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SOUTH KOREA-SOUTH GYEONGSANG-TOURISM

SOUTH KOREA-SOUTH GYEONGSANG-TOURISM

(231223) -- SEOUL, Dec. 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Dec. 21, 2023 shows the Arirang performance in Miryang, South Korea. (Photo by Yang Chang/Xinhua)

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SOUTH KOREA-SOUTH GYEONGSANG-TOURISM

SOUTH KOREA-SOUTH GYEONGSANG-TOURISM

(231223) -- SEOUL, Dec. 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Dec. 21, 2023 shows the Arirang performance in Miryang, South Korea. (Photo by Yang Chang/Xinhua)

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N. Korea marks 60th anniv. of Korean War truce

N. Korea marks 60th anniv. of Korean War truce

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Korea stages the "Arirang" mass games in May Day Stadium, Pyongyang, on July 26, 2013, a day ahead of the 60th anniversary of a truce in 1953 that ended open fighting in the Korean War.

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Arirang festival

Arirang festival

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Korea launches the annual Arirang mass games at the May Day Stadium in Pyongyang on July 22, 2013.

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Arirang mass games

Arirang mass games

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Korea's Arirang mass games open at May Day Stadium in Pyongyang on Aug. 1, 2012. The event features a gymnastics and artistic spectacle that depicts the country's history from its fight against Japan's colonization of the Korean Peninsula to today's initiatives in promoting science and technology in an opera-style show.

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Arirang mass games

Arirang mass games

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Korea's Arirang mass games open at May Day Stadium in Pyongyang on Aug. 1, 2012. The event features a gymnastics and artistic spectacle that depicts the country's history from its fight against Japan's colonization of the Korean Peninsula to today's initiatives in promoting science and technology in an opera-style show.

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Arirang mass games

Arirang mass games

PYONGYANG, North Korea - The North Korean (R) and Chinese national flags appear in the Arirang mass games that opened at May Day Stadium in Pyongyang on Aug. 1, 2012. The event features a gymnastics and artistic spectacle that depicts North Korea's history from its fight against Japan's colonization of the Korean Peninsula to today's initiatives in promoting science and technology in an opera-style show.

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Arirang mass games in Pyongyang

Arirang mass games in Pyongyang

PYONGYANG, North Korea - The Arirang mass games opened at the May Day Stadium in Pyongyang on Aug. 1, 2011. The games are scheduled to be held at the stadium through Sep. 9.

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Arirang mass games in Pyongyang

Arirang mass games in Pyongyang

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Performers dance during the Arirang mass games at the May Day Stadium in Pyongyang on Aug. 1, 2011. The mass games began the same day and are scheduled to be held at the stadium through Sep. 9.

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Arirang mass games in Pyongyang

Arirang mass games in Pyongyang

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Performers dance during the Arirang mass games at the May Day Stadium in Pyongyang on Aug. 1, 2011. The mass games began the same day and are scheduled to be held at the stadium through Sep. 9.

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N. Koreans at Arirang mass games

N. Koreans at Arirang mass games

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Koreans deliver performances during the Arirang mass games in Pyongyang on Oct. 9, 2010, at which the country's leader Kim Jong Il and his son Kim Jong Un, leader-in-waiting, made a public appearance prior to a military parade marking the 65th anniversary of the founding of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea on the following day.

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N. Koreans at Arirang mass games

N. Koreans at Arirang mass games

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Korean people applaud the country's leader Kim Jong Il and his son Kim Jong Un, leader-in-waiting, who made a public appearance at the Arirang mass games in Pyongyang on Oct. 9, 2010, prior to a military parade marking the 65th anniversary of the founding of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea on the following day.

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N. Korea's Arirang mass games

N. Korea's Arirang mass games

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Korean performers dance near the flags of the country and China on the opening day of the annual Arirang mass games in Pyongyang on Aug. 2, 2010, with new scenes focusing on closer ties with China. Some 100,000 performers took part in the event, which runs through October.

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N. Korea's Arirang mass games

N. Korea's Arirang mass games

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Korean performers hold up color cards to show a slogan wishing ''eternal friendship'' with China on the opening day of the Arirang mass games on Aug. 2, 2010, in Pyongyang. The first day's performances, with some 100,000 participants, included many new scenes focusing on closer ties with China.

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N. Korea's Arirang mass games

N. Korea's Arirang mass games

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Korean performers in costumes of North Korean and Chinese children and pandas, a symbolic animal of China, dance on the opening day of the Arirang mass games in Pyongyang on Aug. 2, 2010, with new scenes focusing on closer ties with China. Some 100,000 performers took part in the event, which runs through October.

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N. Korea marks 61st anniversary

N. Korea marks 61st anniversary

PYONGYANG, North Korea - People listen to an outdoor concert in Pyongyang to celebrate the 61st anniversary of North Korea's founding on Sept. 9, 2009. Numerous foreign visitors and the ''Arirang'' mass games brought a festive mood to the capital.

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N. Korea marks 61st anniversary

N. Korea marks 61st anniversary

PYONGYANG, North Korea - People chat in Pyongyang on Sept. 9, 2009, the 61st anniversary of North Korea's founding. Numerous foreign visitors and the ''Arirang'' mass games brought a festive mood to the capital.

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N. Korea marks 61st anniversary

N. Korea marks 61st anniversary

PYONGYANG, North Korea - People head out for a day of celebrations in Pyongyang on Sept. 9, 2009, the 61st anniversary of North Korea's founding. Numerous foreign visitors and the ''Arirang'' mass games brought a festive mood to the capital.

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N. Korea marks 61st anniversary

N. Korea marks 61st anniversary

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Koreans walk past a sign celebrating the 61st anniversary of their country's founding in Pyongyang on Sept. 9, 2009. Numerous foreign visitors and the ''Arirang'' mass games brought a festive mood to the capital.

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N. Korea marks 61st anniversary

N. Korea marks 61st anniversary

PYONGYANG, North Korea - People walk on the streets in Pyongyang under national flags hoisted on a pole on Sept. 8, 2009. North Korea marked the 61st anniversary of its founding the following day with many foreign visitors and the ''Arirang'' mass games bringing a festive mood to the capital.

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N. Korea marks 61st anniversary

N. Korea marks 61st anniversary

PYONGYANG, North Korea - A just-married couple visits a statue of North Korean founder Kim Il Sung on the Mansudae hill in Pyongyang on Sept. 9, 2009, the 61st anniversary of the country's founding. Numerous foreign visitors and the ''Arirang'' mass games brought a festive mood to the capital.

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N. Korea stages Arirang mass games

N. Korea stages Arirang mass games

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Participants form the shape of the Korean Peninsula during the Arirang mass games at May Day Stadium in Pyongyang on Aug. 10, the opening day of the event that will run almost every day through late September.

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N. Korea stages Arirang mass games

N. Korea stages Arirang mass games

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Korea's Arirang mass games began at May Day Stadium in Pyongyang on Aug. 10, with about 100,000 people taking part in the gymnastics and artistic spectacle. The event will run almost every day through late September.

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N. Korea gears up preparations for Pyongyang's Arirang festival

N. Korea gears up preparations for Pyongyang's Arirang festival

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Korean Vice Culture Minister Song Sok Hwan speaks about the preparations for the annual Arirang festival commencing in Pyongyang on Aug. 10.

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N. Korea gears up preparations for Pyongyang's Arirang festival

N. Korea gears up preparations for Pyongyang's Arirang festival

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Korean women practice for this year's mass games at the Arirang festival commencing in Pyongyang on Aug. 10.

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N. Korea gears up preparations for Pyongyang's Arirang festival

N. Korea gears up preparations for Pyongyang's Arirang festival

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Photo taken July 30 shows the May Day Stadium, the venue for the gymnastics and artistic spectacle of the annual Arirang festival commencing in Pyongyang on Aug. 10.

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N. Korea gears up preparations for Pyongyang's Arirang festival

N. Korea gears up preparations for Pyongyang's Arirang festival

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Korean women practice for this year's mass games at the Arirang festival commencing in Pyongyang on Aug. 10.

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N. Korea unveils revamped 150,000-seat stadium

N. Korea unveils revamped 150,000-seat stadium

File photo taken April 13, 2015, shows May Day Stadium in Pyongyang, which North Korea unveiled to Kyodo News, the first among foreign media. The 150,000-seat multipurpose stadium, which for many years served as the venue for the Arirang mass games, has been remodeled to enable it to host more international sports events, and now has a soccer pitch with artificial turf, surrounded by a running track covered by new rubber mats. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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N. Korea unveils revamped 150,000-seat stadium

N. Korea unveils revamped 150,000-seat stadium

File photo taken April 13, 2015, shows May Day Stadium in Pyongyang, which North Korea unveiled to Kyodo News, the first among foreign media. The 150,000-seat multipurpose stadium, which for many years served as the venue for the Arirang mass games, has been remodeled to enable it to host more international sports events, and now has a soccer pitch with artificial turf, surrounded by a running track covered by new rubber mats. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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N. Korea unveils revamped 150,000-seat stadium

N. Korea unveils revamped 150,000-seat stadium

File photo taken April 13, 2015, shows May Day Stadium in Pyongyang, which North Korea unveiled to Kyodo News, the first among foreign media. The 150,000-seat multipurpose stadium, which for many years served as the venue for the Arirang mass games, has been remodeled to enable it to host more international sports events, and now has a soccer pitch with artificial turf, surrounded by a running track covered by new rubber mats. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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N. Korea unveils revamped 150,000-seat stadium

N. Korea unveils revamped 150,000-seat stadium

Photo shows the largest-capacity soccer stadium in the world, the May Day Stadium, in Pyongyang, which was unveiled to Kyodo News on April 13, 2015. The 150,000-seat multipurpose stadium, which for many years served as the venue for the Arirang mass games, has been remodeled to enable it to host more international sports events. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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N. Korea unveils revamped 150,000-seat stadium

N. Korea unveils revamped 150,000-seat stadium

Photo shows the press center inside the May Day Stadium in Pyongyang, which was unveiled to Kyodo News on April 13, 2015. The 150,000-seat multipurpose stadium, which for many years served as the venue for the Arirang mass games, is the world's largest soccer stadium by seating capacity, and has been remodeled to enable it to host more international sports events. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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N. Korea unveils revamped 150,000-seat stadium

N. Korea unveils revamped 150,000-seat stadium

Photo shows spectators' seats at the May Day Stadium in Pyongyang, the largest-capacity soccer stadium in the world, which was unveiled to Kyodo News on April 13, 2015. The seats are painted in red, blue and white -- the colors of North Korea's national flag. The 150,000-seat multipurpose stadium, which for many years served as the venue for the Arirang mass games, has been remodeled to enable it to host more international sports events. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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N. Korea unveils revamped 150,000-seat stadium

N. Korea unveils revamped 150,000-seat stadium

Photo shows the largest-capacity soccer stadium in the world, the May Day Stadium, in Pyongyang, which was unveiled to Kyodo News on April 13, 2015. The 150,000-seat multipurpose stadium, which for many years served as the venue for the Arirang mass games, has been remodeled to enable it to host more international sports events. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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N. Korea marks 61st anniversary

N. Korea marks 61st anniversary

PYONGYANG, North Korea - People chat in Pyongyang on Sept. 9, 2009, the 61st anniversary of North Korea's founding. Numerous foreign visitors and the ''Arirang'' mass games brought a festive mood to the capital. (Kyodo)

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N. Korea marks 61st anniversary

N. Korea marks 61st anniversary

PYONGYANG, North Korea - People listen to an outdoor concert in Pyongyang to celebrate the 61st anniversary of North Korea's founding on Sept. 9, 2009. Numerous foreign visitors and the ''Arirang'' mass games brought a festive mood to the capital. (Kyodo)

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N. Korea marks 61st anniversary

N. Korea marks 61st anniversary

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Koreans walk past a sign celebrating the 61st anniversary of their country's founding in Pyongyang on Sept. 9, 2009. Numerous foreign visitors and the ''Arirang'' mass games brought a festive mood to the capital. (Kyodo)

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N. Korea marks 61st anniversary

N. Korea marks 61st anniversary

PYONGYANG, North Korea - People walk on the streets in Pyongyang under national flags hoisted on a pole on Sept. 8, 2009. North Korea marked the 61st anniversary of its founding the following day with many foreign visitors and the ''Arirang'' mass games bringing a festive mood to the capital. (Kyodo)

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N. Korea marks 61st anniversary

N. Korea marks 61st anniversary

PYONGYANG, North Korea - People head out for a day of celebrations in Pyongyang on Sept. 9, 2009, the 61st anniversary of North Korea's founding. Numerous foreign visitors and the ''Arirang'' mass games brought a festive mood to the capital. (Kyodo)

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N. Korea marks 61st anniversary

N. Korea marks 61st anniversary

PYONGYANG, North Korea - A just-married couple visits a statue of North Korean founder Kim Il Sung on the Mansudae hill in Pyongyang on Sept. 9, 2009, the 61st anniversary of the country's founding. Numerous foreign visitors and the ''Arirang'' mass games brought a festive mood to the capital. (Kyodo)

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N. Korea's Arirang mass games

N. Korea's Arirang mass games

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Korean performers dance near the flags of the country and China on the opening day of the annual Arirang mass games in Pyongyang on Aug. 2, 2010, with new scenes focusing on closer ties with China. Some 100,000 performers took part in the event, which runs through October. (Kyodo)

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N. Korea's Arirang mass games

N. Korea's Arirang mass games

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Korean performers in costumes of North Korean and Chinese children and pandas, a symbolic animal of China, dance on the opening day of the Arirang mass games in Pyongyang on Aug. 2, 2010, with new scenes focusing on closer ties with China. Some 100,000 performers took part in the event, which runs through October. (Kyodo)

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N. Korea's Arirang mass games

N. Korea's Arirang mass games

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Korean performers hold up color cards to show a slogan wishing ''eternal friendship'' with China on the opening day of the Arirang mass games on Aug. 2, 2010, in Pyongyang. The first day's performances, with some 100,000 participants, included many new scenes focusing on closer ties with China. (Kyodo)

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N. Koreans at Arirang mass games

N. Koreans at Arirang mass games

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Koreans deliver performances during the Arirang mass games in Pyongyang on Oct. 9, 2010, at which the country's leader Kim Jong Il and his son Kim Jong Un, leader-in-waiting, made a public appearance prior to a military parade marking the 65th anniversary of the founding of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea on the following day. (Kyodo)

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N. Koreans at Arirang mass games

N. Koreans at Arirang mass games

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Korean people applaud the country's leader Kim Jong Il and his son Kim Jong Un, leader-in-waiting, who made a public appearance at the Arirang mass games in Pyongyang on Oct. 9, 2010, prior to a military parade marking the 65th anniversary of the founding of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea on the following day. (Kyodo)

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Arirang mass games in Pyongyang

Arirang mass games in Pyongyang

PYONGYANG, North Korea - The Arirang mass games opened at the May Day Stadium in Pyongyang on Aug. 1, 2011. The games are scheduled to be held at the stadium through Sep. 9. (Kyodo)

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Arirang mass games in Pyongyang

Arirang mass games in Pyongyang

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Performers dance during the Arirang mass games at the May Day Stadium in Pyongyang on Aug. 1, 2011. The mass games began the same day and are scheduled to be held at the stadium through Sep. 9. (Kyodo)

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Arirang mass games in Pyongyang

Arirang mass games in Pyongyang

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Performers dance during the Arirang mass games at the May Day Stadium in Pyongyang on Aug. 1, 2011. The mass games began the same day and are scheduled to be held at the stadium through Sep. 9. (Kyodo)

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