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Pope Leo XIV Celebrates 60 years of‘Nostra Aetate - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV presides a celebration of 60 years of ‘Nostra aetate’, the Second Vatican Council’s Declaration on Interreligious Dialogue at the Vatican on October 28, 2025. ‘Sixty years ago’, with the publication of Nostra aetate, the Second Vatican Council’s Declaration on the relation of the Church to non-Christian Religions, ‘a seed of hope for interreligious dialogue was planted,’ Pope Leo XIV said. The pope was addressing his remarks to representatives of world religions who had gathered in the Vatican to celebrate the anniversary of the Council’s historic Declaration. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Celebrates 60 years of‘Nostra Aetate - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV presides a celebration of 60 years of ‘Nostra aetate’, the Second Vatican Council’s Declaration on Interreligious Dialogue at the Vatican on October 28, 2025. ‘Sixty years ago’, with the publication of Nostra aetate, the Second Vatican Council’s Declaration on the relation of the Church to non-Christian Religions, ‘a seed of hope for interreligious dialogue was planted,’ Pope Leo XIV said. The pope was addressing his remarks to representatives of world religions who had gathered in the Vatican to celebrate the anniversary of the Council’s historic Declaration. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Celebrates 60 years of‘Nostra Aetate - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV presides a celebration of 60 years of ‘Nostra aetate’, the Second Vatican Council’s Declaration on Interreligious Dialogue at the Vatican on October 28, 2025. ‘Sixty years ago’, with the publication of Nostra aetate, the Second Vatican Council’s Declaration on the relation of the Church to non-Christian Religions, ‘a seed of hope for interreligious dialogue was planted,’ Pope Leo XIV said. The pope was addressing his remarks to representatives of world religions who had gathered in the Vatican to celebrate the anniversary of the Council’s historic Declaration. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Celebrates 60 years of‘Nostra Aetate - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV presides a celebration of 60 years of ‘Nostra aetate’, the Second Vatican Council’s Declaration on Interreligious Dialogue at the Vatican on October 28, 2025. ‘Sixty years ago’, with the publication of Nostra aetate, the Second Vatican Council’s Declaration on the relation of the Church to non-Christian Religions, ‘a seed of hope for interreligious dialogue was planted,’ Pope Leo XIV said. The pope was addressing his remarks to representatives of world religions who had gathered in the Vatican to celebrate the anniversary of the Council’s historic Declaration. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Celebrates 60 years of‘Nostra Aetate - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV presides a celebration of 60 years of ‘Nostra aetate’, the Second Vatican Council’s Declaration on Interreligious Dialogue at the Vatican on October 28, 2025. ‘Sixty years ago’, with the publication of Nostra aetate, the Second Vatican Council’s Declaration on the relation of the Church to non-Christian Religions, ‘a seed of hope for interreligious dialogue was planted,’ Pope Leo XIV said. The pope was addressing his remarks to representatives of world religions who had gathered in the Vatican to celebrate the anniversary of the Council’s historic Declaration. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Celebrates 60 years of‘Nostra Aetate - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV presides a celebration of 60 years of ‘Nostra aetate’, the Second Vatican Council’s Declaration on Interreligious Dialogue at the Vatican on October 28, 2025. ‘Sixty years ago’, with the publication of Nostra aetate, the Second Vatican Council’s Declaration on the relation of the Church to non-Christian Religions, ‘a seed of hope for interreligious dialogue was planted,’ Pope Leo XIV said. The pope was addressing his remarks to representatives of world religions who had gathered in the Vatican to celebrate the anniversary of the Council’s historic Declaration. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Celebrates 60 years of‘Nostra Aetate - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV presides a celebration of 60 years of ‘Nostra aetate’, the Second Vatican Council’s Declaration on Interreligious Dialogue at the Vatican on October 28, 2025. ‘Sixty years ago’, with the publication of Nostra aetate, the Second Vatican Council’s Declaration on the relation of the Church to non-Christian Religions, ‘a seed of hope for interreligious dialogue was planted,’ Pope Leo XIV said. The pope was addressing his remarks to representatives of world religions who had gathered in the Vatican to celebrate the anniversary of the Council’s historic Declaration. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Celebrates 60 years of‘Nostra Aetate - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV presides a celebration of 60 years of ‘Nostra aetate’, the Second Vatican Council’s Declaration on Interreligious Dialogue at the Vatican on October 28, 2025. ‘Sixty years ago’, with the publication of Nostra aetate, the Second Vatican Council’s Declaration on the relation of the Church to non-Christian Religions, ‘a seed of hope for interreligious dialogue was planted,’ Pope Leo XIV said. The pope was addressing his remarks to representatives of world religions who had gathered in the Vatican to celebrate the anniversary of the Council’s historic Declaration. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Celebrates 60 years of‘Nostra Aetate - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV presides a celebration of 60 years of ‘Nostra aetate’, the Second Vatican Council’s Declaration on Interreligious Dialogue at the Vatican on October 28, 2025. ‘Sixty years ago’, with the publication of Nostra aetate, the Second Vatican Council’s Declaration on the relation of the Church to non-Christian Religions, ‘a seed of hope for interreligious dialogue was planted,’ Pope Leo XIV said. The pope was addressing his remarks to representatives of world religions who had gathered in the Vatican to celebrate the anniversary of the Council’s historic Declaration. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Creepers Occupy Library Wall at A University in Guiyang

GUIYANG, CHINA - AUGUST 21, 2024 - Creepers occupy the back wall of a 12-story library at a university in Guiyang, Guizhou province, China, Aug 21, 2024. The creeper climbs from the ground to the top of the building, about 50 meters high and 50 or 60 meters wide. It is reported that the school's teachers planted more than 300 creepers 32 years ago, and now climb the 12-storey library building, like a "green castle".

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Creepers Occupy Library Wall at A University in Guiyang

GUIYANG, CHINA - AUGUST 21, 2024 - Creepers occupy the back wall of a 12-story library at a university in Guiyang, Guizhou province, China, Aug 21, 2024. The creeper climbs from the ground to the top of the building, about 50 meters high and 50 or 60 meters wide. It is reported that the school's teachers planted more than 300 creepers 32 years ago, and now climb the 12-storey library building, like a "green castle".

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Creepers Occupy Library Wall at A University in Guiyang

GUIYANG, CHINA - AUGUST 21, 2024 - Creepers occupy the back wall of a 12-story library at a university in Guiyang, Guizhou province, China, Aug 21, 2024. The creeper climbs from the ground to the top of the building, about 50 meters high and 50 or 60 meters wide. It is reported that the school's teachers planted more than 300 creepers 32 years ago, and now climb the 12-storey library building, like a "green castle".

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Creepers Occupy Library Wall at A University in Guiyang

GUIYANG, CHINA - AUGUST 21, 2024 - Creepers occupy the back wall of a 12-story library at a university in Guiyang, Guizhou province, China, Aug 21, 2024. The creeper climbs from the ground to the top of the building, about 50 meters high and 50 or 60 meters wide. It is reported that the school's teachers planted more than 300 creepers 32 years ago, and now climb the 12-storey library building, like a "green castle".

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Creepers Occupy Library Wall at A University in Guiyang

GUIYANG, CHINA - AUGUST 21, 2024 - Creepers occupy the back wall of a 12-story library at a university in Guiyang, Guizhou province, China, Aug 21, 2024. The creeper climbs from the ground to the top of the building, about 50 meters high and 50 or 60 meters wide. It is reported that the school's teachers planted more than 300 creepers 32 years ago, and now climb the 12-storey library building, like a "green castle".

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Creepers Occupy Library Wall at A University in Guiyang

GUIYANG, CHINA - AUGUST 21, 2024 - Creepers occupy the back wall of a 12-story library at a university in Guiyang, Guizhou province, China, Aug 21, 2024. The creeper climbs from the ground to the top of the building, about 50 meters high and 50 or 60 meters wide. It is reported that the school's teachers planted more than 300 creepers 32 years ago, and now climb the 12-storey library building, like a "green castle".

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Creepers Occupy Library Wall at A University in Guiyang

GUIYANG, CHINA - AUGUST 21, 2024 - Creepers occupy the back wall of a 12-story library at a university in Guiyang, Guizhou province, China, Aug 21, 2024. The creeper climbs from the ground to the top of the building, about 50 meters high and 50 or 60 meters wide. It is reported that the school's teachers planted more than 300 creepers 32 years ago, and now climb the 12-storey library building, like a "green castle".

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Creepers Occupy Library Wall at A University in Guiyang

GUIYANG, CHINA - AUGUST 21, 2024 - Creepers occupy the back wall of a 12-story library at a university in Guiyang, Guizhou province, China, Aug 21, 2024. The creeper climbs from the ground to the top of the building, about 50 meters high and 50 or 60 meters wide. It is reported that the school's teachers planted more than 300 creepers 32 years ago, and now climb the 12-storey library building, like a "green castle".

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Creepers Occupy Library Wall at A University in Guiyang

GUIYANG, CHINA - AUGUST 21, 2024 - Creepers occupy the back wall of a 12-story library at a university in Guiyang, Guizhou province, China, Aug 21, 2024. The creeper climbs from the ground to the top of the building, about 50 meters high and 50 or 60 meters wide. It is reported that the school's teachers planted more than 300 creepers 32 years ago, and now climb the 12-storey library building, like a "green castle".

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Creepers Occupy Library Wall at A University in Guiyang

GUIYANG, CHINA - AUGUST 21, 2024 - Creepers occupy the back wall of a 12-story library at a university in Guiyang, Guizhou province, China, Aug 21, 2024. The creeper climbs from the ground to the top of the building, about 50 meters high and 50 or 60 meters wide. It is reported that the school's teachers planted more than 300 creepers 32 years ago, and now climb the 12-storey library building, like a "green castle".

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Creepers Occupy Library Wall at A University in Guiyang

GUIYANG, CHINA - AUGUST 21, 2024 - Creepers occupy the back wall of a 12-story library at a university in Guiyang, Guizhou province, China, Aug 21, 2024. The creeper climbs from the ground to the top of the building, about 50 meters high and 50 or 60 meters wide. It is reported that the school's teachers planted more than 300 creepers 32 years ago, and now climb the 12-storey library building, like a "green castle".

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Creepers Occupy Library Wall at A University in Guiyang

GUIYANG, CHINA - AUGUST 21, 2024 - Creepers occupy the back wall of a 12-story library at a university in Guiyang, Guizhou province, China, Aug 21, 2024. The creeper climbs from the ground to the top of the building, about 50 meters high and 50 or 60 meters wide. It is reported that the school's teachers planted more than 300 creepers 32 years ago, and now climb the 12-storey library building, like a "green castle".

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Creepers Occupy Library Wall at A University in Guiyang

GUIYANG, CHINA - AUGUST 21, 2024 - Creepers occupy the back wall of a 12-story library at a university in Guiyang, Guizhou province, China, Aug 21, 2024. The creeper climbs from the ground to the top of the building, about 50 meters high and 50 or 60 meters wide. It is reported that the school's teachers planted more than 300 creepers 32 years ago, and now climb the 12-storey library building, like a "green castle".

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Creepers Occupy Library Wall at A University in Guiyang

GUIYANG, CHINA - AUGUST 21, 2024 - Creepers occupy the back wall of a 12-story library at a university in Guiyang, Guizhou province, China, Aug 21, 2024. The creeper climbs from the ground to the top of the building, about 50 meters high and 50 or 60 meters wide. It is reported that the school's teachers planted more than 300 creepers 32 years ago, and now climb the 12-storey library building, like a "green castle".

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Creepers Occupy Library Wall at A University in Guiyang

GUIYANG, CHINA - AUGUST 21, 2024 - Creepers occupy the back wall of a 12-story library at a university in Guiyang, Guizhou province, China, Aug 21, 2024. The creeper climbs from the ground to the top of the building, about 50 meters high and 50 or 60 meters wide. It is reported that the school's teachers planted more than 300 creepers 32 years ago, and now climb the 12-storey library building, like a "green castle".

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Creepers Occupy Library Wall at A University in Guiyang

GUIYANG, CHINA - AUGUST 21, 2024 - Creepers occupy the back wall of a 12-story library at a university in Guiyang, Guizhou province, China, Aug 21, 2024. The creeper climbs from the ground to the top of the building, about 50 meters high and 50 or 60 meters wide. It is reported that the school's teachers planted more than 300 creepers 32 years ago, and now climb the 12-storey library building, like a "green castle".

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Creepers Occupy Library Wall at A University in Guiyang

GUIYANG, CHINA - AUGUST 21, 2024 - Creepers occupy the back wall of a 12-story library at a university in Guiyang, Guizhou province, China, Aug 21, 2024. The creeper climbs from the ground to the top of the building, about 50 meters high and 50 or 60 meters wide. It is reported that the school's teachers planted more than 300 creepers 32 years ago, and now climb the 12-storey library building, like a "green castle".

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Creepers Occupy Library Wall at A University in Guiyang

GUIYANG, CHINA - AUGUST 21, 2024 - Creepers occupy the back wall of a 12-story library at a university in Guiyang, Guizhou province, China, Aug 21, 2024. The creeper climbs from the ground to the top of the building, about 50 meters high and 50 or 60 meters wide. It is reported that the school's teachers planted more than 300 creepers 32 years ago, and now climb the 12-storey library building, like a "green castle".

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Creepers Occupy Library Wall at A University in Guiyang

GUIYANG, CHINA - AUGUST 21, 2024 - Creepers occupy the back wall of a 12-story library at a university in Guiyang, Guizhou province, China, Aug 21, 2024. The creeper climbs from the ground to the top of the building, about 50 meters high and 50 or 60 meters wide. It is reported that the school's teachers planted more than 300 creepers 32 years ago, and now climb the 12-storey library building, like a "green castle".

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Creepers Occupy Library Wall at A University in Guiyang

GUIYANG, CHINA - AUGUST 21, 2024 - Creepers occupy the back wall of a 12-story library at a university in Guiyang, Guizhou province, China, Aug 21, 2024. The creeper climbs from the ground to the top of the building, about 50 meters high and 50 or 60 meters wide. It is reported that the school's teachers planted more than 300 creepers 32 years ago, and now climb the 12-storey library building, like a "green castle".

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China, France building up momentum for future-oriented cooperation

STORY: China, France building up momentum for future-oriented cooperation SHOOTING TIME: Earlier footage DATELINE: May 6, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:58 LOCATION: Paris CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of China and France 2. various of cooperation between China and France STORYLINE: This year marks the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between China and France, a milestone event in China-Western relations. Sixty years ago, the two countries broke through Cold War blocs and established diplomatic relations at the ambassadorial level. Since then, the bilateral relations have always stayed abreast of China's relations with Western countries, setting a prime example for countries with different social systems to coexist in peace and pursue win-win cooperation. Over the past 60 years, bilateral trade between China and France has surged dramatically, increasing 800-fold to reach 78.9 billion U.S. dollars last year. From 2019 to 2023, China's imports and exports with France grew by 5.9 p

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CHINA-YUNNAN-JINPING-REVISIT TO KUCONG PEOPLE'S PRIMITIVE LIFE (CN)

(230726) -- JINPING, July 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Puzhong's wife Wang Suying (2nd R) dresses her granddaughter with banana leaves in the forest near Xiaxinzhai Village, Zhemi Township, Jinping County, Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Yunnan Province, July 23, 2023. After days of thinking, Zhang Puzhong decided to do something instructive to his grandchildren: bring them back to the forest he used to live as a child more than 60 years ago. "This is very important. I know how happy I am today because I never forget how bitter my life was in the past," Zhang said. Zhang is a 70-year-old Kucong resident in Xiaxinzhai Village, Zhemi Township of Jinping County, Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Yunnan Province. Kucong ethnic people means "people living on the mountains," an offshoot of the Lahu ethnic group. Yunnan now boasts 30,000 Kucong people, mainly living in the Ailao Mountain area in Zhenyuan and Jinping counties. Kucong people used to live

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CHINA-YUNNAN-JINPING-REVISIT TO KUCONG PEOPLE'S PRIMITIVE LIFE (CN)

(230726) -- JINPING, July 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on July 23, 2023 shows a view of a relocation site for Kucong people in Zhemi Township, Jinping County, Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Yunnan Province. After days of thinking, Zhang Puzhong decided to do something instructive to his grandchildren: bring them back to the forest he used to live as a child more than 60 years ago. "This is very important. I know how happy I am today because I never forget how bitter my life was in the past," Zhang said. Zhang is a 70-year-old Kucong resident in Xiaxinzhai Village, Zhemi Township of Jinping County, Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Yunnan Province. Kucong ethnic people means "people living on the mountains," an offshoot of the Lahu ethnic group. Yunnan now boasts 30,000 Kucong people, mainly living in the Ailao Mountain area in Zhenyuan and Jinping counties. Kucong people used to live a primitive life in mountainous regions. A l

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CHINA-YUNNAN-JINPING-REVISIT TO KUCONG PEOPLE'S PRIMITIVE LIFE (CN)

(230726) -- JINPING, July 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Grandchildren of Zhang Puzhong have fun under a banana leaf shed built by Zhang in the forest near Xiaxinzhai Village, Zhemi Township, Jinping County, Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Yunnan Province, July 23, 2023. After days of thinking, Zhang Puzhong decided to do something instructive to his grandchildren: bring them back to the forest he used to live as a child more than 60 years ago. "This is very important. I know how happy I am today because I never forget how bitter my life was in the past," Zhang said. Zhang is a 70-year-old Kucong resident in Xiaxinzhai Village, Zhemi Township of Jinping County, Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Yunnan Province. Kucong ethnic people means "people living on the mountains," an offshoot of the Lahu ethnic group. Yunnan now boasts 30,000 Kucong people, mainly living in the Ailao Mountain area in Zhenyuan and Jinping counties. Kucong people used to live a prim

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CHINA-YUNNAN-JINPING-REVISIT TO KUCONG PEOPLE'S PRIMITIVE LIFE (CN)

(230726) -- JINPING, July 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Puzhong (1st L), together with his wife Wang Suying and their grandchildren, is ready for a tour to the forest in Xiaxinzhai Village, Zhemi Township, Jinping County, Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Yunnan Province, July 23, 2023. After days of thinking, Zhang Puzhong decided to do something instructive to his grandchildren: bring them back to the forest he used to live as a child more than 60 years ago. "This is very important. I know how happy I am today because I never forget how bitter my life was in the past," Zhang said. Zhang is a 70-year-old Kucong resident in Xiaxinzhai Village, Zhemi Township of Jinping County, Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Yunnan Province. Kucong ethnic people means "people living on the mountains," an offshoot of the Lahu ethnic group. Yunnan now boasts 30,000 Kucong people, mainly living in the Ailao Mountain area in Zhenyuan and Jinping counties. Kucong peopl

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CHINA-YUNNAN-JINPING-REVISIT TO KUCONG PEOPLE'S PRIMITIVE LIFE (CN)

(230726) -- JINPING, July 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Puzhong (L) and his wife Wang Suying build a shed with banana leaves in the forest near Xiaxinzhai Village, Zhemi Township, Jinping County, Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Yunnan Province, July 23, 2023. After days of thinking, Zhang Puzhong decided to do something instructive to his grandchildren: bring them back to the forest he used to live as a child more than 60 years ago. "This is very important. I know how happy I am today because I never forget how bitter my life was in the past," Zhang said. Zhang is a 70-year-old Kucong resident in Xiaxinzhai Village, Zhemi Township of Jinping County, Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Yunnan Province. Kucong ethnic people means "people living on the mountains," an offshoot of the Lahu ethnic group. Yunnan now boasts 30,000 Kucong people, mainly living in the Ailao Mountain area in Zhenyuan and Jinping counties. Kucong people used to live a primitive

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CHINA-YUNNAN-JINPING-REVISIT TO KUCONG PEOPLE'S PRIMITIVE LIFE (CN)

(230726) -- JINPING, July 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Puzhong does housekeeping in the sitting room of his residence before a tour to the forest in Xiaxinzhai Village, Zhemi Township, Jinping County, Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Yunnan Province, July 23, 2023. After days of thinking, Zhang Puzhong decided to do something instructive to his grandchildren: bring them back to the forest he used to live as a child more than 60 years ago. "This is very important. I know how happy I am today because I never forget how bitter my life was in the past," Zhang said. Zhang is a 70-year-old Kucong resident in Xiaxinzhai Village, Zhemi Township of Jinping County, Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Yunnan Province. Kucong ethnic people means "people living on the mountains," an offshoot of the Lahu ethnic group. Yunnan now boasts 30,000 Kucong people, mainly living in the Ailao Mountain area in Zhenyuan and Jinping counties. Kucong people used to live a pri

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CHINA-YUNNAN-JINPING-REVISIT TO KUCONG PEOPLE'S PRIMITIVE LIFE (CN)

(230726) -- JINPING, July 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Puzhong's wife Wang Suying (L) dresses her grandson with banana leaves in the forest near Xiaxinzhai Village, Zhemi Township, Jinping County, Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Yunnan Province, July 23, 2023. After days of thinking, Zhang Puzhong decided to do something instructive to his grandchildren: bring them back to the forest he used to live as a child more than 60 years ago. "This is very important. I know how happy I am today because I never forget how bitter my life was in the past," Zhang said. Zhang is a 70-year-old Kucong resident in Xiaxinzhai Village, Zhemi Township of Jinping County, Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Yunnan Province. Kucong ethnic people means "people living on the mountains," an offshoot of the Lahu ethnic group. Yunnan now boasts 30,000 Kucong people, mainly living in the Ailao Mountain area in Zhenyuan and Jinping counties. Kucong people used to live a primiti

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CHINA-YUNNAN-JINPING-REVISIT TO KUCONG PEOPLE'S PRIMITIVE LIFE (CN)

(230726) -- JINPING, July 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Puzhong (L) and his wife Wang Suying build a shed with banana leaves in the forest near Xiaxinzhai Village, Zhemi Township, Jinping County, Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Yunnan Province, July 23, 2023. After days of thinking, Zhang Puzhong decided to do something instructive to his grandchildren: bring them back to the forest he used to live as a child more than 60 years ago. "This is very important. I know how happy I am today because I never forget how bitter my life was in the past," Zhang said. Zhang is a 70-year-old Kucong resident in Xiaxinzhai Village, Zhemi Township of Jinping County, Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Yunnan Province. Kucong ethnic people means "people living on the mountains," an offshoot of the Lahu ethnic group. Yunnan now boasts 30,000 Kucong people, mainly living in the Ailao Mountain area in Zhenyuan and Jinping counties. Kucong people used to live a primitive

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CHINA-YUNNAN-JINPING-REVISIT TO KUCONG PEOPLE'S PRIMITIVE LIFE (CN)

(230726) -- JINPING, July 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Puzhong picks some wild berries for his grandchildren in the forest near Xiaxinzhai Village, Zhemi Township, Jinping County, Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Yunnan Province, July 23, 2023. After days of thinking, Zhang Puzhong decided to do something instructive to his grandchildren: bring them back to the forest he used to live as a child more than 60 years ago. "This is very important. I know how happy I am today because I never forget how bitter my life was in the past," Zhang said. Zhang is a 70-year-old Kucong resident in Xiaxinzhai Village, Zhemi Township of Jinping County, Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Yunnan Province. Kucong ethnic people means "people living on the mountains," an offshoot of the Lahu ethnic group. Yunnan now boasts 30,000 Kucong people, mainly living in the Ailao Mountain area in Zhenyuan and Jinping counties. Kucong people used to live a primitive life in mounta

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CHINA-YUNNAN-JINPING-REVISIT TO KUCONG PEOPLE'S PRIMITIVE LIFE (CN)

(230726) -- JINPING, July 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on July 23, 2023 shows a view of Shangnami Village in Zhemi Township, Jinping County, Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Yunnan Province. After days of thinking, Zhang Puzhong decided to do something instructive to his grandchildren: bring them back to the forest he used to live as a child more than 60 years ago. "This is very important. I know how happy I am today because I never forget how bitter my life was in the past," Zhang said. Zhang is a 70-year-old Kucong resident in Xiaxinzhai Village, Zhemi Township of Jinping County, Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Yunnan Province. Kucong ethnic people means "people living on the mountains," an offshoot of the Lahu ethnic group. Yunnan now boasts 30,000 Kucong people, mainly living in the Ailao Mountain area in Zhenyuan and Jinping counties. Kucong people used to live a primitive life in mountainous regions. A local poet describe

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CHINA-YUNNAN-JINPING-REVISIT TO KUCONG PEOPLE'S PRIMITIVE LIFE (CN)

(230726) -- JINPING, July 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Puzhong (2nd L) and his wife Wang Suying (1st L) build a shed with banana leaves as their grandchildren look on in the forest near Xiaxinzhai Village, Zhemi Township, Jinping County, Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Yunnan Province, July 23, 2023. After days of thinking, Zhang Puzhong decided to do something instructive to his grandchildren: bring them back to the forest he used to live as a child more than 60 years ago. "This is very important. I know how happy I am today because I never forget how bitter my life was in the past," Zhang said. Zhang is a 70-year-old Kucong resident in Xiaxinzhai Village, Zhemi Township of Jinping County, Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Yunnan Province. Kucong ethnic people means "people living on the mountains," an offshoot of the Lahu ethnic group. Yunnan now boasts 30,000 Kucong people, mainly living in the Ailao Mountain area in Zhenyuan and Jinping counties.

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CHINA-YUNNAN-JINPING-REVISIT TO KUCONG PEOPLE'S PRIMITIVE LIFE (CN)

(230726) -- JINPING, July 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Puzhong (1st L), his wife Wang Suying (1st R) and their grandchildren pose for a photo under a banana leaf shed in the forest near Xiaxinzhai Village, Zhemi Township, Jinping County, Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Yunnan Province, July 23, 2023. After days of thinking, Zhang Puzhong decided to do something instructive to his grandchildren: bring them back to the forest he used to live as a child more than 60 years ago. "This is very important. I know how happy I am today because I never forget how bitter my life was in the past," Zhang said. Zhang is a 70-year-old Kucong resident in Xiaxinzhai Village, Zhemi Township of Jinping County, Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Yunnan Province. Kucong ethnic people means "people living on the mountains," an offshoot of the Lahu ethnic group. Yunnan now boasts 30,000 Kucong people, mainly living in the Ailao Mountain area in Zhenyuan and Jinping counties.

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CHINA-YUNNAN-JINPING-REVISIT TO KUCONG PEOPLE'S PRIMITIVE LIFE (CN)

(230726) -- JINPING, July 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Puzhong (1st R) briefs his grandchildren on herbal medicines in the forest near Xiaxinzhai Village, Zhemi Township, Jinping County, Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Yunnan Province, July 23, 2023. After days of thinking, Zhang Puzhong decided to do something instructive to his grandchildren: bring them back to the forest he used to live as a child more than 60 years ago. "This is very important. I know how happy I am today because I never forget how bitter my life was in the past," Zhang said. Zhang is a 70-year-old Kucong resident in Xiaxinzhai Village, Zhemi Township of Jinping County, Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Yunnan Province. Kucong ethnic people means "people living on the mountains," an offshoot of the Lahu ethnic group. Yunnan now boasts 30,000 Kucong people, mainly living in the Ailao Mountain area in Zhenyuan and Jinping counties. Kucong people used to live a primitive life in

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CHINA-YUNNAN-JINPING-REVISIT TO KUCONG PEOPLE'S PRIMITIVE LIFE (CN)

(230726) -- JINPING, July 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Puzhong clears vines and bushes as he travels in the forest near Xiaxinzhai Village, Zhemi Township, Jinping County, Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Yunnan Province, July 23, 2023. After days of thinking, Zhang Puzhong decided to do something instructive to his grandchildren: bring them back to the forest he used to live as a child more than 60 years ago. "This is very important. I know how happy I am today because I never forget how bitter my life was in the past," Zhang said. Zhang is a 70-year-old Kucong resident in Xiaxinzhai Village, Zhemi Township of Jinping County, Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Yunnan Province. Kucong ethnic people means "people living on the mountains," an offshoot of the Lahu ethnic group. Yunnan now boasts 30,000 Kucong people, mainly living in the Ailao Mountain area in Zhenyuan and Jinping counties. Kucong people used to live a primitive life in mountainous re

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CHINA-YUNNAN-JINPING-REVISIT TO KUCONG PEOPLE'S PRIMITIVE LIFE (CN)

(230726) -- JINPING, July 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Puzhong (1st L) picks some wild berries for his grandchildren in the forest near Xiaxinzhai Village, Zhemi Township, Jinping County, Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Yunnan Province, July 23, 2023. After days of thinking, Zhang Puzhong decided to do something instructive to his grandchildren: bring them back to the forest he used to live as a child more than 60 years ago. "This is very important. I know how happy I am today because I never forget how bitter my life was in the past," Zhang said. Zhang is a 70-year-old Kucong resident in Xiaxinzhai Village, Zhemi Township of Jinping County, Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Yunnan Province. Kucong ethnic people means "people living on the mountains," an offshoot of the Lahu ethnic group. Yunnan now boasts 30,000 Kucong people, mainly living in the Ailao Mountain area in Zhenyuan and Jinping counties. Kucong people used to live a primitive life i

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CHINA-YUNNAN-JINPING-REVISIT TO KUCONG PEOPLE'S PRIMITIVE LIFE (CN)

(230726) -- JINPING, July 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This combo photo shows the changes in housing conditions of Kucong people: the banana leaf shed built by Zhang Puzhong based on his memory of Kucong people's primitive life in the forest taken on July 23, 2023 (top, Xinhua/Fei Maohua); the thatched huts at a Kucong village, Jinping County taken in 1984 (2nd from top, Xinhua/Min Fuquan); brand-new adobe houses covered in asbestos tiles in Xianami Village, Zhemi Township, Jinping County, taken in November 2001 (3rd from top, Xinhua/Lin Yiguang); and a view of Xingfaling Village, Zhemi Township, Jinping County taken on July 23, 2023 (bottom, Xinhua/Chen Xinbo). After days of thinking, Zhang Puzhong decided to do something instructive to his grandchildren: bring them back to the forest he used to live as a child more than 60 years ago. "This is very important. I know how happy I am today because I never forget how bitter my life was in the past," Zhang said. Zhang is a 70-year-old Kucong resident in Xiaxinzha

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Farm-turned industrial park helps promote China-Slovakia cooperation

STORY: Farm-turned industrial park helps promote China-Slovakia cooperation DATELINE: May 29, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:37 LOCATION: Bratislava CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Friendship Farm in Cangzhou 2. photos from Friendship Farm Museum 3. various of guests at the reception in Bratislava, Slovakia 4. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): DUSAN BELLA, Former Slovak Ambassador to China 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): DUSAN BELLA, Former Slovak Ambassador to China STORYLINE: The Chinese ambassador to Slovakia and local guests have shared stories about the Zhongjie Friendship Farm founded over 60 years ago, expecting the exemplar of friendship and cooperation to play a bigger role in promoting China-Slovakia cooperation. Sino-Czechoslovakia is shortened to "Zhongjie" in Chinese. At a reception hosted by the Chinese Embassy in Slovakia on Thursday evening to commemorate the founding of the Friendship Farm and promote cooperation between the two countries, Chinese Ambassador to Slovakia Sun Lijie shared the story of the f

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Japanese doctor begins Indonesia-Japan sea journey

JAKARTA, Indonesia - Yoshiharu Sekino (C), a 60-year-old Japanese surgeon, waves as his 10-man team set off from Kampong Lambe, a small fishing hamlet on Indonesia's Sulawesi island, on April 13 on two dugout boats to trace one of the paths believed to have brought seafaring people from the so-called Sunda Land area, which now includes Indonesia and Malaysia, to the Japanese archipelago between 3,000 and 10,000 years ago.

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Fukushima students visit Marshall Islands

MAJURO, Marshall Islands - Keiko Takahashi (L front), 24, a law student at Fukushima University, talks to Dean Langinbelik, a local assemblyman in the Marshall Islands, in the capital Majuro on Feb. 25, 2014. Takahashi and three other university students from Japan are undertaking a weeklong tour of the Marshall Islands to share their experience about the nuclear disaster in Fukushima and learn about the Marshallese struggle in the aftermath of U.S. nuclear testing there 60 years ago.

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Fallout from U.S. nuke tests continues to take toll

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken in December 2013 shows Masatoshi Yamashita, a former high school teacher, giving an interview at his home in Sukumo, Kochi Prefecture. Yamashita, together with his students, confirmed after 30 years of studies that some 1,000 Japanese fishing boats were exposed to "death ash" caused by a series of U.S. nuclear tests in the central Pacific Ocean around 60 years ago, in addition to the Fukuryu Maru No. 5 tuna fishing boat that was exposed to fallout from a U.S. hydrogen bomb detonated on Bikini Atoll in the Marshall Islands on March 1, 1954.