Fire festival in Kyoto

Fire festival in Kyoto

Young men hold up huge torches during a fire festival dating back to 940 on Mt. Kurama in Kyoto on Oct. 22, 2025.

Fire festival in Kyoto

Fire festival in Kyoto

An annual fire festival dating back to 940 is held on Mt. Kurama in Kyoto on Oct. 22, 2025.

Fire festival in Kyoto

Fire festival in Kyoto

Young men hold up huge torches during a fire festival dating back to 940 on Mt. Kurama in Kyoto on Oct. 22, 2025.

Fire festival in Kyoto

Fire festival in Kyoto

Young men hold up huge torches during a fire festival dating back to 940 on Mt. Kurama in Kyoto on Oct. 22, 2025.

Fire festival in Kyoto

Fire festival in Kyoto

Young men swing huge torches during a fire festival dating back to 940 on Mt. Kurama in Kyoto on Oct. 22, 2024.

Fire festival in Kyoto

Fire festival in Kyoto

Young men swing huge torches during a fire festival dating back to 940 on Mt. Kurama in Kyoto on Oct. 22, 2024.

Fire festival in Kyoto

Fire festival in Kyoto

Young men swing huge torches during a fire festival dating back to 940 on Mt. Kurama in Kyoto on Oct. 22, 2024.

Visitors Visit The Nanjing Museum in Nanjing

Visitors Visit The Nanjing Museum in Nanjing

NANJING, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 26, 2024 - Visitors visit the Nanjing Museum in Nanjing, East China's Jiangsu province, Sept 26, 2024. By the end of August 2024, the 6,833 museums officially registered in China have received 940 million visitors.

Visitors Visit The Nanjing Museum in Nanjing

Visitors Visit The Nanjing Museum in Nanjing

NANJING, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 26, 2024 - Visitors visit the Nanjing Museum in Nanjing, East China's Jiangsu province, Sept 26, 2024. By the end of August 2024, the 6,833 museums officially registered in China have received 940 million visitors.

Visitors Visit The Nanjing Museum in Nanjing

Visitors Visit The Nanjing Museum in Nanjing

NANJING, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 26, 2024 - Visitors visit the Nanjing Museum in Nanjing, East China's Jiangsu province, Sept 26, 2024. By the end of August 2024, the 6,833 museums officially registered in China have received 940 million visitors.

Visitors Visit The Nanjing Museum in Nanjing

Visitors Visit The Nanjing Museum in Nanjing

NANJING, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 26, 2024 - Visitors visit the Nanjing Museum in Nanjing, East China's Jiangsu province, Sept 26, 2024. By the end of August 2024, the 6,833 museums officially registered in China have received 940 million visitors.

Visitors Visit The Nanjing Museum in Nanjing

Visitors Visit The Nanjing Museum in Nanjing

NANJING, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 26, 2024 - Visitors visit the Nanjing Museum in Nanjing, East China's Jiangsu province, Sept 26, 2024. By the end of August 2024, the 6,833 museums officially registered in China have received 940 million visitors.

Visitors Visit The Nanjing Museum in Nanjing

Visitors Visit The Nanjing Museum in Nanjing

NANJING, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 26, 2024 - Visitors visit the Nanjing Museum in Nanjing, East China's Jiangsu province, Sept 26, 2024. By the end of August 2024, the 6,833 museums officially registered in China have received 940 million visitors.

Visitors Visit The Nanjing Museum in Nanjing

Visitors Visit The Nanjing Museum in Nanjing

NANJING, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 26, 2024 - Visitors visit the Nanjing Museum in Nanjing, East China's Jiangsu province, Sept 26, 2024. By the end of August 2024, the 6,833 museums officially registered in China have received 940 million visitors.

Visitors Visit The Nanjing Museum in Nanjing

Visitors Visit The Nanjing Museum in Nanjing

NANJING, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 26, 2024 - Visitors visit the Nanjing Museum in Nanjing, East China's Jiangsu province, Sept 26, 2024. By the end of August 2024, the 6,833 museums officially registered in China have received 940 million visitors.

Visitors Visit The Nanjing Museum in Nanjing

Visitors Visit The Nanjing Museum in Nanjing

NANJING, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 26, 2024 - Visitors visit the Nanjing Museum in Nanjing, East China's Jiangsu province, Sept 26, 2024. By the end of August 2024, the 6,833 museums officially registered in China have received 940 million visitors.

Visitors Visit The Nanjing Museum in Nanjing

Visitors Visit The Nanjing Museum in Nanjing

NANJING, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 26, 2024 - Visitors visit the Nanjing Museum in Nanjing, East China's Jiangsu province, Sept 26, 2024. By the end of August 2024, the 6,833 museums officially registered in China have received 940 million visitors.

Visitors Visit The Nanjing Museum in Nanjing

Visitors Visit The Nanjing Museum in Nanjing

NANJING, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 26, 2024 - Visitors visit the Nanjing Museum in Nanjing, East China's Jiangsu province, Sept 26, 2024. By the end of August 2024, the 6,833 museums officially registered in China have received 940 million visitors.

Visitors Visit The Nanjing Museum in Nanjing

Visitors Visit The Nanjing Museum in Nanjing

NANJING, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 26, 2024 - Visitors visit the Nanjing Museum in Nanjing, East China's Jiangsu province, Sept 26, 2024. By the end of August 2024, the 6,833 museums officially registered in China have received 940 million visitors.

Visitors Visit The Nanjing Museum in Nanjing

Visitors Visit The Nanjing Museum in Nanjing

NANJING, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 26, 2024 - Visitors visit the Nanjing Museum in Nanjing, East China's Jiangsu province, Sept 26, 2024. By the end of August 2024, the 6,833 museums officially registered in China have received 940 million visitors.

Visitors Visit The Nanjing Museum in Nanjing

Visitors Visit The Nanjing Museum in Nanjing

NANJING, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 26, 2024 - Visitors visit the Nanjing Museum in Nanjing, East China's Jiangsu province, Sept 26, 2024. By the end of August 2024, the 6,833 museums officially registered in China have received 940 million visitors.

France's investments in Egypt amount to 7.2 bln USD: Egyptian PM

STORY: France's investments in Egypt amount to 7.2 bln USD: Egyptian PM SHOOTING TIME: June 24, 2024 DATELINE: June 25, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:49 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the cabinet headquarters 2. various of the meeting STORYLINE: In a meeting with a delegation of the French Chamber of Commerce and Industry and representatives of French companies working in Egypt on Monday, Egypt's Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly stated that French investments in Egypt amounted to about 7.2 billion U.S. dollars through 940 French companies in the country. During the meeting, Mostafa Madbouly reviewed the projects implemented by these companies in Egypt, their future plans, and their proposals to develop their investments in Egypt. The Prime Minister expressed hope for French companies to increase their investments in Egypt, particularly in sectors like transportation, especially metro projects. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Cairo. (XHTV)

(EnchantingGuangxi) CHINA-GUANGXI-QINZHOU PORT-LAND-SEA TRADE-TRANSFORMATION (CN)

(EnchantingGuangxi) CHINA-GUANGXI-QINZHOU PORT-LAND-SEA TRADE-TRANSFORMATION (CN)

(231012) -- QINZHOU, Oct. 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on March 24, 2021 shows container vessels unloading at night at the Qinzhou Port in Qinzhou, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Started as a small fishing village in 1992, the Qinzhou Port of south China's Guangxi has been constructed into a modern international pivotal hub along the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor after 30 years of development. An automated container terminal for sea-rail intermodal services has been constructed in Qinzhou Port, along with the industrial cluster thriving at the Qinzhou Port section of China (Guangxi) Pilot Free Trade Zone. At present, Qinzhou Port has realized the daily operation of container trains and kept its connection with the China-Europe freight trains. It has opened more than 60 domestic and foreign container routes, which cover 61 cities in China and reach 393 ports in 119 countries and regions around the world, for the transportation of over 940 kinds of goods. (Xinhua/Z

(EnchantingGuangxi) CHINA-GUANGXI-QINZHOU PORT-LAND-SEA TRADE-TRANSFORMATION (CN)

(EnchantingGuangxi) CHINA-GUANGXI-QINZHOU PORT-LAND-SEA TRADE-TRANSFORMATION (CN)

(231012) -- QINZHOU, Oct. 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This combo file photo shows the fishing village, where Qinzhou Port locates, before construction in the 1990s in Qinzhou, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Started as a small fishing village in 1992, the Qinzhou Port of south China's Guangxi has been constructed into a modern international pivotal hub along the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor after 30 years of development. An automated container terminal for sea-rail intermodal services has been constructed in Qinzhou Port, along with the industrial cluster thriving at the Qinzhou Port section of China (Guangxi) Pilot Free Trade Zone. At present, Qinzhou Port has realized the daily operation of container trains and kept its connection with the China-Europe freight trains. It has opened more than 60 domestic and foreign container routes, which cover 61 cities in China and reach 393 ports in 119 countries and regions around the world, for the transportation of over 940 kinds of goods. (Xin

(EnchantingGuangxi) CHINA-GUANGXI-QINZHOU PORT-LAND-SEA TRADE-TRANSFORMATION (CN)

(EnchantingGuangxi) CHINA-GUANGXI-QINZHOU PORT-LAND-SEA TRADE-TRANSFORMATION (CN)

(231012) -- QINZHOU, Oct. 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Oct. 3, 2023 shows the Qinzhou Port in Qinzhou, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Started as a small fishing village in 1992, the Qinzhou Port of south China's Guangxi has been constructed into a modern international pivotal hub along the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor after 30 years of development. An automated container terminal for sea-rail intermodal services has been constructed in Qinzhou Port, along with the industrial cluster thriving at the Qinzhou Port section of China (Guangxi) Pilot Free Trade Zone. At present, Qinzhou Port has realized the daily operation of container trains and kept its connection with the China-Europe freight trains. It has opened more than 60 domestic and foreign container routes, which cover 61 cities in China and reach 393 ports in 119 countries and regions around the world, for the transportation of over 940 kinds of goods. (Xinhua/Zhou Hua)

(EnchantingGuangxi) CHINA-GUANGXI-QINZHOU PORT-LAND-SEA TRADE-TRANSFORMATION (CN)

(EnchantingGuangxi) CHINA-GUANGXI-QINZHOU PORT-LAND-SEA TRADE-TRANSFORMATION (CN)

(231012) -- QINZHOU, Oct. 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on April 10, 2014 shows a wharf at the Qinzhou Port in Qinzhou, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Started as a small fishing village in 1992, the Qinzhou Port of south China's Guangxi has been constructed into a modern international pivotal hub along the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor after 30 years of development. An automated container terminal for sea-rail intermodal services has been constructed in Qinzhou Port, along with the industrial cluster thriving at the Qinzhou Port section of China (Guangxi) Pilot Free Trade Zone. At present, Qinzhou Port has realized the daily operation of container trains and kept its connection with the China-Europe freight trains. It has opened more than 60 domestic and foreign container routes, which cover 61 cities in China and reach 393 ports in 119 countries and regions around the world, for the transportation of over 940 kinds of goods. (Xinhua/Zhang Ailin)

(EnchantingGuangxi) CHINA-GUANGXI-QINZHOU PORT-LAND-SEA TRADE-TRANSFORMATION (CN)

(EnchantingGuangxi) CHINA-GUANGXI-QINZHOU PORT-LAND-SEA TRADE-TRANSFORMATION (CN)

(231012) -- QINZHOU, Oct. 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This file photo taken on May 18, 1992 shows the first electricity pole at the Qinzhou Port in Qinzhou, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Started as a small fishing village in 1992, the Qinzhou Port of south China's Guangxi has been constructed into a modern international pivotal hub along the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor after 30 years of development. An automated container terminal for sea-rail intermodal services has been constructed in Qinzhou Port, along with the industrial cluster thriving at the Qinzhou Port section of China (Guangxi) Pilot Free Trade Zone. At present, Qinzhou Port has realized the daily operation of container trains and kept its connection with the China-Europe freight trains. It has opened more than 60 domestic and foreign container routes, which cover 61 cities in China and reach 393 ports in 119 countries and regions around the world, for the transportation of over 940 kinds of goods. (Xinhua)

(EnchantingGuangxi) CHINA-GUANGXI-QINZHOU PORT-LAND-SEA TRADE-TRANSFORMATION (CN)

(EnchantingGuangxi) CHINA-GUANGXI-QINZHOU PORT-LAND-SEA TRADE-TRANSFORMATION (CN)

(231012) -- QINZHOU, Oct. 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Aug. 8, 2017 shows a wharf at the Qinzhou Port in Qinzhou, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Started as a small fishing village in 1992, the Qinzhou Port of south China's Guangxi has been constructed into a modern international pivotal hub along the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor after 30 years of development. An automated container terminal for sea-rail intermodal services has been constructed in Qinzhou Port, along with the industrial cluster thriving at the Qinzhou Port section of China (Guangxi) Pilot Free Trade Zone. At present, Qinzhou Port has realized the daily operation of container trains and kept its connection with the China-Europe freight trains. It has opened more than 60 domestic and foreign container routes, which cover 61 cities in China and reach 393 ports in 119 countries and regions around the world, for the transportation of over 940 kinds of goods. (Xinhua/Zhang Ailin)

(EnchantingGuangxi) CHINA-GUANGXI-QINZHOU PORT-LAND-SEA TRADE-TRANSFORMATION (CN)

(EnchantingGuangxi) CHINA-GUANGXI-QINZHOU PORT-LAND-SEA TRADE-TRANSFORMATION (CN)

(231012) -- QINZHOU, Oct. 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Oct. 9, 2023 shows container vessels waiting in line to unload at the Qinzhou Port in Qinzhou, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Started as a small fishing village in 1992, the Qinzhou Port of south China's Guangxi has been constructed into a modern international pivotal hub along the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor after 30 years of development. An automated container terminal for sea-rail intermodal services has been constructed in Qinzhou Port, along with the industrial cluster thriving at the Qinzhou Port section of China (Guangxi) Pilot Free Trade Zone. At present, Qinzhou Port has realized the daily operation of container trains and kept its connection with the China-Europe freight trains. It has opened more than 60 domestic and foreign container routes, which cover 61 cities in China and reach 393 ports in 119 countries and regions around the world, for the transportation of over 940 kinds of goods. (Xin

(EnchantingGuangxi) CHINA-GUANGXI-QINZHOU PORT-LAND-SEA TRADE-TRANSFORMATION (CN)

(EnchantingGuangxi) CHINA-GUANGXI-QINZHOU PORT-LAND-SEA TRADE-TRANSFORMATION (CN)

(231012) -- QINZHOU, Oct. 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This file photo taken on Aug. 1, 1992 shows a view on the first day of the construction of the Qinzhou Port in Qinzhou, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Started as a small fishing village in 1992, the Qinzhou Port of south China's Guangxi has been constructed into a modern international pivotal hub along the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor after 30 years of development. An automated container terminal for sea-rail intermodal services has been constructed in Qinzhou Port, along with the industrial cluster thriving at the Qinzhou Port section of China (Guangxi) Pilot Free Trade Zone. At present, Qinzhou Port has realized the daily operation of container trains and kept its connection with the China-Europe freight trains. It has opened more than 60 domestic and foreign container routes, which cover 61 cities in China and reach 393 ports in 119 countries and regions around the world, for the transportation of over 940 kinds of goods. (Xinhu

(EnchantingGuangxi) CHINA-GUANGXI-QINZHOU PORT-LAND-SEA TRADE-TRANSFORMATION (CN)

(EnchantingGuangxi) CHINA-GUANGXI-QINZHOU PORT-LAND-SEA TRADE-TRANSFORMATION (CN)

(231012) -- QINZHOU, Oct. 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Oct. 3, 2023 shows the night view of the Qinzhou Port in Qinzhou, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Started as a small fishing village in 1992, the Qinzhou Port of south China's Guangxi has been constructed into a modern international pivotal hub along the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor after 30 years of development. An automated container terminal for sea-rail intermodal services has been constructed in Qinzhou Port, along with the industrial cluster thriving at the Qinzhou Port section of China (Guangxi) Pilot Free Trade Zone. At present, Qinzhou Port has realized the daily operation of container trains and kept its connection with the China-Europe freight trains. It has opened more than 60 domestic and foreign container routes, which cover 61 cities in China and reach 393 ports in 119 countries and regions around the world, for the transportation of over 940 kinds of goods. (Xinhua/Zhou Hua)

(EnchantingGuangxi) CHINA-GUANGXI-QINZHOU PORT-LAND-SEA TRADE-TRANSFORMATION (CN)

(EnchantingGuangxi) CHINA-GUANGXI-QINZHOU PORT-LAND-SEA TRADE-TRANSFORMATION (CN)

(231012) -- QINZHOU, Oct. 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Oct. 27, 2009 shows a storage tank under construction at the Qinzhou Port in Qinzhou, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Started as a small fishing village in 1992, the Qinzhou Port of south China's Guangxi has been constructed into a modern international pivotal hub along the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor after 30 years of development. An automated container terminal for sea-rail intermodal services has been constructed in Qinzhou Port, along with the industrial cluster thriving at the Qinzhou Port section of China (Guangxi) Pilot Free Trade Zone. At present, Qinzhou Port has realized the daily operation of container trains and kept its connection with the China-Europe freight trains. It has opened more than 60 domestic and foreign container routes, which cover 61 cities in China and reach 393 ports in 119 countries and regions around the world, for the transportation of over 940 kinds of goods. (Xinhua/Zhang Ailin)

(EnchantingGuangxi) CHINA-GUANGXI-QINZHOU PORT-LAND-SEA TRADE-TRANSFORMATION (CN)

(EnchantingGuangxi) CHINA-GUANGXI-QINZHOU PORT-LAND-SEA TRADE-TRANSFORMATION (CN)

(231012) -- QINZHOU, Oct. 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This file photo taken on Jan. 16, 1994 shows the first container vessel arriving and unloading at the Qinzhou Port in Qinzhou, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Started as a small fishing village in 1992, the Qinzhou Port of south China's Guangxi has been constructed into a modern international pivotal hub along the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor after 30 years of development. An automated container terminal for sea-rail intermodal services has been constructed in Qinzhou Port, along with the industrial cluster thriving at the Qinzhou Port section of China (Guangxi) Pilot Free Trade Zone. At present, Qinzhou Port has realized the daily operation of container trains and kept its connection with the China-Europe freight trains. It has opened more than 60 domestic and foreign container routes, which cover 61 cities in China and reach 393 ports in 119 countries and regions around the world, for the transportation of over 940 kinds of goods.

(EnchantingGuangxi) CHINA-GUANGXI-QINZHOU PORT-LAND-SEA TRADE-TRANSFORMATION (CN)

(EnchantingGuangxi) CHINA-GUANGXI-QINZHOU PORT-LAND-SEA TRADE-TRANSFORMATION (CN)

(231012) -- QINZHOU, Oct. 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Oct. 9, 2023 shows the automatic container terminal at the Qinzhou Port in Qinzhou, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Started as a small fishing village in 1992, the Qinzhou Port of south China's Guangxi has been constructed into a modern international pivotal hub along the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor after 30 years of development. An automated container terminal for sea-rail intermodal services has been constructed in Qinzhou Port, along with the industrial cluster thriving at the Qinzhou Port section of China (Guangxi) Pilot Free Trade Zone. At present, Qinzhou Port has realized the daily operation of container trains and kept its connection with the China-Europe freight trains. It has opened more than 60 domestic and foreign container routes, which cover 61 cities in China and reach 393 ports in 119 countries and regions around the world, for the transportation of over 940 kinds of goods. (Xinhua/Zhang A

(EnchantingGuangxi) CHINA-GUANGXI-QINZHOU PORT-LAND-SEA TRADE-TRANSFORMATION (CN)

(EnchantingGuangxi) CHINA-GUANGXI-QINZHOU PORT-LAND-SEA TRADE-TRANSFORMATION (CN)

(231012) -- QINZHOU, Oct. 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Sept. 13, 2022 shows a view of Qinzhou Port in Qinzhou, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Started as a small fishing village in 1992, the Qinzhou Port of south China's Guangxi has been constructed into a modern international pivotal hub along the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor after 30 years of development. An automated container terminal for sea-rail intermodal services has been constructed in Qinzhou Port, along with the industrial cluster thriving at the Qinzhou Port section of China (Guangxi) Pilot Free Trade Zone. At present, Qinzhou Port has realized the daily operation of container trains and kept its connection with the China-Europe freight trains. It has opened more than 60 domestic and foreign container routes, which cover 61 cities in China and reach 393 ports in 119 countries and regions around the world, for the transportation of over 940 kinds of goods. (Xinhua/Zhang Ailin)

(EnchantingGuangxi) CHINA-GUANGXI-QINZHOU PORT-LAND-SEA TRADE-TRANSFORMATION (CN)

(EnchantingGuangxi) CHINA-GUANGXI-QINZHOU PORT-LAND-SEA TRADE-TRANSFORMATION (CN)

(231012) -- QINZHOU, Oct. 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Workers upload cargos for exportation at the Qinzhou Port in Qinzhou, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, April 9, 2004. Started as a small fishing village in 1992, the Qinzhou Port of south China's Guangxi has been constructed into a modern international pivotal hub along the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor after 30 years of development. An automated container terminal for sea-rail intermodal services has been constructed in Qinzhou Port, along with the industrial cluster thriving at the Qinzhou Port section of China (Guangxi) Pilot Free Trade Zone. At present, Qinzhou Port has realized the daily operation of container trains and kept its connection with the China-Europe freight trains. It has opened more than 60 domestic and foreign container routes, which cover 61 cities in China and reach 393 ports in 119 countries and regions around the world, for the transportation of over 940 kinds of goods. (Xinhua/Chen Tianhu)

CHINA-GUANGXI-QINZHOU-LAND-SEA TRADE CORRIDOR (CN)

CHINA-GUANGXI-QINZHOU-LAND-SEA TRADE CORRIDOR (CN)

(230512) -- QINZHOU, May 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A crane uploads containers at a railway container distribution center in Qinzhou City, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, May 11, 2023. With boosts from the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) and the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor saw over 300,000 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs), an increase of 14 percent year-on-year, being transported by the rail-sea intermodal freight trains this year. At present, over 940 kinds of goods can be transported through the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor, which covers 61 cities in China and reaches 393 ports in 119 countries and regions. (Xinhua/Zhang Ailin)

CHINA-GUANGXI-QINZHOU-LAND-SEA TRADE CORRIDOR (CN)

CHINA-GUANGXI-QINZHOU-LAND-SEA TRADE CORRIDOR (CN)

(230512) -- QINZHOU, May 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A crane unloads containers at a railway container distribution center in Qinzhou City, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, May 11, 2023. With boosts from the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) and the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor saw over 300,000 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs), an increase of 14 percent year-on-year, being transported by the rail-sea intermodal freight trains this year. At present, over 940 kinds of goods can be transported through the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor, which covers 61 cities in China and reaches 393 ports in 119 countries and regions. (Xinhua/Zhang Ailin)

CHINA-GUANGXI-QINZHOU-LAND-SEA TRADE CORRIDOR (CN)

CHINA-GUANGXI-QINZHOU-LAND-SEA TRADE CORRIDOR (CN)

(230512) -- QINZHOU, May 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on May 11, 2023 shows an automatic container terminal of Qinzhou Port and a railway container distribution center in Qinzhou City, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. With boosts from the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) and the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor saw over 300,000 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs), an increase of 14 percent year-on-year, being transported by the rail-sea intermodal freight trains this year. At present, over 940 kinds of goods can be transported through the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor, which covers 61 cities in China and reaches 393 ports in 119 countries and regions. (Xinhua/Zhang Ailin)

CHINA-GUANGXI-QINZHOU-LAND-SEA TRADE CORRIDOR (CN)

CHINA-GUANGXI-QINZHOU-LAND-SEA TRADE CORRIDOR (CN)

(230512) -- QINZHOU, May 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A train, loaded with goods from ASEAN countries, departs from a railway container distribution center in Qinzhou City, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, May 11, 2023. This train will arrive at Tuanjiecun Station in southwest China's Chongqing three days later, suggesting over 300,000 TEUs have been transported this year through the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor. With boosts from the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) and the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor saw over 300,000 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs), an increase of 14 percent year-on-year, being transported by the rail-sea intermodal freight trains this year. At present, over 940 kinds of goods can be transported through the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor, which covers 61 cities in China and reaches 393 ports in 119 countries and regions. (Xinhua/Zhang Ailin)

CHINA-GUANGXI-QINZHOU-LAND-SEA TRADE CORRIDOR (CN)

CHINA-GUANGXI-QINZHOU-LAND-SEA TRADE CORRIDOR (CN)

(230512) -- QINZHOU, May 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on May 11, 2023 shows a railway container distribution center in Qinzhou City, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. With boosts from the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) and the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor saw over 300,000 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs), an increase of 14 percent year-on-year, being transported by the rail-sea intermodal freight trains this year. At present, over 940 kinds of goods can be transported through the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor, which covers 61 cities in China and reaches 393 ports in 119 countries and regions. (Xinhua/Zhang Ailin)

Aerial view of bridge construction in S China

STORY: Aerial view of bridge construction in S China DATELINE: March 10, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:43 LOCATION: NANNING, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the bridge under construction STORYLINE: The Feilong Bridge in the city of Hengzhou, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, is under construction. The bridge, with a total length of 940 meters, will provide rapid access to both sides of the Yujiang River in Guangxi and further improve the efficiency of transportation upon completion. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Nanning, China. (XHTV)

Tourists enjoy traditional horse race

Tourists enjoy traditional horse race

HARA, Japan - About 30,000 tourists enjoy the celebrated ''Soma-noma-oi'' horse race at the Hibarigahara field in the town of Hara, Fukushima Prefecture, on July 24. The annual event dates from the days of medieval warrior Taira no Masakado (?-940), the ruler of the Kanto region in eastern Japan, who encouraged his men to chase wide horses for routine training.

Young men march with huge torches at annual Kurama Fire Festival

Young men march with huge torches at annual Kurama Fire Festival

Young men march with huge torches during the annual Kurama Fire Festival at Yuki Shrine on Mt. Kurama in Kyoto, western Japan, on Oct. 22, 2015. Held annually on Oct. 22, the festival is said to have originated in 940 when the worshipped deity was transferred from Kyoto Imperial Palace to the shrine and was welcomed by inhabitants who carried torches to light the way. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Annual fire festival in Kyoto

Annual fire festival in Kyoto

Big torches burn during the annual Kurama Fire Festival in Japan's ancient capital of Kyoto on Oct. 22, 2016. The festival is said to have originated in 940 when the worshipped deity was transferred from the Kyoto Imperial palace to Yuki Shrine and was welcomed by people who carried torches. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Annual fire festival in Kyoto

Annual fire festival in Kyoto

Big torches burn during the annual Kurama Fire Festival in Japan's ancient capital of Kyoto on Oct. 22, 2016. The festival is said to have originated in 940 when the worshipped deity was transferred from the Kyoto Imperial palace to Yuki Shrine and was welcomed by people who carried torches. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Tourists enjoy traditional horse race

Tourists enjoy traditional horse race

HARA, Japan - About 30,000 tourists enjoy the celebrated ''Soma-nouma-oi'' horse race at the Hibarigahara field in the town of Hara, Fukushima Prefecture, on July 24. The annual event dates from the days of medieval warrior Taira no Masakado (?-940), the ruler of the Kanto region in eastern Japan, who encouraged his men to chase wide horses for routine training.