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CHINA-SHANXI-QIKOU ANCIENT TOWN-TOURISM INDUSTRY (CN)

(231002) -- TAIYUAN, Oct. 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Hailong presents a vinegar product in the Qikou ancient town of Linxian County, north China's Shanxi Province, Sept. 26, 2023. Zhang once worked as a truck driver and opened a vinegar shop in the Qikou ancient town in 2018. Qikou, an ancient riverine town along the Yellow River, was an important trade ferry in history. However, with the development of land transportation, the Qikou ancient town declined in terms of trade volume, leaving many of its historical buildings in disrepair. In recent years, local authorities have carried out protection and restoration of historical buildings and ancient dwellings in the Qikou ancient town. At the same time, the integrated development of culture and tourism is also promoted. Today the ancient town has become a popular tourist attraction. More than 5,000 people out of a population of about 30,000 in the town are engaged in the tourism industry. (Photo by Liu Liangliang/Xinhua)

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CHINA-SHANXI-QIKOU ANCIENT TOWN-TOURISM INDUSTRY (CN)

(231002) -- TAIYUAN, Oct. 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Hailong invites tourists to taste his vinegar products in the Qikou ancient town of Linxian County, north China's Shanxi Province, Sept. 26, 2023. Zhang once worked as a truck driver and opened a vinegar shop in the Qikou ancient town in 2018. Qikou, an ancient riverine town along the Yellow River, was an important trade ferry in history. However, with the development of land transportation, the Qikou ancient town declined in terms of trade volume, leaving many of its historical buildings in disrepair. In recent years, local authorities have carried out protection and restoration of historical buildings and ancient dwellings in the Qikou ancient town. At the same time, the integrated development of culture and tourism is also promoted. Today the ancient town has become a popular tourist attraction. More than 5,000 people out of a population of about 30,000 in the town are engaged in the tourism industry. (Photo by Liu Liangliang/Xinhua)

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Figure skating: Uno at Skate Canada

LAVAL, Canada, Oct. 27 Kyodo - Japan's Shoma Uno attends a press conference after finishing second in the men's short program at Skate Canada International, the second event on the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating season, on Oct. 26, 2018.

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Tennis: Nishikori at Erste Bank Open

VIENNA, Austria, Oct. 27 Kyodo - Japan's Kei Nishikori beats Austrian world No. 7 Dominic Thiem 6-3, 6-1 to reach the Erste Bank Open semifinals in Vienna, Austria, on Oct. 26, 2018.

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Tennis: Nishikori at Erste Bank Open

VIENNA, Austria, Oct. 27 Kyodo - Japan's Kei Nishikori beats Austrian world No. 7 Dominic Thiem 6-3, 6-1 to reach the Erste Bank Open semifinals in Vienna, Austria, on Oct. 26, 2018.

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Japan-China talks

BEIJING, China, Oct. 26 Kyodo - Chinese Premier Li Keqiang (R) and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe walk past a flagpole on which the Japanese flag flies during a welcome ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Oct. 26, 2018.

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Tennis: Nishikori at Erste Bank Open

VIENNA, Austria, Oct. 27 Kyodo - Japan's Kei Nishikori beats Austrian world No. 7 Dominic Thiem 6-3, 6-1 to reach the Erste Bank Open semifinals in Vienna, Austria, on Oct. 26, 2018.

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Japan-China talks

TOKYO, Oct. 26 Kyodo - Chinese President Xi Jinping (R) greets Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe prior to their talks in Beijing on Oct. 26, 2018.

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Princess Mako, Komuro meet press in 2017

Photo taken Sept. 3, 2017, shows Japanese Princess Mako and her boyfriend Kei Komuro attending a press conference in Tokyo's Motoakasaka district after the Imperial Household Agency announced they will marry, possibly in fall 2018. After a nearly three-year postponement of their marriage following a financial dispute involving his mother, the princess and Komuro are set to marry on Oct. 26, 2021.

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Hell Tour in Beppu, Japan

Photo taken Oct. 26, 2018, shows some of the around 70 crocodiles and alligators kept at Oniyama (demon's mountain) Hell in Beppu in Oita Prefecture, southwestern Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Hell Tour in Beppu, Japan

Photo taken Oct. 26, 2018, shows Blood Pond Hell in Beppu in Oita Prefecture, southwestern Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Hell Tour in Beppu, Japan

Photo taken Oct. 26, 2018, shows Sea Hell in Beppu in Oita Prefecture, southwestern Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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2019 Rugby World Cup in Japan

A statue of Kumahachi Aburaya, often called the father of tourism in Beppu, stands in front of Beppu train station in Oita Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Oct. 26, 2018. Oita will host five Rugby World Cup matches in October 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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2019 Rugby World Cup in Japan

A statue of Kumahachi Aburaya, often called the father of tourism in Beppu, stands in front of Beppu train station in Oita Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Oct. 26, 2018. Oita will host five Rugby World Cup matches in October 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Food stall in Nakasu, Fukuoka

A woman walks past a "yatai" food stall in Nakasu, Fukuoka's lively entertainment district, in this photo taken Oct. 26, 2018. The large lantern reads "ramen." (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tenjin underground mall in Fukuoka

People walk through the underground mall in Tenjin, Fukuoka's main shopping district, on Oct. 26, 2018. The mall, which doubles as a walkway, is 590 meters long and contains 150 shops. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Figure skating: Uno at Skate Canada

Japan's Shoma Uno attends a press conference after finishing second in the men's short program at Skate Canada International, the second event on the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating season, on Oct. 26, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tennis: Nishikori at Erste Bank Open

Japan's Kei Nishikori beats Austrian world No. 7 Dominic Thiem 6-3, 6-1 to reach the Erste Bank Open semifinals in Vienna, Austria, on Oct. 26, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tennis: Nishikori at Erste Bank Open

Japan's Kei Nishikori beats Austrian world No. 7 Dominic Thiem 6-3, 6-1 to reach the Erste Bank Open semifinals in Vienna, Austria, on Oct. 26, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tennis: Nishikori at Erste Bank Open

Japan's Kei Nishikori beats Austrian world No. 7 Dominic Thiem 6-3, 6-1 to reach the Erste Bank Open semifinals in Vienna, Austria, on Oct. 26, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan-China talks

Chinese President Xi Jinping (R) greets Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe prior to their talks in Beijing on Oct. 26, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan-China talks

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang (R) and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe walk past a flagpole on which the Japanese flag flies during a welcome ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Oct. 26, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tennis: Osaka at WTA Finals

Japanese tennis player Naomi Osaka exercises prior to a match against Kiki Bertens of the Netherlands at the WTA Finals in Singapore on Oct. 26, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Rugby: All Blacks captain Kieran Read

File photo shows All Blacks captain Kieran Read speaking in Tokyo on Oct. 26, 2018, a day before the third Bledisloe Cup match against Australia in Yokohama. Read is set to join Toyota Verblitz following the Rugby World Cup in Japan, the Top League club said on March 6, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese journalist Jumpei Yasuda

Japanese journalist Jumpei Yasuda speaks at a symposium in Tokyo on Dec. 26, 2018. Yasuda returned to Japan on Oct. 25 after being held captive in Syria for more than three years. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese journalist Jumpei Yasuda

Japanese journalist Jumpei Yasuda speaks at a symposium in Tokyo on Dec. 26, 2018. Yasuda returned to Japan on Oct. 25 after being held captive in Syria for more than three years. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese journalist Jumpei Yasuda

Japanese journalist Jumpei Yasuda speaks at a symposium in Tokyo on Dec. 26, 2018. Yasuda returned to Japan on Oct. 25 after being held captive in Syria for more than three years. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Monkeys on Japanese island

Japanese monkeys are pictured on Kojima Island in Kushima city, Miyazaki Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Oct. 26, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Monkeys on Japanese island

Japanese monkeys are pictured on Kojima Island in Kushima city, Miyazaki Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Oct. 26, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Monkeys on Japanese island

Takafumi Suzumura of the Kyoto University Wildlife Research Center feeds monkeys on Kojima Island in Kushima city, Miyazaki Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Oct. 26, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Monkeys on Japanese island

Takafumi Suzumura of the Kyoto University Wildlife Research Center weighs a monkey on Kojima Island in Kushima city, Miyazaki Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Oct. 26, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Philippines' resort island of Boracay

People walk on the main street only half of which is paved on the Philippines' resort island of Boracay, on Oct. 27, 2018. Road maintenance that took place during the island's six-month closure for environmental rehabilitation did not complete by its reopening to tourists on Oct. 26. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Indonesia quake-tsunami aftermath

Photo taken Oct. 26, 2018, shows a submerged mosque on a beach in Palu on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi following an earthquake-tsunami disaster on Sept. 28. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Princess Ayako before wedding

Members of the Imperial Guard line up as a car carrying Japanese Princess Ayako, the third daughter of Emperor Akihito's late cousin Prince Takamado, leaves the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Oct. 26, 2018, ahead of her marriage to a commoner on Oct. 29. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Inter-Korean military talks

Lt. Gen. An Ik San (L) of North Korea and Maj. Gen. Kim Do Gyun of South Korea shake hands ahead of inter-Korea military talks in the truce village of Panmunjeom on Oct. 26, 2018. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese Princess Ayako before wedding

Princess Ayako (front R), the youngest daughter of Emperor Akihito's late cousin Prince Takamado, listens to Emperor Akihito (L on the pedestal) during a ceremony on Oct. 26, 2018, at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo ahead of her marriage to commoner Kei Moriya. (Kyodo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese Princess Ayako before wedding

Japanese Emperor Akihito (R) and Empress Michiko are pictured at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Oct. 26, 2018, in a ceremony for Princess Ayako, the youngest daughter of Emperor Akihito's late cousin Prince Takamado, who was to marry commoner Kei Moriya three days later. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese Princess Ayako before wedding

Princess Ayako (front R), the youngest daughter of Emperor Akihito's late cousin Prince Takamado, bows after receiving words from Emperor Akihito (L on the pedestal) and Empress Michiko (R on the pedestal) during a ceremony on Oct. 26, 2018, at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo ahead of her marriage to commoner Kei Moriya. (Kyodo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese Princess Ayako before wedding

Princess Ayako, the youngest daughter of Emperor Akihito's late cousin Prince Takamado, attends a ceremony at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo, to express her gratitude to the emperor and empress on Oct. 26, 2018, ahead of her marriage to commoner Kei Moriya. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese Princess Ayako before wedding

Princess Ayako, the youngest daughter of Emperor Akihito's late cousin Prince Takamado, attends a ceremony at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo, to express her gratitude to the emperor and empress on Oct. 26, 2018, ahead of her marriage to commoner Kei Moriya. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese Princess Ayako before wedding

Princess Ayako, the youngest daughter of Emperor Akihito's late cousin Prince Takamado, leaves the Imperial Palace in Tokyo, on Oct. 26, 2018, after receiving words from Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko, ahead of her marriage to commoner Kei Moriya. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese Princess Ayako before wedding

Princess Ayako, the youngest daughter of Emperor Akihito's late cousin Prince Takamado, leaves the Imperial Palace in Tokyo, on Oct. 26, 2018, after receiving words from Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko, ahead of her marriage to commoner Kei Moriya. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan-China talks

Chinese President Xi Jinping (R) and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe shake hands ahead of their talks in Beijing on Oct. 26, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan-China talks

Chinese President Xi Jinping (R) and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe shake hands ahead of their talks in Beijing on Oct. 26, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: World Series Game 3

Nathan Eovaldi of the Boston Red Sox pitches in the team's 3-2 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 3 of the World Series in Los Angeles on Oct. 26, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tennis: Nishikori at Erste Bank Open

Japan's Kei Nishikori beats Austrian world No. 7 Dominic Thiem 6-3, 6-1 to reach the Erste Bank Open semifinals in Vienna, Austria, on Oct. 26, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tennis: Osaka at WTA Finals

Japan's Naomi Osaka leaves the court after retiring following the first set of a WTA Finals match against Kiki Bertens of the Netherlands in Singapore on Oct. 26, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tennis: Osaka at WTA Finals

Japan's Naomi Osaka (R) hugs Kiki Bertens of the Netherlands after retiring following the first set of their WTA Finals match in Singapore on Oct. 26, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tennis: Osaka at WTA Finals

Japan's Naomi Osaka takes on Kiki Bertens of the Netherlands in a WTA Finals match in Singapore on Oct. 26, 2018. Osaka retired after losing the first set. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tennis: Osaka at WTA Finals

Japan's Naomi Osaka takes on Kiki Bertens of the Netherlands in a WTA Finals match in Singapore on Oct. 26, 2018. Osaka retired after losing the first set. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo