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Syrian Rebels Controlled Aleppo City Center - Syria

Anti-government fighters walk inside the 8th-century Umayyad Mosque in Aleppo on December 03, 2024. Jihadists and their Turkish-backed allies breached Syria's second city of Aleppo on on December 1, as they pressed a lightning offensive against forces of the Iranian- and Russian-backed government. Photo by Ugur Yildirim/DIA Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Syrian Rebels Controlled Aleppo City Center - Syria

Anti-government fighters walk inside the 8th-century Umayyad Mosque in Aleppo on December 03, 2024. Jihadists and their Turkish-backed allies breached Syria's second city of Aleppo on on December 1, as they pressed a lightning offensive against forces of the Iranian- and Russian-backed government. Photo by Ugur Yildirim/DIA Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Syrian Rebels Controlled Aleppo City Center - Syria

Anti-government fighters walk inside the 8th-century Umayyad Mosque in Aleppo on December 03, 2024. Jihadists and their Turkish-backed allies breached Syria's second city of Aleppo on on December 1, as they pressed a lightning offensive against forces of the Iranian- and Russian-backed government. Photo by Ugur Yildirim/DIA Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(240610) -- BEIJING, June 10, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This aerial drone photo shows the Leshan Giant Buddha at dawn in southwest China's Sichuan Province, June 4, 2024. Carved out of a hillside in the 8th century, the Leshan Giant Buddha is an area of natural beauty into which the human element has been integrated with skill and subtlety. Facing the confluence of the Minjiang, Dadu and Qingyi rivers, the 71 meters tall Giant Buddha of Leshan is one of the most important cultural treasures of China. The Leshan Giant Buddha was inscribed on the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage list in 1996. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Jiang Hongjing)

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XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(240610) -- BEIJING, June 10, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This aerial drone photo shows the Leshan Giant Buddha at dawn in southwest China's Sichuan Province, June 4, 2024. Carved out of a hillside in the 8th century, the Leshan Giant Buddha is an area of natural beauty into which the human element has been integrated with skill and subtlety. Facing the confluence of the Minjiang, Dadu and Qingyi rivers, the 71 meters tall Giant Buddha of Leshan is one of the most important cultural treasures of China. The Leshan Giant Buddha was inscribed on the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage list in 1996. (Xinhua/Jiang Hongjing)

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(FlyOverChina) CHINA-SICHUAN-WORLD HERITAGE-LESHAN GIANT BUDDHA (CN)

(240608) -- LESHAN, June 8, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This aerial drone photo shows the Leshan Giant Buddha at dawn in southwest China's Sichuan Province, June 4, 2024. Carved out of a hillside in the 8th century, the Leshan Giant Buddha is an area of natural beauty into which the human element has been integrated with skill and subtlety. Facing the confluence of the Minjiang, Dadu and Qingyi rivers, the 71 meters tall Giant Buddha of Leshan is one of the most important cultural treasures of China. The Leshan Giant Buddha was inscribed on the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage list in 1996. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Jiang Hongjing)

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(FlyOverChina) CHINA-SICHUAN-WORLD HERITAGE-LESHAN GIANT BUDDHA (CN)

(240608) -- LESHAN, June 8, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This aerial drone photo shows the skyline of the city of Leshan seen from the Leshan Giant Buddha scenic area in southwest China's Sichuan Province, June 4, 2024. Carved out of a hillside in the 8th century, the Leshan Giant Buddha is an area of natural beauty into which the human element has been integrated with skill and subtlety. Facing the confluence of the Minjiang, Dadu and Qingyi rivers, the 71 meters tall Giant Buddha of Leshan is one of the most important cultural treasures of China. The Leshan Giant Buddha was inscribed on the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage list in 1996. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Jiang Hongjing)

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(FlyOverChina) CHINA-SICHUAN-WORLD HERITAGE-LESHAN GIANT BUDDHA (CN)

(240608) -- LESHAN, June 8, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This drone photo shows workers reinforcing a hillside around the Leshan Giant Buddha in southwest China's Sichuan Province, June 4, 2024. Carved out of a hillside in the 8th century, the Leshan Giant Buddha is an area of natural beauty into which the human element has been integrated with skill and subtlety. Facing the confluence of the Minjiang, Dadu and Qingyi rivers, the 71 meters tall Giant Buddha of Leshan is one of the most important cultural treasures of China. The Leshan Giant Buddha was inscribed on the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage list in 1996. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Jiang Hongjing)

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(FlyOverChina) CHINA-SICHUAN-WORLD HERITAGE-LESHAN GIANT BUDDHA (CN)

(240608) -- LESHAN, June 8, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This drone photo shows an archway at the Leshan Giant Buddha scenic area in southwest China's Sichuan Province, June 4, 2024. Carved out of a hillside in the 8th century, the Leshan Giant Buddha is an area of natural beauty into which the human element has been integrated with skill and subtlety. Facing the confluence of the Minjiang, Dadu and Qingyi rivers, the 71 meters tall Giant Buddha of Leshan is one of the most important cultural treasures of China. The Leshan Giant Buddha was inscribed on the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage list in 1996. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Jiang Hongjing)

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(FlyOverChina) CHINA-SICHUAN-WORLD HERITAGE-LESHAN GIANT BUDDHA (CN)

(240608) -- LESHAN, June 8, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This photo shows a part of the Leshan Giant Buddha in southwest China's Sichuan Province, June 4, 2024. Carved out of a hillside in the 8th century, the Leshan Giant Buddha is an area of natural beauty into which the human element has been integrated with skill and subtlety. Facing the confluence of the Minjiang, Dadu and Qingyi rivers, the 71 meters tall Giant Buddha of Leshan is one of the most important cultural treasures of China. The Leshan Giant Buddha was inscribed on the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage list in 1996. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Jiang Hongjing)

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(FlyOverChina) CHINA-SICHUAN-WORLD HERITAGE-LESHAN GIANT BUDDHA (CN)

(240608) -- LESHAN, June 8, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This drone photo shows tourists on boats visiting the Leshan Giant Buddha in southwest China's Sichuan Province, June 4, 2024. Carved out of a hillside in the 8th century, the Leshan Giant Buddha is an area of natural beauty into which the human element has been integrated with skill and subtlety. Facing the confluence of the Minjiang, Dadu and Qingyi rivers, the 71 meters tall Giant Buddha of Leshan is one of the most important cultural treasures of China. The Leshan Giant Buddha was inscribed on the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage list in 1996. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Jiang Hongjing)

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(FlyOverChina) CHINA-SICHUAN-WORLD HERITAGE-LESHAN GIANT BUDDHA (CN)

(240608) -- LESHAN, June 8, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This aerial drone photo shows the Leshan Giant Buddha at dawn in southwest China's Sichuan Province, June 4, 2024. Carved out of a hillside in the 8th century, the Leshan Giant Buddha is an area of natural beauty into which the human element has been integrated with skill and subtlety. Facing the confluence of the Minjiang, Dadu and Qingyi rivers, the 71 meters tall Giant Buddha of Leshan is one of the most important cultural treasures of China. The Leshan Giant Buddha was inscribed on the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage list in 1996. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Jiang Hongjing)

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(FlyOverChina) CHINA-SICHUAN-WORLD HERITAGE-LESHAN GIANT BUDDHA (CN)

(240608) -- LESHAN, June 8, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This aerial drone photo shows the Leshan Giant Buddha in southwest China's Sichuan Province, April 18, 2024. Carved out of a hillside in the 8th century, the Leshan Giant Buddha is an area of natural beauty into which the human element has been integrated with skill and subtlety. Facing the confluence of the Minjiang, Dadu and Qingyi rivers, the 71 meters tall Giant Buddha of Leshan is one of the most important cultural treasures of China. The Leshan Giant Buddha was inscribed on the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage list in 1996. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Jiang Hongjing)

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(FlyOverChina) CHINA-SICHUAN-WORLD HERITAGE-LESHAN GIANT BUDDHA (CN)

(240608) -- LESHAN, June 8, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This drone photo shows workers reinforcing a hillside around the Leshan Giant Buddha in southwest China's Sichuan Province, June 4, 2024. Carved out of a hillside in the 8th century, the Leshan Giant Buddha is an area of natural beauty into which the human element has been integrated with skill and subtlety. Facing the confluence of the Minjiang, Dadu and Qingyi rivers, the 71 meters tall Giant Buddha of Leshan is one of the most important cultural treasures of China. The Leshan Giant Buddha was inscribed on the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage list in 1996. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Jiang Hongjing)

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(FlyOverChina) CHINA-SICHUAN-WORLD HERITAGE-LESHAN GIANT BUDDHA (CN)

(240608) -- LESHAN, June 8, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This aerial drone photo shows a temple complex at the Leshan Giant Buddha scenic area in southwest China's Sichuan Province, June 5, 2024. Carved out of a hillside in the 8th century, the Leshan Giant Buddha is an area of natural beauty into which the human element has been integrated with skill and subtlety. Facing the confluence of the Minjiang, Dadu and Qingyi rivers, the 71 meters tall Giant Buddha of Leshan is one of the most important cultural treasures of China. The Leshan Giant Buddha was inscribed on the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage list in 1996. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Jiang Hongjing)

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(FlyOverChina) CHINA-SICHUAN-WORLD HERITAGE-LESHAN GIANT BUDDHA (CN)

(240608) -- LESHAN, June 8, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This aerial drone photo shows the Leshan Giant Buddha in southwest China's Sichuan Province, June 4, 2024. Carved out of a hillside in the 8th century, the Leshan Giant Buddha is an area of natural beauty into which the human element has been integrated with skill and subtlety. Facing the confluence of the Minjiang, Dadu and Qingyi rivers, the 71 meters tall Giant Buddha of Leshan is one of the most important cultural treasures of China. The Leshan Giant Buddha was inscribed on the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage list in 1996. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Jiang Hongjing)

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(FlyOverChina) CHINA-SICHUAN-WORLD HERITAGE-LESHAN GIANT BUDDHA (CN)

(240608) -- LESHAN, June 8, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This photo shows a part of the Leshan Giant Buddha in southwest China's Sichuan Province, June 4, 2024. Carved out of a hillside in the 8th century, the Leshan Giant Buddha is an area of natural beauty into which the human element has been integrated with skill and subtlety. Facing the confluence of the Minjiang, Dadu and Qingyi rivers, the 71 meters tall Giant Buddha of Leshan is one of the most important cultural treasures of China. The Leshan Giant Buddha was inscribed on the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage list in 1996. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Jiang Hongjing)

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(FlyOverChina) CHINA-SICHUAN-WORLD HERITAGE-LESHAN GIANT BUDDHA (CN)

(240608) -- LESHAN, June 8, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This drone photo shows a part of the Leshan Giant Buddha in southwest China's Sichuan Province, June 4, 2024. Carved out of a hillside in the 8th century, the Leshan Giant Buddha is an area of natural beauty into which the human element has been integrated with skill and subtlety. Facing the confluence of the Minjiang, Dadu and Qingyi rivers, the 71 meters tall Giant Buddha of Leshan is one of the most important cultural treasures of China. The Leshan Giant Buddha was inscribed on the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage list in 1996. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Jiang Hongjing)

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(FlyOverChina) CHINA-SICHUAN-WORLD HERITAGE-LESHAN GIANT BUDDHA (CN)

(240608) -- LESHAN, June 8, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This photo shows the Leshan Giant Buddha in southwest China's Sichuan Province, June 4, 2024. Carved out of a hillside in the 8th century, the Leshan Giant Buddha is an area of natural beauty into which the human element has been integrated with skill and subtlety. Facing the confluence of the Minjiang, Dadu and Qingyi rivers, the 71 meters tall Giant Buddha of Leshan is one of the most important cultural treasures of China. The Leshan Giant Buddha was inscribed on the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage list in 1996. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Jiang Hongjing)

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(FlyOverChina) CHINA-SICHUAN-WORLD HERITAGE-LESHAN GIANT BUDDHA (CN)

(240608) -- LESHAN, June 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This drone photo shows an archway at the Leshan Giant Buddha scenic area in southwest China's Sichuan Province, June 4, 2024. Carved out of a hillside in the 8th century, the Leshan Giant Buddha is an area of natural beauty into which the human element has been integrated with skill and subtlety. Facing the confluence of the Minjiang, Dadu and Qingyi rivers, the 71 meters tall Giant Buddha of Leshan is one of the most important cultural treasures of China. The Leshan Giant Buddha was inscribed on the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage list in 1996. (Xinhua/Jiang Hongjing)

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(FlyOverChina) CHINA-SICHUAN-WORLD HERITAGE-LESHAN GIANT BUDDHA (CN)

(240608) -- LESHAN, June 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This drone photo shows tourists on boats visiting the Leshan Giant Buddha in southwest China's Sichuan Province, June 4, 2024. Carved out of a hillside in the 8th century, the Leshan Giant Buddha is an area of natural beauty into which the human element has been integrated with skill and subtlety. Facing the confluence of the Minjiang, Dadu and Qingyi rivers, the 71 meters tall Giant Buddha of Leshan is one of the most important cultural treasures of China. The Leshan Giant Buddha was inscribed on the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage list in 1996. (Xinhua/Jiang Hongjing)

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(FlyOverChina) CHINA-SICHUAN-WORLD HERITAGE-LESHAN GIANT BUDDHA (CN)

(240608) -- LESHAN, June 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This drone photo shows workers reinforcing a hillside around the Leshan Giant Buddha in southwest China's Sichuan Province, June 4, 2024. Carved out of a hillside in the 8th century, the Leshan Giant Buddha is an area of natural beauty into which the human element has been integrated with skill and subtlety. Facing the confluence of the Minjiang, Dadu and Qingyi rivers, the 71 meters tall Giant Buddha of Leshan is one of the most important cultural treasures of China. The Leshan Giant Buddha was inscribed on the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage list in 1996. (Xinhua/Jiang Hongjing)

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(FlyOverChina) CHINA-SICHUAN-WORLD HERITAGE-LESHAN GIANT BUDDHA (CN)

(240608) -- LESHAN, June 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This aerial drone photo shows a temple complex at the Leshan Giant Buddha scenic area in southwest China's Sichuan Province, June 5, 2024. Carved out of a hillside in the 8th century, the Leshan Giant Buddha is an area of natural beauty into which the human element has been integrated with skill and subtlety. Facing the confluence of the Minjiang, Dadu and Qingyi rivers, the 71 meters tall Giant Buddha of Leshan is one of the most important cultural treasures of China. The Leshan Giant Buddha was inscribed on the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage list in 1996. (Xinhua/Jiang Hongjing)

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(FlyOverChina) CHINA-SICHUAN-WORLD HERITAGE-LESHAN GIANT BUDDHA (CN)

(240608) -- LESHAN, June 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo shows a part of the Leshan Giant Buddha in southwest China's Sichuan Province, June 4, 2024. Carved out of a hillside in the 8th century, the Leshan Giant Buddha is an area of natural beauty into which the human element has been integrated with skill and subtlety. Facing the confluence of the Minjiang, Dadu and Qingyi rivers, the 71 meters tall Giant Buddha of Leshan is one of the most important cultural treasures of China. The Leshan Giant Buddha was inscribed on the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage list in 1996. (Xinhua/Jiang Hongjing)

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(FlyOverChina) CHINA-SICHUAN-WORLD HERITAGE-LESHAN GIANT BUDDHA (CN)

(240608) -- LESHAN, June 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This aerial drone photo shows the Leshan Giant Buddha at dawn in southwest China's Sichuan Province, June 4, 2024. Carved out of a hillside in the 8th century, the Leshan Giant Buddha is an area of natural beauty into which the human element has been integrated with skill and subtlety. Facing the confluence of the Minjiang, Dadu and Qingyi rivers, the 71 meters tall Giant Buddha of Leshan is one of the most important cultural treasures of China. The Leshan Giant Buddha was inscribed on the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage list in 1996. (Xinhua/Jiang Hongjing)

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(FlyOverChina) CHINA-SICHUAN-WORLD HERITAGE-LESHAN GIANT BUDDHA (CN)

(240608) -- LESHAN, June 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This aerial drone photo shows the Leshan Giant Buddha at dawn in southwest China's Sichuan Province, June 4, 2024. Carved out of a hillside in the 8th century, the Leshan Giant Buddha is an area of natural beauty into which the human element has been integrated with skill and subtlety. Facing the confluence of the Minjiang, Dadu and Qingyi rivers, the 71 meters tall Giant Buddha of Leshan is one of the most important cultural treasures of China. The Leshan Giant Buddha was inscribed on the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage list in 1996. (Xinhua/Jiang Hongjing)

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(FlyOverChina) CHINA-SICHUAN-WORLD HERITAGE-LESHAN GIANT BUDDHA (CN)

(240608) -- LESHAN, June 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This aerial drone photo shows the Leshan Giant Buddha in southwest China's Sichuan Province, April 18, 2024. Carved out of a hillside in the 8th century, the Leshan Giant Buddha is an area of natural beauty into which the human element has been integrated with skill and subtlety. Facing the confluence of the Minjiang, Dadu and Qingyi rivers, the 71 meters tall Giant Buddha of Leshan is one of the most important cultural treasures of China. The Leshan Giant Buddha was inscribed on the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage list in 1996. (Xinhua/Jiang Hongjing)

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(FlyOverChina) CHINA-SICHUAN-WORLD HERITAGE-LESHAN GIANT BUDDHA (CN)

(240608) -- LESHAN, June 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This aerial drone photo shows the skyline of the city of Leshan seen from the Leshan Giant Buddha scenic area in southwest China's Sichuan Province, June 4, 2024. Carved out of a hillside in the 8th century, the Leshan Giant Buddha is an area of natural beauty into which the human element has been integrated with skill and subtlety. Facing the confluence of the Minjiang, Dadu and Qingyi rivers, the 71 meters tall Giant Buddha of Leshan is one of the most important cultural treasures of China. The Leshan Giant Buddha was inscribed on the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage list in 1996. (Xinhua/Jiang Hongjing)

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(FlyOverChina) CHINA-SICHUAN-WORLD HERITAGE-LESHAN GIANT BUDDHA (CN)

(240608) -- LESHAN, June 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This drone photo shows workers reinforcing a hillside around the Leshan Giant Buddha in southwest China's Sichuan Province, June 4, 2024. Carved out of a hillside in the 8th century, the Leshan Giant Buddha is an area of natural beauty into which the human element has been integrated with skill and subtlety. Facing the confluence of the Minjiang, Dadu and Qingyi rivers, the 71 meters tall Giant Buddha of Leshan is one of the most important cultural treasures of China. The Leshan Giant Buddha was inscribed on the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage list in 1996. (Xinhua/Jiang Hongjing)

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(FlyOverChina) CHINA-SICHUAN-WORLD HERITAGE-LESHAN GIANT BUDDHA (CN)

(240608) -- LESHAN, June 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo shows the Leshan Giant Buddha in southwest China's Sichuan Province, June 4, 2024. Carved out of a hillside in the 8th century, the Leshan Giant Buddha is an area of natural beauty into which the human element has been integrated with skill and subtlety. Facing the confluence of the Minjiang, Dadu and Qingyi rivers, the 71 meters tall Giant Buddha of Leshan is one of the most important cultural treasures of China. The Leshan Giant Buddha was inscribed on the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage list in 1996. (Xinhua/Jiang Hongjing)

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(FlyOverChina) CHINA-SICHUAN-WORLD HERITAGE-LESHAN GIANT BUDDHA (CN)

(240608) -- LESHAN, June 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This drone photo shows a part of the Leshan Giant Buddha in southwest China's Sichuan Province, June 4, 2024. Carved out of a hillside in the 8th century, the Leshan Giant Buddha is an area of natural beauty into which the human element has been integrated with skill and subtlety. Facing the confluence of the Minjiang, Dadu and Qingyi rivers, the 71 meters tall Giant Buddha of Leshan is one of the most important cultural treasures of China. The Leshan Giant Buddha was inscribed on the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage list in 1996. (Xinhua/Jiang Hongjing)

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(FlyOverChina) CHINA-SICHUAN-WORLD HERITAGE-LESHAN GIANT BUDDHA (CN)

(240608) -- LESHAN, June 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo shows a part of the Leshan Giant Buddha in southwest China's Sichuan Province, June 4, 2024. Carved out of a hillside in the 8th century, the Leshan Giant Buddha is an area of natural beauty into which the human element has been integrated with skill and subtlety. Facing the confluence of the Minjiang, Dadu and Qingyi rivers, the 71 meters tall Giant Buddha of Leshan is one of the most important cultural treasures of China. The Leshan Giant Buddha was inscribed on the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage list in 1996. (Xinhua/Jiang Hongjing)

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(FlyOverChina) CHINA-SICHUAN-WORLD HERITAGE-LESHAN GIANT BUDDHA (CN)

(240608) -- LESHAN, June 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This aerial drone photo shows the Leshan Giant Buddha in southwest China's Sichuan Province, June 4, 2024. Carved out of a hillside in the 8th century, the Leshan Giant Buddha is an area of natural beauty into which the human element has been integrated with skill and subtlety. Facing the confluence of the Minjiang, Dadu and Qingyi rivers, the 71 meters tall Giant Buddha of Leshan is one of the most important cultural treasures of China. The Leshan Giant Buddha was inscribed on the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage list in 1996. (Xinhua/Jiang Hongjing)

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Traces of big quake found in location of Heijo-kyo

NARA, Japan - Nara National Research Institute for Cultural Properties discloses on Aug. 22, 2014, traces of sand and water (in lighter color), believed to have gushed out as a result of liquefaction caused by major earthquakes, in an area where Heijo-kyo, Japan's capital city in the 8th century, was located in the city of Nara.

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Tree branches used to reinforce ground around Heijo Palace

NARA, Japan - Remains of tree branches and leaves laid on the bottom of what used to be a river in an area west of the remains of the 8th-century Heijo Palace in Nara, western Japan, are seen on July 4, 2014. The Nara National Research Institute for Cultural Properties has unearthed the remains of the branches used to reclaim land and reinforce the foundation.

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Tree branches used to reinforce ground around Heijo Palace

NARA, Japan - Remains of tree branches and leaves laid on the bottom of what used to be a river in an area west of the remains of the 8th-century Heijo Palace in Nara, western Japan, are seen on July 4, 2014. The Nara National Research Institute for Cultural Properties has unearthed the remains of the branches used to reclaim land and reinforce the foundation.

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Oldest temple bell-molding sites found in Osaka Pref.

OSAKA, Japan - The remains of two temple bell-molding sites, one for big bells (front) and the other for smaller ones (back C), are seen at the Hayashi ruins in Fujiidera, Osaka Prefecture, western Japan, on June 27, 2014. The remains, believed to be from the end of the 7th century or the beginning of the 8th century, are the oldest among those of such sites found in Japan.

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Oldest temple bell-molding sites found in Osaka Pref.

OSAKA, Japan - The remains of one of two temple bell-molding sites found recently are seen at the Hayashi ruins in Fujiidera, Osaka Prefecture, western Japan, on June 27, 2014. The remains, believed to be from the end of the 7th century or the beginning of the 8th century, are the oldest among those of such sites found in Japan.

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Kitora tomb

ASUKA, Japan - Visitors view the Kitora tomb in the village of Asuka, Nara Prefecture, western Japan, on Aug. 18, 2013. The tomb dating back to the late 7th Century to the early 8th Century was shown to people selected by lot. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Stolen Buddha statue back after 36 yrs

OSAKA, Japan - Chief priest Keijo Sogahara looks at a recovered Buddha statue at Kogen temple in the village of Asuka, Nara Prefecture, on Sept. 24, 2010. The statue, estimated to have been made between the late 7th century and the first half of the 8th century, was discovered in the catalogue of an auction company in Kyoto 36 years after it was stolen.

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Photos of stone chamber of 7th-8th century Takamatsuzuka

KASHIHARA, Japan - The stone chamber of the seventh- to eighth-century Takamatsuzuka tomb in the village of Asuka, Nara Prefecture, is opened to the press on Sept. 15 for the first time since murals and colorfully painted walls were discovered in 1972. (Pool photo)

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Expo exhibits epitaph of Japanese student in 8th-century China

NAGOYA, Japan - Visitors at the Chinese pavilion of the 2005 World Exposition in Nagakute, Aichi Prefecture, view a stone epitaph of a Japanese student who was dispatched to China under the Tang Dynasty in the eighth century.

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Expo to feature epitaph of Japanese scholar in 8th-century China

TOKYO, Japan - China has agreed to put on display at the Aichi World Exposition a stone epitaph of a Japanese scholar who was dispatched to Tang China in the 8th century and died there, sources at the Chinese Embassy in Tokyo said on March 24. The discovery of the epitaph of Sei Shinsei was announced last October by China's Northwest University.

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8th century Buddha image gets face-lifting

NARA, Japan - Preparations are under way Sept. 6 to give the Buddha Rushana in the main hall of Toshodaiji temple in Nara its first face-lifting in nearly 100 years. The Buddhist temple was founded in 756 in Nara by Chinese monk Jianzhen.

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Coins from late 7th century judged to be Japan's oldest

Archeologists say Jan. 19 ''fuhonsen'' copper coins unearthed in Nara Prefecture that were long believed to be amulets actually date from the late 7th century, surpassing in age the oldest known currency minted in Japan in the early 8th century.

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Nara temples expected to be on World Heritage List

The World Heritage Committee (WHC) is expected to decide, on Dec. 2,1998, on placing some of the temples and shrines in Japan's ancient capital of Nara on the World Heritage List. The photo, taken on Dec. 1,1998, shows the Yakushiji Temple, one of the Nara treasures. The WHC is likely to announce the inclusion of the new sites in the World Heritage List on Dec. 5, 1998, at the close of its annual meeting, which began from Nov. 30, 1998, in Kyoto, another ancient capital north of Nara, both in western Japan. The temple was built early in the 8th century.

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CHINA-SICHUAN-MOUNT EMEI-WORLD HERITAGE (CN)

(220609) -- CHENGDU, June 9, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Combo photo shows cultural relics of Mount Emei in southwest China's Sichuan Province, June 6, 2022. Mount Emei, located in southwest China's Sichuan Province, is an area of striking scenic beauty, notable for its lofty mountain and lush vegetation. It is also of great spiritual and cultural significance, in which there are archaeological sites, important architecture, tombs, ritual spaces, and collections of cultural artefacts, including sculpture, stone inscriptions, calligraphy, and paintings, among other traditional arts. Mount Emei is known as one of the four holy mountains of Chinese Buddhism. Carved out of a hillside in the 8th century, the Leshan Giant Buddha is an area of natural beauty into which the human element has been integrated with skill and subtlety. Facing the confluence of the Minjiang, Dadu and Qingyi rivers, the 71 meters tall Giant Buddha of Leshan is one of the most important cultural treasures of China. With its natural and cultural

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CHINA-SICHUAN-MOUNT EMEI-WORLD HERITAGE (CN)

(220609) -- CHENGDU, June 9, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on June 6, 2022 shows the scenery of Mount Emei in southwest China's Sichuan Province. Mount Emei, located in southwest China's Sichuan Province, is an area of striking scenic beauty, notable for its lofty mountain and lush vegetation. It is also of great spiritual and cultural significance, in which there are archaeological sites, important architecture, tombs, ritual spaces, and collections of cultural artefacts, including sculpture, stone inscriptions, calligraphy, and paintings, among other traditional arts. Mount Emei is known as one of the four holy mountains of Chinese Buddhism. Carved out of a hillside in the 8th century, the Leshan Giant Buddha is an area of natural beauty into which the human element has been integrated with skill and subtlety. Facing the confluence of the Minjiang, Dadu and Qingyi rivers, the 71 meters tall Giant Buddha of Leshan is one of the most important cultural treasures of China. With its natural and cult

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CHINA-SICHUAN-MOUNT EMEI-WORLD HERITAGE (CN)

(220609) -- CHENGDU, June 9, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on June 7, 2022 shows the scenery of Mount Emei in southwest China's Sichuan Province. Mount Emei, located in southwest China's Sichuan Province, is an area of striking scenic beauty, notable for its lofty mountain and lush vegetation. It is also of great spiritual and cultural significance, in which there are archaeological sites, important architecture, tombs, ritual spaces, and collections of cultural artefacts, including sculpture, stone inscriptions, calligraphy, and paintings, among other traditional arts. Mount Emei is known as one of the four holy mountains of Chinese Buddhism. Carved out of a hillside in the 8th century, the Leshan Giant Buddha is an area of natural beauty into which the human element has been integrated with skill and subtlety. Facing the confluence of the Minjiang, Dadu and Qingyi rivers, the 71 meters tall Giant Buddha of Leshan is one of the most important cultural treasures of China. With its natural and cult

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CHINA-SICHUAN-MOUNT EMEI-WORLD HERITAGE (CN)

(220609) -- CHENGDU, June 9, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Monkeys are seen at Mount Emei in southwest China's Sichuan Province, June 5, 2022. Mount Emei, located in southwest China's Sichuan Province, is an area of striking scenic beauty, notable for its lofty mountain and lush vegetation. It is also of great spiritual and cultural significance, in which there are archaeological sites, important architecture, tombs, ritual spaces, and collections of cultural artefacts, including sculpture, stone inscriptions, calligraphy, and paintings, among other traditional arts. Mount Emei is known as one of the four holy mountains of Chinese Buddhism. Carved out of a hillside in the 8th century, the Leshan Giant Buddha is an area of natural beauty into which the human element has been integrated with skill and subtlety. Facing the confluence of the Minjiang, Dadu and Qingyi rivers, the 71 meters tall Giant Buddha of Leshan is one of the most important cultural treasures of China. With its natural and cultural values well inter