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Earthen Lamp Making - India

Earthen Lamp Making - India

A grandfather, accompanied by his grandson, dries earthen lamps in preparation for Diwali in a field on the outskirts of Agartala, Tripura, on October 16, 2025, as families ready traditional lamps and decorations for the festival of lights. Photo by Abhisek Saha/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Earthen Lamp Making - India

Earthen Lamp Making - India

An old man dries earthen lamps in preparation for Diwali in a field on the outskirts of Agartala, Tripura, on October 16, 2025, as families ready traditional lamps and decorations for the festival of lights. Photo by Abhisek Saha/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Earthen Lamp Making - India

Earthen Lamp Making - India

Agartala,Tripura,16-10-2025: A boy drying earthen lamp ahead of Diwali in a field on the outskirts of Agartala. Photo By-Abhisek Saha

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Earthen Lamp Making - India

Earthen Lamp Making - India

A grandfather dries earthen lamps in preparation for Diwali in a field on the outskirts of Agartala, Tripura, on October 16, 2025, as families ready traditional lamps and decorations for the festival of lights. Photo by Abhisek Saha/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Earthen Lamp Making - India

Earthen Lamp Making - India

An old man dries earthen lamps in preparation for Diwali in a field on the outskirts of Agartala, Tripura, on October 16, 2025, as families ready traditional lamps and decorations for the festival of lights. Photo by Abhisek Saha/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Earthen Lamp Making - India

Earthen Lamp Making - India

An old man dries earthen lamps in preparation for Diwali in a field on the outskirts of Agartala, Tripura, on October 16, 2025, as families ready traditional lamps and decorations for the festival of lights. Photo by Abhisek Saha/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Earthen Lamp Making - India

Earthen Lamp Making - India

A grandfather, accompanied by his grandson, dries earthen lamps in preparation for Diwali in a field on the outskirts of Agartala, Tripura, on October 16, 2025, as families ready traditional lamps and decorations for the festival of lights. Photo by Abhisek Saha/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Earthen Lamp Making - India

Earthen Lamp Making - India

A grandfather, accompanied by his grandson, dries earthen lamps in preparation for Diwali in a field on the outskirts of Agartala, Tripura, on October 16, 2025, as families ready traditional lamps and decorations for the festival of lights. Photo by Abhisek Saha/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Earthen Lamp Making - India

Earthen Lamp Making - India

An old man dries earthen lamps in preparation for Diwali in a field on the outskirts of Agartala, Tripura, on October 16, 2025, as families ready traditional lamps and decorations for the festival of lights. Photo by Abhisek Saha/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Earthen Lamp Making - India

Earthen Lamp Making - India

An old man dries earthen lamps in preparation for Diwali in a field on the outskirts of Agartala, Tripura, on October 16, 2025, as families ready traditional lamps and decorations for the festival of lights. Photo by Abhisek Saha/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Earthen Lamp Making - India

Earthen Lamp Making - India

A grandfather, accompanied by his grandson, dries earthen lamps in preparation for Diwali in a field on the outskirts of Agartala, Tripura, on October 16, 2025, as families ready traditional lamps and decorations for the festival of lights. Photo by Abhisek Saha/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Fujian Fortified Manors - China

Fujian Fortified Manors - China

An aerial drone photo taken on May 21, 2025 shows a Tulou among mountains in Longyan, southeast China's Fujian Province. Fujian Tulou, the unique residential architecture of Fujian Province constructed between the 15th and 20th centuries, was inscribed on the UNESCO's World Heritage List in 2008. Set amongst rice, tea and tobacco fields, Tulou is earthen house. Several storeys high, it was built along an inward-looking, circular or square floor plan as housing for up to 800 people each. Tulou was built for defence purposes around a central open courtyard with only one entrance and windows to the outside only above the first floor. Housing a whole clan, Tulou functioned as village units and was known as "a little kingdom for the family" or "bustling small city." Photo by Wang Zecong/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Fujian Fortified Manors - China

Fujian Fortified Manors - China

An aerial drone photo taken on May 22, 2025 shows the Chuxi Tulou Cluster in Longyan, southeast China's Fujian Province. Fujian Tulou, the unique residential architecture of Fujian Province constructed between the 15th and 20th centuries, was inscribed on the UNESCO's World Heritage List in 2008. Set amongst rice, tea and tobacco fields, Tulou is earthen house. Several storeys high, it was built along an inward-looking, circular or square floor plan as housing for up to 800 people each. Tulou was built for defence purposes around a central open courtyard with only one entrance and windows to the outside only above the first floor. Housing a whole clan, Tulou functioned as village units and was known as "a little kingdom for the family" or "bustling small city." Photo by Zhang Keren/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Fujian Fortified Manors - China

Fujian Fortified Manors - China

A tourist visits the Chuxi Tulou Cluster in Longyan, southeast China's Fujian Province, May 22, 2025. Fujian Tulou, the unique residential architecture of Fujian Province constructed between the 15th and 20th centuries, was inscribed on the UNESCO's World Heritage List in 2008. Set amongst rice, tea and tobacco fields, Tulou is earthen house. Several storeys high, it was built along an inward-looking, circular or square floor plan as housing for up to 800 people each. Tulou was built for defence purposes around a central open courtyard with only one entrance and windows to the outside only above the first floor. Housing a whole clan, Tulou functioned as village units and was known as "a little kingdom for the family" or "bustling small city." Photo by Wang Zecong/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Fujian Fortified Manors - China

Fujian Fortified Manors - China

This photo taken on May 22, 2025 shows an interior view of the Jiqing Tulou in Longyan, southeast China's Fujian Province. Fujian Tulou, the unique residential architecture of Fujian Province constructed between the 15th and 20th centuries, was inscribed on the UNESCO's World Heritage List in 2008. Set amongst rice, tea and tobacco fields, Tulou is earthen house. Several storeys high, it was built along an inward-looking, circular or square floor plan as housing for up to 800 people each. Tulou was built for defence purposes around a central open courtyard with only one entrance and windows to the outside only above the first floor. Housing a whole clan, Tulou functioned as village units and was known as "a little kingdom for the family" or "bustling small city." Photo by Jiang Kehong/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Fujian Fortified Manors - China

Fujian Fortified Manors - China

An aerial drone photo taken on May 21, 2025 shows the Chengqi Tulou in Longyan, southeast China's Fujian Province. Fujian Tulou, the unique residential architecture of Fujian Province constructed between the 15th and 20th centuries, was inscribed on the UNESCO's World Heritage List in 2008. Set amongst rice, tea and tobacco fields, Tulou is earthen house. Several storeys high, it was built along an inward-looking, circular or square floor plan as housing for up to 800 people each. Tulou was built for defence purposes around a central open courtyard with only one entrance and windows to the outside only above the first floor. Housing a whole clan, Tulou functioned as village units and was known as "a little kingdom for the family" or "bustling small city." Photo by Jiang Kehong/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Baikho Festival - India

Baikho Festival - India

Rabha tribal girls in traditional attire carry earthen pots of rice beer to serve priests after fire-walking rituals during Baikho festival celebrations in Pantan village, Kamrup, in India's northeastern state of Assam on June 11, 2025. The annual ceremony honors their wealth deity while seeking abundant rains and bountiful harvests for the agricultural community. Photo by Hafiz Ahmed/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Indian Potters Make Earthen Lamps Ahead Of Diwali Festival - Ajmer

Indian Potters Make Earthen Lamps Ahead Of Diwali Festival - Ajmer

Indian Potter makes traditional earthen lamps ahead of 'Diwali', the Hindu festival of lights, at his workshop in Ajmer, India on October 27, 2024. Photo by ABACAPRESS.COM

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Indian Potters Make Earthen Lamps Ahead Of Diwali Festival - Ajmer

Indian Potters Make Earthen Lamps Ahead Of Diwali Festival - Ajmer

Indian Potter makes traditional earthen lamps ahead of 'Diwali', the Hindu festival of lights, at his workshop in Ajmer, India on October 27, 2024. Photo by ABACAPRESS.COM

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Indian Potters Make Earthen Lamps Ahead Of Diwali Festival - Ajmer

Indian Potters Make Earthen Lamps Ahead Of Diwali Festival - Ajmer

Indian Potter makes traditional earthen lamps ahead of 'Diwali', the Hindu festival of lights, at his workshop in Ajmer, India on October 27, 2024. Photo by ABACAPRESS.COM

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Indian Potters Make Earthen Lamps Ahead Of Diwali Festival - Ajmer

Indian Potters Make Earthen Lamps Ahead Of Diwali Festival - Ajmer

Indian Potter makes traditional earthen lamps ahead of 'Diwali', the Hindu festival of lights, at his workshop in Ajmer, India on October 27, 2024. Photo by ABACAPRESS.COM

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Indian Potters Make Earthen Lamps Ahead Of Diwali Festival - Ajmer

Indian Potters Make Earthen Lamps Ahead Of Diwali Festival - Ajmer

Indian Potter makes traditional earthen lamps ahead of 'Diwali', the Hindu festival of lights, at his workshop in Ajmer, India on October 27, 2024. Photo by ABACAPRESS.COM

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Indian Potters Make Earthen Lamps Ahead Of Diwali Festival - Ajmer

Indian Potters Make Earthen Lamps Ahead Of Diwali Festival - Ajmer

Indian Potter makes traditional earthen lamps ahead of 'Diwali', the Hindu festival of lights, at his workshop in Ajmer, India on October 27, 2024. Photo by ABACAPRESS.COM

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Indian Potters Make Earthen Lamps Ahead Of Diwali Festival - Ajmer

Indian Potters Make Earthen Lamps Ahead Of Diwali Festival - Ajmer

Indian Potter makes traditional earthen lamps ahead of 'Diwali', the Hindu festival of lights, at his workshop in Ajmer, India on October 27, 2024. Photo by ABACAPRESS.COM

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Indian Potters Make Earthen Lamps Ahead Of Diwali Festival - Ajmer

Indian Potters Make Earthen Lamps Ahead Of Diwali Festival - Ajmer

Indian Potter makes traditional earthen lamps ahead of 'Diwali', the Hindu festival of lights, at his workshop in Ajmer, India on October 27, 2024. Photo by ABACAPRESS.COM

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Indian Potters Make Earthen Lamps Ahead Of Diwali Festival - Ajmer

Indian Potters Make Earthen Lamps Ahead Of Diwali Festival - Ajmer

Indian Potter makes traditional earthen lamps ahead of 'Diwali', the Hindu festival of lights, at his workshop in Ajmer, India on October 27, 2024. Photo by ABACAPRESS.COM

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Indian Potters Make Earthen Lamps Ahead Of Diwali Festival - Ajmer

Indian Potters Make Earthen Lamps Ahead Of Diwali Festival - Ajmer

Indian Potter makes traditional earthen lamps ahead of 'Diwali', the Hindu festival of lights, at his workshop in Ajmer, India on October 27, 2024. Photo by ABACAPRESS.COM

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Indian Potters Make Earthen Lamps Ahead Of Diwali Festival - Ajmer

Indian Potters Make Earthen Lamps Ahead Of Diwali Festival - Ajmer

Indian Potter makes traditional earthen lamps ahead of 'Diwali', the Hindu festival of lights, at his workshop in Ajmer, India on October 27, 2024. Photo by ABACAPRESS.COM

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Indian Potters Make Earthen Lamps Ahead Of Diwali Festival - Ajmer

Indian Potters Make Earthen Lamps Ahead Of Diwali Festival - Ajmer

Indian Potter makes traditional earthen lamps ahead of 'Diwali', the Hindu festival of lights, at his workshop in Ajmer, India on October 27, 2024. Photo by ABACAPRESS.COM

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Indian Potters Make Earthen Lamps Ahead Of Diwali Festival - Ajmer

Indian Potters Make Earthen Lamps Ahead Of Diwali Festival - Ajmer

Indian Potter makes traditional earthen lamps ahead of 'Diwali', the Hindu festival of lights, at his workshop in Ajmer, India on October 27, 2024. Photo by ABACAPRESS.COM

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Indian Potters Make Earthen Lamps Ahead Of Diwali Festival - Ajmer

Indian Potters Make Earthen Lamps Ahead Of Diwali Festival - Ajmer

Indian Potter makes traditional earthen lamps ahead of 'Diwali', the Hindu festival of lights, at his workshop in Ajmer, India on October 27, 2024. Photo by ABACAPRESS.COM

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Indian Potters Make Earthen Lamps Ahead Of Diwali Festival - Ajmer

Indian Potters Make Earthen Lamps Ahead Of Diwali Festival - Ajmer

Indian Potter makes traditional earthen lamps ahead of 'Diwali', the Hindu festival of lights, at his workshop in Ajmer, India on October 27, 2024. Photo by ABACAPRESS.COM

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Indian Potters Make Earthen Lamps Ahead Of Diwali Festival - Ajmer

Indian Potters Make Earthen Lamps Ahead Of Diwali Festival - Ajmer

Indian Potter makes traditional earthen lamps ahead of 'Diwali', the Hindu festival of lights, at his workshop in Ajmer, India on October 27, 2024. Photo by ABACAPRESS.COM

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Indian Potters Make Earthen Lamps Ahead Of Diwali Festival - Ajmer

Indian Potters Make Earthen Lamps Ahead Of Diwali Festival - Ajmer

Indian Potter makes traditional earthen lamps ahead of 'Diwali', the Hindu festival of lights, at his workshop in Ajmer, India on October 27, 2024. Photo by ABACAPRESS.COM

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Indian Potters Make Earthen Lamps Ahead Of Diwali Festival - Ajmer

Indian Potters Make Earthen Lamps Ahead Of Diwali Festival - Ajmer

Indian Potter makes traditional earthen lamps ahead of 'Diwali', the Hindu festival of lights, at his workshop in Ajmer, India on October 27, 2024. Photo by ABACAPRESS.COM

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Indian Potters Make Earthen Lamps Ahead Of Diwali Festival - Ajmer

Indian Potters Make Earthen Lamps Ahead Of Diwali Festival - Ajmer

Indian Potter makes traditional earthen lamps ahead of 'Diwali', the Hindu festival of lights, at his workshop in Ajmer, India on October 27, 2024. Photo by ABACAPRESS.COM

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Indian Potters Make Earthen Lamps Ahead Of Diwali Festival - Ajmer

Indian Potters Make Earthen Lamps Ahead Of Diwali Festival - Ajmer

Indian Potter makes traditional earthen lamps ahead of 'Diwali', the Hindu festival of lights, at his workshop in Ajmer, India on October 27, 2024. Photo by ABACAPRESS.COM

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Indian Potters Make Earthen Lamps Ahead Of Diwali Festival - Ajmer

Indian Potters Make Earthen Lamps Ahead Of Diwali Festival - Ajmer

Indian Potter makes traditional earthen lamps ahead of 'Diwali', the Hindu festival of lights, at his workshop in Ajmer, India on October 27, 2024. Photo by ABACAPRESS.COM

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Indian Potters Make Earthen Lamps Ahead Of Diwali Festival - Ajmer

Indian Potters Make Earthen Lamps Ahead Of Diwali Festival - Ajmer

Indian Potter makes traditional earthen lamps ahead of 'Diwali', the Hindu festival of lights, at his workshop in Ajmer, India on October 27, 2024. Photo by ABACAPRESS.COM

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Indian Potters Make Earthen Lamps Ahead Of Diwali Festival - Ajmer

Indian Potters Make Earthen Lamps Ahead Of Diwali Festival - Ajmer

Indian Potter makes traditional earthen lamps ahead of 'Diwali', the Hindu festival of lights, at his workshop in Ajmer, India on October 27, 2024. Photo by ABACAPRESS.COM

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Indian Potters Make Earthen Lamps Ahead Of Diwali Festival - Ajmer

Indian Potters Make Earthen Lamps Ahead Of Diwali Festival - Ajmer

Indian Potter makes traditional earthen lamps ahead of 'Diwali', the Hindu festival of lights, at his workshop in Ajmer, India on October 27, 2024. Photo by ABACAPRESS.COM

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Indian Potters Make Earthen Lamps Ahead Of Diwali Festival - Ajmer

Indian Potters Make Earthen Lamps Ahead Of Diwali Festival - Ajmer

Indian Potter makes traditional earthen lamps ahead of 'Diwali', the Hindu festival of lights, at his workshop in Ajmer, India on October 27, 2024. Photo by ABACAPRESS.COM

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Indian Potters Make Earthen Lamps Ahead Of Diwali Festival - Ajmer

Indian Potters Make Earthen Lamps Ahead Of Diwali Festival - Ajmer

Indian Potter makes traditional earthen lamps ahead of 'Diwali', the Hindu festival of lights, at his workshop in Ajmer, India on October 27, 2024. Photo by ABACAPRESS.COM

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Indian Potters Make Earthen Lamps Ahead Of Diwali Festival - Ajmer

Indian Potters Make Earthen Lamps Ahead Of Diwali Festival - Ajmer

Indian Potter makes traditional earthen lamps ahead of 'Diwali', the Hindu festival of lights, at his workshop in Ajmer, India on October 27, 2024. Photo by ABACAPRESS.COM

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Indian Potters Make Earthen Lamps Ahead Of Diwali Festival - Ajmer

Indian Potters Make Earthen Lamps Ahead Of Diwali Festival - Ajmer

Indian Potter makes traditional earthen lamps ahead of 'Diwali', the Hindu festival of lights, at his workshop in Ajmer, India on October 27, 2024. Photo by ABACAPRESS.COM

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Legislation protecting Xinjiang ancient city comes into force

STORY: Legislation protecting Xinjiang ancient city comes into force SHOOTING TIME: recent footage and file DATELINE: May 1, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:58 LOCATION: URUMQI, China CATEGORY: CULTURE/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the old town area of Kashgar City 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): MAWLAN TURAK, Shop owner in the old town of Kashgar 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): YAKUPJAN XIRALI, Resident in the old town of Kashgar 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): NAWBAHAR ALI, Painter in the old town of Kashgar 5. various of the old town area of Kashgar City STORYLINE: A new legislation aimed at protecting the traditional culture and buildings in the old town area of Kashgar City in China's Xinjiang entered into force on Wednesday. The regulation, enacted on March 31, forbids demolition of or damage to historical architecture in the old town while stipulating that reconstruction of buildings must receive official approvals. A top tourist destination in Xinjiang, the old town of Kashgar is home to one of the largest surviving earthen

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Looking back at days of heroism, humiliation in Tuna Township in China's Xizang

STORY: Looking back at days of heroism, humiliation in Tuna Township in China's Xizang SHOOTING TIME: April 10, 2024/File DATELINE: April 11, 2024 LENGTH: 00:04:29 LOCATION: LHASA, China CATEGORY: POLITICS/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Qumigxung heroes monument 2. various of an earthen wall in Tuna Township 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Tibetan): NYIMA PHUNTSOK, Villager, Yadong County in China's Xizang 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Tibetan): NYIMA PHUNTSOK, Villager, Yadong County in China's Xizang 5. various of China's Xizang 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (Tibetan): PHUNTSOK DORJE, Party secretary of Tuna, China's Xizang 7. SOUNDBITE 4 (Tibetan): NYIMA PHUNTSOK, Villager, Yadong County in China's Xizang STORYLINE: Tuna Township Xigaze City Xizang, China An earthen wall in Tuna Township in China's Xizang stands as testament to the region's past humiliation and the heroism displayed by its people more than 120 years ago. The wall, now part of the site of the Qumigxung heroes monument, was built 120 years ago by Tibetan soldiers to defend ag

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Xinhua Headlines: Looking back at days of heroism, humiliation in "heroic county" on roof of world

Xinhua Headlines: Looking back at days of heroism, humiliation in "heroic county" on roof of world

(240411) -- LHASA, April 11, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on March 27, 2024 shows a view of the earthen wall with the scars of bullets at the site of Qumigxung heroes monument located east of the highway crossing Tuna Township, Xigaze City, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Huang Yaoman)

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Traditional delicacy on Daxue solar term: sweet potato

STORY: Traditional delicacy on Daxue solar term: sweet potato SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 4, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 7, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:49 LOCATION: SHANGHAI, China CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE (English): LILE SONG MAHONEY, Student from East China Normal University STORYLINE: SOUNDBITE (English): LILE SONG MAHONEY, Student from East China Normal University "Daxue is here, and it is getting quite cold. If I could have a hot grilled sweet potato right now, that would be very satisfying. Auntie Tao, I come to take some sweet potatoes. Where did you get them? From your vegetable garden beside the house? (Auntie Tao: Yes.) Sweet potatoes can be stored for a very long time and can be used as staple food. So therefore, many families stock up on sweet potatoes during winter. Look how huge these sweet potatoes are. Still covered in mud from the garden. Roasting sweet potatoes around a warm earthen stove is a great pleasure for winter. They cannot be put into the stove immediately after lighting the fire. We must

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Production Of Clay Lamps For Diwali Festival - India

Production Of Clay Lamps For Diwali Festival - India

Kashmiri Muslim potter arranges earthen lamps at his home workshop ahead of the Diwali festival, on the outskirts of Srinagar. Diwali, the festival of lights symbolizes the victory of good over evil, and commemorates Lord Ram's return to his kingdom Ayodhya after completing a 14-year exile. On November 7, 2023. Photo by Umer Qadir/Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

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