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Prague Fashion Week underway in Czech capital

STORY: Prague Fashion Week underway in Czech capital SHOOTING TIME: April 19, 2024 DATELINE: April 20, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:30 LOCATION: Prague CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the fashion show 2. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): GUY REDMAN, Head of Western Cape Department for Cultural Affairs and Sports 3. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): GUY REDMAN, Head of Western Cape Department for Cultural Affairs and Sports STORYLINE: The spring edition of Mercedes-Benz Prague Fashion Week, the largest fashion event in the Czech Republic, is being held in capital Prague from April 18 to 24. The fashion event promises to be a vibrant showcase of Czech fashion talents. On Friday, designer Tomas Nemec presented his works at Tyrs House in downtown Prague, a venue filled with smoke that evokes a sense of mystery. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): TOMAS NEMEC, Designer "It was inspired by Italy and like Sicily and southern Italy overall. And the biggest inspiration came from the series White Lotus, the second season. So it was this place in

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Buddhist temple in Cherkasy

CHERKASY, UKRAINE - APRIL 13, 2023 - Buddha sculptures are seen on the premises of the White Lotus temple, the largest Buddhist temple in Europe that also includes a martial arts school, Cherkasy, central Ukraine.

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Buddhist temple in Cherkasy

CHERKASY, UKRAINE - APRIL 13, 2023 - On the premises of the White Lotus Buddhist temple, the largest Buddhist temple in Europe that also includes a martial arts school, Cherkasy, central Ukraine.

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Buddhist temple in Cherkasy

CHERKASY, UKRAINE - APRIL 13, 2023 - On the premises of the White Lotus Buddhist temple, the largest Buddhist temple in Europe that also includes a martial arts school, Cherkasy, central Ukraine.

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Buddhist temple in Cherkasy

CHERKASY, UKRAINE - APRIL 13, 2023 - Sculpture of Hotei (Laughing Buddha) is seen on the premises of the White Lotus temple, the largest Buddhist temple in Europe that also includes a martial arts school, Cherkasy, central Ukraine.

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Buddhist temple in Cherkasy

CHERKASY, UKRAINE - APRIL 13, 2023 - Buddha sculpture is seen on the premises of the White Lotus temple, the largest Buddhist temple in Europe that also includes a martial arts school, Cherkasy, central Ukraine.

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Buddhist temple in Cherkasy

CHERKASY, UKRAINE - APRIL 13, 2023 - On the premises of the White Lotus Buddhist temple, the largest Buddhist temple in Europe that also includes a martial arts school, Cherkasy, central Ukraine.

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Buddhist temple in Cherkasy

CHERKASY, UKRAINE - APRIL 13, 2023 - On the premises of the White Lotus Buddhist temple, the largest Buddhist temple in Europe that also includes a martial arts school, Cherkasy, central Ukraine.

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Buddhist temple in Cherkasy

CHERKASY, UKRAINE - APRIL 13, 2023 - On the premises of the White Lotus Buddhist temple, the largest Buddhist temple in Europe that also includes a martial arts school, Cherkasy, central Ukraine.

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Buddhist temple in Cherkasy

CHERKASY, UKRAINE - APRIL 13, 2023 - Monument to Volodymyr Skubaiev, the founder and main mentor of the White Lotus Buddhist Temple, the largest Buddhist temple in Europe that also includes a martial arts school, Cherkasy, central Ukraine.

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Buddhist temple in Cherkasy

CHERKASY, UKRAINE - APRIL 13, 2023 - On the premises of the White Lotus Buddhist temple, the largest Buddhist temple in Europe that also includes a martial arts school, Cherkasy, central Ukraine.

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Buddhist temple in Cherkasy

CHERKASY, UKRAINE - APRIL 13, 2023 - Sculpture of Hotei (Laughing Buddha) is seen on the premises of the White Lotus temple, the largest Buddhist temple in Europe that also includes a martial arts school, Cherkasy, central Ukraine.

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Buddhist temple in Cherkasy

CHERKASY, UKRAINE - APRIL 13, 2023 - A cut of a 300-year-old oak from Kholodnyi Yar that cleanses and strengthens the human energy system at the White Lotus Buddhist Temple, the largest Buddhist temple in Europe that also includes a martial arts school, Cherkasy, central Ukraine.

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Buddhist temple in Cherkasy

CHERKASY, UKRAINE - APRIL 13, 2023 - Buddha sculpture is seen on the premises of the White Lotus temple, the largest Buddhist temple in Europe that also includes a martial arts school, Cherkasy, central Ukraine.

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Buddhist temple in Cherkasy

CHERKASY, UKRAINE - APRIL 13, 2023 - Monument to Volodymyr Skubaiev (R), the founder and main mentor of the White Lotus Buddhist Temple, the largest Buddhist temple in Europe that also includes a martial arts school, Cherkasy, central Ukraine.

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Buddhist temple in Cherkasy

CHERKASY, UKRAINE - APRIL 13, 2023 - On the premises of the White Lotus Buddhist temple, the largest Buddhist temple in Europe that also includes a martial arts school, Cherkasy, central Ukraine.

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Buddhist temple in Cherkasy

CHERKASY, UKRAINE - APRIL 13, 2023 - On the premises of the White Lotus Buddhist temple, the largest Buddhist temple in Europe that also includes a martial arts school, Cherkasy, central Ukraine.

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Buddhist temple in Cherkasy

CHERKASY, UKRAINE - APRIL 13, 2023 - People pass by the White Lotus Buddhist temple, the largest Buddhist temple in Europe that also includes a martial arts school, Cherkasy, central Ukraine.

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Buddhist temple in Cherkasy

CHERKASY, UKRAINE - APRIL 13, 2023 - Monument to Volodymyr Skubaiev, the founder and main mentor of the White Lotus Buddhist Temple, the largest Buddhist temple in Europe that also includes a martial arts school, Cherkasy, central Ukraine.

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Buddhist temple in Cherkasy

CHERKASY, UKRAINE - APRIL 13, 2023 - Buddha sculpture is seen on the premises of the White Lotus temple, the largest Buddhist temple in Europe that also includes a martial arts school, Cherkasy, central Ukraine.

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Buddhist temple in Cherkasy

CHERKASY, UKRAINE - APRIL 13, 2023 - The inscription "White Lotus" on the gates of the largest Buddhist temple in Europe that also includes a martial arts school, Cherkasy, central Ukraine.

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Media preview of State Dinner in honor of India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi

Lotus flowers color a table display during a media preview for US President Joe Biden’s State Dinner with India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 22 June in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, 21 June 2023. The media preview of the dinner also included remarks from First Lady Jill Biden.

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CHINA-JIANGXI-POYANG LAKE-MIGRANT BIRDS (CN)

(221222) -- NANCHANG, Dec. 22, 2022 (Xinhua) -- White cranes frolic at Nanchang Five Stars Siberian Cranes Sanctuary by the Poyang Lake in Nanchang, east China's Jiangxi Province, Dec. 21, 2022. Poyang Lake, the country's largest freshwater lake, is an important wintering spot for migratory birds. In Nanchang Five Stars Siberian Cranes Sanctuary by the Poyang Lake, which has been affected by drought this year, bird lovers have rented a lotus pond, where migratory birds have been attracted for food each year, to provide enough food for the migratory birds in winter. (Xinhua/Wan Xiang)

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CHINA-JIANGXI-POYANG LAKE-MIGRANT BIRDS (CN)

(221222) -- NANCHANG, Dec. 22, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A white crane forages at Nanchang Five Stars Siberian Cranes Sanctuary by the Poyang Lake in Nanchang, east China's Jiangxi Province, Dec. 21, 2022. Poyang Lake, the country's largest freshwater lake, is an important wintering spot for migratory birds. In Nanchang Five Stars Siberian Cranes Sanctuary by the Poyang Lake, which has been affected by drought this year, bird lovers have rented a lotus pond, where migratory birds have been attracted for food each year, to provide enough food for the migratory birds in winter. (Xinhua/Wan Xiang)

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CHINA-JIANGXI-POYANG LAKE-MIGRANT BIRDS (CN)

(221222) -- NANCHANG, Dec. 22, 2022 (Xinhua) -- White cranes fly over Nanchang Five Stars Siberian Cranes Sanctuary by the Poyang Lake in Nanchang, east China's Jiangxi Province, Dec. 21, 2022. Poyang Lake, the country's largest freshwater lake, is an important wintering spot for migratory birds. In Nanchang Five Stars Siberian Cranes Sanctuary by the Poyang Lake, which has been affected by drought this year, bird lovers have rented a lotus pond, where migratory birds have been attracted for food each year, to provide enough food for the migratory birds in winter. (Xinhua/Wan Xiang)

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CHINA-JIANGXI-POYANG LAKE-MIGRANT BIRDS (CN)

(221222) -- NANCHANG, Dec. 22, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A white crane (L) feeds its baby at Nanchang Five Stars Siberian Cranes Sanctuary by the Poyang Lake in Nanchang, east China's Jiangxi Province, Dec. 21, 2022. Poyang Lake, the country's largest freshwater lake, is an important wintering spot for migratory birds. In Nanchang Five Stars Siberian Cranes Sanctuary by the Poyang Lake, which has been affected by drought this year, bird lovers have rented a lotus pond, where migratory birds have been attracted for food each year, to provide enough food for the migratory birds in winter. (Xinhua/Wan Xiang)

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CHINA-JIANGXI-POYANG LAKE-MIGRANT BIRDS (CN)

(220115) -- NANCHANG, Jan. 15, 2022 (Xinhua) -- White cranes are seen at Nanchang Five Stars Siberian Cranes Sanctuary by the Poyang Lake in Nanchang, east China's Jiangxi Province, Jan. 12, 2022. Poyang Lake, the country's largest freshwater lake, is an important wintering spot for migratory birds. To ramp up forage supplies for the birds, in 2021, the local government of Yugan County issued a compensation policy for farmers, and reserved rice for migratory birds. In Nanchang Five Stars Siberian Cranes Sanctuary by the Poyang Lake, cranes have been attracted there for food on a lotus pond. The pond, initiated and invested in by bird lovers in 2017, is expected to provide enough food for the cranes in winter. With the support of local authorities, the pond is also developed into a base for scientific research and education, as well as for international exchanges. (Xinhua/Wan X.....

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CHINA-JIANGXI-POYANG LAKE-MIGRANT BIRDS (CN)

(220115) -- NANCHANG, Jan. 15, 2022 (Xinhua) -- White cranes forage at Nanchang Five Stars Siberian Cranes Sanctuary by the Poyang Lake in Nanchang, east China's Jiangxi Province, Jan. 12, 2022. Poyang Lake, the country's largest freshwater lake, is an important wintering spot for migratory birds. To ramp up forage supplies for the birds, in 2021, the local government of Yugan County issued a compensation policy for farmers, and reserved rice for migratory birds. In Nanchang Five Stars Siberian Cranes Sanctuary by the Poyang Lake, cranes have been attracted there for food on a lotus pond. The pond, initiated and invested in by bird lovers in 2017, is expected to provide enough food for the cranes in winter. With the support of local authorities, the pond is also developed into a base for scientific research and education, as well as for international exchanges. (Xinhua/Wan Xia.....

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CHINA-JIANGXI-POYANG LAKE-MIGRANT BIRDS (CN)

(220115) -- NANCHANG, Jan. 15, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A white crane forages at Nanchang Five Stars Siberian Cranes Sanctuary by the Poyang Lake in Nanchang, east China's Jiangxi Province, Jan. 12, 2022. Poyang Lake, the country's largest freshwater lake, is an important wintering spot for migratory birds. To ramp up forage supplies for the birds, in 2021, the local government of Yugan County issued a compensation policy for farmers, and reserved rice for migratory birds. In Nanchang Five Stars Siberian Cranes Sanctuary by the Poyang Lake, cranes have been attracted there for food on a lotus pond. The pond, initiated and invested in by bird lovers in 2017, is expected to provide enough food for the cranes in winter. With the support of local authorities, the pond is also developed into a base for scientific research and education, as well as for international exchanges. (Xinhua/Wan X.....

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CHINA-JIANGXI-POYANG LAKE-MIGRANT BIRDS (CN)

(220115) -- NANCHANG, Jan. 15, 2022 (Xinhua) -- White cranes frolic at Nanchang Five Stars Siberian Cranes Sanctuary by the Poyang Lake in Nanchang, east China's Jiangxi Province, Jan. 1, 2022. Poyang Lake, the country's largest freshwater lake, is an important wintering spot for migratory birds. To ramp up forage supplies for the birds, in 2021, the local government of Yugan County issued a compensation policy for farmers, and reserved rice for migratory birds. In Nanchang Five Stars Siberian Cranes Sanctuary by the Poyang Lake, cranes have been attracted there for food on a lotus pond. The pond, initiated and invested in by bird lovers in 2017, is expected to provide enough food for the cranes in winter. With the support of local authorities, the pond is also developed into a base for scientific research and education, as well as for international exchanges. (Xinhua/Wan Xian.....

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Vietnamese women gather Lotus rice' to add flavor to green tea

Vietnamese women take out what looks like white rice grain from lotus flowers gathered near Tay Ho (West Lake) in Hanoi in May 2015 for mixing with green tea leaves to give them a lotus flavor. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nishi Otani Entsu-kyo Bridge

Enzu-kyo Bridge at Nishi Otani Temple, looking north-northeast from the southwestern edge of Kogetsu Pond. Made of stone, the bridge was built in 1865. Called Spectacles Bridge because of its shape, the bridge bustled with people who came here to view the red and white lotus flowers from the end of the Edo to the Meiji Period. There is a tea house on the other side of the bridge. The quality of the photo tinting is poor.==Date:unknown, Place:Kyoto, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number92‐20‐0]

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Nishi Otani Entsu-kyo Bridge

Enzu-kyo Bridge at Nishi Otani Temple, looking north from the southern edge of Kogetsu Pond. Made of stone, the bridge was built in 1865. Called Spectacles Bridge because of its shape, the bridge bustled with people who came here to view the red and white lotus flowers from the end of the Edo to the Meiji Period. There is a tea house on the other side of the bridge. The quality of the photo tinting is poor.==Date:unknown, Place:Kyoto, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number90‐32‐0]

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Nishi Otani Entsu-kyo Bridge

Enzu-kyo Bridge at Nishi Otani Temple, looking north from the southern edge of Kogetsu Pond. Made of stone, the bridge was built in 1865. Called Spectacles Bridge because of its shape, the bridge bustled with people who came here to view the red and white lotus flowers from the end of the Edo to the Meiji Period, but no flowers are visible here. Poles to support the branches of pine trees rise from the pond. The branches of a willow tree extend from the west bank.==Date:unknown, Place:Kyoto, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number85‐27‐0]

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Nishi Otani Entsu-kyo Bridge

Enzu-kyo Bridge at Nishi Otani Temple, looking west from the edge of the bridge. Made of stone, the bridge was built in 1865. It was called Spectacles Bridge because of its shape and bustled with people who came here to view the red and white lotus flowers from the end of the Edo to the Meiji Period. There are women and children standing along one of the bridge's railings. In the far back are private houses and people visiting the temple.==Date:unknown, Place:Kyoto, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number85‐23‐0]

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A vegetable vendor

A peddler carries vegetables on a balancing pole. When the load was heavy, the peddlers held canes as well. This man is wearing a twisted hachimaki headband, short coat, trousers, white tabi socks and straw sandals. The vegetables include lotus root, burdock, spinach, turnip and mustard leaf. He is writing in a handbook.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number64‐14‐0]

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Nishi Otani (Otani Honbyo Mausoleum of Honganji Temple)

The approach to Nishi-Otani Temple is viewed from the western edge of Entsu Bridge, facing east. There are two giant pine trees by the sanmon gate in the back. This stone bridge was built in 1865. It was referred to as a spectacles bridge because of its shape. It was famous for its red and white lotus flowers in the mid-19th century. There are teahouses with benches on the northwestern edge of the bridge. Taken by F. Beato.==Date:unknown, Place:Kyoto, Photo:F. Beato, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number62‐19‐0]

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Nishi Otani Entsu-kyo Bridge

Enzu-kyo Bridge at Nishi Otani Temple, looking north-northeast from the southwestern edge of Kogetsu Pond. Made of stone, the bridge was built in 1865. Called Spectacles Bridge because of its shape, the bridge bustled with people who came here to view the red and white lotus flowers from the end of the Edo to the Meiji Period. Two men are posing on the bridge looking down at the flowers. People are also visible in the tea house on the other side of the bridge.==Date:unknown, Place:Kyoto, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number52‐25‐0]

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Nishi Otani Entsu-kyo Bridge

Enzu-kyo Bridge at Nishi Otani Temple, looking north from the southern edge of Kogetsu Pond. Made of stone, the bridge was built in 1865. Called Spectacles Bridge because of its shape, the bridge bustled with people who came here to view the red and white lotus flowers from the end of the Edo to the Meiji Period. Two men are posing on the bridge looking down at the flowers. Stone lanterns are installed along the eastern side of the bridge. Red lotus flowers are blooming in the pond.==Date:unknown, Place:Kyoto, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number52‐10‐0]

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Nishi Otani Entsu-kyo Bridge

Enzu-kyo Bridge at Nishi Otani Temple, looking north-northeast from the southwestern edge of Kogetsu Pond. Made of stone, the bridge was built in 1865. Called Spectacles Bridge because of its shape, the bridge bustled with people who came here to view the red and white lotus flowers from the end of the Edo to the Meiji Period. Two men are posing on the bridge looking down at the flowers. People are also visible in the tea house on the other side of the bridge.==Date:unknown, Place:Kyoto, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number47‐38‐0]

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The Yomeimon Gate,Toshogu Shrine,Nikko

The Yomei Gate seen from the sanshinko. The steel lantern to the right of the staircase was donated by Date Masamune. Above the stairs to the right is the lotus lantern donated by the Netherlands and a bell presented by the King of Korea. The Kamijinko is seen at the right edge built in Azekura style. The eaves have sculptures of a white and black elephant based on the rough draft by Kano Tanyu.==Date:unknown, Place:Nikko, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number13‐23‐0]