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Illumination event in Sendai

The annual Sendai Pageant of Starlight illumination event begins in Sendai, northeastern Japan, on Dec. 5, 2025. Zelkova trees lining a 500-meter street are lit up with about 480,000 LED lights, with about 2.5 million people expected to visit through Dec. 28.

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Illumination event in Sendai

The annual Sendai Pageant of Starlight illumination event begins in Sendai, northeastern Japan, on Dec. 5, 2025. Zelkova trees lining a 500-meter street are lit up with about 480,000 LED lights, with about 2.5 million people expected to visit through Dec. 28.

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ISU World Synchronized Skating Championships 2025

Team Starlight Elite of Switzerland perform their free program at the World Synchronized Skating Championships in Helsinki, Finland, on April 5, 2025. LEHTIKUVA / JUSSI NUKARI - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Jussi Nukari/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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ISU World Synchronized Skating Championships 2025

Team Starlight Elite of Switzerland perform their free program at the World Synchronized Skating Championships in Helsinki, Finland, on April 5, 2025. LEHTIKUVA / JUSSI NUKARI - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Jussi Nukari/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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ISU World Synchronized Skating Championships 2025

Team Starlight Elite of Switzerland perform their short program at the ISU World Synchronized Skating Championships in Helsinki, Finland, on April 4, 2025. LEHTIKUVA / JUSSI NUKARI - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Jussi Nukari/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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ISU World Synchronized Skating Championships 2025

Team Starlight Elite of Switzerland perform their short program at the ISU World Synchronized Skating Championships in Helsinki, Finland, on April 4, 2025. LEHTIKUVA / JUSSI NUKARI - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Jussi Nukari/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Total Lunar Eclipse Canada

Editor Note - Composite Image - Starlight trails are observed above Montreal's Biosphere, a geodesic dome, during the total lunar eclipse, called a Blood Moon, on March 14, 2025 in Quebec, Canada. Photo by Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Total Lunar Eclipse Canada

Editor Note - Composite Image - Starlight trails are observed above Montreal's Biosphere, a geodesic dome, during the total lunar eclipse, called a Blood Moon, on March 14, 2025 in Quebec, Canada. Photo by Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Total Lunar Eclipse Canada

Editor Note - Composite Image - Starlight trails are observed above Montreal's Biosphere, a geodesic dome, during the total lunar eclipse, called a Blood Moon, on March 14, 2025 in Quebec, Canada. Photo by Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Newly-Sworn In President Donald Trump Attends Inaugural Balls

WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 20: President Donald Trump dances with wife Melania and Vice President JD Vance and 2nd Lady Usha Vance dance at the Starlight Ball on January 20, 2025 in Washington, DC. President Trump attends some of the inaugural balls after taking the oath as the 47th president. Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Newly-Sworn In President Donald Trump Attends Inaugural Balls

WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 20: President Donald Trump dances with wife Melania dance at the Starlight Ball on January 20, 2025 in Washington, DC. President Trump attends some of the inaugural balls after taking the oath as the 47th president. Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Newly-Sworn In President Donald Trump Attends Inaugural Balls

WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 20: Tiffany Trump, Michael Boulos, President Donald Trump and wife Melania dance at the Starlight Ball on January 20, 2025 in Washington, DC. President Trump attends some of the inaugural balls after taking the oath as the 47th president. Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Newly-Sworn In President Donald Trump Attends Inaugural Balls

WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 20: President Donald Trump dances with wife Melania and Vice President JD Vance and 2nd Lady Usha Vance dance at the Starlight Ball on January 20, 2025 in Washington, DC. President Trump attends some of the inaugural balls after taking the oath as the 47th president. Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Newly-Sworn In President Donald Trump Attends Inaugural Balls

WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 20: President Donald Trump dances with wife Melania dance at the Starlight Ball on January 20, 2025 in Washington, DC. President Trump attends some of the inaugural balls after taking the oath as the 47th president. Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Newly-Sworn In President Donald Trump Attends Inaugural Balls

WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 20: President Donald Trump dances with wife Melania and Vice President JD Vance and 2nd Lady Usha Vance dance at the Starlight Ball on January 20, 2025 in Washington, DC. President Trump attends some of the inaugural balls after taking the oath as the 47th president. Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Newly-Sworn In President Donald Trump Attends Inaugural Balls

WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 20: President Donald Trump dances with wife Melania and Vice President JD Vance and 2nd Lady Usha Vance dance at the Starlight Ball on January 20, 2025 in Washington, DC. President Trump attends some of the inaugural balls after taking the oath as the 47th president. Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Newly-Sworn In President Donald Trump Attends Inaugural Balls

WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 20: Tiffany Trump, Michael Boulos, President Donald Trump and wife Melania dance at the Starlight Ball on January 20, 2025 in Washington, DC. President Trump attends some of the inaugural balls after taking the oath as the 47th president. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

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Newly-Sworn In President Donald Trump Attends Inaugural Balls

WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 20: President Donald Trump dances with wife Melania dance at the Starlight Ball on January 20, 2025 in Washington, DC. President Trump attends some of the inaugural balls after taking the oath as the 47th president. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

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Newly-Sworn In President Donald Trump Attends Inaugural Balls

WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 20: President Donald Trump dances with wife Melania and Vice President JD Vance and 2nd Lady Usha Vance dance at the Starlight Ball on January 20, 2025 in Washington, DC. President Trump attends some of the inaugural balls after taking the oath as the 47th president. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

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Newly-Sworn In President Donald Trump Attends Inaugural Balls

WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 20: President Donald Trump dances with wife Melania dance at the Starlight Ball on January 20, 2025 in Washington, DC. President Trump attends some of the inaugural balls after taking the oath as the 47th president. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

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Newly-Sworn In President Donald Trump Attends Inaugural Balls

WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 20: President Donald Trump dances with wife Melania and Vice President JD Vance and 2nd Lady Usha Vance dance at the Starlight Ball on January 20, 2025 in Washington, DC. President Trump attends some of the inaugural balls after taking the oath as the 47th president. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

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Newly-Sworn In President Donald Trump Attends Inaugural Balls

WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 20: President Donald Trump dances with wife Melania and Vice President JD Vance and 2nd Lady Usha Vance dance at the Starlight Ball on January 20, 2025 in Washington, DC. President Trump attends some of the inaugural balls after taking the oath as the 47th president. Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Newly-Sworn In President Donald Trump Attends Inaugural Balls

WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 20: President Donald Trump dances with wife Melania and Vice President JD Vance and 2nd Lady Usha Vance dance at the Starlight Ball on January 20, 2025 in Washington, DC. President Trump attends some of the inaugural balls after taking the oath as the 47th president. Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Night View Of Jinghong City - China

An aerial drone photo taken on December 11, 2024 shows a view of the Starlight Night Market in Jinghong City in Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Yunnan Province. Photo by Meng Tao/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Night View Of Jinghong City - China

An aerial drone photo taken on December 11, 2024 shows a view of the Starlight Night Market in Jinghong City in Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Yunnan Province. Photo by Meng Tao/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Starlight Night Market In Jinghong City - China

Tourists take a ride on a hot air balloon at the Starlight Night Market in Jinghong City of Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Yunnan Province, December 7, 2024. The night market is a destination to experience the customs of Dai ethnic group. Photo by Hu Chao/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Starlight Night Market In Jinghong City - China

This photo shows a view of the Starlight Night Market in Jinghong City of Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Yunnan Province, December 7, 2024. The night market is a destination to experience the customs of Dai ethnic group. Photo by Hu Chao/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Starlight Night Market In Jinghong City - China

Tourists visit the Starlight Night Market in Jinghong City of Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Yunnan Province, December 7, 2024. The night market is a destination to experience the customs of Dai ethnic group. Photo by Hu Chao/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Starlight Night Market In Jinghong City - China

Tourists watch a performance at the Starlight Night Market in Jinghong City of Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Yunnan Province, December 7, 2024. The night market is a destination to experience the customs of Dai ethnic group. Photo by Hu Chao/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Starlight Night Market In Jinghong City - China

Tourists visit the Starlight Night Market in Jinghong City of Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Yunnan Province, December 7, 2024. The night market is a destination to experience the customs of Dai ethnic group. Photo by Hu Chao/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Starlight Night Market In Jinghong City - China

Tourists visit the Starlight Night Market in Jinghong City of Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Yunnan Province, December 7, 2024. The night market is a destination to experience the customs of Dai ethnic group. Photo by Hu Chao/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Starlight Night Market In Jinghong City - China

Tourists visit the Starlight Night Market in Jinghong City of Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Yunnan Province, December 7, 2024. The night market is a destination to experience the customs of Dai ethnic group. Photo by Hu Chao/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Starlight Night Market In Jinghong City - China

This photo shows a view of the Starlight Night Market in Jinghong City of Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Yunnan Province, December 7, 2024. The night market is a destination to experience the customs of Dai ethnic group. Photo by Hu Chao/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Starlight Night Market In Jinghong City - China

A tourist poses for photos at the Starlight Night Market in Jinghong City of Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Yunnan Province, December 7, 2024. The night market is a destination to experience the customs of Dai ethnic group. Photo by Hu Chao/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Starlight Night Market In Jinghong City - China

This photo shows a view of the Starlight Night Market in Jinghong City of Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Yunnan Province, December 7, 2024. The night market is a destination to experience the customs of Dai ethnic group. Photo by Hu Chao/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illumination event in Sendai

The annual Sendai Pageant of Starlight illumination event begins in Sendai, northeastern Japan, on Dec. 6, 2024. Zelkova trees lining a 450-meter street are lit up with about 450,000 LED lights, with about 1.6 million people expected to visit through Dec. 25.

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Illumination event in Sendai

The annual Sendai Pageant of Starlight illumination event begins in Sendai, northeastern Japan, on Dec. 6, 2024. Zelkova trees lining a 450-meter street are lit up with about 450,000 LED lights, with about 1.6 million people expected to visit through Dec. 25.

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Illumination event in Sendai

The annual Sendai Pageant of Starlight illumination event begins in Sendai, northeastern Japan, on Dec. 8, 2023. Zelkova trees lining a 500-meter street are lit up with about 500,000 LED lights, with about 2.4 million people expected to visit through Dec. 25.

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CHINA-QINGHAI-XINING-SPECIAL CHILDREN'S SERVICES CENTER (CN)

(230816) -- XINING, Aug. 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Chen Zhifang observes children during a class at the Xingguang ("Starlight") Special Children's Services Center in Xining, the capital of northwest China's Qinghai Province, on March 30, 2023. TO GO WITH "Profile: Teacher leads "children of the stars" toward bright future" (Xinhua/Zhang Long)

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CHINA-QINGHAI-XINING-SPECIAL CHILDREN'S SERVICES CENTER (CN)

(230816) -- XINING, Aug. 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Chen Zhifang (R) conducts rehabilitation training for a child at the Xingguang ("Starlight") Special Children's Services Center in Xining, the capital of northwest China's Qinghai Province, on March 30, 2023. TO GO WITH "Profile: Teacher leads "children of the stars" toward bright future" (Xinhua/Zhang Long)

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CHINA-QINGHAI-XINING-SPECIAL CHILDREN'S SERVICES CENTER (CN)

(230816) -- XINING, Aug. 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Chen Zhifang (R) conducts rehabilitation training for a child at the Xingguang ("Starlight") Special Children's Services Center in Xining, the capital of northwest China's Qinghai Province, on March 30, 2023. TO GO WITH "Profile: Teacher leads "children of the stars" toward bright future" (Xinhua/Zhang Long)

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CHINA-QINGHAI-AUTISTIC CHILDREN-SERVICE CENTER (CN)

(230402) -- XINING, April 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Chen Zhifang (R) presents physical training for an autistic child at Starlight Special Children Service Center in Xining, northwest China's Qinghai Province, March 30, 2023. Chen Zhifang is the founder of the Starlight Special Children Service Center in Xining. Founded in 2015, the service center is a non-profit public welfare organization that provides early rehabilitation training and intervention for children with autism, intellectual disabilities and language disorders. Currently, 132 autistic children are receiving various rehabilitation trainings here. Over the past eight years, the service center has become a place of hope for many autistic children and their families. According to the different cognitive, expressive and physical abilities of each child, the service center provides individualized education methods. For now, many children here are able to go to shops, take buses and even go back to school. "As a parent of an autistic child, I hope

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CHINA-QINGHAI-AUTISTIC CHILDREN-SERVICE CENTER (CN)

(230402) -- XINING, April 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Chen Zhifang watches as autistic children take a class at Starlight Special Children Service Center in Xining, northwest China's Qinghai Province, March 30, 2023. Chen Zhifang is the founder of the Starlight Special Children Service Center in Xining. Founded in 2015, the service center is a non-profit public welfare organization that provides early rehabilitation training and intervention for children with autism, intellectual disabilities and language disorders. Currently, 132 autistic children are receiving various rehabilitation trainings here. Over the past eight years, the service center has become a place of hope for many autistic children and their families. According to the different cognitive, expressive and physical abilities of each child, the service center provides individualized education methods. For now, many children here are able to go to shops, take buses and even go back to school. "As a parent of an autistic child, I hope to pass on

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CHINA-QINGHAI-AUTISTIC CHILDREN-SERVICE CENTER (CN)

(230402) -- XINING, April 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Chen Zhifang (L) presents rehabilitation training for an autistic child at Starlight Special Children Service Center in Xining, northwest China's Qinghai Province, March 30, 2023. Chen Zhifang is the founder of the Starlight Special Children Service Center in Xining. Founded in 2015, the service center is a non-profit public welfare organization that provides early rehabilitation training and intervention for children with autism, intellectual disabilities and language disorders. Currently, 132 autistic children are receiving various rehabilitation trainings here. Over the past eight years, the service center has become a place of hope for many autistic children and their families. According to the different cognitive, expressive and physical abilities of each child, the service center provides individualized education methods. For now, many children here are able to go to shops, take buses and even go back to school. "As a parent of an autistic child,

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CHINA-QINGHAI-AUTISTIC CHILDREN-SERVICE CENTER (CN)

(230402) -- XINING, April 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Chen Zhifang (R) presents expression training for an autistic child at Starlight Special Children Service Center in Xining, northwest China's Qinghai Province, March 30, 2023. Chen Zhifang is the founder of the Starlight Special Children Service Center in Xining. Founded in 2015, the service center is a non-profit public welfare organization that provides early rehabilitation training and intervention for children with autism, intellectual disabilities and language disorders. Currently, 132 autistic children are receiving various rehabilitation trainings here. Over the past eight years, the service center has become a place of hope for many autistic children and their families. According to the different cognitive, expressive and physical abilities of each child, the service center provides individualized education methods. For now, many children here are able to go to shops, take buses and even go back to school. "As a parent of an autistic child, I ho

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CHINA-QINGHAI-AUTISTIC CHILDREN-SERVICE CENTER (CN)

(230402) -- XINING, April 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Chen Zhifang (R) presents cognitive training for an autistic child at Starlight Special Children Service Center in Xining, northwest China's Qinghai Province, March 30, 2023. Chen Zhifang is the founder of the Starlight Special Children Service Center in Xining. Founded in 2015, the service center is a non-profit public welfare organization that provides early rehabilitation training and intervention for children with autism, intellectual disabilities and language disorders. Currently, 132 autistic children are receiving various rehabilitation trainings here. Over the past eight years, the service center has become a place of hope for many autistic children and their families. According to the different cognitive, expressive and physical abilities of each child, the service center provides individualized education methods. For now, many children here are able to go to shops, take buses and even go back to school. "As a parent of an autistic child, I hop

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CHINA-QINGHAI-AUTISTIC CHILDREN-SERVICE CENTER (CN)

(230402) -- XINING, April 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Chen Zhifang watches as children take a class at Starlight Special Children Service Center in Xining, northwest China's Qinghai Province, March 30, 2023. Chen Zhifang is the founder of the Starlight Special Children Service Center in Xining. Founded in 2015, the service center is a non-profit public welfare organization that provides early rehabilitation training and intervention for children with autism, intellectual disabilities and language disorders. Currently, 132 autistic children are receiving various rehabilitation trainings here. Over the past eight years, the service center has become a place of hope for many autistic children and their families. According to the different cognitive, expressive and physical abilities of each child, the service center provides individualized education methods. For now, many children here are able to go to shops, take buses and even go back to school. "As a parent of an autistic child, I hope to pass on my exper

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CHINA-QINGHAI-AUTISTIC CHILDREN-SERVICE CENTER (CN)

(230402) -- XINING, April 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Chen Zhifang (L) presents cognitive training for an autistic child at Starlight Special Children Service Center in Xining, northwest China's Qinghai Province, March 30, 2023. Chen Zhifang is the founder of the Starlight Special Children Service Center in Xining. Founded in 2015, the service center is a non-profit public welfare organization that provides early rehabilitation training and intervention for children with autism, intellectual disabilities and language disorders. Currently, 132 autistic children are receiving various rehabilitation trainings here. Over the past eight years, the service center has become a place of hope for many autistic children and their families. According to the different cognitive, expressive and physical abilities of each child, the service center provides individualized education methods. For now, many children here are able to go to shops, take buses and even go back to school. "As a parent of an autistic child, I hop

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CHINA-QINGHAI-AUTISTIC CHILDREN-SERVICE CENTER (CN)

(230402) -- XINING, April 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Chen Zhifang (R) presents rehabilitation training for an autistic child at Starlight Special Children Service Center in Xining, northwest China's Qinghai Province, March 30, 2023. Chen Zhifang is the founder of the Starlight Special Children Service Center in Xining. Founded in 2015, the service center is a non-profit public welfare organization that provides early rehabilitation training and intervention for children with autism, intellectual disabilities and language disorders. Currently, 132 autistic children are receiving various rehabilitation trainings here. Over the past eight years, the service center has become a place of hope for many autistic children and their families. According to the different cognitive, expressive and physical abilities of each child, the service center provides individualized education methods. For now, many children here are able to go to shops, take buses and even go back to school. "As a parent of an autistic child,

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CHINA-QINGHAI-AUTISTIC CHILDREN-SERVICE CENTER (CN)

(230402) -- XINING, April 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Chen Zhifang (C) presents cognitive training for an autistic child at Starlight Special Children Service Center in Xining, northwest China's Qinghai Province, March 30, 2023. Chen Zhifang is the founder of the Starlight Special Children Service Center in Xining. Founded in 2015, the service center is a non-profit public welfare organization that provides early rehabilitation training and intervention for children with autism, intellectual disabilities and language disorders. Currently, 132 autistic children are receiving various rehabilitation trainings here. Over the past eight years, the service center has become a place of hope for many autistic children and their families. According to the different cognitive, expressive and physical abilities of each child, the service center provides individualized education methods. For now, many children here are able to go to shops, take buses and even go back to school. "As a parent of an autistic child, I hop