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The Warmth Of Play In Erbil s Cold And Fog

Despite harsh winter weather marked by severe cold and dense, heavy fog, daily life and the human spirit persist in the bustling, densely populated neighborhoods of Erbil, the capital of Iraq’s Kurdistan Region, on December 15, 2025, where the day’s most striking visual scenes center on groups of local children dressed in simple, heavy winter clothing who continue to play, laugh and engage in carefree games with unrestrained joy, undeterred by the challenging climate, as their presence and defiant play capture the warmth, resilience and continuity of life amid the cold and shadow of the urban environment. Photo by Sabur Rashid Othman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The Warmth Of Play In Erbil s Cold And Fog

Despite harsh winter weather marked by severe cold and dense, heavy fog, daily life and the human spirit persist in the bustling, densely populated neighborhoods of Erbil, the capital of Iraq’s Kurdistan Region, on December 15, 2025, where the day’s most striking visual scenes center on groups of local children dressed in simple, heavy winter clothing who continue to play, laugh and engage in carefree games with unrestrained joy, undeterred by the challenging climate, as their presence and defiant play capture the warmth, resilience and continuity of life amid the cold and shadow of the urban environment. Photo by Sabur Rashid Othman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The Warmth Of Play In Erbil s Cold And Fog

Despite harsh winter weather marked by severe cold and dense, heavy fog, daily life and the human spirit persist in the bustling, densely populated neighborhoods of Erbil, the capital of Iraq’s Kurdistan Region, on December 15, 2025, where the day’s most striking visual scenes center on groups of local children dressed in simple, heavy winter clothing who continue to play, laugh and engage in carefree games with unrestrained joy, undeterred by the challenging climate, as their presence and defiant play capture the warmth, resilience and continuity of life amid the cold and shadow of the urban environment. Photo by Sabur Rashid Othman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The Warmth Of Play In Erbil s Cold And Fog

Despite harsh winter weather marked by severe cold and dense, heavy fog, daily life and the human spirit persist in the bustling, densely populated neighborhoods of Erbil, the capital of Iraq’s Kurdistan Region, on December 15, 2025, where the day’s most striking visual scenes center on groups of local children dressed in simple, heavy winter clothing who continue to play, laugh and engage in carefree games with unrestrained joy, undeterred by the challenging climate, as their presence and defiant play capture the warmth, resilience and continuity of life amid the cold and shadow of the urban environment. Photo by Sabur Rashid Othman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The Warmth Of Play In Erbil s Cold And Fog

Despite harsh winter weather marked by severe cold and dense, heavy fog, daily life and the human spirit persist in the bustling, densely populated neighborhoods of Erbil, the capital of Iraq’s Kurdistan Region, on December 15, 2025, where the day’s most striking visual scenes center on groups of local children dressed in simple, heavy winter clothing who continue to play, laugh and engage in carefree games with unrestrained joy, undeterred by the challenging climate, as their presence and defiant play capture the warmth, resilience and continuity of life amid the cold and shadow of the urban environment. Photo by Sabur Rashid Othman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The Warmth Of Play In Erbil s Cold And Fog

Despite harsh winter weather marked by severe cold and dense, heavy fog, daily life and the human spirit persist in the bustling, densely populated neighborhoods of Erbil, the capital of Iraq’s Kurdistan Region, on December 15, 2025, where the day’s most striking visual scenes center on groups of local children dressed in simple, heavy winter clothing who continue to play, laugh and engage in carefree games with unrestrained joy, undeterred by the challenging climate, as their presence and defiant play capture the warmth, resilience and continuity of life amid the cold and shadow of the urban environment. Photo by Sabur Rashid Othman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The Warmth Of Play In Erbil s Cold And Fog

Despite harsh winter weather marked by severe cold and dense, heavy fog, daily life and the human spirit persist in the bustling, densely populated neighborhoods of Erbil, the capital of Iraq’s Kurdistan Region, on December 15, 2025, where the day’s most striking visual scenes center on groups of local children dressed in simple, heavy winter clothing who continue to play, laugh and engage in carefree games with unrestrained joy, undeterred by the challenging climate, as their presence and defiant play capture the warmth, resilience and continuity of life amid the cold and shadow of the urban environment. Photo by Sabur Rashid Othman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The Warmth Of Play In Erbil s Cold And Fog

Despite harsh winter weather marked by severe cold and dense, heavy fog, daily life and the human spirit persist in the bustling, densely populated neighborhoods of Erbil, the capital of Iraq’s Kurdistan Region, on December 15, 2025, where the day’s most striking visual scenes center on groups of local children dressed in simple, heavy winter clothing who continue to play, laugh and engage in carefree games with unrestrained joy, undeterred by the challenging climate, as their presence and defiant play capture the warmth, resilience and continuity of life amid the cold and shadow of the urban environment. Photo by Sabur Rashid Othman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The Warmth Of Play In Erbil s Cold And Fog

Despite harsh winter weather marked by severe cold and dense, heavy fog, daily life and the human spirit persist in the bustling, densely populated neighborhoods of Erbil, the capital of Iraq’s Kurdistan Region, on December 15, 2025, where the day’s most striking visual scenes center on groups of local children dressed in simple, heavy winter clothing who continue to play, laugh and engage in carefree games with unrestrained joy, undeterred by the challenging climate, as their presence and defiant play capture the warmth, resilience and continuity of life amid the cold and shadow of the urban environment. Photo by Sabur Rashid Othman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The Warmth Of Play In Erbil s Cold And Fog

Despite harsh winter weather marked by severe cold and dense, heavy fog, daily life and the human spirit persist in the bustling, densely populated neighborhoods of Erbil, the capital of Iraq’s Kurdistan Region, on December 15, 2025, where the day’s most striking visual scenes center on groups of local children dressed in simple, heavy winter clothing who continue to play, laugh and engage in carefree games with unrestrained joy, undeterred by the challenging climate, as their presence and defiant play capture the warmth, resilience and continuity of life amid the cold and shadow of the urban environment. Photo by Sabur Rashid Othman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The Warmth Of Play In Erbil s Cold And Fog

Despite harsh winter weather marked by severe cold and dense, heavy fog, daily life and the human spirit persist in the bustling, densely populated neighborhoods of Erbil, the capital of Iraq’s Kurdistan Region, on December 15, 2025, where the day’s most striking visual scenes center on groups of local children dressed in simple, heavy winter clothing who continue to play, laugh and engage in carefree games with unrestrained joy, undeterred by the challenging climate, as their presence and defiant play capture the warmth, resilience and continuity of life amid the cold and shadow of the urban environment. Photo by Sabur Rashid Othman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The Warmth Of Play In Erbil s Cold And Fog

Despite harsh winter weather marked by severe cold and dense, heavy fog, daily life and the human spirit persist in the bustling, densely populated neighborhoods of Erbil, the capital of Iraq’s Kurdistan Region, on December 15, 2025, where the day’s most striking visual scenes center on groups of local children dressed in simple, heavy winter clothing who continue to play, laugh and engage in carefree games with unrestrained joy, undeterred by the challenging climate, as their presence and defiant play capture the warmth, resilience and continuity of life amid the cold and shadow of the urban environment. Photo by Sabur Rashid Othman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Shadow Play

A shadow play is seen in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China on Nov 7, 2015.

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Shadow Play

A shadow play is seen in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China on Nov 7, 2015.

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Shadow Play

A shadow play is seen in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China on March 15, 2015.

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Shadow Play

A shadow play is seen in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China on July 5, 2011.

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Shadow Play

A shadow play is seen in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China on March 15, 2015.

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Shadow Play

A shadow play is seen in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China on Nov 7, 2015.

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Shadow Play

A shadow play is seen in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China on March 15, 2015.

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Shadow Play

A shadow play is seen in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China on Nov 7, 2015.

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Shadow Play

A shadow play is seen in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China on Nov 7, 2015.

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Shadow Play

A shadow play is seen in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China on Nov 7, 2015.

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Shadow Play

A shadow play is seen in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China on March 15, 2015.

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Shadow Play

A shadow play is seen in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China on Nov 7, 2015.

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Shadow Play

A shadow play is seen in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China on Nov 7, 2015.

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Shadow Play

A shadow play is seen in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China on Nov 7, 2015.

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Shadow Play

A shadow play is seen in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China on Nov 7, 2015.

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Shadow Play

A shadow play is seen in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China on July 5, 2011.

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Shadow Play

A shadow play is seen in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China on Nov 7, 2015.

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Shadow Play

A shadow play is seen in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China on Nov 7, 2015.

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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

People watch a shadow play 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 schools. In 2004, he led his troupe

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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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Shadow Play Inheritor Of Langzhong - China

Wang Biao performs a shadow play 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 schools. In 2004, he led his

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Shadow Play Inheritor Of Langzhong - China

Young audiences try their hands on shadow play performance 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 sch

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Shadow Play Inheritor Of Langzhong - China

Wang Biao colors a shadow play puppet 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 schools. In 2004, he led

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Shadow Play Inheritor Of Langzhong - China

This photo taken on on February 19, 2025 shows a shadow play puppet displayed at a museum for Wang's Shadow Play art in Langzhong City, southwest China's Sichuan Province. 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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Shadow Play Inheritor Of Langzhong - China

Wang Biao demonstrates shadow play puppet manipulating skills 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

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Shadow Play Inheritor Of Langzhong - China

Wang Biao (L) instructs one of his apprentices during a shadow play practice session 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 performan

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Shadow Play Inheritor Of Langzhong - China

An apprentice of Wang Biao colors a shadow play puppet 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 schools

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Shadow Play Inheritor Of Langzhong - China

Wang Biao (R) and one of his apprentices perform a shadow play 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

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The Witch of Konotop play in Ivano-Frankivsk

IVANO-FRANKIVSK, UKRAINE - DECEMBER 8, 2024 - A mans shadow is on the wall with a cross as actors of the Ivan Franko National Academic Drama Theatre perform in The Witch of Konotop play by theatre director Ivan Uryvskyi at the Ivan Franko Ivano-Frankivsk National Academic Drama Theatre, Ivano-Frankivsk, western Ukraine. The Witch of Konotop is a satirical fiction story written in 1833 by Ukrainian writer Hryhorii Kvitka-Osnovianenko.

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International Light and Shadow Festival Landscape Lighting Industry Exhibition

SHANGHAI, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 22, 2024 - Children play "Light and Shadow Racing" at the International Light and Shadow Festival Landscape Lighting Industry Exhibition in Shanghai, China, September 22, 2024.

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CHINA-HEBEI-SUMMER VACATION-INTANGIBLE CULTURAL HERITAGES (CN)

(240727) -- HEJIAN, July 27, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A pupil learns to play shadow puppet at a primary school in Hejian, north China's Hebei Province, July 26, 2024. Various training courses on intangible cultural heritages as shadow puppet, porcelain carving etc. targeting the school children are opened in the city during the summer vacation. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Mu Yu)

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CHINA-HUBEI-YOUNG AMERICANS-CHINESE CULTURE-EXCHANGE TOUR (CN)

(240613) -- WUHAN, June 13, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A young American experiences shadow play at Wuhan Conservatory of Music in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, June 8, 2024. A group of young Americans and Chinese people has completed an adventurous summer journey in central China's Hubei Province, immersing themselves in the ancient traditions and modernity of Chinese culture over an action-packed week. From June 6 to 12, over 40 participants from universities, enterprises and social organizations took part in a China-U.S. youth exchange program, aiming to bridge the gap between young people from both countries through shared experiences and cultural immersion. TO GO WITH "Across China: Young Americans soak up history, culture on central China exchange tour" Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Du Zixuan)

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CHINA-HUBEI-YOUNG AMERICANS-CHINESE CULTURE-EXCHANGE TOUR (CN)

(240613) -- WUHAN, June 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A young American experiences shadow play at Wuhan Conservatory of Music in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, June 8, 2024. A group of young Americans and Chinese people has completed an adventurous summer journey in central China's Hubei Province, immersing themselves in the ancient traditions and modernity of Chinese culture over an action-packed week. From June 6 to 12, over 40 participants from universities, enterprises and social organizations took part in a China-U.S. youth exchange program, aiming to bridge the gap between young people from both countries through shared experiences and cultural immersion. TO GO WITH "Across China: Young Americans soak up history, culture on central China exchange tour" (Xinhua/Du Zixuan)

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United Nations Chinese Language Day

QINGDAO, CHINA - APRIL 19, 2024 - A foreign friend from South Africa experiences Chinese shadow play with primary school children in Qingdao, Shandong province, China, April 19, 2024.

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United Nations Chinese Language Day

QINGDAO, CHINA - APRIL 19, 2024 - A foreign friend from South Africa experiences Chinese shadow play with primary school children in Qingdao, Shandong province, China, April 19, 2024.

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United Nations Chinese Language Day

QINGDAO, CHINA - APRIL 19, 2024 - A foreign friend from South Africa experiences Chinese shadow play with primary school children in Qingdao, Shandong province, China, April 19, 2024.

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United Nations Chinese Language Day

QINGDAO, CHINA - APRIL 19, 2024 - A foreign friend from South Africa experiences Chinese shadow play with primary school children in Qingdao, Shandong province, China, April 19, 2024.