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Tibetan New Year

A rider performs hada (a traditional Tibetan silk scarf that symbolizes purity and auspiciousness) collecting in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, March 2, 2025. The city of Lhasa hosted an equestrian show on the third day of the Tibetan New Year, featuring traditional equestrian performances and horse races. The riders were dressed in colorful Tibetan clothes and galloped gracefully around the racecourse in the northern suburbs of the city. Photo by Xinhua/Jigme Dorje/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tibetan New Year

A rider performs hada (a traditional Tibetan silk scarf that symbolizes purity and auspiciousness) collecting in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, March 2, 2025. The city of Lhasa hosted an equestrian show on the third day of the Tibetan New Year, featuring traditional equestrian performances and horse races. The riders were dressed in colorful Tibetan clothes and galloped gracefully around the racecourse in the northern suburbs of the city. Photo by Xinhua/Jigme Dorje/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tibetan New Year

A rider performs hada (a traditional Tibetan silk scarf that symbolizes purity and auspiciousness) collecting in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, March 2, 2025. The city of Lhasa hosted an equestrian show on the third day of the Tibetan New Year, featuring traditional equestrian performances and horse races. The riders were dressed in colorful Tibetan clothes and galloped gracefully around the racecourse in the northern suburbs of the city. Photo by Xinhua/Jiang Fan/ABACAPRESS.COM

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(InXizang) CHINA-XIZANG-LHASA-TIBETAN NEW YEAR-EQUESTRIAN SHOW (CN)

(240212) -- LHASA, Feb. 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A rider performs hada (a traditional Tibetan silk scarf that symbolizes purity and auspiciousness) collecting in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Feb. 12, 2024. The equestrian team of southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region staged a thrilling display of traditional horse racing in its capital Lhasa on Monday, the third day of the Tibetan New Year. The riders were dressed in colorful Tibetan clothes and galloped gracefully around the racecourse in the northern suburbs of Lhasa. (Xinhua/Sun Fei)

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(InXizang)CHINA-XIZANG-FAMILY-TIBETAN NEW YEAR (CN)

(240210) -- LHASA, Feb. 10, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Soinam Nordar tends to a herd of yaks in Damxung County, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Feb. 10, 2024. Sitting in her spacious and bright living room, 85-year-old Sichod Wangmo, a resident in Damxung County, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, can not feel more content and happier when her loved ones filled her cup with barley wine and gave her hada (a traditional Tibetan silk scarf that symbolizes purity and auspiciousness) one by one, wishing her all the best. Saturday marked the Tibetan New Year, which coincided with the Chinese Lunar New Year, or the Spring Festival this year, the most important festival in China for reunions of family members. In Xizang, there is no exception. Days before the Tibetan New Year, Soinam Nordar, Sichod Wangmo's seventh son, has been preparing food, candies and butter sculptures, welcoming his other ten brothers and sisters home with each of their families. Sichod Wangmo feels she is now living a life

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(InXizang)CHINA-XIZANG-FAMILY-TIBETAN NEW YEAR (CN)

(240210) -- LHASA, Feb. 10, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Sichod Wangmo (C) celebrates the Tibetan New Year with her family at Jiagen Village in Damxung County, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Feb. 10, 2024. Sitting in her spacious and bright living room, 85-year-old Sichod Wangmo, a resident in Damxung County, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, can not feel more content and happier when her loved ones filled her cup with barley wine and gave her hada (a traditional Tibetan silk scarf that symbolizes purity and auspiciousness) one by one, wishing her all the best. Saturday marked the Tibetan New Year, which coincided with the Chinese Lunar New Year, or the Spring Festival this year, the most important festival in China for reunions of family members. In Xizang, there is no exception. Days before the Tibetan New Year, Soinam Nordar, Sichod Wangmo's seventh son, has been preparing food, candies and butter sculptures, welcoming his other ten brothers and sisters home with each of their families.

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(InXizang)CHINA-XIZANG-FAMILY-TIBETAN NEW YEAR (CN)

(240210) -- LHASA, Feb. 10, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Soinam Nordar (R), Sichod Wangmo's son, hands his mom a cup of barley wine at Jiagen Village in Damxung County, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Feb. 10, 2024. Sitting in her spacious and bright living room, 85-year-old Sichod Wangmo, a resident in Damxung County, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, can not feel more content and happier when her loved ones filled her cup with barley wine and gave her hada (a traditional Tibetan silk scarf that symbolizes purity and auspiciousness) one by one, wishing her all the best. Saturday marked the Tibetan New Year, which coincided with the Chinese Lunar New Year, or the Spring Festival this year, the most important festival in China for reunions of family members. In Xizang, there is no exception. Days before the Tibetan New Year, Soinam Nordar, Sichod Wangmo's seventh son, has been preparing food, candies and butter sculptures, welcoming his other ten brothers and sisters home with each of their fa

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(InXizang)CHINA-XIZANG-FAMILY-TIBETAN NEW YEAR (CN)

(240210) -- LHASA, Feb. 10, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Family members of Sichod Wangmo pose for photos in festival costumes at Jiagen Village in Damxung County, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Feb. 10, 2024. Sitting in her spacious and bright living room, 85-year-old Sichod Wangmo, a resident in Damxung County, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, can not feel more content and happier when her loved ones filled her cup with barley wine and gave her hada (a traditional Tibetan silk scarf that symbolizes purity and auspiciousness) one by one, wishing her all the best. Saturday marked the Tibetan New Year, which coincided with the Chinese Lunar New Year, or the Spring Festival this year, the most important festival in China for reunions of family members. In Xizang, there is no exception. Days before the Tibetan New Year, Soinam Nordar, Sichod Wangmo's seventh son, has been preparing food, candies and butter sculptures, welcoming his other ten brothers and sisters home with each of their families

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(InXizang)CHINA-XIZANG-FAMILY-TIBETAN NEW YEAR (CN)

(240210) -- LHASA, Feb. 10, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Sichod Wangmo's daughter-in-law cooks for the family at Jiagen Village in Damxung County, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Feb. 10, 2024. Sitting in her spacious and bright living room, 85-year-old Sichod Wangmo, a resident in Damxung County, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, can not feel more content and happier when her loved ones filled her cup with barley wine and gave her hada (a traditional Tibetan silk scarf that symbolizes purity and auspiciousness) one by one, wishing her all the best. Saturday marked the Tibetan New Year, which coincided with the Chinese Lunar New Year, or the Spring Festival this year, the most important festival in China for reunions of family members. In Xizang, there is no exception. Days before the Tibetan New Year, Soinam Nordar, Sichod Wangmo's seventh son, has been preparing food, candies and butter sculptures, welcoming his other ten brothers and sisters home with each of their families. Sichod Wang

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(InXizang)CHINA-XIZANG-FAMILY-TIBETAN NEW YEAR (CN)

(240210) -- LHASA, Feb. 10, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Sichod Wangmo's great-grandchildren are going to send festival greetings to their neighbors at Jiagen Village in Damxung County, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Feb. 10, 2024. Sitting in her spacious and bright living room, 85-year-old Sichod Wangmo, a resident in Damxung County, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, can not feel more content and happier when her loved ones filled her cup with barley wine and gave her hada (a traditional Tibetan silk scarf that symbolizes purity and auspiciousness) one by one, wishing her all the best. Saturday marked the Tibetan New Year, which coincided with the Chinese Lunar New Year, or the Spring Festival this year, the most important festival in China for reunions of family members. In Xizang, there is no exception. Days before the Tibetan New Year, Soinam Nordar, Sichod Wangmo's seventh son, has been preparing food, candies and butter sculptures, welcoming his other ten brothers and sisters home with

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(InXizang)CHINA-XIZANG-FAMILY-TIBETAN NEW YEAR (CN)

(240210) -- LHASA, Feb. 10, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Sichod Wangmo (R) eats chema, roasted barley and fried wheat grain in a two-tier rectangular wooden box, at Jiagen Village in Damxung County, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Feb. 10, 2024. Sitting in her spacious and bright living room, 85-year-old Sichod Wangmo, a resident in Damxung County, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, can not feel more content and happier when her loved ones filled her cup with barley wine and gave her hada (a traditional Tibetan silk scarf that symbolizes purity and auspiciousness) one by one, wishing her all the best. Saturday marked the Tibetan New Year, which coincided with the Chinese Lunar New Year, or the Spring Festival this year, the most important festival in China for reunions of family members. In Xizang, there is no exception. Days before the Tibetan New Year, Soinam Nordar, Sichod Wangmo's seventh son, has been preparing food, candies and butter sculptures, welcoming his other ten brothers and sist

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(InXizang)CHINA-XIZANG-FAMILY-TIBETAN NEW YEAR (CN)

(240210) -- LHASA, Feb. 10, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Sichod Wangmo's daughter-in-law (L) serves family members with food at Jiagen Village in Damxung County, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Feb. 10, 2024. Sitting in her spacious and bright living room, 85-year-old Sichod Wangmo, a resident in Damxung County, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, can not feel more content and happier when her loved ones filled her cup with barley wine and gave her hada (a traditional Tibetan silk scarf that symbolizes purity and auspiciousness) one by one, wishing her all the best. Saturday marked the Tibetan New Year, which coincided with the Chinese Lunar New Year, or the Spring Festival this year, the most important festival in China for reunions of family members. In Xizang, there is no exception. Days before the Tibetan New Year, Soinam Nordar, Sichod Wangmo's seventh son, has been preparing food, candies and butter sculptures, welcoming his other ten brothers and sisters home with each of their families.

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(InXizang)CHINA-XIZANG-FAMILY-TIBETAN NEW YEAR (CN)

(240210) -- LHASA, Feb. 10, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Sichod Wangmo celebrates the Tibetan New Year with her family at Jiagen Village in Damxung County, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Feb. 10, 2024. Sitting in her spacious and bright living room, 85-year-old Sichod Wangmo, a resident in Damxung County, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, can not feel more content and happier when her loved ones filled her cup with barley wine and gave her hada (a traditional Tibetan silk scarf that symbolizes purity and auspiciousness) one by one, wishing her all the best. Saturday marked the Tibetan New Year, which coincided with the Chinese Lunar New Year, or the Spring Festival this year, the most important festival in China for reunions of family members. In Xizang, there is no exception. Days before the Tibetan New Year, Soinam Nordar, Sichod Wangmo's seventh son, has been preparing food, candies and butter sculptures, welcoming his other ten brothers and sisters home with each of their families. Si

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(InXizang)CHINA-XIZANG-FAMILY-TIBETAN NEW YEAR (CN)

(240210) -- LHASA, Feb. 10, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This aerial drone photo taken on Feb. 10, 2024 shows Sichod Wangmo's home at Jiagen Village in Damxung County, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. Sitting in her spacious and bright living room, 85-year-old Sichod Wangmo, a resident in Damxung County, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, can not feel more content and happier when her loved ones filled her cup with barley wine and gave her hada (a traditional Tibetan silk scarf that symbolizes purity and auspiciousness) one by one, wishing her all the best. Saturday marked the Tibetan New Year, which coincided with the Chinese Lunar New Year, or the Spring Festival this year, the most important festival in China for reunions of family members. In Xizang, there is no exception. Days before the Tibetan New Year, Soinam Nordar, Sichod Wangmo's seventh son, has been preparing food, candies and butter sculptures, welcoming his other ten brothers and sisters home with each of their families. Sicho

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(InXizang)CHINA-XIZANG-FAMILY-TIBETAN NEW YEAR (CN)

(240210) -- LHASA, Feb. 10, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Sichod Wangmo's daughter-in-law cooks for the family at Jiagen Village in Damxung County, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Feb. 10, 2024. Sitting in her spacious and bright living room, 85-year-old Sichod Wangmo, a resident in Damxung County, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, can not feel more content and happier when her loved ones filled her cup with barley wine and gave her hada (a traditional Tibetan silk scarf that symbolizes purity and auspiciousness) one by one, wishing her all the best. Saturday marked the Tibetan New Year, which coincided with the Chinese Lunar New Year, or the Spring Festival this year, the most important festival in China for reunions of family members. In Xizang, there is no exception. Days before the Tibetan New Year, Soinam Nordar, Sichod Wangmo's seventh son, has been preparing food, candies and butter sculptures, welcoming his other ten brothers and sisters home with each of their families. Sichod Wang

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(InXizang)CHINA-XIZANG-FAMILY-TIBETAN NEW YEAR (CN)

(240210) -- LHASA, Feb. 10, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Sichod Wangmo and her great-granddaughter greet each other at Jiagen Village in Damxung County, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Feb. 10, 2024. Sitting in her spacious and bright living room, 85-year-old Sichod Wangmo, a resident in Damxung County, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, can not feel more content and happier when her loved ones filled her cup with barley wine and gave her hada (a traditional Tibetan silk scarf that symbolizes purity and auspiciousness) one by one, wishing her all the best. Saturday marked the Tibetan New Year, which coincided with the Chinese Lunar New Year, or the Spring Festival this year, the most important festival in China for reunions of family members. In Xizang, there is no exception. Days before the Tibetan New Year, Soinam Nordar, Sichod Wangmo's seventh son, has been preparing food, candies and butter sculptures, welcoming his other ten brothers and sisters home with each of their families. Sicho

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(InXizang)CHINA-XIZANG-FAMILY-TIBETAN NEW YEAR (CN)

(240210) -- LHASA, Feb. 10, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Sichod Wangmo (C, front) poses for a group photo with her family at Jiagen Village in Damxung County, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Feb. 10, 2024. Sitting in her spacious and bright living room, 85-year-old Sichod Wangmo, a resident in Damxung County, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, can not feel more content and happier when her loved ones filled her cup with barley wine and gave her hada (a traditional Tibetan silk scarf that symbolizes purity and auspiciousness) one by one, wishing her all the best. Saturday marked the Tibetan New Year, which coincided with the Chinese Lunar New Year, or the Spring Festival this year, the most important festival in China for reunions of family members. In Xizang, there is no exception. Days before the Tibetan New Year, Soinam Nordar, Sichod Wangmo's seventh son, has been preparing food, candies and butter sculptures, welcoming his other ten brothers and sisters home with each of their families.

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(InXizang)CHINA-XIZANG-FAMILY-TIBETAN NEW YEAR (CN)

(240210) -- LHASA, Feb. 10, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Soinam Nordar shops with his granddaughters at a New Year fair in Damxung County, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Feb. 3, 2024. Sitting in her spacious and bright living room, 85-year-old Sichod Wangmo, a resident in Damxung County, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, can not feel more content and happier when her loved ones filled her cup with barley wine and gave her hada (a traditional Tibetan silk scarf that symbolizes purity and auspiciousness) one by one, wishing her all the best. Saturday marked the Tibetan New Year, which coincided with the Chinese Lunar New Year, or the Spring Festival this year, the most important festival in China for reunions of family members. In Xizang, there is no exception. Days before the Tibetan New Year, Soinam Nordar, Sichod Wangmo's seventh son, has been preparing food, candies and butter sculptures, welcoming his other ten brothers and sisters home with each of their families. Sichod Wangmo feels

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(InXizang)CHINA-XIZANG-FAMILY-TIBETAN NEW YEAR (CN)

(240210) -- LHASA, Feb. 10, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Soinam Nordar drives a herd of yaks in Damxung County, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Feb. 10, 2024. Sitting in her spacious and bright living room, 85-year-old Sichod Wangmo, a resident in Damxung County, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, can not feel more content and happier when her loved ones filled her cup with barley wine and gave her hada (a traditional Tibetan silk scarf that symbolizes purity and auspiciousness) one by one, wishing her all the best. Saturday marked the Tibetan New Year, which coincided with the Chinese Lunar New Year, or the Spring Festival this year, the most important festival in China for reunions of family members. In Xizang, there is no exception. Days before the Tibetan New Year, Soinam Nordar, Sichod Wangmo's seventh son, has been preparing food, candies and butter sculptures, welcoming his other ten brothers and sisters home with each of their families. Sichod Wangmo feels she is now living a life s

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CHINA-ZODIAC SIGN-DRAGON (CN)

(240210) -- BEIJING, Feb. 10, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A nurse takes care of a newborn baby, whose Chinese zodiac sign is dragon, at a hospital in Ulanqab, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Feb. 10, 2024. According to the Chinese zodiac and tradition, the Year of Dragon symbolizes courage, auspiciousness and good luck. (Xinhua/Lian Zhen)

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CHINA-ZODIAC SIGN-DRAGON (CN)

(240210) -- BEIJING, Feb. 10, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A nurse takes care of a newborn baby, whose Chinese zodiac sign is dragon, at a hospital in Ulanqab, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Feb. 10, 2024. According to the Chinese zodiac and tradition, the Year of Dragon symbolizes courage, auspiciousness and good luck. (Xinhua/Lian Zhen)

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(240210) -- BEIJING, Feb. 10, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A newborn baby, whose Chinese zodiac sign is dragon, is seen at a hospital in Gejiu, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Feb. 10, 2024. According to the Chinese zodiac and tradition, the Year of Dragon symbolizes courage, auspiciousness and good luck. (Photo by Xue Yingying/Xinhua)

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CHINA-ZODIAC SIGN-DRAGON (CN)

(240210) -- BEIJING, Feb. 10, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Wang Yihan, whose Chinese zodiac sign is dragon, poses for a photo with a Chinese New Year decoration in Yinchuan, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, Feb. 10, 2024. According to the Chinese zodiac and tradition, the Year of Dragon symbolizes courage, auspiciousness and good luck. (Xinhua/Wang Peng)

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#CHINA-ZODIAC SIGN-DRAGON (CN)

(240210) -- BEIJING, Feb. 10, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A newborn baby, whose Chinese zodiac sign is dragon, is seen with a footprint at a hospital in Yuping Dong Autonomous County of Tongren City, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Feb. 10, 2024. According to the Chinese zodiac and tradition, the Year of Dragon symbolizes courage, auspiciousness and good luck. (Photo by Hu Panxue/Xinhua)

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#CHINA-ZODIAC SIGN-DRAGON (CN)

(240210) -- BEIJING, Feb. 10, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A newborn baby, whose Chinese zodiac sign is dragon, is seen with the mother and sister at a hospital in Wuxi, east China's Jiangsu Province, Feb. 10, 2024. According to the Chinese zodiac and tradition, the Year of Dragon symbolizes courage, auspiciousness and good luck. (Photo by Zhu Jipeng/Xinhua)

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#CHINA-ZODIAC SIGN-DRAGON (CN)

(240210) -- BEIJING, Feb. 10, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A newborn baby, whose Chinese zodiac sign is dragon, is seen with the mother at a hospital in Shijiazhuang, north China's Hebei Province, Feb. 10, 2024. According to the Chinese zodiac and tradition, the Year of Dragon symbolizes courage, auspiciousness and good luck. (Photo by Chen Qibao/Xinhua)

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#CHINA-ZODIAC SIGN-DRAGON (CN)

(240210) -- BEIJING, Feb. 10, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A newborn baby, whose Chinese zodiac sign is dragon, is seen with family members at a hospital in Heshan, south China's Guangdong Province, Feb. 10, 2024. According to the Chinese zodiac and tradition, the Year of Dragon symbolizes courage, auspiciousness and good luck. (Photo by Huang Jiming/Xinhua)

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CHINA-SICHUAN-SANXINGDUI-SPRING FESTIVAL-EXHIBITS (CN)

(240210) -- GUANGHAN, Feb. 10, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Jan. 26, 2024 shows a dragon-shaped bronze exhibit at the Sanxingdui Museum in southwest China's Sichuan Province. Many unearthed cultural relics from the Sanxingdui Ruins site are related to dragon. According to the Chinese zodiac and tradition, the Year of Dragon symbolizes courage, auspiciousness and good luck. (Xinhua/Xue Chen)

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CHINA-SICHUAN-SANXINGDUI-SPRING FESTIVAL-EXHIBITS (CN)

(240210) -- GUANGHAN, Feb. 10, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Jan. 26, 2024 shows a dragon-themed bronze exhibit at the Sanxingdui Museum in southwest China's Sichuan Province. Many unearthed cultural relics from the Sanxingdui Ruins site are related to dragon. According to the Chinese zodiac and tradition, the Year of Dragon symbolizes courage, auspiciousness and good luck. (Xinhua/Xue Chen)

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CHINA-SICHUAN-SANXINGDUI-SPRING FESTIVAL-EXHIBITS (CN)

(240210) -- GUANGHAN, Feb. 10, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Jan. 26, 2024 shows a dragon-themed bronze exhibit at the Sanxingdui Museum in southwest China's Sichuan Province. Many unearthed cultural relics from the Sanxingdui Ruins site are related to dragon. According to the Chinese zodiac and tradition, the Year of Dragon symbolizes courage, auspiciousness and good luck. (Xinhua/Xue Chen)

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CHINA-SICHUAN-SANXINGDUI-SPRING FESTIVAL-EXHIBITS (CN)

(240210) -- GUANGHAN, Feb. 10, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Jan. 26, 2024 shows a bronze dragon head exhibit at the Sanxingdui Museum in southwest China's Sichuan Province. Many unearthed cultural relics from the Sanxingdui Ruins site are related to dragon. According to the Chinese zodiac and tradition, the Year of Dragon symbolizes courage, auspiciousness and good luck. (Xinhua/Xue Chen)

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CHINA-SICHUAN-SANXINGDUI-SPRING FESTIVAL-EXHIBITS (CN)

(240210) -- GUANGHAN, Feb. 10, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Jan. 26, 2024 shows a bronze dragon head exhibit at the Sanxingdui Museum in southwest China's Sichuan Province. Many unearthed cultural relics from the Sanxingdui Ruins site are related to dragon. According to the Chinese zodiac and tradition, the Year of Dragon symbolizes courage, auspiciousness and good luck. (Xinhua/Xue Chen)

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CHINA-SICHUAN-SANXINGDUI-SPRING FESTIVAL-EXHIBITS (CN)

(240210) -- GUANGHAN, Feb. 10, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Feb. 7, 2024 shows a bronze replica exhibit with a tiger-shaped head and a dragon-shaped body at the Sanxingdui Museum in southwest China's Sichuan Province. Many unearthed cultural relics from the Sanxingdui Ruins site are related to dragon. According to the Chinese zodiac and tradition, the Year of Dragon symbolizes courage, auspiciousness and good luck. (Xinhua/Xue Chen)

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CHINA-SICHUAN-SANXINGDUI-SPRING FESTIVAL-EXHIBITS (CN)

(240210) -- GUANGHAN, Feb. 10, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Jan. 26, 2024 shows a bronze dragon head exhibit at the Sanxingdui Museum in southwest China's Sichuan Province. Many unearthed cultural relics from the Sanxingdui Ruins site are related to dragon. According to the Chinese zodiac and tradition, the Year of Dragon symbolizes courage, auspiciousness and good luck. (Xinhua/Xue Chen)

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CHINA-SICHUAN-SANXINGDUI-SPRING FESTIVAL-EXHIBITS (CN)

(240210) -- GUANGHAN, Feb. 10, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Jan. 26, 2024 shows a dragon-shaped bronze exhibit at the Sanxingdui Museum in southwest China's Sichuan Province. Many unearthed cultural relics from the Sanxingdui Ruins site are related to dragon. According to the Chinese zodiac and tradition, the Year of Dragon symbolizes courage, auspiciousness and good luck. (Xinhua/Xue Chen)

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CHINA-SICHUAN-SANXINGDUI-SPRING FESTIVAL-EXHIBITS (CN)

(240210) -- GUANGHAN, Feb. 10, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Feb. 7, 2024 shows a piece of pottery ware with a dragon pattern at the Sanxingdui Museum in southwest China's Sichuan Province. Many unearthed cultural relics from the Sanxingdui Ruins site are related to dragon. According to the Chinese zodiac and tradition, the Year of Dragon symbolizes courage, auspiciousness and good luck. (Xinhua/Xue Chen)

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CHINA-SICHUAN-SANXINGDUI-SPRING FESTIVAL-EXHIBITS (CN)

(240210) -- GUANGHAN, Feb. 10, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Feb. 7, 2024 shows a bronze replica exhibit with a tiger-shaped head and a dragon-shaped body at the Sanxingdui Museum in southwest China's Sichuan Province. Many unearthed cultural relics from the Sanxingdui Ruins site are related to dragon. According to the Chinese zodiac and tradition, the Year of Dragon symbolizes courage, auspiciousness and good luck. (Xinhua/Xue Chen)

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Dragon-themed cultural exhibition held in Chongqing, China

STORY: Dragon-themed cultural exhibition held in Chongqing, China SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 8, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 10, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:53 LOCATION: CHONGQING, China CATEGORY: CULTURE/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the exhibition STORYLINE: A dragon-themed cultural exhibition kicked off Tuesday in Chongqing China Three Gorges Museum to mark the Chinese zodiac Year of the Dragon that starts on Feb. 10. 169 pieces (sets) of cultural relics and artifacts related to the symbol of the dragon are on display, showcasing the rich cultural legacy of the dragon throughout Chinese history. The exhibition aims to explain how the dragon has become a cultural symbol embodying wisdom, strength, and auspiciousness. The exhibited artifacts include jade objects, bronze ware, pottery, ceramics, clothing, embroidery, stone carvings, rubbings, New Year paintings, prints, and paper cuttings, etc. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Chongqing, China. (XHTV)

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CHINA-GUIZHOU-MIAO ETHNIC GROUP-CUSTOM-"TIAOYUE" (CN)

(230129) -- LONGLI, Jan. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People of Miao ethnic group in traditional costumes participate in an activity called "Tiaoyue" in Zhongpai Village of Longli County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Jan. 29, 2023. "Tiaoyue", literally meaning dancing in the moonlight, originated from an ancient custom traditionally practiced for auspiciousness praying and new year celebration among the Miao ethnic group, is also an occasion for the youth to express love and find prospective mates. (Xinhua/Yang Wenbin)

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#CHINA-GUIZHOU-MIAO ETHNIC GROUP-CUSTOM-"TIAOYUE" (CN)

(230129) -- LONGLI, Jan. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People of Miao ethnic group in traditional costumes participate in an activity called "Tiaoyue" in Zhongpai Village of Longli County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Jan. 29, 2023. "Tiaoyue", literally meaning dancing in the moonlight, originated from an ancient custom traditionally practiced for auspiciousness praying and new year celebration among the Miao ethnic group, is also an occasion for the youth to express love and find prospective mates. (Photo by Zhang Hui/Xinhua)

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CHINA-GUIZHOU-MIAO ETHNIC GROUP-CUSTOM-"TIAOYUE" (CN)

(230129) -- LONGLI, Jan. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People of Miao ethnic group in traditional costumes participate in an activity called "Tiaoyue" in Zhongpai Village of Longli County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Jan. 29, 2023. "Tiaoyue", literally meaning dancing in the moonlight, originated from an ancient custom traditionally practiced for auspiciousness praying and new year celebration among the Miao ethnic group, is also an occasion for the youth to express love and find prospective mates. (Xinhua/Yang Wenbin)

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#CHINA-GUIZHOU-MIAO ETHNIC GROUP-CUSTOM-"TIAOYUE" (CN)

(230129) -- LONGLI, Jan. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People of Miao ethnic group in traditional costumes participate in an activity called "Tiaoyue" in Zhongpai Village of Longli County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Jan. 29, 2023. "Tiaoyue", literally meaning dancing in the moonlight, originated from an ancient custom traditionally practiced for auspiciousness praying and new year celebration among the Miao ethnic group, is also an occasion for the youth to express love and find prospective mates. (Photo by Zhang Hui/Xinhua)

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CHINA-GUIZHOU-MIAO ETHNIC GROUP-CUSTOM-"TIAOYUE" (CN)

(230129) -- LONGLI, Jan. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People of Miao ethnic group in traditional costumes participate in an activity called "Tiaoyue" in Zhongpai Village of Longli County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Jan. 29, 2023. "Tiaoyue", literally meaning dancing in the moonlight, originated from an ancient custom traditionally practiced for auspiciousness praying and new year celebration among the Miao ethnic group, is also an occasion for the youth to express love and find prospective mates. (Xinhua/Yang Wenbin)

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CHINA-GUIZHOU-MIAO ETHNIC GROUP-CUSTOM-"TIAOYUE" (CN)

(230129) -- LONGLI, Jan. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People of Miao ethnic group in traditional costumes participate in an activity called "Tiaoyue" in Zhongpai Village of Longli County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Jan. 29, 2023. "Tiaoyue", literally meaning dancing in the moonlight, originated from an ancient custom traditionally practiced for auspiciousness praying and new year celebration among the Miao ethnic group, is also an occasion for the youth to express love and find prospective mates. (Xinhua/Yang Wenbin)

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CHINA-GUIZHOU-MIAO ETHNIC GROUP-CUSTOM-"TIAOYUE" (CN)

(230129) -- LONGLI, Jan. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A girl of Miao ethnic group in traditional costumes participates in an activity called "Tiaoyue" in Zhongpai Village of Longli County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Jan. 29, 2023. "Tiaoyue", literally meaning dancing in the moonlight, originated from an ancient custom traditionally practiced for auspiciousness praying and new year celebration among the Miao ethnic group, is also an occasion for the youth to express love and find prospective mates. (Xinhua/Yang Wenbin)

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Pet rabbits gaining popularity in Chinese Year of the Rabbit

STORY: Pet rabbits gaining popularity in Chinese Year of the Rabbit DATELINE: Jan. 24. 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:52 LOCATION: SHENYANG, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of a rabbit cafe in Shenyang, China's Liaoning Province 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): CAO MENGJIAO, Staffer with a rabbit cafe in Shenyang STORYLINE: As the Chinese New Year has arrived, pet rabbits are gaining popularity among the Chinese. 2023 is the Year of the Rabbit, the fourth animal in the Chinese Zodiac. Rabbit is a beloved animal in China, symbolizing grace, mercy, auspiciousness, and good luck. At a bunny cafe in Shenyang, Liaoning Province, people can play with various breeds of pet rabbits. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): CAO MENGJIAO, Staffer with a rabbit cafe in Shenyang "Hi everyone. The main business of our cafe is to invite people to play with rabbits. They can touch, cuddle and feed rabbits here. It's suited to the needs of young couples and children. Now, we have 20 to 30 bunnies in our shop, including lop-eared rabbits, Netherla

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CHINA-ANHUI-HUANGSHAN-LONGTAITOU DAY-CELEBRATION-STRAW-WOVEN DRAGON (CN)

(220304) -- HUANGSHAN, March 4, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Villagers perform dragon dance with the straw-woven dragon to greet the Longtaitou Day in Shuyuan Village, Huizhou District of Huangshan, east China's Anhui Province, March 2, 2022. Straw-woven dragons with more than ten meters in length were handcrafted by local villagers for dragon-dance performance to greet the day of Longtaitou, which literally means "dragon raises head". Heralding the start of the spring plowing season, the Longtaitou Day, the second day of the second lunar month, falls on Friday this year. Villagers perform dragon dance to pray for harvest and auspiciousness. (Xinhua/Zhou Mu)

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CHINA-ANHUI-HUANGSHAN-LONGTAITOU DAY-CELEBRATION-STRAW-WOVEN DRAGON (CN)

(220304) -- HUANGSHAN, March 4, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A villager checks the straw-woven dragon ahead of the Longtaitou Day in Shuyuan Village, Huizhou District of Huangshan, east China's Anhui Province, March 2, 2022. Straw-woven dragons with more than ten meters in length were handcrafted by local villagers for dragon-dance performance to greet the day of Longtaitou, which literally means "dragon raises head". Heralding the start of the spring plowing season, the Longtaitou Day, the second day of the second lunar month, falls on Friday this year. Villagers perform dragon dance to pray for harvest and auspiciousness. (Xinhua/Zhou Mu)

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CHINA-ANHUI-HUANGSHAN-LONGTAITOU DAY-CELEBRATION-STRAW-WOVEN DRAGON (CN)

(220304) -- HUANGSHAN, March 4, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Villagers perform dragon dance with the straw-woven dragon to greet the Longtaitou Day in Shuyuan Village, Huizhou District of Huangshan, east China's Anhui Province, March 2, 2022. Straw-woven dragons with more than ten meters in length were handcrafted by local villagers for dragon-dance performance to greet the day of Longtaitou, which literally means "dragon raises head". Heralding the start of the spring plowing season, the Longtaitou Day, the second day of the second lunar month, falls on Friday this year. Villagers perform dragon dance to pray for harvest and auspiciousness. (Xinhua/Zhou Mu)

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CHINA-ANHUI-HUANGSHAN-LONGTAITOU DAY-CELEBRATION-STRAW-WOVEN DRAGON (CN)

(220304) -- HUANGSHAN, March 4, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Villagers perform dragon dance with the straw-woven dragon to greet the Longtaitou Day in Shuyuan Village, Huizhou District of Huangshan, east China's Anhui Province, March 2, 2022. Straw-woven dragons with more than ten meters in length were handcrafted by local villagers for dragon-dance performance to greet the day of Longtaitou, which literally means "dragon raises head". Heralding the start of the spring plowing season, the Longtaitou Day, the second day of the second lunar month, falls on Friday this year. Villagers perform dragon dance to pray for harvest and auspiciousness. (Xinhua/Zhou Mu)