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Two Lakh People Affected by Ghatal Floods - India

An aerial view of a Hindu temple and high school flooded in a village in Ghatal (about 150 kilometers, 93.20 miles west of Kolkata) of west Midnapore district of eastern Indian state of West Bengal, On June 24, 2025. Two lakh (hundred thousand) people have been affected in the recent floods at Ghatal sub-division in Paschim Medinipur district. Accusing the Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) of aggravating the situation by failing to regulate the release of water from its dams in Jharkhand despite requests from the West Bengal irrigation department, Bhuniya told reporters at his Assembly chamber that he has written to the chairman of the organisation to exercise caution while discharging additional water in future. Photo by Debajyoti Chakraborty/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Two Lakh People Affected by Ghatal Floods - India

An aerial view of a flooded village in Ghatal (about 150 kilometers, 93.20 miles west of Kolkata) of west Midnapore district of eastern Indian state of West Bengal, on June 24, 2025. Two lakh (hundred thousand) people have been affected in the recent floods at Ghatal sub-division in Paschim Medinipur district. Accusing the Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) of aggravating the situation by failing to regulate the release of water from its dams in Jharkhand despite requests from the West Bengal irrigation department, Bhuniya told reporters at his Assembly chamber that he has written to the chairman of the organisation to exercise caution while discharging additional water in future. Photo by Debajyoti Chakraborty/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Two Lakh People Affected by Ghatal Floods - India

An aerial view of a flooded village in Ghatal (about 150 kilometers, 93.20 miles west of Kolkata) of west Midnapore district of eastern Indian state of West Bengal, on June 24, 2025. Two lakh (hundred thousand) people have been affected in the recent floods at Ghatal sub-division in Paschim Medinipur district. Accusing the Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) of aggravating the situation by failing to regulate the release of water from its dams in Jharkhand despite requests from the West Bengal irrigation department, Bhuniya told reporters at his Assembly chamber that he has written to the chairman of the organisation to exercise caution while discharging additional water in future. Photo by Debajyoti Chakraborty/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Two Lakh People Affected by Ghatal Floods - India

A flooded village in Ghatal (about 150 kilometers, 93.20 miles west of Kolkata) of west Midnapore district of eastern Indian state of West Bengal on June 24, 2025. Two lakh (hundred thousand) people have been affected in the recent floods at Ghatal sub-division in Paschim Medinipur district. Accusing the Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) of aggravating the situation by failing to regulate the release of water from its dams in Jharkhand despite requests from the West Bengal irrigation department, Bhuniya told reporters at his Assembly chamber that he has written to the chairman of the organisation to exercise caution while discharging additional water in future. Photo by Debajyoti Chakraborty/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Two Lakh People Affected by Ghatal Floods - India

Indian flood victims on a boat make their way through flood waters after collecting relief materials in the Ghatal (about 150 kilometers, 93.20 miles west of Kolkata) of west Midnapore district of eastern Indian state of West Bengal, on June 24, 2025. Two lakh (hundred thousand) people have been affected in the recent floods at Ghatal sub-division in Paschim Medinipur district. Accusing the Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) of aggravating the situation by failing to regulate the release of water from its dams in Jharkhand despite requests from the West Bengal irrigation department, Bhuniya told reporters at his Assembly chamber that he has written to the chairman of the organisation to exercise caution while discharging additional water in future. Photo by Debajyoti Chakraborty/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Two Lakh People Affected by Ghatal Floods - India

Flood victims on a boat make their way through flood waters after collecting relief materials in Ghatal (about 150 kilometers, 93.20 miles west of Kolkata) of west Midnapore district of eastern Indian state of West Bengal, on June 24, 2025. Two lakh (hundred thousand) people have been affected in the recent floods at Ghatal sub-division in Paschim Medinipur district. Accusing the Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) of aggravating the situation by failing to regulate the release of water from its dams in Jharkhand despite requests from the West Bengal irrigation department, Bhuniya told reporters at his Assembly chamber that he has written to the chairman of the organisation to exercise caution while discharging additional water in future. Photo by Debajyoti Chakraborty/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Two Lakh People Affected by Ghatal Floods - India

A flooded village in Ghatal (about 150 kilometers, 93.20 miles west of Kolkata) of west Midnapore district of eastern Indian state of West Bengal on June 24, 2025. Two lakh (hundred thousand) people have been affected in the recent floods at Ghatal sub-division in Paschim Medinipur district. Accusing the Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) of aggravating the situation by failing to regulate the release of water from its dams in Jharkhand despite requests from the West Bengal irrigation department, Bhuniya told reporters at his Assembly chamber that he has written to the chairman of the organisation to exercise caution while discharging additional water in future. Photo by Debajyoti Chakraborty/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Two Lakh People Affected by Ghatal Floods - India

Flood victims on a boat make their way through flood waters after collecting relief materials in Ghatal (about 150 kilometers, 93.20 miles west of Kolkata) of west Midnapore district of eastern Indian state of West Bengal, on June 24, 2025. Two lakh (hundred thousand) people have been affected in the recent floods at Ghatal sub-division in Paschim Medinipur district. Accusing the Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) of aggravating the situation by failing to regulate the release of water from its dams in Jharkhand despite requests from the West Bengal irrigation department, Bhuniya told reporters at his Assembly chamber that he has written to the chairman of the organisation to exercise caution while discharging additional water in future. Photo by Debajyoti Chakraborty/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Two Lakh People Affected by Ghatal Floods - India

Flood victims on a boat make their way through flood waters after collecting relief materials in Ghatal (about 150 kilometers, 93.20 miles west of Kolkata) of west Midnapore district of eastern Indian state of West Bengal, on June 24, 2025. Two lakh (hundred thousand) people have been affected in the recent floods at Ghatal sub-division in Paschim Medinipur district. Accusing the Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) of aggravating the situation by failing to regulate the release of water from its dams in Jharkhand despite requests from the West Bengal irrigation department, Bhuniya told reporters at his Assembly chamber that he has written to the chairman of the organisation to exercise caution while discharging additional water in future. Photo by Debajyoti Chakraborty/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Two Lakh People Affected by Ghatal Floods - India

An aerial view of a Hindu temple and high school flooded in a village in Ghatal (about 150 kilometers, 93.20 miles west of Kolkata) of west Midnapore district of eastern Indian state of West Bengal, On June 24, 2025. Two lakh (hundred thousand) people have been affected in the recent floods at Ghatal sub-division in Paschim Medinipur district. Accusing the Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) of aggravating the situation by failing to regulate the release of water from its dams in Jharkhand despite requests from the West Bengal irrigation department, Bhuniya told reporters at his Assembly chamber that he has written to the chairman of the organisation to exercise caution while discharging additional water in future. Photo by Debajyoti Chakraborty/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Two Lakh People Affected by Ghatal Floods - India

An aerial view of a flooded village in Ghatal (about 150 kilometers, 93.20 miles west of Kolkata) of west Midnapore district of eastern Indian state of West Bengal, on June 24, 2025. Two lakh (hundred thousand) people have been affected in the recent floods at Ghatal sub-division in Paschim Medinipur district. Accusing the Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) of aggravating the situation by failing to regulate the release of water from its dams in Jharkhand despite requests from the West Bengal irrigation department, Bhuniya told reporters at his Assembly chamber that he has written to the chairman of the organisation to exercise caution while discharging additional water in future. Photo by Debajyoti Chakraborty/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Two Lakh People Affected by Ghatal Floods - India

An aerial view of a flooded village in Ghatal (about 150 kilometers, 93.20 miles west of Kolkata) of west Midnapore district of eastern Indian state of West Bengal, on June 24, 2025. Two lakh (hundred thousand) people have been affected in the recent floods at Ghatal sub-division in Paschim Medinipur district. Accusing the Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) of aggravating the situation by failing to regulate the release of water from its dams in Jharkhand despite requests from the West Bengal irrigation department, Bhuniya told reporters at his Assembly chamber that he has written to the chairman of the organisation to exercise caution while discharging additional water in future. Photo by Debajyoti Chakraborty/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Two Lakh People Affected by Ghatal Floods - India

An aerial view of a Hindu temple and high school flooded in a village in Ghatal (about 150 kilometers, 93.20 miles west of Kolkata) of west Midnapore district of eastern Indian state of West Bengal, On June 24, 2025. Two lakh (hundred thousand) people have been affected in the recent floods at Ghatal sub-division in Paschim Medinipur district. Accusing the Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) of aggravating the situation by failing to regulate the release of water from its dams in Jharkhand despite requests from the West Bengal irrigation department, Bhuniya told reporters at his Assembly chamber that he has written to the chairman of the organisation to exercise caution while discharging additional water in future. Photo by Debajyoti Chakraborty/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Two Lakh People Affected by Ghatal Floods - India

An aerial view of a flooded village in Ghatal (about 150 kilometers, 93.20 miles west of Kolkata) of west Midnapore district of eastern Indian state of West Bengal, on June 24, 2025. Two lakh (hundred thousand) people have been affected in the recent floods at Ghatal sub-division in Paschim Medinipur district. Accusing the Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) of aggravating the situation by failing to regulate the release of water from its dams in Jharkhand despite requests from the West Bengal irrigation department, Bhuniya told reporters at his Assembly chamber that he has written to the chairman of the organisation to exercise caution while discharging additional water in future. Photo by Debajyoti Chakraborty/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Two Lakh People Affected by Ghatal Floods - India

An aerial view of a Hindu temple and high school flooded in a village in Ghatal (about 150 kilometers, 93.20 miles west of Kolkata) of west Midnapore district of eastern Indian state of West Bengal, On June 24, 2025. Two lakh (hundred thousand) people have been affected in the recent floods at Ghatal sub-division in Paschim Medinipur district. Accusing the Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) of aggravating the situation by failing to regulate the release of water from its dams in Jharkhand despite requests from the West Bengal irrigation department, Bhuniya told reporters at his Assembly chamber that he has written to the chairman of the organisation to exercise caution while discharging additional water in future. Photo by Debajyoti Chakraborty/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Two Lakh People Affected by Ghatal Floods - India

A flooded village in Ghatal (about 150 kilometers, 93.20 miles west of Kolkata) of west Midnapore district of eastern Indian state of West Bengal on June 24, 2025. Two lakh (hundred thousand) people have been affected in the recent floods at Ghatal sub-division in Paschim Medinipur district. Accusing the Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) of aggravating the situation by failing to regulate the release of water from its dams in Jharkhand despite requests from the West Bengal irrigation department, Bhuniya told reporters at his Assembly chamber that he has written to the chairman of the organisation to exercise caution while discharging additional water in future. Photo by Debajyoti Chakraborty/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Two Lakh People Affected by Ghatal Floods - India

An aerial view of a flooded village in Ghatal (about 150 kilometers, 93.20 miles west of Kolkata) of west Midnapore district of eastern Indian state of West Bengal, on June 24, 2025. Two lakh (hundred thousand) people have been affected in the recent floods at Ghatal sub-division in Paschim Medinipur district. Accusing the Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) of aggravating the situation by failing to regulate the release of water from its dams in Jharkhand despite requests from the West Bengal irrigation department, Bhuniya told reporters at his Assembly chamber that he has written to the chairman of the organisation to exercise caution while discharging additional water in future. Photo by Debajyoti Chakraborty/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Two Lakh People Affected by Ghatal Floods - India

An aerial view of a flooded village in Ghatal (about 150 kilometers, 93.20 miles west of Kolkata) of west Midnapore district of eastern Indian state of West Bengal, on June 24, 2025. Two lakh (hundred thousand) people have been affected in the recent floods at Ghatal sub-division in Paschim Medinipur district. Accusing the Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) of aggravating the situation by failing to regulate the release of water from its dams in Jharkhand despite requests from the West Bengal irrigation department, Bhuniya told reporters at his Assembly chamber that he has written to the chairman of the organisation to exercise caution while discharging additional water in future. Photo by Debajyoti Chakraborty/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Two Lakh People Affected by Ghatal Floods - India

An aerial view of a flooded village in Ghatal (about 150 kilometers, 93.20 miles west of Kolkata) of west Midnapore district of eastern Indian state of West Bengal, on June 24, 2025. Two lakh (hundred thousand) people have been affected in the recent floods at Ghatal sub-division in Paschim Medinipur district. Accusing the Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) of aggravating the situation by failing to regulate the release of water from its dams in Jharkhand despite requests from the West Bengal irrigation department, Bhuniya told reporters at his Assembly chamber that he has written to the chairman of the organisation to exercise caution while discharging additional water in future. Photo by Debajyoti Chakraborty/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Two Lakh People Affected by Ghatal Floods - India

An aerial view of a flooded village in Ghatal (about 150 kilometers, 93.20 miles west of Kolkata) of west Midnapore district of eastern Indian state of West Bengal, on June 24, 2025. Two lakh (hundred thousand) people have been affected in the recent floods at Ghatal sub-division in Paschim Medinipur district. Accusing the Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) of aggravating the situation by failing to regulate the release of water from its dams in Jharkhand despite requests from the West Bengal irrigation department, Bhuniya told reporters at his Assembly chamber that he has written to the chairman of the organisation to exercise caution while discharging additional water in future. Photo by Debajyoti Chakraborty/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Two Lakh People Affected by Ghatal Floods - India

A flooded village in Ghatal (about 150 kilometers, 93.20 miles west of Kolkata) of west Midnapore district of eastern Indian state of West Bengal on June 24, 2025. Two lakh (hundred thousand) people have been affected in the recent floods at Ghatal sub-division in Paschim Medinipur district. Accusing the Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) of aggravating the situation by failing to regulate the release of water from its dams in Jharkhand despite requests from the West Bengal irrigation department, Bhuniya told reporters at his Assembly chamber that he has written to the chairman of the organisation to exercise caution while discharging additional water in future. Photo by Debajyoti Chakraborty/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Two Lakh People Affected by Ghatal Floods - India

An aerial view of a flooded village in Ghatal (about 150 kilometers, 93.20 miles west of Kolkata) of west Midnapore district of eastern Indian state of West Bengal, on June 24, 2025. Two lakh (hundred thousand) people have been affected in the recent floods at Ghatal sub-division in Paschim Medinipur district. Accusing the Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) of aggravating the situation by failing to regulate the release of water from its dams in Jharkhand despite requests from the West Bengal irrigation department, Bhuniya told reporters at his Assembly chamber that he has written to the chairman of the organisation to exercise caution while discharging additional water in future. Photo by Debajyoti Chakraborty/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pakistan Heat Strains Water Resources - Pakistan

People walk on the exposed dry bed of Rawal Dam after a significant drop in water levels due to record low rainfall, in Islamabad, Pakistan on June 16, 2025. The Rawal, Simli, and Khanpur dams — crucial for water supply to Islamabad and Rawalpindi — are nearing critically low levels as authorities brace for potential shortages ahead of the delayed monsoon. Photo by Raja Imran/Middle East/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pakistan Heat Strains Water Resources - Pakistan

A stray dog seeks shade under an old water tank at the cracked bed of Rawal Dam, whose water levels have plummeted due to record low rainfall, in Islamabad, Pakistan on June 16, 2025. Authorities warn that Rawal, Simli and Khanpur dams — key sources of water for Islamabad and Rawalpindi — are barely sufficient to meet the next two months of demand, as the monsoon's delay threatens a severe water crisis. Photo by Raja Imran/Middle East/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pakistan Heat Strains Water Resources - Pakistan

A stray dog seeks shade under an old water tank at the cracked bed of Rawal Dam, whose water levels have plummeted due to record low rainfall, in Islamabad, Pakistan on June 16, 2025. Authorities warn that Rawal, Simli and Khanpur dams — key sources of water for Islamabad and Rawalpindi — are barely sufficient to meet the next two months of demand, as the monsoon's delay threatens a severe water crisis. Photo by Raja Imran/Middle East/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pakistan Heat Strains Water Resources - Pakistan

A stray dog seeks shade under an old water tank at the cracked bed of Rawal Dam, whose water levels have plummeted due to record low rainfall, in Islamabad, Pakistan on June 16, 2025. Authorities warn that Rawal, Simli and Khanpur dams — key sources of water for Islamabad and Rawalpindi — are barely sufficient to meet the next two months of demand, as the monsoon's delay threatens a severe water crisis. Photo by Raja Imran/Middle East/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pakistan Heat Strains Water Resources - Pakistan

A stray dog seeks shade under an old water tank at the cracked bed of Rawal Dam, whose water levels have plummeted due to record low rainfall, in Islamabad, Pakistan on June 16, 2025. Authorities warn that Rawal, Simli and Khanpur dams — key sources of water for Islamabad and Rawalpindi — are barely sufficient to meet the next two months of demand, as the monsoon's delay threatens a severe water crisis. Photo by Raja Imran/Middle East/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pakistan Heat Strains Water Resources - Pakistan

People walk on the exposed dry bed of Rawal Dam after a significant drop in water levels due to record low rainfall, in Islamabad, Pakistan on June 16, 2025. The Rawal, Simli, and Khanpur dams — crucial for water supply to Islamabad and Rawalpindi — are nearing critically low levels as authorities brace for potential shortages ahead of the delayed monsoon. Photo by Raja Imran/Middle East/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pakistan Heat Strains Water Resources - Pakistan

A stray dog seeks shade under an old water tank at the cracked bed of Rawal Dam, whose water levels have plummeted due to record low rainfall, in Islamabad, Pakistan on June 16, 2025. Authorities warn that Rawal, Simli and Khanpur dams — key sources of water for Islamabad and Rawalpindi — are barely sufficient to meet the next two months of demand, as the monsoon's delay threatens a severe water crisis. Photo by Raja Imran/Middle East/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pakistan Heat Strains Water Resources - Pakistan

A stray dog seeks shade under an old water tank at the cracked bed of Rawal Dam, whose water levels have plummeted due to record low rainfall, in Islamabad, Pakistan on June 16, 2025. Authorities warn that Rawal, Simli and Khanpur dams — key sources of water for Islamabad and Rawalpindi — are barely sufficient to meet the next two months of demand, as the monsoon's delay threatens a severe water crisis. Photo by Raja Imran/Middle East/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