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Behind The Scenes Of The Vatican

Swiss Guards in the Second Loggia of Raphael at the Apostolic Palace, Vatican on June 13, 2014. -The grandiose and solemn Apostolic Palace is a secretive place, forbidden to the public and jealously guarded by the Swiss Guard. It hosts the Holy See administration, the Church's spiritual authorities and before all, the apartments of the Pontiff Sovereign. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Behind The Scenes Of The Vatican

Swiss Guard in the Second Loggia of Raphael at the Apostolic Palace, Vatican on June 13, 2014. -The grandiose and solemn Apostolic Palace is a secretive place, forbidden to the public and jealously guarded by the Swiss Guard. It hosts the Holy See administration, the Church's spiritual authorities and before all, the apartments of the Pontiff Sovereign. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Behind The Scenes Of The Vatican

Swiss Guard in the Second Loggia of Raphael at the Apostolic Palace, Vatican on June 13, 2014. -The grandiose and solemn Apostolic Palace is a secretive place, forbidden to the public and jealously guarded by the Swiss Guard. It hosts the Holy See administration, the Church's spiritual authorities and before all, the apartments of the Pontiff Sovereign. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

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(ZhejiangPictorial) CHINA-ZHEJIANG-WENZHOU-KEAN UNIVERSITY (CN)

(240613) -- WENZHOU, June 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Students have a class in Wenzhou-Kean University (WKU) in Wenzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, June 13, 2024. Wenzhou-Kean University (WKU) is an international province-state friendship project jointly established by Wenzhou University in China's Zhejiang Province and Kean University in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Since its establishment in 2014, the WKU has exchanged more than 1,700 students with Kean University, providing opportunities for young people from both sides to explore cultural differences, break down silos and foster bilateral friendship. (Xinhua/Huang Zongzhi)

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(ZhejiangPictorial) CHINA-ZHEJIANG-WENZHOU-KEAN UNIVERSITY (CN)

(240613) -- WENZHOU, June 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on June 13, 2024 shows buildings in the campus of Wenzhou-Kean University (WKU) in Wenzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province. Wenzhou-Kean University (WKU) is an international province-state friendship project jointly established by Wenzhou University in China's Zhejiang Province and Kean University in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Since its establishment in 2014, the WKU has exchanged more than 1,700 students with Kean University, providing opportunities for young people from both sides to explore cultural differences, break down silos and foster bilateral friendship. (Xinhua/Huang Zongzhi)

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(ZhejiangPictorial) CHINA-ZHEJIANG-WENZHOU-KEAN UNIVERSITY (CN)

(240613) -- WENZHOU, June 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on June 13, 2024 shows a view in the campus of Wenzhou-Kean University (WKU) in Wenzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province. Wenzhou-Kean University (WKU) is an international province-state friendship project jointly established by Wenzhou University in China's Zhejiang Province and Kean University in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Since its establishment in 2014, the WKU has exchanged more than 1,700 students with Kean University, providing opportunities for young people from both sides to explore cultural differences, break down silos and foster bilateral friendship. (Xinhua/Huang Zongzhi)

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(ZhejiangPictorial) CHINA-ZHEJIANG-WENZHOU-KEAN UNIVERSITY (CN)

(240613) -- WENZHOU, June 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A foreign teacher of the College of Business and Public Management gives a lecture in Wenzhou-Kean University (WKU) in Wenzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, on June 13, 2024. Wenzhou-Kean University (WKU) is an international province-state friendship project jointly established by Wenzhou University in China's Zhejiang Province and Kean University in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Since its establishment in 2014, the WKU has exchanged more than 1,700 students with Kean University, providing opportunities for young people from both sides to explore cultural differences, break down silos and foster bilateral friendship. (Xinhua/Huang Zongzhi)

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(ZhejiangPictorial) CHINA-ZHEJIANG-WENZHOU-KEAN UNIVERSITY (CN)

(240613) -- WENZHOU, June 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on June 13, 2024 shows a view in the campus of Wenzhou-Kean University (WKU) in Wenzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province. Wenzhou-Kean University (WKU) is an international province-state friendship project jointly established by Wenzhou University in China's Zhejiang Province and Kean University in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Since its establishment in 2014, the WKU has exchanged more than 1,700 students with Kean University, providing opportunities for young people from both sides to explore cultural differences, break down silos and foster bilateral friendship. (Xinhua/Huang Zongzhi)

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(ZhejiangPictorial) CHINA-ZHEJIANG-WENZHOU-KEAN UNIVERSITY (CN)

(240613) -- WENZHOU, June 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on June 13, 2024 shows buildings in the campus of Wenzhou-Kean University (WKU) in Wenzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province. Wenzhou-Kean University (WKU) is an international province-state friendship project jointly established by Wenzhou University in China's Zhejiang Province and Kean University in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Since its establishment in 2014, the WKU has exchanged more than 1,700 students with Kean University, providing opportunities for young people from both sides to explore cultural differences, break down silos and foster bilateral friendship. (Xinhua/Huang Zongzhi)

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(ZhejiangPictorial) CHINA-ZHEJIANG-WENZHOU-KEAN UNIVERSITY (CN)

(240613) -- WENZHOU, June 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on June 13, 2024 shows a view in the campus of Wenzhou-Kean University (WKU) in Wenzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province. Wenzhou-Kean University (WKU) is an international province-state friendship project jointly established by Wenzhou University in China's Zhejiang Province and Kean University in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Since its establishment in 2014, the WKU has exchanged more than 1,700 students with Kean University, providing opportunities for young people from both sides to explore cultural differences, break down silos and foster bilateral friendship. (Xinhua/Huang Zongzhi)

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(ZhejiangPictorial) CHINA-ZHEJIANG-WENZHOU-KEAN UNIVERSITY (CN)

(240613) -- WENZHOU, June 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A foreign teacher of the College of Business and Public Management gives a lecture in Wenzhou-Kean University (WKU) in Wenzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, on June 13, 2024. Wenzhou-Kean University (WKU) is an international province-state friendship project jointly established by Wenzhou University in China's Zhejiang Province and Kean University in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Since its establishment in 2014, the WKU has exchanged more than 1,700 students with Kean University, providing opportunities for young people from both sides to explore cultural differences, break down silos and foster bilateral friendship. (Xinhua/Huang Zongzhi)

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(ZhejiangPictorial) CHINA-ZHEJIANG-WENZHOU-KEAN UNIVERSITY (CN)

(240613) -- WENZHOU, June 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on June 13, 2024 shows the buildings in the campus of Wenzhou-Kean University (WKU) in Wenzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province. Wenzhou-Kean University (WKU) is an international province-state friendship project jointly established by Wenzhou University in China's Zhejiang Province and Kean University in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Since its establishment in 2014, the WKU has exchanged more than 1,700 students with Kean University, providing opportunities for young people from both sides to explore cultural differences, break down silos and foster bilateral friendship. (Xinhua/Huang Zongzhi)

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(ZhejiangPictorial) CHINA-ZHEJIANG-WENZHOU-KEAN UNIVERSITY (CN)

(240613) -- WENZHOU, June 13, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- An aerial drone photo taken on June 13, 2024 shows the buildings in the campus of Wenzhou-Kean University (WKU) in Wenzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province. Wenzhou-Kean University (WKU) is an international province-state friendship project jointly established by Wenzhou University in China's Zhejiang Province and Kean University in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Since its establishment in 2014, the WKU has exchanged more than 1,700 students with Kean University, providing opportunities for young people from both sides to explore cultural differences, break down silos and foster bilateral friendship. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Huang Zongzhi)

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(ZhejiangPictorial) CHINA-ZHEJIANG-WENZHOU-KEAN UNIVERSITY (CN)

(240613) -- WENZHOU, June 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on June 13, 2024 shows a signpost in the campus of Wenzhou-Kean University (WKU) in Wenzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province. Wenzhou-Kean University (WKU) is an international province-state friendship project jointly established by Wenzhou University in China's Zhejiang Province and Kean University in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Since its establishment in 2014, the WKU has exchanged more than 1,700 students with Kean University, providing opportunities for young people from both sides to explore cultural differences, break down silos and foster bilateral friendship. (Xinhua/Huang Zongzhi)

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(ZhejiangPictorial) CHINA-ZHEJIANG-WENZHOU-KEAN UNIVERSITY (CN)

(240613) -- WENZHOU, June 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A student does experiment in a biological research laboratory in Wenzhou-Kean University (WKU) in Wenzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province on June 13, 2024. Wenzhou-Kean University (WKU) is an international province-state friendship project jointly established by Wenzhou University in China's Zhejiang Province and Kean University in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Since its establishment in 2014, the WKU has exchanged more than 1,700 students with Kean University, providing opportunities for young people from both sides to explore cultural differences, break down silos and foster bilateral friendship. (Xinhua/Huang Zongzhi)

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(ZhejiangPictorial) CHINA-ZHEJIANG-WENZHOU-KEAN UNIVERSITY (CN)

(240613) -- WENZHOU, June 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on June 13, 2024 shows a view in the campus of Wenzhou-Kean University (WKU) in Wenzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province. Wenzhou-Kean University (WKU) is an international province-state friendship project jointly established by Wenzhou University in China's Zhejiang Province and Kean University in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Since its establishment in 2014, the WKU has exchanged more than 1,700 students with Kean University, providing opportunities for young people from both sides to explore cultural differences, break down silos and foster bilateral friendship. (Xinhua/Huang Zongzhi)

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(ZhejiangPictorial) CHINA-ZHEJIANG-WENZHOU-KEAN UNIVERSITY (CN)

(240613) -- WENZHOU, June 13, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Students have a class in Wenzhou-Kean University (WKU) in Wenzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, June 13, 2024. Wenzhou-Kean University (WKU) is an international province-state friendship project jointly established by Wenzhou University in China's Zhejiang Province and Kean University in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Since its establishment in 2014, the WKU has exchanged more than 1,700 students with Kean University, providing opportunities for young people from both sides to explore cultural differences, break down silos and foster bilateral friendship. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Huang Zongzhi)

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(ZhejiangPictorial) CHINA-ZHEJIANG-WENZHOU-KEAN UNIVERSITY (CN)

(240613) -- WENZHOU, June 13, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- An aerial drone photo taken on June 13, 2024 shows buildings in the campus of Wenzhou-Kean University (WKU) in Wenzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province. Wenzhou-Kean University (WKU) is an international province-state friendship project jointly established by Wenzhou University in China's Zhejiang Province and Kean University in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Since its establishment in 2014, the WKU has exchanged more than 1,700 students with Kean University, providing opportunities for young people from both sides to explore cultural differences, break down silos and foster bilateral friendship. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Huang Zongzhi)

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(ZhejiangPictorial) CHINA-ZHEJIANG-WENZHOU-KEAN UNIVERSITY (CN)

(240613) -- WENZHOU, June 13, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This photo taken on June 13, 2024 shows a view in the campus of Wenzhou-Kean University (WKU) in Wenzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province. Wenzhou-Kean University (WKU) is an international province-state friendship project jointly established by Wenzhou University in China's Zhejiang Province and Kean University in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Since its establishment in 2014, the WKU has exchanged more than 1,700 students with Kean University, providing opportunities for young people from both sides to explore cultural differences, break down silos and foster bilateral friendship. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Huang Zongzhi)

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(ZhejiangPictorial) CHINA-ZHEJIANG-WENZHOU-KEAN UNIVERSITY (CN)

(240613) -- WENZHOU, June 13, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This photo taken on June 13, 2024 shows a view in the campus of Wenzhou-Kean University (WKU) in Wenzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province. Wenzhou-Kean University (WKU) is an international province-state friendship project jointly established by Wenzhou University in China's Zhejiang Province and Kean University in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Since its establishment in 2014, the WKU has exchanged more than 1,700 students with Kean University, providing opportunities for young people from both sides to explore cultural differences, break down silos and foster bilateral friendship. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Huang Zongzhi)

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(ZhejiangPictorial) CHINA-ZHEJIANG-WENZHOU-KEAN UNIVERSITY (CN)

(240613) -- WENZHOU, June 13, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This photo taken on June 13, 2024 shows a view in the campus of Wenzhou-Kean University (WKU) in Wenzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province. Wenzhou-Kean University (WKU) is an international province-state friendship project jointly established by Wenzhou University in China's Zhejiang Province and Kean University in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Since its establishment in 2014, the WKU has exchanged more than 1,700 students with Kean University, providing opportunities for young people from both sides to explore cultural differences, break down silos and foster bilateral friendship. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Huang Zongzhi)

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(ZhejiangPictorial) CHINA-ZHEJIANG-WENZHOU-KEAN UNIVERSITY (CN)

(240613) -- WENZHOU, June 13, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- An aerial drone photo taken on June 13, 2024 shows buildings in the campus of Wenzhou-Kean University (WKU) in Wenzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province. Wenzhou-Kean University (WKU) is an international province-state friendship project jointly established by Wenzhou University in China's Zhejiang Province and Kean University in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Since its establishment in 2014, the WKU has exchanged more than 1,700 students with Kean University, providing opportunities for young people from both sides to explore cultural differences, break down silos and foster bilateral friendship. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Huang Zongzhi)

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(ZhejiangPictorial) CHINA-ZHEJIANG-WENZHOU-KEAN UNIVERSITY (CN)

(240613) -- WENZHOU, June 13, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This photo taken on June 13, 2024 shows a signpost in the campus of Wenzhou-Kean University (WKU) in Wenzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province. Wenzhou-Kean University (WKU) is an international province-state friendship project jointly established by Wenzhou University in China's Zhejiang Province and Kean University in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Since its establishment in 2014, the WKU has exchanged more than 1,700 students with Kean University, providing opportunities for young people from both sides to explore cultural differences, break down silos and foster bilateral friendship. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Huang Zongzhi)

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(ZhejiangPictorial) CHINA-ZHEJIANG-WENZHOU-KEAN UNIVERSITY (CN)

(240613) -- WENZHOU, June 13, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A student does experiment in a biological research laboratory in Wenzhou-Kean University (WKU) in Wenzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province on June 13, 2024. Wenzhou-Kean University (WKU) is an international province-state friendship project jointly established by Wenzhou University in China's Zhejiang Province and Kean University in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Since its establishment in 2014, the WKU has exchanged more than 1,700 students with Kean University, providing opportunities for young people from both sides to explore cultural differences, break down silos and foster bilateral friendship. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Huang Zongzhi)

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(ZhejiangPictorial) CHINA-ZHEJIANG-WENZHOU-KEAN UNIVERSITY (CN)

(240613) -- WENZHOU, June 13, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A foreign teacher of the College of Business and Public Management gives a lecture in Wenzhou-Kean University (WKU) in Wenzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, on June 13, 2024. Wenzhou-Kean University (WKU) is an international province-state friendship project jointly established by Wenzhou University in China's Zhejiang Province and Kean University in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Since its establishment in 2014, the WKU has exchanged more than 1,700 students with Kean University, providing opportunities for young people from both sides to explore cultural differences, break down silos and foster bilateral friendship. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Huang Zongzhi)

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(ZhejiangPictorial) CHINA-ZHEJIANG-WENZHOU-KEAN UNIVERSITY (CN)

(240613) -- WENZHOU, June 13, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A foreign teacher of the College of Business and Public Management gives a lecture in Wenzhou-Kean University (WKU) in Wenzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, on June 13, 2024. Wenzhou-Kean University (WKU) is an international province-state friendship project jointly established by Wenzhou University in China's Zhejiang Province and Kean University in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Since its establishment in 2014, the WKU has exchanged more than 1,700 students with Kean University, providing opportunities for young people from both sides to explore cultural differences, break down silos and foster bilateral friendship. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Huang Zongzhi)

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(ZhejiangPictorial) CHINA-ZHEJIANG-WENZHOU-KEAN UNIVERSITY (CN)

(240613) -- WENZHOU, June 13, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This photo taken on June 13, 2024 shows a view in the campus of Wenzhou-Kean University (WKU) in Wenzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province. Wenzhou-Kean University (WKU) is an international province-state friendship project jointly established by Wenzhou University in China's Zhejiang Province and Kean University in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Since its establishment in 2014, the WKU has exchanged more than 1,700 students with Kean University, providing opportunities for young people from both sides to explore cultural differences, break down silos and foster bilateral friendship. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Huang Zongzhi)

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(ZhejiangPictorial) CHINA-ZHEJIANG-HANGZHOU-GRAND CANAL (CN)

(240613) -- HANGZHOU, June 13, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- An aerial drone photo taken on June 12, 2024 shows the Gongshu Canal Sports Park Gymnasium in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province. With a history of more than 2,500 years, the Grand Canal, connecting Beijing and Hangzhou in east China's Zhejiang Province, served as a significant transportation artery in ancient China. The canal was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in China in June 2014. Recent years, local authorities have prioritized the protection of the site while continuously promoting the protection of cultural heritage, the reuse of industrial relics and the inheritance of intangible heritage culture, gradually building the bank area of the Grand Canal into a region featuring rich culture, nice environment and thriving tourism. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Weng Xinyang)

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(ZhejiangPictorial) CHINA-ZHEJIANG-HANGZHOU-GRAND CANAL (CN)

(240613) -- HANGZHOU, June 13, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- People wait to see doctor at a traditional Chinese medicine clinic in Qiaoxi historical and cultural block along the Grand Canal in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, June 12, 2024. With a history of more than 2,500 years, the Grand Canal, connecting Beijing and Hangzhou in east China's Zhejiang Province, served as a significant transportation artery in ancient China. The canal was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in China in June 2014. Recent years, local authorities have prioritized the protection of the site while continuously promoting the protection of cultural heritage, the reuse of industrial relics and the inheritance of intangible heritage culture, gradually building the bank area of the Grand Canal into a region featuring rich culture, nice environment and thriving tourism. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Weng Xinyang)

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(ZhejiangPictorial) CHINA-ZHEJIANG-HANGZHOU-GRAND CANAL (CN)

(240613) -- HANGZHOU, June 13, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- An aerial drone photo taken on June 12, 2024 shows tourists visiting Xiaohezhi Street historical and cultural block along the Grand Canal in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province. With a history of more than 2,500 years, the Grand Canal, connecting Beijing and Hangzhou in east China's Zhejiang Province, served as a significant transportation artery in ancient China. The canal was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in China in June 2014. Recent years, local authorities have prioritized the protection of the site while continuously promoting the protection of cultural heritage, the reuse of industrial relics and the inheritance of intangible heritage culture, gradually building the bank area of the Grand Canal into a region featuring rich culture, nice environment and thriving tourism. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Weng Xinyang)

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(ZhejiangPictorial) CHINA-ZHEJIANG-HANGZHOU-GRAND CANAL (CN)

(240613) -- HANGZHOU, June 13, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A man visits the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal Museum in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, June 12, 2024. With a history of more than 2,500 years, the Grand Canal, connecting Beijing and Hangzhou in east China's Zhejiang Province, served as a significant transportation artery in ancient China. The canal was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in China in June 2014. Recent years, local authorities have prioritized the protection of the site while continuously promoting the protection of cultural heritage, the reuse of industrial relics and the inheritance of intangible heritage culture, gradually building the bank area of the Grand Canal into a region featuring rich culture, nice environment and thriving tourism. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Weng Xinyang)

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(ZhejiangPictorial) CHINA-ZHEJIANG-HANGZHOU-GRAND CANAL (CN)

(240613) -- HANGZHOU, June 13, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- An aerial drone photo taken on June 12, 2024 shows a view of Qiaoxi historical and cultural block along the Grand Canal in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province. With a history of more than 2,500 years, the Grand Canal, connecting Beijing and Hangzhou in east China's Zhejiang Province, served as a significant transportation artery in ancient China. The canal was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in China in June 2014. Recent years, local authorities have prioritized the protection of the site while continuously promoting the protection of cultural heritage, the reuse of industrial relics and the inheritance of intangible heritage culture, gradually building the bank area of the Grand Canal into a region featuring rich culture, nice environment and thriving tourism. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Weng Xinyang)

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(ZhejiangPictorial) CHINA-ZHEJIANG-HANGZHOU-GRAND CANAL (CN)

(240613) -- HANGZHOU, June 13, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A teacher plays guqin, a plucked seven-string traditional Chinese musical instrument, with her student at a studio in Dadou Street historical and cultural block along the Grand Canal in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, June 12, 2024. With a history of more than 2,500 years, the Grand Canal, connecting Beijing and Hangzhou in east China's Zhejiang Province, served as a significant transportation artery in ancient China. The canal was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in China in June 2014. Recent years, local authorities have prioritized the protection of the site while continuously promoting the protection of cultural heritage, the reuse of industrial relics and the inheritance of intangible heritage culture, gradually building the bank area of the Grand Canal into a region featuring rich culture, nice environment and thriving tourism. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Weng Xinyang)

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(ZhejiangPictorial) CHINA-ZHEJIANG-HANGZHOU-GRAND CANAL (CN)

(240613) -- HANGZHOU, June 13, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- People rest at a pavilion beside the Gongchen Bridge over the Grand Canal in east China's Zhejiang Province, June 12, 2024. With a history of more than 2,500 years, the Grand Canal, connecting Beijing and Hangzhou in east China's Zhejiang Province, served as a significant transportation artery in ancient China. The canal was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in China in June 2014. Recent years, local authorities have prioritized the protection of the site while continuously promoting the protection of cultural heritage, the reuse of industrial relics and the inheritance of intangible heritage culture, gradually building the bank area of the Grand Canal into a region featuring rich culture, nice environment and thriving tourism. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Weng Xinyang)

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(ZhejiangPictorial) CHINA-ZHEJIANG-HANGZHOU-GRAND CANAL (CN)

(240613) -- HANGZHOU, June 13, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- An aerial drone photo taken on June 12, 2024 shows the Gongchen Bridge over the Grand Canal in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province. With a history of more than 2,500 years, the Grand Canal, connecting Beijing and Hangzhou in east China's Zhejiang Province, served as a significant transportation artery in ancient China. The canal was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in China in June 2014. Recent years, local authorities have prioritized the protection of the site while continuously promoting the protection of cultural heritage, the reuse of industrial relics and the inheritance of intangible heritage culture, gradually building the bank area of the Grand Canal into a region featuring rich culture, nice environment and thriving tourism. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Weng Xinyang)

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(ZhejiangPictorial) CHINA-ZHEJIANG-HANGZHOU-GRAND CANAL (CN)

(240613) -- HANGZHOU, June 13, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Visitors take photos of the Gongchen Bridge over the Grand Canal in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, June 12, 2024. With a history of more than 2,500 years, the Grand Canal, connecting Beijing and Hangzhou in east China's Zhejiang Province, served as a significant transportation artery in ancient China. The canal was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in China in June 2014. Recent years, local authorities have prioritized the protection of the site while continuously promoting the protection of cultural heritage, the reuse of industrial relics and the inheritance of intangible heritage culture, gradually building the bank area of the Grand Canal into a region featuring rich culture, nice environment and thriving tourism. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Weng Xinyang)

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(ZhejiangPictorial) CHINA-ZHEJIANG-HANGZHOU-GRAND CANAL (CN)

(240613) -- HANGZHOU, June 13, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- People walk into a cafe in Qiaoxi historical and cultural block along the Grand Canal in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, June 12, 2024. With a history of more than 2,500 years, the Grand Canal, connecting Beijing and Hangzhou in east China's Zhejiang Province, served as a significant transportation artery in ancient China. The canal was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in China in June 2014. Recent years, local authorities have prioritized the protection of the site while continuously promoting the protection of cultural heritage, the reuse of industrial relics and the inheritance of intangible heritage culture, gradually building the bank area of the Grand Canal into a region featuring rich culture, nice environment and thriving tourism. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Weng Xinyang)

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(ZhejiangPictorial) CHINA-ZHEJIANG-HANGZHOU-GRAND CANAL (CN)

(240613) -- HANGZHOU, June 13, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- People visit the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal Museum in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, June 12, 2024. With a history of more than 2,500 years, the Grand Canal, connecting Beijing and Hangzhou in east China's Zhejiang Province, served as a significant transportation artery in ancient China. The canal was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in China in June 2014. Recent years, local authorities have prioritized the protection of the site while continuously promoting the protection of cultural heritage, the reuse of industrial relics and the inheritance of intangible heritage culture, gradually building the bank area of the Grand Canal into a region featuring rich culture, nice environment and thriving tourism. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Weng Xinyang)

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(ZhejiangPictorial) CHINA-ZHEJIANG-HANGZHOU-GRAND CANAL (CN)

(240613) -- HANGZHOU, June 13, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Artist Zhang Tiantian works on a watercolor painting depicting a scene along the Grand Canal at a studio in Xiaohezhi Street historical and cultural block along the Grand Canal in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, June 12, 2024. With a history of more than 2,500 years, the Grand Canal, connecting Beijing and Hangzhou in east China's Zhejiang Province, served as a significant transportation artery in ancient China. The canal was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in China in June 2014. Recent years, local authorities have prioritized the protection of the site while continuously promoting the protection of cultural heritage, the reuse of industrial relics and the inheritance of intangible heritage culture, gradually building the bank area of the Grand Canal into a region featuring rich culture, nice environment and thriving tourism. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Weng Xinyang)

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(ZhejiangPictorial) CHINA-ZHEJIANG-HANGZHOU-GRAND CANAL (CN)

(240613) -- HANGZHOU, June 13, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- People visit the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal Museum in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, June 12, 2024. With a history of more than 2,500 years, the Grand Canal, connecting Beijing and Hangzhou in east China's Zhejiang Province, served as a significant transportation artery in ancient China. The canal was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in China in June 2014. Recent years, local authorities have prioritized the protection of the site while continuously promoting the protection of cultural heritage, the reuse of industrial relics and the inheritance of intangible heritage culture, gradually building the bank area of the Grand Canal into a region featuring rich culture, nice environment and thriving tourism. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Weng Xinyang)

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(ZhejiangPictorial) CHINA-ZHEJIANG-HANGZHOU-GRAND CANAL (CN)

(240613) -- HANGZHOU, June 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People visit the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal Museum in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, June 12, 2024. With a history of more than 2,500 years, the Grand Canal, connecting Beijing and Hangzhou in east China's Zhejiang Province, served as a significant transportation artery in ancient China. The canal was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in China in June 2014. Recent years, local authorities have prioritized the protection of the site while continuously promoting the protection of cultural heritage, the reuse of industrial relics and the inheritance of intangible heritage culture, gradually building the bank area of the Grand Canal into a region featuring rich culture, nice environment and thriving tourism. (Xinhua/Weng Xinyang)

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(ZhejiangPictorial) CHINA-ZHEJIANG-HANGZHOU-GRAND CANAL (CN)

(240613) -- HANGZHOU, June 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A teacher plays guqin, a plucked seven-string traditional Chinese musical instrument, with her student at a studio in Dadou Street historical and cultural block along the Grand Canal in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, June 12, 2024. With a history of more than 2,500 years, the Grand Canal, connecting Beijing and Hangzhou in east China's Zhejiang Province, served as a significant transportation artery in ancient China. The canal was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in China in June 2014. Recent years, local authorities have prioritized the protection of the site while continuously promoting the protection of cultural heritage, the reuse of industrial relics and the inheritance of intangible heritage culture, gradually building the bank area of the Grand Canal into a region featuring rich culture, nice environment and thriving tourism. (Xinhua/Weng Xinyang)

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(ZhejiangPictorial) CHINA-ZHEJIANG-HANGZHOU-GRAND CANAL (CN)

(240613) -- HANGZHOU, June 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on June 12, 2024 shows the Gongchen Bridge over the Grand Canal in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province. With a history of more than 2,500 years, the Grand Canal, connecting Beijing and Hangzhou in east China's Zhejiang Province, served as a significant transportation artery in ancient China. The canal was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in China in June 2014. Recent years, local authorities have prioritized the protection of the site while continuously promoting the protection of cultural heritage, the reuse of industrial relics and the inheritance of intangible heritage culture, gradually building the bank area of the Grand Canal into a region featuring rich culture, nice environment and thriving tourism. (Xinhua/Weng Xinyang)

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(ZhejiangPictorial) CHINA-ZHEJIANG-HANGZHOU-GRAND CANAL (CN)

(240613) -- HANGZHOU, June 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on June 12, 2024 shows a view of Qiaoxi historical and cultural block along the Grand Canal in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province. With a history of more than 2,500 years, the Grand Canal, connecting Beijing and Hangzhou in east China's Zhejiang Province, served as a significant transportation artery in ancient China. The canal was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in China in June 2014. Recent years, local authorities have prioritized the protection of the site while continuously promoting the protection of cultural heritage, the reuse of industrial relics and the inheritance of intangible heritage culture, gradually building the bank area of the Grand Canal into a region featuring rich culture, nice environment and thriving tourism. (Xinhua/Weng Xinyang)

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(ZhejiangPictorial) CHINA-ZHEJIANG-HANGZHOU-GRAND CANAL (CN)

(240613) -- HANGZHOU, June 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on June 12, 2024 shows the Gongshu Canal Sports Park Gymnasium in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province. With a history of more than 2,500 years, the Grand Canal, connecting Beijing and Hangzhou in east China's Zhejiang Province, served as a significant transportation artery in ancient China. The canal was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in China in June 2014. Recent years, local authorities have prioritized the protection of the site while continuously promoting the protection of cultural heritage, the reuse of industrial relics and the inheritance of intangible heritage culture, gradually building the bank area of the Grand Canal into a region featuring rich culture, nice environment and thriving tourism. (Xinhua/Weng Xinyang)

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(ZhejiangPictorial) CHINA-ZHEJIANG-HANGZHOU-GRAND CANAL (CN)

(240613) -- HANGZHOU, June 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on June 12, 2024 shows tourists visiting Xiaohezhi Street historical and cultural block along the Grand Canal in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province. With a history of more than 2,500 years, the Grand Canal, connecting Beijing and Hangzhou in east China's Zhejiang Province, served as a significant transportation artery in ancient China. The canal was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in China in June 2014. Recent years, local authorities have prioritized the protection of the site while continuously promoting the protection of cultural heritage, the reuse of industrial relics and the inheritance of intangible heritage culture, gradually building the bank area of the Grand Canal into a region featuring rich culture, nice environment and thriving tourism. (Xinhua/Weng Xinyang)

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(ZhejiangPictorial) CHINA-ZHEJIANG-HANGZHOU-GRAND CANAL (CN)

(240613) -- HANGZHOU, June 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Artist Zhang Tiantian works on a watercolor painting depicting a scene along the Grand Canal at a studio in Xiaohezhi Street historical and cultural block along the Grand Canal in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, June 12, 2024. With a history of more than 2,500 years, the Grand Canal, connecting Beijing and Hangzhou in east China's Zhejiang Province, served as a significant transportation artery in ancient China. The canal was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in China in June 2014. Recent years, local authorities have prioritized the protection of the site while continuously promoting the protection of cultural heritage, the reuse of industrial relics and the inheritance of intangible heritage culture, gradually building the bank area of the Grand Canal into a region featuring rich culture, nice environment and thriving tourism. (Xinhua/Weng Xinyang)

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(ZhejiangPictorial) CHINA-ZHEJIANG-HANGZHOU-GRAND CANAL (CN)

(240613) -- HANGZHOU, June 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People rest at a pavilion beside the Gongchen Bridge over the Grand Canal in east China's Zhejiang Province, June 12, 2024. With a history of more than 2,500 years, the Grand Canal, connecting Beijing and Hangzhou in east China's Zhejiang Province, served as a significant transportation artery in ancient China. The canal was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in China in June 2014. Recent years, local authorities have prioritized the protection of the site while continuously promoting the protection of cultural heritage, the reuse of industrial relics and the inheritance of intangible heritage culture, gradually building the bank area of the Grand Canal into a region featuring rich culture, nice environment and thriving tourism. (Xinhua/Weng Xinyang)

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(ZhejiangPictorial) CHINA-ZHEJIANG-HANGZHOU-GRAND CANAL (CN)

(240613) -- HANGZHOU, June 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A man visits the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal Museum in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, June 12, 2024. With a history of more than 2,500 years, the Grand Canal, connecting Beijing and Hangzhou in east China's Zhejiang Province, served as a significant transportation artery in ancient China. The canal was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in China in June 2014. Recent years, local authorities have prioritized the protection of the site while continuously promoting the protection of cultural heritage, the reuse of industrial relics and the inheritance of intangible heritage culture, gradually building the bank area of the Grand Canal into a region featuring rich culture, nice environment and thriving tourism. (Xinhua/Weng Xinyang)

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(ZhejiangPictorial) CHINA-ZHEJIANG-HANGZHOU-GRAND CANAL (CN)

(240613) -- HANGZHOU, June 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People visit the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal Museum in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, June 12, 2024. With a history of more than 2,500 years, the Grand Canal, connecting Beijing and Hangzhou in east China's Zhejiang Province, served as a significant transportation artery in ancient China. The canal was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in China in June 2014. Recent years, local authorities have prioritized the protection of the site while continuously promoting the protection of cultural heritage, the reuse of industrial relics and the inheritance of intangible heritage culture, gradually building the bank area of the Grand Canal into a region featuring rich culture, nice environment and thriving tourism. (Xinhua/Weng Xinyang)