ROMANIA-BUCHAREST-INTERNATIONAL ASTRONOMY DAY-ASTROFEST

ROMANIA-BUCHAREST-INTERNATIONAL ASTRONOMY DAY-ASTROFEST

(240517) -- BUCHAREST, May 17, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Children look at constellations during an Astrofest event marking the International Astronomy Day in Bucharest, Romania, on May 17, 2024. (Photo by Cristian Cristel/Xinhua)

Bogota 10 Million Stars: Constellations, Christmas Play

Bogota 10 Million Stars: Constellations, Christmas Play

A projection is casted on a giant sphere during the Bogota 10 Million Stars: Constellations Christmas play on December 13, 2023 at Bogota, Colombia's Bolivar Square. Photo by: Sebastian Barros/Long Visual Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Bogota 10 Million Stars: Constellations, Christmas Play

Bogota 10 Million Stars: Constellations, Christmas Play

A projection is casted on a giant sphere during the Bogota 10 Million Stars: Constellations Christmas play on December 13, 2023 at Bogota, Colombia's Bolivar Square. Photo by: Sebastian Barros/Long Visual Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Bogota 10 Million Stars: Constellations, Christmas Play

Bogota 10 Million Stars: Constellations, Christmas Play

A projection is casted on a giant sphere during the Bogota 10 Million Stars: Constellations Christmas play on December 13, 2023 at Bogota, Colombia's Bolivar Square. Photo by: Sebastian Barros/Long Visual Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Bogota 10 Million Stars: Constellations, Christmas Play

Bogota 10 Million Stars: Constellations, Christmas Play

A projection is casted on a giant sphere during the Bogota 10 Million Stars: Constellations Christmas play on December 13, 2023 at Bogota, Colombia's Bolivar Square. Photo by: Sebastian Barros/Long Visual Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Bogota 10 Million Stars: Constellations, Christmas Play

Bogota 10 Million Stars: Constellations, Christmas Play

Performers take part during the Bogota 10 Million Stars: Constellations Christmas play on December 13, 2023 at Bogota, Colombia's Bolivar Square. Photo by: Sebastian Barros/Long Visual Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Bogota 10 Million Stars: Constellations, Christmas Play

Bogota 10 Million Stars: Constellations, Christmas Play

Performers take part during the Bogota 10 Million Stars: Constellations Christmas play on December 13, 2023 at Bogota, Colombia's Bolivar Square. Photo by: Sebastian Barros/Long Visual Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Bogota 10 Million Stars: Constellations, Christmas Play

Bogota 10 Million Stars: Constellations, Christmas Play

Performers take part during the Bogota 10 Million Stars: Constellations Christmas play on December 13, 2023 at Bogota, Colombia's Bolivar Square. Photo by: Sebastian Barros/Long Visual Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Bogota 10 Million Stars: Constellations, Christmas Play

Bogota 10 Million Stars: Constellations, Christmas Play

Performers take part during the Bogota 10 Million Stars: Constellations Christmas play on December 13, 2023 at Bogota, Colombia's Bolivar Square. Photo by: Sebastian Barros/Long Visual Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Bogota 10 Million Stars: Constellations, Christmas Play

Bogota 10 Million Stars: Constellations, Christmas Play

Performers take part during the Bogota 10 Million Stars: Constellations Christmas play on December 13, 2023 at Bogota, Colombia's Bolivar Square. Photo by: Sebastian Barros/Long Visual Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Bogota 10 Million Stars: Constellations, Christmas Play

Bogota 10 Million Stars: Constellations, Christmas Play

Performers take part during the Bogota 10 Million Stars: Constellations Christmas play on December 13, 2023 at Bogota, Colombia's Bolivar Square. Photo by: Sebastian Barros/Long Visual Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Bogota 10 Million Stars: Constellations, Christmas Play

Bogota 10 Million Stars: Constellations, Christmas Play

A projection is casted on a giant sphere during the Bogota 10 Million Stars: Constellations Christmas play on December 13, 2023 at Bogota, Colombia's Bolivar Square. Photo by: Sebastian Barros/Long Visual Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Bogota 10 Million Stars: Constellations, Christmas Play

Bogota 10 Million Stars: Constellations, Christmas Play

A women takes a selfie with one of the puppets during the Bogota 10 Million Stars: Constellations Christmas play on December 13, 2023 at Bogota, Colombia's Bolivar Square. Photo by: Sebastian Barros/Long Visual Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Bogota 10 Million Stars: Constellations, Christmas Play

Bogota 10 Million Stars: Constellations, Christmas Play

Fireworks are displayed during the Bogota 10 Million Stars: Constellations Christmas play on December 13, 2023 at Bogota, Colombia's Bolivar Square. Photo by: Sebastian Barros/Long Visual Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Bogota 10 Million Stars: Constellations, Christmas Play

Bogota 10 Million Stars: Constellations, Christmas Play

Performers take part with a puppet during the Bogota 10 Million Stars: Constellations Christmas play on December 13, 2023 at Bogota, Colombia's Bolivar Square. Photo by: Sebastian Barros/Long Visual Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Bogota 10 Million Stars: Constellations, Christmas Play

Bogota 10 Million Stars: Constellations, Christmas Play

Fireworks are displayed during the Bogota 10 Million Stars: Constellations Christmas play on December 13, 2023 at Bogota, Colombia's Bolivar Square. Photo by: Sebastian Barros/Long Visual Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

French art exhibition opens in China's Shanghai

STORY: French art exhibition opens in China's Shanghai DATELINE: April 29, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:01 LOCATION: SHANGHAI, China CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of West Bund Museum 2. various of the exhibition 3. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): CHEN ANDA, Executive director of West Bund Museum 4. various of the exhibition STORYLINE: An art exhibition jointly launched by the Center Pompidou of France and China's West Bund Museum opened Friday in Shanghai. The exhibition, "Painting the Essential. Surrealism and the East," displays surrealist and abstract works from the Center Pompidou including Spanish Surrealist artist Joan Miro's Constellations, as well as calligraphy and painting works from the Shanghai Museum. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): CHEN ANDA, Executive director of West Bund Museum "This exhibition shows the comparison and exchange between surrealism and the oriental culture. I think it can provide a platform for the public to better understand the development of modern art." The exhibition runs until Sept. 24.

World's largest planetarium test in Japan

World's largest planetarium test in Japan

NAGOYA, Japan - Illustrations of zodiac constellations are displayed on screen at the world's largest planetarium at the Nagoya City Science Museum during a test projection conducted Sept. 24, 2010 ahead of its opening in March in the central Japan city.

CHINA-BEIJING EXPO PARK-CAMPING AREA (CN)

CHINA-BEIJING EXPO PARK-CAMPING AREA (CN)

(220721) -- BEIJING, July 21, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on July 16, 2022 shows a camping area at the Beijing Expo Park in the suburban Yanqing District of Beijing, capital of China. The Beijing Expo Park, where the International Horticultural Exhibition took place in 2019, has become a camping resort this summer. Twelve camping areas named after the constellations at the park have recently opened to the public. TO GO WITH "Across China: Camping, sports activities thrive at Beijing Expo Park" (Xinhua/Li Chunyu)

CHINA-BEIJING EXPO PARK-CAMPING AREA (CN)

CHINA-BEIJING EXPO PARK-CAMPING AREA (CN)

(220721) -- BEIJING, July 21, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on July 16, 2022 shows a camping area at the Beijing Expo Park in the suburban Yanqing District of Beijing, capital of China. The Beijing Expo Park, where the International Horticultural Exhibition took place in 2019, has become a camping resort this summer. Twelve camping areas named after the constellations at the park have recently opened to the public. TO GO WITH "Across China: Camping, sports activities thrive at Beijing Expo Park" (Xinhua/Li Chunyu)

Ancient tomb mural of star constellations opens for public viewing

Ancient tomb mural of star constellations opens for public viewing

A ceiling mural at the Takamatsuzuka tomb, featuring an ancient Chinese constellation map, is shown at a press preview in the village of Asuka in Nara Prefecture, western Japan, on Oct. 30, 2015, a day before it is shown to the public for the first time. The painting, a national treasure with the stars plated with gold, is among murals at the designated national treasure that have been undergoing restoration work due to damage from mold and deterioration. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Ancient tomb mural of star constellations opens for public viewing

Ancient tomb mural of star constellations opens for public viewing

A ceiling mural at the Takamatsuzuka tomb, featuring an ancient Chinese constellation map, is shown at a press preview in the village of Asuka in Nara Prefecture, western Japan, on Oct. 30, 2015, a day before it is shown to the public for the first time. The painting, a national treasure with stars plated with gold, is among murals that have been undergoing restoration work due to damage from mold and deterioration. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

World's largest planetarium test in Japan

World's largest planetarium test in Japan

NAGOYA, Japan - Illustrations of zodiac constellations are displayed on screen at the world's largest planetarium at the Nagoya City Science Museum during a test projection conducted Sept. 24, 2010 ahead of its opening in March in the central Japan city. (Kyodo)