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Zigong International Dinosaur Lantern Show - China

A drone photo shows light installations at the 31st Zigong International Dinosaur Lantern Show in Zigong, southwest China's Sichuan Province, on January 17, 2025. The national-level intangible cultural heritage project Zigong lantern show boasts a long history, as it can be traced back to the Tang (618-907) and Song (960-1279) dynasties. In 1964, Zigong held the first lantern show celebrating the Spring Festival. So far, making colorful lanterns has become a popular industry here, with Zigong lanterns having been displayed in more than 80 countries and regions. Making a Zigong lantern involves many craftsmen, including art designers, bench workers, mechanics, electricians and paperhanging workers. The complete process can hardly be found in other places in China. Photo by Wang Xi/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Zigong International Dinosaur Lantern Show - China

A drone photo shows light installations at the 31st Zigong International Dinosaur Lantern Show in Zigong, southwest China's Sichuan Province, on January 17, 2025. The national-level intangible cultural heritage project Zigong lantern show boasts a long history, as it can be traced back to the Tang (618-907) and Song (960-1279) dynasties. In 1964, Zigong held the first lantern show celebrating the Spring Festival. So far, making colorful lanterns has become a popular industry here, with Zigong lanterns having been displayed in more than 80 countries and regions. Making a Zigong lantern involves many craftsmen, including art designers, bench workers, mechanics, electricians and paperhanging workers. The complete process can hardly be found in other places in China. Photo by Wang Xi/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Zigong International Dinosaur Lantern Show - China

Tourists pose for photos at the 31st Zigong International Dinosaur Lantern Show in Zigong, southwest China's Sichuan Province, on January 17, 2025. The national-level intangible cultural heritage project Zigong lantern show boasts a long history, as it can be traced back to the Tang (618-907) and Song (960-1279) dynasties. In 1964, Zigong held the first lantern show celebrating the Spring Festival. So far, making colorful lanterns has become a popular industry here, with Zigong lanterns having been displayed in more than 80 countries and regions. Making a Zigong lantern involves many craftsmen, including art designers, bench workers, mechanics, electricians and paperhanging workers. The complete process can hardly be found in other places in China. Photo by Wang Xi/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Zigong International Dinosaur Lantern Show - China

A tourist visits Colorful Lantern Museum of China in Zigong, southwest China's Sichuan Province, on January 18, 2025. The national-level intangible cultural heritage project Zigong lantern show boasts a long history, as it can be traced back to the Tang (618-907) and Song (960-1279) dynasties. In 1964, Zigong held the first lantern show celebrating the Spring Festival. So far, making colorful lanterns has become a popular industry here, with Zigong lanterns having been displayed in more than 80 countries and regions. Making a Zigong lantern involves many craftsmen, including art designers, bench workers, mechanics, electricians and paperhanging workers. The complete process can hardly be found in other places in China. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Xu Bingjie

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Zigong International Dinosaur Lantern Show - China

Light installations are seen at the 31st Zigong International Dinosaur Lantern Show in Zigong, southwest China's Sichuan Province, on January 29, 2025. The national-level intangible cultural heritage project Zigong lantern show boasts a long history, as it can be traced back to the Tang (618-907) and Song (960-1279) dynasties. In 1964, Zigong held the first lantern show celebrating the Spring Festival. So far, making colorful lanterns has become a popular industry here, with Zigong lanterns having been displayed in more than 80 countries and regions. Making a Zigong lantern involves many craftsmen, including art designers, bench workers, mechanics, electricians and paperhanging workers. The complete process can hardly be found in other places in China. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Zigong International Dinosaur Lantern Show - China

Tourists visit the 31st Zigong International Dinosaur Lantern Show in Zigong, southwest China's Sichuan Province, on January 17, 2025. The national-level intangible cultural heritage project Zigong lantern show boasts a long history, as it can be traced back to the Tang (618-907) and Song (960-1279) dynasties. In 1964, Zigong held the first lantern show celebrating the Spring Festival. So far, making colorful lanterns has become a popular industry here, with Zigong lanterns having been displayed in more than 80 countries and regions. Making a Zigong lantern involves many craftsmen, including art designers, bench workers, mechanics, electricians and paperhanging workers. The complete process can hardly be found in other places in China. Photo by Wang Xi/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Zigong International Dinosaur Lantern Show - China

Tourists visit the 31st Zigong International Dinosaur Lantern Show in Zigong, southwest China's Sichuan Province, on January 17, 2025. The national-level intangible cultural heritage project Zigong lantern show boasts a long history, as it can be traced back to the Tang (618-907) and Song (960-1279) dynasties. In 1964, Zigong held the first lantern show celebrating the Spring Festival. So far, making colorful lanterns has become a popular industry here, with Zigong lanterns having been displayed in more than 80 countries and regions. Making a Zigong lantern involves many craftsmen, including art designers, bench workers, mechanics, electricians and paperhanging workers. The complete process can hardly be found in other places in China. Photo by Wang Xi/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Zigong International Dinosaur Lantern Show - China

Tourists visit the 31st Zigong International Dinosaur Lantern Show in Zigong, southwest China's Sichuan Province, on January 17, 2025. The national-level intangible cultural heritage project Zigong lantern show boasts a long history, as it can be traced back to the Tang (618-907) and Song (960-1279) dynasties. In 1964, Zigong held the first lantern show celebrating the Spring Festival. So far, making colorful lanterns has become a popular industry here, with Zigong lanterns having been displayed in more than 80 countries and regions. Making a Zigong lantern involves many craftsmen, including art designers, bench workers, mechanics, electricians and paperhanging workers. The complete process can hardly be found in other places in China. Photo by Wang Xi/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Odesa region comes under Russian drone attack on November 29

ODESA REGION, UKRAINE - NOVEMBER 29, 2024 - Electricians reconnect power lines to a utility pylon after a massive Russian drone strike in Odesa region, southern Ukraine. Seven people were injured in the Russian attack on Friday night, November 29. Homes, as well as port and transportation infrastructure, were damaged.

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CHINA-LIAONING-RAINSTORMS-ALERT (CN)

(240726) -- SHENYANG, July 26, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Electricians check electrical wires in the rain in Benxi, northeast China's Liaoning Province, July 26, 2024. Over 14,500 people in northeast China's Liaoning Province have been relocated following an orange alert, the second-highest level, for rainstorms, according to local authorities. (Photo by Jiang Yunfeng/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Damage caused by Russian rocket debris in Dnipro

DNIPRO, UKRAINE - MAY 15, 2024 - Electricians deal with damage caused by the falling debris of a Russian rocket, Dnipro, central Ukraine.

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Damage caused by Russian rocket debris in Dnipro

DNIPRO, UKRAINE - MAY 15, 2024 - Electricians deal with damage caused by the falling debris of a Russian rocket, Dnipro, central Ukraine.

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CHINA-GUIYANG-VOCATIONAL SKILLS COMPETITION (CN)

(240508) -- GUIYANG, May 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Contestants compete during a contest of electricians, part of a national vocational skills competition, in Guiyang, capital of southwest China's Guizhou Province, May 8, 2024. A 3-day national vocational skills competition kicked off in Guiyang on Wednesday, including contests of 11 categories, such as vehicle repairing, hair cutting, catering, Chinese cuisine making, etc. (Xinhua/Tao Liang)

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CHINA-GUIYANG-VOCATIONAL SKILLS COMPETITION (CN)

(240508) -- GUIYANG, May 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Contestants compete during a contest of electricians, part of a national vocational skills competition, in Guiyang, capital of southwest China's Guizhou Province, May 8, 2024. A 3-day national vocational skills competition kicked off in Guiyang on Wednesday, including contests of 11 categories, such as vehicle repairing, hair cutting, catering, Chinese cuisine making, etc. (Xinhua/Tao Liang)

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Aftermath of Russian shelling of Odesa on April 20, 2024

ODESA, UKRAINE - APRIL 20, 2024 - Electricians repair a power line broken by the falling debris of a Russian rocket, Odesa, southern Ukraine.

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Aftermath of Russian missile attack in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 7, 2024 - Electricians in an aerial work platform repair a power line broken by falling Russian missile debris in the Dniprovskyi district after the massive Russian attack on Ukraine on Wednesday morning, February 7, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

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Aftermath of Russian missile attack in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 7, 2024 - Electricians in an aerial work platform repair a power line broken by falling Russian missile debris in the Dniprovskyi district after the massive Russian attack on Ukraine on Wednesday morning, February 7, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

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Aftermath of Russian missile attack in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 7, 2024 - Electricians in an aerial work platform repair a power line broken by falling Russian missile debris in the Dniprovskyi district after the massive Russian attack on Ukraine on Wednesday morning, February 7, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

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Aftermath of Russian missile attack in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 7, 2024 - Electricians in an aerial work platform repair a power line broken by falling Russian missile debris after the massive Russian attack on Ukraine on Wednesday morning, February 7, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

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Aftermath of Russian missile attack in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 7, 2024 - Electricians in an aerial work platform repair a power line broken by falling Russian missile debris in the Dniprovskyi district after the massive Russian attack on Ukraine on Wednesday morning, February 7, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

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Russian troops launch another missile attack on Zaporizhzhia

ZAPORIZHZHIA, UKRAINE - JANUARY 8, 2024 - Electricians repair transmission lines of electric public transport broken during the Russian missile attack on Zaporizhzhia, southeastern Ukraine.

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Russian troops launch another missile attack on Zaporizhzhia

ZAPORIZHZHIA, UKRAINE - JANUARY 8, 2024 - Electricians repair transmission lines of electric public transport broken during the Russian missile attack on Zaporizhzhia, southeastern Ukraine.

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Russian troops launch another missile attack on Zaporizhzhia

ZAPORIZHZHIA, UKRAINE - JANUARY 8, 2024 - Electricians repair transmission lines of electric public transport broken during the Russian missile attack on Zaporizhzhia, southeastern Ukraine.

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Aftermath of Russian attack on Odesa

ODESA, UKRAINE - NOVEMBER 6, 2023 - Electricians conduct repair works after the overnight Russian missile attack, Odesa, southern Ukraine. As reported, Russians struck the city of Odesa with P-800 Oniks and Iskander-M missiles. The enemy projectiles hit the central part of the city and a disused industrial building. The shock wave damaged several multi-storey residential buildings and a museum in the historical part of the city that is on the UNESCO World Heritage list.

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Aftermath of Russian attack on Odesa

ODESA, UKRAINE - NOVEMBER 6, 2023 - Electricians conduct repair works after the overnight Russian missile attack, Odesa, southern Ukraine. As reported, Russians struck the city of Odesa with P-800 Oniks and Iskander-M missiles. The enemy projectiles hit the central part of the city and a disused industrial building. The shock wave damaged several multi-storey residential buildings and a museum in the historical part of the city that is on the UNESCO World Heritage list.

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Consequences of Russian missile strike in Cherkasy

CHERKASY, UKRAINE - SEPTEMBER 21, 2023 - Electricians replace the wires cut during the recent Russian missile attack, Cherkasy, central Ukraine. As reported, on Thursday morning, September 21, the fragments of the Russian missile crashed into a hotel in the city of Cherkasy. The hotel premises and trading pavilions in the market caught fire. Eleven people were reported injured with six of them were taken to hospital, including two in critical condition.

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Consequences of Russian missile strike in Cherkasy

CHERKASY, UKRAINE - SEPTEMBER 21, 2023 - Electricians replace the wires cut during the recent Russian missile attack as police officers stand by, Cherkasy, central Ukraine. As reported, on Thursday morning, September 21, the fragments of the Russian missile crashed into a hotel in the city of Cherkasy. The hotel premises and trading pavilions in the market caught fire. Eleven people were reported injured with six of them were taken to hospital, including two in critical condition.

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Consequences of Russian missile strike in Cherkasy

CHERKASY, UKRAINE - SEPTEMBER 21, 2023 - Electricians replace the wires cut during the recent Russian missile attack, Cherkasy, central Ukraine. As reported, on Thursday morning, September 21, the fragments of the Russian missile crashed into a hotel in the city of Cherkasy. The hotel premises and trading pavilions in the market caught fire. Eleven people were reported injured with six of them were taken to hospital, including two in critical condition.

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Chinese electricians work over 300 meters above ground

STORY: Chinese electricians work over 300 meters above ground DATELINE: Feb. 8, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:39 LOCATION: NANJING, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of electricians working on power-transmission towers STORYLINE: Workers on Tuesday climbed up to 350 meters to carry out power maintenance in Wuxi City, east China's Jiangsu Province. The two power-transmission towers measure 385 meters high each. They are the tallest of their kind in the world. They are linked with electricity cables spanning the Yangtze, China's longest river. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Nanjing, China. (XHTV)

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CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-FUYUAN-ELECTRICAL WORKERS (CN)

(230113) -- FUYUAN, Jan. 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Bai Huaxian, head of the Zhuaji power supply station under Fuyuan power supply company of the State Grid Heilongjiang branch, assigns work to his colleagues in Fuyuan, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Jan. 12, 2023. The Zhuaji power supply station guarantees the power supply to over 1,800 households at Wusu Town and its 11 surrounding villages in Fuyuan, China's easternmost city. Five electricians of the power supply station often face extremely cold weather to check the operation of power lines along the 150-km route. (Xinhua/Wang Jianwei)

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CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-FUYUAN-ELECTRICAL WORKERS (CN)

(230113) -- FUYUAN, Jan. 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Bai Huaxian (L), head of the Zhuaji power supply station under Fuyuan power supply company of the State Grid Heilongjiang branch, and his colleague Fei Yiwei check the operation of the power lines in Fuyuan, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Jan. 12, 2023. The Zhuaji power supply station guarantees the power supply to over 1,800 households at Wusu Town and its 11 surrounding villages in Fuyuan, China's easternmost city. Five electricians of the power supply station often face extremely cold weather to check the operation of power lines along the 150-km route. (Xinhua/Wang Jianwei)

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CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-FUYUAN-ELECTRICAL WORKERS (CN)

(230113) -- FUYUAN, Jan. 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Bai Huaxian (L), head of the Zhuaji power supply station under Fuyuan power supply company of the State Grid Heilongjiang branch, tapes his colleague Fei Yiwei's trousers up for walking in the snow in Fuyuan, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Jan. 12, 2023. The Zhuaji power supply station guarantees the power supply to over 1,800 households at Wusu Town and its 11 surrounding villages in Fuyuan, China's easternmost city. Five electricians of the power supply station often face extremely cold weather to check the operation of power lines along the 150-km route. (Xinhua/Wang Jianwei)

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CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-FUYUAN-ELECTRICAL WORKERS (CN)

(230113) -- FUYUAN, Jan. 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Bai Huaxian (R), head of the Zhuaji power supply station under Fuyuan power supply company of the State Grid Heilongjiang branch, and his colleague Fei Yiwei check the operation of power lines in Fuyuan, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Jan. 12, 2023. The Zhuaji power supply station guarantees the power supply to over 1,800 households at Wusu Town and its 11 surrounding villages in Fuyuan, China's easternmost city. Five electricians of the power supply station often face extremely cold weather to check the operation of power lines along the 150-km route. (Xinhua/Wang Jianwei)

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CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-FUYUAN-ELECTRICAL WORKERS (CN)

(230113) -- FUYUAN, Jan. 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Bai Huaxian (R), head of the Zhuaji power supply station under Fuyuan power supply company of the State Grid Heilongjiang branch, and his colleague Fei Yiwei check the operation of power lines in Fuyuan, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Jan. 12, 2023. The Zhuaji power supply station guarantees the power supply to over 1,800 households at Wusu Town and its 11 surrounding villages in Fuyuan, China's easternmost city. Five electricians of the power supply station often face extremely cold weather to check the operation of power lines along the 150-km route. (Xinhua/Wang Jianwei)

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CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-FUYUAN-ELECTRICAL WORKERS (CN)

(230113) -- FUYUAN, Jan. 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Jan. 11, 2022 shows the Zhuaji power supply station under Fuyuan power supply company of the State Grid Heilongjiang branch in Fuyuan, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. The Zhuaji power supply station guarantees the power supply to over 1,800 households at Wusu Town and its 11 surrounding villages in Fuyuan, China's easternmost city. Five electricians of the power supply station often face extremely cold weather to check the operation of power lines along the 150-km route. (Xinhua/Wang Jianwei)

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CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-FUYUAN-ELECTRICAL WORKERS (CN)

(230113) -- FUYUAN, Jan. 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Bai Huaxian (L), head of the Zhuaji power supply station under Fuyuan power supply company of the State Grid Heilongjiang branch, and his colleague Fei Yiwei are on the way to check the operation of the power lines in Fuyuan, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Jan. 12, 2023. The Zhuaji power supply station guarantees the power supply to over 1,800 households at Wusu Town and its 11 surrounding villages in Fuyuan, China's easternmost city. Five electricians of the power supply station often face extremely cold weather to check the operation of power lines along the 150-km route. (Xinhua/Wang Jianwei)

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CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-FUYUAN-ELECTRICAL WORKERS (CN)

(230113) -- FUYUAN, Jan. 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Bai Huaxian (R), head of the Zhuaji power supply station under Fuyuan power supply company of the State Grid Heilongjiang branch, and his colleague Fei Yiwei check the operation of the power lines in Fuyuan, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Jan. 12, 2023. The Zhuaji power supply station guarantees the power supply to over 1,800 households at Wusu Town and its 11 surrounding villages in Fuyuan, China's easternmost city. Five electricians of the power supply station often face extremely cold weather to check the operation of power lines along the 150-km route. (Xinhua/Wang Jianwei)

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CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-FUYUAN-ELECTRICAL WORKERS (CN)

(230113) -- FUYUAN, Jan. 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- In this aerial photo, Bai Huaxian (R), head of the Zhuaji power supply station under Fuyuan power supply company of the State Grid Heilongjiang branch, and his colleague Fei Yiwei are on the way to check the operation of the power lines in Fuyuan, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Jan. 12, 2023. The Zhuaji power supply station guarantees the power supply to over 1,800 households at Wusu Town and its 11 surrounding villages in Fuyuan, China's easternmost city. Five electricians of the power supply station often face extremely cold weather to check the operation of power lines along the 150-km route. (Xinhua/Wang Jianwei)

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CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-FUYUAN-ELECTRICAL WORKERS (CN)

(230113) -- FUYUAN, Jan. 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- In this aerial photo, Bai Huaxian, head of the Zhuaji power supply station under Fuyuan power supply company of the State Grid Heilongjiang branch, and his colleague Fei Yiwei are on the way to check the operation of the power lines in Fuyuan, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Jan. 12, 2023. The Zhuaji power supply station guarantees the power supply to over 1,800 households at Wusu Town and its 11 surrounding villages in Fuyuan, China's easternmost city. Five electricians of the power supply station often face extremely cold weather to check the operation of power lines along the 150-km route. (Xinhua/Wang Jianwei)

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CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-FUYUAN-ELECTRICAL WORKERS (CN)

(230113) -- FUYUAN, Jan. 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Bai Huaxian (L), head of the Zhuaji power supply station under Fuyuan power supply company of the State Grid Heilongjiang branch, and his colleague Fei Yiwei, check the operation of power facilities of a heating company in Fuyuan, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Jan. 11, 2023. The Zhuaji power supply station guarantees the power supply to over 1,800 households at Wusu Town and its 11 surrounding villages in Fuyuan, China's easternmost city. Five electricians of the power supply station often face extremely cold weather to check the operation of power lines along the 150-km route. (Xinhua/Wang Jianwei)

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CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-FUYUAN-ELECTRICAL WORKERS (CN)

(230113) -- FUYUAN, Jan. 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- In this aerial photo, Bai Huaxian (L), head of the Zhuaji power supply station under Fuyuan power supply company of the State Grid Heilongjiang branch, and his colleague Fei Yiwei check the operation of the power lines in Fuyuan, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Jan. 12, 2023. The Zhuaji power supply station guarantees the power supply to over 1,800 households at Wusu Town and its 11 surrounding villages in Fuyuan, China's easternmost city. Five electricians of the power supply station often face extremely cold weather to check the operation of power lines along the 150-km route. (Xinhua/Wang Jianwei)

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U.S.-NEW YORK-TIMES SQUARE-NEW YEAR'S EVE BALL-PREPARATION

(221227) -- NEW YORK, Dec. 27, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Electricians assemble the pattern onto the crystal ball during the Crystal Times Square New Year's Ball assembly on the roof of One Times Square, New York, the United States, on Dec. 27, 2022. As part of the yearly tradition, replacement of some of the 2,688 Waterford Crystal triangles on the Times Square New Year's Eve Ball started on Tuesday. The ball, 12 feet in diameter and 11,875 pounds in weight, will begin its descent at 11:59 p.m., Dec. 31, starting the countdown of the final seconds of the year and celebrating the beginning of a new year, at the climax of the Times Square New Year's Eve celebration dating back to as early as 1904. Artists from China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region will kick off the countdown celebration on the eve of 2023 in Times Square in New York City, said a release from one of the organizations on Dec. 27. (Photo by Ziyu Julian Zhu/Xinhua)

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U.S.-NEW YORK-TIMES SQUARE-NEW YEAR'S EVE BALL-PREPARATION

(221227) -- NEW YORK, Dec. 27, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Electricians assemble a crystal pattern during the Crystal Times Square New Year's Ball assembly on the roof of One Times Square, New York, the United States, on Dec. 27, 2022. As part of the yearly tradition, replacement of some of the 2,688 Waterford Crystal triangles on the Times Square New Year's Eve Ball started on Tuesday. The ball, 12 feet in diameter and 11,875 pounds in weight, will begin its descent at 11:59 p.m., Dec. 31, starting the countdown of the final seconds of the year and celebrating the beginning of a new year, at the climax of the Times Square New Year's Eve celebration dating back to as early as 1904. Artists from China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region will kick off the countdown celebration on the eve of 2023 in Times Square in New York City, said a release from one of the organizations on Dec. 27. (Photo by Ziyu Julian Zhu/Xinhua)

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CHINA-JIANGSU-LIANYUNGANG-TORNADO (CN)

(220721) -- NANJING, July 21, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Electricians check power facilities after a tornado hit in Huating Village of Xiaoyi Township in Guanyun County, east China's Jiangsu Province, July 21, 2022. A tornado struck Lianyungang City in east China's Jiangsu Province on Wednesday, resulting in one fatality and 25 injured, local emergency management bureau said Thursday. The tornado swept through 11 villages in four townships of Lianyungang at around 12 p.m. on Wednesday. Emergency workers were quick to arrive at the scene and the injured are currently being treated. Relief work is also being carried out in the affected areas. (Xinhua)

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CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-ORIENTAL WHITE STORK (CN)

(220618) -- HARBIN, June 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- In this aerial photo taken on June 15, 2022, young chicks of oriental white storks are seen at a nest while electricians are installing bird protecting boards under the nest on top of a power transmission tower in Qiqihar, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. Some 100 nests have been made by oriental white storks, an endangered bird species, on power towers in Qiqihar. To protect both the birds and the power transmission lines, staff of local electric company took various measures such as placing protection boards, building artificial nests and conducting special patrols for the safety of the birds and the facilities. (Xinhua/Wang Jianwei)

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CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-ORIENTAL WHITE STORK (CN)

(220618) -- HARBIN, June 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on June 15, 2022 shows electricians installing bird protecting boards under the nest of oriental white storks on a power transmission tower in Qiqihar, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. Some 100 nests have been made by oriental white storks, an endangered bird species, on power towers in Qiqihar. To protect both the birds and the power transmission lines, staff of local electric company took various measures such as placing protection boards, building artificial nests and conducting special patrols for the safety of the birds and the facilities. (Xinhua/Wang Jianwei)

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CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-ORIENTAL WHITE STORK (CN)

(220618) -- HARBIN, June 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Electricians carry bird protecting boards to install on power transmission towers in Qiqihar, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, June 15, 2022. Some 100 nests have been made by oriental white storks, an endangered bird species, on power towers in Qiqihar. To protect both the birds and the power transmission lines, staff of local electric company took various measures such as placing protection boards, building artificial nests and conducting special patrols for the safety of the birds and the facilities. (Xinhua/Wang Jianwei)

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CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-ORIENTAL WHITE STORK (CN)

(220618) -- HARBIN, June 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on June 15, 2022 shows electricians installing bird protecting boards under the nest of oriental white storks on a power transmission tower in Qiqihar, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. Some 100 nests have been made by oriental white storks, an endangered bird species, on power towers in Qiqihar. To protect both the birds and the power transmission lines, staff of local electric company took various measures such as placing protection boards, building artificial nests and conducting special patrols for the safety of the birds and the facilities. (Xinhua/Wang Jianwei)

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CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-ORIENTAL WHITE STORK (CN)

(220618) -- HARBIN, June 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on June 15, 2022 shows electricians installing bird protecting boards under the nest of oriental white storks on a power transmission tower in Qiqihar, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. Some 100 nests have been made by oriental white storks, an endangered bird species, on power towers in Qiqihar. To protect both the birds and the power transmission lines, staff of local electric company took various measures such as placing protection boards, building artificial nests and conducting special patrols for the safety of the birds and the facilities. (Xinhua/Wang Jianwei)

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CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-ORIENTAL WHITE STORK (CN)

(220618) -- HARBIN, June 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on June 15, 2022 shows electricians installing bird protecting boards under the nest of oriental white storks on a power transmission tower in Qiqihar, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. Some 100 nests have been made by oriental white storks, an endangered bird species, on power towers in Qiqihar. To protect both the birds and the power transmission lines, staff of local electric company took various measures such as placing protection boards, building artificial nests and conducting special patrols for the safety of the birds and the facilities. (Xinhua/Wang Jianwei)