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Pilgrims Worship Sacred Stone in Enshi

ENSHI, CHINA - FEBRUARY 24, 2024 - Pilgrims worship "sacred stone" in Nanhe village, Bajiao Township, Enshi city, Central China's Hubei province, Feb 24, 2024. A bluestone about 3 meters high attracted countless people to sacrifice, filled with countless sacrificial supplies, firecrackers. Incense has been burning here for decades, and the stone is called "divine stone" and "godfather". According to local people, this "stone" has existed for decades, when the country road was built, someone wanted to blow up the boulder with explosives, but because of several blasts have not succeeded. Once a driver drove here, because of fatigue fell into a trance, the car rushed down the cliff section, the driver suddenly saw a mass of red light, woke up the driver, quickly brake to avoid the consequences of both people and cars destroyed. The driver immediately got off to see that it was a boulder stopped on the edge of the cliff, for this reason, the driver underground worship, think that the stone saved him. Since then,

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Pilgrims Worship Sacred Stone in Enshi

ENSHI, CHINA - FEBRUARY 24, 2024 - Pilgrims worship "sacred stone" in Nanhe village, Bajiao Township, Enshi city, Central China's Hubei province, Feb 24, 2024. A bluestone about 3 meters high attracted countless people to sacrifice, filled with countless sacrificial supplies, firecrackers. Incense has been burning here for decades, and the stone is called "divine stone" and "godfather". According to local people, this "stone" has existed for decades, when the country road was built, someone wanted to blow up the boulder with explosives, but because of several blasts have not succeeded. Once a driver drove here, because of fatigue fell into a trance, the car rushed down the cliff section, the driver suddenly saw a mass of red light, woke up the driver, quickly brake to avoid the consequences of both people and cars destroyed. The driver immediately got off to see that it was a boulder stopped on the edge of the cliff, for this reason, the driver underground worship, think that the stone saved him. Since then,

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Pilgrims Worship Sacred Stone in Enshi

ENSHI, CHINA - FEBRUARY 24, 2024 - Pilgrims worship "sacred stone" in Nanhe village, Bajiao Township, Enshi city, Central China's Hubei province, Feb 24, 2024. A bluestone about 3 meters high attracted countless people to sacrifice, filled with countless sacrificial supplies, firecrackers. Incense has been burning here for decades, and the stone is called "divine stone" and "godfather". According to local people, this "stone" has existed for decades, when the country road was built, someone wanted to blow up the boulder with explosives, but because of several blasts have not succeeded. Once a driver drove here, because of fatigue fell into a trance, the car rushed down the cliff section, the driver suddenly saw a mass of red light, woke up the driver, quickly brake to avoid the consequences of both people and cars destroyed. The driver immediately got off to see that it was a boulder stopped on the edge of the cliff, for this reason, the driver underground worship, think that the stone saved him. Since then,

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Pilgrims Worship Sacred Stone in Enshi

ENSHI, CHINA - FEBRUARY 24, 2024 - Pilgrims worship "sacred stone" in Nanhe village, Bajiao Township, Enshi city, Central China's Hubei province, Feb 24, 2024. A bluestone about 3 meters high attracted countless people to sacrifice, filled with countless sacrificial supplies, firecrackers. Incense has been burning here for decades, and the stone is called "divine stone" and "godfather". According to local people, this "stone" has existed for decades, when the country road was built, someone wanted to blow up the boulder with explosives, but because of several blasts have not succeeded. Once a driver drove here, because of fatigue fell into a trance, the car rushed down the cliff section, the driver suddenly saw a mass of red light, woke up the driver, quickly brake to avoid the consequences of both people and cars destroyed. The driver immediately got off to see that it was a boulder stopped on the edge of the cliff, for this reason, the driver underground worship, think that the stone saved him. Since then,

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Pilgrims Worship Sacred Stone in Enshi

ENSHI, CHINA - FEBRUARY 24, 2024 - Pilgrims worship "sacred stone" in Nanhe village, Bajiao Township, Enshi city, Central China's Hubei province, Feb 24, 2024. A bluestone about 3 meters high attracted countless people to sacrifice, filled with countless sacrificial supplies, firecrackers. Incense has been burning here for decades, and the stone is called "divine stone" and "godfather". According to local people, this "stone" has existed for decades, when the country road was built, someone wanted to blow up the boulder with explosives, but because of several blasts have not succeeded. Once a driver drove here, because of fatigue fell into a trance, the car rushed down the cliff section, the driver suddenly saw a mass of red light, woke up the driver, quickly brake to avoid the consequences of both people and cars destroyed. The driver immediately got off to see that it was a boulder stopped on the edge of the cliff, for this reason, the driver underground worship, think that the stone saved him. Since then,

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Pilgrims Worship Sacred Stone in Enshi

ENSHI, CHINA - FEBRUARY 24, 2024 - Pilgrims worship "sacred stone" in Nanhe village, Bajiao Township, Enshi city, Central China's Hubei province, Feb 24, 2024. A bluestone about 3 meters high attracted countless people to sacrifice, filled with countless sacrificial supplies, firecrackers. Incense has been burning here for decades, and the stone is called "divine stone" and "godfather". According to local people, this "stone" has existed for decades, when the country road was built, someone wanted to blow up the boulder with explosives, but because of several blasts have not succeeded. Once a driver drove here, because of fatigue fell into a trance, the car rushed down the cliff section, the driver suddenly saw a mass of red light, woke up the driver, quickly brake to avoid the consequences of both people and cars destroyed. The driver immediately got off to see that it was a boulder stopped on the edge of the cliff, for this reason, the driver underground worship, think that the stone saved him. Since then,

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Pilgrims Worship Sacred Stone in Enshi

ENSHI, CHINA - FEBRUARY 24, 2024 - Pilgrims worship "sacred stone" in Nanhe village, Bajiao Township, Enshi city, Central China's Hubei province, Feb 24, 2024. A bluestone about 3 meters high attracted countless people to sacrifice, filled with countless sacrificial supplies, firecrackers. Incense has been burning here for decades, and the stone is called "divine stone" and "godfather". According to local people, this "stone" has existed for decades, when the country road was built, someone wanted to blow up the boulder with explosives, but because of several blasts have not succeeded. Once a driver drove here, because of fatigue fell into a trance, the car rushed down the cliff section, the driver suddenly saw a mass of red light, woke up the driver, quickly brake to avoid the consequences of both people and cars destroyed. The driver immediately got off to see that it was a boulder stopped on the edge of the cliff, for this reason, the driver underground worship, think that the stone saved him. Since then,

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Pilgrims Worship Sacred Stone in Enshi

ENSHI, CHINA - FEBRUARY 24, 2024 - Pilgrims worship "sacred stone" in Nanhe village, Bajiao Township, Enshi city, Central China's Hubei province, Feb 24, 2024. A bluestone about 3 meters high attracted countless people to sacrifice, filled with countless sacrificial supplies, firecrackers. Incense has been burning here for decades, and the stone is called "divine stone" and "godfather". According to local people, this "stone" has existed for decades, when the country road was built, someone wanted to blow up the boulder with explosives, but because of several blasts have not succeeded. Once a driver drove here, because of fatigue fell into a trance, the car rushed down the cliff section, the driver suddenly saw a mass of red light, woke up the driver, quickly brake to avoid the consequences of both people and cars destroyed. The driver immediately got off to see that it was a boulder stopped on the edge of the cliff, for this reason, the driver underground worship, think that the stone saved him. Since then,

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Pilgrims Worship Sacred Stone in Enshi

ENSHI, CHINA - FEBRUARY 24, 2024 - Pilgrims worship "sacred stone" in Nanhe village, Bajiao Township, Enshi city, Central China's Hubei province, Feb 24, 2024. A bluestone about 3 meters high attracted countless people to sacrifice, filled with countless sacrificial supplies, firecrackers. Incense has been burning here for decades, and the stone is called "divine stone" and "godfather". According to local people, this "stone" has existed for decades, when the country road was built, someone wanted to blow up the boulder with explosives, but because of several blasts have not succeeded. Once a driver drove here, because of fatigue fell into a trance, the car rushed down the cliff section, the driver suddenly saw a mass of red light, woke up the driver, quickly brake to avoid the consequences of both people and cars destroyed. The driver immediately got off to see that it was a boulder stopped on the edge of the cliff, for this reason, the driver underground worship, think that the stone saved him. Since then,

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Pilgrims Worship Sacred Stone in Enshi

ENSHI, CHINA - FEBRUARY 24, 2024 - Pilgrims worship "sacred stone" in Nanhe village, Bajiao Township, Enshi city, Central China's Hubei province, Feb 24, 2024. A bluestone about 3 meters high attracted countless people to sacrifice, filled with countless sacrificial supplies, firecrackers. Incense has been burning here for decades, and the stone is called "divine stone" and "godfather". According to local people, this "stone" has existed for decades, when the country road was built, someone wanted to blow up the boulder with explosives, but because of several blasts have not succeeded. Once a driver drove here, because of fatigue fell into a trance, the car rushed down the cliff section, the driver suddenly saw a mass of red light, woke up the driver, quickly brake to avoid the consequences of both people and cars destroyed. The driver immediately got off to see that it was a boulder stopped on the edge of the cliff, for this reason, the driver underground worship, think that the stone saved him. Since then,

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Pilgrims Worship Sacred Stone in Enshi

ENSHI, CHINA - FEBRUARY 24, 2024 - Pilgrims worship "sacred stone" in Nanhe village, Bajiao Township, Enshi city, Central China's Hubei province, Feb 24, 2024. A bluestone about 3 meters high attracted countless people to sacrifice, filled with countless sacrificial supplies, firecrackers. Incense has been burning here for decades, and the stone is called "divine stone" and "godfather". According to local people, this "stone" has existed for decades, when the country road was built, someone wanted to blow up the boulder with explosives, but because of several blasts have not succeeded. Once a driver drove here, because of fatigue fell into a trance, the car rushed down the cliff section, the driver suddenly saw a mass of red light, woke up the driver, quickly brake to avoid the consequences of both people and cars destroyed. The driver immediately got off to see that it was a boulder stopped on the edge of the cliff, for this reason, the driver underground worship, think that the stone saved him. Since then,

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Pilgrims Worship Sacred Stone in Enshi

ENSHI, CHINA - FEBRUARY 24, 2024 - Pilgrims worship "sacred stone" in Nanhe village, Bajiao Township, Enshi city, Central China's Hubei province, Feb 24, 2024. A bluestone about 3 meters high attracted countless people to sacrifice, filled with countless sacrificial supplies, firecrackers. Incense has been burning here for decades, and the stone is called "divine stone" and "godfather". According to local people, this "stone" has existed for decades, when the country road was built, someone wanted to blow up the boulder with explosives, but because of several blasts have not succeeded. Once a driver drove here, because of fatigue fell into a trance, the car rushed down the cliff section, the driver suddenly saw a mass of red light, woke up the driver, quickly brake to avoid the consequences of both people and cars destroyed. The driver immediately got off to see that it was a boulder stopped on the edge of the cliff, for this reason, the driver underground worship, think that the stone saved him. Since then,

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Pilgrims Worship Sacred Stone in Enshi

ENSHI, CHINA - FEBRUARY 24, 2024 - Pilgrims worship "sacred stone" in Nanhe village, Bajiao Township, Enshi city, Central China's Hubei province, Feb 24, 2024. A bluestone about 3 meters high attracted countless people to sacrifice, filled with countless sacrificial supplies, firecrackers. Incense has been burning here for decades, and the stone is called "divine stone" and "godfather". According to local people, this "stone" has existed for decades, when the country road was built, someone wanted to blow up the boulder with explosives, but because of several blasts have not succeeded. Once a driver drove here, because of fatigue fell into a trance, the car rushed down the cliff section, the driver suddenly saw a mass of red light, woke up the driver, quickly brake to avoid the consequences of both people and cars destroyed. The driver immediately got off to see that it was a boulder stopped on the edge of the cliff, for this reason, the driver underground worship, think that the stone saved him. Since then,

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Pilgrims Worship Sacred Stone in Enshi

ENSHI, CHINA - FEBRUARY 24, 2024 - Pilgrims worship "sacred stone" in Nanhe village, Bajiao Township, Enshi city, Central China's Hubei province, Feb 24, 2024. A bluestone about 3 meters high attracted countless people to sacrifice, filled with countless sacrificial supplies, firecrackers. Incense has been burning here for decades, and the stone is called "divine stone" and "godfather". According to local people, this "stone" has existed for decades, when the country road was built, someone wanted to blow up the boulder with explosives, but because of several blasts have not succeeded. Once a driver drove here, because of fatigue fell into a trance, the car rushed down the cliff section, the driver suddenly saw a mass of red light, woke up the driver, quickly brake to avoid the consequences of both people and cars destroyed. The driver immediately got off to see that it was a boulder stopped on the edge of the cliff, for this reason, the driver underground worship, think that the stone saved him. Since then,

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Pilgrims Worship Sacred Stone in Enshi

ENSHI, CHINA - FEBRUARY 24, 2024 - Pilgrims worship "sacred stone" in Nanhe village, Bajiao Township, Enshi city, Central China's Hubei province, Feb 24, 2024. A bluestone about 3 meters high attracted countless people to sacrifice, filled with countless sacrificial supplies, firecrackers. Incense has been burning here for decades, and the stone is called "divine stone" and "godfather". According to local people, this "stone" has existed for decades, when the country road was built, someone wanted to blow up the boulder with explosives, but because of several blasts have not succeeded. Once a driver drove here, because of fatigue fell into a trance, the car rushed down the cliff section, the driver suddenly saw a mass of red light, woke up the driver, quickly brake to avoid the consequences of both people and cars destroyed. The driver immediately got off to see that it was a boulder stopped on the edge of the cliff, for this reason, the driver underground worship, think that the stone saved him. Since then,

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Pilgrims Worship Sacred Stone in Enshi

ENSHI, CHINA - FEBRUARY 24, 2024 - Pilgrims worship "sacred stone" in Nanhe village, Bajiao Township, Enshi city, Central China's Hubei province, Feb 24, 2024. A bluestone about 3 meters high attracted countless people to sacrifice, filled with countless sacrificial supplies, firecrackers. Incense has been burning here for decades, and the stone is called "divine stone" and "godfather". According to local people, this "stone" has existed for decades, when the country road was built, someone wanted to blow up the boulder with explosives, but because of several blasts have not succeeded. Once a driver drove here, because of fatigue fell into a trance, the car rushed down the cliff section, the driver suddenly saw a mass of red light, woke up the driver, quickly brake to avoid the consequences of both people and cars destroyed. The driver immediately got off to see that it was a boulder stopped on the edge of the cliff, for this reason, the driver underground worship, think that the stone saved him. Since then,

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Pilgrims Worship Sacred Stone in Enshi

ENSHI, CHINA - FEBRUARY 24, 2024 - Pilgrims worship "sacred stone" in Nanhe village, Bajiao Township, Enshi city, Central China's Hubei province, Feb 24, 2024. A bluestone about 3 meters high attracted countless people to sacrifice, filled with countless sacrificial supplies, firecrackers. Incense has been burning here for decades, and the stone is called "divine stone" and "godfather". According to local people, this "stone" has existed for decades, when the country road was built, someone wanted to blow up the boulder with explosives, but because of several blasts have not succeeded. Once a driver drove here, because of fatigue fell into a trance, the car rushed down the cliff section, the driver suddenly saw a mass of red light, woke up the driver, quickly brake to avoid the consequences of both people and cars destroyed. The driver immediately got off to see that it was a boulder stopped on the edge of the cliff, for this reason, the driver underground worship, think that the stone saved him. Since then,

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Pilgrims Worship Sacred Stone in Enshi

ENSHI, CHINA - FEBRUARY 24, 2024 - Pilgrims worship "sacred stone" in Nanhe village, Bajiao Township, Enshi city, Central China's Hubei province, Feb 24, 2024. A bluestone about 3 meters high attracted countless people to sacrifice, filled with countless sacrificial supplies, firecrackers. Incense has been burning here for decades, and the stone is called "divine stone" and "godfather". According to local people, this "stone" has existed for decades, when the country road was built, someone wanted to blow up the boulder with explosives, but because of several blasts have not succeeded. Once a driver drove here, because of fatigue fell into a trance, the car rushed down the cliff section, the driver suddenly saw a mass of red light, woke up the driver, quickly brake to avoid the consequences of both people and cars destroyed. The driver immediately got off to see that it was a boulder stopped on the edge of the cliff, for this reason, the driver underground worship, think that the stone saved him. Since then,

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Pilgrims Worship Sacred Stone in Enshi

ENSHI, CHINA - FEBRUARY 24, 2024 - Pilgrims worship "sacred stone" in Nanhe village, Bajiao Township, Enshi city, Central China's Hubei province, Feb 24, 2024. A bluestone about 3 meters high attracted countless people to sacrifice, filled with countless sacrificial supplies, firecrackers. Incense has been burning here for decades, and the stone is called "divine stone" and "godfather". According to local people, this "stone" has existed for decades, when the country road was built, someone wanted to blow up the boulder with explosives, but because of several blasts have not succeeded. Once a driver drove here, because of fatigue fell into a trance, the car rushed down the cliff section, the driver suddenly saw a mass of red light, woke up the driver, quickly brake to avoid the consequences of both people and cars destroyed. The driver immediately got off to see that it was a boulder stopped on the edge of the cliff, for this reason, the driver underground worship, think that the stone saved him. Since then,

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Pilgrims Worship Sacred Stone in Enshi

ENSHI, CHINA - FEBRUARY 24, 2024 - Pilgrims worship "sacred stone" in Nanhe village, Bajiao Township, Enshi city, Central China's Hubei province, Feb 24, 2024. A bluestone about 3 meters high attracted countless people to sacrifice, filled with countless sacrificial supplies, firecrackers. Incense has been burning here for decades, and the stone is called "divine stone" and "godfather". According to local people, this "stone" has existed for decades, when the country road was built, someone wanted to blow up the boulder with explosives, but because of several blasts have not succeeded. Once a driver drove here, because of fatigue fell into a trance, the car rushed down the cliff section, the driver suddenly saw a mass of red light, woke up the driver, quickly brake to avoid the consequences of both people and cars destroyed. The driver immediately got off to see that it was a boulder stopped on the edge of the cliff, for this reason, the driver underground worship, think that the stone saved him. Since then,

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(ChineseToday) CHINA-RURAL REVITALIZATION-YOUTH (CN)

(231222) -- BEIJING, Dec. 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Wu Ruina (1st R) guides the workers to manage vegetables in Jiasong Township of Nanhe District, Xingtai City, north China's Hebei Province, Jan. 26, 2023. After graduating from university, Wu, a post-90s youth, returned to her hometown in Xingtai and became a technician in a modern agricultural demonstration park, working on the research of farming technologies such as vegetable seedling cultivation, soil detection, and pest prevention. As China moved to advance rural revitalization, more and more young people have returned from cities to the countryside which now brims with possibilities. As the new-generation farmers or young entrepreneurs, they often brought back funds, modern farming concepts and e-commerce business models to help transform the farming landscape. (Xinhua/Zhu Xudong)

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CHINA-SICHUAN-CHENGDU-JINJIANG RIVER-CHANGE (CN)

(230713) -- CHENGDU, July 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Staff members patrol along the Fuhe River in Chengdu, capital of southwest China's Sichuan Province, June 19, 2023. Jinjiang River traverses the central part of Chengdu, contributing to the fame and glamor of Chengdu's many historic and cultural events. It has two main streams called Fuhe River and Nanhe River. Starting from Dujiangyan, the 150-km river goes outbound from Shuangliu District. In February of 2016, local government of Chengdu implemented ten regulations on water control. In 2017, the city started a program on water ecology management and building a greenway along Jinjiang River. As a result, the water quality of Jinjiang River has been improved a lot. (Xinhua/Jiang Hongjing)

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CHINA-SICHUAN-CHENGDU-JINJIANG RIVER-CHANGE (CN)

(230713) -- CHENGDU, July 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Staff members monitor the river chief management system in Chengdu, capital of southwest China's Sichuan Province, June 14, 2023. Jinjiang River traverses the central part of Chengdu, contributing to the fame and glamor of Chengdu's many historic and cultural events. It has two main streams called Fuhe River and Nanhe River. Starting from Dujiangyan, the 150-km river goes outbound from Shuangliu District. In February of 2016, local government of Chengdu implemented ten regulations on water control. In 2017, the city started a program on water ecology management and building a greenway along Jinjiang River. As a result, the water quality of Jinjiang River has been improved a lot. (Xinhua/Jiang Hongjing)

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CHINA-SICHUAN-CHENGDU-JINJIANG RIVER-CHANGE (CN)

(230713) -- CHENGDU, July 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Feb. 16, 2023 shows view of a pavillion marking the convergence of Fuhe river and Nanhe river into Jinjiang River in Chengdu, capital of southwest China's Sichuan Province, . Jinjiang River traverses the central part of Chengdu, contributing to the fame and glamor of Chengdu's many historic and cultural events. It has two main streams called Fuhe River and Nanhe River. Starting from Dujiangyan, the 150-km river goes outbound from Shuangliu District. In February of 2016, local government of Chengdu implemented ten regulations on water control. In 2017, the city started a program on water ecology management and building a greenway along Jinjiang River. As a result, the water quality of Jinjiang River has been improved a lot. (Xinhua/Jiang Hongjing)

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CHINA-SICHUAN-CHENGDU-JINJIANG RIVER-CHANGE (CN)

(230713) -- CHENGDU, July 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on June 23, 2023 shows an artificial wetland at the Huoshui park along the Fuhe River in Chengdu, capital of southwest China's Sichuan Province. Jinjiang River traverses the central part of Chengdu, contributing to the fame and glamor of Chengdu's many historic and cultural events. It has two main streams called Fuhe River and Nanhe River. Starting from Dujiangyan, the 150-km river goes outbound from Shuangliu District. In February of 2016, local government of Chengdu implemented ten regulations on water control. In 2017, the city started a program on water ecology management and building a greenway along Jinjiang River. As a result, the water quality of Jinjiang River has been improved a lot. (Xinhua/Jiang Hongjing)

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CHINA-SICHUAN-CHENGDU-JINJIANG RIVER-CHANGE (CN)

(230713) -- CHENGDU, July 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on March 4, 2023 shows the Dujiangyan irrigation system where the Jinjiang River starts in Chengdu, capital of southwest China's Sichuan Province. Jinjiang River traverses the central part of Chengdu, contributing to the fame and glamor of Chengdu's many historic and cultural events. It has two main streams called Fuhe River and Nanhe River. Starting from Dujiangyan, the 150-km river goes outbound from Shuangliu District. In February of 2016, local government of Chengdu implemented ten regulations on water control. In 2017, the city started a program on water ecology management and building a greenway along Jinjiang River. As a result, the water quality of Jinjiang River has been improved a lot. (Photo by Wang Qi/Xinhua)

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CHINA-SICHUAN-CHENGDU-JINJIANG RIVER-CHANGE (CN)

(230713) -- CHENGDU, July 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on June 24, 2023 shows a dock at the Huanglong creek ancient town in Chengdu, capital of southwest China's Sichuan Province. Jinjiang River traverses the central part of Chengdu, contributing to the fame and glamor of Chengdu's many historic and cultural events. It has two main streams called Fuhe River and Nanhe River. Starting from Dujiangyan, the 150-km river goes outbound from Shuangliu District. In February of 2016, local government of Chengdu implemented ten regulations on water control. In 2017, the city started a program on water ecology management and building a greenway along Jinjiang River. As a result, the water quality of Jinjiang River has been improved a lot. (Xinhua/Jiang Hongjing)

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CHINA-SICHUAN-CHENGDU-JINJIANG RIVER-CHANGE (CN)

(230713) -- CHENGDU, July 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on June 23, 2023 shows the Jinjiang park along the Jinjiang River in Chengdu, capital of southwest China's Sichuan Province. Jinjiang River traverses the central part of Chengdu, contributing to the fame and glamor of Chengdu's many historic and cultural events. It has two main streams called Fuhe River and Nanhe River. Starting from Dujiangyan, the 150-km river goes outbound from Shuangliu District. In February of 2016, local government of Chengdu implemented ten regulations on water control. In 2017, the city started a program on water ecology management and building a greenway along Jinjiang River. As a result, the water quality of Jinjiang River has been improved a lot. (Xinhua/Jiang Hongjing)

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CHINA-SICHUAN-CHENGDU-JINJIANG RIVER-CHANGE (CN)

(230713) -- CHENGDU, July 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on June 14, 2023 shows the ninth water recycling factory of Chengdu in Chengdu, capital of southwest China's Sichuan Province. Jinjiang River traverses the central part of Chengdu, contributing to the fame and glamor of Chengdu's many historic and cultural events. It has two main streams called Fuhe River and Nanhe River. Starting from Dujiangyan, the 150-km river goes outbound from Shuangliu District. In February of 2016, local government of Chengdu implemented ten regulations on water control. In 2017, the city started a program on water ecology management and building a greenway along Jinjiang River. As a result, the water quality of Jinjiang River has been improved a lot. (Xinhua/Jiang Hongjing)

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CHINA-SICHUAN-CHENGDU-JINJIANG RIVER-CHANGE (CN)

(230713) -- CHENGDU, July 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Staff members puts a testing robot into a sewage pipeline in Chengdu, capital of southwest China's Sichuan Province, June 16, 2023. Jinjiang River traverses the central part of Chengdu, contributing to the fame and glamor of Chengdu's many historic and cultural events. It has two main streams called Fuhe River and Nanhe River. Starting from Dujiangyan, the 150-km river goes outbound from Shuangliu District. In February of 2016, local government of Chengdu implemented ten regulations on water control. In 2017, the city started a program on water ecology management and building a greenway along Jinjiang River. As a result, the water quality of Jinjiang River has been improved a lot. (Xinhua/Jiang Hongjing)

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CHINA-SICHUAN-CHENGDU-JINJIANG RIVER-CHANGE (CN)

(230713) -- CHENGDU, July 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on June 23, 2023 shows residential buildings along the Xuyan River, a tributary of Jinjiang River, in Chengdu, capital of southwest China's Sichuan Province. Jinjiang River traverses the central part of Chengdu, contributing to the fame and glamor of Chengdu's many historic and cultural events. It has two main streams called Fuhe River and Nanhe River. Starting from Dujiangyan, the 150-km river goes outbound from Shuangliu District. In February of 2016, local government of Chengdu implemented ten regulations on water control. In 2017, the city started a program on water ecology management and building a greenway along Jinjiang River. As a result, the water quality of Jinjiang River has been improved a lot. (Xinhua/Jiang Hongjing)

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CHINA-SICHUAN-CHENGDU-JINJIANG RIVER-CHANGE (CN)

(230713) -- CHENGDU, July 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Workers collect water plants on the Xinglong lake in Tianfu new area, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Sept. 21, 2022. Jinjiang River traverses the central part of Chengdu, contributing to the fame and glamor of Chengdu's many historic and cultural events. It has two main streams called Fuhe River and Nanhe River. Starting from Dujiangyan, the 150-km river goes outbound from Shuangliu District. In February of 2016, local government of Chengdu implemented ten regulations on water control. In 2017, the city started a program on water ecology management and building a greenway along Jinjiang River. As a result, the water quality of Jinjiang River has been improved a lot. (Xinhua/Jiang Hongjing)

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CHINA-SICHUAN-CHENGDU-JINJIANG RIVER-CHANGE (CN)

(230713) -- CHENGDU, July 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People enjoy family camping at the Xuyan river wetland park in Chengdu, capital of southwest China's Sichuan Province, June 23, 2023. Jinjiang River traverses the central part of Chengdu, contributing to the fame and glamor of Chengdu's many historic and cultural events. It has two main streams called Fuhe River and Nanhe River. Starting from Dujiangyan, the 150-km river goes outbound from Shuangliu District. In February of 2016, local government of Chengdu implemented ten regulations on water control. In 2017, the city started a program on water ecology management and building a greenway along Jinjiang River. As a result, the water quality of Jinjiang River has been improved a lot. (Xinhua/Jiang Hongjing)

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CHINA-SICHUAN-CHENGDU-JINJIANG RIVER-CHANGE (CN)

(230713) -- CHENGDU, July 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on June 9, 2023 shows the Jinjiang River in Chengdu, capital of southwest China's Sichuan Province. Jinjiang River traverses the central part of Chengdu, contributing to the fame and glamor of Chengdu's many historic and cultural events. It has two main streams called Fuhe River and Nanhe River. Starting from Dujiangyan, the 150-km river goes outbound from Shuangliu District. In February of 2016, local government of Chengdu implemented ten regulations on water control. In 2017, the city started a program on water ecology management and building a greenway along Jinjiang River. As a result, the water quality of Jinjiang River has been improved a lot. (Xinhua/Jiang Hongjing)

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CHINA-SICHUAN-CHENGDU-JINJIANG RIVER-CHANGE (CN)

(230713) -- CHENGDU, July 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Excavators clean mud in the Fuhe River in Chengdu, capital of southwest China's Sichuan Province, Jan. 25, 2018. Jinjiang River traverses the central part of Chengdu, contributing to the fame and glamor of Chengdu's many historic and cultural events. It has two main streams called Fuhe River and Nanhe River. Starting from Dujiangyan, the 150-km river goes outbound from Shuangliu District. In February of 2016, local government of Chengdu implemented ten regulations on water control. In 2017, the city started a program on water ecology management and building a greenway along Jinjiang River. As a result, the water quality of Jinjiang River has been improved a lot. (Photo by Cao Zongming/Xinhua)

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(230713) -- CHENGDU, July 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A worker controls a testing robot checking at a sewage pipeline in Chengdu, capital of southwest China's Sichuan Province, June 16, 2023. Jinjiang River traverses the central part of Chengdu, contributing to the fame and glamor of Chengdu's many historic and cultural events. It has two main streams called Fuhe River and Nanhe River. Starting from Dujiangyan, the 150-km river goes outbound from Shuangliu District. In February of 2016, local government of Chengdu implemented ten regulations on water control. In 2017, the city started a program on water ecology management and building a greenway along Jinjiang River. As a result, the water quality of Jinjiang River has been improved a lot. (Xinhua/Jiang Hongjing)

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(230713) -- CHENGDU, July 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Children have fun at the Huanglong creek ancient town in Chengdu, capital of southwest China's Sichuan Province, June 24, 2023. Jinjiang River traverses the central part of Chengdu, contributing to the fame and glamor of Chengdu's many historic and cultural events. It has two main streams called Fuhe River and Nanhe River. Starting from Dujiangyan, the 150-km river goes outbound from Shuangliu District. In February of 2016, local government of Chengdu implemented ten regulations on water control. In 2017, the city started a program on water ecology management and building a greenway along Jinjiang River. As a result, the water quality of Jinjiang River has been improved a lot. (Xinhua/Jiang Hongjing)

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(230713) -- CHENGDU, July 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A worker collects water for quality test from the Jinjiang River in Chengdu, capital of southwest China's Sichuan Province, June 15, 2023. Jinjiang River traverses the central part of Chengdu, contributing to the fame and glamor of Chengdu's many historic and cultural events. It has two main streams called Fuhe River and Nanhe River. Starting from Dujiangyan, the 150-km river goes outbound from Shuangliu District. In February of 2016, local government of Chengdu implemented ten regulations on water control. In 2017, the city started a program on water ecology management and building a greenway along Jinjiang River. As a result, the water quality of Jinjiang River has been improved a lot. (Xinhua/Jiang Hongjing)

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CHINA-SICHUAN-CHENGDU-JINJIANG RIVER-CHANGE (CN)

(230713) -- CHENGDU, July 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on June 23, 2023 shows the Fuhe river in Chengdu, capital of southwest China's Sichuan Province. Jinjiang River traverses the central part of Chengdu, contributing to the fame and glamor of Chengdu's many historic and cultural events. It has two main streams called Fuhe River and Nanhe River. Starting from Dujiangyan, the 150-km river goes outbound from Shuangliu District. In February of 2016, local government of Chengdu implemented ten regulations on water control. In 2017, the city started a program on water ecology management and building a greenway along Jinjiang River. As a result, the water quality of Jinjiang River has been improved a lot. (Xinhua/Jiang Hongjing)

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(230713) -- CHENGDU, July 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People run on a leisure path along the Jinjiang River in Chengdu, capital of southwest China's Sichuan Province, Aug. 20, 2022. Jinjiang River traverses the central part of Chengdu, contributing to the fame and glamor of Chengdu's many historic and cultural events. It has two main streams called Fuhe River and Nanhe River. Starting from Dujiangyan, the 150-km river goes outbound from Shuangliu District. In February of 2016, local government of Chengdu implemented ten regulations on water control. In 2017, the city started a program on water ecology management and building a greenway along Jinjiang River. As a result, the water quality of Jinjiang River has been improved a lot. (Xinhua)

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Ming Dynasty mural tomb found in central China's Hunan

STORY: Ming Dynasty mural tomb found in central China's Hunan DATELINE: March 8, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:47 LOCATION: CHANGSHA, China CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the mural tomb STORYLINE: Archaeologists in central China's Hunan Province have found a joint burial tomb dating back to the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), according to the provincial institute of cultural relics and archaeology. The tomb was discovered in Nanhe Village in Lixian County. "Last year, when we carried out an investigation of cultural relics in the northwest mountainous area of Lixian County, we learned about this tomb from the villagers, and immediately started to protect it. In February of this year, the institute sent experts to excavate the ancient tomb with us," said Zhou Hua with the county's archaeological research and cultural relics protection center. There are two burial chambers, the tops of which are arched. Murals featuring flowers were found in the tomb and 16 characters of auspicious words were discovered i

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#CHINA-LANTERN FESTIVAL-CELEBRATION (CN)

(230205) -- XINGTAI, Feb. 5, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Folk artists perform in Nanhe District of Xingtai City, north China's Hebei Province, Feb. 5, 2023. Various events are held across the country to celebrate the Lantern Festival, the 15th day of the first month of the Chinese lunar calendar, which falls on Feb. 5 this year. (Photo by Zhang Chi/Xinhua)

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#CHINA-CHINESE FARMERS' HARVEST FESTIVAL-AUTUMN EQUINOX (CN)

(220923) -- BEIJING, Sept. 23, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A farmer dries grains in Wucun Village of Nanhe District in Xingtai City, north China's Hebei Province, Sept. 22, 2022. Chinese farmers' harvest festival, which coincides with the Autumn Equinox each year, falls on Sept. 23 this year. (Photo by Geng Zhao/Xinhua)