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Harbin Ice Snow - China

Lanterns are pictured on a lantern show in Zigong, southwest China's Sichuan Province, January 15, 2025. The 31st Zigong International Dinosaur Lantern Show, which will kick off on January 17 this year, light up the lights for trial display in Zigong Wednesday. This year's lantern show is arranged with twelve groups of super-large light sets, seven groups of large light sets and more than 200 groups of small and medium-sized light sets to attract visitors. Photo by Lan Zitao/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Harbin Ice Snow - China

Tourists view the lanterns on a lantern show in Zigong, southwest China's Sichuan Province, January 15, 2025. The 31st Zigong International Dinosaur Lantern Show, which will kick off on January 17 this year, light up the lights for trial display in Zigong Wednesday. This year's lantern show is arranged with twelve groups of super-large light sets, seven groups of large light sets and more than 200 groups of small and medium-sized light sets to attract visitors. Photo by Lan Zitao/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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#CHINA-CHINESE LUNAR NEW YEAR-CELEBRATION EVENTS (CN)

(240116) -- BEIJING, Jan. 16, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Volunteers perform a stunt of Sichuan Opera in Dongxing District of Neijiang City, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Jan. 16, 2024. Various events are held across the country in celebration of the upcoming Chinese Lunar New Year, which falls on Feb. 10 this year. (Photo by Lan Zitao/Xinhua)

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XINHUA-PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2022-CHINA NEWS

(230109) -- BEIJING, Jan. 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Xu Ronghong, a Zitao (purple pottery) craftsman, polishes a pottery ware in Wanyao Village of Jianshui County, Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Yunnan Province, June 30, 2022. Xu, 57, is an inheritor of the making skills of Jianshui purple pottery, one of the national intangible cultural heritages of China. (Xinhua/Hu Chao)

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#CHINA-YEAR OF THE RABBIT-SPECIAL STAMPS-ISSUE (CN)

(230105) -- NEIJIANG, Jan. 5, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A stamp collector displays the newly-purchased special stamps marking the Year of the Rabbit in Dongxing District of Neijiang, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Jan. 5, 2023. China Post on Thursday released a set of two special stamps to celebrate the upcoming Chinese zodiac Year of the Rabbit. (Photo by Lan Zitao/Xinhua)

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CHINA-YUNNAN-JIANSHUI-POTTERY-CRAFTSMAN (CN)

(220705) -- KUNMING, July 5, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Xu Ronghong (L), a Zitao (purple pottery) craftsman, teaches an apprentice to polish a pottery ware in Wanyao Village of Jianshui County, Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Yunnan Province, June 30, 2022. Xu Ronghong, 57, is an inheritor of the making skills of Jianshui purple pottery, one of the national intangible cultural heritages of China. Xu was born in Jianshui County. As the fifth generation pottery maker of his family, Xu started to learn the techniques since childhood. In order to make an excellent piece of pottery, every process including clay preparing, modeling, decorating, firing and polishing all need great concentration. "The procedures are interlocking. One tiny flaw in a certain process would lead to a defective product," Xu said while adding carved decorations to the surface of a pottery ware. Xu sees pottery as a carrier to convey the beauty of multiple artistic forms such as calligraphy, painting and carving,

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CHINA-YUNNAN-JIANSHUI-POTTERY-CRAFTSMAN (CN)

(220705) -- KUNMING, July 5, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Xu Ronghong, a Zitao (purple pottery) craftsman, watches as his apprentices make pottery wares in Wanyao Village of Jianshui County, Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Yunnan Province, June 30, 2022. Xu Ronghong, 57, is an inheritor of the making skills of Jianshui purple pottery, one of the national intangible cultural heritages of China. Xu was born in Jianshui County. As the fifth generation pottery maker of his family, Xu started to learn the techniques since childhood. In order to make an excellent piece of pottery, every process including clay preparing, modeling, decorating, firing and polishing all need great concentration. "The procedures are interlocking. One tiny flaw in a certain process would lead to a defective product," Xu said while adding carved decorations to the surface of a pottery ware. Xu sees pottery as a carrier to convey the beauty of multiple artistic forms such as calligraphy, painting and carving, and t

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CHINA-YUNNAN-JIANSHUI-POTTERY-CRAFTSMAN (CN)

(220705) -- KUNMING, July 5, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Xu Ronghong, a Zitao (purple pottery) craftsman, makes a pottery ware in Wanyao Village of Jianshui County, Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Yunnan Province, June 30, 2022. Xu Ronghong, 57, is an inheritor of the making skills of Jianshui purple pottery, one of the national intangible cultural heritages of China. Xu was born in Jianshui County. As the fifth generation pottery maker of his family, Xu started to learn the techniques since childhood. In order to make an excellent piece of pottery, every process including clay preparing, modeling, decorating, firing and polishing all need great concentration. "The procedures are interlocking. One tiny flaw in a certain process would lead to a defective product," Xu said while adding carved decorations to the surface of a pottery ware. Xu sees pottery as a carrier to convey the beauty of multiple artistic forms such as calligraphy, painting and carving, and to bear the rich cultural

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CHINA-YUNNAN-JIANSHUI-POTTERY-CRAFTSMAN (CN)

(220705) -- KUNMING, July 5, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Xu Ronghong, a Zitao (purple pottery) craftsman, adds calligraphy decorations to the surface of a pottery ware in Wanyao Village of Jianshui County, Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Yunnan Province, June 30, 2022. Xu Ronghong, 57, is an inheritor of the making skills of Jianshui purple pottery, one of the national intangible cultural heritages of China. Xu was born in Jianshui County. As the fifth generation pottery maker of his family, Xu started to learn the techniques since childhood. In order to make an excellent piece of pottery, every process including clay preparing, modeling, decorating, firing and polishing all need great concentration. "The procedures are interlocking. One tiny flaw in a certain process would lead to a defective product," Xu said while adding carved decorations to the surface of a pottery ware. Xu sees pottery as a carrier to convey the beauty of multiple artistic forms such as calligraphy, painting an

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CHINA-YUNNAN-JIANSHUI-POTTERY-CRAFTSMAN (CN)

(220705) -- KUNMING, July 5, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on June 30, 2022 shows Xu Ronghong, a Zitao (purple pottery) craftsman, adding calligraphy decorations to the surface of a pottery ware in Wanyao Village of Jianshui County, Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Yunnan Province. Xu Ronghong, 57, is an inheritor of the making skills of Jianshui purple pottery, one of the national intangible cultural heritages of China. Xu was born in Jianshui County. As the fifth generation pottery maker of his family, Xu started to learn the techniques since childhood. In order to make an excellent piece of pottery, every process including clay preparing, modeling, decorating, firing and polishing all need great concentration. "The procedures are interlocking. One tiny flaw in a certain process would lead to a defective product," Xu said while adding carved decorations to the surface of a pottery ware. Xu sees pottery as a carrier to convey the beauty of multiple artistic forms suc

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CHINA-YUNNAN-JIANSHUI-POTTERY-CRAFTSMAN (CN)

(220705) -- KUNMING, July 5, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Xu Ronghong, a Zitao (purple pottery) craftsman, polishes a pottery ware in Wanyao Village of Jianshui County, Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Yunnan Province, June 30, 2022. Xu Ronghong, 57, is an inheritor of the making skills of Jianshui purple pottery, one of the national intangible cultural heritages of China. Xu was born in Jianshui County. As the fifth generation pottery maker of his family, Xu started to learn the techniques since childhood. In order to make an excellent piece of pottery, every process including clay preparing, modeling, decorating, firing and polishing all need great concentration. "The procedures are interlocking. One tiny flaw in a certain process would lead to a defective product," Xu said while adding carved decorations to the surface of a pottery ware. Xu sees pottery as a carrier to convey the beauty of multiple artistic forms such as calligraphy, painting and carving, and to bear the rich cultur

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CHINA-YUNNAN-JIANSHUI-POTTERY-CRAFTSMAN (CN)

(220705) -- KUNMING, July 5, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Xu Ronghong, a Zitao (purple pottery) craftsman, polishes a pottery ware in Wanyao Village of Jianshui County, Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Yunnan Province, June 30, 2022. Xu Ronghong, 57, is an inheritor of the making skills of Jianshui purple pottery, one of the national intangible cultural heritages of China. Xu was born in Jianshui County. As the fifth generation pottery maker of his family, Xu started to learn the techniques since childhood. In order to make an excellent piece of pottery, every process including clay preparing, modeling, decorating, firing and polishing all need great concentration. "The procedures are interlocking. One tiny flaw in a certain process would lead to a defective product," Xu said while adding carved decorations to the surface of a pottery ware. Xu sees pottery as a carrier to convey the beauty of multiple artistic forms such as calligraphy, painting and carving, and to bear the rich cult

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CHINA-YUNNAN-JIANSHUI-POTTERY-CRAFTSMAN (CN)

(220705) -- KUNMING, July 5, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Xu Ronghong, a Zitao (purple pottery) craftsman, shows a pottery ware in Wanyao Village of Jianshui County, Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Yunnan Province, June 30, 2022. Xu Ronghong, 57, is an inheritor of the making skills of Jianshui purple pottery, one of the national intangible cultural heritages of China. Xu was born in Jianshui County. As the fifth generation pottery maker of his family, Xu started to learn the techniques since childhood. In order to make an excellent piece of pottery, every process including clay preparing, modeling, decorating, firing and polishing all need great concentration. "The procedures are interlocking. One tiny flaw in a certain process would lead to a defective product," Xu said while adding carved decorations to the surface of a pottery ware. Xu sees pottery as a carrier to convey the beauty of multiple artistic forms such as calligraphy, painting and carving, and to bear the rich cultural

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CHINA-YUNNAN-JIANSHUI-POTTERY-CRAFTSMAN (CN)

(220705) -- KUNMING, July 5, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Xu Ronghong, a Zitao (purple pottery) craftsman, checks a pottery ware in Wanyao Village of Jianshui County, Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Yunnan Province, June 30, 2022. Xu Ronghong, 57, is an inheritor of the making skills of Jianshui purple pottery, one of the national intangible cultural heritages of China. Xu was born in Jianshui County. As the fifth generation pottery maker of his family, Xu started to learn the techniques since childhood. In order to make an excellent piece of pottery, every process including clay preparing, modeling, decorating, firing and polishing all need great concentration. "The procedures are interlocking. One tiny flaw in a certain process would lead to a defective product," Xu said while adding carved decorations to the surface of a pottery ware. Xu sees pottery as a carrier to convey the beauty of multiple artistic forms such as calligraphy, painting and carving, and to bear the rich cultural

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#CHINA-SPRING-FARMING (CN)

(220211) -- BEIJING, Feb. 11, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Villagers transplant watermelon seedlings at a planting base in Gaochong Village of Neijiang City, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Feb. 11, 2022. (Photo by Lan Zitao/Xinhua)