Search｜Photos & Images & Videos｜KYODO NEWS IMAGES INC

Ice-Snow World in Harbin - China

An aerial drone photo shows a view of the Harbin Ice-Snow World in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Dec. 21, 2024. The world's largest ice-and-snow theme park, the 26th edition of the Harbin Ice-Snow World, officially opened at 10 a.m. in Harbin, the capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province also known as the "city of ice." Themed "Dream of Winter, Love among Asia," the park was built using 300,000 cubic meters of ice and snow, incorporating elements inspired by the upcoming 2025 Harbin Asian Winter Games, which will open next February, right after China's Spring Festival holiday. It is also the first major international ice and snow event hosted by China since the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. With an overall planned area of 1 million square meters, up from last year's 800,000 square meters, the park is the largest in its 26-year history. Photo by Zhang Tao/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

E

Ice-Snow World in Harbin - China

Tourists visit the Harbin Ice-Snow World in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Dec. 21, 2024. The world's largest ice-and-snow theme park, the 26th edition of the Harbin Ice-Snow World, officially opened at 10 a.m. in Harbin, the capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province also known as the "city of ice." Themed "Dream of Winter, Love among Asia," the park was built using 300,000 cubic meters of ice and snow, incorporating elements inspired by the upcoming 2025 Harbin Asian Winter Games, which will open next February, right after China's Spring Festival holiday. It is also the first major international ice and snow event hosted by China since the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. With an overall planned area of 1 million square meters, up from last year's 800,000 square meters, the park is the largest in its 26-year history. Photo by Zhang Tao/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

E

Ice-Snow World in Harbin - China

A drone photo shows a view of the Harbin Ice-Snow World in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Dec. 21, 2024. The world's largest ice-and-snow theme park, the 26th edition of the Harbin Ice-Snow World, officially opened at 10 a.m. in Harbin, the capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province also known as the "city of ice." Themed "Dream of Winter, Love among Asia," the park was built using 300,000 cubic meters of ice and snow, incorporating elements inspired by the upcoming 2025 Harbin Asian Winter Games, which will open next February, right after China's Spring Festival holiday. It is also the first major international ice and snow event hosted by China since the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. With an overall planned area of 1 million square meters, up from last year's 800,000 square meters, the park is the largest in its 26-year history. Photo by Wang Jianwei/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

E

Ice-Snow World in Harbin - China

An aerial drone photo shows a view of the Harbin Ice-Snow World in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Dec. 21, 2024. The world's largest ice-and-snow theme park, the 26th edition of the Harbin Ice-Snow World, officially opened at 10 a.m. in Harbin, the capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province also known as the "city of ice." Themed "Dream of Winter, Love among Asia," the park was built using 300,000 cubic meters of ice and snow, incorporating elements inspired by the upcoming 2025 Harbin Asian Winter Games, which will open next February, right after China's Spring Festival holiday. It is also the first major international ice and snow event hosted by China since the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. With an overall planned area of 1 million square meters, up from last year's 800,000 square meters, the park is the largest in its 26-year history. Photo by Wang Jianwei/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

E

Ice-Snow World in Harbin - China

Children play at the Harbin Ice-Snow World in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Dec. 21, 2024. The world's largest ice-and-snow theme park, the 26th edition of the Harbin Ice-Snow World, officially opened at 10 a.m. in Harbin, the capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province also known as the "city of ice." Themed "Dream of Winter, Love among Asia," the park was built using 300,000 cubic meters of ice and snow, incorporating elements inspired by the upcoming 2025 Harbin Asian Winter Games, which will open next February, right after China's Spring Festival holiday. It is also the first major international ice and snow event hosted by China since the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. With an overall planned area of 1 million square meters, up from last year's 800,000 square meters, the park is the largest in its 26-year history. Photo by Wang Jianwei/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

E

Ice-Snow World in Harbin - China

Tourists visit the Harbin Ice-Snow World in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Dec. 21, 2024. The world's largest ice-and-snow theme park, the 26th edition of the Harbin Ice-Snow World, officially opened at 10 a.m. in Harbin, the capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province also known as the "city of ice." Themed "Dream of Winter, Love among Asia," the park was built using 300,000 cubic meters of ice and snow, incorporating elements inspired by the upcoming 2025 Harbin Asian Winter Games, which will open next February, right after China's Spring Festival holiday. It is also the first major international ice and snow event hosted by China since the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. With an overall planned area of 1 million square meters, up from last year's 800,000 square meters, the park is the largest in its 26-year history. Photo by Zhang Tao/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

E

Ice-Snow World in Harbin - China

Tourists visit the Harbin Ice-Snow World in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Dec. 21, 2024. The world's largest ice-and-snow theme park, the 26th edition of the Harbin Ice-Snow World, officially opened at 10 a.m. in Harbin, the capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province also known as the "city of ice." Themed "Dream of Winter, Love among Asia," the park was built using 300,000 cubic meters of ice and snow, incorporating elements inspired by the upcoming 2025 Harbin Asian Winter Games, which will open next February, right after China's Spring Festival holiday. It is also the first major international ice and snow event hosted by China since the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. With an overall planned area of 1 million square meters, up from last year's 800,000 square meters, the park is the largest in its 26-year history. Photo by Xie Jianfei/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

E

Ice-Snow World in Harbin - China

Tourists visit the Harbin Ice-Snow World in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Dec. 21, 2024. The world's largest ice-and-snow theme park, the 26th edition of the Harbin Ice-Snow World, officially opened at 10 a.m. in Harbin, the capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province also known as the "city of ice." Themed "Dream of Winter, Love among Asia," the park was built using 300,000 cubic meters of ice and snow, incorporating elements inspired by the upcoming 2025 Harbin Asian Winter Games, which will open next February, right after China's Spring Festival holiday. It is also the first major international ice and snow event hosted by China since the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. With an overall planned area of 1 million square meters, up from last year's 800,000 square meters, the park is the largest in its 26-year history. Photo by Zhang Tao/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

E

Ice-Snow World in Harbin - China

An aerial drone photo shows a view of the Harbin Ice-Snow World in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Dec. 21, 2024. The world's largest ice-and-snow theme park, the 26th edition of the Harbin Ice-Snow World, officially opened at 10 a.m. in Harbin, the capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province also known as the "city of ice." Themed "Dream of Winter, Love among Asia," the park was built using 300,000 cubic meters of ice and snow, incorporating elements inspired by the upcoming 2025 Harbin Asian Winter Games, which will open next February, right after China's Spring Festival holiday. It is also the first major international ice and snow event hosted by China since the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. With an overall planned area of 1 million square meters, up from last year's 800,000 square meters, the park is the largest in its 26-year history. Photo by Wang SongXinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

E

Ice-Snow World in Harbin - China

An aerial drone photo shows tourists visiting the Harbin Ice-Snow World in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Dec. 21, 2024. The world's largest ice-and-snow theme park, the 26th edition of the Harbin Ice-Snow World, officially opened at 10 a.m. in Harbin, the capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province also known as the "city of ice." Themed "Dream of Winter, Love among Asia," the park was built using 300,000 cubic meters of ice and snow, incorporating elements inspired by the upcoming 2025 Harbin Asian Winter Games, which will open next February, right after China's Spring Festival holiday. It is also the first major international ice and snow event hosted by China since the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. With an overall planned area of 1 million square meters, up from last year's 800,000 square meters, the park is the largest in its 26-year history. Photo by Zhang Tao/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

E

Ice-Snow World in Harbin - China

Tourists visit the Harbin Ice-Snow World in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Dec. 21, 2024. The world's largest ice-and-snow theme park, the 26th edition of the Harbin Ice-Snow World, officially opened at 10 a.m. in Harbin, the capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province also known as the "city of ice." Themed "Dream of Winter, Love among Asia," the park was built using 300,000 cubic meters of ice and snow, incorporating elements inspired by the upcoming 2025 Harbin Asian Winter Games, which will open next February, right after China's Spring Festival holiday. It is also the first major international ice and snow event hosted by China since the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. With an overall planned area of 1 million square meters, up from last year's 800,000 square meters, the park is the largest in its 26-year history. Photo by Wang Jianwei/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

E

Ice-Snow World in Harbin - China

An aerial drone photo shows a view of the Harbin Ice-Snow World in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Dec. 21, 2024. The world's largest ice-and-snow theme park, the 26th edition of the Harbin Ice-Snow World, officially opened at 10 a.m. in Harbin, the capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province also known as the "city of ice." Themed "Dream of Winter, Love among Asia," the park was built using 300,000 cubic meters of ice and snow, incorporating elements inspired by the upcoming 2025 Harbin Asian Winter Games, which will open next February, right after China's Spring Festival holiday. It is also the first major international ice and snow event hosted by China since the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. With an overall planned area of 1 million square meters, up from last year's 800,000 square meters, the park is the largest in its 26-year history. Photo by Zhang Tao/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

E

Ice-Snow World in Harbin - China

Tourists pose for photos at the Harbin Ice-Snow World in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Dec. 21, 2024. The world's largest ice-and-snow theme park, the 26th edition of the Harbin Ice-Snow World, officially opened at 10 a.m. in Harbin, the capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province also known as the "city of ice." Themed "Dream of Winter, Love among Asia," the park was built using 300,000 cubic meters of ice and snow, incorporating elements inspired by the upcoming 2025 Harbin Asian Winter Games, which will open next February, right after China's Spring Festival holiday. It is also the first major international ice and snow event hosted by China since the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. With an overall planned area of 1 million square meters, up from last year's 800,000 square meters, the park is the largest in its 26-year history. Photo by Wang Jianwei/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

E

Ice-Snow World in Harbin - China

An aerial drone photo shows a view of the Harbin Ice-Snow World in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Dec. 21, 2024. The world's largest ice-and-snow theme park, the 26th edition of the Harbin Ice-Snow World, officially opened at 10 a.m. in Harbin, the capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province also known as the "city of ice." Themed "Dream of Winter, Love among Asia," the park was built using 300,000 cubic meters of ice and snow, incorporating elements inspired by the upcoming 2025 Harbin Asian Winter Games, which will open next February, right after China's Spring Festival holiday. It is also the first major international ice and snow event hosted by China since the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. With an overall planned area of 1 million square meters, up from last year's 800,000 square meters, the park is the largest in its 26-year history. Photo by Xie Jianfei/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

E

Ice-Snow World in Harbin - China

An aerial drone photo shows a view of the Harbin Ice-Snow World in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Dec. 21, 2024. The world's largest ice-and-snow theme park, the 26th edition of the Harbin Ice-Snow World, officially opened at 10 a.m. in Harbin, the capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province also known as the "city of ice." Themed "Dream of Winter, Love among Asia," the park was built using 300,000 cubic meters of ice and snow, incorporating elements inspired by the upcoming 2025 Harbin Asian Winter Games, which will open next February, right after China's Spring Festival holiday. It is also the first major international ice and snow event hosted by China since the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. With an overall planned area of 1 million square meters, up from last year's 800,000 square meters, the park is the largest in its 26-year history. Photo by Wang SongXinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

E

Ice-Snow World in Harbin - China

An aerial drone photo shows a view of the Harbin Ice-Snow World in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Dec. 21, 2024. The world's largest ice-and-snow theme park, the 26th edition of the Harbin Ice-Snow World, officially opened at 10 a.m. in Harbin, the capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province also known as the "city of ice." Themed "Dream of Winter, Love among Asia," the park was built using 300,000 cubic meters of ice and snow, incorporating elements inspired by the upcoming 2025 Harbin Asian Winter Games, which will open next February, right after China's Spring Festival holiday. It is also the first major international ice and snow event hosted by China since the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. With an overall planned area of 1 million square meters, up from last year's 800,000 square meters, the park is the largest in its 26-year history. Photo by Zhang Tao/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

E

Ice-Snow World in Harbin - China

Tourists visit the Harbin Ice-Snow World in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Dec. 21, 2024. The world's largest ice-and-snow theme park, the 26th edition of the Harbin Ice-Snow World, officially opened at 10 a.m. in Harbin, the capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province also known as the "city of ice." Themed "Dream of Winter, Love among Asia," the park was built using 300,000 cubic meters of ice and snow, incorporating elements inspired by the upcoming 2025 Harbin Asian Winter Games, which will open next February, right after China's Spring Festival holiday. It is also the first major international ice and snow event hosted by China since the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. With an overall planned area of 1 million square meters, up from last year's 800,000 square meters, the park is the largest in its 26-year history. Photo by Xie Jianfei/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

E

Ice-Snow World in Harbin - China

A drone photo shows a view of the Harbin Ice-Snow World in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Dec. 21, 2024. The world's largest ice-and-snow theme park, the 26th edition of the Harbin Ice-Snow World, officially opened at 10 a.m. in Harbin, the capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province also known as the "city of ice." Themed "Dream of Winter, Love among Asia," the park was built using 300,000 cubic meters of ice and snow, incorporating elements inspired by the upcoming 2025 Harbin Asian Winter Games, which will open next February, right after China's Spring Festival holiday. It is also the first major international ice and snow event hosted by China since the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. With an overall planned area of 1 million square meters, up from last year's 800,000 square meters, the park is the largest in its 26-year history. Photo by Wang SongXinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

E

Ice-Snow World in Harbin - China

Tourists visit the Harbin Ice-Snow World in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Dec. 21, 2024. The world's largest ice-and-snow theme park, the 26th edition of the Harbin Ice-Snow World, officially opened at 10 a.m. in Harbin, the capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province also known as the "city of ice." Themed "Dream of Winter, Love among Asia," the park was built using 300,000 cubic meters of ice and snow, incorporating elements inspired by the upcoming 2025 Harbin Asian Winter Games, which will open next February, right after China's Spring Festival holiday. It is also the first major international ice and snow event hosted by China since the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. With an overall planned area of 1 million square meters, up from last year's 800,000 square meters, the park is the largest in its 26-year history. Photo by Zhang Tao/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

E

Ice-Snow World in Harbin - China

Tourists visit the Harbin Ice-Snow World in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Dec. 21, 2024. The world's largest ice-and-snow theme park, the 26th edition of the Harbin Ice-Snow World, officially opened at 10 a.m. in Harbin, the capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province also known as the "city of ice." Themed "Dream of Winter, Love among Asia," the park was built using 300,000 cubic meters of ice and snow, incorporating elements inspired by the upcoming 2025 Harbin Asian Winter Games, which will open next February, right after China's Spring Festival holiday. It is also the first major international ice and snow event hosted by China since the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. With an overall planned area of 1 million square meters, up from last year's 800,000 square meters, the park is the largest in its 26-year history. Photo by Wang Jianwei/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

E

Ice-Snow World in Harbin - China

Tourists visit the Harbin Ice-Snow World in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Dec. 21, 2024. The world's largest ice-and-snow theme park, the 26th edition of the Harbin Ice-Snow World, officially opened at 10 a.m. in Harbin, the capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province also known as the "city of ice." Themed "Dream of Winter, Love among Asia," the park was built using 300,000 cubic meters of ice and snow, incorporating elements inspired by the upcoming 2025 Harbin Asian Winter Games, which will open next February, right after China's Spring Festival holiday. It is also the first major international ice and snow event hosted by China since the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. With an overall planned area of 1 million square meters, up from last year's 800,000 square meters, the park is the largest in its 26-year history. Photo by Zhang Tao/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

E

Ice-Snow World in Harbin - China

An aerial drone photo shows the main tower of the Harbin Ice-Snow World in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Dec. 21, 2024. The world's largest ice-and-snow theme park, the 26th edition of the Harbin Ice-Snow World, officially opened at 10 a.m. in Harbin, the capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province also known as the "city of ice." Themed "Dream of Winter, Love among Asia," the park was built using 300,000 cubic meters of ice and snow, incorporating elements inspired by the upcoming 2025 Harbin Asian Winter Games, which will open next February, right after China's Spring Festival holiday. It is also the first major international ice and snow event hosted by China since the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. With an overall planned area of 1 million square meters, up from last year's 800,000 square meters, the park is the largest in its 26-year history. Photo by Xie Jianfei/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

E

Myanmar gears up for traditional New Year celebrations

STORY: Myanmar gears up for traditional New Year celebrations SHOOTING TIME: April 12, 2024 DATELINE: April 13, 2024 LENGTH: 0:02:49 LOCATION: YANGON, Myanmar CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the preparing for Thingyan water festival in Yangon STORYLINE: People in Myanmar were busy preparing to celebrate their traditional New Year as the annual water festival drew near. The celebration of the traditional New Year festival, also known as the Thingyan water festival, this year will run from April 13 to 16, and the traditional Myanmar New Year's Day will fall on April 17. In the country's major cities such as Yangon and Mandalay, local residents have already constructed water throwing pandals for the celebrations. Thousands of migrant workers from the commercial hub city of Yangon have begun to leave for their hometowns in various areas in the Southeast Asian country in order to spend the holiday with their family members. Special celebrations such as the walking Thingyan festival in

E

CHINA-GUANGXI-LABOR DAY-TOURISM (CN)

(230502) -- NANNING, May 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Tourists visit the Fantawild Asian Legend, a theme park showcasing the cultures of 10 ASEAN countries, in Nanning, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, April 30, 2023. TO GO WITH "China Focus: First post-epidemic May Day holiday sees travel boom" (Photo by Lu Hai/Xinhua)

E

Disneyland kicks off Lunar New Year celebrations with cultural diversity

STORY: Disneyland kicks off Lunar New Year celebrations with cultural diversity SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 24, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 25, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:16 LOCATION: LOS ANGELES, U.S. CATEGORY: SOCIETY/CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the event STORYLINE: Disneyland Resort kicked off this year's Lunar New Year celebrations on Tuesday, with a variety of culinary delights, art shows and fun festivities. The annual celebrations at Disney California Adventure Park in Anaheim, Southern California, have drawn visitors around the world in recent years. The colorful Lunar New Year theme has turned the park into a sea of bright red and gold -- the Chinese New Year's traditional colors -- and a wonderland of festive Asian holiday cheer. At the Lunar New Year Wishing Wall in the park, visitors stroll beneath strings of ornamental lanterns and share their messages of hope, health and happiness for the year ahead. Disney characters, including Tigger, Mulan and Mushu, Mickey and Minnie, are all dressed in Chinese festive a

E

Xinhua Headlines: Holiday consumption boom mirrors vitality, potential of Chinese economy

(231006) -- BEIJING, Oct. 6, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Spectators cheer for players during the Basketball Women's Gold Medal Game between China and Japan at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Oct. 5, 2023. (Xinhua/Wang Kaiyan)

E

Chinese holiday spending ripples outward, boosting world's economic recovery

STORY: Chinese holiday spending ripples outward, boosting world's economic recovery DATELINE: May 7, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:42 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Chinese tourists traveling around 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): YANG YIXIANG, Luohu Port border checkpoint 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): HU YANG, Marketing director, Fantawild Asian Legend 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): CHANAPAN KAEWKLACHAIYAWUTH, Vice president of Thai-Chinese Tourism Alliance Association 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): JOHN OLOLTUA, Principal secretary of Kenya's Ministry of Tourism, Wildlife and Heritage 6. SOUNDBITE 5 (Arabic): MOHAMED A. SALAMA, Egyptian Tourism Promotion Authority STORYLINE: As China embraced the first May Day holiday since the country optimized its COVID-19 response measures, a dramatic travel spree has shown the huge potential of China's tourism market to the world. According to the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, the Chinese people made 274 million domestic trips during the May Day holiday that began

E

ASEAN-themed tourism gains traction in China's Guangxi

STORY: ASEAN-themed tourism gains traction in China's Guangxi DATELINE: May 2, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:05 LOCATION: NANNING, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Fantawild Asian Legend theme park 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): FU LI, Tourist 3. various of the Fantawild Asian Legend theme park 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): HU YANG, Marketing director, Fantawild Holdings Inc. in Nanning 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): ZHUO BINGYUE, Thai cuisine eatery owner STORYLINE: China is seeing a record-high May Day holiday travel rush amid excitement over a sharp rebound in tourism. In Nanning, capital of south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, ASEAN-themed tourism has gained momentum given the region's proximity to Southeast Asia. Fantawild Asian Legend, a theme park showcasing the cultures of 10 ASEAN countries, has become a magnet for tourists. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): FU LI, Tourist "It was splendid. The dances and the sounds made me feel like I'm traveling in Southeast Asia. The audience was absorbed in the p

E

CHINA-GUANGXI-LABOR DAY-TOURISM (CN)

(230502) -- NANNING, May 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Tourists visit the Fantawild Asian Legend, a theme park showcasing the cultures of 10 ASEAN countries, in Nanning, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, April 30, 2023. TO GO WITH "China Focus: First post-epidemic May Day holiday sees travel boom" (Photo by Lu Hai/Xinhua)

E

INDONESIA-SURABAYA-MOTORIST-EID AL FITR-TRAVELERS

(230420) -- SURABAYA, April 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People ride their motorbikes during homecoming travel ahead of Eid al-Fitr on Suramadu bridge in Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia, on April 20, 2023. Eid al-Fitr in the Southeast Asian country is expected to possibly fall on April 21. It is customary for Muslims to celebrate the annual religious holiday with their families. A recent survey by the country's transportation ministry showed that approximately 120 million people would travel back during the Eid exodus period this year, a 45 percent increase from last year's number. (Photo by Sahlan Kurniawan/Xinhua)

E

INDONESIA-SURABAYA-MOTORIST-EID AL FITR-TRAVELERS

(230420) -- SURABAYA, April 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People ride their motorbikes during homecoming travel ahead of Eid al-Fitr on Suramadu bridge in Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia, on April 20, 2023. Eid al-Fitr in the Southeast Asian country is expected to possibly fall on April 21. It is customary for Muslims to celebrate the annual religious holiday with their families. A recent survey by the country's transportation ministry showed that approximately 120 million people would travel back during the Eid exodus period this year, a 45 percent increase from last year's number. (Photo by Sahlan Kurniawan/Xinhua)

E

Cambodia's Sankranta festival ends with over 13 mln tourists traveling across country

STORY: Cambodia's Sankranta festival ends with over 13 mln tourists traveling across country DATELINE: April 18, 2023 LENGTH: 0:02:48 LOCATION: Phnom Penh CATEGORY: ECONOMY/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of tourists visiting the Angkor Archeological Park in Siem Reap province 2. various of people playing with water at the Pub Street in Siem Reap province 3. various of people celebrating traditional New Year in Battambang province 4. various of people celebrating traditional New Year in Sihanoukville STORYLINE: Cambodia's three-day Sankranta festival, or the traditional New Year celebration, ended on Sunday with 13.1 million people traveling to various tourist attractions across the kingdom, Tourism Minister Thong Khon said on Monday. Sankranta festival is the largest annual holiday in the Southeast Asian nation. On the occasion, revelers participate in religious ceremonies, visit their families in home provinces, and go to tourist destinations for leisure. "During the New Year celebrations from April

E

Lion dance performed in Cambodia to celebrate Chinese Lunar New Year

STORY: Lion dance performed in Cambodia to celebrate Chinese Lunar New Year DATELINE: Jan. 21, 2023 LENGTH: 00:04:03 LOCATION: Phnom Penh CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of lion and dragon dance at the Royal Palace in Phnom Penh 2. various of shop selling New Year decorative items 3. various of New Year decorations at public places in Phnom Penh STORYLINE: Folk artists performed lion and dragon dance in Cambodia on Saturday to celebrate the Chinese Lunar New Year, or Spring Festival, which falls on Jan. 22 this year. The dancers from six different troupes jointly performed at the Royal Palace in Phnom Penh, receiving a warm welcome from Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister and Royal Palace Minister Kong Sam Ol. Although it is not an official holiday in Cambodia, Spring Festival is broadly celebrated in the Southeast Asian nation. Days ahead of the New Year, Cambodians with Chinese ancestry always decorate their houses with red color paper-cuts, flowers, red lanterns and Chinese couplets to greet the N