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Jordan?s Crown Prince Visit to France - Paris

Jordan’s Crown Prince Al Hussein bin Abdullah II (right) meets with newly elected UNESCO’s director general Khaled El Enany, in Paris, France, on October 9, 2025. Photo by Balkis Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Festival in northeastern Japan

Decorated floats are lined up in Hachinohe in Aomori Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on July 31, 2025, as the annual Hachinohe Sansha Taisai festival kicks off. The floats, each 11 meters high and 8 meters wide, will be paraded for three days starting the following day as part of the five-day festival, which dates back around 300 years and, in 2016, was inscribed on UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage list.

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Festival in northeastern Japan

Decorated floats are lined up in Hachinohe in Aomori Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on July 31, 2025, as the annual Hachinohe Sansha Taisai festival kicks off. The floats, each 11 meters high and 8 meters wide, will be paraded for three days starting the following day as part of the five-day festival, which dates back around 300 years and, in 2016, was inscribed on UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage list.

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Festival in northeastern Japan

Decorated floats are lined up in Hachinohe in Aomori Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on July 31, 2025, as the annual Hachinohe Sansha Taisai festival kicks off. The floats, each 11 meters high and 8 meters wide, will be paraded for three days starting the following day as part of the five-day festival, which dates back around 300 years and, in 2016, was inscribed on UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage list.

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Festival in northeastern Japan

Decorated floats are lined up in Hachinohe in Aomori Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on July 31, 2025, as the annual Hachinohe Sansha Taisai festival kicks off. The floats, each 11 meters high and 8 meters wide, will be paraded for three days starting the following day as part of the five-day festival, which dates back around 300 years and, in 2016, was inscribed on UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage list.

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"Yamahoko" parade in Kyoto's Gion Festival

KYOTO, Japan, July 17 Kyodo - A parade of decorated "yamahoko" floats takes place on a street during the Gion Festival in Kyoto, western Japan, on July 17, 2025. The parade of 23 floats is inscribed on UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage list. (Kyodo)

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"Yamahoko" parade in Kyoto's Gion Festival

A parade of decorated "yamahoko" floats takes place on a street during the Gion Festival in Kyoto, western Japan, on July 17, 2025. The parade of 23 floats is inscribed on UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage list.

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"Yamahoko" parade in Kyoto's Gion Festival

A decorated "yamahoko" float is pulled around for a "tsuji-mawashi" corner turn during a parade of 23 floats, a highlight of the Gion Festival in Kyoto, western Japan, on July 17, 2025. The parade is inscribed on UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage list.

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"Yamahoko" parade in Kyoto's Gion Festival

A parade of decorated "yamahoko" floats takes place on a street during the Gion Festival in Kyoto, western Japan, on July 17, 2025. The parade of 23 floats is inscribed on UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage list.

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"Yamahoko" parade in Kyoto's Gion Festival

Decorated "yamahoko" floats parade down a street during the Gion Festival in Kyoto, western Japan, on July 17, 2025. The parade of 23 floats is inscribed on UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage list.

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"Yamahoko" parade in Kyoto's Gion Festival

A parade of decorated "yamahoko" floats takes place on a street during the Gion Festival in Kyoto, western Japan, on July 17, 2025. The parade of 23 floats is inscribed on UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage list.

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Illustration - Corse du Sud - France

FRANCE CORSE DU SUD (2A) THE CALANCHES OF PIANA, LISTED AS UNESCO'S WORLD HERITAGE SITE Photo by Stephane Frances/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Corse du Sud - France

FRANCE CORSE DU SUD (2A) THE CALANCHES OF PIANA, LISTED AS UNESCO'S WORLD HERITAGE SITE Photo by Stephane Frances/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Fujian Fortified Manors - China

An aerial drone photo taken on May 21, 2025 shows a Tulou among mountains in Longyan, southeast China's Fujian Province. Fujian Tulou, the unique residential architecture of Fujian Province constructed between the 15th and 20th centuries, was inscribed on the UNESCO's World Heritage List in 2008. Set amongst rice, tea and tobacco fields, Tulou is earthen house. Several storeys high, it was built along an inward-looking, circular or square floor plan as housing for up to 800 people each. Tulou was built for defence purposes around a central open courtyard with only one entrance and windows to the outside only above the first floor. Housing a whole clan, Tulou functioned as village units and was known as "a little kingdom for the family" or "bustling small city." Photo by Wang Zecong/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Fujian Fortified Manors - China

An aerial drone photo taken on May 22, 2025 shows the Chuxi Tulou Cluster in Longyan, southeast China's Fujian Province. Fujian Tulou, the unique residential architecture of Fujian Province constructed between the 15th and 20th centuries, was inscribed on the UNESCO's World Heritage List in 2008. Set amongst rice, tea and tobacco fields, Tulou is earthen house. Several storeys high, it was built along an inward-looking, circular or square floor plan as housing for up to 800 people each. Tulou was built for defence purposes around a central open courtyard with only one entrance and windows to the outside only above the first floor. Housing a whole clan, Tulou functioned as village units and was known as "a little kingdom for the family" or "bustling small city." Photo by Zhang Keren/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Fujian Fortified Manors - China

A tourist visits the Chuxi Tulou Cluster in Longyan, southeast China's Fujian Province, May 22, 2025. Fujian Tulou, the unique residential architecture of Fujian Province constructed between the 15th and 20th centuries, was inscribed on the UNESCO's World Heritage List in 2008. Set amongst rice, tea and tobacco fields, Tulou is earthen house. Several storeys high, it was built along an inward-looking, circular or square floor plan as housing for up to 800 people each. Tulou was built for defence purposes around a central open courtyard with only one entrance and windows to the outside only above the first floor. Housing a whole clan, Tulou functioned as village units and was known as "a little kingdom for the family" or "bustling small city." Photo by Wang Zecong/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Fujian Fortified Manors - China

This photo taken on May 22, 2025 shows an interior view of the Jiqing Tulou in Longyan, southeast China's Fujian Province. Fujian Tulou, the unique residential architecture of Fujian Province constructed between the 15th and 20th centuries, was inscribed on the UNESCO's World Heritage List in 2008. Set amongst rice, tea and tobacco fields, Tulou is earthen house. Several storeys high, it was built along an inward-looking, circular or square floor plan as housing for up to 800 people each. Tulou was built for defence purposes around a central open courtyard with only one entrance and windows to the outside only above the first floor. Housing a whole clan, Tulou functioned as village units and was known as "a little kingdom for the family" or "bustling small city." Photo by Jiang Kehong/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Fujian Fortified Manors - China

An aerial drone photo taken on May 21, 2025 shows the Chengqi Tulou in Longyan, southeast China's Fujian Province. Fujian Tulou, the unique residential architecture of Fujian Province constructed between the 15th and 20th centuries, was inscribed on the UNESCO's World Heritage List in 2008. Set amongst rice, tea and tobacco fields, Tulou is earthen house. Several storeys high, it was built along an inward-looking, circular or square floor plan as housing for up to 800 people each. Tulou was built for defence purposes around a central open courtyard with only one entrance and windows to the outside only above the first floor. Housing a whole clan, Tulou functioned as village units and was known as "a little kingdom for the family" or "bustling small city." Photo by Jiang Kehong/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Aerial View of France

FRANCE. TARN (81) ALBI. AERIAL VIEW OF SAINTE-CECILE CATHEDRAL LISTED AS UNESCO'S WORLD HERITAGE SITE Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Aerial View of France

FRANCE. TARN (81) ALBI. AERIAL VIEW OF SAINTE-CECILE CATHEDRAL LISTED AS UNESCO'S WORLD HERITAGE SITE Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Aerial View of France

FRANCE. TARN (81) ALBI. AERIAL VIEW OF SAINTE-CECILE CATHEDRAL LISTED AS UNESCO'S WORLD HERITAGE SITE Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Aerial View of France

FRANCE. EURE-ET-LOIR (28) CHARTRES. AERIAL VIEW OF NOTRE-DAME CATHEDRAL LISTED AS UNESCO'S WORLD HERITAGE SITE Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Aerial View of France

FRANCE. TARN (81) ALBI. AERIAL VIEW OF SAINTE-CECILE CATHEDRAL LISTED AS UNESCO'S WORLD HERITAGE SITE Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Aerial View of France

FRANCE. EURE-ET-LOIR (28) CHARTRES. AERIAL VIEW OF NOTRE-DAME CATHEDRAL LISTED AS UNESCO'S WORLD HERITAGE SITE Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Aerial View of France

FRANCE. EURE-ET-LOIR (28) CHARTRES. AERIAL VIEW OF NOTRE-DAME CATHEDRAL LISTED AS UNESCO'S WORLD HERITAGE SITE Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Aerial View of France

FRANCE. EURE-ET-LOIR (28) CHARTRES. AERIAL VIEW OF NOTRE-DAME CATHEDRAL LISTED AS UNESCO'S WORLD HERITAGE SITE Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Aerial View of France

FRANCE. TARN (81) ALBI. AERIAL VIEW OF SAINTE-CECILE CATHEDRAL LISTED AS UNESCO'S WORLD HERITAGE SITE Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Aerial View of France

FRANCE. TARN (81) ALBI. AERIAL VIEW OF SAINTE-CECILE CATHEDRAL LISTED AS UNESCO'S WORLD HERITAGE SITE Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Aerial View of France

FRANCE. TARN (81) ALBI. AERIAL VIEW OF SAINTE-CECILE CATHEDRAL LISTED AS UNESCO'S WORLD HERITAGE SITE Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Aerial View of France

FRANCE. TARN (81) ALBI. AERIAL VIEW OF SAINTE-CECILE CATHEDRAL LISTED AS UNESCO'S WORLD HERITAGE SITE Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Aerial View of France

FRANCE. EURE-ET-LOIR (28) CHARTRES. AERIAL VIEW OF NOTRE-DAME CATHEDRAL LISTED AS UNESCO'S WORLD HERITAGE SITE Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Aerial View of France

FRANCE. TARN (81) ALBI. AERIAL VIEW OF SAINTE-CECILE CATHEDRAL LISTED AS UNESCO'S WORLD HERITAGE SITE Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Aerial View of France

FRANCE. EURE-ET-LOIR (28) CHARTRES. AERIAL VIEW OF NOTRE-DAME CATHEDRAL LISTED AS UNESCO'S WORLD HERITAGE SITE Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Aerial View of France

FRANCE. EURE-ET-LOIR (28) CHARTRES. AERIAL VIEW OF NOTRE-DAME CATHEDRAL LISTED AS UNESCO'S WORLD HERITAGE SITE Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Aerial View of France

FRANCE. EURE-ET-LOIR (28) CHARTRES. AERIAL VIEW OF NOTRE-DAME CATHEDRAL LISTED AS UNESCO'S WORLD HERITAGE SITE Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Aerial View of France

FRANCE. TARN (81) ALBI. AERIAL VIEW OF SAINTE-CECILE CATHEDRAL LISTED AS UNESCO'S WORLD HERITAGE SITE Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Aerial View of France

FRANCE. EURE-ET-LOIR (28) CHARTRES. AERIAL VIEW OF NOTRE-DAME CATHEDRAL LISTED AS UNESCO'S WORLD HERITAGE SITE Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Aerial View of France

FRANCE. TARN (81) ALBI. AERIAL VIEW OF SAINTE-CECILE CATHEDRAL LISTED AS UNESCO'S WORLD HERITAGE SITE Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Aerial View of France

FRANCE. EURE-ET-LOIR (28) CHARTRES. AERIAL VIEW OF NOTRE-DAME CATHEDRAL LISTED AS UNESCO'S WORLD HERITAGE SITE Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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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