Gourd Culture and Art Festival in Liaocheng

Gourd Culture and Art Festival in Liaocheng

LIAOCHENG, CHINA - OCTOBER 12, 2024 - An artist displays a 2.6-meter-long Ruyi craft gourd at the Gourd Culture and Art Festival in Liaocheng city, Shandong province, China, Oct 12, 2024.

300 mil. yen Christmas tree featuring "Frozen" unveiled

300 mil. yen Christmas tree featuring "Frozen" unveiled

TOKYO, Japan - A 300 million yen Christmas tree featuring characters from the Disney animation film "Frozen" is unveiled on Nov. 19, 2014, at a jewelry shop, Ginza Tanaka, in Tokyo's Ginza shopping district. The 2.6-meter tree contains around 31 kilograms of pure platinum.

300 mil. yen Christmas tree featuring "Frozen" unveiled

300 mil. yen Christmas tree featuring "Frozen" unveiled

TOKYO, Japan - A 300 million yen Christmas tree featuring characters from the Disney animation film "Frozen" is unveiled on Nov. 19, 2014, at a jewelry shop, Ginza Tanaka, in Tokyo's Ginza shopping district. The 2.6-meter tree contains around 31 kilograms of pure platinum.

New 'Jizo Bosatsu' statue almost completed

New 'Jizo Bosatsu' statue almost completed

KYOTO, Japan - A new 'Jizo Bosatsu,' (an image of a Buddhist saint), is almost complete. The original centuries-old wooden statue was destroyed in a suspected arson attack at the main hall of the Jakko-in Temple in Kyoto on May 9. The 2.6-meter wooden statue, housed in the main hall, had been designated by the state as an important cultural treasure. The new statue is 42 centimeters tall.

Elephant accidentally falls into pond, rescued by locals

STORY: Elephant accidentally falls into pond, rescued by locals DATELINE: Sept. 21, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:29 LOCATION: KUNMING, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY/ENTERTAINMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of the elephant dropping into a reservoir 2. various of local people trying to save the elephant 3. various of elephant saved by locals STORYLINE: A 2.5-tonne wild elephant accidentally fell into a 2.6-meter-deep pond in Pu'er city, southwest China's Yunnan Province. As the elephant was unable to get out by itself, villagers alerted the local forestry dept. Rescuers tried to keep the elephant to one side of the pond and then, using a hammer, broke down a section of the rim of the pond. The elephant then climbed out of the pond by itself. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Kunming, China. (XHTV)

New 'Jizo Bosatsu' statue almost completed

New 'Jizo Bosatsu' statue almost completed

KYOTO, Japan - A new 'Jizo Bosatsu,' (an image of a Buddhist saint), is almost complete. The original centuries-old wooden statue was destroyed in a suspected arson attack at the main hall of the Jakko-in Temple in Kyoto on May 9. The 2.6-meter wooden statue, housed in the main hall, had been designated by the state as an important cultural treasure. The new statue is 42 centimeters tall.