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Illustration - Aerial Rome - Italy

ITALY - ROMA - VATICAN - INTERIOR OF ST. PETER'S BASILICA - PHOTO POINT 14 : PANORAMIC VIEW OF THE DOME, WHOSE WORK BEGAN UNDER THE DIRECTION OF BRAMANTE AND SANGALLO, WERE PURSUED BY MICHELANGELO AND WERE COMPLETED BY GIACOMO DELLA PORTA AND DOMENICO FONTANA IN 1590. ON THE INNER CIRCUMFERENCE OF THE DOME IS WRITTEN, IN LETTERS OF 2 METERS HIGH: TV ES PETRVS AND SVPER HANC PETRAM AEDIFICABO ECCLESIAM MEAM. TIBI DABO CLAVES REGNI CAELORVM. IN ENGLISH : "YOU ARE PETER AND ON THIS ROCK I WILL BUILD MY CHURCH, I WILL GIVE YOU THE KEYS OF THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN." THE DOME RISES TO A TOTAL HEIGHT OF 136.57 METERS FROM THE FLOOR OF THE BASILICA TO THE TOP OF THE CROSS THAT SURMOUNTS IT. ITS INSIDE DIAMETER IS 41.47 M. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

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More than 844,000 Sudanese Refugees Have Fled to Chad

(250627) -- ADRE, June 27, 2025 (Xinhua) -- A doctor measures the arm circumference of a child at a clinic in Adre, Chad, on June 25, 2025. According to the statistic figures released by the UN earlier in June, more than 844,000 Sudanese refugees have fled to Chad after war broke out in Sudan in April 2023. Photo by Xinhua/Wang Guansen/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Taklimakan Desert Control Afforestation - China

An aerial drone photo taken on April 8, 2025 shows people planting coix at a sand industry experimental base in Yutian County of Hotan Prefecture, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. The Taklimakan Desert in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region covers 337,600 square kilometers and its circumference measures 3,046 kilometers, making it the largest desert in China and the second-largest drifting desert in the world. Thanks to decades-long sand prevention and control efforts, the Taklimakan Desert was completely encircled with a sand-blocking green belt on Nov. 28, 2024. In 2025, Xinjiang aims to afforest a land area of about 796,000 hectares, including 562,666 hectares for frontline control in the Taklimakan Desert. These afforestations form a part of the Three-North Shelterbelt Forest Program, the world's largest afforestation program, which tackles desertification in northwest, north and northeast China. Meanwhile, Xinjiang will further widen the sand-blocking green belt and enha

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Taklimakan Desert Control Afforestation - China

An aerial drone photo taken on April 7, 2025 shows oleaster saplings in Hotan County of Hotan Prefecture, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. The Taklimakan Desert in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region covers 337,600 square kilometers and its circumference measures 3,046 kilometers, making it the largest desert in China and the second-largest drifting desert in the world. Thanks to decades-long sand prevention and control efforts, the Taklimakan Desert was completely encircled with a sand-blocking green belt on Nov. 28, 2024. In 2025, Xinjiang aims to afforest a land area of about 796,000 hectares, including 562,666 hectares for frontline control in the Taklimakan Desert. These afforestations form a part of the Three-North Shelterbelt Forest Program, the world's largest afforestation program, which tackles desertification in northwest, north and northeast China. Meanwhile, Xinjiang will further widen the sand-blocking green belt and enhance desert-locking efforts to achieve sus

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Taklimakan Desert Control Afforestation - China

Staff members plant onions in sandy land at a sand-control experimental station in Minfeng County of Hotan Prefecture, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region on April 8, 2025. The Taklimakan Desert in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region covers 337,600 square kilometers and its circumference measures 3,046 kilometers, making it the largest desert in China and the second-largest drifting desert in the world. Thanks to decades-long sand prevention and control efforts, the Taklimakan Desert was completely encircled with a sand-blocking green belt on Nov. 28, 2024. In 2025, Xinjiang aims to afforest a land area of about 796,000 hectares, including 562,666 hectares for frontline control in the Taklimakan Desert. These afforestations form a part of the Three-North Shelterbelt Forest Program, the world's largest afforestation program, which tackles desertification in northwest, north and northeast China. Meanwhile, Xinjiang will further widen the sand-blocking green belt and enhance desert-

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Taklimakan Desert Control Afforestation - China

An aerial drone photo taken on April 8, 2025 shows staff members embedding water pipelines in Minfeng County of Hotan Prefecture, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. The Taklimakan Desert in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region covers 337,600 square kilometers and its circumference measures 3,046 kilometers, making it the largest desert in China and the second-largest drifting desert in the world. Thanks to decades-long sand prevention and control efforts, the Taklimakan Desert was completely encircled with a sand-blocking green belt on Nov. 28, 2024. In 2025, Xinjiang aims to afforest a land area of about 796,000 hectares, including 562,666 hectares for frontline control in the Taklimakan Desert. These afforestations form a part of the Three-North Shelterbelt Forest Program, the world's largest afforestation program, which tackles desertification in northwest, north and northeast China. Meanwhile, Xinjiang will further widen the sand-blocking green belt and enhance desert-lockin

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Taklimakan Desert Control Afforestation - China

An aerial drone photo taken on April 9, 2025 shows staff members planting seedlings at a sand-control base in Qiemo County, the Mongolian Autonomous Prefecture of Bayingolin, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. The Taklimakan Desert in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region covers 337,600 square kilometers and its circumference measures 3,046 kilometers, making it the largest desert in China and the second-largest drifting desert in the world. Thanks to decades-long sand prevention and control efforts, the Taklimakan Desert was completely encircled with a sand-blocking green belt on Nov. 28, 2024. In 2025, Xinjiang aims to afforest a land area of about 796,000 hectares, including 562,666 hectares for frontline control in the Taklimakan Desert. These afforestations form a part of the Three-North Shelterbelt Forest Program, the world's largest afforestation program, which tackles desertification in northwest, north and northeast China. Meanwhile, Xinjiang will further widen the sand-

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Taklimakan Desert Control Afforestation - China

This photo taken on April 13, 2025 shows a wheat field irrigated by desalinated water in Xayar County, Aksu Prefecture, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. The Taklimakan Desert in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region covers 337,600 square kilometers and its circumference measures 3,046 kilometers, making it the largest desert in China and the second-largest drifting desert in the world. Thanks to decades-long sand prevention and control efforts, the Taklimakan Desert was completely encircled with a sand-blocking green belt on Nov. 28, 2024. In 2025, Xinjiang aims to afforest a land area of about 796,000 hectares, including 562,666 hectares for frontline control in the Taklimakan Desert. These afforestations form a part of the Three-North Shelterbelt Forest Program, the world's largest afforestation program, which tackles desertification in northwest, north and northeast China. Meanwhile, Xinjiang will further widen the sand-blocking green belt and enhance desert-locking efforts

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Taklimakan Desert Control Afforestation - China

A villager arranges a drip irrigation pipe at a desert-control model zone in Yutian County of Hotan Prefecture, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, April 8, 2025. The Taklimakan Desert in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region covers 337,600 square kilometers and its circumference measures 3,046 kilometers, making it the largest desert in China and the second-largest drifting desert in the world. Thanks to decades-long sand prevention and control efforts, the Taklimakan Desert was completely encircled with a sand-blocking green belt on Nov. 28, 2024. In 2025, Xinjiang aims to afforest a land area of about 796,000 hectares, including 562,666 hectares for frontline control in the Taklimakan Desert. These afforestations form a part of the Three-North Shelterbelt Forest Program, the world's largest afforestation program, which tackles desertification in northwest, north and northeast China. Meanwhile, Xinjiang will further widen the sand-blocking green belt and enhance desert-locking e

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Taklimakan Desert Control Afforestation - China

A villager plants coix at a sand industry experimental base in Yutian County of Hotan Prefecture, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region on April 8, 2025. The Taklimakan Desert in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region covers 337,600 square kilometers and its circumference measures 3,046 kilometers, making it the largest desert in China and the second-largest drifting desert in the world. Thanks to decades-long sand prevention and control efforts, the Taklimakan Desert was completely encircled with a sand-blocking green belt on Nov. 28, 2024. In 2025, Xinjiang aims to afforest a land area of about 796,000 hectares, including 562,666 hectares for frontline control in the Taklimakan Desert. These afforestations form a part of the Three-North Shelterbelt Forest Program, the world's largest afforestation program, which tackles desertification in northwest, north and northeast China. Meanwhile, Xinjiang will further widen the sand-blocking green belt and enhance desert-locking efforts to ac

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Taklimakan Desert Control Afforestation - China

Protective nets are attached to seedlings to prevent animals from eating them at a sand-control base in Qiemo County, the Mongolian Autonomous Prefecture of Bayingolin, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, April 9, 2025. The Taklimakan Desert in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region covers 337,600 square kilometers and its circumference measures 3,046 kilometers, making it the largest desert in China and the second-largest drifting desert in the world. Thanks to decades-long sand prevention and control efforts, the Taklimakan Desert was completely encircled with a sand-blocking green belt on Nov. 28, 2024. In 2025, Xinjiang aims to afforest a land area of about 796,000 hectares, including 562,666 hectares for frontline control in the Taklimakan Desert. These afforestations form a part of the Three-North Shelterbelt Forest Program, the world's largest afforestation program, which tackles desertification in northwest, north and northeast China. Meanwhile, Xinjiang will further widen

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Taklimakan Desert Control Afforestation - China

An aerial drone photo taken on April 8, 2025 shows checkerboard sand barriers in Minfeng County of Hotan Prefecture, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. The Taklimakan Desert in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region covers 337,600 square kilometers and its circumference measures 3,046 kilometers, making it the largest desert in China and the second-largest drifting desert in the world. Thanks to decades-long sand prevention and control efforts, the Taklimakan Desert was completely encircled with a sand-blocking green belt on Nov. 28, 2024. In 2025, Xinjiang aims to afforest a land area of about 796,000 hectares, including 562,666 hectares for frontline control in the Taklimakan Desert. These afforestations form a part of the Three-North Shelterbelt Forest Program, the world's largest afforestation program, which tackles desertification in northwest, north and northeast China. Meanwhile, Xinjiang will further widen the sand-blocking green belt and enhance desert-locking efforts to

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Taklimakan Desert Control Afforestation - China

People arrange drip irrigation pipes at a sand-control experimental base in Yutian County of Hotan Prefecture, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, April 8, 2025. The Taklimakan Desert in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region covers 337,600 square kilometers and its circumference measures 3,046 kilometers, making it the largest desert in China and the second-largest drifting desert in the world. Thanks to decades-long sand prevention and control efforts, the Taklimakan Desert was completely encircled with a sand-blocking green belt on Nov. 28, 2024. In 2025, Xinjiang aims to afforest a land area of about 796,000 hectares, including 562,666 hectares for frontline control in the Taklimakan Desert. These afforestations form a part of the Three-North Shelterbelt Forest Program, the world's largest afforestation program, which tackles desertification in northwest, north and northeast China. Meanwhile, Xinjiang will further widen the sand-blocking green belt and enhance desert-locking ef

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Taklimakan Desert Control Afforestation - China

An aerial drone photo taken on April 13, 2025 shows a photovoltaic power project in Xayar County, Aksu Prefecture, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. The Taklimakan Desert in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region covers 337,600 square kilometers and its circumference measures 3,046 kilometers, making it the largest desert in China and the second-largest drifting desert in the world. Thanks to decades-long sand prevention and control efforts, the Taklimakan Desert was completely encircled with a sand-blocking green belt on Nov. 28, 2024. In 2025, Xinjiang aims to afforest a land area of about 796,000 hectares, including 562,666 hectares for frontline control in the Taklimakan Desert. These afforestations form a part of the Three-North Shelterbelt Forest Program, the world's largest afforestation program, which tackles desertification in northwest, north and northeast China. Meanwhile, Xinjiang will further widen the sand-blocking green belt and enhance desert-locking efforts to ac

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Taklimakan Desert Control Afforestation - China

An aerial drone photo taken on April 8, 2025 shows checkerboard sand barriers at a sand-control zone in Minfeng County of Hotan Prefecture, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. The Taklimakan Desert in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region covers 337,600 square kilometers and its circumference measures 3,046 kilometers, making it the largest desert in China and the second-largest drifting desert in the world. Thanks to decades-long sand prevention and control efforts, the Taklimakan Desert was completely encircled with a sand-blocking green belt on Nov. 28, 2024. In 2025, Xinjiang aims to afforest a land area of about 796,000 hectares, including 562,666 hectares for frontline control in the Taklimakan Desert. These afforestations form a part of the Three-North Shelterbelt Forest Program, the world's largest afforestation program, which tackles desertification in northwest, north and northeast China. Meanwhile, Xinjiang will further widen the sand-blocking green belt and enhance des

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Taklimakan Desert Control Afforestation - China

An aerial drone photo taken on April 11, 2025 shows a forest park in Hejing County, the Mongolian Autonomous Prefecture of Bayingolin, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. The Taklimakan Desert in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region covers 337,600 square kilometers and its circumference measures 3,046 kilometers, making it the largest desert in China and the second-largest drifting desert in the world. Thanks to decades-long sand prevention and control efforts, the Taklimakan Desert was completely encircled with a sand-blocking green belt on Nov. 28, 2024. In 2025, Xinjiang aims to afforest a land area of about 796,000 hectares, including 562,666 hectares for frontline control in the Taklimakan Desert. These afforestations form a part of the Three-North Shelterbelt Forest Program, the world's largest afforestation program, which tackles desertification in northwest, north and northeast China. Meanwhile, Xinjiang will further widen the sand-blocking green belt and enhance desert-l

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Taklimakan Desert Control Afforestation - China

An aerial drone photo taken on April 13, 2025 shows a photovoltaic power project in Xayar County, Aksu Prefecture, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. The Taklimakan Desert in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region covers 337,600 square kilometers and its circumference measures 3,046 kilometers, making it the largest desert in China and the second-largest drifting desert in the world. Thanks to decades-long sand prevention and control efforts, the Taklimakan Desert was completely encircled with a sand-blocking green belt on Nov. 28, 2024. In 2025, Xinjiang aims to afforest a land area of about 796,000 hectares, including 562,666 hectares for frontline control in the Taklimakan Desert. These afforestations form a part of the Three-North Shelterbelt Forest Program, the world's largest afforestation program, which tackles desertification in northwest, north and northeast China. Meanwhile, Xinjiang will further widen the sand-blocking green belt and enhance desert-locking efforts to ac

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Taklimakan Desert Control Afforestation - China

Fu Guoxi checks the trees at a green belt built by his father Fu Zhizhou in Hejing County, the Mongolian Autonomous Prefecture of Bayingolin, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, April 11, 2025. Over the past four decades, Fu Zhizhou had planted more than 800,000 trees and his son Fu Guoxi took over the cause after his father passed away in 2024. The Taklimakan Desert in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region covers 337,600 square kilometers and its circumference measures 3,046 kilometers, making it the largest desert in China and the second-largest drifting desert in the world. Thanks to decades-long sand prevention and control efforts, the Taklimakan Desert was completely encircled with a sand-blocking green belt on Nov. 28, 2024. In 2025, Xinjiang aims to afforest a land area of about 796,000 hectares, including 562,666 hectares for frontline control in the Taklimakan Desert. These afforestations form a part of the Three-North Shelterbelt Forest Program, the world's largest affor

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Taklimakan Desert Control Afforestation - China

An aerial drone photo taken on April 12, 2025 shows a grassland in Baicheng County, Aksu Prefecture, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. The Taklimakan Desert in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region covers 337,600 square kilometers and its circumference measures 3,046 kilometers, making it the largest desert in China and the second-largest drifting desert in the world. Thanks to decades-long sand prevention and control efforts, the Taklimakan Desert was completely encircled with a sand-blocking green belt on Nov. 28, 2024. In 2025, Xinjiang aims to afforest a land area of about 796,000 hectares, including 562,666 hectares for frontline control in the Taklimakan Desert. These afforestations form a part of the Three-North Shelterbelt Forest Program, the world's largest afforestation program, which tackles desertification in northwest, north and northeast China. Meanwhile, Xinjiang will further widen the sand-blocking green belt and enhance desert-locking efforts to achieve sustaina

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Ball-catching project at Grand Ring of World Exposition

About 400 people pose for a photo at the site of the upcoming 2025 World Exposition in Osaka on April 4, 2025, after participating in a ball-catching project in which they caught a ball while standing 5 meters apart from one another around the expo's iconic Grand Ring -- 2 kilometers in circumference -- recognized as the world's largest wooden structure by Guinness World Records.

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Ball-catching project at Grand Ring of World Exposition

About 400 people pose for a photo at the site of the upcoming 2025 World Exposition in Osaka on April 4, 2025, after participating in a ball-catching project in which they caught a ball while standing 5 meters apart from one another around the expo's iconic Grand Ring -- 2 kilometers in circumference -- recognized as the world's largest wooden structure by Guinness World Records.

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Gigantic ring of 2025 World Expo

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Sept. 12, 2024, shows the Great Ring, a gigantic wooden structure symbolizing the site of the 2025 World Exposition on an artificial island in the western Japan city of Osaka. The wooden part of the ring, about 2 kilometers in circumference, was completed in August, with the rest of the structure planned to be completed in February 2025 ahead of the start in April 2025 of the six-month world event.

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Gigantic ring of 2025 World Expo

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Sept. 12, 2024, shows the Great Ring, a gigantic wooden structure symbolizing the site of the 2025 World Exposition on an artificial island in the western Japan city of Osaka. The wooden part of the ring, about 2 kilometers in circumference, was completed in August, with the rest of the structure planned to be completed in February 2025 ahead of the start in April 2025 of the six-month world event.

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Construction for 2025 World Expo in Osaka

OSAKA, Japan, April 8 Kyodo - Video taken in Osaka on April 8, 2024, shows the construction site for a ring-shaped wooden structure with a circumference of two kilometers at the site of the 2025 World Exposition to be held in the western Japan city. (Kyodo)

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Construction for 2025 World Expo in Osaka

Photo taken in Osaka on April 8, 2024, shows the construction site for a ring-shaped wooden structure with a circumference of two kilometers at the site of the 2025 World Exposition to be held in the western Japan city.

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Construction for 2025 World Expo in Osaka

Photo taken in Osaka on April 8, 2024, shows the construction site for a ring-shaped wooden structure with a circumference of two kilometers at the site of the 2025 World Exposition to be held in the western Japan city.

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Construction for 2025 World Expo in Osaka

Photo taken in Osaka on April 8, 2024, shows the construction site for a ring-shaped wooden structure with a circumference of two kilometers at the site of the 2025 World Exposition to be held in the western Japan city.

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Construction for 2025 World Expo in Osaka

Photo taken in Osaka on April 8, 2024, shows the construction site for a ring-shaped wooden structure with a circumference of two kilometers at the site of the 2025 World Exposition to be held in the western Japan city.

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Construction for 2025 World Expo in Osaka

OSAKA, Japan Kyodo - Video taken in Osaka on Nov. 27, 2023, shows a construction site for a ring-shaped wooden roof with a circumference of 2 kilometers at the site of the 2025 World Exposition to be held in the western Japan city. (Kyodo)

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Construction for 2025 World Expo in Osaka

Photo taken in Osaka on Nov. 27, 2023, shows a construction site for a ring-shaped wooden roof with a circumference of 2 kilometers at the site of the 2025 World Exposition to be held in the western Japan city.

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Construction for 2025 World Expo in Osaka

Photo taken in Osaka on Nov. 27, 2023, shows a construction site for a ring-shaped wooden roof with a circumference of 2 kilometers at the site of the 2025 World Exposition to be held in the western Japan city.

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Construction for 2025 World Expo in Osaka

Photo taken in Osaka on Nov. 27, 2023, shows a construction site for a ring-shaped wooden roof with a circumference of 2 kilometers at the site of the 2025 World Exposition to be held in the western Japan city.

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Construction for 2025 World Expo in Osaka

Photo taken in Osaka on Nov. 27, 2023, shows a construction site for a ring-shaped wooden roof with a circumference of 2 kilometers at the site of the 2025 World Exposition to be held in the western Japan city.

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Fozhen Lynx Yiluoni Tower in Zhangjiakou

ZHANGJIAKOU, CHINA - NOVEMBER 3, 2023 - Fozhen Lynx Yiluoni tower of Liao Dynasty in Ta 'er village, Zhangjiakou City, Hebei Province, China, Nov 3, 2023. Fozhen Lynx Yiluoni tower dates back to 906 years ago. Fozhen Lynx Yiluoni tower pier is octagonal, 1.9 meters high, 33 meters in circumference; On the south side of the pier there are seven stone steps leading to the base, on which there are thirteen six-edged solid brick towers with a height of 20 meters.

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Fozhen Lynx Yiluoni Tower in Zhangjiakou

ZHANGJIAKOU, CHINA - NOVEMBER 3, 2023 - Fozhen Lynx Yiluoni tower of Liao Dynasty in Ta 'er village, Zhangjiakou City, Hebei Province, China, Nov 3, 2023. Fozhen Lynx Yiluoni tower dates back to 906 years ago. Fozhen Lynx Yiluoni tower pier is octagonal, 1.9 meters high, 33 meters in circumference; On the south side of the pier there are seven stone steps leading to the base, on which there are thirteen six-edged solid brick towers with a height of 20 meters.

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Fozhen Lynx Yiluoni Tower in Zhangjiakou

ZHANGJIAKOU, CHINA - NOVEMBER 3, 2023 - Fozhen Lynx Yiluoni tower of Liao Dynasty in Ta 'er village, Zhangjiakou City, Hebei Province, China, Nov 3, 2023. Fozhen Lynx Yiluoni tower dates back to 906 years ago. Fozhen Lynx Yiluoni tower pier is octagonal, 1.9 meters high, 33 meters in circumference; On the south side of the pier there are seven stone steps leading to the base, on which there are thirteen six-edged solid brick towers with a height of 20 meters.

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Fozhen Lynx Yiluoni Tower in Zhangjiakou

ZHANGJIAKOU, CHINA - NOVEMBER 3, 2023 - Fozhen Lynx Yiluoni tower of Liao Dynasty in Ta 'er village, Zhangjiakou City, Hebei Province, China, Nov 3, 2023. Fozhen Lynx Yiluoni tower dates back to 906 years ago. Fozhen Lynx Yiluoni tower pier is octagonal, 1.9 meters high, 33 meters in circumference; On the south side of the pier there are seven stone steps leading to the base, on which there are thirteen six-edged solid brick towers with a height of 20 meters.

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Fozhen Lynx Yiluoni Tower in Zhangjiakou

ZHANGJIAKOU, CHINA - NOVEMBER 3, 2023 - Fozhen Lynx Yiluoni tower of Liao Dynasty in Ta 'er village, Zhangjiakou City, Hebei Province, China, Nov 3, 2023. Fozhen Lynx Yiluoni tower dates back to 906 years ago. Fozhen Lynx Yiluoni tower pier is octagonal, 1.9 meters high, 33 meters in circumference; On the south side of the pier there are seven stone steps leading to the base, on which there are thirteen six-edged solid brick towers with a height of 20 meters.

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Fozhen Lynx Yiluoni Tower in Zhangjiakou

ZHANGJIAKOU, CHINA - NOVEMBER 3, 2023 - Fozhen Lynx Yiluoni tower of Liao Dynasty in Ta 'er village, Zhangjiakou City, Hebei Province, China, Nov 3, 2023. Fozhen Lynx Yiluoni tower dates back to 906 years ago. Fozhen Lynx Yiluoni tower pier is octagonal, 1.9 meters high, 33 meters in circumference; On the south side of the pier there are seven stone steps leading to the base, on which there are thirteen six-edged solid brick towers with a height of 20 meters.

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Fozhen Lynx Yiluoni Tower in Zhangjiakou

ZHANGJIAKOU, CHINA - NOVEMBER 3, 2023 - Fozhen Lynx Yiluoni tower of Liao Dynasty in Ta 'er village, Zhangjiakou City, Hebei Province, China, Nov 3, 2023. Fozhen Lynx Yiluoni tower dates back to 906 years ago. Fozhen Lynx Yiluoni tower pier is octagonal, 1.9 meters high, 33 meters in circumference; On the south side of the pier there are seven stone steps leading to the base, on which there are thirteen six-edged solid brick towers with a height of 20 meters.

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Fozhen Lynx Yiluoni Tower in Zhangjiakou

ZHANGJIAKOU, CHINA - NOVEMBER 3, 2023 - Fozhen Lynx Yiluoni tower of Liao Dynasty in Ta 'er village, Zhangjiakou City, Hebei Province, China, Nov 3, 2023. Fozhen Lynx Yiluoni tower dates back to 906 years ago. Fozhen Lynx Yiluoni tower pier is octagonal, 1.9 meters high, 33 meters in circumference; On the south side of the pier there are seven stone steps leading to the base, on which there are thirteen six-edged solid brick towers with a height of 20 meters.

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Fozhen Lynx Yiluoni Tower in Zhangjiakou

ZHANGJIAKOU, CHINA - NOVEMBER 3, 2023 - Fozhen Lynx Yiluoni tower of Liao Dynasty in Ta 'er village, Zhangjiakou City, Hebei Province, China, Nov 3, 2023. Fozhen Lynx Yiluoni tower dates back to 906 years ago. Fozhen Lynx Yiluoni tower pier is octagonal, 1.9 meters high, 33 meters in circumference; On the south side of the pier there are seven stone steps leading to the base, on which there are thirteen six-edged solid brick towers with a height of 20 meters.

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Fozhen Lynx Yiluoni Tower in Zhangjiakou

ZHANGJIAKOU, CHINA - NOVEMBER 3, 2023 - Fozhen Lynx Yiluoni tower of Liao Dynasty in Ta 'er village, Zhangjiakou City, Hebei Province, China, Nov 3, 2023. Fozhen Lynx Yiluoni tower dates back to 906 years ago. Fozhen Lynx Yiluoni tower pier is octagonal, 1.9 meters high, 33 meters in circumference; On the south side of the pier there are seven stone steps leading to the base, on which there are thirteen six-edged solid brick towers with a height of 20 meters.

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Fozhen Lynx Yiluoni Tower in Zhangjiakou

ZHANGJIAKOU, CHINA - NOVEMBER 3, 2023 - Fozhen Lynx Yiluoni tower of Liao Dynasty in Ta 'er village, Zhangjiakou City, Hebei Province, China, Nov 3, 2023. Fozhen Lynx Yiluoni tower dates back to 906 years ago. Fozhen Lynx Yiluoni tower pier is octagonal, 1.9 meters high, 33 meters in circumference; On the south side of the pier there are seven stone steps leading to the base, on which there are thirteen six-edged solid brick towers with a height of 20 meters.

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Fozhen Lynx Yiluoni Tower in Zhangjiakou

ZHANGJIAKOU, CHINA - NOVEMBER 3, 2023 - Fozhen Lynx Yiluoni tower of Liao Dynasty in Ta 'er village, Zhangjiakou City, Hebei Province, China, Nov 3, 2023. Fozhen Lynx Yiluoni tower dates back to 906 years ago. Fozhen Lynx Yiluoni tower pier is octagonal, 1.9 meters high, 33 meters in circumference; On the south side of the pier there are seven stone steps leading to the base, on which there are thirteen six-edged solid brick towers with a height of 20 meters.

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Japanese man recites pi to 83,000 digits, sets new world record

CHIBA, Japan - Akira Haraguchi, 59, recites pi, or the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter, in Kisarazu, Chiba Prefecture, on July 1. He recited pi to 83,431 digits from July 1 to 2 in a new world record almost double the current Guinness Book record.

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Japanese man recites pi to 83,000 digits, sets new world record

CHIBA, Japan - Akira Haraguchi, 59, recites pi, or the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter, in Kisarazu, Chiba Prefecture, on July 1. He recited pi to 83,431 digits from July 1 to 2 in a new world record almost double the current Guinness Book record. (Kyodo)

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Awase-kagami (a double-reflecting method)

This is the same as photograph #4054. The circumference has been trimmed.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:F. Beato, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number96‐55‐0]

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Miyajima Island,Aki

Itsukushima (Miyajima) Island has a circumference of about 30km. Most of the seashore is in its original natural state, and the island has been designated a Special Place of Beauty by the Japanese government. The base rock of the island is granite and many cracks exist. In addition, many sea caves have been formed by waves crashing on the rocky coastline.==Date:unknown, Place:Miyajima, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number85‐31‐0]

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The approach to Benzaiten,Shinobazu Pond

Deai-jaya (teahouses for dating) lined the approach to Nakanoshima until 1877. The circumference of Shinobazu Pond was filled in in 1868. The fact that this work is yet to be completed in this photograph indicates that it was taken before that year. The torii gate of Toshogu Shrine is visible in the centre back.==Date:unknown, Place:Tokyo, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number55‐24‐0]