk

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ISRAEL-HAIFA-COLORED SILK FABRICS-CHINA-DISCOVERY

(230120) -- HAIFA, Jan. 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A piece of imported colorful fabric is seen at a lab in the University of Haifa (UH) in Haifa, Israel, Jan. 19, 2023. Israeli archaeologists have discovered hundreds of 1,300-year-old imported colorful fabrics, the University of Haifa (UH) said in a statement on Tuesday. TO GO WITH "Israel discovers 1,300-year-old colored silk fabrics from China" (Photo by Gil Cohen Magen/Xinhua)

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ISRAEL-HAIFA-COLORED SILK FABRICS-CHINA-DISCOVERY

(230120) -- HAIFA, Jan. 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- An Israeli archaeologist shows imported colorful fabrics at a lab in the University of Haifa (UH) in Haifa, Israel, Jan. 19, 2023. Israeli archaeologists have discovered hundreds of 1,300-year-old imported colorful fabrics, the University of Haifa (UH) said in a statement on Tuesday. TO GO WITH "Israel discovers 1,300-year-old colored silk fabrics from China" (Photo by Gil Cohen Magen/Xinhua)

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Monk views restored 1,300-year-old goddess painting

NARA, Japan - A Buddhist monk prays before the re-created painting of "Kichijoten" goddess dating back some 1,300 years at Yakushi-ji temple in Nara, western Japan, on Dec. 8, 2014. The original, a national treasure, was drawn in the eighth century and is currently stored at the temple's treasure house.

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1,300-year-old goddess painting re-created

NARA, Japan - The re-created painting of "Kichijoten" goddess dating back some 1,300 years is unveiled to media at Yakushi-ji temple in Nara, western Japan, on Dec. 8, 2014. The original, a national treasure, was drawn in the eighth century and is currently stored at the temple's treasure house.

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Japan-S. Korea festival in Seoul

SEOUL, South Korea - People from Miyazaki Prefecture in southwestern Japan stage the ''Shiwasu Matsuri,'' a 1,300-year-old local festival derived from a folk tale about an ancient state's royal family on the Korean Peninsula, on the last day of the ''Nikkan Koryu Omatsuri'' (Japan-South Korean Exchange Festival) in Seoul on Oct. 3, 2010.

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Cormorant fishing begins on Nagara River in Gifu Pref.

GIFU, Japan - A fisherman (L) manages his trained cormorants on leashes from a wooden boat on the Nagara River in Gifu Prefecture on May 11, 2010, the opening day of this year's cormorant fishing season. The 1,300-year-old cormorant fishing will be conducted every day until Oct. 15.

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Cormorant fishing begins on Nagara River in Gifu Pref.

GIFU, Japan - A fisherman (R) manages his trained cormorants on leashes from a wooden boat on the Nagara River in Gifu Prefecture on May 11, 2010, the opening day of this year's cormorant fishing season. The 1,300-year-old cormorant fishing will be conducted every day until Oct. 15.

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Kyushu shrine conducts 1,300-year-old seaweed-offering event

KITAKYUSHU, Japan - Two priests (L) at Mekari Shrine in Kitakyushu reap wakame seaweed while one priest bears a torch in the early morning at ebb tide of Jan. 26, or Jan. 1 by the lunar calendar, before offering it at the shrine. About 100 people watched the 1,300-year-old annual event held in hopes of safe navigation and a good haul.

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Ruins of Asuka period garden pond found in Nara

The 1,300-year-old remains of what may possibly be the first garden pond ever built for an imperial palace in Japan have been found in the village of Asuka in Nara Prefecture, western Japan. The find suggests that an imperial pond fashioned after those in China and the Korean Peninsula existed before Japan's first capital was established in nearby Fujiwarakyo in 694.

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Cormorant fishing begins on Nagara River in Gifu Pref.

GIFU, Japan - A fisherman (R) manages his trained cormorants on leashes from a wooden boat on the Nagara River in Gifu Prefecture on May 11, 2010, the opening day of this year's cormorant fishing season. The 1,300-year-old cormorant fishing will be conducted every day until Oct. 15. (Kyodo)

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Cormorant fishing begins on Nagara River in Gifu Pref.

GIFU, Japan - A fisherman (L) manages his trained cormorants on leashes from a wooden boat on the Nagara River in Gifu Prefecture on May 11, 2010, the opening day of this year's cormorant fishing season. The 1,300-year-old cormorant fishing will be conducted every day until Oct. 15. (Kyodo)

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Kyushu shrine conducts 1,300-year-old seaweed-offering event

KITAKYUSHU, Japan - Two priests (L) at Mekari Shrine in Kitakyushu reap wakame seaweed while one priest bears a torch in the early morning at ebb tide of Jan. 26, or Jan. 1 by the lunar calendar, before offering it at the shrine. About 100 people watched the 1,300-year-old annual event held in hopes of safe navigation and a good haul. (Kyodo)

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Japan-S. Korea festival in Seoul

SEOUL, South Korea - People from Miyazaki Prefecture in southwestern Japan stage the ''Shiwasu Matsuri,'' a 1,300-year-old local festival derived from a folk tale about an ancient state's royal family on the Korean Peninsula, on the last day of the ''Nikkan Koryu Omatsuri'' (Japan-South Korean Exchange Festival) in Seoul on Oct. 3, 2010. (Kyodo)

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Cormorant fishing begins on Nagara River in Gifu

Tourists aboard a boat (back) watch a fisherman called an "usho" controlling his trained cormorants on leashes under balefire to catch "ayu" trout on the Nagara River in the city of Gifu, central Japan, on May 11, 2017, the opening day of this year's cormorant fishing season. The 1,300-year-old cormorant fishing will be conducted every day until Oct. 15. City officials expect about 115,000 people to visit the river to watch. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Cormorant fishing begins on Nagara River in Gifu Pref.

Fishermen called "usho" control their trained cormorants on leashes from a wooden boat under balefire to catch "ayu" trout on the Nagara River in the city of Gifu, central Japan, on May 11, 2017, the opening day of this year's cormorant fishing season. The 1,300-year-old cormorant fishing will be conducted every day until Oct. 15. City officials expect about 115,000 people to visit the river to watch the fishing aboard boats. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Cormorant fishing begins on Nagara River in Gifu

Fishermen called "usho" control their trained cormorants on leashes from a wooden boat under balefire to catch "ayu" trout on the Nagara River in the city of Gifu, central Japan, on May 11, 2017, the opening day of this year's cormorant fishing season. The 1,300-year-old cormorant fishing will be conducted every day until Oct. 15. City officials expect about 115,000 people to visit the river to watch the fishing aboard boats. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ruins of Asuka period garden pond found in Nara

The 1,300-year-old remains of what may possibly be the first garden pond ever built for an imperial palace in Japan have been found in the village of Asuka in Nara Prefecture, western Japan. The find suggests that an imperial pond fashioned after those in China and the Korean Peninsula existed before Japan's first capital was established in nearby Fujiwarakyo in 694.

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Ruins of Asuka period garden pond found in Nara

The 1,300-year-old remains of what may possibly be the first garden pond ever built for an imperial palace in Japan have been found in the village of Asuka in Nara Prefecture, western Japan. The find suggests that an imperial pond fashioned after those in China and the Korean Peninsula existed before Japan's first capital was established in nearby Fujiwarakyo in 694.