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Illustration - Paris

FRANCE. PARIS (75) (12TH DISTRICT) THE RENE DUMONT TROPICAL AGRONOMY GARDEN (AT THE EASTERN END OF THE BOIS DE VINCENNES). THE KHMER BRIDGE (THE BRIDGE OF THE NAJAS) Photo by Jean Francois Rollinger/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Paris

FRANCE. PARIS (75) (12TH DISTRICT) THE RENE DUMONT TROPICAL AGRONOMY GARDEN (AT THE EASTERN END OF THE BOIS DE VINCENNES). THE KHMER BRIDGE (THE BRIDGE OF THE NAJAS). IN THE BACKGROUND: THE STUPA (MONUMENT TO THE MEMORY OF CAMBODIAN AND LAOTIAN SOLDIERS WHO DIED FOR FRANCE) Photo by Jean Francois Rollinger/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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US: Flash Flood Hits Durham, NC Days After Tropical Depression Chantal

Several parts of North Carolina experienced severe flash flooding on Wednesday, July 9, as a strong line of thunderstorms moved into the region, just days after Tropical Depression Chantal brought intense flooding to Chapel Hill. The Durham Fire Department responded to multiple calls as a result of flooding across the city and surrounding areas, including rescue operation.

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Illustration - Loire Valley

FRANCE - LOIRE VALLEY - INDRE ET LOIRE (37) - CASTLE OF CHENONCEAU : AERIAL VIEW FROM THE SOUTHWEST, AT SUNSET. ON FOREGROUND AND LEFT, THE CHER RIVER. ON BACKGROUND FROM LEFT TO RIGHT, THE GARDEN OF CATHERINE DE MEDICIS, THE FORECOURT, THE MARQUES TOWER AND THE GARDEN OF DIANE DE POITIERS. ON BACKGROUND, THE VILLAGE OF CHENONCEAUX. BUILT ON THE PLANS OF A VENETIAN PALACE IN THE SIXTEENTH CENTURY, CHENONCEAU CASTLE, WITH FIVE ARCHES SPANNING THE CHER RIVER, IS THE ONLY BRIDGE-CASTLE IN THE WORLD. NICKNAMED THE LADIES' CASTLE, ITS HISTORY HAS BEEN MARKED, AMONG OTHERS, BY FIVE WOMEN, GREAT SEDUCTRESSES OR WOMEN OF POWER : DIANE DE POITIERS (1499 - 1566), CATHERINE DE MEDICI (1519 - 1589), LOUISE DE LORRAINE ( 1553 - 1601), GABRIELLE D'ESTREES (1573 - 1599) AND LOUISE DUPIN (1706 - 1799). Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Loire Valley

FRANCE - LOIRE VALLEY - INDRE ET LOIRE (37) - CASTLE OF CHENONCEAU : AERIAL VIEW FROM THE SOUTHWEST, AT SUNSET. ON FOREGROUND, THE CHER RIVER. ON BACKGROUND FROM LEFT TO RIGHT, THE GARDEN OF CATHERINE DE MEDICIS, THE FORECOURT, THE MARQUES TOWER AND THE GARDEN OF DIANE DE POITIERS. ON BACKGROUND, THE VILLAGE OF CHENONCEAUX. BUILT ON THE PLANS OF A VENETIAN PALACE IN THE SIXTEENTH CENTURY, CHENONCEAU CASTLE, WITH FIVE ARCHES SPANNING THE CHER RIVER, IS THE ONLY BRIDGE-CASTLE IN THE WORLD. NICKNAMED THE LADIES' CASTLE, ITS HISTORY HAS BEEN MARKED, AMONG OTHERS, BY FIVE WOMEN, GREAT SEDUCTRESSES OR WOMEN OF POWER : DIANE DE POITIERS (1499 - 1566), CATHERINE DE MEDICI (1519 - 1589), LOUISE DE LORRAINE ( 1553 - 1601), GABRIELLE D'ESTREES (1573 - 1599) AND LOUISE DUPIN (1706 - 1799). Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Paris

FRANCE. PARIS (75) (12TH DISTRICT) THE RENE DUMONT TROPICAL AGRONOMY GARDEN (AT THE EASTERN END OF THE BOIS DE VINCENNES). THE KHMER BRIDGE (THE BRIDGE OF THE NAJAS). IN THE BACKGROUND: THE STUPA (MONUMENT TO THE MEMORY OF CAMBODIAN AND LAOTIAN SOLDIERS WHO DIED FOR FRANCE) Photo by Jean-Francois Rollinger/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Aerial View of France

FRANCE - LOIRE VALLEY - INDRE ET LOIRE (37) - CASTLE OF CHENONCEAU : AERIAL VIEW FROM THE SOUTHWEST, AT SUNSET. ON FOREGROUND, THE CHER RIVER. ON BACKGROUND FROM LEFT TO RIGHT, THE GARDEN OF CATHERINE DE MEDICIS, THE FORECOURT, THE MARQUES TOWER AND THE GARDEN OF DIANE DE POITIERS. BUILT ON THE PLANS OF A VENETIAN PALACE IN THE SIXTEENTH CENTURY, CHENONCEAU CASTLE, WITH FIVE ARCHES SPANNING THE CHER RIVER, IS THE ONLY BRIDGE-CASTLE IN THE WORLD. NICKNAMED THE LADIES' CASTLE, ITS HISTORY HAS BEEN MARKED, AMONG OTHERS, BY FIVE WOMEN, GREAT SEDUCTRESSES OR WOMEN OF POWER : DIANE DE POITIERS (1499 - 1566), CATHERINE DE MEDICI (1519 - 1589), LOUISE DE LORRAINE ( 1553 - 1601), GABRIELLE D'ESTREES (1573 - 1599) AND LOUISE DUPIN (1706 - 1799). Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Aerial View of France

FRANCE - LOIRE VALLEY - INDRE ET LOIRE (37) - CASTLE OF CHENONCEAU : AERIAL VIEW FROM THE SOUTHWEST, AT SUNSET. ON FOREGROUND, THE CHER RIVER. ON BACKGROUND FROM LEFT TO RIGHT, THE GARDEN OF CATHERINE DE MEDICIS, THE FORECOURT, THE MARQUES TOWER AND THE GARDEN OF DIANE DE POITIERS. ON BACKGROUND, THE VILLAGE OF CHENONCEAUX. BUILT ON THE PLANS OF A VENETIAN PALACE IN THE SIXTEENTH CENTURY, CHENONCEAU CASTLE, WITH FIVE ARCHES SPANNING THE CHER RIVER, IS THE ONLY BRIDGE-CASTLE IN THE WORLD. NICKNAMED THE LADIES' CASTLE, ITS HISTORY HAS BEEN MARKED, AMONG OTHERS, BY FIVE WOMEN, GREAT SEDUCTRESSES OR WOMEN OF POWER : DIANE DE POITIERS (1499 - 1566), CATHERINE DE MEDICI (1519 - 1589), LOUISE DE LORRAINE ( 1553 - 1601), GABRIELLE D'ESTREES (1573 - 1599) AND LOUISE DUPIN (1706 - 1799). Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Aerial View of France

FRANCE, MAINE ET LOIRE - 49 - ORIENTAL PARK OF MAULEVRIER. THESE RED BRIDGE AND PORTAL EVOKE A JAPANESE GARDEN (AERIAL VIEW) Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Garden Bridge of Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - OCTOBER 3, 2024 - The Garden Bridge of Shanghai is illuminated in Chinese red in Shanghai, China, October 3, 2024.

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Garden Bridge of Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - OCTOBER 3, 2024 - The Garden Bridge of Shanghai is illuminated in Chinese red in Shanghai, China, October 3, 2024.

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Intelligent Sensor Sorting Bins

QINGZHOU, CHINA - MAY 15, 2024 - People put garbage into intelligent sensor sorting bins at the Nanyang Bridge Garden in Qingzhou city, East China's Shandong province, May 15, 2024.

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CHINA-CHENGDU-CANADIAN BONSAI ARTIST (CN)

(240501) -- CHENGDU, May 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This undated file photo shows a bonsai work of Chad Sinclair. Hailing from Vancouver in Canada, Chad Sinclair, 46, has lived in China for over 20 years and is deeply fond of Sichuan bonsai, one of the four major traditional bonsai schools in China. To delve deeper into the art of bonsai, Sinclair and his wife rented a small traditional courtyard in Chongzhou, one of the birthplaces of traditional Sichuan bonsai, and named it "White Bear Bonsai Garden." Today, Sinclair is a well-known bonsai artist in Chengdu. The ongoing International Horticultural Exhibition 2024 Chengdu has also offered him an excellent platform to introduce Sichuan bonsai to the world. Through endorsements, Sinclair was appointed as one of the 12 promotion ambassadors for the horticultural exhibition. In the future, Sinclair plans to establish larger studios in Sichuan and Canada to introduce Chinese bonsai to more people and use bonsai culture as a bridge for communication between Chin

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CHINA-CHENGDU-CANADIAN BONSAI ARTIST (CN)

(240501) -- CHENGDU, May 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This undated file photo shows a bonsai work of Chad Sinclair. Hailing from Vancouver in Canada, Chad Sinclair, 46, has lived in China for over 20 years and is deeply fond of Sichuan bonsai, one of the four major traditional bonsai schools in China. To delve deeper into the art of bonsai, Sinclair and his wife rented a small traditional courtyard in Chongzhou, one of the birthplaces of traditional Sichuan bonsai, and named it "White Bear Bonsai Garden." Today, Sinclair is a well-known bonsai artist in Chengdu. The ongoing International Horticultural Exhibition 2024 Chengdu has also offered him an excellent platform to introduce Sichuan bonsai to the world. Through endorsements, Sinclair was appointed as one of the 12 promotion ambassadors for the horticultural exhibition. In the future, Sinclair plans to establish larger studios in Sichuan and Canada to introduce Chinese bonsai to more people and use bonsai culture as a bridge for communication between Chin

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Al Tower in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - JULY 7, 2023 - A general view of Al Tower, a landmark of the artificial intelligence industry, in Shanghai, China, July 7, 2023. The sky garden on the roof of Al Tower overlooks the entire Xuhui Riverside from Lupu Bridge to Oriental Sports Center to Xupu Bridge, as well as the West Bund Dream Center complex, which is being developed on the site of the cement factory.

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Al Tower in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - JULY 7, 2023 - A general view of Al Tower, a landmark of the artificial intelligence industry, in Shanghai, China, July 7, 2023. The sky garden on the roof of Al Tower overlooks the entire Xuhui Riverside from Lupu Bridge to Oriental Sports Center to Xupu Bridge, as well as the West Bund Dream Center complex, which is being developed on the site of the cement factory.

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Al Tower in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - JULY 7, 2023 - A general view of Al Tower, a landmark of the artificial intelligence industry, in Shanghai, China, July 7, 2023. The sky garden on the roof of Al Tower overlooks the entire Xuhui Riverside from Lupu Bridge to Oriental Sports Center to Xupu Bridge, as well as the West Bund Dream Center complex, which is being developed on the site of the cement factory.

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Al Tower in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - JULY 7, 2023 - A general view of Al Tower, a landmark of the artificial intelligence industry, in Shanghai, China, July 7, 2023. The sky garden on the roof of Al Tower overlooks the entire Xuhui Riverside from Lupu Bridge to Oriental Sports Center to Xupu Bridge, as well as the West Bund Dream Center complex, which is being developed on the site of the cement factory.

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Al Tower in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - JULY 7, 2023 - A general view of Al Tower, a landmark of the artificial intelligence industry, in Shanghai, China, July 7, 2023. The sky garden on the roof of Al Tower overlooks the entire Xuhui Riverside from Lupu Bridge to Oriental Sports Center to Xupu Bridge, as well as the West Bund Dream Center complex, which is being developed on the site of the cement factory.

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Al Tower in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - JULY 7, 2023 - A general view of Al Tower, a landmark of the artificial intelligence industry, in Shanghai, China, July 7, 2023. The sky garden on the roof of Al Tower overlooks the entire Xuhui Riverside from Lupu Bridge to Oriental Sports Center to Xupu Bridge, as well as the West Bund Dream Center complex, which is being developed on the site of the cement factory.

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Al Tower in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - JULY 7, 2023 - A general view of Al Tower, a landmark of the artificial intelligence industry, in Shanghai, China, July 7, 2023. The sky garden on the roof of Al Tower overlooks the entire Xuhui Riverside from Lupu Bridge to Oriental Sports Center to Xupu Bridge, as well as the West Bund Dream Center complex, which is being developed on the site of the cement factory.

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Al Tower in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - JULY 7, 2023 - A general view of Al Tower, a landmark of the artificial intelligence industry, in Shanghai, China, July 7, 2023. The sky garden on the roof of Al Tower overlooks the entire Xuhui Riverside from Lupu Bridge to Oriental Sports Center to Xupu Bridge, as well as the West Bund Dream Center complex, which is being developed on the site of the cement factory.

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Al Tower in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - JULY 7, 2023 - A general view of Al Tower, a landmark of the artificial intelligence industry, in Shanghai, China, July 7, 2023. The sky garden on the roof of Al Tower overlooks the entire Xuhui Riverside from Lupu Bridge to Oriental Sports Center to Xupu Bridge, as well as the West Bund Dream Center complex, which is being developed on the site of the cement factory.

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Al Tower in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - JULY 7, 2023 - A general view of Al Tower, a landmark of the artificial intelligence industry, in Shanghai, China, July 7, 2023. The sky garden on the roof of Al Tower overlooks the entire Xuhui Riverside from Lupu Bridge to Oriental Sports Center to Xupu Bridge, as well as the West Bund Dream Center complex, which is being developed on the site of the cement factory.

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Al Tower in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - JULY 7, 2023 - A general view of Al Tower, a landmark of the artificial intelligence industry, in Shanghai, China, July 7, 2023. The sky garden on the roof of Al Tower overlooks the entire Xuhui Riverside from Lupu Bridge to Oriental Sports Center to Xupu Bridge, as well as the West Bund Dream Center complex, which is being developed on the site of the cement factory.

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Al Tower in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - JULY 7, 2023 - A general view of Al Tower, a landmark of the artificial intelligence industry, in Shanghai, China, July 7, 2023. The sky garden on the roof of Al Tower overlooks the entire Xuhui Riverside from Lupu Bridge to Oriental Sports Center to Xupu Bridge, as well as the West Bund Dream Center complex, which is being developed on the site of the cement factory.

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Al Tower in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - JULY 7, 2023 - A general view of Al Tower, a landmark of the artificial intelligence industry, in Shanghai, China, July 7, 2023. The sky garden on the roof of Al Tower overlooks the entire Xuhui Riverside from Lupu Bridge to Oriental Sports Center to Xupu Bridge, as well as the West Bund Dream Center complex, which is being developed on the site of the cement factory.

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Al Tower in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - JULY 7, 2023 - A general view of Al Tower, a landmark of the artificial intelligence industry, in Shanghai, China, July 7, 2023. The sky garden on the roof of Al Tower overlooks the entire Xuhui Riverside from Lupu Bridge to Oriental Sports Center to Xupu Bridge, as well as the West Bund Dream Center complex, which is being developed on the site of the cement factory.

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Japan imperial couple in Nitobe Memorial Garden

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Emperor Akihito (L) and Empress Michiko (2nd from L) walk on a bridge in the Nitobe Memorial Garden at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver on July 13. The couple met a group of students in the garden created to commemorate the late Japanese scholar Inazo Nitobe, who died in Victoria, the provincial capital, in 1933.

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Marcos lauds China-funded bridge for helping boost growth in southern Philippines

STORY: Marcos lauds China-funded bridge for helping boost growth in southern Philippines DATELINE: Oct. 27, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:48 LOCATION: DAVAO, the Philippines CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the groundbreaking ceremony 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): FERDINAND ROMUALDEZ MARCOS, Philippine President 3. model of the bridge 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): FERDINAND ROMUALDEZ MARCOS, Philippine President STORYLINE: Construction has started on a bridge that connects the Philippines' third largest city Davao and its tourist island Samal. At the project's groundbreaking ceremony on Thursday, Philippine President Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos said that the China-funded bridge will help boost tourism and economic progress in the southern region. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): FERDINAND ROMUALDEZ MARCOS, Philippine President "Once completed, this bridge will help us develop the economic potential of Davao City and the Island Garden City of Samal, as well as enhance its residents' access to employment, education, and other

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Pumpkin garden created in central Amsterdam for Halloween

STORY: Pumpkin garden created in central Amsterdam for Halloween DATELINE: Oct. 13, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:20 LOCATION: Amsterdam CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. variables of the pumpkin garden STORYLINE: As Halloween is around the corner, decorations have appeared on the streets in central Amsterdam, capital of the Netherlands. A pumpkin garden has attracted tourists and passers-by. Pumpkins of various shapes, colors and sizes could be seen at the neighborhood garden, which was created by local residents on a bridge. Local people and tourists stop by and take pictures at the pumpkin garden. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Amsterdam. (XHTV)

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New friendship bridge project unveiled to mark ties between Chinese, Australian localities

STORY: New friendship bridge project unveiled to mark ties between Chinese, Australian localities DATELINE: Sept. 9, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:53 LOCATION: SYDNEY, Australia CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Sydney's Chinese Garden of Friendship 2. various of Chinese Consul General in Sydney Zhou Limin addressing 3. various of Sydney's Chinese Garden of Friendship STORYLINE: The ground-breaking ceremony of a Friendship Bridge and Bamboo Forest Project was held Wednesday at Sydney's Chinese Garden of Friendship to mark the sister relationship between China's Guangdong Province and Australia's New South Wales (NSW). As this year marks the 50th anniversary of the establishment of the diplomatic relations between China and Australia, the Chinese Consul General in Sydney Zhou Limin said the consulate general stands ready to strengthen dialogue and exchanges with the NSW government and people from all walks of life, so as to further promote friendly cooperation. According to the NSW Department of Plan

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Twin gardens, bridge between East and West

STORY: Twin gardens, bridge between East and West DATELINE: Aug. 19, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:57 LOCATION: DUISBURG, Germany CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of China Garden in Duisburg, Germany 2. various of meetings between Chinese and German experts on the renovation of the China Garden 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (German): SOEREN LINK, Mayor of Duisburg 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (German): SOEREN LINK, Mayor of Duisburg 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (German): CHRISTIAN SCHREINER, Press officer of Duisburg Zoo 6. SOUNDBITE 4 (German): RENATE, Visitor 7. SOUNDBITE 5 (English): SHULHA ALINA, Visitor 8. SOUNDBITE 6 (Chinese): HU SONGBING, Vice general manager of Wuhan eco-gardening company STORYLINE: A Chinese-style garden reopened to the public Wednesday in Duisburg, Germany, to mark the 40th anniversary of the city's partnership with Wuhan in central China's Hubei Province. The China Garden was built in Duisburg Zoo in 1987 as a gift from Wuhan. It opened to visitors the following year but has been closed for renovation since last October.

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CHINA-SHANGHAI-LIVING-PRODUCTION-RESUMPTION (CN)

(220601) -- SHANGHAI, June 1, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Citizens take photos at the Jiuqu Bridge in Yuyuan Garden in Huangpu District of Shanghai, east China, May 31, 2022. (Xinhua/Jin Liwang)

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Japan imperial couple in Nitobe Memorial Garden

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Emperor Akihito (L) and Empress Michiko (2nd from L) walk on a bridge in the Nitobe Memorial Garden at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver on July 13. The couple met a group of students in the garden created to commemorate the late Japanese scholar Inazo Nitobe, who died in Victoria, the provincial capital, in 1933. (Kyodo)

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Motomiya Garden,Hikone

An arched bridge over the pond in a garden, with women dressed in kimono and hair done in Japanese style. In front stands a woman, and one of the two women in the centre holds an umbrella. The rickshaw man holds the pole, and the woman on the rickshaw holds an umbrella.==Date:unknown, Place:Shiga, Photo:Ogawa Kazumasa, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number10‐22‐0]

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Women in Okano Garden

A serial of the photo numbered 9-41, from a different angle. The woman in the fore stops walking at the edge and stands there with her eyes on the surface of the lake. The woman in the rear stands half way across the bridge and looks at the camera. The same as the photo numbered 10-37.==Date:unknown, Place:Tokyo, Photo:Ogawa Kazumasa, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number9‐48‐0]

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The garden of Namikawa's residence

The south garden of the Namikawa Yasuyuki residence at Sanjo Shirakawa Bridge-agaru is viewed from inside. Mr. Namikawa and a woman with a fan are sitting together on a veranda beside the Japanese kaiyushiki garden designed by Ogawa Jihei. Another woman, possibly a maid, is standing behind the woman, holding a small basket in her left hand. This may have been taken by the British photographer H. G. Ponting.==Date:1904, Place:Kyoto, Photo:Underwood, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number97‐27‐0]

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The Kyoto Imperial Palace

Northern view of Oike Pond Garden and Otsune Palace from Keyaki Bridge, looking over Nakashima Island in the Garden. The stone bridge on the right leads to the northern island. Pines and firs grow in front of the palace. Oike Garden was built during the Enpo Period (1673-81). This type of garden, called kaiyushiki, had bridges, lanterns, and small pavilions to enhance enjoyment of the beauty of the garden. Otsune Palace is built in the shoin-zukuri style and was rebuilt in 1855. This was one of the palaces where the emperor would stay when traveling.==Date:unknown, Place:Kyoto, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number96‐111‐0]

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The detached garden of Shugaku-in Temple

Shokintei of Katsura Rikyu Imperial Villa looking across the pond from the bridge. Shokintei was constructed as one of a series of additions to the villa started in 1641. Kobori Enshu was in charge of work on this second addition under orders from Prince Toshitada. Built in irimoya style with a thatched roof, the building has one 11 tatami mat room called Ichino-ma (First Room) and one six and a half tatami room called Tsugino-ma (Second Room). The garden and pine grove stretches away to the rear.==Date:unknown, Place:Kyoto, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number96‐106‐0]

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A stone bridge at Mito Garden

Mito Garden is present-day Koishikawa Korakuen Park, designated as a Special Scenic Place and Important Historic Site by the Japanese government. This is the chisenkaiyu style garden started by the first lord of the Mito Clan, Tokugawa Yorifusa and completed by the second lord Mitsukuni. The bridge is named Engetsukyo (Full Moon Bridge), because the reflection of the bridge resembles the full moon.==Date:unknown, Place:Tokyo, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number88‐31‐0]

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Benten Pond,Eikan-do Temple

View of the Hojo Pond at Eikando Temple, looking south-southeast. A young rickshaw driver and an old woman sitting on a bench fill the centre of the picture. The gently curving wooden bridge connects to Benten Island on the left. The stone bridge leading to the main hall is visible in the rear. Japanese maple trees are growing along the pond. The goal of this photo is to show that Eikando was a well-known place for the enjoyment of autumn colours.==Date:unknown, Place:Kyoto, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number85‐25‐0]

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Satake Garden,Mukojima

The garden at Nakanogo Kawara-machi (present-day Azumabashi 1-chome, site of Sumida Ward Hall and the Asahi Beer Co. Headquarters). Feudal lord Mizuno Tadaakira of Numazu Clan received the garden as a gift from the 11th Shogun Tokugawa Ienari sometime between 1818 and 1830. A resident of Mikawashima Village named Monzaburo is said to have designed it. According to historical records, the ownership later transferred to Matsudaira Echizennokami of the Fukui Clan of Echizen, and then to Satake Sakyodayu of Akita Clan in 1860. It is a Rinsen-style garden with a pond in the centre and many stones used for landscaping.==Date:unknown, Place:Tokyo, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number85‐8‐0]

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Satake Garden,Mukojima

Called Koyoen, the garden of the Akita Clan Satake family opened to the public in the mid-Meiji Period and gained fame as one of the most beautiful gardens of the former Edo. However, in 1903 it became the possession of Sapporo Brewery Company, which established its Azuma-bashi factory nearby and used the remainder of the garden as a beer garden where customers could enjoy the product of the brewery. In 1906, the facility became the Dai Nippon Brewery Company Azuma Factory, and the garden disappeared in the wake of factory expansions during the Taisho Period (1912-1926) and the Great Kanto Earthquake of 1923. Today, a few trees and an explanation panel next to the Sumida Ward Hall are the only reminders of the former garden.==Date:unknown, Place:Tokyo, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number85‐9‐0]

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A waterfall in Dogashima Island

This is the water fall of Shirabe. The bridge in front of the fall still exists although slightly different in shape. A man wearing yukata summer kimono is standing at the centre of the bridge. The fall became a part of the garden when the Hiramatsu villa was built around 1887 and the water from the fall flows into the pond in the garden. At present this is a part of the garden of Taiseikan Ryokan (Inn).==Date:unknown, Place:Hakone, Photo:A. Farsari, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number82‐23‐0]

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The Imperial Palace

Nishinomaru Ote Bridge and Nishinomaru Shimojo Bridge seen from Nishinomaru Shita (present-day Imperial Palace Outer Garden). Nishinomaru Shimojo Bridge featured rare two-stage girders because of a deep moat. Thus, it was called Niju-bashi (double level bridge). The gate on the left is Nishinomaru Ote-mon. The gate on the right is Nishinomaru Shoinmae-mon. Next to it are Jurokken Tamon and Fushimi watchtower. Taken at the beginning of the Meiji Period.==Date:unknown, Place:Tokyo, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number69‐74‐2]

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The garden of Ginkakuji Temple

View of the main hall of Jionji Temple (left) and Togu-do (right) from the edge of Kinkyo Pond, from south of the Silver Pavilion facing east north-east. The truncated-cone shaped Kogetsudai, a sand form, in the middle and Ginshadan, on the right, are visible on the far side of Kinkyo Pond. Bunkai Bridge and Geisen Bridge are on the right and left, respectively. Both the main hall and Togu-do were constructed by order of Ashikaga Yoshimasa in 1486, and they were restored in 1615 and 1640.==Date:unknown, Place:Kyoto, Photo:R. Stillfried, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number63‐11‐0]

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Ginkakuji Temple

The Silver Pavilion at Jionji Temple seen from the western edge of Kikyo Pond, facing west. Also called Kannon-do, the pavilion was built in 1489 by order of Ashikaga Yoshimasa and restored in 1639. The building is in two-story houkei style with a kokera (thin long plank) roof. The greenery on the left is Sen'nin-shu. Yamanaseki (rock) is visible under the right bush with Bunkai Bridge behind it.==Date:unknown, Place:Kyoto, Photo:F. Beato, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number62‐24‐0]

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Fukiage Park,the Imperial Palace

Four teahouses appear in Fukiage Gyoen Jissokuzu (Actual Measurements of Fukiage Garden) issued by the Ministry of Internal Affairs in 1878. These are Suwa, Momiji, Takimi, and Namiki. This photograph depicts Takimi-Ochaya located right inside Onari Gate near Nishihane Bridge in the northeast corner of Fukiage Garden. This teahouse was built in 1711. Probably taken between 1877 and 1887 (second decade of the Meiji Period).==Date:unknown, Place:Tokyo, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number59‐55‐0]

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Rokuharamitsuji Temple

The Karamon Gate of Rokuson-o Shinto Shrine is seen facing east from the northeastern side of the Shinryu Pond. This shrine was rebuilt by Nankokushonin of Henjoshinin with the help of the Tokugawa Shogunate in 1702 and completed in 1707. It enshrines Rokuson-o (Minamoto Tsunemoto, a descendent of the Genji clan. The shape of the stone fence surrounding the pond indicates that this photograph was taken before 1911.==Date:unknown, Place:Kyoto, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number56‐20‐0]