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Incense Sticks Traditional Making - Vietnam

Tourists pose for photos amid bundles of incense sticks in Quang Phu Cau Village, Vietnam, March 24, 2025. Quang Phu Cau Village, 35 kilometers south of Hanoi, has a long tradition of making incense sticks. These incense sticks need to go through a dozens of processes, such as bamboo splitting, dyeing, powder wrapping and drying, to be made. When bundles of incense sticks are spread out in courtyards and fields for drying, its various colors like vermilion, bright yellow, indigo, emerald green and others form a spectacular scene, attracting many tourists and photographers. Photo by Zhu Wei/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Incense Sticks Traditional Making - Vietnam

This photo shows bundles of incense sticks placed at a courtyard in Quang Phu Cau Village, Vietnam, March 24, 2025. Quang Phu Cau Village, 35 kilometers south of Hanoi, has a long tradition of making incense sticks. These incense sticks need to go through a dozens of processes, such as bamboo splitting, dyeing, powder wrapping and drying, to be made. When bundles of incense sticks are spread out in courtyards and fields for drying, its various colors like vermilion, bright yellow, indigo, emerald green and others form a spectacular scene, attracting many tourists and photographers. Photo by Zhu Wei/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Incense Sticks Traditional Making - Vietnam

A tourist poses for photos amid bundles of incense sticks in Quang Phu Cau Village, Vietnam, March 24, 2025. Quang Phu Cau Village, 35 kilometers south of Hanoi, has a long tradition of making incense sticks. These incense sticks need to go through a dozens of processes, such as bamboo splitting, dyeing, powder wrapping and drying, to be made. When bundles of incense sticks are spread out in courtyards and fields for drying, its various colors like vermilion, bright yellow, indigo, emerald green and others form a spectacular scene, attracting many tourists and photographers. Photo by Zhu Wei/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Incense Sticks Traditional Making - Vietnam

A tourist poses for photos amid bundles of incense sticks in Quang Phu Cau Village, Vietnam, March 24, 2025. Quang Phu Cau Village, 35 kilometers south of Hanoi, has a long tradition of making incense sticks. These incense sticks need to go through a dozens of processes, such as bamboo splitting, dyeing, powder wrapping and drying, to be made. When bundles of incense sticks are spread out in courtyards and fields for drying, its various colors like vermilion, bright yellow, indigo, emerald green and others form a spectacular scene, attracting many tourists and photographers. Photo by Zhu Wei/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Incense Sticks Traditional Making - Vietnam

A tourist tries to make an incense stick in Quang Phu Cau Village, Vietnam, March 24, 2025. Quang Phu Cau Village, 35 kilometers south of Hanoi, has a long tradition of making incense sticks. These incense sticks need to go through a dozens of processes, such as bamboo splitting, dyeing, powder wrapping and drying, to be made. When bundles of incense sticks are spread out in courtyards and fields for drying, its various colors like vermilion, bright yellow, indigo, emerald green and others form a spectacular scene, attracting many tourists and photographers. Photo by Zhu Wei/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Incense Sticks Traditional Making - Vietnam

A villager arranges incense sticks in Quang Phu Cau Village, Vietnam, March 24, 2025. Quang Phu Cau Village, 35 kilometers south of Hanoi, has a long tradition of making incense sticks. These incense sticks need to go through a dozens of processes, such as bamboo splitting, dyeing, powder wrapping and drying, to be made. When bundles of incense sticks are spread out in courtyards and fields for drying, its various colors like vermilion, bright yellow, indigo, emerald green and others form a spectacular scene, attracting many tourists and photographers. Photo by Zhu Wei/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Incense Sticks Traditional Making - Vietnam

A villager demonstrates how to make incense sticks in Quang Phu Cau Village, Vietnam, March 24, 2025. Quang Phu Cau Village, 35 kilometers south of Hanoi, has a long tradition of making incense sticks. These incense sticks need to go through a dozens of processes, such as bamboo splitting, dyeing, powder wrapping and drying, to be made. When bundles of incense sticks are spread out in courtyards and fields for drying, its various colors like vermilion, bright yellow, indigo, emerald green and others form a spectacular scene, attracting many tourists and photographers. Photo by Zhu Wei/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Incense Sticks Traditional Making - Vietnam

A tourist poses for photos amid bundles of incense sticks in Quang Phu Cau Village, Vietnam, March 24, 2025. Quang Phu Cau Village, 35 kilometers south of Hanoi, has a long tradition of making incense sticks. These incense sticks need to go through a dozens of processes, such as bamboo splitting, dyeing, powder wrapping and drying, to be made. When bundles of incense sticks are spread out in courtyards and fields for drying, its various colors like vermilion, bright yellow, indigo, emerald green and others form a spectacular scene, attracting many tourists and photographers. Photo by Zhu Wei/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Incense Sticks Traditional Making - Vietnam

A villager arranges incense sticks in Quang Phu Cau Village, Vietnam, March 24, 2025. Quang Phu Cau Village, 35 kilometers south of Hanoi, has a long tradition of making incense sticks. These incense sticks need to go through a dozens of processes, such as bamboo splitting, dyeing, powder wrapping and drying, to be made. When bundles of incense sticks are spread out in courtyards and fields for drying, its various colors like vermilion, bright yellow, indigo, emerald green and others form a spectacular scene, attracting many tourists and photographers. Photo by Zhu Wei/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Incense Sticks Traditional Making - Vietnam

A villager demonstrates how to make incense sticks in Quang Phu Cau Village, Vietnam, March 24, 2025. Quang Phu Cau Village, 35 kilometers south of Hanoi, has a long tradition of making incense sticks. These incense sticks need to go through a dozens of processes, such as bamboo splitting, dyeing, powder wrapping and drying, to be made. When bundles of incense sticks are spread out in courtyards and fields for drying, its various colors like vermilion, bright yellow, indigo, emerald green and others form a spectacular scene, attracting many tourists and photographers. Photo by Zhu Wei/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Incense Sticks Traditional Making - Vietnam

A villager arranges incense sticks in Quang Phu Cau Village, Vietnam, March 24, 2025. Quang Phu Cau Village, 35 kilometers south of Hanoi, has a long tradition of making incense sticks. These incense sticks need to go through a dozens of processes, such as bamboo splitting, dyeing, powder wrapping and drying, to be made. When bundles of incense sticks are spread out in courtyards and fields for drying, its various colors like vermilion, bright yellow, indigo, emerald green and others form a spectacular scene, attracting many tourists and photographers. Photo by Zhu Wei/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Incense Sticks Traditional Making - Vietnam

A villager arranges incense sticks in Quang Phu Cau Village, Vietnam, March 24, 2025. Quang Phu Cau Village, 35 kilometers south of Hanoi, has a long tradition of making incense sticks. These incense sticks need to go through a dozens of processes, such as bamboo splitting, dyeing, powder wrapping and drying, to be made. When bundles of incense sticks are spread out in courtyards and fields for drying, its various colors like vermilion, bright yellow, indigo, emerald green and others form a spectacular scene, attracting many tourists and photographers. Photo by Zhu Wei/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Incense Sticks Traditional Making - Vietnam

A villager puts a bundle of incense sticks onto a shelf in Quang Phu Cau Village, Vietnam, March 24, 2025. Quang Phu Cau Village, 35 kilometers south of Hanoi, has a long tradition of making incense sticks. These incense sticks need to go through a dozens of processes, such as bamboo splitting, dyeing, powder wrapping and drying, to be made. When bundles of incense sticks are spread out in courtyards and fields for drying, its various colors like vermilion, bright yellow, indigo, emerald green and others form a spectacular scene, attracting many tourists and photographers. Photo by Zhu Wei/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Incense Sticks Traditional Making - Vietnam

A villager arranges incense sticks in Quang Phu Cau Village, Vietnam, March 24, 2025. Quang Phu Cau Village, 35 kilometers south of Hanoi, has a long tradition of making incense sticks. These incense sticks need to go through a dozens of processes, such as bamboo splitting, dyeing, powder wrapping and drying, to be made. When bundles of incense sticks are spread out in courtyards and fields for drying, its various colors like vermilion, bright yellow, indigo, emerald green and others form a spectacular scene, attracting many tourists and photographers. Photo by Zhu Wei/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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KYRGYZSTAN-NOOKAT-MUDFLOW

(240629) -- BISHKEK, June 29, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Rescuers work at the site of a mudflow in Nookat region of Osh Oblast, Kyrgyzstan, June 28, 2024. Five people have died as a result of a mudflow in southern Kyrgyzstan, the press service of the country's Ministry of Emergency Situations reported Saturday. Heavy rainfall in the Nookat region of Osh Oblast on Friday triggered mudflows, damaging two bridges, electric poles, and flooding 15 courtyards of private houses. (Photo by Roman Gainanov/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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KYRGYZSTAN-NOOKAT-MUDFLOW

(240629) -- BISHKEK, June 29, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Rescuers work at the site of a mudflow in Nookat region of Osh Oblast, Kyrgyzstan, June 28, 2024. Five people have died as a result of a mudflow in southern Kyrgyzstan, the press service of the country's Ministry of Emergency Situations reported Saturday. Heavy rainfall in the Nookat region of Osh Oblast on Friday triggered mudflows, damaging two bridges, electric poles, and flooding 15 courtyards of private houses. (Photo by Roman Gainanov/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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CHINA-BEIJING-MUSEUMS-MOVIE WEEK (CN)

(240603) -- BEIJING, June 3, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- People watch a film projected onto an improvised screen at the Altar of the God of Agriculture in Beijing, capital of China, June 1, 2024. On Saturday, more than 20 museums in Beijing launched a movie week with nearly 40 screenings that are available to the public free of charge. More than 10 movies will be screened in the museums' halls, courtyards and other spaces, organizers said. The event is co-organized by the Beijing Municipal Cultural Heritage Bureau and the Beijing Municipal Film Administration. (Beijing Municipal Cultural Heritage Bureau/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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CHINA-BEIJING-MUSEUMS-MOVIE WEEK (CN)

(240603) -- BEIJING, June 3, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- People watch a film projected onto improvised screens at the Altar of the God of Agriculture in Beijing, capital of China, June 1, 2024. On Saturday, more than 20 museums in Beijing launched a movie week with nearly 40 screenings that are available to the public free of charge. More than 10 movies will be screened in the museums' halls, courtyards and other spaces, organizers said. The event is co-organized by the Beijing Municipal Cultural Heritage Bureau and the Beijing Municipal Film Administration. (Beijing Municipal Cultural Heritage Bureau/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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CHINA-BEIJING-MUSEUMS-MOVIE WEEK (CN)

(240603) -- BEIJING, June 3, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- People watch a film projected onto improvised screens at the Altar of the God of Agriculture in Beijing, capital of China, June 1, 2024. On Saturday, more than 20 museums in Beijing launched a movie week with nearly 40 screenings that are available to the public free of charge. More than 10 movies will be screened in the museums' halls, courtyards and other spaces, organizers said. The event is co-organized by the Beijing Municipal Cultural Heritage Bureau and the Beijing Municipal Film Administration. (Beijing Municipal Cultural Heritage Bureau/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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ChineseToday | Art rooted in paddy fields: Yangxi Opera artists in SW China's Chongqing

(240524) -- CHONGQING, May 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Yangxi Opera artist Leng Dingxiang (1st L) walks out of a rice field in Qingquan Village of Tonggu Township, Youyang Tujia and Miao Autonomous County, southwest China's Chongqing, May 16, 2024. In Qingquan Village of Tonggu Township in Youyang, there is a group of opera artists consisting of local farmers of an average age of nearly 70, who perform the ancient Yangxi Opera on the courtyards and dams as the stage, and among the paddy fields, mountains and forests as their background in the village about 1,000 meters above sea level surrounded by mountains and waters. Around the time of May, the white-haired opera troupe members plant rice seedlings in the paddy fields as their routine work, when the day's work draws to a close, Chen Yongxia, one of the leading artists, is heard singing Yangxi Opera in his resonant voice that echos in the mountains. After washing off the soil on their bodies and putting away farming tools, the artists sit around a sweet c

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ChineseToday | Art rooted in paddy fields: Yangxi Opera artists in SW China's Chongqing

(240524) -- CHONGQING, May 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Yangxi Opera artists Chen Yongxia (L) and Leng Dingxiang rehearse a verse of Yangxi Opera in Qingquan Village of Tonggu Township, Youyang Tujia and Miao Autonomous County, southwest China's Chongqing, May 16, 2024. In Qingquan Village of Tonggu Township in Youyang, there is a group of opera artists consisting of local farmers of an average age of nearly 70, who perform the ancient Yangxi Opera on the courtyards and dams as the stage, and among the paddy fields, mountains and forests as their background in the village about 1,000 meters above sea level surrounded by mountains and waters. Around the time of May, the white-haired opera troupe members plant rice seedlings in the paddy fields as their routine work, when the day's work draws to a close, Chen Yongxia, one of the leading artists, is heard singing Yangxi Opera in his resonant voice that echos in the mountains. After washing off the soil on their bodies and putting away farming tools, the artists

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ChineseToday | Art rooted in paddy fields: Yangxi Opera artists in SW China's Chongqing

(240524) -- CHONGQING, May 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Yangxi Opera artists rehearse a verse of Yangxi Opera in Qingquan Village of Tonggu Township, Youyang Tujia and Miao Autonomous County, southwest China's Chongqing, May 16, 2024. In Qingquan Village of Tonggu Township in Youyang, there is a group of opera artists consisting of local farmers of an average age of nearly 70, who perform the ancient Yangxi Opera on the courtyards and dams as the stage, and among the paddy fields, mountains and forests as their background in the village about 1,000 meters above sea level surrounded by mountains and waters. Around the time of May, the white-haired opera troupe members plant rice seedlings in the paddy fields as their routine work, when the day's work draws to a close, Chen Yongxia, one of the leading artists, is heard singing Yangxi Opera in his resonant voice that echos in the mountains. After washing off the soil on their bodies and putting away farming tools, the artists sit around a sweet cinnamon tree in

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ChineseToday | Art rooted in paddy fields: Yangxi Opera artists in SW China's Chongqing

(240524) -- CHONGQING, May 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Yangxi Opera artists confirm their positions on stage ahead of performance in Qingquan Village of Tonggu Township, Youyang Tujia and Miao Autonomous County, southwest China's Chongqing, May 16, 2024. In Qingquan Village of Tonggu Township in Youyang, there is a group of opera artists consisting of local farmers of an average age of nearly 70, who perform the ancient Yangxi Opera on the courtyards and dams as the stage, and among the paddy fields, mountains and forests as their background in the village about 1,000 meters above sea level surrounded by mountains and waters. Around the time of May, the white-haired opera troupe members plant rice seedlings in the paddy fields as their routine work, when the day's work draws to a close, Chen Yongxia, one of the leading artists, is heard singing Yangxi Opera in his resonant voice that echos in the mountains. After washing off the soil on their bodies and putting away farming tools, the artists sit around a s

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ChineseToday | Art rooted in paddy fields: Yangxi Opera artists in SW China's Chongqing

(240524) -- CHONGQING, May 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Yangxi Opera artist Chen Yongxia practices Yangxi Opera on the bank of earth by a rice field at a village in Youyang Tujia and Miao Autonomous County, southwest China's Chongqing, May 17, 2024. In Qingquan Village of Tonggu Township in Youyang, there is a group of opera artists consisting of local farmers of an average age of nearly 70, who perform the ancient Yangxi Opera on the courtyards and dams as the stage, and among the paddy fields, mountains and forests as their background in the village about 1,000 meters above sea level surrounded by mountains and waters. Around the time of May, the white-haired opera troupe members plant rice seedlings in the paddy fields as their routine work, when the day's work draws to a close, Chen Yongxia, one of the leading artists, is heard singing Yangxi Opera in his resonant voice that echos in the mountains. After washing off the soil on their bodies and putting away farming tools, the artists sit around a sweet c

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ChineseToday | Art rooted in paddy fields: Yangxi Opera artists in SW China's Chongqing

(240524) -- CHONGQING, May 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Yangxi Opera artists Chen Yongxia (C) and Leng Dingxiang (1st R) rehearse a verse of Yangxi Opera in Qingquan Village of Tonggu Township, Youyang Tujia and Miao Autonomous County, southwest China's Chongqing, May 16, 2024. In Qingquan Village of Tonggu Township in Youyang, there is a group of opera artists consisting of local farmers of an average age of nearly 70, who perform the ancient Yangxi Opera on the courtyards and dams as the stage, and among the paddy fields, mountains and forests as their background in the village about 1,000 meters above sea level surrounded by mountains and waters. Around the time of May, the white-haired opera troupe members plant rice seedlings in the paddy fields as their routine work, when the day's work draws to a close, Chen Yongxia, one of the leading artists, is heard singing Yangxi Opera in his resonant voice that echos in the mountains. After washing off the soil on their bodies and putting away farming tools, the

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ChineseToday | Art rooted in paddy fields: Yangxi Opera artists in SW China's Chongqing

(240524) -- CHONGQING, May 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Yangxi Opera artist Chen Yongxia (2nd L) and fellow members of the troupe rehearse a verse of Yangxi Opera in Qingquan Village of Tonggu Township, Youyang Tujia and Miao Autonomous County, southwest China's Chongqing, May 16, 2024. In Qingquan Village of Tonggu Township in Youyang, there is a group of opera artists consisting of local farmers of an average age of nearly 70, who perform the ancient Yangxi Opera on the courtyards and dams as the stage, and among the paddy fields, mountains and forests as their background in the village about 1,000 meters above sea level surrounded by mountains and waters. Around the time of May, the white-haired opera troupe members plant rice seedlings in the paddy fields as their routine work, when the day's work draws to a close, Chen Yongxia, one of the leading artists, is heard singing Yangxi Opera in his resonant voice that echos in the mountains. After washing off the soil on their bodies and putting away farming t

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ChineseToday | Art rooted in paddy fields: Yangxi Opera artists in SW China's Chongqing

(240524) -- CHONGQING, May 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Yangxi Opera artist Chen Yongxia (L) and a fellow artist rehearse a verse of Yangxi Opera in Qingquan Village of Tonggu Township, Youyang Tujia and Miao Autonomous County, southwest China's Chongqing, May 16, 2024. In Qingquan Village of Tonggu Township in Youyang, there is a group of opera artists consisting of local farmers of an average age of nearly 70, who perform the ancient Yangxi Opera on the courtyards and dams as the stage, and among the paddy fields, mountains and forests as their background in the village about 1,000 meters above sea level surrounded by mountains and waters. Around the time of May, the white-haired opera troupe members plant rice seedlings in the paddy fields as their routine work, when the day's work draws to a close, Chen Yongxia, one of the leading artists, is heard singing Yangxi Opera in his resonant voice that echos in the mountains. After washing off the soil on their bodies and putting away farming tools, the artists

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ChineseToday | Art rooted in paddy fields: Yangxi Opera artists in SW China's Chongqing

(240524) -- CHONGQING, May 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Yangxi Opera artist Chen Yongxia (1st R) and fellow troupe members talk about their performance in Qingquan Village of Tonggu Township, Youyang Tujia and Miao Autonomous County, southwest China's Chongqing, May 16, 2024. In Qingquan Village of Tonggu Township in Youyang, there is a group of opera artists consisting of local farmers of an average age of nearly 70, who perform the ancient Yangxi Opera on the courtyards and dams as the stage, and among the paddy fields, mountains and forests as their background in the village about 1,000 meters above sea level surrounded by mountains and waters. Around the time of May, the white-haired opera troupe members plant rice seedlings in the paddy fields as their routine work, when the day's work draws to a close, Chen Yongxia, one of the leading artists, is heard singing Yangxi Opera in his resonant voice that echos in the mountains. After washing off the soil on their bodies and putting away farming tools, the a

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ChineseToday | Art rooted in paddy fields: Yangxi Opera artists in SW China's Chongqing

(240524) -- CHONGQING, May 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Students from a primary school learn about Yangxi Opera as Chen Yongxia (1st L) demonstrates in Youyang Tujia and Miao Autonomous County, southwest China's Chongqing, May 17, 2024. In Qingquan Village of Tonggu Township in Youyang, there is a group of opera artists consisting of local farmers of an average age of nearly 70, who perform the ancient Yangxi Opera on the courtyards and dams as the stage, and among the paddy fields, mountains and forests as their background in the village about 1,000 meters above sea level surrounded by mountains and waters. Around the time of May, the white-haired opera troupe members plant rice seedlings in the paddy fields as their routine work, when the day's work draws to a close, Chen Yongxia, one of the leading artists, is heard singing Yangxi Opera in his resonant voice that echos in the mountains. After washing off the soil on their bodies and putting away farming tools, the artists sit around a sweet cinnamon tree

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ChineseToday | Art rooted in paddy fields: Yangxi Opera artists in SW China's Chongqing

(240524) -- CHONGQING, May 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Yangxi Opera artist Chen Yongxia arranges the carving tools of Yangxi Opera masks in Qingquan Village of Tonggu Township, Youyang Tujia and Miao Autonomous County, southwest China's Chongqing, May 16, 2024. In Qingquan Village of Tonggu Township in Youyang, there is a group of opera artists consisting of local farmers of an average age of nearly 70, who perform the ancient Yangxi Opera on the courtyards and dams as the stage, and among the paddy fields, mountains and forests as their background in the village about 1,000 meters above sea level surrounded by mountains and waters. Around the time of May, the white-haired opera troupe members plant rice seedlings in the paddy fields as their routine work, when the day's work draws to a close, Chen Yongxia, one of the leading artists, is heard singing Yangxi Opera in his resonant voice that echos in the mountains. After washing off the soil on their bodies and putting away farming tools, the artists sit aro

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ChineseToday | Art rooted in paddy fields: Yangxi Opera artists in SW China's Chongqing

(240524) -- CHONGQING, May 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Yangxi Opera artist Chen Yongxia puts on a Yangxi Opera mask over his forehead, leaving a width of two fingers between the lower edge of the mask and the eyes to observe the stage, in Qingquan Village of Tonggu Township, Youyang Tujia and Miao Autonomous County, southwest China's Chongqing, May 16, 2024. In Qingquan Village of Tonggu Township in Youyang, there is a group of opera artists consisting of local farmers of an average age of nearly 70, who perform the ancient Yangxi Opera on the courtyards and dams as the stage, and among the paddy fields, mountains and forests as their background in the village about 1,000 meters above sea level surrounded by mountains and waters. Around the time of May, the white-haired opera troupe members plant rice seedlings in the paddy fields as their routine work, when the day's work draws to a close, Chen Yongxia, one of the leading artists, is heard singing Yangxi Opera in his resonant voice that echos in the mountains.

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ChineseToday | Art rooted in paddy fields: Yangxi Opera artists in SW China's Chongqing

(240524) -- CHONGQING, May 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Yangxi Opera artists put on costumes in Qingquan Village of Tonggu Township, Youyang Tujia and Miao Autonomous County, southwest China's Chongqing, May 16, 2024. In Qingquan Village of Tonggu Township in Youyang, there is a group of opera artists consisting of local farmers of an average age of nearly 70, who perform the ancient Yangxi Opera on the courtyards and dams as the stage, and among the paddy fields, mountains and forests as their background in the village about 1,000 meters above sea level surrounded by mountains and waters. Around the time of May, the white-haired opera troupe members plant rice seedlings in the paddy fields as their routine work, when the day's work draws to a close, Chen Yongxia, one of the leading artists, is heard singing Yangxi Opera in his resonant voice that echos in the mountains. After washing off the soil on their bodies and putting away farming tools, the artists sit around a sweet cinnamon tree in front of Chen's

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ChineseToday | Art rooted in paddy fields: Yangxi Opera artists in SW China's Chongqing

(240524) -- CHONGQING, May 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Yangxi Opera artist Chen Yongxia (R) and fellow troupe members talk about their performance in Qingquan Village of Tonggu Township, Youyang Tujia and Miao Autonomous County, southwest China's Chongqing, May 16, 2024. In Qingquan Village of Tonggu Township in Youyang, there is a group of opera artists consisting of local farmers of an average age of nearly 70, who perform the ancient Yangxi Opera on the courtyards and dams as the stage, and among the paddy fields, mountains and forests as their background in the village about 1,000 meters above sea level surrounded by mountains and waters. Around the time of May, the white-haired opera troupe members plant rice seedlings in the paddy fields as their routine work, when the day's work draws to a close, Chen Yongxia, one of the leading artists, is heard singing Yangxi Opera in his resonant voice that echos in the mountains. After washing off the soil on their bodies and putting away farming tools, the artis

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ChineseToday | Art rooted in paddy fields: Yangxi Opera artists in SW China's Chongqing

(240524) -- CHONGQING, May 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Students from a primary school listen as Yangxi Opera artist Chen Yongxia demonstrates in Youyang Tujia and Miao Autonomous County, southwest China's Chongqing, May 17, 2024. In Qingquan Village of Tonggu Township in Youyang, there is a group of opera artists consisting of local farmers of an average age of nearly 70, who perform the ancient Yangxi Opera on the courtyards and dams as the stage, and among the paddy fields, mountains and forests as their background in the village about 1,000 meters above sea level surrounded by mountains and waters. Around the time of May, the white-haired opera troupe members plant rice seedlings in the paddy fields as their routine work, when the day's work draws to a close, Chen Yongxia, one of the leading artists, is heard singing Yangxi Opera in his resonant voice that echos in the mountains. After washing off the soil on their bodies and putting away farming tools, the artists sit around a sweet cinnamon tree in fro

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ChineseToday | Art rooted in paddy fields: Yangxi Opera artists in SW China's Chongqing

(240524) -- CHONGQING, May 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Yangxi Opera artist Chen Yongxia carves a mask of Yangxi Opera in Qingquan Village of Tonggu Township, Youyang Tujia and Miao Autonomous County, southwest China's Chongqing, May 16, 2024. In Qingquan Village of Tonggu Township in Youyang, there is a group of opera artists consisting of local farmers of an average age of nearly 70, who perform the ancient Yangxi Opera on the courtyards and dams as the stage, and among the paddy fields, mountains and forests as their background in the village about 1,000 meters above sea level surrounded by mountains and waters. Around the time of May, the white-haired opera troupe members plant rice seedlings in the paddy fields as their routine work, when the day's work draws to a close, Chen Yongxia, one of the leading artists, is heard singing Yangxi Opera in his resonant voice that echos in the mountains. After washing off the soil on their bodies and putting away farming tools, the artists sit around a sweet cinnamo

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ChineseToday | Art rooted in paddy fields: Yangxi Opera artists in SW China's Chongqing

(240524) -- CHONGQING, May 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Yangxi Opera artist Chen Yongxia practices Yangxi Opera on the bank of earth by a rice field at a village in Youyang Tujia and Miao Autonomous County, southwest China's Chongqing, May 17, 2024 In Qingquan Village of Tonggu Township in Youyang, there is a group of opera artists consisting of local farmers of an average age of nearly 70, who perform the ancient Yangxi Opera on the courtyards and dams as the stage, and among the paddy fields, mountains and forests as their background in the village about 1,000 meters above sea level surrounded by mountains and waters. Around the time of May, the white-haired opera troupe members plant rice seedlings in the paddy fields as their routine work, when the day's work draws to a close, Chen Yongxia, one of the leading artists, is heard singing Yangxi Opera in his resonant voice that echos in the mountains. After washing off the soil on their bodies and putting away farming tools, the artists sit around a sweet ci

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ChineseToday | Art rooted in paddy fields: Yangxi Opera artists in SW China's Chongqing

(240524) -- CHONGQING, May 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A student from a primary school tries on a Yangxi Opera mask as Yangxi Opera artist Chen Yongxia helps in Youyang Tujia and Miao Autonomous County, southwest China's Chongqing, May 17, 2024. In Qingquan Village of Tonggu Township in Youyang, there is a group of opera artists consisting of local farmers of an average age of nearly 70, who perform the ancient Yangxi Opera on the courtyards and dams as the stage, and among the paddy fields, mountains and forests as their background in the village about 1,000 meters above sea level surrounded by mountains and waters. Around the time of May, the white-haired opera troupe members plant rice seedlings in the paddy fields as their routine work, when the day's work draws to a close, Chen Yongxia, one of the leading artists, is heard singing Yangxi Opera in his resonant voice that echos in the mountains. After washing off the soil on their bodies and putting away farming tools, the artists sit around a sweet cinn

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ChineseToday | Art rooted in paddy fields: Yangxi Opera artists in SW China's Chongqing

(240524) -- CHONGQING, May 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Yangxi Opera artist Chen Yongxia (R) puts on the opera costumes in Qingquan Village of Tonggu Township, Youyang Tujia and Miao Autonomous County, southwest China's Chongqing, May 16, 2024. In Qingquan Village of Tonggu Township in Youyang, there is a group of opera artists consisting of local farmers of an average age of nearly 70, who perform the ancient Yangxi Opera on the courtyards and dams as the stage, and among the paddy fields, mountains and forests as their background in the village about 1,000 meters above sea level surrounded by mountains and waters. Around the time of May, the white-haired opera troupe members plant rice seedlings in the paddy fields as their routine work, when the day's work draws to a close, Chen Yongxia, one of the leading artists, is heard singing Yangxi Opera in his resonant voice that echos in the mountains. After washing off the soil on their bodies and putting away farming tools, the artists sit around a sweet cinnam

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ChineseToday | Art rooted in paddy fields: Yangxi Opera artists in SW China's Chongqing

(240524) -- CHONGQING, May 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Yangxi Opera troupe members talk about their performance in Qingquan Village of Tonggu Township, Youyang Tujia and Miao Autonomous County, southwest China's Chongqing, May 16, 2024. In Qingquan Village of Tonggu Township in Youyang, there is a group of opera artists consisting of local farmers of an average age of nearly 70, who perform the ancient Yangxi Opera on the courtyards and dams as the stage, and among the paddy fields, mountains and forests as their background in the village about 1,000 meters above sea level surrounded by mountains and waters. Around the time of May, the white-haired opera troupe members plant rice seedlings in the paddy fields as their routine work, when the day's work draws to a close, Chen Yongxia, one of the leading artists, is heard singing Yangxi Opera in his resonant voice that echos in the mountains. After washing off the soil on their bodies and putting away farming tools, the artists sit around a sweet cinnamon tree

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ChineseToday | Art rooted in paddy fields: Yangxi Opera artists in SW China's Chongqing

(240524) -- CHONGQING, May 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Yangxi Opera artist Chen Yongxia puts on a Yangxi Opera mask over his forehead in Qingquan Village of Tonggu Township, Youyang Tujia and Miao Autonomous County, southwest China's Chongqing, May 16, 2024. In Qingquan Village of Tonggu Township in Youyang, there is a group of opera artists consisting of local farmers of an average age of nearly 70, who perform the ancient Yangxi Opera on the courtyards and dams as the stage, and among the paddy fields, mountains and forests as their background in the village about 1,000 meters above sea level surrounded by mountains and waters. Around the time of May, the white-haired opera troupe members plant rice seedlings in the paddy fields as their routine work, when the day's work draws to a close, Chen Yongxia, one of the leading artists, is heard singing Yangxi Opera in his resonant voice that echos in the mountains. After washing off the soil on their bodies and putting away farming tools, the artists sit around

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ChineseToday | Art rooted in paddy fields: Yangxi Opera artists in SW China's Chongqing

(240524) -- CHONGQING, May 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Yangxi Opera artist Chen Yongxia practices Yangxi Opera on the bank of earth by a rice field at a village in Youyang Tujia and Miao Autonomous County, southwest China's Chongqing, May 17, 2024. In Qingquan Village of Tonggu Township in Youyang, there is a group of opera artists consisting of local farmers of an average age of nearly 70, who perform the ancient Yangxi Opera on the courtyards and dams as the stage, and among the paddy fields, mountains and forests as their background in the village about 1,000 meters above sea level surrounded by mountains and waters. Around the time of May, the white-haired opera troupe members plant rice seedlings in the paddy fields as their routine work, when the day's work draws to a close, Chen Yongxia, one of the leading artists, is heard singing Yangxi Opera in his resonant voice that echos in the mountains. After washing off the soil on their bodies and putting away farming tools, the artists sit around a sweet c

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ChineseToday | Art rooted in paddy fields: Yangxi Opera artists in SW China's Chongqing

(240524) -- CHONGQING, May 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Yangxi Opera artist Chen Yongxia works in a rice field in Qingquan Village of Tonggu Township, Youyang Tujia and Miao Autonomous County, southwest China's Chongqing, May 16, 2024. In Qingquan Village of Tonggu Township in Youyang, there is a group of opera artists consisting of local farmers of an average age of nearly 70, who perform the ancient Yangxi Opera on the courtyards and dams as the stage, and among the paddy fields, mountains and forests as their background in the village about 1,000 meters above sea level surrounded by mountains and waters. Around the time of May, the white-haired opera troupe members plant rice seedlings in the paddy fields as their routine work, when the day's work draws to a close, Chen Yongxia, one of the leading artists, is heard singing Yangxi Opera in his resonant voice that echos in the mountains. After washing off the soil on their bodies and putting away farming tools, the artists sit around a sweet cinnamon tree i

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ChineseToday | Art rooted in paddy fields: Yangxi Opera artists in SW China's Chongqing

(240524) -- CHONGQING, May 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Yangxi Opera artist Chen Yongxia (3rd L) and other Yangxi Opera troupe members work in a rice field in Qingquan Village of Tonggu Township, Youyang Tujia and Miao Autonomous County, southwest China's Chongqing, May 16, 2024. In Qingquan Village of Tonggu Township in Youyang, there is a group of opera artists consisting of local farmers of an average age of nearly 70, who perform the ancient Yangxi Opera on the courtyards and dams as the stage, and among the paddy fields, mountains and forests as their background in the village about 1,000 meters above sea level surrounded by mountains and waters. Around the time of May, the white-haired opera troupe members plant rice seedlings in the paddy fields as their routine work, when the day's work draws to a close, Chen Yongxia, one of the leading artists, is heard singing Yangxi Opera in his resonant voice that echos in the mountains. After washing off the soil on their bodies and putting away farming tools, t

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ChineseToday | Art rooted in paddy fields: Yangxi Opera artists in SW China's Chongqing

(240524) -- CHONGQING, May 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Yangxi Opera artist Leng Dingxiang (R) talks with a fellow artist in Qingquan Village of Tonggu Township, Youyang Tujia and Miao Autonomous County, southwest China's Chongqing, May 16, 2024. In Qingquan Village of Tonggu Township in Youyang, there is a group of opera artists consisting of local farmers of an average age of nearly 70, who perform the ancient Yangxi Opera on the courtyards and dams as the stage, and among the paddy fields, mountains and forests as their background in the village about 1,000 meters above sea level surrounded by mountains and waters. Around the time of May, the white-haired opera troupe members plant rice seedlings in the paddy fields as their routine work, when the day's work draws to a close, Chen Yongxia, one of the leading artists, is heard singing Yangxi Opera in his resonant voice that echos in the mountains. After washing off the soil on their bodies and putting away farming tools, the artists sit around a sweet cinn

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ChineseToday | Art rooted in paddy fields: Yangxi Opera artists in SW China's Chongqing

(240524) -- CHONGQING, May 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Yangxi Opera artist Chen Yongxia (1st L) and fellow artists rehearse a verse of Yangxi Opera in Qingquan Village of Tonggu Township, Youyang Tujia and Miao Autonomous County, southwest China's Chongqing, May 16, 2024. In Qingquan Village of Tonggu Township in Youyang, there is a group of opera artists consisting of local farmers of an average age of nearly 70, who perform the ancient Yangxi Opera on the courtyards and dams as the stage, and among the paddy fields, mountains and forests as their background in the village about 1,000 meters above sea level surrounded by mountains and waters. Around the time of May, the white-haired opera troupe members plant rice seedlings in the paddy fields as their routine work, when the day's work draws to a close, Chen Yongxia, one of the leading artists, is heard singing Yangxi Opera in his resonant voice that echos in the mountains. After washing off the soil on their bodies and putting away farming tools, the arti

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Courtyards in historic center of Odesa

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ODESA, UKRAINE - MAY 20, 2024 - A courtyard in the historic city center, Odesa, southern Ukraine.

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Courtyards in historic center of Odesa

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