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[Breaking News]Traditional boat race

SHINGU, Japan, Oct. 16 Kyodo - Wooden "speedboats" rowed by shirtless men compete in a traditional boating race as part of the Mifune festival on the Kumano River running near World Heritage-listed Kumano Hayatama Taisha shrine in Shingu in the western Japan prefecture of Wakayama on Oct. 16, 2025. (Kyodo)

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Traditional boat race

Wooden "speedboats" rowed by shirtless men compete in a traditional boating race as part of the Mifune festival on the Kumano River running near World Heritage-listed Kumano Hayatama Taisha shrine in Shingu in the western Japan prefecture of Wakayama on Oct. 16, 2025.

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[Breaking News]Traditional boat race

SHINGU, Japan, Oct. 16 Kyodo - Wooden "speedboats" rowed by shirtless men compete in a traditional boating race as part of the Mifune festival on the Kumano River running near World Heritage-listed Kumano Hayatama Taisha Grand Shrine in Shingu in the western Japan prefecture of Wakayama on Oct. 16, 2024. (Kyodo)

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Traditional boat race

Wooden "speedboats" rowed by shirtless men compete in a traditional boating race as part of the Mifune festival on the Kumano River running near World Heritage-listed Kumano Hayatama Taisha Grand Shrine in Shingu in the western Japan prefecture of Wakayama on Oct. 16, 2024.

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XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(240621) -- BEIJING, June 21, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A medical worker from a China Coast Guard (CCG) vessel measures blood pressure for a requesting fisherman in waters adjacent to China's Huangyan Dao on May 21, 2024. For years, this vessel of the China Coast Guard (CCG) has been providing free medical aid to fishermen in need from home and abroad during its regular law-enforcing missions. Whenever a request is received, medical workers aboard the vessel would be dispatched promptly in speedboats. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Wang Yuguo)

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XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(240621) -- BEIJING, June 21, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A medical worker from a China Coast Guard (CCG) vessel measures blood pressure for a requesting fisherman in waters adjacent to China's Huangyan Dao on May 21, 2024. For years, this vessel of the China Coast Guard (CCG) has been providing free medical aid to fishermen in need from home and abroad during its regular law-enforcing missions. Whenever a request is received, medical workers aboard the vessel would be dispatched promptly in speedboats. (Xinhua/Wang Yuguo)

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CHINA-HUANGYAN DAO-CHINA COAST GUARD-FISHERMEN-MEDICAL AID (CN)

(240620) -- HUANGYAN DAO, June 20, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A medical worker from a China Coast Guard (CCG) vessel diagnoses with stethoscope for a requesting fisherman in waters adjacent to China's Huangyan Dao on May 21, 2024. For years, this vessel of the China Coast Guard (CCG) has been providing free medical aid to fishermen in need from home and abroad during its regular law-enforcing missions. Whenever a request is received, medical workers aboard the vessel would be dispatched promptly in speedboats. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Wang Yuguo)

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CHINA-HUANGYAN DAO-CHINA COAST GUARD-FISHERMEN-MEDICAL AID (CN)

(240620) -- HUANGYAN DAO, June 20, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Medical workers from a China Coast Guard (CCG) vessel transfer a medical kit and some medicine to a requesting fishing boat in waters adjacent to China's Huangyan Dao on May 21, 2024. For years, this vessel of the China Coast Guard (CCG) has been providing free medical aid to fishermen in need from home and abroad during its regular law-enforcing missions. Whenever a request is received, medical workers aboard the vessel would be dispatched promptly in speedboats. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Wang Yuguo)

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CHINA-HUANGYAN DAO-CHINA COAST GUARD-FISHERMEN-MEDICAL AID (CN)

(240620) -- HUANGYAN DAO, June 20, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A medical worker from a China Coast Guard (CCG) vessel measures blood pressure for a requesting fisherman in waters adjacent to China's Huangyan Dao on May 21, 2024. For years, this vessel of the China Coast Guard (CCG) has been providing free medical aid to fishermen in need from home and abroad during its regular law-enforcing missions. Whenever a request is received, medical workers aboard the vessel would be dispatched promptly in speedboats. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Wang Yuguo)

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CHINA-HUANGYAN DAO-CHINA COAST GUARD-FISHERMEN-MEDICAL AID (CN)

(240620) -- HUANGYAN DAO, June 20, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A medical worker from a China Coast Guard (CCG) vessel diagnoses with stethoscope for a requesting fisherman in waters adjacent to China's Huangyan Dao on May 21, 2024. For years, this vessel of the China Coast Guard (CCG) has been providing free medical aid to fishermen in need from home and abroad during its regular law-enforcing missions. Whenever a request is received, medical workers aboard the vessel would be dispatched promptly in speedboats. (Xinhua/Wang Yuguo)

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CHINA-HUANGYAN DAO-CHINA COAST GUARD-FISHERMEN-MEDICAL AID (CN)

(240620) -- HUANGYAN DAO, June 20, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Medical workers from a China Coast Guard (CCG) vessel transfer a medical kit and some medicine to a requesting fishing boat in waters adjacent to China's Huangyan Dao on May 21, 2024. For years, this vessel of the China Coast Guard (CCG) has been providing free medical aid to fishermen in need from home and abroad during its regular law-enforcing missions. Whenever a request is received, medical workers aboard the vessel would be dispatched promptly in speedboats. (Xinhua/Wang Yuguo)

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CHINA-HUANGYAN DAO-CHINA COAST GUARD-FISHERMEN-MEDICAL AID (CN)

(240620) -- HUANGYAN DAO, June 20, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A medical worker from a China Coast Guard (CCG) vessel measures blood pressure for a requesting fisherman in waters adjacent to China's Huangyan Dao on May 21, 2024. For years, this vessel of the China Coast Guard (CCG) has been providing free medical aid to fishermen in need from home and abroad during its regular law-enforcing missions. Whenever a request is received, medical workers aboard the vessel would be dispatched promptly in speedboats. (Xinhua/Wang Yuguo)

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Iran IRGC Military Drill

File - Speedboats of Iran's elite Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps special forces participate in a military drill in the Gulf of Oman near Iranian southern port town of Bandar-e-Jask on Wednesday, April 05, 2006. Photo by Hossein Fatemi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Iran IRGC Military Drill

File - Two Iranian speedboats participate in Iran's elite Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps military drill in the Gulf of Oman near Iranian southern port town of Bandar-e-Jask on Monday, April 03, 2006. Photo by Hossein Fatemi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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China Coast Guard

YANTAI, CHINA - APRIL 7, 2024 - Coast Guard speedboats patrol the waters of Changdao Island in Yantai, East China's Shandong province, April 7, 2024.

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China Coast Guard

YANTAI, CHINA - APRIL 7, 2024 - Coast Guard speedboats patrol the waters of Changdao Island in Yantai, East China's Shandong province, April 7, 2024.

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China Coast Guard

YANTAI, CHINA - APRIL 7, 2024 - Coast Guard speedboats patrol the waters of Changdao Island in Yantai, East China's Shandong province, April 7, 2024.

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CHINA-LAONIUWAN-TOURISM (CN)

(231221) -- HOHHOT, Dec. 21, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Aug. 24, 2023 shows tourists taking speedboats for sightseeing in Laoniuwan, a border area between Qingshuihe County of north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region and Pianguan County of north China's Shanxi Province. In recent years, Laoniuwan Town in Qingshuihe County has taken advantage of the unique geographic location of Laoniuwan area, which is situated at the confluence of the Great Wall and the Yellow River, and vigorously supported tourism industry by developing entertainment projects to attract more visitors. (Xinhua/Liu Jinhai)

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Traditional boat race near western Japan shrine

Wooden "speedboats" rowed by shirtless men compete in a traditional boating race as part of the Mifune festival on the Kumano River running near World Heritage-listed Kumano Hayatama Taisha Grand Shrine in Shingu in the western Japan prefecture of Wakayama on Oct. 16, 2023.

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Traditional boat race near western Japan shrine

Wooden "speedboats" rowed by shirtless men compete in a traditional boating race as part of the Mifune festival on the Kumano River running near World Heritage-listed Kumano Hayatama Taisha Grand Shrine in Shingu in the western Japan prefecture of Wakayama on Oct. 16, 2023.

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Traditional boat race near western Japan shrine

Wooden "speedboats" rowed by shirtless men compete in a traditional boating race as part of the Mifune festival on the Kumano River running near World Heritage-listed Kumano Hayatama Taisha Grand Shrine in Shingu in the western Japan prefecture of Wakayama on Oct. 16, 2023.

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

(231002) -- TAIYUAN, Oct. 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Villager Zhang Baosheng (front) rides a speedboat on the Yellow River in the Qikou ancient town of Linxian County, north China's Shanxi Province, Sept. 26, 2023. Zhang once worked on ferries. In 2000 he got a driving license of speedboats and started to drive tourists on the Yellow River for sightseeing amid slack season of agricultural production. 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

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