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Yamahoko parade at Kyoto's Gion Festival

KYOTO, Japan, July 24 Kyodo - Participants pull a decorated float through a street during the Yamahoko parade, a highlight of the traditional Gion Festival in Kyoto, western Japan, on July 24, 2024. (Kyodo)

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"Yamahoko" parade in Kyoto's Gion Festival

KYOTO, Japan, July 17 Kyodo - A decorated "yamahoko" float is pulled around a corner during the Gion Festival in Kyoto, western Japan, on July 17, 2024. The parade of 23 floats is inscribed on UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage list. (Kyodo)

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(PARIS2024) FRANCE-PARIS-OLY-OPENING CEREMONY

(240726) -- PARIS, July 26, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A general view as Athletes float down the River Seine during the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 on July 26, 2024 in Paris, France. (Dan Mullan/Getty Images/Pool via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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(PARIS2024) FRANCE-PARIS-OLY-OPENING CEREMONY

(240726) -- PARIS, July 26, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Members of Team Sweden float along the Seine River in Paris, France, during the opening ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 26, 2024. (Martin Meissner/AP/Pool via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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CHINA-SHANGHAI-LUODIAN DRAGON BOATING CUSTOMS (CN)

(240609) -- SHANGHAI, June 9, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Zhang Guomin attends a ceremony before the departure of dragon boats during the Baoshan Luodian dragon boat festival in east China's Shanghai, June 7, 2024. Originated in the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), the dragon boating customs in Luodian, located in east China's Shanghai Baoshan District, has kept prosperous with long-lasting vitality. Nowadays, the dragon boating customs in Luodian has become an iconic folk custom activity during Dragon Boat Festival in Shanghai. It was listed as a national intangible cultural heritage in 2008. Over the years, Zhang Guomin and Zhang Guozhong from a shipbuilding family have been making efforts to preserve the dragon boat making techniques. They have been teaching younger generations to carry forward the dragon boat making techniques inherited from their father Zhang Fucheng, who died in 2017. Luodian dragon boat is famous for its small size and exquisite design. It has a float bottom and a shallow draft, m

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CHINA-SHANGHAI-LUODIAN DRAGON BOATING CUSTOMS (CN)

(240609) -- SHANGHAI, June 9, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Guomin attends a ceremony before the departure of dragon boats during the Baoshan Luodian dragon boat festival in east China's Shanghai, June 7, 2024. Originated in the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), the dragon boating customs in Luodian, located in east China's Shanghai Baoshan District, has kept prosperous with long-lasting vitality. Nowadays, the dragon boating customs in Luodian has become an iconic folk custom activity during Dragon Boat Festival in Shanghai. It was listed as a national intangible cultural heritage in 2008. Over the years, Zhang Guomin and Zhang Guozhong from a shipbuilding family have been making efforts to preserve the dragon boat making techniques. They have been teaching younger generations to carry forward the dragon boat making techniques inherited from their father Zhang Fucheng, who died in 2017. Luodian dragon boat is famous for its small size and exquisite design. It has a float bottom and a shallow draft, making it suitable

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Egyptian teenager's artwork takes long journey to China's space station

STORY: Egyptian teenager's artwork takes long journey to China's space station DATELINE: Sept. 14, 2023 LENGTH: 0:02:57 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: CULTURE/SCIENCE SHOTLIST: 1. various of paintings of Egyptian teens who competed in the contest entitled "My Dream" 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): RAWDA AHMED ALI AL-SHAWADFY, 18-year-old Egyptian girl 3. various of the award ceremony in Cairo 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): LIAO LIQIANG, Chinese Ambassador to Egypt 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (Arabic): SHERIF SEDKY, CEO of the Egyptian Space Agency STORYLINE: Rawda Ahmed Ali Al-Shawadfy, an 18-year-old Egyptian girl who loves painting, has never imagined that one of her works could embark on a long journey to space and float around inside China's Tiangong Space Station. Shawadfy's artwork was selected as one of the 10 paintings taken by Chinese astronauts into space in May. The painting, titled "China Is Africa's Hope Toward Space," vividly depicts two astronauts, one Chinese and one African, shaking hands on the moon's surface, signif

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Shanghai Tourism Festival Restarts Offline Travel Consumption

SHANGHAI, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 10, 2016 - (FILE) Disney World floats and performers perform during the opening ceremony parade of the Shanghai Tourism Festival in Shanghai, China, Sept. 10, 2016. On September 14, 2023, the Shanghai Tourism Festival recently announced that it will fully restart the line below the travel consumption, and the float parade will be resumed on the weekend for the first time after the epidemic.

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Shanghai Tourism Festival Restarts Offline Travel Consumption

SHANGHAI, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 10, 2016 - (FILE) Disney World floats and performers perform during the opening ceremony parade of the Shanghai Tourism Festival in Shanghai, China, Sept. 10, 2016. On September 14, 2023, the Shanghai Tourism Festival recently announced that it will fully restart the line below the travel consumption, and the float parade will be resumed on the weekend for the first time after the epidemic.

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Shanghai Tourism Festival Restarts Offline Travel Consumption

SHANGHAI, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 10, 2016 - (FILE) Disney World floats and performers perform during the opening ceremony parade of the Shanghai Tourism Festival in Shanghai, China, Sept. 10, 2016. On September 14, 2023, the Shanghai Tourism Festival recently announced that it will fully restart the line below the travel consumption, and the float parade will be resumed on the weekend for the first time after the epidemic.

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Shanghai Tourism Festival Restarts Offline Travel Consumption

SHANGHAI, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 10, 2016 - (FILE) Disney World floats and performers perform during the opening ceremony parade of the Shanghai Tourism Festival in Shanghai, China, Sept. 10, 2016. On September 14, 2023, the Shanghai Tourism Festival recently announced that it will fully restart the line below the travel consumption, and the float parade will be resumed on the weekend for the first time after the epidemic.

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Shanghai Tourism Festival Restarts Offline Travel Consumption

SHANGHAI, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 10, 2016 - (FILE) Disney World floats and performers perform during the opening ceremony parade of the Shanghai Tourism Festival in Shanghai, China, Sept. 10, 2016. On September 14, 2023, the Shanghai Tourism Festival recently announced that it will fully restart the line below the travel consumption, and the float parade will be resumed on the weekend for the first time after the epidemic.

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Shanghai Tourism Festival Restarts Offline Travel Consumption

SHANGHAI, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 10, 2016 - (FILE) Disney World floats and performers perform during the opening ceremony parade of the Shanghai Tourism Festival in Shanghai, China, Sept. 10, 2016. On September 14, 2023, the Shanghai Tourism Festival recently announced that it will fully restart the line below the travel consumption, and the float parade will be resumed on the weekend for the first time after the epidemic.

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Shanghai Tourism Festival Restarts Offline Travel Consumption

SHANGHAI, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 10, 2016 - (FILE) Disney World floats and performers perform during the opening ceremony parade of the Shanghai Tourism Festival in Shanghai, China, Sept. 10, 2016. On September 14, 2023, the Shanghai Tourism Festival recently announced that it will fully restart the line below the travel consumption, and the float parade will be resumed on the weekend for the first time after the epidemic.

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Shanghai Tourism Festival Restarts Offline Travel Consumption

SHANGHAI, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 10, 2016 - (FILE) Disney World floats and performers perform during the opening ceremony parade of the Shanghai Tourism Festival in Shanghai, China, Sept. 10, 2016. On September 14, 2023, the Shanghai Tourism Festival recently announced that it will fully restart the line below the travel consumption, and the float parade will be resumed on the weekend for the first time after the epidemic.

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Shanghai Tourism Festival Restarts Offline Travel Consumption

SHANGHAI, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 10, 2016 - (FILE) Disney World floats and performers perform during the opening ceremony parade of the Shanghai Tourism Festival in Shanghai, China, Sept. 10, 2016. On September 14, 2023, the Shanghai Tourism Festival recently announced that it will fully restart the line below the travel consumption, and the float parade will be resumed on the weekend for the first time after the epidemic.

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Shanghai Tourism Festival Restarts Offline Travel Consumption

SHANGHAI, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 10, 2016 - (FILE) Disney World floats and performers perform during the opening ceremony parade of the Shanghai Tourism Festival in Shanghai, China, Sept. 10, 2016. On September 14, 2023, the Shanghai Tourism Festival recently announced that it will fully restart the line below the travel consumption, and the float parade will be resumed on the weekend for the first time after the epidemic.

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Shanghai Tourism Festival Restarts Offline Travel Consumption

SHANGHAI, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 10, 2016 - (FILE) Disney World floats and performers perform during the opening ceremony parade of the Shanghai Tourism Festival in Shanghai, China, Sept. 10, 2016. On September 14, 2023, the Shanghai Tourism Festival recently announced that it will fully restart the line below the travel consumption, and the float parade will be resumed on the weekend for the first time after the epidemic.

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Shanghai Tourism Festival Restarts Offline Travel Consumption

SHANGHAI, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 10, 2016 - (FILE) Disney World floats and performers perform during the opening ceremony parade of the Shanghai Tourism Festival in Shanghai, China, Sept. 10, 2016. On September 14, 2023, the Shanghai Tourism Festival recently announced that it will fully restart the line below the travel consumption, and the float parade will be resumed on the weekend for the first time after the epidemic.

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Chinese New Year parade staged in New York's Chinatown

STORY: Chinese New Year parade staged in New York's Chinatown DATELINE: Feb. 13, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:49 LOCATION: NEW YORK, U.S. CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of lion dances, dragon dances 2. various of a float featuring cultural elements of Cangzhou, China 3. various of the parade STORYLINE: The 25th Annual Chinatown Lunar New Year Parade and Festival was staged on Sunday, attracting people from various ethnic backgrounds. The event featured lion dances, dragon dances, traditional Chinese costumes and cultural performances, floats and bands. The mild weather on Sunday helped bring out a big crowd along the 1.5-km route in the Chinatown area of Lower Manhattan. The event was the second leg of Chinese New Year celebrations in Chinatown with the 25th Lunar New Year Firecracker Ceremony and Cultural Festival held on Jan. 22. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from New York, U.S. (XHTV)

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Hiroshima marks 69th anniversary of atomic bombing

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Children float candle-lit lanterns on the Motoyasu River in central Hiroshima on Aug. 6, 2014, after the western Japanese city held a ceremony in the morning to mark the 69th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing. The Atomic Bomb Dome at the Peace Memorial Park can be seen in the background.

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Honolulu, Uwajima celebrate 10th anniversary of sisterhood

HONOLULU, United States - A float used in a festival in Uwajima, Ehime Prefecture, is introduced during a ceremony to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the Uwajima-Honolulu sister-city relationship in Honolulu, Hawaii, on June 13, 2014. The relationship was established in June 2004, over three years after the the Japanese fishing boat Ehime Maru was struck by a U.S. navy submarine and sank.

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Fairyland appears in Sochi Olympics opening ceremony

SOCHI, Russia - Colorful inflatable buildings depicting a fairyland float on stage during attractions for the opening ceremony of the Sochi Olympics at Fisht Olympic Stadium in Russia on Feb. 7, 2014.

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London Olympics open

LONDON, Britain - Inflatable yellow submarines (L and R) float in the air during the opening ceremony of the London Olympics in London on July 27, 2012. Chimneys are seen in the back.

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(19)2004 Athens Olympic Games close

ATHENS, Greece - A large Chinese lantern-shaped float appears at the Olympic Stadium during the closing ceremony of the 2004 Athens Olympic Games on Aug. 29. Beijing will host the next Olympic Games in 2008.

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Doll-float ceremony in Wakayama

A seasonal doll-float ceremony was held on Kada beach in Wakayama, western Japan, on March 3, the Doll's Festival day. Some 20,000 dolls were sent to the ceremony, where a service was held to drive away evil spirits by floating many dolls out to sea. About 15,000 residents and tourists gathered to watch the three small doll-carrying boats decorated with peach and rape blossoms.

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Doll-float ceremony in Wakayama

A seasonal doll-float ceremony was held on Kada beach in Wakayama, western Japan, on March 3, the Doll's Festival day. Some 20,000 dolls were sent to the ceremony, where a service was held to drive away evil spirits by floating many dolls out to sea. About 15,000 residents and tourists gathered to watch the three small doll-carrying boats decorated with peach and rape blossoms.

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Tsai Ing-wen sworn in as Taiwan's 1st female president

A float stands by in Taipei on May 20, 2016 ahead of the inauguration ceremony for Taiwan President-elect Tsai Ing-wen. With the island's first female president, Taiwan marked the start of a new and potentially tricky chapter in its relations with China, the island's arch political rival since the two sides separated amid a civil war in 1949. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Hakata summer float festival starts in southwestern Japan

A Shinto ceremony to pray for safety is held in front of a huge float in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on July 1, 2015, the first day of the annual Hakata Gion Yamakasa festival. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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(19)2004 Athens Olympic Games close

ATHENS, Greece - A large Chinese lantern-shaped float appears at the Olympic Stadium during the closing ceremony of the 2004 Athens Olympic Games on Aug. 29. Beijing will host the next Olympic Games in 2008. (Kyodo)

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Hiroshima marks 69th anniversary of atomic bombing

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Children float candle-lit lanterns on the Motoyasu River in central Hiroshima on Aug. 6, 2014, after the western Japanese city held a ceremony in the morning to mark the 69th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing. The Atomic Bomb Dome at the Peace Memorial Park can be seen in the background. (Kyodo)

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Honolulu, Uwajima celebrate 10th anniversary of sisterhood

HONOLULU, United States - A float used in a festival in Uwajima, Ehime Prefecture, is introduced during a ceremony to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the Uwajima-Honolulu sister-city relationship in Honolulu, Hawaii, on June 13, 2014. The relationship was established in June 2004, over three years after the the Japanese fishing boat Ehime Maru was struck by a U.S. navy submarine and sank. (Kyodo)

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Aoi festival in Kyoto

Shiho Sakashita (4th from R), a 23-year-old office worker playing the role of the "Saio-dai" imperial princess in the annual Aoi festival in Kyoto, heads to a ceremony being held for the festival at Shimogamo Shrine after a float carrying her arrived there. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo