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Guwahati Nuns Mark Solemn Day - India

A woman lights incense sticks at a grave decorated with flowers during All Souls’ Day observances in Guwahati, India, November 2, 2025. All Souls’ Day is a Christian holiday dedicated to honoring and praying for the souls of the departed. Photo by Hafiz Ahmed/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Guwahati Nuns Mark Solemn Day - India

A woman lights incense sticks at a grave covered with flower petals during All Souls’ Day observances in Guwahati, India, November 2, 2025. All Souls’ Day is a Christian holiday dedicated to honoring and praying for the souls of the departed. Photo by Hafiz Ahmed/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Student Union Demonstration in Support of Palestine - Spain

A boy sticks Palestinian flag stickers on a shop window during a Students union demonstration in support of the Palestinian people, Oct. 2, 2025, in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The protest is called as part of the general student strike in support of the Palestinian people, in protest against Israel's military intervention and the humanitarian crisis in Gaza. Photo by Lorena Sopêna / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Student Union Demonstration in Support of Palestine - Spain

A boy sticks Palestinian flag stickers on a shop window during a Students union demonstration in support of the Palestinian people, Oct. 2, 2025, in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The protest is called as part of the general student strike in support of the Palestinian people, in protest against Israel's military intervention and the humanitarian crisis in Gaza. Photo by Lorena Sopêna / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Student Union Demonstration in Support of Palestine - Spain

A boy sticks Palestinian flag stickers on a shop window during a Students union demonstration in support of the Palestinian people, Oct. 2, 2025, in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The protest is called as part of the general student strike in support of the Palestinian people, in protest against Israel's military intervention and the humanitarian crisis in Gaza. Photo by Lorena Sopêna / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Southern China Prepares for Typhoon Ragasa

A staff member sticks adhesive strips on windows of a shopping mall in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, September 23, 2025. South China's Guangdong Province raised its wind emergency response to the highest level at 10 a.m. Tuesday, as Typhoon Ragasa is forecast to make landfall along the central or western coastal areas of the province as a strong or super strong typhoon within 24 hours. The provincial flood, drought and wind control headquarters have urged all localities and departments to act with the highest standards, strictest requirements and most concrete measures, and have ordered major affected areas to suspend classes, work, production, public transportation and business operations. Cities including Zhuhai, Shenzhen and Jiangmen have implemented these suspensions. Photo by Xinhua/Mao Siqian/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Southern China Prepares for Typhoon Ragasa

A staff member sticks adhesive strips on windows of a hotel on Hailing Island in Yangjiang City, south China's Guangdong Province, September 23, 2025. South China's Guangdong Province raised its wind emergency response to the highest level at 10 a.m. Tuesday, as Typhoon Ragasa is forecast to make landfall along the central or western coastal areas of the province as a strong or super strong typhoon within 24 hours. The provincial flood, drought and wind control headquarters have urged all localities and departments to act with the highest standards, strictest requirements and most concrete measures, and have ordered major affected areas to suspend classes, work, production, public transportation and business operations. Cities including Zhuhai, Shenzhen and Jiangmen have implemented these suspensions. Photo by Xinhua/Deng Hua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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2025 World Robot Conference in Beijing

A robot makes a traditional snack Tomatoes on sticks for the audience in the 2025 World Robot in Beijing, China on August 9, 2025.

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Incense Sticks Traditional Making - Vietnam

Tourists pose for photos amid bundles of incense sticks in Quang Phu Cau Village, Vietnam, March 24, 2025. Quang Phu Cau Village, 35 kilometers south of Hanoi, has a long tradition of making incense sticks. These incense sticks need to go through a dozens of processes, such as bamboo splitting, dyeing, powder wrapping and drying, to be made. When bundles of incense sticks are spread out in courtyards and fields for drying, its various colors like vermilion, bright yellow, indigo, emerald green and others form a spectacular scene, attracting many tourists and photographers. Photo by Zhu Wei/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Incense Sticks Traditional Making - Vietnam

This photo shows bundles of incense sticks placed at a courtyard in Quang Phu Cau Village, Vietnam, March 24, 2025. Quang Phu Cau Village, 35 kilometers south of Hanoi, has a long tradition of making incense sticks. These incense sticks need to go through a dozens of processes, such as bamboo splitting, dyeing, powder wrapping and drying, to be made. When bundles of incense sticks are spread out in courtyards and fields for drying, its various colors like vermilion, bright yellow, indigo, emerald green and others form a spectacular scene, attracting many tourists and photographers. Photo by Zhu Wei/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Incense Sticks Traditional Making - Vietnam

A tourist poses for photos amid bundles of incense sticks in Quang Phu Cau Village, Vietnam, March 24, 2025. Quang Phu Cau Village, 35 kilometers south of Hanoi, has a long tradition of making incense sticks. These incense sticks need to go through a dozens of processes, such as bamboo splitting, dyeing, powder wrapping and drying, to be made. When bundles of incense sticks are spread out in courtyards and fields for drying, its various colors like vermilion, bright yellow, indigo, emerald green and others form a spectacular scene, attracting many tourists and photographers. Photo by Zhu Wei/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Incense Sticks Traditional Making - Vietnam

A tourist poses for photos amid bundles of incense sticks in Quang Phu Cau Village, Vietnam, March 24, 2025. Quang Phu Cau Village, 35 kilometers south of Hanoi, has a long tradition of making incense sticks. These incense sticks need to go through a dozens of processes, such as bamboo splitting, dyeing, powder wrapping and drying, to be made. When bundles of incense sticks are spread out in courtyards and fields for drying, its various colors like vermilion, bright yellow, indigo, emerald green and others form a spectacular scene, attracting many tourists and photographers. Photo by Zhu Wei/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Incense Sticks Traditional Making - Vietnam

A tourist tries to make an incense stick in Quang Phu Cau Village, Vietnam, March 24, 2025. Quang Phu Cau Village, 35 kilometers south of Hanoi, has a long tradition of making incense sticks. These incense sticks need to go through a dozens of processes, such as bamboo splitting, dyeing, powder wrapping and drying, to be made. When bundles of incense sticks are spread out in courtyards and fields for drying, its various colors like vermilion, bright yellow, indigo, emerald green and others form a spectacular scene, attracting many tourists and photographers. Photo by Zhu Wei/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Incense Sticks Traditional Making - Vietnam

A villager arranges incense sticks in Quang Phu Cau Village, Vietnam, March 24, 2025. Quang Phu Cau Village, 35 kilometers south of Hanoi, has a long tradition of making incense sticks. These incense sticks need to go through a dozens of processes, such as bamboo splitting, dyeing, powder wrapping and drying, to be made. When bundles of incense sticks are spread out in courtyards and fields for drying, its various colors like vermilion, bright yellow, indigo, emerald green and others form a spectacular scene, attracting many tourists and photographers. Photo by Zhu Wei/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Incense Sticks Traditional Making - Vietnam

A villager demonstrates how to make incense sticks in Quang Phu Cau Village, Vietnam, March 24, 2025. Quang Phu Cau Village, 35 kilometers south of Hanoi, has a long tradition of making incense sticks. These incense sticks need to go through a dozens of processes, such as bamboo splitting, dyeing, powder wrapping and drying, to be made. When bundles of incense sticks are spread out in courtyards and fields for drying, its various colors like vermilion, bright yellow, indigo, emerald green and others form a spectacular scene, attracting many tourists and photographers. Photo by Zhu Wei/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Incense Sticks Traditional Making - Vietnam

A tourist poses for photos amid bundles of incense sticks in Quang Phu Cau Village, Vietnam, March 24, 2025. Quang Phu Cau Village, 35 kilometers south of Hanoi, has a long tradition of making incense sticks. These incense sticks need to go through a dozens of processes, such as bamboo splitting, dyeing, powder wrapping and drying, to be made. When bundles of incense sticks are spread out in courtyards and fields for drying, its various colors like vermilion, bright yellow, indigo, emerald green and others form a spectacular scene, attracting many tourists and photographers. Photo by Zhu Wei/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Incense Sticks Traditional Making - Vietnam

A villager arranges incense sticks in Quang Phu Cau Village, Vietnam, March 24, 2025. Quang Phu Cau Village, 35 kilometers south of Hanoi, has a long tradition of making incense sticks. These incense sticks need to go through a dozens of processes, such as bamboo splitting, dyeing, powder wrapping and drying, to be made. When bundles of incense sticks are spread out in courtyards and fields for drying, its various colors like vermilion, bright yellow, indigo, emerald green and others form a spectacular scene, attracting many tourists and photographers. Photo by Zhu Wei/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Incense Sticks Traditional Making - Vietnam

A villager demonstrates how to make incense sticks in Quang Phu Cau Village, Vietnam, March 24, 2025. Quang Phu Cau Village, 35 kilometers south of Hanoi, has a long tradition of making incense sticks. These incense sticks need to go through a dozens of processes, such as bamboo splitting, dyeing, powder wrapping and drying, to be made. When bundles of incense sticks are spread out in courtyards and fields for drying, its various colors like vermilion, bright yellow, indigo, emerald green and others form a spectacular scene, attracting many tourists and photographers. Photo by Zhu Wei/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Incense Sticks Traditional Making - Vietnam

A villager arranges incense sticks in Quang Phu Cau Village, Vietnam, March 24, 2025. Quang Phu Cau Village, 35 kilometers south of Hanoi, has a long tradition of making incense sticks. These incense sticks need to go through a dozens of processes, such as bamboo splitting, dyeing, powder wrapping and drying, to be made. When bundles of incense sticks are spread out in courtyards and fields for drying, its various colors like vermilion, bright yellow, indigo, emerald green and others form a spectacular scene, attracting many tourists and photographers. Photo by Zhu Wei/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Incense Sticks Traditional Making - Vietnam

A villager arranges incense sticks in Quang Phu Cau Village, Vietnam, March 24, 2025. Quang Phu Cau Village, 35 kilometers south of Hanoi, has a long tradition of making incense sticks. These incense sticks need to go through a dozens of processes, such as bamboo splitting, dyeing, powder wrapping and drying, to be made. When bundles of incense sticks are spread out in courtyards and fields for drying, its various colors like vermilion, bright yellow, indigo, emerald green and others form a spectacular scene, attracting many tourists and photographers. Photo by Zhu Wei/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Incense Sticks Traditional Making - Vietnam

A villager puts a bundle of incense sticks onto a shelf in Quang Phu Cau Village, Vietnam, March 24, 2025. Quang Phu Cau Village, 35 kilometers south of Hanoi, has a long tradition of making incense sticks. These incense sticks need to go through a dozens of processes, such as bamboo splitting, dyeing, powder wrapping and drying, to be made. When bundles of incense sticks are spread out in courtyards and fields for drying, its various colors like vermilion, bright yellow, indigo, emerald green and others form a spectacular scene, attracting many tourists and photographers. Photo by Zhu Wei/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Incense Sticks Traditional Making - Vietnam

A villager arranges incense sticks in Quang Phu Cau Village, Vietnam, March 24, 2025. Quang Phu Cau Village, 35 kilometers south of Hanoi, has a long tradition of making incense sticks. These incense sticks need to go through a dozens of processes, such as bamboo splitting, dyeing, powder wrapping and drying, to be made. When bundles of incense sticks are spread out in courtyards and fields for drying, its various colors like vermilion, bright yellow, indigo, emerald green and others form a spectacular scene, attracting many tourists and photographers. Photo by Zhu Wei/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Trump Johnson and Martin Capitol Reception - Washington

A staffer places Oreos and pretzel sticks into the President’s car in the motorcade, as United States President Donald J Trump departs an event outside the Capitol Building in Washington DC, on Wednesday, March 12, 2025 Photo by Aaron Schwartz / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Naked festival at western Japan temple

Men wearing only loincloths jostle in a bid to grab two sacred wooden sticks during the over-500-year-old Saidai-ji Eyo festival at Saidai-ji temple in the western Japan city of Okayama on Feb. 15, 2025. A person who gets a stick is called a fukuotoko, or "lucky man."

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Naked festival at western Japan temple

Men wearing only loincloths jostle in a bid to grab two sacred wooden sticks during the over-500-year-old Saidai-ji Eyo festival at Saidai-ji temple in the western Japan city of Okayama on Feb. 15, 2025. A person who gets a stick is called a fukuotoko, or "lucky man."

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Naked festival at western Japan temple

Men wearing only loincloths jostle in a bid to grab two sacred wooden sticks during the over-500-year-old Saidai-ji Eyo festival at Saidai-ji temple in the western Japan city of Okayama on Feb. 15, 2025. A person who gets a stick is called a fukuotoko, or "lucky man."

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Iran Parade Basij and IRGC - Tehran

Photo dated January 10, 2025 - Masked female Basij militants hold wooden sticks during a parade of an alleged 110,000 paramilitary Basij and IRGC (Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps) forces in downtown Tehran, Iran. Photo by Hossein Beris/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Iran Parade Basij and IRGC - Tehran

Photo dated January 10, 2025 - Masked female Basij militants hold wooden sticks during a parade of an alleged 110,000 paramilitary Basij and IRGC (Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps) forces in downtown Tehran, Iran. Photo by Hossein Beris/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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OLYMPIC QUALIFICATIONS ICE HOCKEY DENMARK - NETHERLANDS

Danish sticks and helmets on the ice after Thursday's Olympic qualifying match in Group H between Denmark and the Netherlands at Monitor ERP Arena in Gävle, Sweden on february 06, 2025.Photo: Magnus Lejhall / TT / Code 10658

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Pet industry in China

A pet dog sticks its head out of a car in Yantai, East China's Shandong province, Sept 5, 2024.

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Pet industry in China

A pet dog sticks its head out of a car in Yantai, East China's Shandong province, June 19, 2024.

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Moshu ritual in Odesa region

ORLIVKA, UKRAINE - DECEMBER 24, 2024 - A group of young men dressed in military uniforms pound the ground with sticks made of tightly tied bulrush that are known as machuks to drive away evil spirits during the all-male Christmas ritual called the Moshu, Orlivka village, Odesa region, southern Ukraine.

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Moshu ritual in Odesa region

ORLIVKA, UKRAINE - DECEMBER 25, 2024 - A group of young men dressed in military uniforms pound the ground with sticks made of tightly tied bulrush that are known as machuks to drive away evil spirits during the all-male Christmas ritual called the Moshu, Orlivka village, Odesa region, southern Ukraine.

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Moshu ritual in Odesa region

ORLIVKA, UKRAINE - DECEMBER 25, 2024 - A group of young men dressed in military uniforms pound the ground with sticks made of tightly tied bulrush that are known as machuks to drive away evil spirits during the all-male Christmas ritual called the Moshu, Orlivka village, Odesa region, southern Ukraine.

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Ice hockey - NHL Global Series - Florida Panthers vs. Dallas Stars - Tampere Finland

Mavrik Bourque of Dallas trips on the sticks of Aaron Ekblad and Anton Lundell (R) of Florida during the NHL Global Series Ice Hockey match Florida Panthers vs. Dallas Stars in Tampere, Finland on November 1, 2024. LEHTIKUVA / HEIKKI SAUKKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Heikki Saukkomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Mushroom Industry Cluster

LAIXI, CHINA - OCTOBER 17, 2024 - Staff members check the growth status of bacteria sticks in Laixi city, Shandong province, China, Oct 17, 2024.

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Mushroom Industry Cluster

LAIXI, CHINA - OCTOBER 17, 2024 - Staff members check the growth status of bacteria sticks in Laixi city, Shandong province, China, Oct 17, 2024.

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Mushroom Industry Cluster

LAIXI, CHINA - OCTOBER 17, 2024 - Staff members check the growth status of bacteria sticks in Laixi city, Shandong province, China, Oct 17, 2024.

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79th anniversary of U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima

A man lights incense sticks to offer at the cenotaph of the Peace Memorial Park Hiroshima before dawn on Aug. 6, 2024, the 79th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of the western Japan city.

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China: Everything Sticks To Man’s Sweaty Back During Heatwave In Hebei

During a sweltering day in Hebei, northern China on July 13, 2024, Ms. Zhang amusingly discovered that her husband's sweaty back had turned into a sticky surface. Everything she threw on her husband's back including cell phones, their baby's toys, a face basin, and even a large, thick book stuck and stayed there. The scene concluded with her husband, Mr. Ma, giving her a resigned and humorous look, adding a comical twist to their hot summer day.

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A Mushroom Cultivation And Processing Enterprise in Qingdao

QINGDAO, CHINA - JULY 14, 2024 - A staff member of a mushroom cultivation and processing company records the growth of mushroom sticks in Qingdao, Shandong province, China, July 14, 2024.

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A Mushroom Cultivation And Processing Enterprise in Qingdao

QINGDAO, CHINA - JULY 14, 2024 - A staff member of a mushroom cultivation and processing company records the growth of mushroom sticks in Qingdao, Shandong province, China, July 14, 2024.

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A Mushroom Cultivation And Processing Enterprise in Qingdao

QINGDAO, CHINA - JULY 14, 2024 - A staff member of a mushroom cultivation and processing company records the growth of mushroom sticks in Qingdao, Shandong province, China, July 14, 2024.

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A Mushroom Cultivation And Processing Enterprise in Qingdao

QINGDAO, CHINA - JULY 14, 2024 - A staff member of a mushroom cultivation and processing company records the growth of mushroom sticks in Qingdao, Shandong province, China, July 14, 2024.

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A Mushroom Cultivation And Processing Enterprise in Qingdao

QINGDAO, CHINA - JULY 14, 2024 - A staff member of a mushroom cultivation and processing company records the growth of mushroom sticks in Qingdao, Shandong province, China, July 14, 2024.

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A Mushroom Cultivation And Processing Enterprise in Qingdao

QINGDAO, CHINA - JULY 14, 2024 - A staff member of a mushroom cultivation and processing company records the growth of mushroom sticks in Qingdao, Shandong province, China, July 14, 2024.

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A Mushroom Cultivation And Processing Enterprise in Qingdao

QINGDAO, CHINA - JULY 14, 2024 - A staff member of a mushroom cultivation and processing company records the growth of mushroom sticks in Qingdao, Shandong province, China, July 14, 2024.

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A Mushroom Cultivation And Processing Enterprise in Qingdao

QINGDAO, CHINA - JULY 14, 2024 - Mushroom sticks cultured by a mushroom cultivation and processing enterprise is seen in Qingdao, Shandong province, China, July 14, 2024.

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A Mushroom Cultivation And Processing Enterprise in Qingdao

QINGDAO, CHINA - JULY 14, 2024 - Mushroom sticks cultured by a mushroom cultivation and processing enterprise is seen in Qingdao, Shandong province, China, July 14, 2024.

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A Mushroom Cultivation And Processing Enterprise in Qingdao

QINGDAO, CHINA - JULY 14, 2024 - A staff member of a mushroom cultivation and processing company records the growth of mushroom sticks in Qingdao, Shandong province, China, July 14, 2024.