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(240320) -- LHASA, March 20, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Drakpa Wangden walks into his home in Yamda Village of Tohlung Dechen District, Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, March 11, 2024. TO GO WITH "Across China: From a life of toil to a taste of happiness" (Xinhua/Jiang Fan)

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CHINA-XIZANG-FORMER SERF-LIFE CHANGE (CN)

(240320) -- LHASA, March 20, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Drakpa Wangden is pictured at his home in Yamda Village of Tohlung Dechen District, Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, March 11, 2024. TO GO WITH "Across China: From a life of toil to a taste of happiness" (Xinhua/Jiang Fan)

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CHINA-XIZANG-FORMER SERF-LIFE CHANGE (CN)

(240320) -- LHASA, March 20, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Drakpa Wangden is pictured at his home in Yamda Village of Tohlung Dechen District, Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, March 11, 2024. TO GO WITH "Across China: From a life of toil to a taste of happiness" (Xinhua/Jiang Fan)

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CHINA-TIBET-LHASA-TIBETAN OPERA(CN)

(230611) -- LHASA, June 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Feb. 25, 2023 shows Dampa Phuntsok wearing Tibetan opera costumes in Shexing Village, Tohlung Dechen District in Lhasa, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. TO GO WITH "Tibet Story: Tibetan opera hits high notes among youngsters" (Photo by Purbu Tsering/Xinhua)

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CHINA-TIBET-LHASA-TIBETAN OPERA(CN)

(230611) -- LHASA, June 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- An assistant puts Tibetan opera costumes on Dampa Phuntsok (L) in Shexing Village, Tohlung Dechen District in Lhasa, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Feb. 25, 2023. TO GO WITH "Tibet Story: Tibetan opera hits high notes among youngsters" (Photo by Purbu Tsering/Xinhua)

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XINHUA-PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2022-CHINA NEWS

(230109) -- BEIJING, Jan. 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Dechen Ngodrup (L) and his team set up an automatic meteorological monitoring station at an altitude of 8,830 meters on Mount Qomolangma on May 4, 2022. Dechen Ngodrup has topped Mount Qomolangma for five times. On May 4, 2022, Dechen Ngodrup, along with 12 scientific expedition team members, reached the summit of the world's highest peak with a height of 8,848.86 meters. As the head of his squad, Dechen Ngodrup had to tend his team members and ensure they were safe on their arduous scientific expedition to the summit. (Xinhua/Sonam Dorje)

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China takes Mt. Qomolangma scientific expedition to new heights

STORY: China takes Mt. Qomolangma scientific expedition to new heights DATELINE: May 21, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:28 LOCATION: LHASA, China CATEGORY: SCIENCE SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): ZHU TONG, Head of College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Peking University 2. SOUNDBITE 2 (Tibetan): SONAM DORJE, Member of Chinese expedition team 3. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): DECHEN NGODRUP, Head of the squad reaching the summit, Chinese expedition team 4. SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): ZHANG WEIZHEN, Chinese scientific researcher 5. SOUNDBITE 5 (Chinese): PIAO SHILONG, Academician with Chinese Academy of Sciences STORYLINE: Multiple breakthroughs have been achieved as Chinese scientific researchers conducted their latest expedition on Mount Qomolangma, the world's highest peak. The expedition touched upon the broadest range of disciplines, and utilized the most advanced equipment, with the participation of the largest number of researchers. Earlier this month, the Chinese researchers established an automatic meteoro

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Xinhua Headlines: China takes Mount Qomolangma scientific expedition to new heights

(220521) -- LHASA, May 21, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Dechen Ngodrup (L) sets up an automatic meteorological monitoring station on Mount Qomolangma on May 4, 2022. (Xinhua/Sonam Dorje)

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GLOBALink | Chinese expedition team head recalls journey to summit of Mt. Qomolangma

The difficulty of the summiting mission this time is "beyond imagination," says Dechen Ngodrup, head of a Chinese expedition team who reached the top of Mt. Qomolangma last week. The squad established the world's highest automatic meteorological monitoring station at an altitude of 8,830 meters. #GLOBALink Produced by Xinhua Global Service

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CHINA-MOUNT QOMOLANGMA-SCIENTIFIC EXPEDITION-DECHEN NGODRUP (CN)

(220509) -- MOUNT QOMOLANGMA BASE CAMP, May 9, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Dechen Ngodrup and his teammates return safely to the Mount Qomolangma base camp on May 5, 2022. On Wednesday, 13 members of a Chinese expedition team reached the summit of the world's highest peak at a height of 8,848.86 meters. The squad established an automatic meteorological monitoring station at an altitude of 8,830 meters, the world's highest of its kind. They also measured the thickness of ice and snow using high-accuracy radar and collected samples for further research at the summit. Dechen Ngodrup, head of the squad who had reached the summit of Mount Qomolangma four times, described the difficulty of the summiting mission this time as "beyond imagination." According to him, everything went smoothly until they left the final camp at an altitude of 8,300 meters for the summit at 3 a.m. Wednesday, when they had to walk through snow that reached their knees. "The safety ropes along the route were all buried by snow. Without the rop

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CHINA-MOUNT QOMOLANGMA-SCIENTIFIC EXPEDITION-DECHEN NGODRUP (CN)

(220509) -- MOUNT QOMOLANGMA BASE CAMP, May 9, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Dechen Ngodrup poses for a photo at the summit of Mount Qomolangma on May 4, 2022. On Wednesday, 13 members of a Chinese expedition team reached the summit of the world's highest peak at a height of 8,848.86 meters. The squad established an automatic meteorological monitoring station at an altitude of 8,830 meters, the world's highest of its kind. They also measured the thickness of ice and snow using high-accuracy radar and collected samples for further research at the summit. Dechen Ngodrup, head of the squad who had reached the summit of Mount Qomolangma four times, described the difficulty of the summiting mission this time as "beyond imagination." According to him, everything went smoothly until they left the final camp at an altitude of 8,300 meters for the summit at 3 a.m. Wednesday, when they had to walk through snow that reached their knees. "The safety ropes along the route were all buried by snow. Without the ropes for protect

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CHINA-MOUNT QOMOLANGMA-SCIENTIFIC EXPEDITION-DECHEN NGODRUP (CN)

(220509) -- MOUNT QOMOLANGMA BASE CAMP, May 9, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Members of a Chinese expedition team return safely to the Mount Qomolangma base camp on May 5, 2022. On Wednesday, 13 members of a Chinese expedition team reached the summit of the world's highest peak at a height of 8,848.86 meters. The squad established an automatic meteorological monitoring station at an altitude of 8,830 meters, the world's highest of its kind. They also measured the thickness of ice and snow using high-accuracy radar and collected samples for further research at the summit. Dechen Ngodrup, head of the squad who had reached the summit of Mount Qomolangma four times, described the difficulty of the summiting mission this time as "beyond imagination." According to him, everything went smoothly until they left the final camp at an altitude of 8,300 meters for the summit at 3 a.m. Wednesday, when they had to walk through snow that reached their knees. "The safety ropes along the route were all buried by snow. Without the

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CHINA-MOUNT QOMOLANGMA-SCIENTIFIC EXPEDITION-DECHEN NGODRUP (CN)

(220509) -- MOUNT QOMOLANGMA BASE CAMP, May 9, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Members of a Chinese expedition team set up an automatic meteorological monitoring station on Mount Qomolangma on May 4, 2022. On Wednesday, 13 members of a Chinese expedition team reached the summit of the world's highest peak at a height of 8,848.86 meters. The squad established an automatic meteorological monitoring station at an altitude of 8,830 meters, the world's highest of its kind. They also measured the thickness of ice and snow using high-accuracy radar and collected samples for further research at the summit. Dechen Ngodrup, head of the squad who had reached the summit of Mount Qomolangma four times, described the difficulty of the summiting mission this time as "beyond imagination." According to him, everything went smoothly until they left the final camp at an altitude of 8,300 meters for the summit at 3 a.m. Wednesday, when they had to walk through snow that reached their knees. "The safety ropes along the route were all b

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CHINA-MOUNT QOMOLANGMA-SCIENTIFIC EXPEDITION-DECHEN NGODRUP (CN)

(220509) -- MOUNT QOMOLANGMA BASE CAMP, May 9, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Dechen Ngodrup shaves at the Mount Qomolangma base camp on May 7, 2022. On Wednesday, 13 members of a Chinese expedition team reached the summit of the world's highest peak at a height of 8,848.86 meters. The squad established an automatic meteorological monitoring station at an altitude of 8,830 meters, the world's highest of its kind. They also measured the thickness of ice and snow using high-accuracy radar and collected samples for further research at the summit. Dechen Ngodrup, head of the squad who had reached the summit of Mount Qomolangma four times, described the difficulty of the summiting mission this time as "beyond imagination." According to him, everything went smoothly until they left the final camp at an altitude of 8,300 meters for the summit at 3 a.m. Wednesday, when they had to walk through snow that reached their knees. "The safety ropes along the route were all buried by snow. Without the ropes for protection, we cou

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CHINA-MOUNT QOMOLANGMA-SCIENTIFIC EXPEDITION-DECHEN NGODRUP (CN)

(220509) -- MOUNT QOMOLANGMA BASE CAMP, May 9, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Dechen Ngodrup (L) sets up an automatic meteorological monitoring station on Mount Qomolangma on May 4, 2022. On Wednesday, 13 members of a Chinese expedition team reached the summit of the world's highest peak at a height of 8,848.86 meters. The squad established an automatic meteorological monitoring station at an altitude of 8,830 meters, the world's highest of its kind. They also measured the thickness of ice and snow using high-accuracy radar and collected samples for further research at the summit. Dechen Ngodrup, head of the squad who had reached the summit of Mount Qomolangma four times, described the difficulty of the summiting mission this time as "beyond imagination." According to him, everything went smoothly until they left the final camp at an altitude of 8,300 meters for the summit at 3 a.m. Wednesday, when they had to walk through snow that reached their knees. "The safety ropes along the route were all buried by snow. Wi

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CHINA-MOUNT QOMOLANGMA-SCIENTIFIC EXPEDITION-DECHEN NGODRUP (CN)

(220509) -- MOUNT QOMOLANGMA BASE CAMP, May 9, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Dechen Ngodrup (L) rests at the Mount Qomolangma base camp on May 7, 2022. On Wednesday, 13 members of a Chinese expedition team reached the summit of the world's highest peak at a height of 8,848.86 meters. The squad established an automatic meteorological monitoring station at an altitude of 8,830 meters, the world's highest of its kind. They also measured the thickness of ice and snow using high-accuracy radar and collected samples for further research at the summit. Dechen Ngodrup, head of the squad who had reached the summit of Mount Qomolangma four times, described the difficulty of the summiting mission this time as "beyond imagination." According to him, everything went smoothly until they left the final camp at an altitude of 8,300 meters for the summit at 3 a.m. Wednesday, when they had to walk through snow that reached their knees. "The safety ropes along the route were all buried by snow. Without the ropes for protection, we

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CHINA-MOUNT QOMOLANGMA-SCIENTIFIC EXPEDITION-DECHEN NGODRUP (CN)

(220509) -- MOUNT QOMOLANGMA BASE CAMP, May 9, 2022 (Xinhua) -- File photo shows Dechen Ngodrup (5th R) and other Chinese mountaineers posing for a photo at the summit of Mount Qomolangma, May 8, 2008. On Wednesday, 13 members of a Chinese expedition team reached the summit of the world's highest peak at a height of 8,848.86 meters. The squad established an automatic meteorological monitoring station at an altitude of 8,830 meters, the world's highest of its kind. They also measured the thickness of ice and snow using high-accuracy radar and collected samples for further research at the summit. Dechen Ngodrup, head of the squad who had reached the summit of Mount Qomolangma four times, described the difficulty of the summiting mission this time as "beyond imagination." According to him, everything went smoothly until they left the final camp at an altitude of 8,300 meters for the summit at 3 a.m. Wednesday, when they had to walk through snow that reached their knees. "The safety ropes along the route

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CHINA-MOUNT QOMOLANGMA-SCIENTIFIC EXPEDITION-DECHEN NGODRUP (CN)

(220509) -- MOUNT QOMOLANGMA BASE CAMP, May 9, 2022 (Xinhua) -- File photo shows Dechen Ngodrup (1st R) walking past the Rongbuk Glacier on Mount Qomolangma, May 21, 2019. On Wednesday, 13 members of a Chinese expedition team reached the summit of the world's highest peak at a height of 8,848.86 meters. The squad established an automatic meteorological monitoring station at an altitude of 8,830 meters, the world's highest of its kind. They also measured the thickness of ice and snow using high-accuracy radar and collected samples for further research at the summit. Dechen Ngodrup, head of the squad who had reached the summit of Mount Qomolangma four times, described the difficulty of the summiting mission this time as "beyond imagination." According to him, everything went smoothly until they left the final camp at an altitude of 8,300 meters for the summit at 3 a.m. Wednesday, when they had to walk through snow that reached their knees. "The safety ropes along the route were all buried by snow. With

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CHINA-MOUNT QOMOLANGMA-SCIENTIFIC EXPEDITION-DECHEN NGODRUP (CN)

(220509) -- MOUNT QOMOLANGMA BASE CAMP, May 9, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Dechen Ngodrup (L) sets up an automatic meteorological monitoring station on Mount Qomolangma on May 4, 2022. On Wednesday, 13 members of a Chinese expedition team reached the summit of the world's highest peak at a height of 8,848.86 meters. The squad established an automatic meteorological monitoring station at an altitude of 8,830 meters, the world's highest of its kind. They also measured the thickness of ice and snow using high-accuracy radar and collected samples for further research at the summit. Dechen Ngodrup, head of the squad who had reached the summit of Mount Qomolangma four times, described the difficulty of the summiting mission this time as "beyond imagination." According to him, everything went smoothly until they left the final camp at an altitude of 8,300 meters for the summit at 3 a.m. Wednesday, when they had to walk through snow that reached their knees. "The safety ropes along the route were all buried by snow. Wi

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Expedition researchers recall their "summiting" on world's highest peak

STORY: Expedition researchers recall their "summiting" on world's highest peak DATELINE: May 9, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:19 LOCATION: LHASA, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of expedition team climbing the mountain 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): DECHEN NGODRUP, Head of the squad reaching the summit, Chinese expedition team 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Tibetan): SONAM DORJE, Member of Chinese expedition team 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Tibetan): DORJE, Member of Chinese expedition team 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): DECHEN NGODRUP, Head of the squad reaching the summit, Chinese expedition team STORYLINE: On May 4, 13 members of a Chinese expedition team reached the summit of the world's highest peak at a height of 8,848.86 meters. The squad established an automatic meteorological monitoring station at an altitude of 8,830 meters, the world's highest of its kind. During the trip, each of the members had to lug 15 kg of equipment and supplies on their backs, twice the weight carried by an ordinary mountaineer. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): D

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(BEIJING2022) CHINA-BEIJING-YANQING-OLYMPIC TORCH RELAY (CN)

(220203) -- BEIJING, Feb. 3, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Torch bearer Qi Dechen runs with the torch during the Beijing 2022 Olympic Torch Relay at the International Grape Exhibition Garden in Yanqing District of Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 3, 2022. (Xinhua/Zhang Haobo)

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Hamlet (2000)

Steve Zahn, Ethan Hawke, Dechen Thurman Characters: Rosencrantz,Hamlet,Guildenstern Film: Hamlet (2000) Director: Michael Almereyda 24 January 2000 Date: 24 January 2000

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Japan, Bhutan celebrate 30 years of diplomatic relations

(From L) Princess Dechen Yangzom Wangchuck, younger sister of Bhutan's King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, Japan's Crown Prince Naruhito and Bhutan's Queen Mother Tshering Yangdon Wangchuck pose for a photo at the Crown Prince's residence in Tokyo on May 19, 2016. The Bhutanese royals arrived to celebrate the opening of an exhibition themed on happiness in Bhutan, in commemoration of the 30th anniversary of the countries' diplomatic relations. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan, Bhutan celebrate 30 years of diplomatic relations

(From L) Princess Dechen Yangzom Wangchuck, younger sister of Bhutan's King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, Japan's Crown Prince Naruhito and Bhutan's Queen Mother Tshering Yangdon Wangchuck pose for a photo at the Crown Prince's residence in Tokyo on May 19, 2016. The Bhutanese royals arrived to celebrate the opening of an exhibition themed on happiness in Bhutan, in commemoration of the 30th anniversary of the countries' diplomatic relations. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo