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(FujianPano)CHINA-FUJIAN-FUZHOU-ANCIENT ARCHITECTURE-PROTECTION (CN)

(240609) -- FUZHOU, June 9, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Tourists visit the Yan Fu academy in the ancient Sanfangqixiang (Three Lanes and Seven Alleys) area in Fuzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province, June 7, 2024. The municipal government of Fuzhou has taken various measures in recent years to protect ancient buildings and structures in the city, which are important heritages of great historical and cultural values. For their parts, these sites also serve as tourist attractions and help boost local tourism sector. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Lin Shanchuan)

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(FujianPano)CHINA-FUJIAN-FUZHOU-ANCIENT ARCHITECTURE-PROTECTION (CN)

(240609) -- FUZHOU, June 9, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Tourists with floral head decorations walk in the ancient Sanfangqixiang (Three Lanes and Seven Alleys) area in Fuzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province, June 7, 2024. The municipal government of Fuzhou has taken various measures in recent years to protect ancient buildings and structures in the city, which are important heritages of great historical and cultural values. For their parts, these sites also serve as tourist attractions and help boost local tourism sector. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Lin Shanchuan)

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(FujianPano)CHINA-FUJIAN-FUZHOU-ANCIENT ARCHITECTURE-PROTECTION (CN)

(240609) -- FUZHOU, June 9, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Tourists visit a street in the ancient Sanfangqixiang (Three Lanes and Seven Alleys) area in Fuzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province, June 7, 2024. The municipal government of Fuzhou has taken various measures in recent years to protect ancient buildings and structures in the city, which are important heritages of great historical and cultural values. For their parts, these sites also serve as tourist attractions and help boost local tourism sector. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Lin Shanchuan)

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(FujianPano)CHINA-FUJIAN-FUZHOU-ANCIENT ARCHITECTURE-PROTECTION (CN)

(240609) -- FUZHOU, June 9, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Tourists pose for selfies in front of a heart-shaped tree on a street in the ancient Sanfangqixiang (Three Lanes and Seven Alleys) area in Fuzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province, June 7, 2024. The municipal government of Fuzhou has taken various measures in recent years to protect ancient buildings and structures in the city, which are important heritages of great historical and cultural values. For their parts, these sites also serve as tourist attractions and help boost local tourism sector. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Lin Shanchuan)

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(FujianPano)CHINA-FUJIAN-FUZHOU-ANCIENT ARCHITECTURE-PROTECTION (CN)

(240609) -- FUZHOU, June 9, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Tourists with floral head decorations walk in the ancient Sanfangqixiang (Three Lanes and Seven Alleys) area in Fuzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province, June 7, 2024. The municipal government of Fuzhou has taken various measures in recent years to protect ancient buildings and structures in the city, which are important heritages of great historical and cultural values. For their parts, these sites also serve as tourist attractions and help boost local tourism sector. (Xinhua/Lin Shanchuan)

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(FujianPano)CHINA-FUJIAN-FUZHOU-ANCIENT ARCHITECTURE-PROTECTION (CN)

(240609) -- FUZHOU, June 9, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Tourists visit the Yan Fu academy in the ancient Sanfangqixiang (Three Lanes and Seven Alleys) area in Fuzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province, June 7, 2024. The municipal government of Fuzhou has taken various measures in recent years to protect ancient buildings and structures in the city, which are important heritages of great historical and cultural values. For their parts, these sites also serve as tourist attractions and help boost local tourism sector. (Xinhua/Lin Shanchuan)

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(FujianPano)CHINA-FUJIAN-FUZHOU-ANCIENT ARCHITECTURE-PROTECTION (CN)

(240609) -- FUZHOU, June 9, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Tourists visit a street in the ancient Sanfangqixiang (Three Lanes and Seven Alleys) area in Fuzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province, June 7, 2024. The municipal government of Fuzhou has taken various measures in recent years to protect ancient buildings and structures in the city, which are important heritages of great historical and cultural values. For their parts, these sites also serve as tourist attractions and help boost local tourism sector. (Xinhua/Lin Shanchuan)

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(FujianPano)CHINA-FUJIAN-FUZHOU-ANCIENT ARCHITECTURE-PROTECTION (CN)

(240609) -- FUZHOU, June 9, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Tourists pose for selfies in front of a heart-shaped tree on a street in the ancient Sanfangqixiang (Three Lanes and Seven Alleys) area in Fuzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province, June 7, 2024. The municipal government of Fuzhou has taken various measures in recent years to protect ancient buildings and structures in the city, which are important heritages of great historical and cultural values. For their parts, these sites also serve as tourist attractions and help boost local tourism sector. (Xinhua/Lin Shanchuan)

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CHINA-FUJIAN-FUZHOU-FINE ART-GEN-Z PRODUCTS (CN)

(231104) -- FUZHOU, Nov. 4, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Zheng Lingyi, owner of the beverage shop "Huanxichuo'o" in Sanfangqixiang, or the Three Lanes and Seven Alleys, makes an ice cream for a customer in Fuzhou City, southeast China's Fujian Province, Oct. 1, 2023. TO GO WITH "Across China: Young entrepreneurs turn fine art into Gen-Z bestsellers" (Xinhua)

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CHINA-FUJIAN-FUZHOU-FINE ART-GEN-Z PRODUCTS (CN)

(231104) -- FUZHOU, Nov. 4, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Nov. 2, 2023 shows paper-sculpture lamps at a shop in Sanfangqixiang, or the Three Lanes and Seven Alleys, in Fuzhou City, southeast China's Fujian Province. TO GO WITH "Across China: Young entrepreneurs turn fine art into Gen-Z bestsellers" (Photo by Chen Xinxian/Xinhua)

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CHINA-FUJIAN-FUZHOU-CHINA-U.S. PEOPLE-TO-PEOPLE FRIENDSHIP FORUM (CN)

(230628) -- FUZHOU, June 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Guests visit Sanfangqixiang (Three Lanes and Seven Alleys), an ancient block in downtown Fuzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province, June 27, 2023. Bond with Kuliang: 2023 China-U.S. People-to-People Friendship Forum was held here on Wednesday. The Forum, jointly held by the Chinese People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries and the government of Fujian Province, was attended by people from various sectors in China and the United States including some members of the Kuliang Friends. (Xinhua/Wei Peiquan)

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CHINA-FUJIAN-FUZHOU-SANFANGQIXIANG-ANCIENT BUILDINGS(CN)

(230615) -- FUZHOU, June 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on June 12, 2023 shows a view of Nanhou Street in Sanfangqixiang (the Three Lanes and Seven Alleys) in Fuzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province. Sanfangqixiang, or the Three Lanes and Seven Alleys, is a 40-hectare complex famous for its traditional urban fabric of lanes and alleys. The green slate walkways are lined by ancestral houses, featuring white walls and black tiles. Initially built in the Jin Dynasty (265-420), the neighborhood developed in the Tang Dynasty (618-907) and the Five Dynasties (907-960), and thrived in the Ming and Qing dynasties (1368-1911). Sanfangqixiang, dubbed a museum of Ming and Qing dynasties' architecture, now boasts over 200 ancient buildings. (Xinhua/Lin Shanchuan)

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CHINA-FUJIAN-FUZHOU-SANFANGQIXIANG-ANCIENT BUILDINGS(CN)

(230615) -- FUZHOU, June 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A tourist visits an ancient building in Sanfangqixiang (the Three Lanes and Seven Alleys) in Fuzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province, June 13, 2023. Sanfangqixiang, or the Three Lanes and Seven Alleys, is a 40-hectare complex famous for its traditional urban fabric of lanes and alleys. The green slate walkways are lined by ancestral houses, featuring white walls and black tiles. Initially built in the Jin Dynasty (265-420), the neighborhood developed in the Tang Dynasty (618-907) and the Five Dynasties (907-960), and thrived in the Ming and Qing dynasties (1368-1911). Sanfangqixiang, dubbed a museum of Ming and Qing dynasties' architecture, now boasts over 200 ancient buildings. (Xinhua/Lin Shanchuan)

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CHINA-FUJIAN-FUZHOU-SANFANGQIXIANG-ANCIENT BUILDINGS(CN)

(230615) -- FUZHOU, June 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on June 13, 2023 shows a view of the Lin Zexu Memorial Hall in Sanfangqixiang (the Three Lanes and Seven Alleys) in Fuzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province. Lin Zexu, a Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) official, led the fight against opium smuggling. Sanfangqixiang, or the Three Lanes and Seven Alleys, is a 40-hectare complex famous for its traditional urban fabric of lanes and alleys. The green slate walkways are lined by ancestral houses, featuring white walls and black tiles. Initially built in the Jin Dynasty (265-420), the neighborhood developed in the Tang Dynasty (618-907) and the Five Dynasties (907-960), and thrived in the Ming and Qing dynasties (1368-1911). Sanfangqixiang, dubbed a museum of Ming and Qing dynasties' architecture, now boasts over 200 ancient buildings. (Xinhua/Lin Shanchuan)

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CHINA-FUJIAN-FUZHOU-SANFANGQIXIANG-ANCIENT BUILDINGS(CN)

(230615) -- FUZHOU, June 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A tourist visits the former residence of Lin Juemin, a renowned revolutionary hero, in Sanfangqixiang (the Three Lanes and Seven Alleys) in Fuzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province, June 14, 2023. Sanfangqixiang, or the Three Lanes and Seven Alleys, is a 40-hectare complex famous for its traditional urban fabric of lanes and alleys. The green slate walkways are lined by ancestral houses, featuring white walls and black tiles. Initially built in the Jin Dynasty (265-420), the neighborhood developed in the Tang Dynasty (618-907) and the Five Dynasties (907-960), and thrived in the Ming and Qing dynasties (1368-1911). Sanfangqixiang, dubbed a museum of Ming and Qing dynasties' architecture, now boasts over 200 ancient buildings. (Xinhua/Lin Shanchuan)

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CHINA-FUJIAN-FUZHOU-SANFANGQIXIANG-ANCIENT BUILDINGS(CN)

(230615) -- FUZHOU, June 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A tourist visits the former residence of Yan Fu, a renowned Chinese thinker, educator and translator, in Sanfangqixiang (the Three Lanes and Seven Alleys) in Fuzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province, June 13, 2023. Sanfangqixiang, or the Three Lanes and Seven Alleys, is a 40-hectare complex famous for its traditional urban fabric of lanes and alleys. The green slate walkways are lined by ancestral houses, featuring white walls and black tiles. Initially built in the Jin Dynasty (265-420), the neighborhood developed in the Tang Dynasty (618-907) and the Five Dynasties (907-960), and thrived in the Ming and Qing dynasties (1368-1911). Sanfangqixiang, dubbed a museum of Ming and Qing dynasties' architecture, now boasts over 200 ancient buildings. (Xinhua/Lin Shanchuan)

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CHINA-FUJIAN-FUZHOU-SANFANGQIXIANG-ANCIENT BUILDINGS(CN)

(230615) -- FUZHOU, June 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on June 12, 2023 shows a view of Sanfangqixiang (the Three Lanes and Seven Alleys) in Fuzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province. Sanfangqixiang, or the Three Lanes and Seven Alleys, is a 40-hectare complex famous for its traditional urban fabric of lanes and alleys. The green slate walkways are lined by ancestral houses, featuring white walls and black tiles. Initially built in the Jin Dynasty (265-420), the neighborhood developed in the Tang Dynasty (618-907) and the Five Dynasties (907-960), and thrived in the Ming and Qing dynasties (1368-1911). Sanfangqixiang, dubbed a museum of Ming and Qing dynasties' architecture, now boasts over 200 ancient buildings. (Xinhua/Lin Shanchuan)

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CHINA-FUJIAN-FUZHOU-SANFANGQIXIANG-ANCIENT BUILDINGS(CN)

(230615) -- FUZHOU, June 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on June 14, 2023 shows a view of the former residence of Lin Juemin, a renowned revolutionary hero, in Sanfangqixiang (the Three Lanes and Seven Alleys) in Fuzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province. Sanfangqixiang, or the Three Lanes and Seven Alleys, is a 40-hectare complex famous for its traditional urban fabric of lanes and alleys. The green slate walkways are lined by ancestral houses, featuring white walls and black tiles. Initially built in the Jin Dynasty (265-420), the neighborhood developed in the Tang Dynasty (618-907) and the Five Dynasties (907-960), and thrived in the Ming and Qing dynasties (1368-1911). Sanfangqixiang, dubbed a museum of Ming and Qing dynasties' architecture, now boasts over 200 ancient buildings. (Xinhua/Lin Shanchuan)

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CHINA-FUJIAN-FUZHOU-SANFANGQIXIANG-ANCIENT BUILDINGS(CN)

(230615) -- FUZHOU, June 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A tourist visits Lin Zexu Memorial Hall in Sanfangqixiang (the Three Lanes and Seven Alleys) in Fuzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province, June 13, 2023. Lin Zexu, a Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) official, led the fight against opium smuggling. Sanfangqixiang, or the Three Lanes and Seven Alleys, is a 40-hectare complex famous for its traditional urban fabric of lanes and alleys. The green slate walkways are lined by ancestral houses, featuring white walls and black tiles. Initially built in the Jin Dynasty (265-420), the neighborhood developed in the Tang Dynasty (618-907) and the Five Dynasties (907-960), and thrived in the Ming and Qing dynasties (1368-1911). Sanfangqixiang, dubbed a museum of Ming and Qing dynasties' architecture, now boasts over 200 ancient buildings. (Xinhua/Lin Shanchuan)

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CHINA-FUJIAN-FUZHOU-SANFANGQIXIANG-ANCIENT BUILDINGS(CN)

(230615) -- FUZHOU, June 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on June 12, 2023 shows a corner of Sanfangqixiang (the Three Lanes and Seven Alleys) in Fuzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province. Sanfangqixiang, or the Three Lanes and Seven Alleys, is a 40-hectare complex famous for its traditional urban fabric of lanes and alleys. The green slate walkways are lined by ancestral houses, featuring white walls and black tiles. Initially built in the Jin Dynasty (265-420), the neighborhood developed in the Tang Dynasty (618-907) and the Five Dynasties (907-960), and thrived in the Ming and Qing dynasties (1368-1911). Sanfangqixiang, dubbed a museum of Ming and Qing dynasties' architecture, now boasts over 200 ancient buildings. (Xinhua/Lin Shanchuan)

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CHINA-FUJIAN-FUZHOU-SANFANGQIXIANG-ANCIENT BUILDINGS(CN)

(230615) -- FUZHOU, June 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A tourist walks past the former residence of Lin Juemin, a renowned revolutionary hero, in Sanfangqixiang (the Three Lanes and Seven Alleys) in Fuzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province, June 14, 2023. Sanfangqixiang, or the Three Lanes and Seven Alleys, is a 40-hectare complex famous for its traditional urban fabric of lanes and alleys. The green slate walkways are lined by ancestral houses, featuring white walls and black tiles. Initially built in the Jin Dynasty (265-420), the neighborhood developed in the Tang Dynasty (618-907) and the Five Dynasties (907-960), and thrived in the Ming and Qing dynasties (1368-1911). Sanfangqixiang, dubbed a museum of Ming and Qing dynasties' architecture, now boasts over 200 ancient buildings. (Xinhua/Lin Shanchuan)

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CHINA-FUJIAN-FUZHOU-SANFANGQIXIANG-ANCIENT BUILDINGS(CN)

(230615) -- FUZHOU, June 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A tourist walks past the former residence of Yan Fu, a renowned Chinese thinker, educator and translator, in Sanfangqixiang (the Three Lanes and Seven Alleys) in Fuzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province, June 9, 2023. Sanfangqixiang, or the Three Lanes and Seven Alleys, is a 40-hectare complex famous for its traditional urban fabric of lanes and alleys. The green slate walkways are lined by ancestral houses, featuring white walls and black tiles. Initially built in the Jin Dynasty (265-420), the neighborhood developed in the Tang Dynasty (618-907) and the Five Dynasties (907-960), and thrived in the Ming and Qing dynasties (1368-1911). Sanfangqixiang, dubbed a museum of Ming and Qing dynasties' architecture, now boasts over 200 ancient buildings. (Xinhua/Lin Shanchuan)

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CHINA-FUJIAN-FUZHOU-INT'L MUSEUM DAY (CN)

(230517) -- FUZHOU, May 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People walk past a promotion board of International Museum Day at the Sanfangqixiang (Three Lanes and Seven Alleys), an ancient block in downtown Fuzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province, May 16, 2023. Fujian Museum in Fujian Province will be the country's main venue for this year's International Museum Day, which falls on May 18. A number of featured exhibitions, seminars, dialogues and events will take place at museums around Fujian province. (Xinhua/Wei Peiquan)

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May Day holiday tourism boom fuels market rebound

STORY: May Day holiday tourism boom fuels market rebound DATELINE: May 3, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:22 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of tourists during the May Day holiday 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): Tourist 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): Tourist 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): Tourist 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): CUI MINGWEI, Staff member, Shangqiu ancient city scenic area 6. SOUNDBITE 5 (Chinese): ZHANG YING, Deputy manager of Sanfangqixiang Protection & Development Company Limited STORYLINE: China's tourism industry is expected to reap a bumper harvest during the May Day holiday, which ends on Wednesday, heralding the industry's overall recovery and strong rebound this year. The five-day holiday is the first such holiday since China optimized its COVID response late last year. Travel-hungry citizens started to head for tourist attractions across the country on the eve of the holiday. Guangzhou S China SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): Tourist "I come from Wuhan. I came to Guangzhou mainly to taste the food

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CHINA-CHINESE LUNAR NEW YEAR-TRADITION (CN)

(230127) -- FUZHOU, Jan. 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A staff member in the costume of the God of Wealth takes part in a parade at Sanfangqixiang (Three Lanes and Seven Alleys), an ancient block in downtown Fuzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province, Jan. 26, 2023. Ceremonies were held to welcome the God of Wealth as a tradition on the fifth day of the Chinese Lunar New Year, which falls on Thursday this year. (Xinhua/Lin Shanchuan)

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CHINA-CHINESE LUNAR NEW YEAR-TRADITION (CN)

(230127) -- FUZHOU, Jan. 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A staff member in the costume of the God of Wealth interacts with tourists at Sanfangqixiang (Three Lanes and Seven Alleys), an ancient block in downtown Fuzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province, Jan. 26, 2023. Ceremonies were held to welcome the God of Wealth as a tradition on the fifth day of the Chinese Lunar New Year, which falls on Thursday this year. (Xinhua/Lin Shanchuan)

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CHINA-CHINESE LUNAR NEW YEAR-TRADITION (CN)

(230127) -- FUZHOU, Jan. 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People take part in a parade welcoming the God of Wealth at Sanfangqixiang (Three Lanes and Seven Alleys), an ancient block in downtown Fuzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province, Jan. 26, 2023. Ceremonies were held to welcome the God of Wealth as a tradition on the fifth day of the Chinese Lunar New Year, which falls on Thursday this year. (Xinhua/Lin Shanchuan)

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CHINA-YEAR OF THE RABBIT-SPRING FESTIVAL (CN)

(230122) -- FUZHOU, Jan. 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People visit Sanfangqixiang (Three Lanes and Seven Alleys), a historic neighborhood in Fuzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province, Jan. 22, 2023. The Chinese Lunar New Year, or Spring Festival, falls on Sunday. (Xinhua/Wei Peiquan)

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Xinhua Headlines: China's economic recovery in the eyes of entrepreneurs, bankers and urban households

(221010) -- BEIJING, Oct. 10, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People visit Sanfangqixiang (Three Lanes and Seven Alleys), an ancient block, in Fuzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province, Oct. 6, 2022. (Xinhua/Zhou Yi)

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CHINA-NATIONAL DAY HOLIDAY-NIGHT ECONOMY (CN)

(221007) -- CHANGSHA, Oct. 7, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A folk artist makes sugar painting at Sanfangqixiang (Three Lanes and Seven Alleys), an ancient block, in Fuzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province, Oct. 6, 2022. Various nightlife activities enrich people's leisure time during the National Day holiday. (Photo by Zhou Yi/Xinhua)

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CHINA-NATIONAL DAY HOLIDAY-NIGHT ECONOMY (CN)

(221007) -- CHANGSHA, Oct. 7, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People visit Sanfangqixiang (Three Lanes and Seven Alleys), an ancient block, in Fuzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province, Oct. 6, 2022. Various nightlife activities enrich people's leisure time during the National Day holiday. (Xinhua/Zhou Yi)

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CHINA-NATIONAL DAY HOLIDAY-NIGHT ECONOMY (CN)

(221007) -- CHANGSHA, Oct. 7, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A kid visits Sanfangqixiang (Three Lanes and Seven Alleys), an ancient block, in Fuzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province, Oct. 6, 2022. Various nightlife activities enrich people's leisure time during the National Day holiday. (Xinhua/Zhou Yi)

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#CHINA-MID-AUTUMN FESTIVAL-CONSUMPTION (CN)

(220911) -- FUZHOU, Sept. 11, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People visit Sanfangqixiang (Three Lanes and Seven Alleys), an ancient block, during the Mid-Autumn Festival holiday in Fuzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province, Sept. 11, 2022. The three-day Mid-Autumn Festival holiday started on September 10 this year. (Photo by Wang Wangwang/Xinhua)

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CHINA-FUJIAN-FUZHOU-DIGITAL CHINA SUMMIT-EXHIBITION (CN)

(220722) -- FUZHOU, July 22, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A staff member introduces the achievements of Sanfangqixiang (Three Lanes and Seven Alleys), an ancient block in downtown Fuzhou, in the protection of ancient buildings using digitalized methods at a special exhibition of the 5th Digital China Summit in Fuzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province, July 22, 2022. A special exhibition was held here on Friday as part of the 5th Digital China Summit, displaying the latest achievements in building a "digital China" over the last five years. (Xinhua/Lin Shanchuan)

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XINHUA-PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2021-CHINA NEWS

(220106) -- BEIJING, Jan. 6, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on July 10, 2021 shows a view of the historical and cultural block of Sanfangqixiang (Three Lanes and Seven Alleys) in Fuzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province. The 44th session of the World Heritage Committee of UNESCO was held in Fuzhou in July 2021. (Xinhua/Jiang Kehong)

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XINHUA-PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2021-LEADING CHINA

(220106) -- BEIJING, Jan. 6, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, greets people while visiting the historical and cultural block of Sanfangqixiang (Three Lanes and Seven Alleys) in Fuzhou, Fujian Province, March 24, 2021. Xi inspected China's Fujian Province from March 22 to 25, 2021. (Xinhua/Yan Yan)