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(230513) -- XI'AN, May 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Tourists visit the Six Steeds of the Zhao Mausoleum, which was sculptured on orders of Emperor Li Shimin of Tang Dynasty (618-907), at Xi'an Beilin Museum in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, May 9, 2023. Founded about 3,100 years ago, Xi'an, which is today the capital of China's Shaanxi Province, served as the capital for 13 dynasties in Chinese history. This is also the place where Zhang Qian, an envoy of the Western Han Dynasty (202 BC-25 AD), began his journey to the Western regions via Central Asia. This expedition eventually led to the opening of the Silk Road. Xi'an has a total of 159 museums, attracting over 30 million people each year. Many exhibits in the museums bear witness to the cultural exchanges between ancient China and countries along the ancient Silk Road in over 2,000 years. (Xinhua/Li Yibo)

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CHINA-SHAANXI-XI'AN-MUSEUMS-SILK ROAD (CN)

(230513) -- XI'AN, May 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on May 9, 2023 shows Te Qin Biao steed, one of the six steeds of the Zhao Mausoleum, which was sculptured on orders of Emperor Li Shimin of Tang Dynasty (618-907), at Xi'an Beilin Museum in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province. Founded about 3,100 years ago, Xi'an, which is today the capital of China's Shaanxi Province, served as the capital for 13 dynasties in Chinese history. This is also the place where Zhang Qian, an envoy of the Western Han Dynasty (202 BC-25 AD), began his journey to the Western regions via Central Asia. This expedition eventually led to the opening of the Silk Road. Xi'an has a total of 159 museums, attracting over 30 million people each year. Many exhibits in the museums bear witness to the cultural exchanges between ancient China and countries along the ancient Silk Road in over 2,000 years. (Xinhua/Li Yibo)

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Pencil with sculpted tip

KOFU, Japan - Photo taken Jan. 17, 2012, in Kofu, Yamanashi Prefecture, in central Japan, shows a pencil with its graphite tip sculptured into the word ''gokaku,'' meaning passing the exam or selection process. Toshiyuki Yamazaki, a local pencil sculptor, creates and sells the pencil for 8,000 yen (about $104) as a gift for students taking entrance exams or going for job interviews.

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Pencil sculptor in Kofu

KOFU, Japan - Toshiyuki Yamazaki, a pencil sculptor in Kofu, central Japan, is pictured Jan. 15, 2012, in the Yamanashi Prefecture city with one of his works, a pencil with its graphite tip sculptured into the word ''gokaku,'' meaning passing the exam or selection process. The pencil sells for 8,000 yen (about $104) as a gift for students taking entrance exams or going for job interviews.

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(4)Aichi World Exposition site in final preparation

NAGAKUTE, Japan - Sculptured Spanish specialty food items will decorate the ceiling of the Spanish pavilion, which will feature an earth of good harvest at the 2005 Aichi World Exposition running from March 25 to Sept. 25.

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Thebes, Sculptured Gateway c1857

Thebes, Sculptured Gateway c1857 Date: 1857

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(4)Aichi World Exposition site in final preparation

NAGAKUTE, Japan - Sculptured Spanish specialty food items will decorate the ceiling of the Spanish pavilion, which will feature an earth of good harvest at the 2005 Aichi World Exposition running from March 25 to Sept. 25. (Kyodo)

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Pencil sculptor in Kofu

KOFU, Japan - Toshiyuki Yamazaki, a pencil sculptor in Kofu, central Japan, is pictured Jan. 15, 2012, in the Yamanashi Prefecture city with one of his works, a pencil with its graphite tip sculptured into the word ''gokaku,'' meaning passing the exam or selection process. The pencil sells for 8,000 yen (about $104) as a gift for students taking entrance exams or going for job interviews. (Kyodo)

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Pencil with sculpted tip

KOFU, Japan - Photo taken Jan. 17, 2012, in Kofu, Yamanashi Prefecture, in central Japan, shows a pencil with its graphite tip sculptured into the word ''gokaku,'' meaning passing the exam or selection process. Toshiyuki Yamazaki, a local pencil sculptor, creates and sells the pencil for 8,000 yen (about $104) as a gift for students taking entrance exams or going for job interviews. (Kyodo)