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Pritzker Prize-winning Japan architect Maki dies at 95

Photo taken in March 2014 in Tokyo shows Hillside Terrace, a building complex consisting of residences, shops and offices designed by renowned Japanese architect Fumihiko Maki. Maki, who in 1993 won the Pritzker Prize, dubbed the Nobel Prize of architecture, died at the age of 95 at his home in Tokyo on June 6, 2024.

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Pritzker Prize-winning Japan architect Maki dies at 95

Photo taken in March 2014 in Tokyo shows Hillside Terrace, a building complex consisting of residences, shops and offices designed by renowned Japanese architect Fumihiko Maki. Maki, who in 1993 won the Pritzker Prize, dubbed the Nobel Prize of architecture, died at the age of 95 at his home in Tokyo on June 6, 2024.

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CHINA-LIAONING-PANJIN-RED-CROWNED CRANE-BREEDER (CN)

(240319) -- PANJIN, March 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Zhao Shiwei checks the condition of red-crowned cranes through a monitor at Liaohekou National Nature Reserve in Panjin, northeast China's Liaoning Province, March 18, 2024. Zhao Shiwei is a staff member of the crane breeding and protection station in Liaohekou National Nature Reserve. He graduated from college in 1993 and started to work at the nature reserve in Panjin City, which sits along a primary bird migration corridor, welcoming a myriad of wild migratory birds to breed and winter annually. The endangered red-crowned crane is under first-class state protection, dubbed one of the most sensitive indicator species of a wetland ecosystem. In 1996, Zhao and his colleagues successfully hatched three baby red-crowned cranes, and gradually explored a complete set of breeding methods for red-crowned cranes since then. From 2016 to 2023, Zhao and his colleagues have bred 356 red-crowned cranes and released 140 in the wild, which effectively supplemented the w

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CHINA-LIAONING-PANJIN-RED-CROWNED CRANE-BREEDER (CN)

(240319) -- PANJIN, March 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A wild red-crowned crane flies at Liaohekou National Nature Reserve in Panjin, northeast China's Liaoning Province, March 18, 2024. Zhao Shiwei is a staff member of the crane breeding and protection station in Liaohekou National Nature Reserve. He graduated from college in 1993 and started to work at the nature reserve in Panjin City, which sits along a primary bird migration corridor, welcoming a myriad of wild migratory birds to breed and winter annually. The endangered red-crowned crane is under first-class state protection, dubbed one of the most sensitive indicator species of a wetland ecosystem. In 1996, Zhao and his colleagues successfully hatched three baby red-crowned cranes, and gradually explored a complete set of breeding methods for red-crowned cranes since then. From 2016 to 2023, Zhao and his colleagues have bred 356 red-crowned cranes and released 140 in the wild, which effectively supplemented the wild population of red-crowned cranes. (Xin

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CHINA-LIAONING-PANJIN-RED-CROWNED CRANE-BREEDER (CN)

(240319) -- PANJIN, March 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A red-crowned crane eats corn at Liaohekou National Nature Reserve in Panjin, northeast China's Liaoning Province, March 18, 2024. Zhao Shiwei is a staff member of the crane breeding and protection station in Liaohekou National Nature Reserve. He graduated from college in 1993 and started to work at the nature reserve in Panjin City, which sits along a primary bird migration corridor, welcoming a myriad of wild migratory birds to breed and winter annually. The endangered red-crowned crane is under first-class state protection, dubbed one of the most sensitive indicator species of a wetland ecosystem. In 1996, Zhao and his colleagues successfully hatched three baby red-crowned cranes, and gradually explored a complete set of breeding methods for red-crowned cranes since then. From 2016 to 2023, Zhao and his colleagues have bred 356 red-crowned cranes and released 140 in the wild, which effectively supplemented the wild population of red-crowned cranes. (Xinh

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CHINA-LIAONING-PANJIN-RED-CROWNED CRANE-BREEDER (CN)

(240319) -- PANJIN, March 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on March 18, 2024 shows Zhao Shiwei checking the condition of red-crowned cranes at Liaohekou National Nature Reserve in Panjin, northeast China's Liaoning Province. Zhao Shiwei is a staff member of the crane breeding and protection station in Liaohekou National Nature Reserve. He graduated from college in 1993 and started to work at the nature reserve in Panjin City, which sits along a primary bird migration corridor, welcoming a myriad of wild migratory birds to breed and winter annually. The endangered red-crowned crane is under first-class state protection, dubbed one of the most sensitive indicator species of a wetland ecosystem. In 1996, Zhao and his colleagues successfully hatched three baby red-crowned cranes, and gradually explored a complete set of breeding methods for red-crowned cranes since then. From 2016 to 2023, Zhao and his colleagues have bred 356 red-crowned cranes and released 140 in the wild, which effectivel

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CHINA-LIAONING-PANJIN-RED-CROWNED CRANE-BREEDER (CN)

(240319) -- PANJIN, March 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Zhao Shiwei feeds a red-crowned crane at Liaohekou National Nature Reserve in Panjin, northeast China's Liaoning Province, March 18, 2024. Zhao Shiwei is a staff member of the crane breeding and protection station in Liaohekou National Nature Reserve. He graduated from college in 1993 and started to work at the nature reserve in Panjin City, which sits along a primary bird migration corridor, welcoming a myriad of wild migratory birds to breed and winter annually. The endangered red-crowned crane is under first-class state protection, dubbed one of the most sensitive indicator species of a wetland ecosystem. In 1996, Zhao and his colleagues successfully hatched three baby red-crowned cranes, and gradually explored a complete set of breeding methods for red-crowned cranes since then. From 2016 to 2023, Zhao and his colleagues have bred 356 red-crowned cranes and released 140 in the wild, which effectively supplemented the wild population of red-crowned crane

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CHINA-LIAONING-PANJIN-RED-CROWNED CRANE-BREEDER (CN)

(240319) -- PANJIN, March 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Zhao Shiwei feeds red-crowned cranes at Liaohekou National Nature Reserve in Panjin, northeast China's Liaoning Province, March 18, 2024. Zhao Shiwei is a staff member of the crane breeding and protection station in Liaohekou National Nature Reserve. He graduated from college in 1993 and started to work at the nature reserve in Panjin City, which sits along a primary bird migration corridor, welcoming a myriad of wild migratory birds to breed and winter annually. The endangered red-crowned crane is under first-class state protection, dubbed one of the most sensitive indicator species of a wetland ecosystem. In 1996, Zhao and his colleagues successfully hatched three baby red-crowned cranes, and gradually explored a complete set of breeding methods for red-crowned cranes since then. From 2016 to 2023, Zhao and his colleagues have bred 356 red-crowned cranes and released 140 in the wild, which effectively supplemented the wild population of red-crowned cranes

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CHINA-LIAONING-PANJIN-RED-CROWNED CRANE-BREEDER (CN)

(240319) -- PANJIN, March 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Zhao Shiwei checks the condition of red-crowned cranes at Liaohekou National Nature Reserve in Panjin, northeast China's Liaoning Province, March 18, 2024. Zhao Shiwei is a staff member of the crane breeding and protection station in Liaohekou National Nature Reserve. He graduated from college in 1993 and started to work at the nature reserve in Panjin City, which sits along a primary bird migration corridor, welcoming a myriad of wild migratory birds to breed and winter annually. The endangered red-crowned crane is under first-class state protection, dubbed one of the most sensitive indicator species of a wetland ecosystem. In 1996, Zhao and his colleagues successfully hatched three baby red-crowned cranes, and gradually explored a complete set of breeding methods for red-crowned cranes since then. From 2016 to 2023, Zhao and his colleagues have bred 356 red-crowned cranes and released 140 in the wild, which effectively supplemented the wild population of

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CHINA-LIAONING-PANJIN-RED-CROWNED CRANE-BREEDER (CN)

(240319) -- PANJIN, March 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Zhao Shiwei checks the condition of a red-crowned crane at Liaohekou National Nature Reserve in Panjin, northeast China's Liaoning Province, March 18, 2024. Zhao Shiwei is a staff member of the crane breeding and protection station in Liaohekou National Nature Reserve. He graduated from college in 1993 and started to work at the nature reserve in Panjin City, which sits along a primary bird migration corridor, welcoming a myriad of wild migratory birds to breed and winter annually. The endangered red-crowned crane is under first-class state protection, dubbed one of the most sensitive indicator species of a wetland ecosystem. In 1996, Zhao and his colleagues successfully hatched three baby red-crowned cranes, and gradually explored a complete set of breeding methods for red-crowned cranes since then. From 2016 to 2023, Zhao and his colleagues have bred 356 red-crowned cranes and released 140 in the wild, which effectively supplemented the wild population of

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CHINA-LIAONING-PANJIN-RED-CROWNED CRANE-BREEDER (CN)

(240319) -- PANJIN, March 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on March 18, 2024 shows Zhao Shiwei checking the condition of red-crowned cranes at Liaohekou National Nature Reserve in Panjin, northeast China's Liaoning Province. Zhao Shiwei is a staff member of the crane breeding and protection station in Liaohekou National Nature Reserve. He graduated from college in 1993 and started to work at the nature reserve in Panjin City, which sits along a primary bird migration corridor, welcoming a myriad of wild migratory birds to breed and winter annually. The endangered red-crowned crane is under first-class state protection, dubbed one of the most sensitive indicator species of a wetland ecosystem. In 1996, Zhao and his colleagues successfully hatched three baby red-crowned cranes, and gradually explored a complete set of breeding methods for red-crowned cranes since then. From 2016 to 2023, Zhao and his colleagues have bred 356 red-crowned cranes and released 140 in the wild, which effectivel

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CHINA-LIAONING-PANJIN-RED-CROWNED CRANE-BREEDER (CN)

(240319) -- PANJIN, March 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Zhao Shiwei collects fallen feathers of red-crowned cranes at Liaohekou National Nature Reserve in Panjin, northeast China's Liaoning Province, March 18, 2024. Zhao Shiwei is a staff member of the crane breeding and protection station in Liaohekou National Nature Reserve. He graduated from college in 1993 and started to work at the nature reserve in Panjin City, which sits along a primary bird migration corridor, welcoming a myriad of wild migratory birds to breed and winter annually. The endangered red-crowned crane is under first-class state protection, dubbed one of the most sensitive indicator species of a wetland ecosystem. In 1996, Zhao and his colleagues successfully hatched three baby red-crowned cranes, and gradually explored a complete set of breeding methods for red-crowned cranes since then. From 2016 to 2023, Zhao and his colleagues have bred 356 red-crowned cranes and released 140 in the wild, which effectively supplemented the wild population

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CHINA-LIAONING-PANJIN-RED-CROWNED CRANE-BREEDER (CN)

(240319) -- PANJIN, March 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Zhao Shiwei takes records of migratory birds at Liaohekou National Nature Reserve in Panjin, northeast China's Liaoning Province, March 18, 2024. Zhao Shiwei is a staff member of the crane breeding and protection station in Liaohekou National Nature Reserve. He graduated from college in 1993 and started to work at the nature reserve in Panjin City, which sits along a primary bird migration corridor, welcoming a myriad of wild migratory birds to breed and winter annually. The endangered red-crowned crane is under first-class state protection, dubbed one of the most sensitive indicator species of a wetland ecosystem. In 1996, Zhao and his colleagues successfully hatched three baby red-crowned cranes, and gradually explored a complete set of breeding methods for red-crowned cranes since then. From 2016 to 2023, Zhao and his colleagues have bred 356 red-crowned cranes and released 140 in the wild, which effectively supplemented the wild population of red-crowne

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CHINA-LIAONING-PANJIN-RED-CROWNED CRANE-BREEDER (CN)

(240319) -- PANJIN, March 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Zhao Shiwei observes migratory birds with a telescope at Liaohekou National Nature Reserve in Panjin, northeast China's Liaoning Province, March 18, 2024. Zhao Shiwei is a staff member of the crane breeding and protection station in Liaohekou National Nature Reserve. He graduated from college in 1993 and started to work at the nature reserve in Panjin City, which sits along a primary bird migration corridor, welcoming a myriad of wild migratory birds to breed and winter annually. The endangered red-crowned crane is under first-class state protection, dubbed one of the most sensitive indicator species of a wetland ecosystem. In 1996, Zhao and his colleagues successfully hatched three baby red-crowned cranes, and gradually explored a complete set of breeding methods for red-crowned cranes since then. From 2016 to 2023, Zhao and his colleagues have bred 356 red-crowned cranes and released 140 in the wild, which effectively supplemented the wild population of r

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XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(240319) -- BEIJING, March 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Yufei opens the gate of Faxing Temple in Zhangzi County, north China's Shanxi Province, March 16, 2024. Faxing Temple, with a history of more than 1,000 years, is nestled on Cuiyun Mountain of Zhangzi County. In 1988, the temple was listed as a national key cultural relics protection site. Zhang Yufei, a cultural relics guardian, has worked at the temple since 1993 when he was 21. Zhang initially took on the temple's daily maintenance. He gradually took an interest in the research of the relics at the temple and began to learn cultural relics knowledge. With in-depth research, Zhang has published several monographs on the temple's relics and shared Shanxi's cultural heritage stories through a WeChat public account. In the past three decades, Zhang has received more than 500,000 visitors from home and abroad. "These cultural relics have become a part of my life," said Zhang. He hopes that more people can join in the cultural relics protectio

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(ChineseToday)CHINA-SHANXI-ZHANGZI-FAXING TEMPLE-CULTURAL RELICS GUARDIAN (CN)

(240318) -- ZHANGZI, March 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Yufei (1st L) guides tourists in Faxing Temple in Zhangzi County, north China's Shanxi Province, March 12, 2024. Faxing Temple, with a history of more than 1,000 years, is nestled on Cuiyun Mountain of Zhangzi County. In 1988, the temple was listed as a national key cultural relics protection site. Zhang Yufei, a cultural relics guardian, has worked at the temple since 1993 when he was 21. Zhang initially took on the temple's daily maintenance. He gradually took an interest in the research of the relics at the temple and began to learn cultural relics knowledge. With in-depth research, Zhang has published several monographs on the temple's relics and shared Shanxi's cultural heritage stories through a WeChat public account. In the past three decades, Zhang has received more than 500,000 visitors from home and abroad. "These cultural relics have become a part of my life," said Zhang. He hopes that more people can join in the cultural relics

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(ChineseToday)CHINA-SHANXI-ZHANGZI-FAXING TEMPLE-CULTURAL RELICS GUARDIAN (CN)

(240318) -- ZHANGZI, March 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Yufei patrols in Faxing Temple in Zhangzi County, north China's Shanxi Province, March 12, 2024. Faxing Temple, with a history of more than 1,000 years, is nestled on Cuiyun Mountain of Zhangzi County. In 1988, the temple was listed as a national key cultural relics protection site. Zhang Yufei, a cultural relics guardian, has worked at the temple since 1993 when he was 21. Zhang initially took on the temple's daily maintenance. He gradually took an interest in the research of the relics at the temple and began to learn cultural relics knowledge. With in-depth research, Zhang has published several monographs on the temple's relics and shared Shanxi's cultural heritage stories through a WeChat public account. In the past three decades, Zhang has received more than 500,000 visitors from home and abroad. "These cultural relics have become a part of my life," said Zhang. He hopes that more people can join in the cultural relics protection and p

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(ChineseToday)CHINA-SHANXI-ZHANGZI-FAXING TEMPLE-CULTURAL RELICS GUARDIAN (CN)

(240318) -- ZHANGZI, March 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Yufei (L) and his wife Liu Hailing have a meal near Faxing Temple in Zhangzi County, north CHina's Shanxi Province, March 12, 2024. Faxing Temple, with a history of more than 1,000 years, is nestled on Cuiyun Mountain of Zhangzi County. In 1988, the temple was listed as a national key cultural relics protection site. Zhang Yufei, a cultural relics guardian, has worked at the temple since 1993 when he was 21. Zhang initially took on the temple's daily maintenance. He gradually took an interest in the research of the relics at the temple and began to learn cultural relics knowledge. With in-depth research, Zhang has published several monographs on the temple's relics and shared Shanxi's cultural heritage stories through a WeChat public account. In the past three decades, Zhang has received more than 500,000 visitors from home and abroad. "These cultural relics have become a part of my life," said Zhang. He hopes that more people can join in t

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(ChineseToday)CHINA-SHANXI-ZHANGZI-FAXING TEMPLE-CULTURAL RELICS GUARDIAN (CN)

(240318) -- ZHANGZI, March 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Yufei unlocks a gate with his home-made tool in Faxing Temple in Zhangzi County, north China's Shanxi Province, March 16, 2024. Faxing Temple, with a history of more than 1,000 years, is nestled on Cuiyun Mountain of Zhangzi County. In 1988, the temple was listed as a national key cultural relics protection site. Zhang Yufei, a cultural relics guardian, has worked at the temple since 1993 when he was 21. Zhang initially took on the temple's daily maintenance. He gradually took an interest in the research of the relics at the temple and began to learn cultural relics knowledge. With in-depth research, Zhang has published several monographs on the temple's relics and shared Shanxi's cultural heritage stories through a WeChat public account. In the past three decades, Zhang has received more than 500,000 visitors from home and abroad. "These cultural relics have become a part of my life," said Zhang. He hopes that more people can join in the c

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(ChineseToday)CHINA-SHANXI-ZHANGZI-FAXING TEMPLE-CULTURAL RELICS GUARDIAN (CN)

(240318) -- ZHANGZI, March 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Above: This undated file photo shows Zhang Yufei posing for a photo outside Faxing Temple shortly after he started working in the temple in Zhangzi County, north China's Shanxi Province. Below: This photo taken by Xinhua photographer Yang Chenguang on March 16, 2024 shows Zhang Yufei posing for a photo outside Faxing Temple in Zhangzi County, north China's Shanxi Province. Faxing Temple, with a history of more than 1,000 years, is nestled on Cuiyun Mountain of Zhangzi County. In 1988, the temple was listed as a national key cultural relics protection site. Zhang Yufei, a cultural relics guardian, has worked at the temple since 1993 when he was 21. Zhang initially took on the temple's daily maintenance. He gradually took an interest in the research of the relics at the temple and began to learn cultural relics knowledge. With in-depth research, Zhang has published several monographs on the temple's relics and shared Shanxi's cultural heritage stories thr

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(ChineseToday)CHINA-SHANXI-ZHANGZI-FAXING TEMPLE-CULTURAL RELICS GUARDIAN (CN)

(240318) -- ZHANGZI, March 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Yufei reads a book at his home near Faxing Temple in Zhangzi County, north China's Shanxi Province, March 12, 2024. Faxing Temple, with a history of more than 1,000 years, is nestled on Cuiyun Mountain of Zhangzi County. In 1988, the temple was listed as a national key cultural relics protection site. Zhang Yufei, a cultural relics guardian, has worked at the temple since 1993 when he was 21. Zhang initially took on the temple's daily maintenance. He gradually took an interest in the research of the relics at the temple and began to learn cultural relics knowledge. With in-depth research, Zhang has published several monographs on the temple's relics and shared Shanxi's cultural heritage stories through a WeChat public account. In the past three decades, Zhang has received more than 500,000 visitors from home and abroad. "These cultural relics have become a part of my life," said Zhang. He hopes that more people can join in the cultural reli

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(ChineseToday)CHINA-SHANXI-ZHANGZI-FAXING TEMPLE-CULTURAL RELICS GUARDIAN (CN)

(240318) -- ZHANGZI, March 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on March 15, 2024 shows a view of Faxing Temple in Zhangzi County, north China's Shanxi Province. Faxing Temple, with a history of more than 1,000 years, is nestled on Cuiyun Mountain of Zhangzi County. In 1988, the temple was listed as a national key cultural relics protection site. Zhang Yufei, a cultural relics guardian, has worked at the temple since 1993 when he was 21. Zhang initially took on the temple's daily maintenance. He gradually took an interest in the research of the relics at the temple and began to learn cultural relics knowledge. With in-depth research, Zhang has published several monographs on the temple's relics and shared Shanxi's cultural heritage stories through a WeChat public account. In the past three decades, Zhang has received more than 500,000 visitors from home and abroad. "These cultural relics have become a part of my life," said Zhang. He hopes that more people can join in the cultural

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(ChineseToday)CHINA-SHANXI-ZHANGZI-FAXING TEMPLE-CULTURAL RELICS GUARDIAN (CN)

(240318) -- ZHANGZI, March 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Yufei displays a book he edited in Faxing Temple in Zhangzi County, north China's Shanxi Province, March 15, 2024. Faxing Temple, with a history of more than 1,000 years, is nestled on Cuiyun Mountain of Zhangzi County. In 1988, the temple was listed as a national key cultural relics protection site. Zhang Yufei, a cultural relics guardian, has worked at the temple since 1993 when he was 21. Zhang initially took on the temple's daily maintenance. He gradually took an interest in the research of the relics at the temple and began to learn cultural relics knowledge. With in-depth research, Zhang has published several monographs on the temple's relics and shared Shanxi's cultural heritage stories through a WeChat public account. In the past three decades, Zhang has received more than 500,000 visitors from home and abroad. "These cultural relics have become a part of my life," said Zhang. He hopes that more people can join in the cultural relic

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(ChineseToday)CHINA-SHANXI-ZHANGZI-FAXING TEMPLE-CULTURAL RELICS GUARDIAN (CN)

(240318) -- ZHANGZI, March 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Yufei does cleaning work in Faxing Temple in Zhangzi County, north China's Shanxi Province, March 16, 2024. Faxing Temple, with a history of more than 1,000 years, is nestled on Cuiyun Mountain of Zhangzi County. In 1988, the temple was listed as a national key cultural relics protection site. Zhang Yufei, a cultural relics guardian, has worked at the temple since 1993 when he was 21. Zhang initially took on the temple's daily maintenance. He gradually took an interest in the research of the relics at the temple and began to learn cultural relics knowledge. With in-depth research, Zhang has published several monographs on the temple's relics and shared Shanxi's cultural heritage stories through a WeChat public account. In the past three decades, Zhang has received more than 500,000 visitors from home and abroad. "These cultural relics have become a part of my life," said Zhang. He hopes that more people can join in the cultural relics prote

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(ChineseToday)CHINA-SHANXI-ZHANGZI-FAXING TEMPLE-CULTURAL RELICS GUARDIAN (CN)

(240318) -- ZHANGZI, March 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on March 15, 2024 shows tourists visiting the Faxing Temple in Zhangzi County, north China's Shanxi Province. Faxing Temple, with a history of more than 1,000 years, is nestled on Cuiyun Mountain of Zhangzi County. In 1988, the temple was listed as a national key cultural relics protection site. Zhang Yufei, a cultural relics guardian, has worked at the temple since 1993 when he was 21. Zhang initially took on the temple's daily maintenance. He gradually took an interest in the research of the relics at the temple and began to learn cultural relics knowledge. With in-depth research, Zhang has published several monographs on the temple's relics and shared Shanxi's cultural heritage stories through a WeChat public account. In the past three decades, Zhang has received more than 500,000 visitors from home and abroad. "These cultural relics have become a part of my life," said Zhang. He hopes that more people can join in t

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(240318) -- ZHANGZI, March 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Yufei watches monitors in Faxing Temple in Zhangzi County, north China's Shanxi Province, March 12, 2024. Faxing Temple, with a history of more than 1,000 years, is nestled on Cuiyun Mountain of Zhangzi County. In 1988, the temple was listed as a national key cultural relics protection site. Zhang Yufei, a cultural relics guardian, has worked at the temple since 1993 when he was 21. Zhang initially took on the temple's daily maintenance. He gradually took an interest in the research of the relics at the temple and began to learn cultural relics knowledge. With in-depth research, Zhang has published several monographs on the temple's relics and shared Shanxi's cultural heritage stories through a WeChat public account. In the past three decades, Zhang has received more than 500,000 visitors from home and abroad. "These cultural relics have become a part of my life," said Zhang. He hopes that more people can join in the cultural relics protect

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(ChineseToday)CHINA-SHANXI-ZHANGZI-FAXING TEMPLE-CULTURAL RELICS GUARDIAN (CN)

(240318) -- ZHANGZI, March 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Yufei opens the gate of Faxing Temple in Zhangzi County, north China's Shanxi Province, March 16, 2024. Faxing Temple, with a history of more than 1,000 years, is nestled on Cuiyun Mountain of Zhangzi County. In 1988, the temple was listed as a national key cultural relics protection site. Zhang Yufei, a cultural relics guardian, has worked at the temple since 1993 when he was 21. Zhang initially took on the temple's daily maintenance. He gradually took an interest in the research of the relics at the temple and began to learn cultural relics knowledge. With in-depth research, Zhang has published several monographs on the temple's relics and shared Shanxi's cultural heritage stories through a WeChat public account. In the past three decades, Zhang has received more than 500,000 visitors from home and abroad. "These cultural relics have become a part of my life," said Zhang. He hopes that more people can join in the cultural relics protectio

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(ChineseToday)CHINA-SHANXI-ZHANGZI-FAXING TEMPLE-CULTURAL RELICS GUARDIAN (CN)

(240318) -- ZHANGZI, March 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Yufei records the status of colored sculptures of Song Dynasty (960-1279) at Yuanjue Hall of Faxing Temple in Zhangzi County, north China's Shanxi Province, March 16, 2024. Faxing Temple, with a history of more than 1,000 years, is nestled on Cuiyun Mountain of Zhangzi County. In 1988, the temple was listed as a national key cultural relics protection site. Zhang Yufei, a cultural relics guardian, has worked at the temple since 1993 when he was 21. Zhang initially took on the temple's daily maintenance. He gradually took an interest in the research of the relics at the temple and began to learn cultural relics knowledge. With in-depth research, Zhang has published several monographs on the temple's relics and shared Shanxi's cultural heritage stories through a WeChat public account. In the past three decades, Zhang has received more than 500,000 visitors from home and abroad. "These cultural relics have become a part of my life," said Zhang

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(240318) -- ZHANGZI, March 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Yufei inspects a stone inscription in Faxing Temple in Zhangzi County, north China's Shanxi Province, March 12, 2024. Faxing Temple, with a history of more than 1,000 years, is nestled on Cuiyun Mountain of Zhangzi County. In 1988, the temple was listed as a national key cultural relics protection site. Zhang Yufei, a cultural relics guardian, has worked at the temple since 1993 when he was 21. Zhang initially took on the temple's daily maintenance. He gradually took an interest in the research of the relics at the temple and began to learn cultural relics knowledge. With in-depth research, Zhang has published several monographs on the temple's relics and shared Shanxi's cultural heritage stories through a WeChat public account. In the past three decades, Zhang has received more than 500,000 visitors from home and abroad. "These cultural relics have become a part of my life," said Zhang. He hopes that more people can join in the cultural re

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(240318) -- ZHANGZI, March 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Yufei arranges research documents at his home near Faxing Temple in Zhangzi County, north China's Shanxi Province, March 12, 2024. Faxing Temple, with a history of more than 1,000 years, is nestled on Cuiyun Mountain of Zhangzi County. In 1988, the temple was listed as a national key cultural relics protection site. Zhang Yufei, a cultural relics guardian, has worked at the temple since 1993 when he was 21. Zhang initially took on the temple's daily maintenance. He gradually took an interest in the research of the relics at the temple and began to learn cultural relics knowledge. With in-depth research, Zhang has published several monographs on the temple's relics and shared Shanxi's cultural heritage stories through a WeChat public account. In the past three decades, Zhang has received more than 500,000 visitors from home and abroad. "These cultural relics have become a part of my life," said Zhang. He hopes that more people can join in th

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Queen Sofia Attends A Concert - Canary Islands

Queen Sofia (2l), greets on her arrival at a concert of Spain's World Heritage Cities, at the Cathedral of Nuestra Señora de los Remedios, on March 8, 2024, in San Cristobal de La Laguna, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands (Spain). Sofia attends the extraordinary concert of the Spanish World Heritage Cities, commemorating the 30th anniversary of the group, a non-profit organization created in 1993, declared of Public Utility, and currently formed by 15 localities, all of them included in the UNESCO World Heritage List for the exceptional nature and value of their historic centers. Photo by Estefanía Britanty/Europa Press Canarias/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Queen Sofia Attends A Concert - Canary Islands

Queen Sofia (c), on her arrival at a concert of World Heritage Cities of Spain, at the Cathedral of Nuestra Señora de los Remedios, on March 8, 2024, in San Cristobal de La Laguna, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands (Spain). Sofia attends the extraordinary concert of the Spanish World Heritage Cities, commemorating the 30th anniversary of the group, a non-profit organization created in 1993, declared of Public Utility, and currently formed by 15 localities, all of them included in the UNESCO World Heritage List for the exceptional nature and value of their historic centers. Photo by Estefanía Britanty/Europa Press Canarias/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Queen Sofia Attends A Concert - Canary Islands

Queen Sofia (c), during a concert of Spain's World Heritage Cities, at the Cathedral of Nuestra Señora de los Remedios, on March 8, 2024, in San Cristobal de La Laguna, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands (Spain). Sofia attends the extraordinary concert of the Spanish World Heritage Cities, commemorating the 30th anniversary of the group, a non-profit organization created in 1993, declared of Public Utility, and currently formed by 15 localities, all of them included in the UNESCO World Heritage List for the exceptional nature and value of their historic centers. Photo by Estefanía Britanty/Europa Press Canarias/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Queen Sofia Attends A Concert - Canary Islands

Queen Sofia (c), greets the authorities, on her arrival at a concert of World Heritage Cities of Spain, at the Cathedral of Nuestra Señora de los Remedios, on March 8, 2024, in San Cristobal de La Laguna, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands (Spain). Sofia attends the extraordinary concert of the Spanish World Heritage Cities, commemorating the 30th anniversary of the group, a non-profit organization created in 1993, declared of Public Utility, and currently formed by 15 localities, all of them included in the UNESCO World Heritage List for the exceptionality and value of their historic centers. Photo by Estefanía Britanty/Europa Press Canarias/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Queen Sofia Attends A Concert - Canary Islands

Queen Sofia (c), on her arrival at a concert of World Heritage Cities of Spain, at the Cathedral of Nuestra Señora de los Remedios, on March 8, 2024, in San Cristobal de La Laguna, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands (Spain). Sofia attends the extraordinary concert of the Spanish World Heritage Cities, commemorating the 30th anniversary of the group, a non-profit organization created in 1993, declared of Public Utility, and currently formed by 15 localities, all of them included in the UNESCO World Heritage List for the exceptional nature and value of their historic centers. Photo by Estefanía Britanty/Europa Press Canarias/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Queen Sofia Attends A Concert - Canary Islands

Queen Sofia (c), during a concert of Spain's World Heritage Cities, at the Cathedral of Nuestra Señora de los Remedios, on March 8, 2024, in San Cristobal de La Laguna, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands (Spain). Sofia attends the extraordinary concert of the Spanish World Heritage Cities, commemorating the 30th anniversary of the group, a non-profit organization created in 1993, declared of Public Utility, and currently formed by 15 localities, all of them included in the UNESCO World Heritage List for the exceptional nature and value of their historic centers. Photo by Estefanía Britanty/Europa Press Canarias/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Queen Sofia Attends A Concert - Canary Islands

Queen Sofia (c), during a concert of Spain's World Heritage Cities, at the Cathedral of Nuestra Señora de los Remedios, on March 8, 2024, in San Cristobal de La Laguna, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands (Spain). Sofia attends the extraordinary concert of the Spanish World Heritage Cities, commemorating the 30th anniversary of the group, a non-profit organization created in 1993, declared of Public Utility, and currently formed by 15 localities, all of them included in the UNESCO World Heritage List for the exceptional nature and value of their historic centers. Photo by Estefanía Britanty/Europa Press Canarias/ABACAPRESS.COM

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CHINA-SICHUAN-YIBIN-YANGTZE STURGEON-CONSERVATION (CN)

(230712) -- CHENGDU, July 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on June 27, 2023 shows juvenile fish of Yangtze sturgeon at a breeding base jointly operated by Yibin Institute of Rare Aquatic Animals and Fisheries Institute of Sichuan Academy of Agricultural Sciences in Yibin, southwest China's Sichuan Province. Zhou Liang, 51, is the director of Yibin Institute of Rare Aquatic Animals. He started to study with his father the subject of artificial breeding of rare fish since 1993. Since the successful artificial propagation of parent fish of Yangtze sturgeon bred in the institute in 1998, the whole artificial propagation of the rare fish and the production of three generations of fry have been realized one after another. Yangtze sturgeon, also known as Dabry's sturgeon, has lost its natural ability to reproduce since 2000 due to overfishing and water pollution, among other factors. The International Union for Conservation of Nature declared the species extinct in the wild in July last year. In March thi

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CHINA-SICHUAN-YIBIN-YANGTZE STURGEON-CONSERVATION (CN)

(230712) -- CHENGDU, July 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Zhou Liang displays a Yangtze sturgeon at a breeding base jointly operated by Yibin Institute of Rare Aquatic Animals and Fisheries Institute of Sichuan Academy of Agricultural Sciences in Yibin, southwest China's Sichuan Province, June 27, 2023. Zhou Liang, 51, is the director of Yibin Institute of Rare Aquatic Animals. He started to study with his father the subject of artificial breeding of rare fish since 1993. Since the successful artificial propagation of parent fish of Yangtze sturgeon bred in the institute in 1998, the whole artificial propagation of the rare fish and the production of three generations of fry have been realized one after another. Yangtze sturgeon, also known as Dabry's sturgeon, has lost its natural ability to reproduce since 2000 due to overfishing and water pollution, among other factors. The International Union for Conservation of Nature declared the species extinct in the wild in July last year. In March this year, a field bree

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CHINA-SICHUAN-YIBIN-YANGTZE STURGEON-CONSERVATION (CN)

(230712) -- CHENGDU, July 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This file photo shows Zhou Liang (L, bottom) takes roes from a Yangtze sturgeon. Zhou Liang, 51, is the director of Yibin Institute of Rare Aquatic Animals. He started to study with his father the subject of artificial breeding of rare fish since 1993. Since the successful artificial propagation of parent fish of Yangtze sturgeon bred in the institute in 1998, the whole artificial propagation of the rare fish and the production of three generations of fry have been realized one after another. Yangtze sturgeon, also known as Dabry's sturgeon, has lost its natural ability to reproduce since 2000 due to overfishing and water pollution, among other factors. The International Union for Conservation of Nature declared the species extinct in the wild in July last year. In March this year, a field breeding experiment is conducted in an inner river course of a section of the Yangtze River in Yibin. During the experiment, 10 male and 10 female mature parent fish of Y

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CHINA-SICHUAN-YIBIN-YANGTZE STURGEON-CONSERVATION (CN)

(230712) -- CHENGDU, July 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on June 27, 2023 shows a breeding base jointly operated by Yibin Institute of Rare Aquatic Animals and Fisheries Institute of Sichuan Academy of Agricultural Sciences in Yibin, southwest China's Sichuan Province. Zhou Liang, 51, is the director of Yibin Institute of Rare Aquatic Animals. He started to study with his father the subject of artificial breeding of rare fish since 1993. Since the successful artificial propagation of parent fish of Yangtze sturgeon bred in the institute in 1998, the whole artificial propagation of the rare fish and the production of three generations of fry have been realized one after another. Yangtze sturgeon, also known as Dabry's sturgeon, has lost its natural ability to reproduce since 2000 due to overfishing and water pollution, among other factors. The International Union for Conservation of Nature declared the species extinct in the wild in July last year. In March this year, a field breeding exper

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CHINA-SICHUAN-YIBIN-YANGTZE STURGEON-CONSERVATION (CN)

(230712) -- CHENGDU, July 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Zhou Liang checks the fishpond at a breeding base jointly operated by Yibin Institute of Rare Aquatic Animals and Fisheries Institute of Sichuan Academy of Agricultural Sciences in Yibin, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Oct. 12, 2021. Zhou Liang, 51, is the director of Yibin Institute of Rare Aquatic Animals. He started to study with his father the subject of artificial breeding of rare fish since 1993. Since the successful artificial propagation of parent fish of Yangtze sturgeon bred in the institute in 1998, the whole artificial propagation of the rare fish and the production of three generations of fry have been realized one after another. Yangtze sturgeon, also known as Dabry's sturgeon, has lost its natural ability to reproduce since 2000 due to overfishing and water pollution, among other factors. The International Union for Conservation of Nature declared the species extinct in the wild in July last year. In March this year, a field breeding exp

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CHINA-SICHUAN-YIBIN-YANGTZE STURGEON-CONSERVATION (CN)

(230712) -- CHENGDU, July 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Oct. 12, 2021 shows the Fuxing breeding base founded by Zhou Liang and his father in Yibin, southwest China's Sichuan Province. Zhou Liang, 51, is the director of Yibin Institute of Rare Aquatic Animals. He started to study with his father the subject of artificial breeding of rare fish since 1993. Since the successful artificial propagation of parent fish of Yangtze sturgeon bred in the institute in 1998, the whole artificial propagation of the rare fish and the production of three generations of fry have been realized one after another. Yangtze sturgeon, also known as Dabry's sturgeon, has lost its natural ability to reproduce since 2000 due to overfishing and water pollution, among other factors. The International Union for Conservation of Nature declared the species extinct in the wild in July last year. In March this year, a field breeding experiment is conducted in an inner river course of a section of the Yangtze River in Y

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CHINA-SICHUAN-YIBIN-YANGTZE STURGEON-CONSERVATION (CN)

(230712) -- CHENGDU, July 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Zhou Liang cleans a Yangtze sturgeon juvenile fish pond at a breeding base jointly operated by Yibin Institute of Rare Aquatic Animals and Fisheries Institute of Sichuan Academy of Agricultural Sciences in Yibin, southwest China's Sichuan Province, June 27, 2023. Zhou Liang, 51, is the director of Yibin Institute of Rare Aquatic Animals. He started to study with his father the subject of artificial breeding of rare fish since 1993. Since the successful artificial propagation of parent fish of Yangtze sturgeon bred in the institute in 1998, the whole artificial propagation of the rare fish and the production of three generations of fry have been realized one after another. Yangtze sturgeon, also known as Dabry's sturgeon, has lost its natural ability to reproduce since 2000 due to overfishing and water pollution, among other factors. The International Union for Conservation of Nature declared the species extinct in the wild in July last year. In March this y

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CHINA-SICHUAN-YIBIN-YANGTZE STURGEON-CONSERVATION (CN)

(230712) -- CHENGDU, July 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Zhou Liang checks juvenile fish of Yangtze sturgeon at a breeding base jointly operated by Yibin Institute of Rare Aquatic Animals and Fisheries Institute of Sichuan Academy of Agricultural Sciences in Yibin, southwest China's Sichuan Province, June 27, 2023. Zhou Liang, 51, is the director of Yibin Institute of Rare Aquatic Animals. He started to study with his father the subject of artificial breeding of rare fish since 1993. Since the successful artificial propagation of parent fish of Yangtze sturgeon bred in the institute in 1998, the whole artificial propagation of the rare fish and the production of three generations of fry have been realized one after another. Yangtze sturgeon, also known as Dabry's sturgeon, has lost its natural ability to reproduce since 2000 due to overfishing and water pollution, among other factors. The International Union for Conservation of Nature declared the species extinct in the wild in July last year. In March this year,

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CHINA-SICHUAN-YIBIN-YANGTZE STURGEON-CONSERVATION (CN)

(230712) -- CHENGDU, July 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Zhou Liang shows a juvenile fish of Yangtze sturgeon at a breeding base jointly operated by Yibin Institute of Rare Aquatic Animals and Fisheries Institute of Sichuan Academy of Agricultural Sciences in Yibin, southwest China's Sichuan Province, June 27, 2023. Zhou Liang, 51, is the director of Yibin Institute of Rare Aquatic Animals. He started to study with his father the subject of artificial breeding of rare fish since 1993. Since the successful artificial propagation of parent fish of Yangtze sturgeon bred in the institute in 1998, the whole artificial propagation of the rare fish and the production of three generations of fry have been realized one after another. Yangtze sturgeon, also known as Dabry's sturgeon, has lost its natural ability to reproduce since 2000 due to overfishing and water pollution, among other factors. The International Union for Conservation of Nature declared the species extinct in the wild in July last year. In March this year

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CHINA-SICHUAN-YIBIN-YANGTZE STURGEON-CONSERVATION (CN)

(230712) -- CHENGDU, July 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This combo photo shows Zhou Liang in his youth holding a Yangtze sturgeon (L, photo taken by Zeng Lang) and him holding a Yangtze sturgeon on June 27, 2023 (photo taken by Xinhua photographer Xu Bingjie). Zhou Liang, 51, is the director of Yibin Institute of Rare Aquatic Animals. He started to study with his father the subject of artificial breeding of rare fish since 1993. Since the successful artificial propagation of parent fish of Yangtze sturgeon bred in the institute in 1998, the whole artificial propagation of the rare fish and the production of three generations of fry have been realized one after another. Yangtze sturgeon, also known as Dabry's sturgeon, has lost its natural ability to reproduce since 2000 due to overfishing and water pollution, among other factors. The International Union for Conservation of Nature declared the species extinct in the wild in July last year. In March this year, a field breeding experiment is conducted in an inner r

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Cambodia commemorates 2 Chinese peacekeeping martyrs killed 30 years ago

STORY: Cambodia commemorates 2 Chinese peacekeeping martyrs killed 30 years ago DATELINE: March 31, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:49 LOCATION: Phnom Penh CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the ceremony STORYLINE: Cambodia on Friday held a commemorative ceremony for two Chinese United Nations peacekeeping martyrs who lost their lives in a peacekeeping mission in the kingdom 30 years ago. The event was held at the memorial monument of the two martyrs in southeastern Kampong Cham Province. Gen. Phuong Siphan, secretary of state of the Cambodian Ministry of Defense, and Senior Colonel Tang Hao, defense attache of the Chinese Embassy in Cambodia, as well as some 200 Chinese and Cambodian people attended the ceremony. Participants paid respect and laid wreaths to honor the two martyrs, Chen Zhiguo and Yu Shili, who were killed in a blast in 1993 during China's peacekeeping efforts and aid operations to Cambodia. "The ceremony today is to pay our tribute to the two heroic Chinese peacekeeping martyrs, who had sacr

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Tokyo's Tatsumi International Swimming Center closes

Four-time Olympic swimming gold medalist and head of Tokyo Swimming Association Kosuke Kitajima meets the press at Tokyo's Tatsumi International Swimming Center on March 30, 2023, upon the facility's closure after 30 years in operation since 1993.

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Tokyo's Tatsumi International Swimming Center closes

Photo shows the interior of Tokyo's Tatsumi International Swimming Center on March 30, 2023. The facility closed the same day after 30 years in operation since 1993.