Buddhist temple in Cherkasy

Buddhist temple in Cherkasy

CHERKASY, UKRAINE - APRIL 13, 2023 - A cut of a 300-year-old oak from Kholodnyi Yar that cleanses and strengthens the human energy system at the White Lotus Buddhist Temple, the largest Buddhist temple in Europe that also includes a martial arts school, Cherkasy, central Ukraine.

300-year-old rabbit painting draws attention in China's Jiangxi

STORY: 300-year-old rabbit painting draws attention in China's Jiangxi DATELINE: Jan. 31, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:55 LOCATION: NANCHANG, China CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of rabbit by Bada Shanren STORYLINE: The rabbit, a symbol of longevity, peace, and prosperity in Chinese culture, is often welcomed by artists in their works. At the beginning of the Year of the Rabbit, a museum in China's Nanchang promoted its collection of rabbit-themed works painted by the renowned Chinese painter Zhu Da (Bada Shanren), who was born in Nanchang in the 1620s. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): ZHOU XIAOJIAN, Director of Nanchang Bada Shanren Memory Hall As it's the Year of the Rabbit, we've found a rabbit painting in Bada Shanren's works. This rabbit is quite different from those painted by others. Isn't it very unique?" China welcomed the Year of the Rabbit on Jan. 22 according to its lunar calendar. In the Chinese calendar and zodiac, the rabbit is the fourth in the 12-year cycle of animals. Xinhua News Agency corresponde

'Kasahoko' ritual in Wakayama Pref.

'Kasahoko' ritual in Wakayama Pref.

HASHIMOTO, Japan - The 300-year-old "kasahoko" ritual praying for good harvest takes place at Kosawaitsukushima shrine in Kudoyama Town, Wakayama Prefecture, on Aug. 16, 2014.

Bridegroom-tossing event held in Niigata Pref.

Bridegroom-tossing event held in Niigata Pref.

TOKAMACHI, Japan - A bridegroom is tossed into the air before rolling five meters down a snow-covered slope to his wife in an event held in Tokamachi, Niigata Prefecture, on Jan. 15. Only couples who got married in the previous year can take part in the 300-year-old event.

Quake-damaged sacred Tibetan mound restored in Yushu, China

STORY: Quake-damaged sacred Tibetan mound restored in Yushu, China DATELINE: March 21, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:13 LOCATION: YUSHU, China CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Gyanak Mani Stone Mound 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): GE LIWEI, Director of Cultural Heritage Bureau of Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture STORYLINE: Twelve years after a powerful earthquake severely damaged the Gyanak Mani Stone Mound in Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Yushu in northwest China's Qinghai Province, the historic site has got repaired and mended well. Mani stones are stone plates and rocks inscribed with Lamaist mantra prayers or other propitious symbols of Tibetan Buddhism. They are usually placed along roadsides and rivers, or piled up to form mounds or long walls. The Gyanak Mani Stone Mound was the world's largest Mani stone mound before a 7.1-magnitude earthquake on April 14, 2010, reduced the 300-year-old sacred Tibetan mound to a chaotic tangle of rubble and colored sutra streamers. After the earthquake, the Chi

Bridegroom-tossing event held in Niigata Pref.

Bridegroom-tossing event held in Niigata Pref.

TOKAMACHI, Japan - A bridegroom is tossed into the air before rolling five meters down a snow-covered slope to his wife in an event held in Tokamachi, Niigata Prefecture, on Jan. 15. Only couples who got married in the previous year can take part in the 300-year-old event. (Kyodo)

'Kasahoko' ritual in Wakayama Pref.

'Kasahoko' ritual in Wakayama Pref.

HASHIMOTO, Japan - The 300-year-old "kasahoko" ritual praying for good harvest takes place at Kosawaitsukushima shrine in Kudoyama Town, Wakayama Prefecture, on Aug. 16, 2014. (Kyodo)

Tsunami-hit 300-yr-old house to be preserved in museum

Tsunami-hit 300-yr-old house to be preserved in museum

MINAMISANRIKU, Japan - Shigeyuki Endo stands before his over 300-year-old house, which barely withstood the March 11, 2011 tsunami, in Minamisanriku, Miyagi Prefecture, on Sept. 28, 2011. The house is to be relocated to Shikokumura, a folk-house museum in Takamatsu, Kagawa Prefecture. (Kyodo)