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Afghan kids race for cultural heritage protection in mini-marathon

STORY: Afghan kids race for cultural heritage protection in mini-marathon SHOOTING TIME: June 15, 2024 DATELINE: June 17, 2024 LENGTH: 00:03:45 LOCATION: BAMIYAN, Afghanistan CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the mini-marathon in Bamiyan City 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Dari): MOHAMMAD TAQQI TAQADOSI, Organizer of the mini-marathon 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Dari): BAHAR ALIZADA, 10-year-old competitor in the mini-marathon 4. various of young competitors in the mini-marathon in Bamiyan City STORYLINE: Some clad in simple sandals, Afghan children from the Bamiyan Valley set off on a run in front of the UNESCO-listed giant Buddhas site, an iconic symbol of Afghanistan's rich cultural history. The event, which commenced on Saturday, was a mini-marathon organized by Afghan and Chinese archaeologists, including members from Bamyan University, Shanghai University, and Shanghai International Studies University. The marathon aimed to raise local awareness of the urgent need to protect cultural relics in this war-torn country,

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(SP)AFGHANISTAN-BAMIYAN-MINI-MARATHON

(240617) -- BAMIYAN, June 17, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Afghan children from the Bamiyan Valley warm up before a mini-marathon aimed to raise local awareness about the urgent need to protect cultural relics in Bamiyan Province, central Afghanistan, on June 15, 2024. TO GO WITH "Feature: Afghan kids race for cultural heritage protection in mini-marathon". (Photo by Ziaodin Azad/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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(SP)AFGHANISTAN-BAMIYAN-MINI-MARATHON

(240617) -- BAMIYAN, June 17, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This photo taken on June 15, 2024 shows a mini-marathon aimed to raise local awareness about the urgent need to protect cultural relics in Bamiyan Province, central Afghanistan. TO GO WITH "Feature: Afghan kids race for cultural heritage protection in mini-marathon". (Photo by Ziaodin Azad/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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(SP)AFGHANISTAN-BAMIYAN-MINI-MARATHON

(240617) -- BAMIYAN, June 17, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This photo taken on June 15, 2024 shows the awarding ceremony of a mini-marathon aimed to raise local awareness about the urgent need to protect cultural relics in Bamiyan Province, central Afghanistan. TO GO WITH "Feature: Afghan kids race for cultural heritage protection in mini-marathon". (Photo by Ziaodin Azad/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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(SP)AFGHANISTAN-BAMIYAN-MINI-MARATHON

(240617) -- BAMIYAN, June 17, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Afghan children hold a banner for a mini-marathon aimed to raise local awareness about the urgent need to protect cultural relics in Bamiyan Province, central Afghanistan, on June 15, 2024. TO GO WITH "Feature: Afghan kids race for cultural heritage protection in mini-marathon". (Photo by Ziaodin Azad/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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(SP)AFGHANISTAN-BAMIYAN-MINI-MARATHON

(240617) -- BAMIYAN, June 17, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on June 15, 2024 shows a mini-marathon aimed to raise local awareness about the urgent need to protect cultural relics in Bamiyan Province, central Afghanistan. TO GO WITH "Feature: Afghan kids race for cultural heritage protection in mini-marathon". (Photo by Ziaodin Azad/Xinhua)

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(SP)AFGHANISTAN-BAMIYAN-MINI-MARATHON

(240617) -- BAMIYAN, June 17, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on June 15, 2024 shows the awarding ceremony of a mini-marathon aimed to raise local awareness about the urgent need to protect cultural relics in Bamiyan Province, central Afghanistan. TO GO WITH "Feature: Afghan kids race for cultural heritage protection in mini-marathon". (Photo by Ziaodin Azad/Xinhua)

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(SP)AFGHANISTAN-BAMIYAN-MINI-MARATHON

(240617) -- BAMIYAN, June 17, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Afghan children hold a banner for a mini-marathon aimed to raise local awareness about the urgent need to protect cultural relics in Bamiyan Province, central Afghanistan, on June 15, 2024. TO GO WITH "Feature: Afghan kids race for cultural heritage protection in mini-marathon". (Photo by Ziaodin Azad/Xinhua)

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(SP)AFGHANISTAN-BAMIYAN-MINI-MARATHON

(240617) -- BAMIYAN, June 17, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Afghan children from the Bamiyan Valley warm up before a mini-marathon aimed to raise local awareness about the urgent need to protect cultural relics in Bamiyan Province, central Afghanistan, on June 15, 2024. TO GO WITH "Feature: Afghan kids race for cultural heritage protection in mini-marathon". (Photo by Ziaodin Azad/Xinhua)

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XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(240617) -- BEIJING, June 17, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This photo taken on June 16, 2024 shows an outdoor class aimed at promoting cultural relics protection for Afghan primary school students in Bamiyan Province, central Afghanistan. (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(240617) -- BEIJING, June 17, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on June 16, 2024 shows an outdoor class aimed at promoting cultural relics protection for Afghan primary school students in Bamiyan Province, central Afghanistan. (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)

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Heritage protection class held for Afghan students

STORY: Heritage protection class held for Afghan students SHOOTING TIME: June 16, 2024 DATELINE: June 17, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:21 LOCATION: BAMIYAN, Afghanistan CATEGORY: CULTURE/EDUCATION SHOTLIST: 1. various of the outdoor class in Bamiyan City 2. SOUNDBITE (Dari): MOHAMMAD ZAID, Sixth-grader 3. various of the outdoor class in Bamiyan City STORYLINE: An outdoor class aimed at promoting cultural relics protection for Afghan primary school students kicked off Sunday in central Afghanistan's Bamiyan province. The class was organized by a six-member team consisting of Chinese archaeologists and cultural heritage experts, along with Afghan experts and officials, respectively at the giant Buddhas site and Shahr-e Gholghola, both part of the UNESCO-listed world heritage in the Bamiyan Valley. During the class, Afghan pupils were taught about the status quo of cultural relics protection in Bamiyan, practical skills needed for heritage protection, and the history of cultural exchanges between Afghanistan an

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AFGHANISTAN-BAMIYAN-CULTURAL HERITAGE PROTECTION CLASS

(240616) -- BAMIYAN, June 16, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This photo taken on June 16, 2024 shows an outdoor class aimed at promoting cultural relics protection for Afghan primary school students in Bamiyan Province, central Afghanistan. TO GO WITH "Chinese team holds heritage protection class for Afghan students" (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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AFGHANISTAN-BAMIYAN-CULTURAL HERITAGE PROTECTION CLASS

(240616) -- BAMIYAN, June 16, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This photo taken on June 16, 2024 shows an outdoor class aimed at promoting cultural relics protection for Afghan primary school students in Bamiyan Province, central Afghanistan. TO GO WITH "Chinese team holds heritage protection class for Afghan students" (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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AFGHANISTAN-BAMIYAN-CULTURAL HERITAGE PROTECTION CLASS

(240616) -- BAMIYAN, June 16, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This photo taken on June 16, 2024 shows an outdoor class aimed at promoting cultural relics protection for Afghan primary school students in Bamiyan Province, central Afghanistan. TO GO WITH "Chinese team holds heritage protection class for Afghan students" (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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AFGHANISTAN-BAMIYAN-CULTURAL HERITAGE PROTECTION CLASS

(240616) -- BAMIYAN, June 16, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on June 16, 2024 shows an outdoor class aimed at promoting cultural relics protection for Afghan primary school students in Bamiyan Province, central Afghanistan. TO GO WITH "Chinese team holds heritage protection class for Afghan students" (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-BAMIYAN-CULTURAL HERITAGE PROTECTION CLASS

(240616) -- BAMIYAN, June 16, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on June 16, 2024 shows an outdoor class aimed at promoting cultural relics protection for Afghan primary school students in Bamiyan Province, central Afghanistan. TO GO WITH "Chinese team holds heritage protection class for Afghan students" (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-BAMIYAN-CULTURAL HERITAGE PROTECTION CLASS

(240616) -- BAMIYAN, June 16, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on June 16, 2024 shows an outdoor class aimed at promoting cultural relics protection for Afghan primary school students in Bamiyan Province, central Afghanistan. TO GO WITH "Chinese team holds heritage protection class for Afghan students" (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-BAMIYAN-MARKET

(240611) -- BAMIYAN, June 11, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A newly-opened commercial market for women to run their businesses is seen in Bamiyan Province, Afghanistan, June 11, 2024. A commercial market was opened for women to run their businesses in Afghanistan's central Bamiyan province, state-run media outlet Bakhtar news agency reported on Tuesday. (Photo by Ziaodin Azad/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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AFGHANISTAN-BAMIYAN-MARKET

(240611) -- BAMIYAN, June 11, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A newly-opened commercial market for women to run their businesses is seen in Bamiyan Province, Afghanistan, June 11, 2024. A commercial market was opened for women to run their businesses in Afghanistan's central Bamiyan province, state-run media outlet Bakhtar news agency reported on Tuesday. (Photo by Ziaodin Azad/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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AFGHANISTAN-BAMIYAN-MARKET

(240611) -- BAMIYAN, June 11, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A newly-opened commercial market for women to run their businesses is seen in Bamiyan Province, Afghanistan, June 11, 2024. A commercial market was opened for women to run their businesses in Afghanistan's central Bamiyan province, state-run media outlet Bakhtar news agency reported on Tuesday. (Photo by Ziaodin Azad/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-BAMIYAN-MARKET

(240611) -- BAMIYAN, June 11, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A newly-opened commercial market for women to run their businesses is seen in Bamiyan Province, Afghanistan, June 11, 2024. A commercial market was opened for women to run their businesses in Afghanistan's central Bamiyan province, state-run media outlet Bakhtar news agency reported on Tuesday. (Photo by Ziaodin Azad/Xinhua)

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Afghan school kids collect waste paper for heating

TOKYO, Japan - Two elementary school students shoulder big bags full of waste paper collected before going to school as burning it serves as an important energy source at home without electricity nor gas in Afghanistan's Bamiyan district in this file photo taken on Oct. 21, 2012. (Photo by Hiromi Yasui)

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Japan supports road construction in Bamiyan

BAMIYAN, Afghanistan - Japanese Ambassador to Afghanistan Reiichiro Takahashi (at microphone) gives a speech on May 20, 2012, during a groundbreaking ceremony for road construction in Bamiyan, central Afghanistan, a project funded by Japan.

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Japan supports road construction in Bamiyan

BAMIYAN, Afghanistan - Japanese Ambassador to Afghanistan Reiichiro Takahashi (2nd from R front) takes part in a ribbon-cutting on May 20, 2012, during a groundbreaking ceremony for road construction in Bamiyan, central Afghanistan, a project funded by Japan.

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Afghan power transition

BAMIYAN, Afghanistan - The Afghan flag (R) is raised higher than the flag of New Zealand (L) during a ceremony marking power transition from the International Security Assistance Force to local authorities in Bamiyan, central Afghanistan, on July 17, 2011. The New Zealand forces are stationed in the area. Power transition is under way from the ISAF to the Afghan authorities.

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Afghan power transition

BAMIYAN, Afghanistan - Children sing during a ceremony marking power transition from the International Security Assistance Force to local authorities in Bamiyan, central Afghanistan, on July 17, 2011. Power transition is under way from the ISAF to the Afghan authorities.

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ISAF troops begin phased security transition to Afghan forces

BAMIYAN, Afghanistan - A helicopter, carrying participants of a ceremony marking the beginning of a phased handover of security affairs from International Security Assistance Force troops to local forces, arrives at the airport in Afghanistan's central Bamiyan Province on July 17, 2011.

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ISAF troops begin phased security transition to Afghan forces

BAMIYAN, Afghanistan - Police officers patrol around the venue of a ceremony marking the start of a phased handover of security affairs from International Security Assistance Force troops to local forces, in Afghanistan's central Bamiyan Province on July 17, 2011.

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Rebuilding Buddha image in Afghanistan

BAMIYAN, Afghanistan - Photo taken on Feb. 28, 2011, shows the damaged 38-meter-tall Buddha statue, which is under reconstruction in Bamiyan, Afghanistan. Ten years have passed as of March 2011, since the Taliban destroyed it together with the larger 55-meter-tall Buddha statue.

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Rebuilding Buddha image in Afghanistan

BAMIYAN, Afghanistan - Photo taken on Feb. 28, 2011, shows the destroyed 55-meter-tall Buddha statue, which is under reconstruction in Bamiyan, Afghanistan. Ten years have passed as of March 2011, since the Taliban destroyed it together with another 38-meter-tall Buddha statue.

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Vote counting begins for presidential election in Afghanistan

BAMIYAN, Afghanistan - Election administration officials begin counting votes in Afghanistan's presidential and provincial elections at a women's polling center in Bamiyan in central Afghanistan on Aug. 20.

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Voting under way for presidential election in Afghanistan

BAMIYAN, Afghanistan - An election administration committee member (L) explains to a voter how to fill out a ballot paper for Afghanistan's presidential and provincial elections at a polling center on the outskirts of Bamiyan in central Afghanistan on Aug. 20.

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Voting under way for presidential election in Afghanistan

BAMIYAN, Afghanistan - A policeman restrains a voter as a quarrel breaks out in a voting queue for Afghanistan's presidential and provincial elections at a polling center on the outskirts of Bamiyan in central Afghanistan on Aug. 20.

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Voting under way for presidential election in Afghanistan

BAMIYAN, Afghanistan - A voter casts his ballot for Afghanistan's presidential and provincial elections at a polling center on the outskirts of Bamiyan in central Afghanistan on Aug. 20.

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Voting under way in Afghanistan amid threats of violence

BAMIYAN, Afghanistan - During Afghanistan's presidential election on Aug. 20, voters stand in line to enter a polling station set up in a girl's high school in Bamiyan province, central Afghanistan, while a police officer checks around to protect voters amid threats by Taliban militants to attack such stations to keep voters away.

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Voting under way in Afghanistan amid threats of violence

BAMIYAN, Afghanistan - A police officer conducts a body search of a voter before he enters a polling station during Afghanistan's presidential election in Bamiyan province, central Afghanistan, Aug. 20 amid threats by Taliban militants to attack such stations to keep voters away.

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Voting under way in Afghanistan amid threats of violence

BAMIYAN, Afghanistan - A male citizen casts a vote in Afghanistan's presidential election Aug. 20 at a polling center in Bamiyan province in central Afghanistan.

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German team discovers treasure inside Bamiyan Buddha

BAMIYAN, Afghanistan - In this photo taken on Oct. 8, Bert Praxenthaler, an expert on renovation from the International Council on Monuments and Sites, points to a small hole that supported the right hand of one of two giant Buddha statues in Bamiyan, Afghanistan, where a great-sealed small jute bag for Buddha's soul has been discovered.

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Japanese-financed road project in Afghanistan

BAMIYAN, Afghanistan - Afghan President Hamid Karzai (L) attends a ribbon-cutting ceremony in Bamiyan, central Afghanistan, on Aug. 14 to mark the start of a Japanese-financed road rebuilding project in the region. Japanese Ambassador to Afghanistan Hideo (2nd R) Sato also attended ceremony.

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Researchers find sutra in rubble of Bamiyan Buddhas

KABUL, Afghanistan - A file photo shows a cliff face in the Bamiyan valley in central Afghanistan that had once housed one of giant Buddhas which were destroyed by the country's former Taliban regime. A research team from International Council on Monuments and Sites has found fragments of a Buddhist sutra in the rubble of one of the Buddhas.

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Buddhist caves found west of Afghanistan's Bamiyan

YAKAWLANG, Afghanistan - Takashi Irisawa, professor of Japan's Ryukoku University, checks one of Buddhist caves his team has found in a valley near Yakawlang, some 100 kilometers west of the Bamiyan archeological site on Oct. 14. Bamiyan had been considered to mark the western edge of the spread of Buddhist culture in pre-Islamic Afghanistan, but the discovery of the caves, believed to have been built around the eighth century, suggests there was a large-scale Buddhist cultural area west of Bamiyan.

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Buddhist caves found west of Afghanistan's Bamiyan

YAKAWLANG, Afghanistan - Photo taken on Oct. 14 shows Buddhist caves found by a research team from Japan's Ryukoku University in a valley near Yakawlang, some 100 kilometers west of the Bamiyan archeological site. The team's members said on Oct. 30 that the existence of these Buddhist caves suggests there was a large-scale Buddhist cultural area west of Bamiyan.

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Study meeting held in Bamiyan on preserving cultural assets

BAMIYAN, Afghanistan - A newly established educational and cultural center in Bamiyan in central Afghanistan offers the first study meeting for Afghans on Nov. 24 on how to preserve cultural assets. Shigeo Aoki (C, back), a Japanese expert on preserving cultural assets, gives a lecture. The center, built with funds raised in Japan by a nongovernmental organization, opened in earlier this month.

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Japan signs agreement on protecting Bamiyan remains

KABUL, Afghanistan - Akiyoshi Watanabe (R), director general at the National Research Institute for Cultural Properties in Tokyo, shakes hands with Afghan Information and Culture Minister Sayed Makhdoom Rahim after signing an agreement in Kabul on Sept. 13 to cooperate on protecting the archaeological remains in Afghanistan's Bamiyan Valley.

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Afghanistan's Bamiyan made World Heritage site

TOKYO, Japan - The cultural landscape of the Bamiyan valley in Afghanistan (in photo) has been placed on both the World Heritage List and the List of World Heritage in Danger, along with the archaeological remains of Ashur in Iraq, according to UNESCO July 2.

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Chinese scholars help protect Afghan cultural heritage

STORY: Chinese scholars help protect Afghan cultural heritage DATELINE: Dec. 4, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:59 LOCATION: BAMYAN, Afghanistan CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the football game 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (DARI): SAYED HASSAN HUSSAINI, Student of Bamyan University 3. various of the archaeological remains 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (DARI): ALI HUSSAINYAR, Local representative of Chinese scholars STORYLINE: In central Afghanistan's Bamiyan Valley, near the famous Buddhas of Bamiyan, Sayed Hassan Hussaini played his first football game since the Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan in August last year. SOUNDBITE 1 (DARI): SAYED HASSAN HUSSAINI, Student of Bamyan University "The game delivers a message of peace and friendship, underpinning the fact that we are peace-loving people. And it was organized with the assistance of our Chinese friends." The Chinese scholars are from several universities in the Chinese mainland and the Hong Kong-based organization Friends of Dunhuang. They chose to hold the game in front of th

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