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Tree protection work at Kanazawa garden

Gardeners support pine branches with ropes to protect trees from the weight of snow in the coming winter, a process known as "yukizuri," at Kenrokuen garden in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, on Nov. 1, 2025.

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Tree protection work at Kanazawa garden

Visitors at Kenrokuen garden in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, on Nov. 1, 2025, watch gardeners support pine branches with ropes to protect trees from the weight of snow in the coming winter, a process known as "yukizuri."

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Tree protection work at Kanazawa garden

Gardeners support pine branches with ropes to protect trees from the weight of snow in the coming winter, a process known as "yukizuri," at Kenrokuen garden in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, on Nov. 1, 2025.

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[Breaking News]Tree protection work at Kanazawa garden

KANAZAWA, Japan, Nov. 1 Kyodo - Visitors at Kenrokuen garden in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, on Nov. 1, 2024, watch gardeners support pine branches with ropes to protect the trees from snow damage in the coming winter, a process known as "yukizuri." (Kyodo)

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Tree protection work at Kanazawa garden

Visitors at Kenrokuen garden in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, on Nov. 1, 2024, watch gardeners support pine branches with ropes to protect the trees from snow damage in the coming winter, a process known as "yukizuri."

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Tree protection work at Kanazawa garden

Visitors at Kenrokuen garden in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, on Nov. 1, 2024, watch gardeners support pine branches with ropes to protect the trees from snow damage in the coming winter, a process known as "yukizuri."

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Tree protection work at Kanazawa garden

Gardeners support pine branches with ropes to protect the trees from snow damage in the coming winter, a process known as "yukizuri," at Kenrokuen garden in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, on Nov. 1, 2024.

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Tree protection work at Kanazawa garden

Gardeners support pine branches with ropes to protect the trees from snow damage in the coming winter, a process known as "yukizuri," at Kenrokuen garden in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, on Nov. 1, 2024.

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CHINA-SICHUAN-SANXINGDUI-CULTURAL RELIC RESTORER (CN)

(240501) -- CHENGDU, May 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This file photo taken in 1990 shows Guo Hanzhong restoring a bronze sacred tree. Guo Hanzhong is the vice head of the cultural relics storage department of the Sanxingdui Museum in southwest China's Sichuan Province. The 56-year-old man is skilled in the craft of restoring cultural relics. In the past 40 years, he has restored more than 6,000 cultural relic items and was deeply involved in the excavation of all the eight "sacrificial pits" found at Sanxingdui Ruins site. After the completion of the field work in the Sanxingdui Ruins site, sorting, protection and restoration of newly unearthed cultural relics have become the most important work in the current research. "There are probably tens of thousands of relics waiting to be restored, and I can't finish the job in my generation. It needs to be done from generation to generation," Guo Hanzhong said, "Repairing cultural relics needs experience. And I will try my best to pass on what I have learned to younge

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Tree protection work at Kanazawa garden

Gardeners protect pines from snow damage by supporting tree branches with ropes in a technique called "yukizuri" at Kenrokuen garden in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, on Nov. 1, 2023.

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Tree protection work at Kanazawa garden

Gardeners protect pines from snow damage by supporting tree branches with ropes in a technique called "yukizuri" at Kenrokuen garden in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, on Nov. 1, 2023.

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CHINA-HAINAN-FENJIEZHOU ISLAND-MARINE ENVIRONMENT (CN)

(230608) -- HAIKOU, June 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on May 26, 2023 shows Christmas tree worms in the waters of Fenjiezhou Island of Hainan Province, south China. To restore the underwater ecology, conservation work has been carried out in the waters of Fenjiezhou Island since 2004, including coral transplantation and raising awareness of the significance of coral protection. The current coral coverage has seen remarkable increase in the tourist area. (Xinhua/Yang Guanyu)

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CHINA-ANHUI-WUHE-VETERAN FORESTRY WORKER (CN)

(230312) -- BENGBU, March 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Wei checks a tree for pest damages on Luchong Mountain in Zhuding Town, Wuhe County, east China's Anhui Province, March 10, 2023. Zhang Wei, 57, is a senior technician and head of Zhuding forestry station under the natural resources and planning bureau of Wuhe. Having been engaged in grassroots forestry work in Zhuding Town since 1983, Zhang devoted himself to afforestation, protection of forest wetland, and promotion of forestry technology. Zhuding is noted for its complex terrain environment that range from mountains, hills, to plains, which imposes great challenges to afforestation tasks. In 2022 when Zhang was about to conclude his 4th decade as a forestry professional, he was named a "national model worker for greening". (Xinhua/Huang Bohan)

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CHINA-ANHUI-WUHE-VETERAN FORESTRY WORKER (CN)

(230312) -- BENGBU, March 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Wei plants a tree on Luchong Mountain in Zhuding Town, Wuhe County, east China's Anhui Province, March 10, 2023. Zhang Wei, 57, is a senior technician and head of Zhuding forestry station under the natural resources and planning bureau of Wuhe. Having been engaged in grassroots forestry work in Zhuding Town since 1983, Zhang devoted himself to afforestation, protection of forest wetland, and promotion of forestry technology. Zhuding is noted for its complex terrain environment that range from mountains, hills, to plains, which imposes great challenges to afforestation tasks. In 2022 when Zhang was about to conclude his 4th decade as a forestry professional, he was named a "national model worker for greening". (Xinhua/Huang Bohan)

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CHINA-ANHUI-WUHE-VETERAN FORESTRY WORKER (CN)

(230312) -- BENGBU, March 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Wei checks a tree for pest damages on Luchong Mountain in Zhuding Town, Wuhe County, east China's Anhui Province, March 10, 2023. Zhang Wei, 57, is a senior technician and head of Zhuding forestry station under the natural resources and planning bureau of Wuhe. Having been engaged in grassroots forestry work in Zhuding Town since 1983, Zhang devoted himself to afforestation, protection of forest wetland, and promotion of forestry technology. Zhuding is noted for its complex terrain environment that range from mountains, hills, to plains, which imposes great challenges to afforestation tasks. In 2022 when Zhang was about to conclude his 4th decade as a forestry professional, he was named a "national model worker for greening". (Xinhua/Huang Bohan)

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CHINA-ANHUI-WUHE-VETERAN FORESTRY WORKER (CN)

(230312) -- BENGBU, March 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Wei (1st R) plants a tree on Luchong Mountain in Zhuding Town, Wuhe County, east China's Anhui Province, March 10, 2023. Zhang Wei, 57, is a senior technician and head of Zhuding forestry station under the natural resources and planning bureau of Wuhe. Having been engaged in grassroots forestry work in Zhuding Town since 1983, Zhang devoted himself to afforestation, protection of forest wetland, and promotion of forestry technology. Zhuding is noted for its complex terrain environment that range from mountains, hills, to plains, which imposes great challenges to afforestation tasks. In 2022 when Zhang was about to conclude his 4th decade as a forestry professional, he was named a "national model worker for greening". (Xinhua/Huang Bohan)

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Tree protection work at Kenrokuen garden

Gardeners stretch ropes around branches of a tree on Nov. 1, 2020, at Kenrokuen garden in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, one of Japan's top three landscape gardens. The work to protect trees from heavy snow, a seasonal practice known as "yukizuri," will last until mid-December.

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Tree protection work at Kenrokuen garden

Gardeners stretch ropes around branches of a tree on Nov. 1, 2020, at Kenrokuen garden in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, one of Japan's top three landscape gardens. The work to protect trees from heavy snow, a seasonal practice known as "yukizuri," will last until mid-December.

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Tree protection work at Kenrokuen garden

Gardeners stretch ropes around branches of a tree on Nov. 1, 2020, at Kenrokuen garden in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, one of Japan's top three landscape gardens. The work to protect trees from heavy snow, a seasonal practice known as "yukizuri," will last until mid-December.

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Tree protection work at Kenrokuen

Gardeners stretch ropes around branches of trees at Kenrokuen garden in the Japanese city of Kanazawa on Nov. 1, 2016, so the branches will not be broken by show. Known as "yukizuri," it is a seasonal practice at Kenrokuen, one of the three most celebrated gardens in Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo