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Princess Salma of Jordan on Visit with Father King Abdullah II - Asia

Princess Salma bint Abdullah II, and Prince Ghazi bin Muhammad, King Abdullah’s chief adviser for religious and cultural affairs and personal envoy, attend a drill conducted by Pakistani military forces in Islamabad, Pakistan, on November 15, 2025. Photo by Balkis Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Belgian Royal Couple Attend A Ceremony At The Arc De Triomphe - Paris

Minister for the Armed Forces and Veterans Sebastien Lecornu attending a ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier during a ceremony at the Arc de Triomphe in Paris on October 14, 2024. Philippe, King of the Belgians, and his wife Queen Mathilde are in France on a state visit at the invitation of President Emmanuel Macron, to celebrate Franco-Belgian cultural ties and the shared views on European issues. Photo by Stephane Lemouton/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Belgian Royal Couple Attend A Ceremony At The Arc De Triomphe - Paris

Minister for the Armed Forces and Veterans Sebastien Lecornu attending a ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier during a ceremony at the Arc de Triomphe in Paris on October 14, 2024. Philippe, King of the Belgians, and his wife Queen Mathilde are in France on a state visit at the invitation of President Emmanuel Macron, to celebrate Franco-Belgian cultural ties and the shared views on European issues. Photo by Stephane Lemouton/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Belgian Royal Couple Attend A Ceremony At The Arc De Triomphe - Paris

Minister for the Armed Forces and Veterans Sebastien Lecornu attending a ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier during a ceremony at the Arc de Triomphe in Paris on October 14, 2024. Philippe, King of the Belgians, and his wife Queen Mathilde are in France on a state visit at the invitation of President Emmanuel Macron, to celebrate Franco-Belgian cultural ties and the shared views on European issues. Photo by Stephane Lemouton/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Inauguration of Marine Corps memorial sign in Kyiv

Head of the Cultural Forces platform Mykolai Sierga delivers a speech during the opening of the Marine Corps memorial sign in the square at the Arch of Freedom of the Ukrainian People, Kyiv, Ukraine, on May 23, 2025. (Photo by Hennadii Minchenko/Ukrinform)

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Inauguration of Marine Corps memorial sign in Kyiv

Kyiv City Military Administration head Tymur Tkachenko, former POW, chaplain Vasyl Vyrozub (L to R), head of the Cultural Forces platform Mykolai Sierga (4th L), Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Major General Andrii Hnatov (5th L) and singer Khrystyna Soloviy attend the opening of the Marine Corps memorial sign in the square at the Arch of Freedom of the Ukrainian People, Kyiv, Ukraine, on May 23, 2025. (Photo by Hennadii Minchenko/Ukrinform)

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Inauguration of Marine Corps memorial sign in Kyiv

Head of the Cultural Forces platform Mykolai Sierga delivers a speech during the opening of the Marine Corps memorial sign in the square at the Arch of Freedom of the Ukrainian People, Kyiv, Ukraine, on May 23, 2025. (Photo by Hennadii Minchenko/Ukrinform)

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Serviceman Kostiantyn Vierinov attends the premiere of Memory, a new music video by the Cultural Forces of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukrain

Ukrainian theatre actor, theatre director, playwright and radio host Vladyslav Troitskyi attends the premiere of Memory, a new music video by the Cultural Forces of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine, on March 3, 2025. (Photo by Pavlo Bahmut/Ukrinform)

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Serviceman Kostiantyn Vierinov attends the premiere of Memory, a new music video by the Cultural Forces of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukrain

Major General Vladyslav Klochkov (L), the chief of the Main Department of Moral and Psychological Support of Ukraines Armed Forces (2021-2024), and writer and translator Ostap Ukrainets attend the premiere of Memory, a new music video by the Cultural Forces of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine, on March 3, 2025. (Photo by Pavlo Bahmut/Ukrinform)

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Serviceman Kostiantyn Vierinov attends the premiere of Memory, a new music video by the Cultural Forces of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukrain

Serviceman and musician Mykolai Sierga attends the premiere of Memory, a new music video by the Cultural Forces of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine, on March 3, 2025. (Photo by Pavlo Bahmut/Ukrinform)

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Serviceman Kostiantyn Vierinov attends the premiere of Memory, a new music video by the Cultural Forces of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukrain

Serviceman Kostiantyn Vierinov attends the premiere of Memory, a new music video by the Cultural Forces of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine, on March 3, 2025. (Photo by Pavlo Bahmut/Ukrinform)

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Serviceman Kostiantyn Vierinov attends the premiere of Memory, a new music video by the Cultural Forces of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukrain

Major General Vladyslav Klochkov, the chief of the Main Department of Moral and Psychological Support of Ukraines Armed Forces (2021-2024), attends the premiere of Memory, a new music video by the Cultural Forces of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine, on March 3, 2025. (Photo by Pavlo Bahmut/Ukrinform)

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Serviceman Kostiantyn Vierinov attends the premiere of Memory, a new music video by the Cultural Forces of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukrain

Ukrainian theatre actor, theatre director, playwright and radio host Vladyslav Troitskyi (L) and writer, translator Ostap Ukrainets attend the premiere of Memory, a new music video by the Cultural Forces of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine, on March 3, 2025. (Photo by Pavlo Bahmut/Ukrinform)

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Serviceman Kostiantyn Vierinov attends the premiere of Memory, a new music video by the Cultural Forces of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukrain

Major General Vladyslav Klochkov, the chief of the Main Department of Moral and Psychological Support of Ukraines Armed Forces (2021-2024), attends the premiere of Memory, a new music video by the Cultural Forces of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine, on March 3, 2025. (Photo by Pavlo Bahmut/Ukrinform)

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Serviceman Kostiantyn Vierinov attends the premiere of Memory, a new music video by the Cultural Forces of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukrain

Serviceman and musician Mykolai Sierga attends the premiere of Memory, a new music video by the Cultural Forces of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine, on March 3, 2025. (Photo by Pavlo Bahmut/Ukrinform)

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Serviceman Kostiantyn Vierinov attends the premiere of Memory, a new music video by the Cultural Forces of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukrain

A still is captured during the premiere of Memory, a new music video by the Cultural Forces of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine, on March 3, 2025. (Photo by Pavlo Bahmut/Ukrinform)

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Serviceman Kostiantyn Vierinov attends the premiere of Memory, a new music video by the Cultural Forces of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukrain

Blogger and writer Yurii Hudymenko attends the premiere of Memory, a new music video by the Cultural Forces of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine, on March 3, 2025. (Photo by Pavlo Bahmut/Ukrinform)

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Serviceman Kostiantyn Vierinov attends the premiere of Memory, a new music video by the Cultural Forces of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukrain

Blogger and writer Yurii Hudymenko (L) and writer and translator Ostap Ukrainets attend the premiere of Memory, a new music video by the Cultural Forces of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine, on March 3, 2025. (Photo by Pavlo Bahmut/Ukrinform)

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Serviceman Kostiantyn Vierinov attends the premiere of Memory, a new music video by the Cultural Forces of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukrain

Blogger and writer Yurii Hudymenko attends the premiere of Memory, a new music video by the Cultural Forces of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine, on March 3, 2025. (Photo by Pavlo Bahmut/Ukrinform)

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Serviceman Kostiantyn Vierinov attends the premiere of Memory, a new music video by the Cultural Forces of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukrain

Ukrainian theatre actor, theatre director, playwright and radio host Vladyslav Troitskyi attends the premiere of Memory, a new music video by the Cultural Forces of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine, on March 3, 2025. (Photo by Pavlo Bahmut/Ukrinform)

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Serviceman Kostiantyn Vierinov attends the premiere of Memory, a new music video by the Cultural Forces of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukrain

Serviceman and musician Mykolai Sierga (L) and writer and translator Ostap Ukrainets attend the premiere of Memory, a new music video by the Cultural Forces of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine, on March 3, 2025. (Photo by Pavlo Bahmut/Ukrinform)

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Serviceman Kostiantyn Vierinov attends the premiere of Memory, a new music video by the Cultural Forces of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukrain

Writer and translator Ostap Ukrainets attends the premiere of Memory, a new music video by the Cultural Forces of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine, on March 3, 2025.

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Serviceman Kostiantyn Vierinov attends the premiere of Memory, a new music video by the Cultural Forces of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukrain

Serviceman Kostiantyn Vierinov attends the premiere of Memory, a new music video by the Cultural Forces of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine, on March 3, 2025. (Photo by Pavlo Bahmut/Ukrinform)

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Serviceman Kostiantyn Vierinov attends the premiere of Memory, a new music video by the Cultural Forces of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukrain

Ukrainian theatre actor, theatre director, playwright and radio host Vladyslav Troitskyi (L) and writer, translator Ostap Ukrainets attend the premiere of Memory, a new music video by the Cultural Forces of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine, on March 3, 2025. (Photo by Pavlo Bahmut/Ukrinform)

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Serviceman Kostiantyn Vierinov attends the premiere of Memory, a new music video by the Cultural Forces of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukrain

Serviceman Kostiantyn Vierinov attends the premiere of Memory, a new music video by the Cultural Forces of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine, on March 3, 2025. (Photo by Pavlo Bahmut/Ukrinform)

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Belgian Royal Couple Attend A Ceremony At The Arc De Triomphe - Paris

Minister for the Armed Forces and Veterans Sebastien Lecornu attending a ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier during a ceremony at the Arc de Triomphe in Paris on October 14, 2024. Philippe, King of the Belgians, and his wife Queen Mathilde are in France on a state visit at the invitation of President Emmanuel Macron, to celebrate Franco-Belgian cultural ties and the shared views on European issues. Photo by Stephane Lemouton/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Belgian Royal Couple Attend A Ceremony At The Arc De Triomphe - Paris

Minister for the Armed Forces and Veterans Sebastien Lecornu attending a ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier during a ceremony at the Arc de Triomphe in Paris on October 14, 2024. Philippe, King of the Belgians, and his wife Queen Mathilde are in France on a state visit at the invitation of President Emmanuel Macron, to celebrate Franco-Belgian cultural ties and the shared views on European issues. Photo by Stephane Lemouton/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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China's internet audio, video convention focuses on new technologies

STORY: China's internet audio, video convention focuses on new technologies SHOOTING TIME: March 28, 2024 DATELINE: March 30, 2024 LENGTH: 0:00:51 LOCATION: CHENGDU, China CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the opening of the event 2. various of the exhibition 3. various of the opening of the event STORYLINE: The 11th China Internet Audio and Video Convention, demonstrating a series of cutting-edge technologies, opened on Thursday in Chengdu, capital of southwest China's Sichuan Province. Focusing on innovation and industrial upgrades, the three-day event has attracted participating enterprises to display their technologies in 5G+8K, 3D, cloud gaming and other sectors. As one of the new quality productive forces, intelligent internet audio and video has empowered economic growth, promoting the building of cultural power and serving Chinese modernization, Hu Zhengrong, head of the Institute of Journalism & Communication, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, said at the opening ceremony. Shen Yan

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Mykhailo and Stefania Oliynyk give interview to Ukrinform correspondent

LVIV, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 27, 2024 - Composer, pianist, music producer, serviceman of the 59th Separate Infantry Brigade named after Yakiv Handziuk of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, musician of the Cultural Landing Mykhailo Oliynyk plays the piano during the interview to a correspondent of the Ukrinform Ukrainian National News Agency, Lviv, western Ukraine.

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Mykhailo and Stefania Oliynyk give interview to Ukrinform correspondent

LVIV, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 27, 2024 - Composer, pianist, music producer, serviceman of the 59th Separate Infantry Brigade named after Yakiv Handziuk of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, musician of the Cultural Landing Mykhailo Oliynyk and his wife, musicologist, researcher at the Solomiia Krushelnytska Music Memorial Museum, PR manager of the Mariia Zankovetska National Drama Theater Stefaniia Oliynyk are pictured during their interview to a correspondent of the Ukrinform Ukrainian National News Agency, Lviv, western Ukraine.

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Mykhailo and Stefania Oliynyk give interview to Ukrinform correspondent

LVIV, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 27, 2024 - Composer, pianist, music producer, serviceman of the 59th Separate Infantry Brigade named after Yakiv Handziuk of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, musician of the Cultural Landing Mykhailo Oliynyk is pictured during the interview to a correspondent of the Ukrinform Ukrainian National News Agency, Lviv, western Ukraine.

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Mykhailo and Stefania Oliynyk give interview to Ukrinform correspondent

LVIV, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 27, 2024 - Composer, pianist, music producer, serviceman of the 59th Separate Infantry Brigade named after Yakiv Handziuk of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, musician of the Cultural Landing Mykhailo Oliynyk plays the piano during the interview to a correspondent of the Ukrinform Ukrainian National News Agency, Lviv, western Ukraine.

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Mykhailo and Stefania Oliynyk give interview to Ukrinform correspondent

LVIV, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 27, 2024 - Composer, pianist, music producer, serviceman of the 59th Separate Infantry Brigade named after Yakiv Handziuk of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, musician of the Cultural Landing Mykhailo Oliynyk and his wife, musicologist, researcher at the Solomiia Krushelnytska Music Memorial Museum, PR manager of the Mariia Zankovetska National Drama Theater Stefaniia Oliynyk are pictured during their interview to a correspondent of the Ukrinform Ukrainian National News Agency, Lviv, western Ukraine.

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Mykhailo and Stefania Oliynyk give interview to Ukrinform correspondent

LVIV, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 27, 2024 - Wife of the composer, pianist, music producer, serviceman of the 59th Separate Infantry Brigade named after Yakiv Handziuk of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, musician of the Cultural Landing Mykhailo Oliynyk, musicologist, researcher at the Solomiia Krushelnytska Music Memorial Museum, PR manager of the Mariia Zankovetska National Drama Theater Stefaniia Oliynyk is pictured during the interview to a correspondent of the Ukrinform Ukrainian National News Agency, Lviv, western Ukraine.

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Mykhailo and Stefania Oliynyk give interview to Ukrinform correspondent

LVIV, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 27, 2024 - Composer, pianist, music producer, serviceman of the 59th Separate Infantry Brigade named after Yakiv Handziuk of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, musician of the Cultural Landing Mykhailo Oliynyk and his wife, musicologist, researcher at the Solomiia Krushelnytska Music Memorial Museum, PR manager of the Mariia Zankovetska National Drama Theater Stefaniia Oliynyk are pictured during their interview to a correspondent of the Ukrinform Ukrainian National News Agency, Lviv, western Ukraine.

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Mykhailo and Stefania Oliynyk give interview to Ukrinform correspondent

LVIV, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 27, 2024 - Wife of the composer, pianist, music producer, serviceman of the 59th Separate Infantry Brigade named after Yakiv Handziuk of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, musician of the Cultural Landing Mykhailo Oliynyk, musicologist, researcher at the Solomiia Krushelnytska Music Memorial Museum, PR manager of the Mariia Zankovetska National Drama Theater Stefaniia Oliynyk speaks on the phone at the railway station, Lviv, western Ukraine.

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Mykhailo and Stefania Oliynyk give interview to Ukrinform correspondent

LVIV, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 27, 2024 - Composer, pianist, music producer, serviceman of the 59th Separate Infantry Brigade named after Yakiv Handziuk of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, musician of the Cultural Landing Mykhailo Oliynyk and his wife, musicologist, researcher at the Solomiia Krushelnytska Music Memorial Museum, PR manager of the Mariia Zankovetska National Drama Theater Stefaniia Oliynyk are pictured during their interview to a correspondent of the Ukrinform Ukrainian National News Agency, Lviv, western Ukraine.

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Mykhailo and Stefania Oliynyk give interview to Ukrinform correspondent

LVIV, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 27, 2024 - Composer, pianist, music producer, serviceman of the 59th Separate Infantry Brigade named after Yakiv Handziuk of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, musician of the Cultural Landing Mykhailo Oliynyk is pictured during the interview to a correspondent of the Ukrinform Ukrainian National News Agency, Lviv, western Ukraine.

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Mykhailo and Stefania Oliynyk give interview to Ukrinform correspondent

LVIV, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 27, 2024 - Composer, pianist, music producer, serviceman of the 59th Separate Infantry Brigade named after Yakiv Handziuk of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, musician of the Cultural Landing Mykhailo Oliynyk and his wife, musicologist, researcher at the Solomiia Krushelnytska Music Memorial Museum, PR manager of the Mariia Zankovetska National Drama Theater Stefaniia Oliynyk meet at the railway station, Lviv, western Ukraine.

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Mykhailo and Stefania Oliynyk give interview to Ukrinform correspondent

LVIV, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 27, 2024 - Composer, pianist, music producer, serviceman of the 59th Separate Infantry Brigade named after Yakiv Handziuk of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, musician of the Cultural Landing Mykhailo Oliynyk and his wife, musicologist, researcher at the Solomiia Krushelnytska Music Memorial Museum, PR manager of the Mariia Zankovetska National Drama Theater Stefaniia Oliynyk meet at the railway station, Lviv, western Ukraine.

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(FOCUS)CHINA-XINJIANG-KIRGIZ-MANAS (CN)

(230428) -- AKQI, April 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Abdubek (C) performs Manas with his companions in Kizilsu Kirgiz Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, April 10, 2023. Abdubek, 46, is the inheritor of the Kirgiz epic Manas. He has been devoted to the performance of the epic since childhood and now he provides guidance for apprentices for free. Manas tells the story of the hero Manas and his descendants who fought against various evil forces. The epic covers all aspects of the historical life of the Kirgiz ethnic group and can be regarded as an encyclopedia for the study of Kirgiz. It is a valuable asset for the Kirgiz people and the Chinese culture. Manas was inscribed on the UNESCO's Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2009. (Xinhua/Fei Maohua)

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(FOCUS)CHINA-XINJIANG-KIRGIZ-MANAS (CN)

(230428) -- AKQI, April 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Abdubek (L) helps his wife milk a cow in Akqi Village of Kizilsu Kirgiz Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, April 10, 2023. Abdubek, 46, is the inheritor of the Kirgiz epic Manas. He has been devoted to the performance of the epic since childhood and now he provides guidance for apprentices for free. Manas tells the story of the hero Manas and his descendants who fought against various evil forces. The epic covers all aspects of the historical life of the Kirgiz ethnic group and can be regarded as an encyclopedia for the study of Kirgiz. It is a valuable asset for the Kirgiz people and the Chinese culture. Manas was inscribed on the UNESCO's Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2009. (Xinhua/Fei Maohua)

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(230428) -- AKQI, April 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Abdubek (C) dances with artists and audience after a performance in Kizilsu Kirgiz Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, April 10, 2023. Abdubek, 46, is the inheritor of the Kirgiz epic Manas. He has been devoted to the performance of the epic since childhood and now he provides guidance for apprentices for free. Manas tells the story of the hero Manas and his descendants who fought against various evil forces. The epic covers all aspects of the historical life of the Kirgiz ethnic group and can be regarded as an encyclopedia for the study of Kirgiz. It is a valuable asset for the Kirgiz people and the Chinese culture. Manas was inscribed on the UNESCO's Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2009. (Xinhua/Fei Maohua)

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(230428) -- AKQI, April 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Abdubek shows award certificates and trophies he won by performing Manas in Akqi Village of Kizilsu Kirgiz Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, April 10, 2023. Abdubek, 46, is the inheritor of the Kirgiz epic Manas. He has been devoted to the performance of the epic since childhood and now he provides guidance for apprentices for free. Manas tells the story of the hero Manas and his descendants who fought against various evil forces. The epic covers all aspects of the historical life of the Kirgiz ethnic group and can be regarded as an encyclopedia for the study of Kirgiz. It is a valuable asset for the Kirgiz people and the Chinese culture. Manas was inscribed on the UNESCO's Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2009. (Xinhua/Fei Maohua)

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(FOCUS)CHINA-XINJIANG-KIRGIZ-MANAS (CN)

(230428) -- AKQI, April 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Abdubek performs Manas in Kizilsu Kirgiz Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, April 10, 2023. Abdubek, 46, is the inheritor of the Kirgiz epic Manas. He has been devoted to the performance of the epic since childhood and now he provides guidance for apprentices for free. Manas tells the story of the hero Manas and his descendants who fought against various evil forces. The epic covers all aspects of the historical life of the Kirgiz ethnic group and can be regarded as an encyclopedia for the study of Kirgiz. It is a valuable asset for the Kirgiz people and the Chinese culture. Manas was inscribed on the UNESCO's Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2009. (Xinhua/Fei Maohua)

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(230428) -- AKQI, April 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Abdubek (2nd L) talks with a folk artist while waiting to take the stage in Kizilsu Kirgiz Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, April 10, 2023. Abdubek, 46, is the inheritor of the Kirgiz epic Manas. He has been devoted to the performance of the epic since childhood and now he provides guidance for apprentices for free. Manas tells the story of the hero Manas and his descendants who fought against various evil forces. The epic covers all aspects of the historical life of the Kirgiz ethnic group and can be regarded as an encyclopedia for the study of Kirgiz. It is a valuable asset for the Kirgiz people and the Chinese culture. Manas was inscribed on the UNESCO's Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2009. (Xinhua/Fei Maohua)

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(230428) -- AKQI, April 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Abdubek feeds his horses in Akqi Village of Kizilsu Kirgiz Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, April 10, 2023. Abdubek, 46, is the inheritor of the Kirgiz epic Manas. He has been devoted to the performance of the epic since childhood and now he provides guidance for apprentices for free. Manas tells the story of the hero Manas and his descendants who fought against various evil forces. The epic covers all aspects of the historical life of the Kirgiz ethnic group and can be regarded as an encyclopedia for the study of Kirgiz. It is a valuable asset for the Kirgiz people and the Chinese culture. Manas was inscribed on the UNESCO's Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2009. (Xinhua/Fei Maohua)

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(FOCUS)CHINA-XINJIANG-KIRGIZ-MANAS (CN)

(230428) -- AKQI, April 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Abdubek (C) and other inheritors of Manas attend a rehearsal in Akqi County, Kizilsu Kirgiz Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, April 10, 2023. Abdubek, 46, is the inheritor of the Kirgiz epic Manas. He has been devoted to the performance of the epic since childhood and now he provides guidance for apprentices for free. Manas tells the story of the hero Manas and his descendants who fought against various evil forces. The epic covers all aspects of the historical life of the Kirgiz ethnic group and can be regarded as an encyclopedia for the study of Kirgiz. It is a valuable asset for the Kirgiz people and the Chinese culture. Manas was inscribed on the UNESCO's Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2009. (Xinhua/Fei Maohua)

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(FOCUS)CHINA-XINJIANG-KIRGIZ-MANAS (CN)

(230428) -- AKQI, April 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Abdubek carries a lamb in a sheep pen in Akqi Village of Kizilsu Kirgiz Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, April 10, 2023. Abdubek, 46, is the inheritor of the Kirgiz epic Manas. He has been devoted to the performance of the epic since childhood and now he provides guidance for apprentices for free. Manas tells the story of the hero Manas and his descendants who fought against various evil forces. The epic covers all aspects of the historical life of the Kirgiz ethnic group and can be regarded as an encyclopedia for the study of Kirgiz. It is a valuable asset for the Kirgiz people and the Chinese culture. Manas was inscribed on the UNESCO's Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2009. (Xinhua/Zhao Ge)

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(FOCUS)CHINA-XINJIANG-KIRGIZ-MANAS (CN)

(230428) -- AKQI, April 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Abdubek (L) has breakfast with his wife and daughter in Akqi Village of Kizilsu Kirgiz Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, April 10, 2023. Abdubek, 46, is the inheritor of the Kirgiz epic Manas. He has been devoted to the performance of the epic since childhood and now he provides guidance for apprentices for free. Manas tells the story of the hero Manas and his descendants who fought against various evil forces. The epic covers all aspects of the historical life of the Kirgiz ethnic group and can be regarded as an encyclopedia for the study of Kirgiz. It is a valuable asset for the Kirgiz people and the Chinese culture. Manas was inscribed on the UNESCO's Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2009. (Xinhua/Fei Maohua)