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Illustration - Noel in Paris

KARL LAGERFELD PUPPETS IN THE AU PRINTEMPS DEPARTMENT STORE ADVERTISING FOR CHANEL

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Illustration - Noel in Paris

KARL LAGERFELD PUPPETS IN THE AU PRINTEMPS DEPARTMENT STORE ADVERTISING FOR CHANEL

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Damascus International Fair - Syria

A Syrian puppeteer entertains children at the Damascus International Fair by imitating the role of the “Hakawati,” a traditional storyteller, while using hand puppets. The performance reflects Syria’s cultural heritage and was part of activities organized for young visitors. September 3, 2025. Photo by Mohammad Daher/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Damascus International Fair - Syria

A Syrian puppeteer entertains children at the Damascus International Fair by imitating the role of the “Hakawati,” a traditional storyteller, while using hand puppets. The performance reflects Syria’s cultural heritage and was part of activities organized for young visitors. September 3, 2025. Photo by Mohammad Daher/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Damascus International Fair - Syria

A Syrian puppeteer entertains children at the Damascus International Fair by imitating the role of the “Hakawati,” a traditional storyteller, while using hand puppets. The performance reflects Syria’s cultural heritage and was part of activities organized for young visitors. September 3, 2025. Photo by Mohammad Daher/ABACAPRESS.COM

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SWEDEN THE HERDS

The art project The Herds in Skärholmen in Stockholm, Sweden, on July 24, 2025. The Heards is a public art and climate initiative and features life-size animal puppets, created in renewable and recyclable materials, journeying 12,000 miles through Africa and Europe, gaining new species as they go. Photo: Pär Bäckström / TT code 11900

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SWEDEN THE HERDS

The art project The Herds in Skärholmen in Stockholm, Sweden, on July 24, 2025. The Heards is a public art and climate initiative and features life-size animal puppets, created in renewable and recyclable materials, journeying 12,000 miles through Africa and Europe, gaining new species as they go. Photo: Pär Bäckström / TT code 11900

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SWEDEN THE HERDS

The art project The Herds in Skärholmen in Stockholm, Sweden, on July 24, 2025. The Heards is a public art and climate initiative and features life-size animal puppets, created in renewable and recyclable materials, journeying 12,000 miles through Africa and Europe, gaining new species as they go. Photo: Pär Bäckström / TT code 11900

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SWEDEN THE HERDS

The art project The Herds in Skärholmen in Stockholm, Sweden, on July 24, 2025. The Heards is a public art and climate initiative and features life-size animal puppets, created in renewable and recyclable materials, journeying 12,000 miles through Africa and Europe, gaining new species as they go. Photo: Pär Bäckström / TT code 11900

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SWEDEN THE HERDS

The art project The Herds in Skärholmen in Stockholm, Sweden, on July 24, 2025. The Heards is a public art and climate initiative and features life-size animal puppets, created in renewable and recyclable materials, journeying 12,000 miles through Africa and Europe, gaining new species as they go. Photo: Pär Bäckström / TT code 11900

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SWEDEN THE HERDS

The art project The Herds in Skärholmen in Stockholm, Sweden, on July 24, 2025. The Heards is a public art and climate initiative and features life-size animal puppets, created in renewable and recyclable materials, journeying 12,000 miles through Africa and Europe, gaining new species as they go. Photo: Pär Bäckström / TT code 11900

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SWEDEN THE HERDS

The art project The Herds in Skärholmen in Stockholm, Sweden, on July 24, 2025. The Heards is a public art and climate initiative and features life-size animal puppets, created in renewable and recyclable materials, journeying 12,000 miles through Africa and Europe, gaining new species as they go. Photo: Pär Bäckström / TT code 11900

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SWEDEN THE HERDS

The art project The Herds in Skärholmen in Stockholm, Sweden, on July 24, 2025. The Heards is a public art and climate initiative and features life-size animal puppets, created in renewable and recyclable materials, journeying 12,000 miles through Africa and Europe, gaining new species as they go. Photo: Pär Bäckström / TT code 11900

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SWEDEN THE HERDS

The art project The Herds in Skärholmen in Stockholm, Sweden, on July 24, 2025. The Heards is a public art and climate initiative and features life-size animal puppets, created in renewable and recyclable materials, journeying 12,000 miles through Africa and Europe, gaining new species as they go. Photo: Pär Bäckström / TT code 11900

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SWEDEN THE HERDS

The art project The Herds in Skärholmen in Stockholm, Sweden, on July 24, 2025. The Heards is a public art and climate initiative and features life-size animal puppets, created in renewable and recyclable materials, journeying 12,000 miles through Africa and Europe, gaining new species as they go. Photo: Pär Bäckström / TT code 11900

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Spain: Giant Puppets Parade Through Pamplona During San Fermín Festival

The traditional Gigantes y Cabezudos parade took place in Pamplona during the San Fermín festival on Monday, July 7.

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Traditional Japanese puppet show

A person photographs puppets from the traditional Japanese Seiwa Bunraku puppet theater on March 21, 2025, in Washington.

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Carnival Of Madrid

A man during the Gran Desfile de Carnaval 2025, on March 1, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). The parade, which departs from the Toledo Bridge to the Black Esplanade of Madrid Rio, is part of the program organized by the Madrid City Council's Culture, Tourism and Sports Area for Carnival 2025, which runs from today until March 5. It is made up of shows that merge street theater, circus, giant puppets and fantastic creatures Photo by Jesús Hellín / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Carnival Of Madrid

Several people during the Gran Desfile de Carnaval 2025, on March 1, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). The parade, which departs from the Toledo Bridge to the Black Esplanade of Madrid Rio, is part of the program organized by the Madrid City Council's Culture, Tourism and Sports Area for Carnival 2025, which runs from today until March 5. It is made up of shows that merge street theater, circus, giant puppets and fantastic creatures Photo by Jesús Hellín / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Carnival Of Madrid

A woman during the Gran Desfile de Carnaval 2025, on March 1, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). The parade, which departs from the Toledo Bridge to the Black Esplanade of Madrid Rio, is part of the program organized by the Madrid City Council's Department of Culture, Tourism and Sport for Carnival 2025, which runs from today until March 5. It is made up of shows that merge street theater, circus, giant puppets and fantastic creatures Photo by Jesús Hellín / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Carnival Of Madrid

A person during the Gran Desfile de Carnaval 2025, on March 1, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). The parade, which departs from the Toledo Bridge to the Black Esplanade of Madrid Rio, is part of the program organized by the Madrid City Council's Department of Culture, Tourism and Sport for Carnival 2025, which runs from today until March 5. It is made up of shows that merge street theater, circus, giant puppets and fantastic creatures Photo by Jesús Hellín / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Carnival Of Madrid

A man during the Gran Desfile de Carnaval 2025, on March 1, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). The parade, which departs from the Toledo Bridge to the Black Esplanade of Madrid Rio, is part of the program organized by the Madrid City Council's Culture, Tourism and Sports Area for Carnival 2025, which runs from today until March 5. It is made up of shows that merge street theater, circus, giant puppets and fantastic creatures Photo by Jesús Hellín / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Carnival Of Madrid

A person during the Gran Desfile de Carnaval 2025, on March 1, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). The parade, which departs from the Toledo Bridge to the Black Esplanade of Madrid Rio, is part of the program organized by the Madrid City Council's Department of Culture, Tourism and Sport for Carnival 2025, which runs from today until March 5. It is made up of shows that merge street theater, circus, giant puppets and fantastic creatures Photo by Jesús Hellín / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Carnival Of Madrid

A woman during the Gran Desfile de Carnaval 2025, on March 1, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). The parade, which departs from the Toledo Bridge to the Black Esplanade of Madrid Rio, is part of the program organized by the Madrid City Council's Department of Culture, Tourism and Sport for Carnival 2025, which runs from today until March 5. It is made up of shows that merge street theater, circus, giant puppets and fantastic creatures Photo by Jesús Hellín / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Carnival Of Madrid

A person during the Gran Desfile de Carnaval 2025, on March 1, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). The parade, which departs from the Toledo Bridge to the Black Esplanade of Madrid Rio, is part of the program organized by the Madrid City Council's Department of Culture, Tourism and Sport for Carnival 2025, which runs from today until March 5. It is made up of shows that merge street theater, circus, giant puppets and fantastic creatures Photo by Jesús Hellín / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Shadow Play Inheritor Of Langzhong - China

Wang Biao (L) and one of his apprentices select cowhide, a raw material for shadow play puppets, at a museum for Wang's Shadow Play art in Langzhong City, southwest China's Sichuan Province, on February 19, 2025. Shadow play, also known as shadow puppetry, is a traditional Chinese folk art inscribed in UNESCO's list of intangible cultural heritage of humanity in 2011. Wang's Shadow Play is a representative genre of Langzhong Shadow Play popular in northern Sichuan in southwest China, originated with artist Wang Yuansheng during the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), and has been passed on between generations since then. Wang Biao, 60, a seventh-generation inheritor of Wang's Shadow Play, takes preserving and promoting the art as his life-time course. Wang Biao started to learn the art from his grandfather in his early childhood, and he followed him to stage performances all over the country in the 1980s. He restarted his shadow play troupe in Chengdu despite a shrinking audience for this art in 2000, and started to gi

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Shadow Play Inheritor Of Langzhong - China

An apprentice of Wang Biao arranges shadow play puppets at a museum for Wang's Shadow Play art in Langzhong City, southwest China's Sichuan Province, on February 19, 2025. Shadow play, also known as shadow puppetry, is a traditional Chinese folk art inscribed in UNESCO's list of intangible cultural heritage of humanity in 2011. Wang's Shadow Play is a representative genre of Langzhong Shadow Play popular in northern Sichuan in southwest China, originated with artist Wang Yuansheng during the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), and has been passed on between generations since then. Wang Biao, 60, a seventh-generation inheritor of Wang's Shadow Play, takes preserving and promoting the art as his life-time course. Wang Biao started to learn the art from his grandfather in his early childhood, and he followed him to stage performances all over the country in the 1980s. He restarted his shadow play troupe in Chengdu despite a shrinking audience for this art in 2000, and started to give performances at local parks and school

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Another underground school opens in Zaporizhzhia region

ZAPORIZHZHIA REGION, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 18, 2025 - A teacher teaches a class to younger students of the underground school using hand puppets, Balabyne village, Zaporizhzhia region, south-eastern Ukraine

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AUSTRIA-VIENNA-CHINESE CULTURE LAND-VIENNA CAMP-OPENING

(240710) -- VIENNA, July 10, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A Chinese artist (C) teaches guests to maneuver shadow puppets during the opening ceremony of Chinese Culture Land - Vienna Camp in Vienna, Austria, July 9, 2024. The 11-day camp kicked off here Tuesday, with lectures on Chinese language, arts and traditional cultures to help young audience better understand the Chinese civilization. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/He Canling)

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Chinese cultural performances, language-learning stories amaze U.S. youth

STORY: Chinese cultural performances, language-learning stories amaze U.S. youth SHOOTING TIME: May 6, 2024 DATELINE: May 8, 2024 LENGTH: 0:03:32 LOCATION: NEW YORK, U.S. CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of cultural performances 2. various of students appreciating Chinese calligraphy 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ALEXANDER GIVEN, Senior student at Saint Joseph's University 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): TEYO AGOYO, Senior student from Friends Select School in Philadelphia 5. various of students playing with puppets 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): JAMES B. HEIMOWITZ, Honorary chair of the China Institute in America 7. various of fireside discussion STORYLINE: Cultural performances by artists from southeast China's Fujian Province and stories of Chinese-speaking Americans on learning the language impressed around 100 U.S. students here at an event on Monday. The opening performance was a dance called "Golden Drums," which featured large drums and parasols. Artists from Zhangzhou City in Fujian Province presented

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CHINA-HAINAN-CICPE-DOMESTIC BRANDS (CN)

(240414) -- HAIKOU, April 14, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Puppets dressed in costumes of Tibetan ethnic group are displayed at the fourth China International Consumer Products Expo (CICPE) in Haikou, capital city of south China's Hainan Province, April 14, 2024. A batch of domestic brands have attracted a lot of visitors at the expo. (Xinhua/Tian Weiwei)

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TÜRKIYE-ANKARA-SHADOW PLAY-SILK ROAD

(240302) -- ANKARA, March 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A folk artist shows leather character puppets for shadow play in Ankara, Türkiye, on Feb. 28, 2024. TO GO WITH "Feature: Turkish traditional shadow play has bonds with Silk Road" (Photo by Mustafa Kaya/Xinhua)

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ITALY-FLORENCE-CRAFTS FAIR-CHINESE HANDICRAFTS

(230429) -- FLORENCE, April 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Shadow puppets are seen at the exhibition area of Chinese handicrafts during the Florence International Crafts Fair in Florence, Italy, April 25, 2023. TO GO WITH "Feature: Chinese handicrafts dazzle at Italian int'l fair" (Xinhua/Jin Mamengni)

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ITALY-FLORENCE-CRAFTS FAIR-CHINESE HANDICRAFTS

(230429) -- FLORENCE, April 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Visitors try shadow puppets at the exhibition area of Chinese handicrafts during the Florence International Crafts Fair in Florence, Italy, April 25, 2023. TO GO WITH "Feature: Chinese handicrafts dazzle at Italian int'l fair" (Xinhua/Jin Mamengni)

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ITALY-FLORENCE-CRAFTS FAIR-CHINESE HANDICRAFTS

(230429) -- FLORENCE, April 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Visitors look at shadow puppets at the exhibition area of Chinese handicrafts during the Florence International Crafts Fair in Florence, Italy, April 25, 2023. TO GO WITH "Feature: Chinese handicrafts dazzle at Italian int'l fair" (Xinhua/Jin Mamengni)

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ITALY-FLORENCE-INT'L CRAFTS FAIR-CHINESE HANDICRAFT

(230428) -- FLORENCE, April 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Visitors look at Chinese shadow puppets at the 87th International Crafts Fair in Florence, Italy, on April 25, 2023. The fair is held from April 25 to May 1, featuring over 400 exhibitors from all over the world. (Xinhua/Jin Mamengni)

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ITALY-FLORENCE-INT'L CRAFTS FAIR-CHINESE HANDICRAFT

(230428) -- FLORENCE, April 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Visitors try to play Chinese shadow puppets at the 87th International Crafts Fair in Florence, Italy, on April 25, 2023. The fair is held from April 25 to May 1, featuring over 400 exhibitors from all over the world. (Xinhua/Jin Mamengni)

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Shandong Laixi Puppet Art

LAIXI, CHINA - JANUARY 14, 2024 - Actors of the Puppet Art Troupe tidy up the costumes of puppets in Laixi, Shandong province, China, Jan 14, 2024.

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Shandong Laixi Puppet Art

LAIXI, CHINA - JANUARY 14, 2024 - Actors of the Puppet Art Troupe tidy up the costumes of puppets in Laixi, Shandong province, China, Jan 14, 2024.

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Bogota 10 Million Stars: Constellations, Christmas Play

A women takes a selfie with one of the puppets during the Bogota 10 Million Stars: Constellations Christmas play on December 13, 2023 at Bogota, Colombia's Bolivar Square. Photo by: Sebastian Barros/Long Visual Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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CHINA-FUJIAN-QUANZHOU-PUPPET FESTIVAL (CN)

(231210) -- QUANZHOU, Dec. 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Puppet artists present their puppets to the audience before the opening of the 7th China Quanzhou International Puppet Festival in Quanzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province, Dec. 9, 2023. The puppet festival opened here on Saturday as part of the fifth Maritime Silk Road International Arts Festival. Artists from 35 puppet show teams will put on more than 80 performances over the next four days. (Xinhua/Wei Peiquan)

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THE PHILIPPINES-RIZAL PROVINCE-HIGANTES FESTIVAL

(231122) -- RIZAL PROVINCE, Nov. 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Large papier-mache puppets dressed in colorful costumes are paraded along a street during the "Higantes (giants) Festival" in Rizal Province, the Philippines on Nov. 22, 2023. (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)

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THE PHILIPPINES-RIZAL PROVINCE-HIGANTES FESTIVAL

(231122) -- RIZAL PROVINCE, Nov. 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Large papier-mache puppets dressed in colorful costumes are paraded along a street during the "Higantes (giants) Festival" in Rizal Province, the Philippines on Nov. 22, 2023. (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)

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THE PHILIPPINES-RIZAL PROVINCE-HIGANTES FESTIVAL

(231122) -- RIZAL PROVINCE, Nov. 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Large papier-mache puppets dressed in colorful costumes are paraded along a street during the "Higantes (giants) Festival" in Rizal Province, the Philippines on Nov. 22, 2023. (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)

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THE PHILIPPINES-RIZAL PROVINCE-HIGANTES FESTIVAL

(231122) -- RIZAL PROVINCE, Nov. 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Large papier-mache puppets dressed in colorful costumes are paraded along a street during the "Higantes (giants) Festival" in Rizal Province, the Philippines on Nov. 22, 2023. (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)

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Britain's Bristol celebrates Mid-Autumn Festival with Chinese artists

STORY: Britain's Bristol celebrates Mid-Autumn Festival with Chinese artists DATELINE: Sept. 25, 2023 LENGTH: 0:02:05 LOCATION: BRISTOL, Britain CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of performances 2. SOUNDBITE (English): KATE NEWNHAM, Bristol Museum and Art Gallery senior collections officer STORYLINE: Many in Bristol in southwest England had an early taste of the Mid-Autumn Festival atmosphere on Saturday afternoon thanks to an acclaimed cultural show presented by Chinese artists from Bristol's sister city Guangzhou. The Mid-Autumn Festival, also known as the Moon Festival, is a traditional Chinese festival symbolizing family reunions. It falls on Sept. 29 this year. Under the theme "All Under One Moon," the show comprising dances, acrobatics, puppets play, Cantonese opera and music, took place at the Bristol Museum and Art Gallery. The artists were from five teams based in Guangzhou, the capital city of south China's Guangdong Province, including Guangzhou Song and Dance Theatre, Guangzhou Acro

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CHINA-AUTUMNAL EQUINOX-HARVEST FESTIVAL (CN)

(230923) -- XINYANG, Sept. 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A tourist tries maneuvering shadow puppets in Taoyuan Village of Shihe District in Xinyang, central China's Henan Province, Sept. 23, 2023. Farming-themed activities are held across the country in celebration of the sixth Chinese farmers' harvest festival. (Xinhua/Hao Yuan)

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(Chengdu Universiade)CHINA-CHENGDU-WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES-INTANGIBLE CULTURAL HERITAGE(CN)

(230804) -- CHENGDU, Aug. 4, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Juan Miguel Gomez Gomez (L) of Spanish delegation learns to play shadow puppets with the help of Zhao Hong, who is a representative successor of intangible cultural heritage Chengdu Shadow Puppets at the Village of the 31st FISU Summer World University Games in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Aug. 2, 2023. (Xinhua/Shen Bohan)

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(Chengdu Universiade)CHINA-CHENGDU-WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES-INTANGIBLE CULTURAL HERITAGE(CN)

(230804) -- CHENGDU, Aug. 4, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Athletes of Spain learn to make shadow puppets, which is an intangible cultural heritage in Chengdu, at the Village of the 31st FISU Summer World University Games in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Aug. 2, 2023. (Xinhua/Shen Bohan)

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#CHINA-SUMMER VACATION (CN)

(230721) -- BEIJING, July 21, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Children try maneuvering shadow puppets for a shadow play in Qiaoxi District of Shijiazhuang City, north China's Hebei Province, July 21, 2023. (Photo by Chen Qibao/Xinhua)