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Wuzhizhou Island's Marine Ranch In Sanya - China

An aerial drone photo taken on May 18, 2023 shows the Wuzhizhou Island in Sanya, south China's Hainan Province. Sanya boasts a coastline that offers stunning tropical coastal scenery, making it an ideal destination for beach holidays. In recent years, Sanya has been promoting tropical coastal leisure and sports tourism. Activities such as surfing, diving, sailing, and paddle boarding have flourished, attracting water sports enthusiasts from both near and far. Wang Fengguo, 42, has been working at Wuzhizhou Island Tourism Resort since 2006. Initially, he worked as a diving instructor. In 2011, Wuzhizhou Island launched China's first tropical marine ranching project, and Wang joined the team, dedicating himself to marine environmental protection for 13 years. Wang's team is responsible for maintaining the marine ranch, transplanting corals, monitoring the marine environment and cleaning up coral predators. To restore the ecological environment of nearby sea area, Wuzhizhou Island began a large-scale coral resto

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(SP)CHINA-HAINAN-SANYA-SPORTS-TOURISM-DIVING (CN)

(240608) -- SANYA, June 8, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- An aerial drone photo taken on May 18, 2023 shows the Wuzhizhou Island in Sanya, south China's Hainan Province. Sanya boasts a coastline that offers stunning tropical coastal scenery, making it an ideal destination for beach holidays. In recent years, Sanya has been promoting tropical coastal leisure and sports tourism. Activities such as surfing, diving, sailing, and paddle boarding have flourished, attracting water sports enthusiasts from both near and far. Wang Fengguo, 42, has been working at Wuzhizhou Island Tourism Resort since 2006. Initially, he worked as a diving instructor. In 2011, Wuzhizhou Island launched China's first tropical marine ranching project, and Wang joined the team, dedicating himself to marine environmental protection for 13 years. Wang's team is responsible for maintaining the marine ranch, transplanting corals, monitoring the marine environment and cleaning up coral predators. To restore the ecological environment o

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(SP)CHINA-HAINAN-SANYA-SPORTS-TOURISM-DIVING (CN)

(240608) -- SANYA, June 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on May 18, 2023 shows the Wuzhizhou Island in Sanya, south China's Hainan Province. Sanya boasts a coastline that offers stunning tropical coastal scenery, making it an ideal destination for beach holidays. In recent years, Sanya has been promoting tropical coastal leisure and sports tourism. Activities such as surfing, diving, sailing, and paddle boarding have flourished, attracting water sports enthusiasts from both near and far. Wang Fengguo, 42, has been working at Wuzhizhou Island Tourism Resort since 2006. Initially, he worked as a diving instructor. In 2011, Wuzhizhou Island launched China's first tropical marine ranching project, and Wang joined the team, dedicating himself to marine environmental protection for 13 years. Wang's team is responsible for maintaining the marine ranch, transplanting corals, monitoring the marine environment and cleaning up coral predators. To restore the ecological environment of nearby sea ar

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Cavalli Boutique Opening party in Cannes

Roberto Cavalli attending the Cavalli Boutique Opening party held at the Miramar beach in Cannes, France on May 18, 2011, as part of the 64th Cannes Film Festival. Photo by Rachid Bellak/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Cavalli Boutique Opening party in Cannes

Roberto Cavalli attending the Cavalli Boutique Opening party held at the Miramar beach in Cannes, France on May 18, 2011, as part of the 64th Cannes Film Festival. Photo by Rachid Bellak/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Cavalli Boutique Opening party in Cannes

Roberto Cavalli attending the Cavalli Boutique Opening party held at the Miramar beach in Cannes, France on May 18, 2011, as part of the 64th Cannes Film Festival. Photo by Rachid Bellak/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Roberto Cavalli's boutique opening ceremony in Cannes

Elisabetta Canalis and Roberto Cavalli attending the opening ceremony of Roberto Cavalli's boutique held at the Miramar beach during the 64th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France on May 18, 2011. Photo by Jerome Domine/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Roberto Cavalli's boutique opening ceremony in Cannes

Ron Wood and girlfriend attending the opening ceremony of Roberto Cavalli's boutique held at the Miramar beach during the 64th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France on May 18, 2011. Photo by Jerome Domine/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Roberto Cavalli's boutique opening ceremony in Cannes

Eva and Roberto Cavalli attending the opening ceremony of Roberto Cavalli's boutique held at the Miramar beach during the 64th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France on May 18, 2011. Photo by Jerome Domine/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Architect Charged In Long Island Serial Killer Case - Long Island

After thirteen years of enigmas and stalemate due to the corruption of a Long Island police department, Rex Heuermann, a 59-year-old architect, was finally arrested in mid-July in Manhattan, accused of at least four murders of prostitutes. The mystery surrounding this serial killer could only be solved by appointing a new team of outstanding investigators - FILE - A mililitary helicopter prolonged search after finding ten sets of human remains in Wantagh, NY, USA on April 18, 2011. Of the ten only four sets of remains have been identified as missing female prostitutes in their 20s who had been working in the online escort business. Police, working with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), suspect that a single serial killer may be in the New York area focusing on sex workers in Long island on April 18, 2011. Photo by JMP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Architect Charged In Long Island Serial Killer Case - Long Island

After thirteen years of enigmas and stalemate due to the corruption of a Long Island police department, Rex Heuermann, a 59-year-old architect, was finally arrested in mid-July in Manhattan, accused of at least four murders of prostitutes. The mystery surrounding this serial killer could only be solved by appointing a new team of outstanding investigators - FILE - A mililitary helicopter prolonged search after finding ten sets of human remains in Wantagh, NY, USA on April 18, 2011. Of the ten only four sets of remains have been identified as missing female prostitutes in their 20s who had been working in the online escort business. Police, working with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), suspect that a single serial killer may be in the New York area focusing on sex workers in Long island on April 18, 2011. Photo by JMP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Kate Barry Commits Suicide

Photographer Kate Barry, daughter of actress and singer Jane Birkin, died today, december 11, 2013, around 18:30 after falling from the fourth floor of her Paris apartment. Kate Barry was the daughter of Jane Birkin and British composer John Barry, best known for writing the soundtrack of many James Bond, who died in 2011. She was the half-sister of actresses Charlotte Gainsbourg and Lou Doillon. File photo : Singer Jane Birkin and her daughter photographer Kate Barry pose together during the launch party for La Redoute's new fashion collection presentation, held at the Couvent des Recollets, in Paris, France, on May 23, 2007. Photo by Nicolas Khayat/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Kabuki actor Ichikawa Danshiro

File photo taken in September 2011 shows a portrait of renowned Kabuki actor Ichikawa Danshiro, who was found collapsed along with his wife and his son, Ichikawa Ennosuke, also a popular Kabuki actor, at their Tokyo home on May 18, 2023, with police suspecting the son attempted suicide. Danshiro and his wife were confirmed dead while their son's life is not in danger, according to an investigative source.

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Ex-Zaragoza player queried about game-rigging scandal

BARCELONA, Spain - Uruguayan striker Christian Stuani of Spanish First Division football club RCD Espanyol is asked by a local reporter in Barcelona on Dec. 18, 2014, about a match-fixing scandal involving his former team Real Zaragoza and Levante in May 2011. Javier Aguirre, coach of Japan's national team, is one of several dozen individuals named in a prosecution complaint on the alleged game rigging as he was manager of Zaragoza when it won the match against Levante and avoided relegation to the Second Division.

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New oyster farming ship launched in Ishinomaki

ISHINOMAKI, Japan - Takasago Maru No. 11, a newly built oyster farming ship, leaves a port in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, on May 18, 2014, with fishermen's banners hoisted. The oyster farming business in the area was severely affected by the March 2011 tsunami.

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Facebook CEO Zuckerberg

SAN FRANCISCO, United States - File photo shows Mark Zuckerberg, chief executive officer of Facebook Inc., in San Francisco in September 2011. Facebook, the operator of the world's largest social networking site, will go public May 18, 2012, on the Nasdaq Stock Market.

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Another reactor halted for checkup

FUKUOKA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo news helicopter on May 18, 2011, shows the No. 2 reactor (L) of the Sendai nuclear power plant in Kagoshima Prefecture. Kyushu Electric Power Co. halted the reactor on Sept. 1 for a three-month scheduled checkup, leaving only 12 of Japan's 54 commercial reactors in operation.

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Anti-Gaddafi paintings in Libya

BENGHAZI, Libya - A student paints a picture condemning leader Muammar Gaddafi at an antigovernment stronghold in Benghazi, northeastern Libya, on May 18, 2011. He said it was OK to take his photo.

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Anti-Gaddafi paintings in Libya

BENGHAZI, Libya - A man paints pictures critical of leader Muammar Gaddafi in Benghazi, northeastern Libya, on May 18, 2011. He turned his back when the photographer pointed a camera at him.

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Sendai nuclear power plant

FUKUOKA, Japan - File photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the Sendai nuclear power station in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture, on the southwestern main island of Kyushu, on May 18, 2011. It is operated by Kyushu Electric Power Co.

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Sendai nuclear power plant

FUKUOKA, Japan - File photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows (cylindrical structures from L to R) the No. 2 and No. 1 reactors at the Sendai nuclear power station in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture, on the southwestern main island of Kyushu, on May 18, 2011. It is operated by Kyushu Electric Power Co.

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Sendai nuclear power plant

FUKUOKA, Japan - File photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows (cylindrical structures from L to R) the No. 2 and No. 1 reactors at the Sendai nuclear power station in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture, on the southwestern main island of Kyushu, on May 18, 2011. It is operated by Kyushu Electric Power Co.

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Sendai nuclear power plant

FUKUOKA, Japan - File photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows (cylindrical structures from R to L) the No. 1 and No. 2 reactors at the Sendai nuclear power station in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture, on the southwestern main island of Kyushu, on May 18, 2011. It is operated by Kyushu Electric Power Co.

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Sendai nuclear power plant

FUKUOKA, Japan - File photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows (cylindrical structures from front to back) the No. 1 and No. 2 reactors at the Sendai nuclear power station in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture, on the southwestern main island of Kyushu, on May 18, 2011. It is operated by Kyushu Electric Power Co.

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Anti-Gaddafi soldiers

BENGHAZI, Libya - An instructor shows how to use a gun before men hoping to join forces to fight leader Muammar Gaddafi in Benghazi, northeastern Libya, on May 18, 2011.

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Anti-Gaddafi soldiers

BENGHAZI, Libya - Men hoping to join forces to fight leader Muammar Gaddafi are trained in Benghazi, northeastern Libya, on May 18, 2011.

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Ex-lawmaker Sato dies

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in 1999 shows former lawmaker Koko Sato who died of biliary cancer on May 18, 2011, at the age of 83. Sato was arrested over a high-profile bribery scandal involving Lockheed Corp. in the 1970s.

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IMF chief Strauss-Kahn resigns

TOKYO, Japan - Undated file photo shows Dominique Strauss-Kahn, chief of the International Monetary Fund, who submitted a letter of resignation on May 18, 2011, in the wake of his arrest over the alleged sexual assault of a maid at a New York hotel.

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China's top military officer in U.S.

WASHINGTON, United States - Gen. Chen Bingde, chief of the General Staff of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, delivers a speech in Washington on May 18, 2011.

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China's top military officer in U.S.

WASHINGTON, United States - Gen. Chen Bingde, chief of the General Staff of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, delivers a speech in Washington on May 18, 2011.

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Pope's statue

ROME, Italy - A statue of Pope John Paul II is unveiled in Rome on May 18, 2011.

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Matsui 2-for-4 in A's loss

OAKLAND, United States - Oakland Athletics designated hitter Hideki Matsui breaks his bat as he hits an infield single during the fourth inning of a game against the Minnesota Twins at Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, California, on May 18, 2011. Matsui went 2-for-4 in the team's 3-4 loss.

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A-bomb exhibition in Nepal

KATHMANDU, Nepal - Nagasaki Mayor Tomihisa Taue (L) explains a display panel to visitors at a photo exhibition on the 1945 U.S. atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki at Tribhuvan University in the suburbs of Kathmandu, Nepal, on May 18, 2011. Nepali President Ram Baran Yadav conferred the inaugural Gautam Buddha International Peace Award on Taue and former Hiroshima Mayor Tadatoshi Akiba in recognition of their role as leaders of the global Mayors for Peace movement.

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Kyushu governors solicit tourists in Seoul

SEOUL, South Korea - Prefectural governors from Japan's southwestern main island of Kyushu solicit tourists in Seoul on May 18, 2011. The number of tourists from South Korea to Japan has dropped since the March 11 earthquake, tsunami and subsequent crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant.

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Kan at press conference

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan speaks during a press conference at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on May 18, 2011. Kan said the government would fundamentally review the country's nuclear power administration over the years.

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Chinese, Pakistani premiers at ceremony in Beijing

BEIJING, China - Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (2nd from L) and Pakistani Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gillani (3rd from L) attend a welcoming ceremony in Beijing on May 18, 2011. The two leaders are believed to have discussed bilateral cooperation on issues including counterterrorism and the economy.

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Scholarship fund for children affected by March 11 disaster

TOKYO, Japan - (From L) Masatoshi Koshiba, a recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physics, architect Tadao Ando and Fast Retailing Co. President Tadashi Yanai attend a press conference at the education ministry in Tokyo on May 18, 2011. They and others established a scholarship foundation the same day for children affected by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.

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Shizuoka tea

SHIZUOKA, Japan - Shizuoka Gov. Heita Kawakatsu (3rd from R in back row) promotes the safety of tea produced in Shizuoka Prefecture during an event at the prefectural government hall in Shizuoka City on May 18, 2011. The Shizuoka prefectural government and the Japanese central government were at odds over allowable radiation levels in tea as radioactive substances were dispersed from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station. Shizuoka is one of the major tea production areas in Japan.

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Mizuho group to merge retail, corporate banking units

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken on May 18, 2011, shows the headquarters of Mizuho Bank in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward. Mizuho Financial Group Inc. plans to merge its two core banking units, Mizuho Bank and Mizuho Corporate Bank, following massive computer system trouble in March, sources close to the matter said the same day.

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Airing out books containing A-bomb victims' names

NAGASAKI, Japan - Nagasaki City employees take part in an annual airing out of the books listing the names of the victims of the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing of the southwestern Japanese city at the Nagasaki National Peace Memorial Hall for the Atomic Bomb Victims on May 18, 2011, ahead of the onset of the rainy season. The list, which includes the names of 152,282 victims, comes in 154 volumes.

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Mizuho group to merge retail, corporate banking units

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken on May 18, 2011, shows the headquarters of Mizuho Corporate Bank in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward. Mizuho Financial Group Inc. plans to merge its two core banking units, Mizuho Bank and Mizuho Corporate Bank, following massive computer system trouble in March, sources close to the matter said the same day.

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Nearly 3,000 taken to hospitals by ambulances from quake shelters

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows an ambulance running amid the debris in Onagawa, Miyagi Prefecture on March 18, 2011, in the wake of a devastating earthquake and tsunami on March 11. Nearly 3,000 evacuees living in shelters in three of the northeastern Japan prefectures worst affected by the disaster have been taken to hospitals by ambulance, according to a Kyodo News survey released May 17.

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N. Korea holds 1st large-scale magic show

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Korea holds a large-scale magic show at May Day Stadium in Pyongyang on April 18, 2011. The show was the first of its kind in North Korea, part of a series of events to mark the 99th anniversary of the birth of the country's founder Kim Il Sung.

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CHINA-GUANGXI-DU'AN-ELEMENTARY SCHOOL-SANZHIYANG-CHANGE (CN)

(220520) -- DU'AN, May 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Combo photo shows children taking naps on May 18, 2022 (up) and on Nov. 11, 2014 in Sanzhiyang Elementary School in Du'an Yao Autonomous County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. 11 years ago, Sanzhiyang's children grew up on a diet of steamed rice and soybean, one of the few things that would grow there. Back then, malnutrition were common among students. In 2011, a nutrition improvement plan for students in rural areas began, which provides nutritious meals for students in schools like Sanzhiyang. Today, Sanzhiyang Elementary School's well equipped canteen is serving carefully balanced meals to ensure the health and development of its students. Sanzhiyang Elementary School has continuously improved its infrastructure, building new teaching and dormitory buildings, toilets and playgrounds, etc. The number of its students has nearly doubled in recent years. (Xinhua/Huang Xiaobang)

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CHINA-GUANGXI-DU'AN-ELEMENTARY SCHOOL-SANZHIYANG-CHANGE (CN)

(220520) -- DU'AN, May 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Children have lunch in Sanzhiyang Elementary School in Du'an Yao Autonomous County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, May 18, 2022. 11 years ago, Sanzhiyang's children grew up on a diet of steamed rice and soybean, one of the few things that would grow there. Back then, malnutrition were common among students. In 2011, a nutrition improvement plan for students in rural areas began, which provides nutritious meals for students in schools like Sanzhiyang. Today, Sanzhiyang Elementary School's well equipped canteen is serving carefully balanced meals to ensure the health and development of its students. Sanzhiyang Elementary School has continuously improved its infrastructure, building new teaching and dormitory buildings, toilets and playgrounds, etc. The number of its students has nearly doubled in recent years. (Xinhua/Huang Xiaobang)

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CHINA-GUANGXI-DU'AN-ELEMENTARY SCHOOL-SANZHIYANG-CHANGE (CN)

(220520) -- DU'AN, May 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Combo photo shows the view of Sanzhiyang Elementary School on May 18, 2022 (up) and on Nov. 11, 2014 in Du'an Yao Autonomous County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. 11 years ago, Sanzhiyang's children grew up on a diet of steamed rice and soybean, one of the few things that would grow there. Back then, malnutrition were common among students. In 2011, a nutrition improvement plan for students in rural areas began, which provides nutritious meals for students in schools like Sanzhiyang. Today, Sanzhiyang Elementary School's well equipped canteen is serving carefully balanced meals to ensure the health and development of its students. Sanzhiyang Elementary School has continuously improved its infrastructure, building new teaching and dormitory buildings, toilets and playgrounds, etc. The number of its students has nearly doubled in recent years. (Xinhua/Huang Xiaobang)

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CHINA-GUANGXI-DU'AN-ELEMENTARY SCHOOL-SANZHIYANG-CHANGE (CN)

(220520) -- DU'AN, May 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Combo photo shows a staff serving nutritious meals for children on May 18, 2022 (up) and children taking out their lunch boxes of steamed rice and soybean from a boiler on March 24, 2011 in Sanzhiyang Elementary School in Du'an Yao Autonomous County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. 11 years ago, Sanzhiyang's children grew up on a diet of steamed rice and soybean, one of the few things that would grow there. Back then, malnutrition were common among students. In 2011, a nutrition improvement plan for students in rural areas began, which provides nutritious meals for students in schools like Sanzhiyang. Today, Sanzhiyang Elementary School's well equipped canteen is serving carefully balanced meals to ensure the health and development of its students. Sanzhiyang Elementary School has continuously improved its infrastructure, building new teaching and dormitory buildings, toilets and playgrounds, etc. The number of its students has nearly doubled in

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CHINA-GUANGXI-DU'AN-ELEMENTARY SCHOOL-SANZHIYANG-CHANGE (CN)

(220520) -- DU'AN, May 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Children attend a class in Sanzhiyang Elementary School in Du'an Yao Autonomous County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, May 18, 2022. 11 years ago, Sanzhiyang's children grew up on a diet of steamed rice and soybean, one of the few things that would grow there. Back then, malnutrition were common among students. In 2011, a nutrition improvement plan for students in rural areas began, which provides nutritious meals for students in schools like Sanzhiyang. Today, Sanzhiyang Elementary School's well equipped canteen is serving carefully balanced meals to ensure the health and development of its students. Sanzhiyang Elementary School has continuously improved its infrastructure, building new teaching and dormitory buildings, toilets and playgrounds, etc. The number of its students has nearly doubled in recent years. (Xinhua/Huang Xiaobang)

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CHINA-GUANGXI-DU'AN-ELEMENTARY SCHOOL-SANZHIYANG-CHANGE (CN)

(220520) -- DU'AN, May 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Combo photo shows children taking naps on May 18, 2022 (up) and children waking up for classes on March 24, 2011 in Sanzhiyang Elementary School in Du'an Yao Autonomous County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. 11 years ago, Sanzhiyang's children grew up on a diet of steamed rice and soybean, one of the few things that would grow there. Back then, malnutrition were common among students. In 2011, a nutrition improvement plan for students in rural areas began, which provides nutritious meals for students in schools like Sanzhiyang. Today, Sanzhiyang Elementary School's well equipped canteen is serving carefully balanced meals to ensure the health and development of its students. Sanzhiyang Elementary School has continuously improved its infrastructure, building new teaching and dormitory buildings, toilets and playgrounds, etc. The number of its students has nearly doubled in recent years. (Xinhua/Huang Xiaobang)

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CHINA-GUANGXI-DU'AN-ELEMENTARY SCHOOL-SANZHIYANG-CHANGE (CN)

(220520) -- DU'AN, May 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Combo photo shows the aerial view of Sanzhiyang Elementary School on May 18, 2022 (up) and on Nov. 11, 2014 in Du'an Yao Autonomous County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. 11 years ago, Sanzhiyang's children grew up on a diet of steamed rice and soybean, one of the few things that would grow there. Back then, malnutrition were common among students. In 2011, a nutrition improvement plan for students in rural areas began, which provides nutritious meals for students in schools like Sanzhiyang. Today, Sanzhiyang Elementary School's well equipped canteen is serving carefully balanced meals to ensure the health and development of its students. Sanzhiyang Elementary School has continuously improved its infrastructure, building new teaching and dormitory buildings, toilets and playgrounds, etc. The number of its students has nearly doubled in recent years. (Xinhua/Huang Xiaobang)