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Illustration - Iran

IRAN. SHIRAZ. TEINTED WINDOW AT THE QAVAM HOUSE, BUILT BETWEEN 1879 AND 1886, IS KNOWN FOR ITS INSIDE DECORATION TYPICAL OF A QAJAR STYLE. Photo by Antoine Lorgnier/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Iran

IRAN. SHIRAZ. TEINNTED WINDOWS AT THE QAVAM HOUSE, BUILT BETWEEN 1879 AND 1886, IS KNOWN FOR ITS INSIDE DECORATION TYPICAL OF A QAJAR STYLE. Photo by Antoine Lorgnier/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Iran

IRAN. SHIRAZ. THE QAVAM HOUSE, BUILT BETWEEN 1879 AND 1886, IS KNOWN FOR ITS INSIDE DECORATION TYPICAL OF A QAJAR STYLE. Photo by Antoine Lorgnier/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Iran

IRAN. SHIRAZ.THE QAVAM HOUSE, BUILT BETWEEN 1879 AND 1886, KNOWN FOR ITS INSIDE DECORATION TYPICAL OF A QAJAR STYLE. Photo by Antoine Lorgnier/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - New York City - NYC

UNITED STATES, NEW YORK, LIBERTY ISLAND. THE STATUE OF LIBERTY LIGHTING UP THE WORLD, WITH A CLOSE-UP OF HER FAMOUS TORCH. BUILT BY AUGUSTE BARTHOLDI (WITH THE HELP OF GUSTAVE EIFFEL FOR ITS METAL FRAME), AND INAUGURATED ON OCTOBER 28, 1886, IT WAS OFFERED BY FRANCE, DURING THE CENTENARY OF THE INDEPENDENCE OF THE UNITED STATES, TO AFFIRM THE HISTORIC ALLIANCE BETWEEN THE TWO COUNTRIES (ON THE UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE LIST SINCE 1984). THE STATUE ALSO QUICKLY BECAME AND REMAINS A SYMBOL OF THE ARRIVAL OF IMMIGRANTS FROM MANY COUNTRIES TO THE UNITED STATES. Photo by Francois Roux/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - New York City - NYC

UNITED STATES, NEW YORK, LIBERTY ISLAND. THE STATUE OF LIBERTY LIGHTING UP THE WORLD, WITH A CLOSE-UP OF HER FAMOUS TORCH. BUILT BY AUGUSTE BARTHOLDI (WITH THE HELP OF GUSTAVE EIFFEL FOR ITS METAL FRAME), AND INAUGURATED ON OCTOBER 28, 1886, IT WAS OFFERED BY FRANCE, DURING THE CENTENARY OF THE INDEPENDENCE OF THE UNITED STATES, TO AFFIRM THE HISTORIC ALLIANCE BETWEEN THE TWO COUNTRIES (ON THE UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE LIST SINCE 1984). THE STATUE ALSO QUICKLY BECAME AND REMAINS A SYMBOL OF THE ARRIVAL OF IMMIGRANTS FROM MANY COUNTRIES TO THE UNITED STATES. Photo by Francois Roux/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - New York City - NYC

UNITED STATES, NEW YORK, LIBERTY ISLAND. THE STATUE OF LIBERTY LIGHTING UP THE WORLD, WITH A CLOSE-UP OF HER FAMOUS TORCH. BUILT BY AUGUSTE BARTHOLDI (WITH THE HELP OF GUSTAVE EIFFEL FOR ITS METAL FRAME), AND INAUGURATED ON OCTOBER 28, 1886, IT WAS OFFERED BY FRANCE, DURING THE CENTENARY OF THE INDEPENDENCE OF THE UNITED STATES, TO AFFIRM THE HISTORIC ALLIANCE BETWEEN THE TWO COUNTRIES (ON THE UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE LIST SINCE 1984). THE STATUE ALSO QUICKLY BECAME AND REMAINS A SYMBOL OF THE ARRIVAL OF IMMIGRANTS FROM MANY COUNTRIES TO THE UNITED STATES. Photo by Francois Roux/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Brittany

FRANCE. FINISTERE (29). PONT-AVEN. THE VILLAGE IS FAMOUS THANKS TO THE FRENCH PAINTER PAUL GAUGUIN WHO LIVED THERE SEVERAL TIMES BETWEEN 1886 AND 1894. Photo by Antoine Lorgnier/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ceremony in Taiwan in memory of Japanese engineer

Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te lays flowers at a statue of Yoichi Hatta (1886-1942) during a ceremony in Tainan, southern Taiwan, on May 8, 2025, in honor of the Japanese engineer's contribution to the building of hydraulic facilities in then Japanese-ruled Taiwan.

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(Int'l Exchange)CHINA-FUJIAN-KULIANG-MUSEUM-EXHIBITION HALL-OPENING (CN)

(240622) -- FUZHOU, June 22, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Foreign guests take a ride in Kuliang, Fuzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province, June 22, 2024. Kuliang, or Guling in Mandarin, is situated on the outskirts of Fuzhou. Since 1886, people from more than 20 countries, including Britain, France and the United States, began to build villas in Yixia Village in Kuliang to spend the summer, fostering a harmonious coexistence with local villagers and thus contributing to the enduring "Kuliang stories." Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Wei Peiquan)

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(Int'l Exchange)CHINA-FUJIAN-KULIANG-MUSEUM-EXHIBITION HALL-OPENING (CN)

(240622) -- FUZHOU, June 22, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A descendant of Dean Billing's family from the United States points at himself in a photo at Kuliang Families Story Museum in Kuliang, Fuzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province, June 22, 2024. Kuliang, or Guling in Mandarin, is situated on the outskirts of Fuzhou. Since 1886, people from more than 20 countries, including Britain, France and the United States, began to build villas in Yixia Village in Kuliang to spend the summer, fostering a harmonious coexistence with local villagers and thus contributing to the enduring "Kuliang stories." Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Wei Peiquan)

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(Int'l Exchange)CHINA-FUJIAN-KULIANG-MUSEUM-EXHIBITION HALL-OPENING (CN)

(240622) -- FUZHOU, June 22, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- An aerial drone photo taken on June 22, 2024 shows scenery of Kuliang, Fuzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province. Kuliang, or Guling in Mandarin, is situated on the outskirts of Fuzhou. Since 1886, people from more than 20 countries, including Britain, France and the United States, began to build villas in Yixia Village in Kuliang to spend the summer, fostering a harmonious coexistence with local villagers and thus contributing to the enduring "Kuliang stories." Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Wei Peiquan)

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(Int'l Exchange)CHINA-FUJIAN-KULIANG-MUSEUM-EXHIBITION HALL-OPENING (CN)

(240622) -- FUZHOU, June 22, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Elyn MacInnis (1st L) , an adviser to the Kuliang tourism and culture research association, tells story of Leonard Billing at Kuliang Families Story Museum in Kuliang, Fuzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province, June 22, 2024. Kuliang, or Guling in Mandarin, is situated on the outskirts of Fuzhou. Since 1886, people from more than 20 countries, including Britain, France and the United States, began to build villas in Yixia Village in Kuliang to spend the summer, fostering a harmonious coexistence with local villagers and thus contributing to the enduring "Kuliang stories." Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Wei Peiquan)

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(Int'l Exchange)CHINA-FUJIAN-KULIANG-MUSEUM-EXHIBITION HALL-OPENING (CN)

(240622) -- FUZHOU, June 22, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- "Kuliang friends," a group of American families and their descendants who once lived in Kuliang, chat with each other in Kuliang, Fuzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province, June 22, 2024. Kuliang, or Guling in Mandarin, is situated on the outskirts of Fuzhou. Since 1886, people from more than 20 countries, including Britain, France and the United States, began to build villas in Yixia Village in Kuliang to spend the summer, fostering a harmonious coexistence with local villagers and thus contributing to the enduring "Kuliang stories." Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Wei Peiquan)

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(Int'l Exchange)CHINA-FUJIAN-KULIANG-MUSEUM-EXHIBITION HALL-OPENING (CN)

(240622) -- FUZHOU, June 22, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- People attend the opening ceremony of Kuliang Families Story Museum in Kuliang, Fuzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province, June 22, 2024. Kuliang, or Guling in Mandarin, is situated on the outskirts of Fuzhou. Since 1886, people from more than 20 countries, including Britain, France and the United States, began to build villas in Yixia Village in Kuliang to spend the summer, fostering a harmonious coexistence with local villagers and thus contributing to the enduring "Kuliang stories." Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Wei Peiquan)

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(Int'l Exchange)CHINA-FUJIAN-KULIANG-MUSEUM-EXHIBITION HALL-OPENING (CN)

(240622) -- FUZHOU, June 22, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Lin Yinan (1st R, front), an associate professor at East China University of Science and Technology, introduces architecture history to foreign guests in Kuliang, Fuzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province, June 22, 2024. Kuliang, or Guling in Mandarin, is situated on the outskirts of Fuzhou. Since 1886, people from more than 20 countries, including Britain, France and the United States, began to build villas in Yixia Village in Kuliang to spend the summer, fostering a harmonious coexistence with local villagers and thus contributing to the enduring "Kuliang stories." Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Lin Shanchuan)

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(Int'l Exchange)CHINA-FUJIAN-KULIANG-MUSEUM-EXHIBITION HALL-OPENING (CN)

(240622) -- FUZHOU, June 22, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Lin Yinan (1st R, front), an associate professor at East China University of Science and Technology, introduces architecture history to the Gondon Trimble couple at Kuliang Historical Architecture Exhibition Hall in Kuliang, Fuzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province, June 22, 2024. Kuliang, or Guling in Mandarin, is situated on the outskirts of Fuzhou. Since 1886, people from more than 20 countries, including Britain, France and the United States, began to build villas in Yixia Village in Kuliang to spend the summer, fostering a harmonious coexistence with local villagers and thus contributing to the enduring "Kuliang stories." Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Lin Shanchuan)

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(Int'l Exchange)CHINA-FUJIAN-KULIANG-MUSEUM-EXHIBITION HALL-OPENING (CN)

(240622) -- FUZHOU, June 22, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Guests pose for photos before attending the opening ceremony of Kuliang Families Story Museum in Kuliang, Fuzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province, June 22, 2024. Kuliang, or Guling in Mandarin, is situated on the outskirts of Fuzhou. Since 1886, people from more than 20 countries, including Britain, France and the United States, began to build villas in Yixia Village in Kuliang to spend the summer, fostering a harmonious coexistence with local villagers and thus contributing to the enduring "Kuliang stories." Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Lin Shanchuan)

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(Int'l Exchange)CHINA-FUJIAN-KULIANG-MUSEUM-EXHIBITION HALL-OPENING (CN)

(240622) -- FUZHOU, June 22, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- People attend the unveiling ceremony of Kuliang Historical Architecture Exhibition Hall in Kuliang, Fuzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province, June 22, 2024. Kuliang, or Guling in Mandarin, is situated on the outskirts of Fuzhou. Since 1886, people from more than 20 countries, including Britain, France and the United States, began to build villas in Yixia Village in Kuliang to spend the summer, fostering a harmonious coexistence with local villagers and thus contributing to the enduring "Kuliang stories." Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Lin Shanchuan)

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(Int'l Exchange)CHINA-FUJIAN-KULIANG-MUSEUM-EXHIBITION HALL-OPENING (CN)

(240622) -- FUZHOU, June 22, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Elyn MacInnis (1st L) , an adviser to the Kuliang tourism and culture research association, tells story of Leonard Billing at Kuliang Families Story Museum in Kuliang, Fuzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province, June 22, 2024. Kuliang, or Guling in Mandarin, is situated on the outskirts of Fuzhou. Since 1886, people from more than 20 countries, including Britain, France and the United States, began to build villas in Yixia Village in Kuliang to spend the summer, fostering a harmonious coexistence with local villagers and thus contributing to the enduring "Kuliang stories." (Xinhua/Wei Peiquan)

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(Int'l Exchange)CHINA-FUJIAN-KULIANG-MUSEUM-EXHIBITION HALL-OPENING (CN)

(240622) -- FUZHOU, June 22, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Foreign guests take a ride in Kuliang, Fuzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province, June 22, 2024. Kuliang, or Guling in Mandarin, is situated on the outskirts of Fuzhou. Since 1886, people from more than 20 countries, including Britain, France and the United States, began to build villas in Yixia Village in Kuliang to spend the summer, fostering a harmonious coexistence with local villagers and thus contributing to the enduring "Kuliang stories." (Xinhua/Wei Peiquan)

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(Int'l Exchange)CHINA-FUJIAN-KULIANG-MUSEUM-EXHIBITION HALL-OPENING (CN)

(240622) -- FUZHOU, June 22, 2024 (Xinhua) -- "Kuliang friends," a group of American families and their descendants who once lived in Kuliang, chat with each other in Kuliang, Fuzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province, June 22, 2024. Kuliang, or Guling in Mandarin, is situated on the outskirts of Fuzhou. Since 1886, people from more than 20 countries, including Britain, France and the United States, began to build villas in Yixia Village in Kuliang to spend the summer, fostering a harmonious coexistence with local villagers and thus contributing to the enduring "Kuliang stories." (Xinhua/Wei Peiquan)

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(Int'l Exchange)CHINA-FUJIAN-KULIANG-MUSEUM-EXHIBITION HALL-OPENING (CN)

(240622) -- FUZHOU, June 22, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Guests pose for photos before attending the opening ceremony of Kuliang Families Story Museum in Kuliang, Fuzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province, June 22, 2024. Kuliang, or Guling in Mandarin, is situated on the outskirts of Fuzhou. Since 1886, people from more than 20 countries, including Britain, France and the United States, began to build villas in Yixia Village in Kuliang to spend the summer, fostering a harmonious coexistence with local villagers and thus contributing to the enduring "Kuliang stories." (Xinhua/Lin Shanchuan)

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(Int'l Exchange)CHINA-FUJIAN-KULIANG-MUSEUM-EXHIBITION HALL-OPENING (CN)

(240622) -- FUZHOU, June 22, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A descendant of Dean Billing's family from the United States points at himself in a photo at Kuliang Families Story Museum in Kuliang, Fuzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province, June 22, 2024. Kuliang, or Guling in Mandarin, is situated on the outskirts of Fuzhou. Since 1886, people from more than 20 countries, including Britain, France and the United States, began to build villas in Yixia Village in Kuliang to spend the summer, fostering a harmonious coexistence with local villagers and thus contributing to the enduring "Kuliang stories." (Xinhua/Wei Peiquan)

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(Int'l Exchange)CHINA-FUJIAN-KULIANG-MUSEUM-EXHIBITION HALL-OPENING (CN)

(240622) -- FUZHOU, June 22, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on June 22, 2024 shows scenery of Kuliang, Fuzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province. Kuliang, or Guling in Mandarin, is situated on the outskirts of Fuzhou. Since 1886, people from more than 20 countries, including Britain, France and the United States, began to build villas in Yixia Village in Kuliang to spend the summer, fostering a harmonious coexistence with local villagers and thus contributing to the enduring "Kuliang stories." (Xinhua/Wei Peiquan)

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(Int'l Exchange)CHINA-FUJIAN-KULIANG-MUSEUM-EXHIBITION HALL-OPENING (CN)

(240622) -- FUZHOU, June 22, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Lin Yinan (1st R, front), an associate professor at East China University of Science and Technology, introduces architecture history to the Gondon Trimble couple at Kuliang Historical Architecture Exhibition Hall in Kuliang, Fuzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province, June 22, 2024. Kuliang, or Guling in Mandarin, is situated on the outskirts of Fuzhou. Since 1886, people from more than 20 countries, including Britain, France and the United States, began to build villas in Yixia Village in Kuliang to spend the summer, fostering a harmonious coexistence with local villagers and thus contributing to the enduring "Kuliang stories." (Xinhua/Lin Shanchuan)

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(Int'l Exchange)CHINA-FUJIAN-KULIANG-MUSEUM-EXHIBITION HALL-OPENING (CN)

(240622) -- FUZHOU, June 22, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People attend the unveiling ceremony of Kuliang Historical Architecture Exhibition Hall in Kuliang, Fuzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province, June 22, 2024. Kuliang, or Guling in Mandarin, is situated on the outskirts of Fuzhou. Since 1886, people from more than 20 countries, including Britain, France and the United States, began to build villas in Yixia Village in Kuliang to spend the summer, fostering a harmonious coexistence with local villagers and thus contributing to the enduring "Kuliang stories." (Xinhua/Lin Shanchuan)

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(Int'l Exchange)CHINA-FUJIAN-KULIANG-MUSEUM-EXHIBITION HALL-OPENING (CN)

(240622) -- FUZHOU, June 22, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Lin Yinan (1st R, front), an associate professor at East China University of Science and Technology, introduces architecture history to foreign guests in Kuliang, Fuzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province, June 22, 2024. Kuliang, or Guling in Mandarin, is situated on the outskirts of Fuzhou. Since 1886, people from more than 20 countries, including Britain, France and the United States, began to build villas in Yixia Village in Kuliang to spend the summer, fostering a harmonious coexistence with local villagers and thus contributing to the enduring "Kuliang stories." (Xinhua/Lin Shanchuan)

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(Int'l Exchange)CHINA-FUJIAN-KULIANG-MUSEUM-EXHIBITION HALL-OPENING (CN)

(240622) -- FUZHOU, June 22, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People attend the opening ceremony of Kuliang Families Story Museum in Kuliang, Fuzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province, June 22, 2024. Kuliang, or Guling in Mandarin, is situated on the outskirts of Fuzhou. Since 1886, people from more than 20 countries, including Britain, France and the United States, began to build villas in Yixia Village in Kuliang to spend the summer, fostering a harmonious coexistence with local villagers and thus contributing to the enduring "Kuliang stories." (Xinhua/Wei Peiquan)

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Taiwan's next president Lai

Taiwan Vice President Lai Ching-te, who won the presidential election in January, attends a memorial ceremony for colonial-era Japanese civil engineer Yoichi Hatta (1886-1942) in Tainan, southern Taiwan, May 8, 2024.

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Taiwan's next president Lai

Taiwan Vice President Lai Ching-te, who won the presidential election in January, attends a memorial ceremony for colonial-era Japanese civil engineer Yoichi Hatta (1886-1942) in Tainan, southern Taiwan, May 8, 2024.

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(Int'l Exchange)CHINA-FUJIAN-KULIANG-U.S.-STUDENTS-VISIT (CN)

(240326) -- FUZHOU, March 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Students from the United States and Fuzhou University visit Kuliang, Fuzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province, March 25, 2024. Students from the United States and Fuzhou University participated in a tour and communication event here on Monday. During the event, students from the two countries visited historical landmarks in Kuliang and learned about the history of China-U.S. exchanges. Kuliang, located on the outskirts of Fuzhou, was once a summer resort for foreigners in the early 20th century. Since 1886, people from more than 20 countries, including Britain, France and the United States, began to build villas in Yixia Village in Kuliang to spend the summer. Facilities such as a post office, tennis courts and swimming pools were also built at that time, forming a community where locals and expats lived in harmony. (Xinhua/Lin Shanchuan)

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(Int'l Exchange)CHINA-FUJIAN-KULIANG-U.S.-STUDENTS-VISIT (CN)

(240326) -- FUZHOU, March 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Students from the United States and Fuzhou University visit a historical public service community in Kuliang, Fuzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province, March 25, 2024. Students from the United States and Fuzhou University participated in a tour and communication event here on Monday. During the event, students from the two countries visited historical landmarks in Kuliang and learned about the history of China-U.S. exchanges. Kuliang, located on the outskirts of Fuzhou, was once a summer resort for foreigners in the early 20th century. Since 1886, people from more than 20 countries, including Britain, France and the United States, began to build villas in Yixia Village in Kuliang to spend the summer. Facilities such as a post office, tennis courts and swimming pools were also built at that time, forming a community where locals and expats lived in harmony. (Xinhua/Lin Shanchuan)

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(Int'l Exchange)CHINA-FUJIAN-KULIANG-U.S.-STUDENTS-VISIT (CN)

(240326) -- FUZHOU, March 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Students from the United States and Fuzhou University select postcards while visiting Kuliang, Fuzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province, March 25, 2024. Students from the United States and Fuzhou University participated in a tour and communication event here on Monday. During the event, students from the two countries visited historical landmarks in Kuliang and learned about the history of China-U.S. exchanges. Kuliang, located on the outskirts of Fuzhou, was once a summer resort for foreigners in the early 20th century. Since 1886, people from more than 20 countries, including Britain, France and the United States, began to build villas in Yixia Village in Kuliang to spend the summer. Facilities such as a post office, tennis courts and swimming pools were also built at that time, forming a community where locals and expats lived in harmony. (Xinhua/Lin Shanchuan)

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(Int'l Exchange)CHINA-FUJIAN-KULIANG-U.S.-STUDENTS-VISIT (CN)

(240326) -- FUZHOU, March 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on March 21, 2024 shows a view of Kuliang in Fuzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province. Students from the United States and Fuzhou University participated in a tour and communication event here on Monday. During the event, students from the two countries visited historical landmarks in Kuliang and learned about the history of China-U.S. exchanges. Kuliang, located on the outskirts of Fuzhou, was once a summer resort for foreigners in the early 20th century. Since 1886, people from more than 20 countries, including Britain, France and the United States, began to build villas in Yixia Village in Kuliang to spend the summer. Facilities such as a post office, tennis courts and swimming pools were also built at that time, forming a community where locals and expats lived in harmony. (Xinhua/Lin Shanchuan)

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(Int'l Exchange)CHINA-FUJIAN-KULIANG-U.S.-STUDENTS-VISIT (CN)

(240326) -- FUZHOU, March 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Students from the United States and Fuzhou University visit a historical public service community in Kuliang, Fuzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province, March 25, 2024. Students from the United States and Fuzhou University participated in a tour and communication event here on Monday. During the event, students from the two countries visited historical landmarks in Kuliang and learned about the history of China-U.S. exchanges. Kuliang, located on the outskirts of Fuzhou, was once a summer resort for foreigners in the early 20th century. Since 1886, people from more than 20 countries, including Britain, France and the United States, began to build villas in Yixia Village in Kuliang to spend the summer. Facilities such as a post office, tennis courts and swimming pools were also built at that time, forming a community where locals and expats lived in harmony. (Xinhua/Lin Shanchuan)

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(Int'l Exchange)CHINA-FUJIAN-KULIANG-U.S.-STUDENTS-VISIT (CN)

(240326) -- FUZHOU, March 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on March 25, 2024 shows students from the United States and Fuzhou University visiting a historical public service community in Kuliang, Fuzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province, March 25, 2024. Students from the United States and Fuzhou University participated in a tour and communication event here on Monday. During the event, students from the two countries visited historical landmarks in Kuliang and learned about the history of China-U.S. exchanges. Kuliang, located on the outskirts of Fuzhou, was once a summer resort for foreigners in the early 20th century. Since 1886, people from more than 20 countries, including Britain, France and the United States, began to build villas in Yixia Village in Kuliang to spend the summer. Facilities such as a post office, tennis courts and swimming pools were also built at that time, forming a community where locals and expats lived in harmony. (Xinhua/Lin Shanchuan)

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(Int'l Exchange)CHINA-FUJIAN-KULIANG-U.S.-STUDENTS-VISIT (CN)

(240326) -- FUZHOU, March 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A student (front R) from Fuzhou University speaks with a U.S. student (front L) from the University of the Pacific while visiting Kuliang, Fuzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province, March 25, 2024. Students from the United States and Fuzhou University participated in a tour and communication event here on Monday. During the event, students from the two countries visited historical landmarks in Kuliang and learned about the history of China-U.S. exchanges. Kuliang, located on the outskirts of Fuzhou, was once a summer resort for foreigners in the early 20th century. Since 1886, people from more than 20 countries, including Britain, France and the United States, began to build villas in Yixia Village in Kuliang to spend the summer. Facilities such as a post office, tennis courts and swimming pools were also built at that time, forming a community where locals and expats lived in harmony. (Xinhua/Lin Shanchuan)

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(Int'l Exchange)CHINA-FUJIAN-KULIANG-U.S.-STUDENTS-VISIT (CN)

(240326) -- FUZHOU, March 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A U.S. student from the University of Oregon speaks during an event promoting youth communication between the U.S. and China in Kuliang, Fuzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province, March 25, 2024. Students from the United States and Fuzhou University participated in a tour and communication event here on Monday. During the event, students from the two countries visited historical landmarks in Kuliang and learned about the history of China-U.S. exchanges. Kuliang, located on the outskirts of Fuzhou, was once a summer resort for foreigners in the early 20th century. Since 1886, people from more than 20 countries, including Britain, France and the United States, began to build villas in Yixia Village in Kuliang to spend the summer. Facilities such as a post office, tennis courts and swimming pools were also built at that time, forming a community where locals and expats lived in harmony. (Xinhua/Lin Shanchuan)

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Tanizaki's 'marriage vow' letter addressed to wife Matsuko

TOKYO, Japan - A letter by renowned Japanese author Junichiro Tanizaki (1886-1965) addressed to his wife Matsuko before their marriage, which is considered as his "marriage vow," is seen in this photograph taken in Tokyo on Nov. 25, 2014. A collection of letters including this marriage vow will be published in January 2015 to mark the 50th anniversary of Tanizaki's death.

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Tanizaki's letters to be published in January 2015

TOKYO, Japan - Renowned Japanese author Junichiro Tanizaki (1886-1965) is seen in this file photo taken in 1958. A collection of letters containing unreleased letters exchanged among Tanizaki, his wife Matsuko and her sister Shigeko will be published in January 2015 to mark the 50th anniversary of Tanizaki's death.

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Tanizaki's letter to sister-in-law Shigeko

TOKYO, Japan - A letter written by renowned Japanese author Junichiro Tanizaki (1886-1965) to his sister-in-law Shigeko is seen in this photo taken in Tokyo on Nov. 25, 2014. A collection of letters including letters exchanged among Tanizaki, his wife Matsuko and Shigeko will be published in January 2015 to mark the 50th anniversary of Tanizaki's death.

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Expert discusses Tanizaki's unreleased letters

TOKYO, Japan - Waseda University professor Shunji Chiba speaks in Tokyo on Nov. 25, 2014, about unreleased letters exchanged among renowned Japanese author Junichiro Tanizaki (1886-1965), his wife Matsuko and her sister Shigeko. The letters will be included in a collection of letters to be published in January 2015 to mark the 50th anniversary of Tanizaki's death.

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Author Tanizaki's 'haiku' poems on postcard discovered

NARA, Japan - A postcard (R) written by novelist Junichiro Tanizaki (1886-1965) containing "haiku" poems describing his sense of uneasiness during the Pacific War is photographed at Tezukayama University's library in Nara City on July 4, 2014.

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Torrential rain hits Niigata

Torrential rains in northern Niigata Prefecture flood more than 14,000 homes and cut the electricity in some 29,000 homes in the city of Niigata on Aug. 4. Hourly rainfall measured 97 millimeters, the heaviest since the Meteorological Agency started compiling data in 1886. The photo taken Wednesday morning shows the farming village of Sasakami sitting under water after a river overflowed and broke a dike the previous day.

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