Fukuma loses by default in shogi title series

Fukuma loses by default in shogi title series

Combined photo taken on Sept. 8, 2024, and in July 2022, respectively, shows professional shogi players in the women's category Tomoka Nishiyama (L) and Kana Fukuma. Nishiyama defended her Osho women's title as her competitor Fukuma withdrew from the third match of a best-of-three series due to ill health on Oct. 29, 2024. Fukuma earlier said she would be sidelined from competition between Nov. 17, 2024, and Feb. 12, 2025, due to pregnancy.

Holder of 5 women's shogi titles back to competition

Holder of 5 women's shogi titles back to competition

Professional shogi player Kana Fukuma, holder of five titles in the women's category, is pictured after beating Kei Kato in a round-robin match at the Hakurei women's championship in Takatsuki, Osaka, on Feb. 14, 2025. She returned to competition after being sidelined between Nov. 17, 2024, and Feb. 12, 2025, due to pregnancy.

Luckin Coffee Revenue Increases in 2024

Luckin Coffee Revenue Increases in 2024

HANDAN, CHINA - FEBRUARY 12, 2025 - Photo taken on Feb 12, 2025 shows a Luckin coffee shop in Handan, North China's Hebei province. Data show that in 2024, Luckin's total net income reached 34.475 billion yuan, an increase of 38.4%.

Luckin Coffee Revenue Increases in 2024

Luckin Coffee Revenue Increases in 2024

HANDAN, CHINA - FEBRUARY 12, 2025 - Photo taken on Feb 12, 2025 shows a Luckin coffee shop in Handan, North China's Hebei province. Data show that in 2024, Luckin's total net income reached 34.475 billion yuan, an increase of 38.4%.

Luckin Coffee Revenue Increases in 2024

Luckin Coffee Revenue Increases in 2024

HANDAN, CHINA - FEBRUARY 12, 2025 - Photo taken on Feb 12, 2025 shows a Luckin coffee shop in Handan, North China's Hebei province. Data show that in 2024, Luckin's total net income reached 34.475 billion yuan, an increase of 38.4%.

Luckin Coffee Revenue Increases in 2024

Luckin Coffee Revenue Increases in 2024

HANDAN, CHINA - FEBRUARY 12, 2025 - Photo taken on Feb 12, 2025 shows a Luckin coffee shop in Handan, North China's Hebei province. Data show that in 2024, Luckin's total net income reached 34.475 billion yuan, an increase of 38.4%.

Luckin Coffee Revenue Increases in 2024

Luckin Coffee Revenue Increases in 2024

HANDAN, CHINA - FEBRUARY 12, 2025 - Photo taken on Feb 12, 2025 shows a Luckin coffee shop in Handan, North China's Hebei province. Data show that in 2024, Luckin's total net income reached 34.475 billion yuan, an increase of 38.4%.

Luckin Coffee Revenue Increases in 2024

Luckin Coffee Revenue Increases in 2024

HANDAN, CHINA - FEBRUARY 12, 2025 - Photo taken on Feb 12, 2025 shows a Luckin coffee shop in Handan, North China's Hebei province. Data show that in 2024, Luckin's total net income reached 34.475 billion yuan, an increase of 38.4%.

Luckin Coffee Revenue Increases in 2024

Luckin Coffee Revenue Increases in 2024

HANDAN, CHINA - FEBRUARY 12, 2025 - Photo taken on Feb 12, 2025 shows a Luckin coffee shop in Handan, North China's Hebei province. Data show that in 2024, Luckin's total net income reached 34.475 billion yuan, an increase of 38.4%.

Luckin Coffee Revenue Increases in 2024

Luckin Coffee Revenue Increases in 2024

HANDAN, CHINA - FEBRUARY 12, 2025 - Photo taken on Feb 12, 2025 shows a Luckin coffee shop in Handan, North China's Hebei province. Data show that in 2024, Luckin's total net income reached 34.475 billion yuan, an increase of 38.4%.

Greater Bay Area Channel Networks - China

Greater Bay Area Channel Networks - China

An aerial drone photo taken on Feb. 12, 2024 shows vehicles on the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge in south China. In recent years, the construction of cross-river and cross-sea passages in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area has developed rapidly. The passage networks play a significant role in building and improving the comprehensive three-dimensional transportation network in the Greater Bay Area, as well as promoting deeper integration and development in the region. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Poet Shuntaro Tanikawa dies at 92

Poet Shuntaro Tanikawa dies at 92

Shuntaro Tanikawa, a leading poet in postwar Japan also known for his translations of the U.S. cartoon strip "Peanuts," reads a poem at a Tokyo hotel on Feb. 12, 2015. Tanikawa died on Nov. 13, 2024, aged 92.

(EnchantingGuangxi)CHINA-GUANGXI-MIAO ETHNIC GROUP (CN)

(EnchantingGuangxi)CHINA-GUANGXI-MIAO ETHNIC GROUP (CN)

(240718) -- LIUZHOU, July 18, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Villager Pan Meilan (1st R) dresses her daughter for a folk activity in Wuying Village on the border between south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region and southwest China's Guizhou Province, Feb. 12, 2024. Wuying Village, spanning a history of over 200 years, is a Miao ethnic group hamlet that nestles snugly in the towering mountains stretching across the border between Guangxi and Guizhou. In the past, the impassable mountains and rugged landscape rendered locals extremely poor. In recent years, Wuying Village has made efforts in the fields of economy, education, culture and ethnic unity, etc. to promote rural vitalization for further development. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Huang Xiaobang)

(SichuanMosaics)CHINA-SICHUAN-YA'AN-PANDA XIANG XIANG-7TH BIRTHDAY (CN)

(SichuanMosaics)CHINA-SICHUAN-YA'AN-PANDA XIANG XIANG-7TH BIRTHDAY (CN)

(240612) -- CHENGDU, June 12, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Giant panda Xiang Xiang eats bamboo shoots at the Ya'an base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in southwest China's Sichuan Province, June 12, 2024. Many visitors visited the Ya'an base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in southwest China's Sichuan Province to celebrate the seventh birthday of female giant panda Xiang Xiang on Wednesday. Xiang Xiang was born at Ueno Zoo in Tokyo of Japan on June 12, 2017 to Shin Shin (female) and Ri Ri (male), two giant pandas on loan from China, where the ownership over the cubs they give birth to belongs. The panda left Ueno Zoo on Feb. 21, 2023 and flied back to China, her home country. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Xu Bingjie)

(SichuanMosaics)CHINA-SICHUAN-YA'AN-PANDA XIANG XIANG-7TH BIRTHDAY (CN)

(SichuanMosaics)CHINA-SICHUAN-YA'AN-PANDA XIANG XIANG-7TH BIRTHDAY (CN)

(240612) -- CHENGDU, June 12, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Giant panda Xiang Xiang eats bamboo shoots at the Ya'an base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in southwest China's Sichuan Province, June 12, 2024. Many visitors visited the Ya'an base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in southwest China's Sichuan Province to celebrate the seventh birthday of female giant panda Xiang Xiang on Wednesday. Xiang Xiang was born at Ueno Zoo in Tokyo of Japan on June 12, 2017 to Shin Shin (female) and Ri Ri (male), two giant pandas on loan from China, where the ownership over the cubs they give birth to belongs. The panda left Ueno Zoo on Feb. 21, 2023 and flied back to China, her home country. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Xu Bingjie)

(SichuanMosaics)CHINA-SICHUAN-YA'AN-PANDA XIANG XIANG-7TH BIRTHDAY (CN)

(SichuanMosaics)CHINA-SICHUAN-YA'AN-PANDA XIANG XIANG-7TH BIRTHDAY (CN)

(240612) -- CHENGDU, June 12, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Creative products themed on giant panda Xiang Xiang are seen at the Ya'an base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in southwest China's Sichuan Province, June 12, 2024. Many visitors visited the Ya'an base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in southwest China's Sichuan Province to celebrate the seventh birthday of female giant panda Xiang Xiang on Wednesday. Xiang Xiang was born at Ueno Zoo in Tokyo of Japan on June 12, 2017 to Shin Shin (female) and Ri Ri (male), two giant pandas on loan from China, where the ownership over the cubs they give birth to belongs. The panda left Ueno Zoo on Feb. 21, 2023 and flied back to China, her home country. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Xu Bingjie)

(SichuanMosaics)CHINA-SICHUAN-YA'AN-PANDA XIANG XIANG-7TH BIRTHDAY (CN)

(SichuanMosaics)CHINA-SICHUAN-YA'AN-PANDA XIANG XIANG-7TH BIRTHDAY (CN)

(240612) -- CHENGDU, June 12, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A Japanese tourist displays his bag decorated with giant panda accessories at the Ya'an base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in southwest China's Sichuan Province, June 12, 2024. Many visitors visited the Ya'an base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in southwest China's Sichuan Province to celebrate the seventh birthday of female giant panda Xiang Xiang on Wednesday. Xiang Xiang was born at Ueno Zoo in Tokyo of Japan on June 12, 2017 to Shin Shin (female) and Ri Ri (male), two giant pandas on loan from China, where the ownership over the cubs they give birth to belongs. The panda left Ueno Zoo on Feb. 21, 2023 and flied back to China, her home country. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Xu Bingjie)

(SichuanMosaics)CHINA-SICHUAN-YA'AN-PANDA XIANG XIANG-7TH BIRTHDAY (CN)

(SichuanMosaics)CHINA-SICHUAN-YA'AN-PANDA XIANG XIANG-7TH BIRTHDAY (CN)

(240612) -- CHENGDU, June 12, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Giant panda Xiang Xiang eats bamboo shoots at the Ya'an base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in southwest China's Sichuan Province, June 12, 2024. Many visitors visited the Ya'an base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in southwest China's Sichuan Province to celebrate the seventh birthday of female giant panda Xiang Xiang on Wednesday. Xiang Xiang was born at Ueno Zoo in Tokyo of Japan on June 12, 2017 to Shin Shin (female) and Ri Ri (male), two giant pandas on loan from China, where the ownership over the cubs they give birth to belongs. The panda left Ueno Zoo on Feb. 21, 2023 and flied back to China, her home country. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Xu Bingjie)

(SichuanMosaics)CHINA-SICHUAN-YA'AN-PANDA XIANG XIANG-7TH BIRTHDAY (CN)

(SichuanMosaics)CHINA-SICHUAN-YA'AN-PANDA XIANG XIANG-7TH BIRTHDAY (CN)

(240612) -- CHENGDU, June 12, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A tourist poses for photos with a decorative photo frame for giant panda Xiang Xiang's birthday at the Ya'an base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in southwest China's Sichuan Province, June 12, 2024. Many visitors visited the Ya'an base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in southwest China's Sichuan Province to celebrate the seventh birthday of female giant panda Xiang Xiang on Wednesday. Xiang Xiang was born at Ueno Zoo in Tokyo of Japan on June 12, 2017 to Shin Shin (female) and Ri Ri (male), two giant pandas on loan from China, where the ownership over the cubs they give birth to belongs. The panda left Ueno Zoo on Feb. 21, 2023 and flied back to China, her home country. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Xu Bingjie)

(SichuanMosaics)CHINA-SICHUAN-YA'AN-PANDA XIANG XIANG-7TH BIRTHDAY (CN)

(SichuanMosaics)CHINA-SICHUAN-YA'AN-PANDA XIANG XIANG-7TH BIRTHDAY (CN)

(240612) -- CHENGDU, June 12, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Giant panda Xiang Xiang is seen at the Ya'an base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in southwest China's Sichuan Province, June 12, 2024. Many visitors visited the Ya'an base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in southwest China's Sichuan Province to celebrate the seventh birthday of female giant panda Xiang Xiang on Wednesday. Xiang Xiang was born at Ueno Zoo in Tokyo of Japan on June 12, 2017 to Shin Shin (female) and Ri Ri (male), two giant pandas on loan from China, where the ownership over the cubs they give birth to belongs. The panda left Ueno Zoo on Feb. 21, 2023 and flied back to China, her home country. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Xu Bingjie)

(SichuanMosaics)CHINA-SICHUAN-YA'AN-PANDA XIANG XIANG-7TH BIRTHDAY (CN)

(SichuanMosaics)CHINA-SICHUAN-YA'AN-PANDA XIANG XIANG-7TH BIRTHDAY (CN)

(240612) -- CHENGDU, June 12, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Tourists take photos of Giant panda Xiang Xiang at the Ya'an base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in southwest China's Sichuan Province, June 12, 2024. Many visitors visited the Ya'an base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in southwest China's Sichuan Province to celebrate the seventh birthday of female giant panda Xiang Xiang on Wednesday. Xiang Xiang was born at Ueno Zoo in Tokyo of Japan on June 12, 2017 to Shin Shin (female) and Ri Ri (male), two giant pandas on loan from China, where the ownership over the cubs they give birth to belongs. The panda left Ueno Zoo on Feb. 21, 2023 and flied back to China, her home country. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Xu Bingjie)

(SichuanMosaics)CHINA-SICHUAN-YA'AN-PANDA XIANG XIANG-7TH BIRTHDAY (CN)

(SichuanMosaics)CHINA-SICHUAN-YA'AN-PANDA XIANG XIANG-7TH BIRTHDAY (CN)

(240612) -- CHENGDU, June 12, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Tourists purchase creative products themed on giant panda Xiang Xiang at the Ya'an base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in southwest China's Sichuan Province, June 12, 2024. Many visitors visited the Ya'an base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in southwest China's Sichuan Province to celebrate the seventh birthday of female giant panda Xiang Xiang on Wednesday. Xiang Xiang was born at Ueno Zoo in Tokyo of Japan on June 12, 2017 to Shin Shin (female) and Ri Ri (male), two giant pandas on loan from China, where the ownership over the cubs they give birth to belongs. The panda left Ueno Zoo on Feb. 21, 2023 and flied back to China, her home country. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Xu Bingjie)

(SichuanMosaics)CHINA-SICHUAN-YA'AN-PANDA XIANG XIANG-7TH BIRTHDAY (CN)

(SichuanMosaics)CHINA-SICHUAN-YA'AN-PANDA XIANG XIANG-7TH BIRTHDAY (CN)

(240612) -- CHENGDU, June 12, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Tourists take photos of Giant panda Xiang Xiang at the Ya'an base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in southwest China's Sichuan Province, June 12, 2024. Many visitors visited the Ya'an base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in southwest China's Sichuan Province to celebrate the seventh birthday of female giant panda Xiang Xiang on Wednesday. Xiang Xiang was born at Ueno Zoo in Tokyo of Japan on June 12, 2017 to Shin Shin (female) and Ri Ri (male), two giant pandas on loan from China, where the ownership over the cubs they give birth to belongs. The panda left Ueno Zoo on Feb. 21, 2023 and flied back to China, her home country. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Xu Bingjie)

(SichuanMosaics)CHINA-SICHUAN-YA'AN-PANDA XIANG XIANG-7TH BIRTHDAY (CN)

(SichuanMosaics)CHINA-SICHUAN-YA'AN-PANDA XIANG XIANG-7TH BIRTHDAY (CN)

(240612) -- CHENGDU, June 12, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Giant panda Xiang Xiang is seen at the Ya'an base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in southwest China's Sichuan Province, June 12, 2024. Many visitors visited the Ya'an base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in southwest China's Sichuan Province to celebrate the seventh birthday of female giant panda Xiang Xiang on Wednesday. Xiang Xiang was born at Ueno Zoo in Tokyo of Japan on June 12, 2017 to Shin Shin (female) and Ri Ri (male), two giant pandas on loan from China, where the ownership over the cubs they give birth to belongs. The panda left Ueno Zoo on Feb. 21, 2023 and flied back to China, her home country. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Xu Bingjie)

(SichuanMosaics)CHINA-SICHUAN-YA'AN-PANDA XIANG XIANG-7TH BIRTHDAY (CN)

(SichuanMosaics)CHINA-SICHUAN-YA'AN-PANDA XIANG XIANG-7TH BIRTHDAY (CN)

(240612) -- CHENGDU, June 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Tourists take photos of Giant panda Xiang Xiang at the Ya'an base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in southwest China's Sichuan Province, June 12, 2024. Many visitors visited the Ya'an base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in southwest China's Sichuan Province to celebrate the seventh birthday of female giant panda Xiang Xiang on Wednesday. Xiang Xiang was born at Ueno Zoo in Tokyo of Japan on June 12, 2017 to Shin Shin (female) and Ri Ri (male), two giant pandas on loan from China, where the ownership over the cubs they give birth to belongs. The panda left Ueno Zoo on Feb. 21, 2023 and flied back to China, her home country. (Xinhua/Xu Bingjie)

(SichuanMosaics)CHINA-SICHUAN-YA'AN-PANDA XIANG XIANG-7TH BIRTHDAY (CN)

(SichuanMosaics)CHINA-SICHUAN-YA'AN-PANDA XIANG XIANG-7TH BIRTHDAY (CN)

(240612) -- CHENGDU, June 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Giant panda Xiang Xiang is seen at the Ya'an base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in southwest China's Sichuan Province, June 12, 2024. Many visitors visited the Ya'an base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in southwest China's Sichuan Province to celebrate the seventh birthday of female giant panda Xiang Xiang on Wednesday. Xiang Xiang was born at Ueno Zoo in Tokyo of Japan on June 12, 2017 to Shin Shin (female) and Ri Ri (male), two giant pandas on loan from China, where the ownership over the cubs they give birth to belongs. The panda left Ueno Zoo on Feb. 21, 2023 and flied back to China, her home country. (Xinhua/Xu Bingjie)

(SichuanMosaics)CHINA-SICHUAN-YA'AN-PANDA XIANG XIANG-7TH BIRTHDAY (CN)

(SichuanMosaics)CHINA-SICHUAN-YA'AN-PANDA XIANG XIANG-7TH BIRTHDAY (CN)

(240612) -- CHENGDU, June 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Giant panda Xiang Xiang eats bamboo shoots at the Ya'an base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in southwest China's Sichuan Province, June 12, 2024. Many visitors visited the Ya'an base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in southwest China's Sichuan Province to celebrate the seventh birthday of female giant panda Xiang Xiang on Wednesday. Xiang Xiang was born at Ueno Zoo in Tokyo of Japan on June 12, 2017 to Shin Shin (female) and Ri Ri (male), two giant pandas on loan from China, where the ownership over the cubs they give birth to belongs. The panda left Ueno Zoo on Feb. 21, 2023 and flied back to China, her home country. (Xinhua/Xu Bingjie)

(SichuanMosaics)CHINA-SICHUAN-YA'AN-PANDA XIANG XIANG-7TH BIRTHDAY (CN)

(SichuanMosaics)CHINA-SICHUAN-YA'AN-PANDA XIANG XIANG-7TH BIRTHDAY (CN)

(240612) -- CHENGDU, June 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Giant panda Xiang Xiang eats bamboo shoots at the Ya'an base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in southwest China's Sichuan Province, June 12, 2024. Many visitors visited the Ya'an base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in southwest China's Sichuan Province to celebrate the seventh birthday of female giant panda Xiang Xiang on Wednesday. Xiang Xiang was born at Ueno Zoo in Tokyo of Japan on June 12, 2017 to Shin Shin (female) and Ri Ri (male), two giant pandas on loan from China, where the ownership over the cubs they give birth to belongs. The panda left Ueno Zoo on Feb. 21, 2023 and flied back to China, her home country. (Xinhua/Xu Bingjie)

(SichuanMosaics)CHINA-SICHUAN-YA'AN-PANDA XIANG XIANG-7TH BIRTHDAY (CN)

(SichuanMosaics)CHINA-SICHUAN-YA'AN-PANDA XIANG XIANG-7TH BIRTHDAY (CN)

(240612) -- CHENGDU, June 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Tourists purchase creative products themed on giant panda Xiang Xiang at the Ya'an base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in southwest China's Sichuan Province, June 12, 2024. Many visitors visited the Ya'an base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in southwest China's Sichuan Province to celebrate the seventh birthday of female giant panda Xiang Xiang on Wednesday. Xiang Xiang was born at Ueno Zoo in Tokyo of Japan on June 12, 2017 to Shin Shin (female) and Ri Ri (male), two giant pandas on loan from China, where the ownership over the cubs they give birth to belongs. The panda left Ueno Zoo on Feb. 21, 2023 and flied back to China, her home country. (Xinhua/Xu Bingjie)

(SichuanMosaics)CHINA-SICHUAN-YA'AN-PANDA XIANG XIANG-7TH BIRTHDAY (CN)

(SichuanMosaics)CHINA-SICHUAN-YA'AN-PANDA XIANG XIANG-7TH BIRTHDAY (CN)

(240612) -- CHENGDU, June 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Tourists take photos of Giant panda Xiang Xiang at the Ya'an base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in southwest China's Sichuan Province, June 12, 2024. Many visitors visited the Ya'an base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in southwest China's Sichuan Province to celebrate the seventh birthday of female giant panda Xiang Xiang on Wednesday. Xiang Xiang was born at Ueno Zoo in Tokyo of Japan on June 12, 2017 to Shin Shin (female) and Ri Ri (male), two giant pandas on loan from China, where the ownership over the cubs they give birth to belongs. The panda left Ueno Zoo on Feb. 21, 2023 and flied back to China, her home country. (Xinhua/Xu Bingjie)

(SichuanMosaics)CHINA-SICHUAN-YA'AN-PANDA XIANG XIANG-7TH BIRTHDAY (CN)

(SichuanMosaics)CHINA-SICHUAN-YA'AN-PANDA XIANG XIANG-7TH BIRTHDAY (CN)

(240612) -- CHENGDU, June 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Creative products themed on giant panda Xiang Xiang are seen at the Ya'an base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in southwest China's Sichuan Province, June 12, 2024. Many visitors visited the Ya'an base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in southwest China's Sichuan Province to celebrate the seventh birthday of female giant panda Xiang Xiang on Wednesday. Xiang Xiang was born at Ueno Zoo in Tokyo of Japan on June 12, 2017 to Shin Shin (female) and Ri Ri (male), two giant pandas on loan from China, where the ownership over the cubs they give birth to belongs. The panda left Ueno Zoo on Feb. 21, 2023 and flied back to China, her home country. (Xinhua/Xu Bingjie)

(SichuanMosaics)CHINA-SICHUAN-YA'AN-PANDA XIANG XIANG-7TH BIRTHDAY (CN)

(SichuanMosaics)CHINA-SICHUAN-YA'AN-PANDA XIANG XIANG-7TH BIRTHDAY (CN)

(240612) -- CHENGDU, June 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Giant panda Xiang Xiang eats bamboo shoots at the Ya'an base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in southwest China's Sichuan Province, June 12, 2024. Many visitors visited the Ya'an base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in southwest China's Sichuan Province to celebrate the seventh birthday of female giant panda Xiang Xiang on Wednesday. Xiang Xiang was born at Ueno Zoo in Tokyo of Japan on June 12, 2017 to Shin Shin (female) and Ri Ri (male), two giant pandas on loan from China, where the ownership over the cubs they give birth to belongs. The panda left Ueno Zoo on Feb. 21, 2023 and flied back to China, her home country. (Xinhua/Xu Bingjie)

(SichuanMosaics)CHINA-SICHUAN-YA'AN-PANDA XIANG XIANG-7TH BIRTHDAY (CN)

(SichuanMosaics)CHINA-SICHUAN-YA'AN-PANDA XIANG XIANG-7TH BIRTHDAY (CN)

(240612) -- CHENGDU, June 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A Japanese tourist displays his bag decorated with giant panda accessories at the Ya'an base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in southwest China's Sichuan Province, June 12, 2024. Many visitors visited the Ya'an base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in southwest China's Sichuan Province to celebrate the seventh birthday of female giant panda Xiang Xiang on Wednesday. Xiang Xiang was born at Ueno Zoo in Tokyo of Japan on June 12, 2017 to Shin Shin (female) and Ri Ri (male), two giant pandas on loan from China, where the ownership over the cubs they give birth to belongs. The panda left Ueno Zoo on Feb. 21, 2023 and flied back to China, her home country. (Xinhua/Xu Bingjie)

Xinhua Headlines: Cooperation brings stability, prosperity to Asia-Pacific

Xinhua Headlines: Cooperation brings stability, prosperity to Asia-Pacific

(240612) -- BEIJING/HONG KONG, June 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People watch a lion dance during the Chinese Lunar New Year celebration in Sydney, Australia, Feb. 10, 2024. (Xinhua/Ma Ping)

Xinhua Headlines: Cooperation brings stability, prosperity to Asia-Pacific

Xinhua Headlines: Cooperation brings stability, prosperity to Asia-Pacific

(240612) -- BEIJING/HONG KONG, June 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Tourists take selfies in front of a dragon-shaped installation to welcome the Chinese Lunar New Year at Hagley Park in Christchurch, New Zealand, Feb. 9, 2024. (Photo by Meng Tao/Xinhua)

(SichuanMosaics)CHINA-SICHUAN-YA'AN-PANDA XIANG XIANG-7TH BIRTHDAY (CN)

(SichuanMosaics)CHINA-SICHUAN-YA'AN-PANDA XIANG XIANG-7TH BIRTHDAY (CN)

(240612) -- CHENGDU, June 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Giant panda Xiang Xiang is seen at the Ya'an base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in southwest China's Sichuan Province, June 12, 2024. Many visitors visited the Ya'an base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in southwest China's Sichuan Province to celebrate the seventh birthday of female giant panda Xiang Xiang on Wednesday. Xiang Xiang was born at Ueno Zoo in Tokyo of Japan on June 12, 2017 to Shin Shin (female) and Ri Ri (male), two giant pandas on loan from China, where the ownership over the cubs they give birth to belongs. The panda left Ueno Zoo on Feb. 21, 2023 and flied back to China, her home country. (Xinhua/Xu Bingjie)

(SichuanMosaics)CHINA-SICHUAN-YA'AN-PANDA XIANG XIANG-7TH BIRTHDAY (CN)

(SichuanMosaics)CHINA-SICHUAN-YA'AN-PANDA XIANG XIANG-7TH BIRTHDAY (CN)

(240612) -- CHENGDU, June 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A tourist poses for photos with a decorative photo frame for giant panda Xiang Xiang's birthday at the Ya'an base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in southwest China's Sichuan Province, June 12, 2024. Many visitors visited the Ya'an base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in southwest China's Sichuan Province to celebrate the seventh birthday of female giant panda Xiang Xiang on Wednesday. Xiang Xiang was born at Ueno Zoo in Tokyo of Japan on June 12, 2017 to Shin Shin (female) and Ri Ri (male), two giant pandas on loan from China, where the ownership over the cubs they give birth to belongs. The panda left Ueno Zoo on Feb. 21, 2023 and flied back to China, her home country. (Xinhua/Xu Bingjie)

Xinhua Headlines: Cooperation brings stability, prosperity to Asia-Pacific

Xinhua Headlines: Cooperation brings stability, prosperity to Asia-Pacific

(240612) -- BEIJING/HONG KONG, June 12, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Tourists take selfies in front of a dragon-shaped installation to welcome the Chinese Lunar New Year at Hagley Park in Christchurch, New Zealand, Feb. 9, 2024. (Photo by Meng Tao/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Xinhua Headlines: Cooperation brings stability, prosperity to Asia-Pacific

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XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(240403) -- BEIJING, April 3, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Wu Lingyun prepares for a performance in Yingze District of Taiyuan, north China's Shanxi Province, Feb. 2, 2024. Jin Opera, originated in the central area of Shanxi Province, is a representative genre of opera in Shanxi. It was listed as a national intangible cultural heritage in 2006. Wu Lingyun, a representative inheritor of Jin Opera, was born in a family of Jin Opera actors and entered the opera troupe at the age of 12. In 1985, when he was 21, Wu started to play the role of Guan Yu, an ancient general known for his loyalty and bravery in battles and widely revered by the Chinese. In order to play the role well, Wu went through books on the history of Three Kingdoms period (220-280 A.D.) of China, learned from experienced actors and other genres of Chinese operas, and drew inspirations from sculpture, painting, shadow play and other art forms. After years of accumulation, the role of Guan Yu has become Wu Lingyun's representative performance. Decades o

(ChineseToday)CHINA-SHANXI-JIN OPERA-INHERITOR (CN)

(ChineseToday)CHINA-SHANXI-JIN OPERA-INHERITOR (CN)

(240402) -- TAIYUAN, April 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Wu Lingyun reads a book at the Jin Opera art research institute in Taiyuan, north China's Shanxi Province, Feb. 6, 2024. Jin Opera, originated in the central area of Shanxi Province, is a representative genre of opera in Shanxi. It was listed as a national intangible cultural heritage in 2006. Wu Lingyun, a representative inheritor of Jin Opera, was born in a family of Jin Opera actors and entered the opera troupe at the age of 12. In 1985, when he was 21, Wu started to play the role of Guan Yu, an ancient general known for his loyalty and bravery in battles and widely revered by the Chinese. In order to play the role well, Wu went through books on the history of Three Kingdoms period (220-280 A.D.) of China, learned from experienced actors and other genres of Chinese operas, and drew inspirations from sculpture, painting, shadow play and other art forms. After years of accumulation, the role of Guan Yu has become Wu Lingyun's representative performance. De

(ChineseToday)CHINA-SHANXI-JIN OPERA-INHERITOR (CN)

(ChineseToday)CHINA-SHANXI-JIN OPERA-INHERITOR (CN)

(240402) -- TAIYUAN, April 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Wu Lingyun stages a performance in Yingze District of Taiyuan, north China's Shanxi Province, Feb. 2, 2024. Jin Opera, originated in the central area of Shanxi Province, is a representative genre of opera in Shanxi. It was listed as a national intangible cultural heritage in 2006. Wu Lingyun, a representative inheritor of Jin Opera, was born in a family of Jin Opera actors and entered the opera troupe at the age of 12. In 1985, when he was 21, Wu started to play the role of Guan Yu, an ancient general known for his loyalty and bravery in battles and widely revered by the Chinese. In order to play the role well, Wu went through books on the history of Three Kingdoms period (220-280 A.D.) of China, learned from experienced actors and other genres of Chinese operas, and drew inspirations from sculpture, painting, shadow play and other art forms. After years of accumulation, the role of Guan Yu has become Wu Lingyun's representative performance. Decades of stag

(ChineseToday)CHINA-SHANXI-JIN OPERA-INHERITOR (CN)

(ChineseToday)CHINA-SHANXI-JIN OPERA-INHERITOR (CN)

(240402) -- TAIYUAN, April 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Wu Lingyun studies a play at the Jin Opera art research institute in Taiyuan, north China's Shanxi Province, Feb. 6, 2024. Jin Opera, originated in the central area of Shanxi Province, is a representative genre of opera in Shanxi. It was listed as a national intangible cultural heritage in 2006. Wu Lingyun, a representative inheritor of Jin Opera, was born in a family of Jin Opera actors and entered the opera troupe at the age of 12. In 1985, when he was 21, Wu started to play the role of Guan Yu, an ancient general known for his loyalty and bravery in battles and widely revered by the Chinese. In order to play the role well, Wu went through books on the history of Three Kingdoms period (220-280 A.D.) of China, learned from experienced actors and other genres of Chinese operas, and drew inspirations from sculpture, painting, shadow play and other art forms. After years of accumulation, the role of Guan Yu has become Wu Lingyun's representative performance.

(ChineseToday)CHINA-SHANXI-JIN OPERA-INHERITOR (CN)

(ChineseToday)CHINA-SHANXI-JIN OPERA-INHERITOR (CN)

(240402) -- TAIYUAN, April 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Wu Lingyun practises acting moves of Jin Opera at the Temple of Guan Yu in Yingze District of Taiyuan, north China's Shanxi Province, Feb. 23, 2024. Jin Opera, originated in the central area of Shanxi Province, is a representative genre of opera in Shanxi. It was listed as a national intangible cultural heritage in 2006. Wu Lingyun, a representative inheritor of Jin Opera, was born in a family of Jin Opera actors and entered the opera troupe at the age of 12. In 1985, when he was 21, Wu started to play the role of Guan Yu, an ancient general known for his loyalty and bravery in battles and widely revered by the Chinese. In order to play the role well, Wu went through books on the history of Three Kingdoms period (220-280 A.D.) of China, learned from experienced actors and other genres of Chinese operas, and drew inspirations from sculpture, painting, shadow play and other art forms. After years of accumulation, the role of Guan Yu has become Wu Lingyun's repre

(ChineseToday)CHINA-SHANXI-JIN OPERA-INHERITOR (CN)

(ChineseToday)CHINA-SHANXI-JIN OPERA-INHERITOR (CN)

(240402) -- TAIYUAN, April 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Wu Lingyun (L) interacts with the audience during a performance in Yingze District of Taiyuan, north China's Shanxi Province, Feb. 2, 2024. Jin Opera, originated in the central area of Shanxi Province, is a representative genre of opera in Shanxi. It was listed as a national intangible cultural heritage in 2006. Wu Lingyun, a representative inheritor of Jin Opera, was born in a family of Jin Opera actors and entered the opera troupe at the age of 12. In 1985, when he was 21, Wu started to play the role of Guan Yu, an ancient general known for his loyalty and bravery in battles and widely revered by the Chinese. In order to play the role well, Wu went through books on the history of Three Kingdoms period (220-280 A.D.) of China, learned from experienced actors and other genres of Chinese operas, and drew inspirations from sculpture, painting, shadow play and other art forms. After years of accumulation, the role of Guan Yu has become Wu Lingyun's representative

(ChineseToday)CHINA-SHANXI-JIN OPERA-INHERITOR (CN)

(ChineseToday)CHINA-SHANXI-JIN OPERA-INHERITOR (CN)

(240402) -- TAIYUAN, April 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Wu Lingyun (C) stages a performance in Yingze District of Taiyuan, north China's Shanxi Province, Feb. 2, 2024. Jin Opera, originated in the central area of Shanxi Province, is a representative genre of opera in Shanxi. It was listed as a national intangible cultural heritage in 2006. Wu Lingyun, a representative inheritor of Jin Opera, was born in a family of Jin Opera actors and entered the opera troupe at the age of 12. In 1985, when he was 21, Wu started to play the role of Guan Yu, an ancient general known for his loyalty and bravery in battles and widely revered by the Chinese. In order to play the role well, Wu went through books on the history of Three Kingdoms period (220-280 A.D.) of China, learned from experienced actors and other genres of Chinese operas, and drew inspirations from sculpture, painting, shadow play and other art forms. After years of accumulation, the role of Guan Yu has become Wu Lingyun's representative performance. Decades of

(ChineseToday)CHINA-SHANXI-JIN OPERA-INHERITOR (CN)

(ChineseToday)CHINA-SHANXI-JIN OPERA-INHERITOR (CN)

(240402) -- TAIYUAN, April 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Wu Lingyun practises acting moves of Jin Opera at the Temple of Guan Yu in Yingze District of Taiyuan, north China's Shanxi Province, Feb. 23, 2024. Jin Opera, originated in the central area of Shanxi Province, is a representative genre of opera in Shanxi. It was listed as a national intangible cultural heritage in 2006. Wu Lingyun, a representative inheritor of Jin Opera, was born in a family of Jin Opera actors and entered the opera troupe at the age of 12. In 1985, when he was 21, Wu started to play the role of Guan Yu, an ancient general known for his loyalty and bravery in battles and widely revered by the Chinese. In order to play the role well, Wu went through books on the history of Three Kingdoms period (220-280 A.D.) of China, learned from experienced actors and other genres of Chinese operas, and drew inspirations from sculpture, painting, shadow play and other art forms. After years of accumulation, the role of Guan Yu has become Wu Lingyun's repre

(ChineseToday)CHINA-SHANXI-JIN OPERA-INHERITOR (CN)

(ChineseToday)CHINA-SHANXI-JIN OPERA-INHERITOR (CN)

(240402) -- TAIYUAN, April 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Wu Lingyun prepares for a performance in Yingze District of Taiyuan, north China's Shanxi Province, Feb. 2, 2024. Jin Opera, originated in the central area of Shanxi Province, is a representative genre of opera in Shanxi. It was listed as a national intangible cultural heritage in 2006. Wu Lingyun, a representative inheritor of Jin Opera, was born in a family of Jin Opera actors and entered the opera troupe at the age of 12. In 1985, when he was 21, Wu started to play the role of Guan Yu, an ancient general known for his loyalty and bravery in battles and widely revered by the Chinese. In order to play the role well, Wu went through books on the history of Three Kingdoms period (220-280 A.D.) of China, learned from experienced actors and other genres of Chinese operas, and drew inspirations from sculpture, painting, shadow play and other art forms. After years of accumulation, the role of Guan Yu has become Wu Lingyun's representative performance. Decades o