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UK: Storm Bert Triggers Severe Flooding Across England And Wales

Storm Bert struck England and Wales on Saturday, November 23, bringing heavy rain, power outages, and traffic disruptions, while triggering severe flooding in multiple regions. Over 100 flood warnings were issued across the UK.

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[Breaking News]Festival in northeastern Japan

HACHINOHE, Japan, Aug. 1 Kyodo - Decorated floats are lined up in Hachinohe in Aomori Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on July 31, 2024, as the annual Hachinohe Sansha Taisai festival kicks off. The floats, each 10 meters high and 8 meters wide, will be paraded for three days starting the following day as part of the five-day festival, which dates back around 300 years and, in 2016, was inscribed on UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage list. (Kyodo)

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CHINA-YUNNAN-KUNMING-SOUTH ASIA-EXPO-THAI DURIAN (CN)

(230823) -- KUNMING, Aug. 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Aug. 8, 2023 shows a view of Kunming Dianchi International Convention and Exhibition Center, the venue for the seventh China-South Asia Expo in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province. The five-day China-South Asia Expo, which kicked off on Aug. 16 and ended on Aug. 20 in Kunming, attracted over 30,000 exhibitors as well as representatives and guests from 85 countries and regions and international organizations. Chen Jie, a 46-year-old merchant from Thailand, is one of them. Chen brought freeze-dried durians from Chanthaburi Province, the renowned fruit capital of Thailand, to the expo. Currently, durians from Thailand are dominating the Chinese market and freeze-dried durians brought by Chen were sold out even before the expo was closed. The manufacturer of Chen's durian products started its dried fruits export business to China from the year of 2016 and China market takes up almost 40 percent of the company's total sales volume. A

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CHINA-GUANGXI-CHONGZUO-ROCK PAINTING (CN)

(230809) -- NINGMING, Aug. 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Zhu Qiuping, a cultural relics protection expert, contemplates Huashan rock paintings in Ningming County, Chongzuo City, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Aug. 8, 2023. The Zuojiang Huashan site is home to more than 1,900 well-preserved drawings on the face of the Huashan mountains along the Zuojiang River and its tributary Mingjiang River in Chongzuo. The brownish red paintings, created from the Warring States Period (475-221 BC) to East Han Dynasty (25-220), depict the sacrifices of the Luoyue people, ancestors of today's Zhuang ethnic minority. It is said that the major images of the paintings are frog-shaped people -- a totem of the Zhuang ethnic group. Some of those paintings also show sports scenes. It remains a mystery how the Luoyue managed to paint on the rocks. The group of rock paintings was included into UNESCO's world heritage list in 2016. (Xinhua/Fei Maohua)

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CHINA-GUANGXI-CHONGZUO-ROCK PAINTING (CN)

(230809) -- NINGMING, Aug. 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Aug. 8, 2023 shows a part of Huashan rock paintings in Ningming County, Chongzuo City, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. The Zuojiang Huashan site is home to more than 1,900 well-preserved drawings on the face of the Huashan mountains along the Zuojiang River and its tributary Mingjiang River in Chongzuo. The brownish red paintings, created from the Warring States Period (475-221 BC) to East Han Dynasty (25-220), depict the sacrifices of the Luoyue people, ancestors of today's Zhuang ethnic minority. It is said that the major images of the paintings are frog-shaped people -- a totem of the Zhuang ethnic group. Some of those paintings also show sports scenes. It remains a mystery how the Luoyue managed to paint on the rocks. The group of rock paintings was included into UNESCO's world heritage list in 2016. (Xinhua/Fei Maohua)

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CHINA-GUANGXI-CHONGZUO-ROCK PAINTING (CN)

(230809) -- NINGMING, Aug. 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Aug. 8, 2023 shows a part of Huashan rock paintings in Ningming County, Chongzuo City, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. The Zuojiang Huashan site is home to more than 1,900 well-preserved drawings on the face of the Huashan mountains along the Zuojiang River and its tributary Mingjiang River in Chongzuo. The brownish red paintings, created from the Warring States Period (475-221 BC) to East Han Dynasty (25-220), depict the sacrifices of the Luoyue people, ancestors of today's Zhuang ethnic minority. It is said that the major images of the paintings are frog-shaped people -- a totem of the Zhuang ethnic group. Some of those paintings also show sports scenes. It remains a mystery how the Luoyue managed to paint on the rocks. The group of rock paintings was included into UNESCO's world heritage list in 2016. (Xinhua/Fei Maohua)

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CHINA-GUANGXI-CHONGZUO-ROCK PAINTING (CN)

(230809) -- NINGMING, Aug. 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Aug. 8, 2023 shows a part of Huashan rock paintings depicting a ceremony in Ningming County, Chongzuo City, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. The Zuojiang Huashan site is home to more than 1,900 well-preserved drawings on the face of the Huashan mountains along the Zuojiang River and its tributary Mingjiang River in Chongzuo. The brownish red paintings, created from the Warring States Period (475-221 BC) to East Han Dynasty (25-220), depict the sacrifices of the Luoyue people, ancestors of today's Zhuang ethnic minority. It is said that the major images of the paintings are frog-shaped people -- a totem of the Zhuang ethnic group. Some of those paintings also show sports scenes. It remains a mystery how the Luoyue managed to paint on the rocks. The group of rock paintings was included into UNESCO's world heritage list in 2016. (Xinhua/Zhang Ailin)

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CHINA-GUANGXI-CHONGZUO-ROCK PAINTING (CN)

(230809) -- NINGMING, Aug. 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Aug. 8, 2023 shows butterflies on Huashan rock paintings in Ningming County, Chongzuo City, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. The Zuojiang Huashan site is home to more than 1,900 well-preserved drawings on the face of the Huashan mountains along the Zuojiang River and its tributary Mingjiang River in Chongzuo. The brownish red paintings, created from the Warring States Period (475-221 BC) to East Han Dynasty (25-220), depict the sacrifices of the Luoyue people, ancestors of today's Zhuang ethnic minority. It is said that the major images of the paintings are frog-shaped people -- a totem of the Zhuang ethnic group. Some of those paintings also show sports scenes. It remains a mystery how the Luoyue managed to paint on the rocks. The group of rock paintings was included into UNESCO's world heritage list in 2016. (Xinhua/Fei Maohua)

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CHINA-GUANGXI-CHONGZUO-ROCK PAINTING (CN)

(230809) -- NINGMING, Aug. 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Aug. 8, 2023 shows a part of Huashan rock paintings in Ningming County, Chongzuo City, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. The Zuojiang Huashan site is home to more than 1,900 well-preserved drawings on the face of the Huashan mountains along the Zuojiang River and its tributary Mingjiang River in Chongzuo. The brownish red paintings, created from the Warring States Period (475-221 BC) to East Han Dynasty (25-220), depict the sacrifices of the Luoyue people, ancestors of today's Zhuang ethnic minority. It is said that the major images of the paintings are frog-shaped people -- a totem of the Zhuang ethnic group. Some of those paintings also show sports scenes. It remains a mystery how the Luoyue managed to paint on the rocks. The group of rock paintings was included into UNESCO's world heritage list in 2016. (Xinhua/Zhou Hua)

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CHINA-GUANGXI-CHONGZUO-ROCK PAINTING (CN)

(230809) -- NINGMING, Aug. 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Tourists look at Huashan rock paintings in Ningming County, Chongzuo City, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Aug. 8, 2023. The Zuojiang Huashan site is home to more than 1,900 well-preserved drawings on the face of the Huashan mountains along the Zuojiang River and its tributary Mingjiang River in Chongzuo. The brownish red paintings, created from the Warring States Period (475-221 BC) to East Han Dynasty (25-220), depict the sacrifices of the Luoyue people, ancestors of today's Zhuang ethnic minority. It is said that the major images of the paintings are frog-shaped people -- a totem of the Zhuang ethnic group. Some of those paintings also show sports scenes. It remains a mystery how the Luoyue managed to paint on the rocks. The group of rock paintings was included into UNESCO's world heritage list in 2016. (Xinhua/Fei Maohua)

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CHINA-GUANGXI-CHONGZUO-ROCK PAINTING (CN)

(230809) -- NINGMING, Aug. 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Aug. 8, 2023 shows a rock painting with a height of about 20 centimeters, the smallest one of Huashan rock paintings, in Ningming County, Chongzuo City, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. The Zuojiang Huashan site is home to more than 1,900 well-preserved drawings on the face of the Huashan mountains along the Zuojiang River and its tributary Mingjiang River in Chongzuo. The brownish red paintings, created from the Warring States Period (475-221 BC) to East Han Dynasty (25-220), depict the sacrifices of the Luoyue people, ancestors of today's Zhuang ethnic minority. It is said that the major images of the paintings are frog-shaped people -- a totem of the Zhuang ethnic group. Some of those paintings also show sports scenes. It remains a mystery how the Luoyue managed to paint on the rocks. The group of rock paintings was included into UNESCO's world heritage list in 2016. (Xinhua/Fei Maohua)

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CHINA-GUANGXI-CHONGZUO-ROCK PAINTING (CN)

(230809) -- NINGMING, Aug. 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Aug. 8, 2023 shows a part of Huashan rock paintings in Ningming County, Chongzuo City, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. The Zuojiang Huashan site is home to more than 1,900 well-preserved drawings on the face of the Huashan mountains along the Zuojiang River and its tributary Mingjiang River in Chongzuo. The brownish red paintings, created from the Warring States Period (475-221 BC) to East Han Dynasty (25-220), depict the sacrifices of the Luoyue people, ancestors of today's Zhuang ethnic minority. It is said that the major images of the paintings are frog-shaped people -- a totem of the Zhuang ethnic group. Some of those paintings also show sports scenes. It remains a mystery how the Luoyue managed to paint on the rocks. The group of rock paintings was included into UNESCO's world heritage list in 2016. (Xinhua/Zhang Ailin)

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CHINA-GUANGXI-CHONGZUO-ROCK PAINTING (CN)

(230809) -- NINGMING, Aug. 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Aug. 8, 2023 shows a part of Huashan rock paintings in Ningming County, Chongzuo City, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. The Zuojiang Huashan site is home to more than 1,900 well-preserved drawings on the face of the Huashan mountains along the Zuojiang River and its tributary Mingjiang River in Chongzuo. The brownish red paintings, created from the Warring States Period (475-221 BC) to East Han Dynasty (25-220), depict the sacrifices of the Luoyue people, ancestors of today's Zhuang ethnic minority. It is said that the major images of the paintings are frog-shaped people -- a totem of the Zhuang ethnic group. Some of those paintings also show sports scenes. It remains a mystery how the Luoyue managed to paint on the rocks. The group of rock paintings was included into UNESCO's world heritage list in 2016. (Xinhua/Fei Maohua)

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CHINA-GUANGXI-CHONGZUO-ROCK PAINTING (CN)

(230809) -- NINGMING, Aug. 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Aug. 8, 2023 shows a part of Huashan rock paintings depicting pregnant women in Ningming County, Chongzuo City, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. The Zuojiang Huashan site is home to more than 1,900 well-preserved drawings on the face of the Huashan mountains along the Zuojiang River and its tributary Mingjiang River in Chongzuo. The brownish red paintings, created from the Warring States Period (475-221 BC) to East Han Dynasty (25-220), depict the sacrifices of the Luoyue people, ancestors of today's Zhuang ethnic minority. It is said that the major images of the paintings are frog-shaped people -- a totem of the Zhuang ethnic group. Some of those paintings also show sports scenes. It remains a mystery how the Luoyue managed to paint on the rocks. The group of rock paintings was included into UNESCO's world heritage list in 2016. (Xinhua/Fei Maohua)

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CHINA-GUANGXI-CHONGZUO-ROCK PAINTING (CN)

(230809) -- NINGMING, Aug. 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Aug. 8, 2023 shows a part of Huashan rock paintings in Ningming County, Chongzuo City, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. The Zuojiang Huashan site is home to more than 1,900 well-preserved drawings on the face of the Huashan mountains along the Zuojiang River and its tributary Mingjiang River in Chongzuo. The brownish red paintings, created from the Warring States Period (475-221 BC) to East Han Dynasty (25-220), depict the sacrifices of the Luoyue people, ancestors of today's Zhuang ethnic minority. It is said that the major images of the paintings are frog-shaped people -- a totem of the Zhuang ethnic group. Some of those paintings also show sports scenes. It remains a mystery how the Luoyue managed to paint on the rocks. The group of rock paintings was included into UNESCO's world heritage list in 2016. (Xinhua/Zhang Ailin)

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CHINA-GUANGXI-CHONGZUO-ROCK PAINTING (CN)

(230809) -- NINGMING, Aug. 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This combo photo shows a diagram (above) of the movements of jumping and a Huashan rock painting depicting jumping (photo taken by Xinhua photographer Fei Maohua on Aug. 8, 2023) in Ningming County, Chongzuo City, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. The Zuojiang Huashan site is home to more than 1,900 well-preserved drawings on the face of the Huashan mountains along the Zuojiang River and its tributary Mingjiang River in Chongzuo. The brownish red paintings, created from the Warring States Period (475-221 BC) to East Han Dynasty (25-220), depict the sacrifices of the Luoyue people, ancestors of today's Zhuang ethnic minority. It is said that the major images of the paintings are frog-shaped people -- a totem of the Zhuang ethnic group. Some of those paintings also show sports scenes. It remains a mystery how the Luoyue managed to paint on the rocks. The group of rock paintings was included into UNESCO's world heritage list in 2016. (Xinhu

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CHINA-GUANGXI-CHONGZUO-ROCK PAINTING (CN)

(230809) -- NINGMING, Aug. 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Aug. 8, 2023 shows a rock painting with a height of 3.58 meters, the biggest one of Huashan rock paintings, in Ningming County, Chongzuo City, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. The Zuojiang Huashan site is home to more than 1,900 well-preserved drawings on the face of the Huashan mountains along the Zuojiang River and its tributary Mingjiang River in Chongzuo. The brownish red paintings, created from the Warring States Period (475-221 BC) to East Han Dynasty (25-220), depict the sacrifices of the Luoyue people, ancestors of today's Zhuang ethnic minority. It is said that the major images of the paintings are frog-shaped people -- a totem of the Zhuang ethnic group. Some of those paintings also show sports scenes. It remains a mystery how the Luoyue managed to paint on the rocks. The group of rock paintings was included into UNESCO's world heritage list in 2016. (Xinhua/Fei Maohua)

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CHINA-GUANGXI-CHONGZUO-ROCK PAINTING (CN)

(230809) -- NINGMING, Aug. 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Aug. 8, 2023 shows a part of Huashan rock paintings in Ningming County, Chongzuo City, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. The Zuojiang Huashan site is home to more than 1,900 well-preserved drawings on the face of the Huashan mountains along the Zuojiang River and its tributary Mingjiang River in Chongzuo. The brownish red paintings, created from the Warring States Period (475-221 BC) to East Han Dynasty (25-220), depict the sacrifices of the Luoyue people, ancestors of today's Zhuang ethnic minority. It is said that the major images of the paintings are frog-shaped people -- a totem of the Zhuang ethnic group. Some of those paintings also show sports scenes. It remains a mystery how the Luoyue managed to paint on the rocks. The group of rock paintings was included into UNESCO's world heritage list in 2016. (Xinhua/Zhou Hua)

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CHINA-GUANGXI-CHONGZUO-ROCK PAINTING (CN)

(230809) -- NINGMING, Aug. 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Aug. 8, 2023 shows a part of Huashan rock paintings in Ningming County, Chongzuo City, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. The Zuojiang Huashan site is home to more than 1,900 well-preserved drawings on the face of the Huashan mountains along the Zuojiang River and its tributary Mingjiang River in Chongzuo. The brownish red paintings, created from the Warring States Period (475-221 BC) to East Han Dynasty (25-220), depict the sacrifices of the Luoyue people, ancestors of today's Zhuang ethnic minority. It is said that the major images of the paintings are frog-shaped people -- a totem of the Zhuang ethnic group. Some of those paintings also show sports scenes. It remains a mystery how the Luoyue managed to paint on the rocks. The group of rock paintings was included into UNESCO's world heritage list in 2016. (Xinhua/Zhang Ailin)

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CHINA-GUANGXI-CHONGZUO-ROCK PAINTING (CN)

(230809) -- NINGMING, Aug. 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Aug. 8, 2023 shows a part of Huashan rock paintings in Ningming County, Chongzuo City, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. The Zuojiang Huashan site is home to more than 1,900 well-preserved drawings on the face of the Huashan mountains along the Zuojiang River and its tributary Mingjiang River in Chongzuo. The brownish red paintings, created from the Warring States Period (475-221 BC) to East Han Dynasty (25-220), depict the sacrifices of the Luoyue people, ancestors of today's Zhuang ethnic minority. It is said that the major images of the paintings are frog-shaped people -- a totem of the Zhuang ethnic group. Some of those paintings also show sports scenes. It remains a mystery how the Luoyue managed to paint on the rocks. The group of rock paintings was included into UNESCO's world heritage list in 2016. (Xinhua/Fei Maohua)

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CHINA-GUANGXI-CHONGZUO-ROCK PAINTING (CN)

(230809) -- NINGMING, Aug. 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Aug. 8, 2023 shows a part of Huashan rock paintings in Ningming County, Chongzuo City, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. The Zuojiang Huashan site is home to more than 1,900 well-preserved drawings on the face of the Huashan mountains along the Zuojiang River and its tributary Mingjiang River in Chongzuo. The brownish red paintings, created from the Warring States Period (475-221 BC) to East Han Dynasty (25-220), depict the sacrifices of the Luoyue people, ancestors of today's Zhuang ethnic minority. It is said that the major images of the paintings are frog-shaped people -- a totem of the Zhuang ethnic group. Some of those paintings also show sports scenes. It remains a mystery how the Luoyue managed to paint on the rocks. The group of rock paintings was included into UNESCO's world heritage list in 2016. (Xinhua/Zhang Ailin)

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CHINA-GUANGXI-CHONGZUO-ROCK PAINTING (CN)

(230809) -- NINGMING, Aug. 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Zhu Qiuping, a cultural relics protection expert, contemplates Huashan rock paintings in Ningming County, Chongzuo City, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Aug. 8, 2023. The Zuojiang Huashan site is home to more than 1,900 well-preserved drawings on the face of the Huashan mountains along the Zuojiang River and its tributary Mingjiang River in Chongzuo. The brownish red paintings, created from the Warring States Period (475-221 BC) to East Han Dynasty (25-220), depict the sacrifices of the Luoyue people, ancestors of today's Zhuang ethnic minority. It is said that the major images of the paintings are frog-shaped people -- a totem of the Zhuang ethnic group. Some of those paintings also show sports scenes. It remains a mystery how the Luoyue managed to paint on the rocks. The group of rock paintings was included into UNESCO's world heritage list in 2016. (Xinhua/Zhou Hua)

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CHINA-GUANGXI-CHONGZUO-ROCK PAINTING (CN)

(230809) -- NINGMING, Aug. 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Aug. 8, 2023 shows a part of Huashan rock paintings in Ningming County, Chongzuo City, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. The Zuojiang Huashan site is home to more than 1,900 well-preserved drawings on the face of the Huashan mountains along the Zuojiang River and its tributary Mingjiang River in Chongzuo. The brownish red paintings, created from the Warring States Period (475-221 BC) to East Han Dynasty (25-220), depict the sacrifices of the Luoyue people, ancestors of today's Zhuang ethnic minority. It is said that the major images of the paintings are frog-shaped people -- a totem of the Zhuang ethnic group. Some of those paintings also show sports scenes. It remains a mystery how the Luoyue managed to paint on the rocks. The group of rock paintings was included into UNESCO's world heritage list in 2016. (Xinhua/Zhou Hua)

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CHINA-GUANGXI-CHONGZUO-ROCK PAINTING (CN)

(230809) -- NINGMING, Aug. 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Aug. 8, 2023 shows a part of Huashan rock paintings in Ningming County, Chongzuo City, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. The Zuojiang Huashan site is home to more than 1,900 well-preserved drawings on the face of the Huashan mountains along the Zuojiang River and its tributary Mingjiang River in Chongzuo. The brownish red paintings, created from the Warring States Period (475-221 BC) to East Han Dynasty (25-220), depict the sacrifices of the Luoyue people, ancestors of today's Zhuang ethnic minority. It is said that the major images of the paintings are frog-shaped people -- a totem of the Zhuang ethnic group. Some of those paintings also show sports scenes. It remains a mystery how the Luoyue managed to paint on the rocks. The group of rock paintings was included into UNESCO's world heritage list in 2016. (Xinhua/Fei Maohua)

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CHINA-GUANGXI-CHONGZUO-ROCK PAINTING (CN)

(230809) -- NINGMING, Aug. 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Aug. 8, 2023 shows a part of Huashan rock paintings in Ningming County, Chongzuo City, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. The Zuojiang Huashan site is home to more than 1,900 well-preserved drawings on the face of the Huashan mountains along the Zuojiang River and its tributary Mingjiang River in Chongzuo. The brownish red paintings, created from the Warring States Period (475-221 BC) to East Han Dynasty (25-220), depict the sacrifices of the Luoyue people, ancestors of today's Zhuang ethnic minority. It is said that the major images of the paintings are frog-shaped people -- a totem of the Zhuang ethnic group. Some of those paintings also show sports scenes. It remains a mystery how the Luoyue managed to paint on the rocks. The group of rock paintings was included into UNESCO's world heritage list in 2016. (Xinhua/Fei Maohua)

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CHINA-GUANGXI-CHONGZUO-ROCK PAINTING (CN)

(230809) -- NINGMING, Aug. 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This combo photo shows a person climbing a cliff (L, file photo) and a Huashan rock painting depicting cliff climbing (photo taken by Xinhua photographer Fei Maohua on Aug. 8, 2023) in Ningming County, Chongzuo City, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. The Zuojiang Huashan site is home to more than 1,900 well-preserved drawings on the face of the Huashan mountains along the Zuojiang River and its tributary Mingjiang River in Chongzuo. The brownish red paintings, created from the Warring States Period (475-221 BC) to East Han Dynasty (25-220), depict the sacrifices of the Luoyue people, ancestors of today's Zhuang ethnic minority. It is said that the major images of the paintings are frog-shaped people -- a totem of the Zhuang ethnic group. Some of those paintings also show sports scenes. It remains a mystery how the Luoyue managed to paint on the rocks. The group of rock paintings was included into UNESCO's world heritage list in 2016. (Xi

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CHINA-GUANGXI-CHONGZUO-ROCK PAINTING (CN)

(230809) -- NINGMING, Aug. 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Aug. 8, 2023 shows a part of Huashan rock paintings depicting people sailing on a boat in Ningming County, Chongzuo City, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. The Zuojiang Huashan site is home to more than 1,900 well-preserved drawings on the face of the Huashan mountains along the Zuojiang River and its tributary Mingjiang River in Chongzuo. The brownish red paintings, created from the Warring States Period (475-221 BC) to East Han Dynasty (25-220), depict the sacrifices of the Luoyue people, ancestors of today's Zhuang ethnic minority. It is said that the major images of the paintings are frog-shaped people -- a totem of the Zhuang ethnic group. Some of those paintings also show sports scenes. It remains a mystery how the Luoyue managed to paint on the rocks. The group of rock paintings was included into UNESCO's world heritage list in 2016. (Xinhua/Fei Maohua)

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CHINA-GUANGXI-CHONGZUO-ROCK PAINTING (CN)

(230809) -- NINGMING, Aug. 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Aug. 8, 2023 shows a part of Huashan rock paintings in Ningming County, Chongzuo City, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. The Zuojiang Huashan site is home to more than 1,900 well-preserved drawings on the face of the Huashan mountains along the Zuojiang River and its tributary Mingjiang River in Chongzuo. The brownish red paintings, created from the Warring States Period (475-221 BC) to East Han Dynasty (25-220), depict the sacrifices of the Luoyue people, ancestors of today's Zhuang ethnic minority. It is said that the major images of the paintings are frog-shaped people -- a totem of the Zhuang ethnic group. Some of those paintings also show sports scenes. It remains a mystery how the Luoyue managed to paint on the rocks. The group of rock paintings was included into UNESCO's world heritage list in 2016. (Xinhua/Fei Maohua)

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CHINA-GUANGXI-CHONGZUO-ROCK PAINTING (CN)

(230809) -- NINGMING, Aug. 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Aug. 8, 2023 shows Huashan rock paintings in Ningming County, Chongzuo City, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. The Zuojiang Huashan site is home to more than 1,900 well-preserved drawings on the face of the Huashan mountains along the Zuojiang River and its tributary Mingjiang River in Chongzuo. The brownish red paintings, created from the Warring States Period (475-221 BC) to East Han Dynasty (25-220), depict the sacrifices of the Luoyue people, ancestors of today's Zhuang ethnic minority. It is said that the major images of the paintings are frog-shaped people -- a totem of the Zhuang ethnic group. Some of those paintings also show sports scenes. It remains a mystery how the Luoyue managed to paint on the rocks. The group of rock paintings was included into UNESCO's world heritage list in 2016. (Xinhua/Fei Maohua)

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CHINA-GUANGXI-CHONGZUO-ROCK PAINTING (CN)

(230809) -- NINGMING, Aug. 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Aug. 8, 2023 shows a part of Huashan rock paintings in Ningming County, Chongzuo City, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. The Zuojiang Huashan site is home to more than 1,900 well-preserved drawings on the face of the Huashan mountains along the Zuojiang River and its tributary Mingjiang River in Chongzuo. The brownish red paintings, created from the Warring States Period (475-221 BC) to East Han Dynasty (25-220), depict the sacrifices of the Luoyue people, ancestors of today's Zhuang ethnic minority. It is said that the major images of the paintings are frog-shaped people -- a totem of the Zhuang ethnic group. Some of those paintings also show sports scenes. It remains a mystery how the Luoyue managed to paint on the rocks. The group of rock paintings was included into UNESCO's world heritage list in 2016. (Xinhua/Zhang Ailin)

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CHINA-GUANGXI-CHONGZUO-ROCK PAINTING (CN)

(230809) -- NINGMING, Aug. 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Aug. 8, 2023 shows a part of Huashan rock paintings in Ningming County, Chongzuo City, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. The Zuojiang Huashan site is home to more than 1,900 well-preserved drawings on the face of the Huashan mountains along the Zuojiang River and its tributary Mingjiang River in Chongzuo. The brownish red paintings, created from the Warring States Period (475-221 BC) to East Han Dynasty (25-220), depict the sacrifices of the Luoyue people, ancestors of today's Zhuang ethnic minority. It is said that the major images of the paintings are frog-shaped people -- a totem of the Zhuang ethnic group. Some of those paintings also show sports scenes. It remains a mystery how the Luoyue managed to paint on the rocks. The group of rock paintings was included into UNESCO's world heritage list in 2016. (Xinhua/Zhang Ailin)

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CHINA-GUANGXI-CHONGZUO-ROCK PAINTING (CN)

(230809) -- NINGMING, Aug. 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Aug. 8, 2023 shows a part of Huashan rock paintings depicting a ceremony in Ningming County, Chongzuo City, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. The Zuojiang Huashan site is home to more than 1,900 well-preserved drawings on the face of the Huashan mountains along the Zuojiang River and its tributary Mingjiang River in Chongzuo. The brownish red paintings, created from the Warring States Period (475-221 BC) to East Han Dynasty (25-220), depict the sacrifices of the Luoyue people, ancestors of today's Zhuang ethnic minority. It is said that the major images of the paintings are frog-shaped people -- a totem of the Zhuang ethnic group. Some of those paintings also show sports scenes. It remains a mystery how the Luoyue managed to paint on the rocks. The group of rock paintings was included into UNESCO's world heritage list in 2016. (Xinhua/Zhang Ailin)

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CHINA-GUANGXI-CHONGZUO-ROCK PAINTING (CN)

(230809) -- NINGMING, Aug. 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Aug. 8, 2023 shows Huashan mountains (L) in Chongzuo City, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. The Zuojiang Huashan site is home to more than 1,900 well-preserved drawings on the face of the Huashan mountains along the Zuojiang River and its tributary Mingjiang River in Chongzuo. The brownish red paintings, created from the Warring States Period (475-221 BC) to East Han Dynasty (25-220), depict the sacrifices of the Luoyue people, ancestors of today's Zhuang ethnic minority. It is said that the major images of the paintings are frog-shaped people -- a totem of the Zhuang ethnic group. Some of those paintings also show sports scenes. It remains a mystery how the Luoyue managed to paint on the rocks. The group of rock paintings was included into UNESCO's world heritage list in 2016. (Xinhua/Fei Maohua)

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(FOCUS)CHINA-YANGTZE RIVER DELTA-QUANTUM SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY-SCIENTIST-PENG CHENGZHI (CN)

(230808) -- HEFEI, Aug. 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This combined photo shows China launching the world's first quantum satellite on top of a Long March-2D rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Jiuquan, northwest China's Gansu Province, Aug. 16, 2016. Peng Chengzhi, born in 1976, holds several professional positions: professor and doctoral supervisor at the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC), chief scientist of QuantumCTek Co., Ltd., and chief engineer of the scientific application system of Micius, the world's first quantum communication satellite. Peng began to participate in the research of quantum science and technology in 2003. Since then, he has taken part in the whole process of the design of the quantum satellite "Micius", witnessing the development of China in the fields of quantum communication, quantum computing and others. Since the USTC and QuantumCTek Co., Ltd are based in Hefei, while the Shanghai Institute for Advance Studies of USTC and Shanghai Research Center fo

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(FOCUS)CHINA-YANGTZE RIVER DELTA-QUANTUM SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY-SCIENTIST-PENG CHENGZHI (CN)

(230808) -- HEFEI, Aug. 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This composite photo taken on Nov. 28, 2016 shows researchers making an experiment as the quantum satellite "Micius" flies over an observatory in Xinglong, north China's Hebei Province. Peng Chengzhi, born in 1976, holds several professional positions: professor and doctoral supervisor at the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC), chief scientist of QuantumCTek Co., Ltd., and chief engineer of the scientific application system of Micius, the world's first quantum communication satellite. Peng began to participate in the research of quantum science and technology in 2003. Since then, he has taken part in the whole process of the design of the quantum satellite "Micius", witnessing the development of China in the fields of quantum communication, quantum computing and others. Since the USTC and QuantumCTek Co., Ltd are based in Hefei, while the Shanghai Institute for Advance Studies of USTC and Shanghai Research Center for Quantum Science are locat

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(FOCUS)CHINA-YANGTZE RIVER DELTA-QUANTUM SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY-SCIENTIST-PENG CHENGZHI (CN)

(230808) -- HEFEI, Aug. 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This composite photo taken on Dec. 9, 2016 shows a satellite-to-earth link established between quantum satellite "Micius" and the quantum teleportation experiment platform in Ali, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. Peng Chengzhi, born in 1976, holds several professional positions: professor and doctoral supervisor at the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC), chief scientist of QuantumCTek Co., Ltd., and chief engineer of the scientific application system of Micius, the world's first quantum communication satellite. Peng began to participate in the research of quantum science and technology in 2003. Since then, he has taken part in the whole process of the design of the quantum satellite "Micius", witnessing the development of China in the fields of quantum communication, quantum computing and others. Since the USTC and QuantumCTek Co., Ltd are based in Hefei, while the Shanghai Institute for Advance Studies of USTC and Shanghai Research

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(FOCUS)CHINA-YANGTZE RIVER DELTA-QUANTUM SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY-SCIENTIST-PENG CHENGZHI (CN)

(230808) -- HEFEI, Aug. 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Peng Chengzhi (1st R, back), Pan Jianwei (2nd R, front), Wang Jianyu (1st L, front), Yin Juan (2nd R, back) and Ren Jigang (3rd R, back) look at data received from quantum satellite "Micius" at Lijiang observatory in Lijiang city, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Dec. 22, 2016. Peng Chengzhi, born in 1976, holds several professional positions: professor and doctoral supervisor at the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC), chief scientist of QuantumCTek Co., Ltd., and chief engineer of the scientific application system of Micius, the world's first quantum communication satellite. Peng began to participate in the research of quantum science and technology in 2003. Since then, he has taken part in the whole process of the design of the quantum satellite "Micius", witnessing the development of China in the fields of quantum communication, quantum computing and others. Since the USTC and QuantumCTek Co., Ltd are based in Hefei, while the Shanghai I

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"Sento-kuyo" ceremony in Kyoto

KYOTO, Japan, Aug. 23 Kyodo - More than 1,000 candles are lit around 8,000 roughly carved stone Buddhas at Adashino Nenbutsuji, a Buddhist temple in Kyoto, on Aug. 23, 2016, during the Buddhist ceremony called "Sento-kuyo" in honor of the spirits of the dead.

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Scenes from Rio Olympics

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil, Aug. 11 Kyodo - Rio Olympic Mascot Vinicius wearing goggles appears at Olympic Aquatics Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on Aug. 8, 2016.

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(SP)CHINA-XINJIANG-OUTDOOR SPORTS-PARAGLIDING

(220808) -- XINJIANG, Aug. 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Chen Ruifeng climbs a cliff in eastern suburb of Urumqi, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, May 30, 2022. Born in Xinjiang, 52-year-old Chen Ruifeng is a paragliding amateur. He says he feels like having his own wings when the paraglider opens. In 2016, Chen Ruifeng started to practice paragliding. Later on, he joined a local club and received his flying certificate after training. As an outdoor enthusiast, he also engages himself in trail running, mountaineering and ice climbing. In his opinions, the unique terrain of Xinjiang, such as mountains, steppes and rivers, has its own charms and thus makes here a heaven for outdoor activities. "As long as I can, I will fly higher and discover more the beauty of Xinjiang," Chen says. (Xinhua/Hu Huhu)

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(SP)CHINA-XINJIANG-OUTDOOR SPORTS-PARAGLIDING

(220808) -- XINJIANG, Aug. 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Chen Ruifeng glides in the sky over southern suburb of Urumqi, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, May 29, 2022. Born in Xinjiang, 52-year-old Chen Ruifeng is a paragliding amateur. He says he feels like having his own wings when the paraglider opens. In 2016, Chen Ruifeng started to practice paragliding. Later on, he joined a local club and received his flying certificate after training. As an outdoor enthusiast, he also engages himself in trail running, mountaineering and ice climbing. In his opinions, the unique terrain of Xinjiang, such as mountains, steppes and rivers, has its own charms and thus makes here a heaven for outdoor activities. "As long as I can, I will fly higher and discover more the beauty of Xinjiang," Chen says. (Xinhua/Hu Huhu)

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(SP)CHINA-XINJIANG-OUTDOOR SPORTS-PARAGLIDING

(220808) -- XINJIANG, Aug. 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Chen Ruifeng prepares to take off in southern suburb of Urumqi, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, May 29, 2022. Born in Xinjiang, 52-year-old Chen Ruifeng is a paragliding amateur. He says he feels like having his own wings when the paraglider opens. In 2016, Chen Ruifeng started to practice paragliding. Later on, he joined a local club and received his flying certificate after training. As an outdoor enthusiast, he also engages himself in trail running, mountaineering and ice climbing. In his opinions, the unique terrain of Xinjiang, such as mountains, steppes and rivers, has its own charms and thus makes here a heaven for outdoor activities. "As long as I can, I will fly higher and discover more the beauty of Xinjiang," Chen says. (Xinhua/Hu Huhu)

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(SP)CHINA-XINJIANG-OUTDOOR SPORTS-PARAGLIDING

(220808) -- XINJIANG, Aug. 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Chen Ruifeng glides in the sky in Jimsar County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, May 21, 2022. Born in Xinjiang, 52-year-old Chen Ruifeng is a paragliding amateur. He says he feels like having his own wings when the paraglider opens. In 2016, Chen Ruifeng started to practice paragliding. Later on, he joined a local club and received his flying certificate after training. As an outdoor enthusiast, he also engages himself in trail running, mountaineering and ice climbing. In his opinions, the unique terrain of Xinjiang, such as mountains, steppes and rivers, has its own charms and thus makes here a heaven for outdoor activities. "As long as I can, I will fly higher and discover more the beauty of Xinjiang," Chen says. (Xinhua/Hu Huhu)

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(SP)CHINA-XINJIANG-OUTDOOR SPORTS-PARAGLIDING

(220808) -- XINJIANG, Aug. 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Chen Ruifeng sets up a wind sock before taking off in Jimsar County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, May 21, 2022. Born in Xinjiang, 52-year-old Chen Ruifeng is a paragliding amateur. He says he feels like having his own wings when the paraglider opens. In 2016, Chen Ruifeng started to practice paragliding. Later on, he joined a local club and received his flying certificate after training. As an outdoor enthusiast, he also engages himself in trail running, mountaineering and ice climbing. In his opinions, the unique terrain of Xinjiang, such as mountains, steppes and rivers, has its own charms and thus makes here a heaven for outdoor activities. "As long as I can, I will fly higher and discover more the beauty of Xinjiang," Chen says. (Xinhua/Hu Huhu)

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(SP)CHINA-XINJIANG-OUTDOOR SPORTS-PARAGLIDING

(220808) -- XINJIANG, Aug. 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Chen Ruifeng glides in the sky over southern suburb of Urumqi, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, May 29, 2022. Born in Xinjiang, 52-year-old Chen Ruifeng is a paragliding amateur. He says he feels like having his own wings when the paraglider opens. In 2016, Chen Ruifeng started to practice paragliding. Later on, he joined a local club and received his flying certificate after training. As an outdoor enthusiast, he also engages himself in trail running, mountaineering and ice climbing. In his opinions, the unique terrain of Xinjiang, such as mountains, steppes and rivers, has its own charms and thus makes here a heaven for outdoor activities. "As long as I can, I will fly higher and discover more the beauty of Xinjiang," Chen says. (Xinhua/Hu Huhu)

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(SP)CHINA-XINJIANG-OUTDOOR SPORTS-PARAGLIDING

(220808) -- XINJIANG, Aug. 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Chen Ruifeng practices paragliding in southern suburb of Urumqi, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, June 11, 2022. Born in Xinjiang, 52-year-old Chen Ruifeng is a paragliding amateur. He says he feels like having his own wings when the paraglider opens. In 2016, Chen Ruifeng started to practice paragliding. Later on, he joined a local club and received his flying certificate after training. As an outdoor enthusiast, he also engages himself in trail running, mountaineering and ice climbing. In his opinions, the unique terrain of Xinjiang, such as mountains, steppes and rivers, has its own charms and thus makes here a heaven for outdoor activities. "As long as I can, I will fly higher and discover more the beauty of Xinjiang," Chen says. (Xinhua/Hu Huhu)

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(SP)CHINA-XINJIANG-OUTDOOR SPORTS-PARAGLIDING

(220808) -- XINJIANG, Aug. 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Chen Ruifeng takes a rest in southern suburb of Urumqi, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, June 11, 2022. Born in Xinjiang, 52-year-old Chen Ruifeng is a paragliding amateur. He says he feels like having his own wings when the paraglider opens. In 2016, Chen Ruifeng started to practice paragliding. Later on, he joined a local club and received his flying certificate after training. As an outdoor enthusiast, he also engages himself in trail running, mountaineering and ice climbing. In his opinions, the unique terrain of Xinjiang, such as mountains, steppes and rivers, has its own charms and thus makes here a heaven for outdoor activities. "As long as I can, I will fly higher and discover more the beauty of Xinjiang," Chen says. (Xinhua/Hu Huhu)

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(SP)CHINA-XINJIANG-OUTDOOR SPORTS-PARAGLIDING

(220808) -- XINJIANG, Aug. 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on June 14, 2022 shows a trophy for paragliding awarded for Chen Ruifeng. Born in Xinjiang, 52-year-old Chen Ruifeng is a paragliding amateur. He says he feels like having his own wings when the paraglider opens. In 2016, Chen Ruifeng started to practice paragliding. Later on, he joined a local club and received his flying certificate after training. As an outdoor enthusiast, he also engages himself in trail running, mountaineering and ice climbing. In his opinions, the unique terrain of Xinjiang, such as mountains, steppes and rivers, has its own charms and thus makes here a heaven for outdoor activities. "As long as I can, I will fly higher and discover more the beauty of Xinjiang," Chen says. (Xinhua/Hu Huhu)

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(SP)CHINA-XINJIANG-OUTDOOR SPORTS-PARAGLIDING

(220808) -- XINJIANG, Aug. 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Chen Ruifeng practices paragliding in southern suburb of Urumqi, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, June 11, 2022. Born in Xinjiang, 52-year-old Chen Ruifeng is a paragliding amateur. He says he feels like having his own wings when the paraglider opens. In 2016, Chen Ruifeng started to practice paragliding. Later on, he joined a local club and received his flying certificate after training. As an outdoor enthusiast, he also engages himself in trail running, mountaineering and ice climbing. In his opinions, the unique terrain of Xinjiang, such as mountains, steppes and rivers, has its own charms and thus makes here a heaven for outdoor activities. "As long as I can, I will fly higher and discover more the beauty of Xinjiang," Chen says. (Xinhua/Hu Huhu)

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(SP)CHINA-XINJIANG-OUTDOOR SPORTS-PARAGLIDING

(220808) -- XINJIANG, Aug. 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Chen Ruifeng glides in the sky in Jimsar County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, May 21, 2022. Born in Xinjiang, 52-year-old Chen Ruifeng is a paragliding amateur. He says he feels like having his own wings when the paraglider opens. In 2016, Chen Ruifeng started to practice paragliding. Later on, he joined a local club and received his flying certificate after training. As an outdoor enthusiast, he also engages himself in trail running, mountaineering and ice climbing. In his opinions, the unique terrain of Xinjiang, such as mountains, steppes and rivers, has its own charms and thus makes here a heaven for outdoor activities. "As long as I can, I will fly higher and discover more the beauty of Xinjiang," Chen says. (Xinhua/Hu Huhu)