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CHINA-HAINAN-SANSHA-SEA TURTLE PROTECTION (CN)

(231004) -- SANSHA, Oct. 4, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Sept. 29, 2023 shows newly-hatched sea turtles on the Beidao Island, part of the Qilianyu Islands in Sansha City, south China's Hainan Province. Huang Cheng, director of the community of Beidao Island, patrols the island daily to protect sea turtles and their eggs. Besides turtle protection, Huang also needs to collect marine pollutants and restore the environment on the island. "Sea turtles are very sensitive to environmental change, which affects their life and hatching," he said. Huang Cheng followed the footsteps of his father Huang Hongbo. Back in the 1980s, China listed sea turtles under state protection and has since enhanced measures to prohibit the capture and trade of sea turtles and their eggs. Local fishermen were educated and encouraged to take up the job of turtle protection. Huang Hongbo was a veteran fisherman who knew a lot about the habits of sea turtles. He was invited to head the turtle protection station of Beida

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Beidachi Salt Lake

ORDOS, CHINA - JUNE 5, 2023 - View of Beidachi Salt Lake in Ordos City, Inner Mongolia, China, June 5, 2023. Beida Lake has been mined for 2,500 years and was once the site of the Salt Prefecture of the Tang Dynasty.

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Beidachi Salt Lake

ORDOS, CHINA - JUNE 5, 2023 - View of Beidachi Salt Lake in Ordos city, Inner Mongolia, China, June 5, 2023. Beida Lake has been mined for 2,500 years and was once the site of the Salt Prefecture of the Tang Dynasty.

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Beidachi Salt Lake

ORDOS, CHINA - JUNE 5, 2023 - Tourists play with salt at Beidachi Salt Lake in Ordos, Inner Mongolia Autonomous region, China, June 5, 2023. Beida Lake has been mined for 2,500 years and was once the site of the Salt Prefecture of the Tang Dynasty.

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Beidachi Salt Lake

ORDOS, CHINA - JUNE 5, 2023 - View of Beidachi Salt Lake in Ordos City, Inner Mongolia, China, June 5, 2023. Beida Lake has been mined for 2,500 years and was once the site of the Salt Prefecture of the Tang Dynasty.

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Beidachi Salt Lake

ORDOS, CHINA - JUNE 5, 2023 - Workers work at Beidachi Salt Lake in Ordos, Inner Mongolia, China, June 5, 2023. Beida Lake has been mined for 2,500 years and was once the site of the Salt Prefecture of the Tang Dynasty.

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Beidachi Salt Lake

ORDOS, CHINA - JUNE 5, 2023 - Salt mining machinery works at Beidachi Salt Lake in Ordos city, Inner Mongolia, China, June 5, 2023. Beida Lake has been mined for 2,500 years and was once the site of the Salt Prefecture of the Tang Dynasty.

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Beidachi Salt Lake

ORDOS, CHINA - JUNE 5, 2023 - View of Beidachi Salt Lake in Ordos City, Inner Mongolia, China, June 5, 2023. Beida Lake has been mined for 2,500 years and was once the site of the Salt Prefecture of the Tang Dynasty.

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Winter Asian Games: Kokubo wins snowboard halfpipe gold medal

CHANGCHUN, China - Japan's Kazuhiro Kokubo won the men's snowboard halfpipe gold medal at the Winter Asian Games in China on Jan. 30. Kokubo, who captured the silver at the world championships in Arosa, Switzerland, earlier this month, scored 44.5 points in his first run at Jilin Beida Lake Skiing Site.

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Winter Asian Games: Kokubo wins snowboard halfpipe gold medal

CHANGCHUN, China - Japan's Kazuhiro Kokubo won the men's snowboard halfpipe gold medal at the Winter Asian Games in China on Jan. 30. Kokubo, who captured the silver at the world championships in Arosa, Switzerland, earlier this month, scored 44.5 points in his first run at Jilin Beida Lake Skiing Site. (Kyodo)