Paris 2024 Olympics flame lighting rehearsal held at Ancient Olympia

STORY: Paris 2024 Olympics flame lighting rehearsal held at Ancient Olympia SHOOTING TIME: April 15, 2024 DATELINE: April 16, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:30 LOCATION: ANCIENT OLYMPIA, Greece CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Paris 2024 Olympics flame lighting rehearsal 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Greek): MARY MINA, Greek actress 3. various of the Paris 2024 Olympics flame lighting rehearsal 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Greek): ARTEMIS IGNATIOU, Choreographer of lighting and handover ceremonies 5. various of the Paris 2024 Olympics flame lighting rehearsal STORYLINE: The dress rehearsal of the lighting ceremony of the Olympic flame, which will burn for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, was held on Monday at Ancient Olympia in western Greece, the birthplace of the Games. During a traditional ceremony, Greek actress Mary Mina, playing the role of an ancient High Priestess, used the sun's rays to light the torch out of a concave mirror in front of the ruins of the 2,500-year-old temple dedicated to Hera, a goddess in ancient Greek m

U.S.-BOSTON-CULTURAL EXHIBITION-"SEE NANJING"

U.S.-BOSTON-CULTURAL EXHIBITION-"SEE NANJING"

(231108) -- BOSTON, Nov. 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A staff member (L) introduces "See Nanjing" cultural exhibition at the Faneuil Hall Marketplace in Boston, Massachusetts, the United States, Nov. 6, 2023. A "See Nanjing" cultural exhibition kicked off at the Faneuil Hall Marketplace in Boston late Monday, highlighting historical and modern elements of the 2,500-year-old Chinese city near the Yangtze River. TO GO WITH Feature: "See Nanjing" exhibition kicks off in Boston highlighting Chinese cultural elements (Photo by Ziyu Julian Zhu/Xinhua)

Italy hit by wildfires, heat and hail

STORY: Italy hit by wildfires, heat and hail DATELINE: July 26, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:28 LOCATION: Rome CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of fires in Italy 2. various of firefighters working STORYLINE: The southern Italian island of Sicily was ravaged by fires Tuesday. Meanwhile, storms and hail have battered the northern part of Italy. The airport in the Sicilian capital of Palermo was closed to air traffic on Monday and early Tuesday, as smoke from a nearby blaze had limited visibility in the area. Officials said the airport reopened later on Tuesday, although the number of flights was severely reduced. Catania Airport, Sicily's other main air hub, was closed last week due to a fire in one of the terminals. As of Tuesday, it is also operating at a fraction of full capacity. In total, there were over 50 major wildfires across Sicily, with Italian news sites showing images of grasslands and hillsides on fire. The 2,500-year-old Greek-built Segesta Temple in northwest Sicily, one of the world's be

Ancient Chinese sounds revived

Ancient Chinese sounds revived

The photo shows a replica of a 2,500-year-old Chinese music instrument, pianzhong, on display for the ''Lacquerware from the Tombs of Hubei, China'' exhibition that began at the Tokyo National Museum on Wednesday July 22. The instrument is played five times a day by six players from the Hubei Provincial Museum during the exhibition that runs until Sept. 6.

GREECE-ATHENS-PM-PARTHENON SCULPTURES-REUNIFICATION

GREECE-ATHENS-PM-PARTHENON SCULPTURES-REUNIFICATION

(220103) -- ATHENS, Jan. 3, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis speaks during a formal ceremony for reunification of Parthenon Sculptures at the Acropolis Museum in Athens, Greece, on Jan. 3, 2022. Kyriakos Mitsotakis called on Monday for all the Parthenon's sculptures to be brought back together, as ten marble fragments of sculptures from the 2,500-year-old temple on Acropolis hill were transferred from the National Archaeological Museum of Greece to the Acropolis Museum. (Xinhua/Marios Lolos)

GREECE-ATHENS-PM-PARTHENON SCULPTURES-REUNIFICATION

GREECE-ATHENS-PM-PARTHENON SCULPTURES-REUNIFICATION

(220103) -- ATHENS, Jan. 3, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis (C) visits the fragments of Parthenon's sculptures at the Acropolis Museum in Athens, Greece, on Jan. 3, 2022. Kyriakos Mitsotakis called on Monday for all the Parthenon's sculptures to be brought back together, as ten marble fragments of sculptures from the 2,500-year-old temple on Acropolis hill were transferred from the National Archaeological Museum of Greece to the Acropolis Museum. (Xinhua/Marios Lolos)

Ancient Chinese sounds revived

Ancient Chinese sounds revived

The photo shows a replica of a 2,500-year-old Chinese music instrument, pianzhong, on display for the ''Lacquerware from the Tombs of Hubei, China'' exhibition that began at the Tokyo National Museum on Wednesday July 22. The instrument is played five times a day by six players from the Hubei Provincial Museum during the exhibition that runs until Sept. 6. ==Kyodo