Illustration - Toulouse

Illustration - Toulouse

FRANCE. HAUTE-GARONNE (31), TOULOUSE. HOUSEBOATS ON THE CANAL DU MIDI Photo by Norbert Scanella/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration - Toulouse

Illustration - Toulouse

FRANCE. HAUTE-GARONNE (31), TOULOUSE. HOUSEBOATS ON THE CANAL DU MIDI Photo by Norbert Scanella/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration - Toulouse

Illustration - Toulouse

FRANCE. HAUTE-GARONNE (31), TOULOUSE. HOUSEBOATS ON THE CANAL DU MIDI Photo by Norbert Scanella/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

Northwest Territories Declares Emergency Due To Wildfires - Canada

Northwest Territories Declares Emergency Due To Wildfires - Canada

Heavy smoke from nearby wildfires fills the sky as sandhill cranes feed with houseboats in the distance in Yellowknife, NT, Canada on Tuesday, August 15, 2023.Photo by Angela Gzowski/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

Northwest Territories Declares Emergency Due To Wildfires - Canada

Northwest Territories Declares Emergency Due To Wildfires - Canada

Heavy smoke from nearby wildfires fills the sky as houseboats are shown in the distance in Yellowknife, NT, Canada on Tuesday, August 15, 2023.Photo by Angela Gzowski/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

Fireworks mark start of 'ayu' Japanese trout fishing season

Fireworks mark start of 'ayu' Japanese trout fishing season

HITA, Japan - Houseboats float on the Mikuma River under a firework display during a river tourism festival to celebrate the opening of the "ayu" Japanese trout fishing season in Hita, Oita Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on May 24, 2014.

Postman witnesses significant changes in China's Huaihe River Basin

STORY: Postman witnesses significant changes in China's Huaihe River Basin DATELINE: Oct. 5, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:51 LOCATION: HUAI'AN, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Hongze Lake 2. various of Tang Zhenya delivering goods 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): TANG ZHENYA, Director of Laozishan bureau, Huai'an branch, China Post 4. various of Hongze Lake 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): TANG ZHENYA, Director of Laozishan bureau, Huai'an branch, China Post 6. various of Hongze Lake 7. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): TANG ZHENYA, Director of Laozishan bureau, Huai'an branch, China Post 8. various of Tang Zhenya delivering goods 9. SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): TANG ZHENYA, Director of Laozishan bureau, Huai'an branch, China Post 10. various of Hongze Lake STORYLINE: Hongze Lake, the fourth largest freshwater lake in China, is located in the middle and lower reaches of the Huaihe River. The lake used to be packed with several thousand fishing boats or houseboats as many local people relied on fishing as a source of livel

Festival of tamao inari shrine

Festival of tamao inari shrine

The festival of the Tamao Inari across the river. The banners have Tamao Inari Daimyojin written on them. There are piers along the shore reinforced with stone embankments, and houseboats float on the river.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number24‐27‐0]