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Stele at former Orikhiv district in Zaporizhzhia region

ZAPORIZHZHIA REGION, UKRAINE - AUGUST 16, 2024 - Messages by defenders of Ukraine are on the stele located at the entrance to former Orikhiv district (now Zaporizhzhia district) close to the front line which was transformed by the military into the Pantheon of Defenders of Zaporizhzhia photo zone, Zaporizhzhia region, southeastern Ukraine.

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Stele at former Orikhiv district in Zaporizhzhia region

ZAPORIZHZHIA REGION, UKRAINE - AUGUST 16, 2024 - Messages by defenders of Ukraine are on the stele located at the entrance to former Orikhiv district (now Zaporizhzhia district) close to the front line which was transformed by the military into the Pantheon of Defenders of Zaporizhzhia photo zone, Zaporizhzhia region, southeastern Ukraine.

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Stele at former Orikhiv district in Zaporizhzhia region

ZAPORIZHZHIA REGION, UKRAINE - AUGUST 16, 2024 - Messages by defenders of Ukraine are on the stele located at the entrance to former Orikhiv district (now Zaporizhzhia district) close to the front line which was transformed by the military into the Pantheon of Defenders of Zaporizhzhia photo zone, Zaporizhzhia region, southeastern Ukraine.

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Stele at former Orikhiv district in Zaporizhzhia region

ZAPORIZHZHIA REGION, UKRAINE - AUGUST 16, 2024 - Messages by defenders of Ukraine are on the stele located at the entrance to former Orikhiv district (now Zaporizhzhia district) close to the front line which was transformed by the military into the Pantheon of Defenders of Zaporizhzhia photo zone, Zaporizhzhia region, southeastern Ukraine.

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Stele at former Orikhiv district in Zaporizhzhia region

ZAPORIZHZHIA REGION, UKRAINE - AUGUST 16, 2024 - Messages by defenders of Ukraine are on the stele located at the entrance to former Orikhiv district (now Zaporizhzhia district) close to the front line which was transformed by the military into the Pantheon of Defenders of Zaporizhzhia photo zone, Zaporizhzhia region, southeastern Ukraine.

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Stele at former Orikhiv district in Zaporizhzhia region

ZAPORIZHZHIA REGION, UKRAINE - AUGUST 16, 2024 - Messages by defenders of Ukraine are on the stele located at the entrance to former Orikhiv district (now Zaporizhzhia district) close to the front line which was transformed by the military into the Pantheon of Defenders of Zaporizhzhia photo zone, Zaporizhzhia region, southeastern Ukraine.

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Stele at former Orikhiv district in Zaporizhzhia region

ZAPORIZHZHIA REGION, UKRAINE - AUGUST 16, 2024 - Messages by defenders of Ukraine are on the stele located at the entrance to former Orikhiv district (now Zaporizhzhia district) close to the front line which was transformed by the military into the Pantheon of Defenders of Zaporizhzhia photo zone, Zaporizhzhia region, southeastern Ukraine.

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Stele at former Orikhiv district in Zaporizhzhia region

ZAPORIZHZHIA REGION, UKRAINE - AUGUST 16, 2024 - Messages by defenders of Ukraine are on the stele located at the entrance to former Orikhiv district (now Zaporizhzhia district) close to the front line which was transformed by the military into the Pantheon of Defenders of Zaporizhzhia photo zone, Zaporizhzhia region, southeastern Ukraine.

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Stele at former Orikhiv district in Zaporizhzhia region

ZAPORIZHZHIA REGION, UKRAINE - AUGUST 16, 2024 - Messages by defenders of Ukraine are on the stele located at the entrance to former Orikhiv district (now Zaporizhzhia district) close to the front line which was transformed by the military into the Pantheon of Defenders of Zaporizhzhia photo zone, Zaporizhzhia region, southeastern Ukraine.

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Stele at former Orikhiv district in Zaporizhzhia region

ZAPORIZHZHIA REGION, UKRAINE - AUGUST 16, 2024 - Messages by defenders of Ukraine are on the stele located at the entrance to former Orikhiv district (now Zaporizhzhia district) close to the front line which was transformed by the military into the Pantheon of Defenders of Zaporizhzhia photo zone, Zaporizhzhia region, southeastern Ukraine.

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Stele at former Orikhiv district in Zaporizhzhia region

ZAPORIZHZHIA REGION, UKRAINE - AUGUST 16, 2024 - Messages by defenders of Ukraine are on the stele located at the entrance to former Orikhiv district (now Zaporizhzhia district) close to the front line which was transformed by the military into the Pantheon of Defenders of Zaporizhzhia photo zone, Zaporizhzhia region, southeastern Ukraine.

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Stele at former Orikhiv district in Zaporizhzhia region

ZAPORIZHZHIA REGION, UKRAINE - AUGUST 16, 2024 - Messages by defenders of Ukraine are on the stele located at the entrance to former Orikhiv district (now Zaporizhzhia district) close to the front line which was transformed by the military into the Pantheon of Defenders of Zaporizhzhia photo zone, Zaporizhzhia region, southeastern Ukraine.

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CHINA-GUIZHOU-HUISHUI-COZY HARBOR-LEFT-BEHIND CHILDREN (CN)

(240804) -- HUISHUI, Aug. 4, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A volunteer from Tianjin-based Tiangong University guides children in practicing handwriting at a harbor in a residential community in Lushan Township, Huishui County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, July 24, 2024. TO GO WITH "Across China: Cozy harbor gives left-behind children safer, happier vacation" Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Zheng Minghong)

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(InTibet) CHINA-TIBET-PALM-LEAF MANUSCRIPT-CONSERVATION (CN)

(230430) -- LHASA, April 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Gyumey Tsultrim checks a reference book in Sanskrit and Tibetan in Lhasa, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, April 19, 2023. At Truzing Palace of Norbulingka in the western suburbs of Lhasa, thousands of ancient books on various fields of Tibet are stored on shelves. For now, Gyumey Tsultrim and his colleagues' primary task is to make an inventory of the ancient books both manually and digitally. Gyumey Tsultrim was born in 1967 in Chanang County in Shannan. In 1986, while experts from the Academy of Social Sciences of the Tibet Autonomous Region were conducting historical and cultural research in Chanang, Gyumey Tsultrim, working as an assistant in Tibetan language, was exposed to Sanskrit for the first time. In 1991, he went to the High-level Tibetan Buddhism College of China in Beijing to study Sanskrit systematically. In 2006, Gyumey Tsultrim published a book on Sanskrit handwriting and began participating in the protection of the palm-leaf manuscr

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(InTibet) CHINA-TIBET-PALM-LEAF MANUSCRIPT-CONSERVATION (CN)

(230430) -- LHASA, April 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This file photo taken on May 12, 2008 shows Gyumey Tsultrim (1st L) arranging palm-leaf manuscripts of Buddhist sutras at Potala Palace in Lhasa, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. At Truzing Palace of Norbulingka in the western suburbs of Lhasa, thousands of ancient books on various fields of Tibet are stored on shelves. For now, Gyumey Tsultrim and his colleagues' primary task is to make an inventory of the ancient books both manually and digitally. Gyumey Tsultrim was born in 1967 in Chanang County in Shannan. In 1986, while experts from the Academy of Social Sciences of the Tibet Autonomous Region were conducting historical and cultural research in Chanang, Gyumey Tsultrim, working as an assistant in Tibetan language, was exposed to Sanskrit for the first time. In 1991, he went to the High-level Tibetan Buddhism College of China in Beijing to study Sanskrit systematically. In 2006, Gyumey Tsultrim published a book on Sanskrit handwriting and began

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(InTibet) CHINA-TIBET-PALM-LEAF MANUSCRIPT-CONSERVATION (CN)

(230430) -- LHASA, April 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This file photo taken on July 27, 2008 shows Gyumey Tsultrim observing palm-leaf manuscripts of Buddhist sutras in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. At Truzing Palace of Norbulingka in the western suburbs of Lhasa, thousands of ancient books on various fields of Tibet are stored on shelves. For now, Gyumey Tsultrim and his colleagues' primary task is to make an inventory of the ancient books both manually and digitally. Gyumey Tsultrim was born in 1967 in Chanang County in Shannan. In 1986, while experts from the Academy of Social Sciences of the Tibet Autonomous Region were conducting historical and cultural research in Chanang, Gyumey Tsultrim, working as an assistant in Tibetan language, was exposed to Sanskrit for the first time. In 1991, he went to the High-level Tibetan Buddhism College of China in Beijing to study Sanskrit systematically. In 2006, Gyumey Tsultrim published a book on Sanskrit handwriting and began participating in the protection

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(InTibet) CHINA-TIBET-PALM-LEAF MANUSCRIPT-CONSERVATION (CN)

(230430) -- LHASA, April 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Gyumey Tsultrim (back) and his colleague make an inventory of ancient books in Lhasa, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, April 19, 2023. At Truzing Palace of Norbulingka in the western suburbs of Lhasa, thousands of ancient books on various fields of Tibet are stored on shelves. For now, Gyumey Tsultrim and his colleagues' primary task is to make an inventory of the ancient books both manually and digitally. Gyumey Tsultrim was born in 1967 in Chanang County in Shannan. In 1986, while experts from the Academy of Social Sciences of the Tibet Autonomous Region were conducting historical and cultural research in Chanang, Gyumey Tsultrim, working as an assistant in Tibetan language, was exposed to Sanskrit for the first time. In 1991, he went to the High-level Tibetan Buddhism College of China in Beijing to study Sanskrit systematically. In 2006, Gyumey Tsultrim published a book on Sanskrit handwriting and began participating in the protection of the palm-

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(InTibet) CHINA-TIBET-PALM-LEAF MANUSCRIPT-CONSERVATION (CN)

(230430) -- LHASA, April 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This file photo taken on June 26, 2008 shows Gyumey Tsultrim arranging palm-leaf manuscripts of Buddhist sutras at Tibet Museum in Lhasa, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. At Truzing Palace of Norbulingka in the western suburbs of Lhasa, thousands of ancient books on various fields of Tibet are stored on shelves. For now, Gyumey Tsultrim and his colleagues' primary task is to make an inventory of the ancient books both manually and digitally. Gyumey Tsultrim was born in 1967 in Chanang County in Shannan. In 1986, while experts from the Academy of Social Sciences of the Tibet Autonomous Region were conducting historical and cultural research in Chanang, Gyumey Tsultrim, working as an assistant in Tibetan language, was exposed to Sanskrit for the first time. In 1991, he went to the High-level Tibetan Buddhism College of China in Beijing to study Sanskrit systematically. In 2006, Gyumey Tsultrim published a book on Sanskrit handwriting and began particip

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(InTibet) CHINA-TIBET-PALM-LEAF MANUSCRIPT-CONSERVATION (CN)

(230430) -- LHASA, April 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Gyumey Tsultrim (1st L) and his colleagues collect ancient books before making an inventory of them in Lhasa, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, April 19, 2023. At Truzing Palace of Norbulingka in the western suburbs of Lhasa, thousands of ancient books on various fields of Tibet are stored on shelves. For now, Gyumey Tsultrim and his colleagues' primary task is to make an inventory of the ancient books both manually and digitally. Gyumey Tsultrim was born in 1967 in Chanang County in Shannan. In 1986, while experts from the Academy of Social Sciences of the Tibet Autonomous Region were conducting historical and cultural research in Chanang, Gyumey Tsultrim, working as an assistant in Tibetan language, was exposed to Sanskrit for the first time. In 1991, he went to the High-level Tibetan Buddhism College of China in Beijing to study Sanskrit systematically. In 2006, Gyumey Tsultrim published a book on Sanskrit handwriting and began participating in the

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(InTibet) CHINA-TIBET-PALM-LEAF MANUSCRIPT-CONSERVATION (CN)

(230430) -- LHASA, April 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Gyumey Tsultrim carries ancient books before making an inventory of them in Lhasa, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, April 19, 2023. At Truzing Palace of Norbulingka in the western suburbs of Lhasa, thousands of ancient books on various fields of Tibet are stored on shelves. For now, Gyumey Tsultrim and his colleagues' primary task is to make an inventory of the ancient books both manually and digitally. Gyumey Tsultrim was born in 1967 in Chanang County in Shannan. In 1986, while experts from the Academy of Social Sciences of the Tibet Autonomous Region were conducting historical and cultural research in Chanang, Gyumey Tsultrim, working as an assistant in Tibetan language, was exposed to Sanskrit for the first time. In 1991, he went to the High-level Tibetan Buddhism College of China in Beijing to study Sanskrit systematically. In 2006, Gyumey Tsultrim published a book on Sanskrit handwriting and began participating in the protection of the palm-lea

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(InTibet) CHINA-TIBET-PALM-LEAF MANUSCRIPT-CONSERVATION (CN)

(230430) -- LHASA, April 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Gyumey Tsultrim writes Sanskrit calligraphy at home in Lhasa, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, April 19, 2023. At Truzing Palace of Norbulingka in the western suburbs of Lhasa, thousands of ancient books on various fields of Tibet are stored on shelves. For now, Gyumey Tsultrim and his colleagues' primary task is to make an inventory of the ancient books both manually and digitally. Gyumey Tsultrim was born in 1967 in Chanang County in Shannan. In 1986, while experts from the Academy of Social Sciences of the Tibet Autonomous Region were conducting historical and cultural research in Chanang, Gyumey Tsultrim, working as an assistant in Tibetan language, was exposed to Sanskrit for the first time. In 1991, he went to the High-level Tibetan Buddhism College of China in Beijing to study Sanskrit systematically. In 2006, Gyumey Tsultrim published a book on Sanskrit handwriting and began participating in the protection of the palm-leaf manuscripts of Budd

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(InTibet) CHINA-TIBET-PALM-LEAF MANUSCRIPT-CONSERVATION (CN)

(230430) -- LHASA, April 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Gyumey Tsultrim (C) and colleagues collect ancient books before making an inventory of them in Lhasa, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, April 19, 2023. At Truzing Palace of Norbulingka in the western suburbs of Lhasa, thousands of ancient books on various fields of Tibet are stored on shelves. For now, Gyumey Tsultrim and his colleagues' primary task is to make an inventory of the ancient books both manually and digitally. Gyumey Tsultrim was born in 1967 in Chanang County in Shannan. In 1986, while experts from the Academy of Social Sciences of the Tibet Autonomous Region were conducting historical and cultural research in Chanang, Gyumey Tsultrim, working as an assistant in Tibetan language, was exposed to Sanskrit for the first time. In 1991, he went to the High-level Tibetan Buddhism College of China in Beijing to study Sanskrit systematically. In 2006, Gyumey Tsultrim published a book on Sanskrit handwriting and began participating in the protect

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Rally for Ukrainian POWs in Lviv

LVIV, UKRAINE - DECEMBER 10, 2023 - An activist writes a slogan on a piece of cardboard with a highlighter during the Do Not Be Silent! Captivity Kills! rally to remind of Ukrainian POWs currently held in Russian captivity outside the Solomiya Krushelnytska Lviv National Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre, Lviv, western Ukraine.

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Christmas Factory of Dreams in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - DECEMBER 7, 2023 - A girl makes a neon inscription on the wall at the Christmas Factory of Dreams at the Expocenter of Ukraine (VDNG), Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

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First anniversary of liberation of Pechenihy village from Russian invaders

PECHENIHY, UKRAINE - SEPTEMBER 12, 2023 - Servicemen sign a Ukrainian flag during the ceremony to mark the first anniversary of the liberation of the town from Russian occupiers on the Alley of Glory, Pechenihy urban-type settlement, Kharkiv Region, northeastern Ukraine.

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Celebration of Izium liberation anniversary

IZIUM, UKRAINE - SEPTEMBER 10, 2023 - The text of the Lord's Prayer written in Cossack skoropys, a type of Cyrillic calligraphic handwriting that was widely used in Zaporozhian Cossack documents in the 16th-18th centuries, is seen on the wall of the House of Culture on the first anniversary of the liberation of the city from Russian invaders, Izium, Kharkiv Region, northeastern Ukraine.

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CHINA-GUIZHOU-GUIDING-TEACHING POINT-TEACHER (CN)

(230910) -- GUIDING, Sept. 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Lu Chengwen (1st R) helps as a student practices during a handwriting class for grade one students at Yanjiao teaching point in Yanshan Township of Guiding County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Sept. 7, 2023. Yanjiao teaching point is a "micro primary school" located at a flat area among mountains in southwest China's Guizhou. Lu Chengwen is the only teacher here with 28 preschool and 6 grade one students. In 2012, Lu, who had just graduated from the university, chose to teach at the remote Yanjiao teaching point. Preschool students, grown up from the mountainous village of the Miao ethnic group, could hardly speak Mandarin Chinese. In order to help his students learn Chinese characters and Mandarin Chinese, Lu taught them bilingually in Mandarin Chinese and his self-taught Miao language. For his students, Lu is their teacher and caretaker. Besides literacy course, Lu has been teaching PE, art, and music all by himself, and also assisted in purchasing

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CHINA-GUIZHOU-GUIDING-TEACHING POINT-TEACHER (CN)

(230910) -- GUIDING, Sept. 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Lu Chengwen (1st R) displays a handwriting work of a grade one student during a handwriting class at Yanjiao teaching point in Yanshan Township of Guiding County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Sept. 7, 2023. Yanjiao teaching point is a "micro primary school" located at a flat area among mountains in southwest China's Guizhou. Lu Chengwen is the only teacher here with 28 preschool and 6 grade one students. In 2012, Lu, who had just graduated from the university, chose to teach at the remote Yanjiao teaching point. Preschool students, grown up from the mountainous village of the Miao ethnic group, could hardly speak Mandarin Chinese. In order to help his students learn Chinese characters and Mandarin Chinese, Lu taught them bilingually in Mandarin Chinese and his self-taught Miao language. For his students, Lu is their teacher and caretaker. Besides literacy course, Lu has been teaching PE, art, and music all by himself, and also assisted in purchasing

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Home-based library brings joy of reading to Egyptian village kids

STORY: Home-based library brings joy of reading to Egyptian village kids DATELINE: Aug. 7, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:12 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the home-based library 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): MOHAMED ABEL-AZIZ, Librarian 3. various of librarians working and children reading 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): MAGDA SAEED, Reader 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (Arabic): ZIYAD REDA, Reader 6. various of librarians working and children reading 7. SOUNDBITE 4 (Arabic): EL-SAYYID EL-SHAHHAT, Parent STORYLINE: In Bishat Amer village in northeast Egypt's Sharqia Province, 34-year-old librarian Mohamed Abel-Aziz often sees dozens of children filling the entrance and hallway stairs of his house, where they read, draw, or practice handwriting. Working at Misr Public Library in Zagazig City of Sharqia, Abel-Aziz has turned most part of the ground floor of his two-storey family house into a public library for the village kids, as he was driven by the sense of mission to help them read and learn. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic)

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(InTibet) CHINA-TIBET-PALM-LEAF MANUSCRIPT-CONSERVATION (CN)

(230430) -- LHASA, April 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This file photo taken on May 12, 2008 shows Gyumey Tsultrim (1st L) arranging palm-leaf manuscripts of Buddhist sutras at Potala Palace in Lhasa, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. At Truzing Palace of Norbulingka in the western suburbs of Lhasa, thousands of ancient books on various fields of Tibet are stored on shelves. For now, Gyumey Tsultrim and his colleagues' primary task is to make an inventory of the ancient books both manually and digitally. Gyumey Tsultrim was born in 1967 in Chanang County in Shannan. In 1986, while experts from the Academy of Social Sciences of the Tibet Autonomous Region were conducting historical and cultural research in Chanang, Gyumey Tsultrim, working as an assistant in Tibetan language, was exposed to Sanskrit for the first time. In 1991, he went to the High-level Tibetan Buddhism College of China in Beijing to study Sanskrit systematically. In 2006, Gyumey Tsultrim published a book on Sanskrit handwriting and began

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(InTibet) CHINA-TIBET-PALM-LEAF MANUSCRIPT-CONSERVATION (CN)

(230430) -- LHASA, April 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Gyumey Tsultrim (C) and colleagues collect ancient books before making an inventory of them in Lhasa, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, April 19, 2023. At Truzing Palace of Norbulingka in the western suburbs of Lhasa, thousands of ancient books on various fields of Tibet are stored on shelves. For now, Gyumey Tsultrim and his colleagues' primary task is to make an inventory of the ancient books both manually and digitally. Gyumey Tsultrim was born in 1967 in Chanang County in Shannan. In 1986, while experts from the Academy of Social Sciences of the Tibet Autonomous Region were conducting historical and cultural research in Chanang, Gyumey Tsultrim, working as an assistant in Tibetan language, was exposed to Sanskrit for the first time. In 1991, he went to the High-level Tibetan Buddhism College of China in Beijing to study Sanskrit systematically. In 2006, Gyumey Tsultrim published a book on Sanskrit handwriting and began participating in the protect

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(InTibet) CHINA-TIBET-PALM-LEAF MANUSCRIPT-CONSERVATION (CN)

(230430) -- LHASA, April 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Gyumey Tsultrim writes Sanskrit calligraphy at home in Lhasa, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, April 19, 2023. At Truzing Palace of Norbulingka in the western suburbs of Lhasa, thousands of ancient books on various fields of Tibet are stored on shelves. For now, Gyumey Tsultrim and his colleagues' primary task is to make an inventory of the ancient books both manually and digitally. Gyumey Tsultrim was born in 1967 in Chanang County in Shannan. In 1986, while experts from the Academy of Social Sciences of the Tibet Autonomous Region were conducting historical and cultural research in Chanang, Gyumey Tsultrim, working as an assistant in Tibetan language, was exposed to Sanskrit for the first time. In 1991, he went to the High-level Tibetan Buddhism College of China in Beijing to study Sanskrit systematically. In 2006, Gyumey Tsultrim published a book on Sanskrit handwriting and began participating in the protection of the palm-leaf manuscripts of Budd

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(InTibet) CHINA-TIBET-PALM-LEAF MANUSCRIPT-CONSERVATION (CN)

(230430) -- LHASA, April 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This file photo taken on July 27, 2008 shows Gyumey Tsultrim observing palm-leaf manuscripts of Buddhist sutras in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. At Truzing Palace of Norbulingka in the western suburbs of Lhasa, thousands of ancient books on various fields of Tibet are stored on shelves. For now, Gyumey Tsultrim and his colleagues' primary task is to make an inventory of the ancient books both manually and digitally. Gyumey Tsultrim was born in 1967 in Chanang County in Shannan. In 1986, while experts from the Academy of Social Sciences of the Tibet Autonomous Region were conducting historical and cultural research in Chanang, Gyumey Tsultrim, working as an assistant in Tibetan language, was exposed to Sanskrit for the first time. In 1991, he went to the High-level Tibetan Buddhism College of China in Beijing to study Sanskrit systematically. In 2006, Gyumey Tsultrim published a book on Sanskrit handwriting and began participating in the protection

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(InTibet) CHINA-TIBET-PALM-LEAF MANUSCRIPT-CONSERVATION (CN)

(230430) -- LHASA, April 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Gyumey Tsultrim (1st L) and his colleagues collect ancient books before making an inventory of them in Lhasa, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, April 19, 2023. At Truzing Palace of Norbulingka in the western suburbs of Lhasa, thousands of ancient books on various fields of Tibet are stored on shelves. For now, Gyumey Tsultrim and his colleagues' primary task is to make an inventory of the ancient books both manually and digitally. Gyumey Tsultrim was born in 1967 in Chanang County in Shannan. In 1986, while experts from the Academy of Social Sciences of the Tibet Autonomous Region were conducting historical and cultural research in Chanang, Gyumey Tsultrim, working as an assistant in Tibetan language, was exposed to Sanskrit for the first time. In 1991, he went to the High-level Tibetan Buddhism College of China in Beijing to study Sanskrit systematically. In 2006, Gyumey Tsultrim published a book on Sanskrit handwriting and began participating in the

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(InTibet) CHINA-TIBET-PALM-LEAF MANUSCRIPT-CONSERVATION (CN)

(230430) -- LHASA, April 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Gyumey Tsultrim checks a reference book in Sanskrit and Tibetan in Lhasa, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, April 19, 2023. At Truzing Palace of Norbulingka in the western suburbs of Lhasa, thousands of ancient books on various fields of Tibet are stored on shelves. For now, Gyumey Tsultrim and his colleagues' primary task is to make an inventory of the ancient books both manually and digitally. Gyumey Tsultrim was born in 1967 in Chanang County in Shannan. In 1986, while experts from the Academy of Social Sciences of the Tibet Autonomous Region were conducting historical and cultural research in Chanang, Gyumey Tsultrim, working as an assistant in Tibetan language, was exposed to Sanskrit for the first time. In 1991, he went to the High-level Tibetan Buddhism College of China in Beijing to study Sanskrit systematically. In 2006, Gyumey Tsultrim published a book on Sanskrit handwriting and began participating in the protection of the palm-leaf manuscr

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(InTibet) CHINA-TIBET-PALM-LEAF MANUSCRIPT-CONSERVATION (CN)

(230430) -- LHASA, April 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Gyumey Tsultrim (back) and his colleague make an inventory of ancient books in Lhasa, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, April 19, 2023. At Truzing Palace of Norbulingka in the western suburbs of Lhasa, thousands of ancient books on various fields of Tibet are stored on shelves. For now, Gyumey Tsultrim and his colleagues' primary task is to make an inventory of the ancient books both manually and digitally. Gyumey Tsultrim was born in 1967 in Chanang County in Shannan. In 1986, while experts from the Academy of Social Sciences of the Tibet Autonomous Region were conducting historical and cultural research in Chanang, Gyumey Tsultrim, working as an assistant in Tibetan language, was exposed to Sanskrit for the first time. In 1991, he went to the High-level Tibetan Buddhism College of China in Beijing to study Sanskrit systematically. In 2006, Gyumey Tsultrim published a book on Sanskrit handwriting and began participating in the protection of the palm-

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(InTibet) CHINA-TIBET-PALM-LEAF MANUSCRIPT-CONSERVATION (CN)

(230430) -- LHASA, April 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Gyumey Tsultrim carries ancient books before making an inventory of them in Lhasa, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, April 19, 2023. At Truzing Palace of Norbulingka in the western suburbs of Lhasa, thousands of ancient books on various fields of Tibet are stored on shelves. For now, Gyumey Tsultrim and his colleagues' primary task is to make an inventory of the ancient books both manually and digitally. Gyumey Tsultrim was born in 1967 in Chanang County in Shannan. In 1986, while experts from the Academy of Social Sciences of the Tibet Autonomous Region were conducting historical and cultural research in Chanang, Gyumey Tsultrim, working as an assistant in Tibetan language, was exposed to Sanskrit for the first time. In 1991, he went to the High-level Tibetan Buddhism College of China in Beijing to study Sanskrit systematically. In 2006, Gyumey Tsultrim published a book on Sanskrit handwriting and began participating in the protection of the palm-lea

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(InTibet) CHINA-TIBET-PALM-LEAF MANUSCRIPT-CONSERVATION (CN)

(230430) -- LHASA, April 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This file photo taken on June 26, 2008 shows Gyumey Tsultrim arranging palm-leaf manuscripts of Buddhist sutras at Tibet Museum in Lhasa, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. At Truzing Palace of Norbulingka in the western suburbs of Lhasa, thousands of ancient books on various fields of Tibet are stored on shelves. For now, Gyumey Tsultrim and his colleagues' primary task is to make an inventory of the ancient books both manually and digitally. Gyumey Tsultrim was born in 1967 in Chanang County in Shannan. In 1986, while experts from the Academy of Social Sciences of the Tibet Autonomous Region were conducting historical and cultural research in Chanang, Gyumey Tsultrim, working as an assistant in Tibetan language, was exposed to Sanskrit for the first time. In 1991, he went to the High-level Tibetan Buddhism College of China in Beijing to study Sanskrit systematically. In 2006, Gyumey Tsultrim published a book on Sanskrit handwriting and began particip

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Original drawings of Greek ruins found

NARA, Japan - Original drawings for an excavation report of German archaeologist Heinrich Schliemann's excavation of the Tiryns ruins in Greece, a UNESCO World Heritage site, in the 19th century are shown at Tenri University Sankokan Museum in Tenri, Nara Prefecture, western Japan, on Nov. 26, 2014. His own handwriting was detected among them.

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'Haiku' anthology from 1899 gathering hosted by Masaoka Shiki

AKITA, Japan - Cover of the recently-discovered original handwritten anthology of 300 Japanese "haiku" poems, a collection of poems from a New Year's haiku gathering in 1899 hosted by famed poet Masaoka Shiki (1867-1902), is seen in this photo. The collection found in May 2014 in Akita, northeastern Japan, contains Shiki's handwriting.

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'Haiku' anthology from 1899 gathering hosted by Masaoka Shiki

AKITA, Japan - The recently-discovered original handwritten anthology of 300 Japanese "haiku" poems, a collection of poems from a New Year's haiku gathering in 1899 hosted by famed poet Masaoka Shiki (1867-1902), is seen in this photo. The collection found in May 2014 in Akita, northeastern Japan, contains Shiki's handwriting.

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Medieval warlord Hideyoshi's handwriting found

TATSUNO, Japan - A newly discovered document bearing the handwriting and red seal of 16th-century warlord Toyotomi Hideyoshi is displayed at a municipal history museum in Tatsuno, Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, on July 16, 2014.

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N. Koreas says Kim Jong Un ordered launch

PYONGYANG, North Korea - The Dec. 14, 2012, edition of the Rodong Sinmun, the newspaper of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea, carries a photo on its front page of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (top) ordering the launch of a "satellite" on Dec. 12 as well as a photo of his handwriting that says the party leadership "approves a satellite launch."

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Syrian calligrapher strives to keep handwritten art alive after computers take over

STORY: Syrian calligrapher strives to keep handwritten art alive after computers take over DATELINE: Sept. 24, 2022 LENGTH: 0:02:33 LOCATION: Damascus CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1 various of Haitham Kattan doing calligraphy works 2 SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): HAITHAM KATTAN, Syrian calligrapher 3 SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): HAITHAM KATTAN, Syrian calligrapher STORYLINE: Computer technology has made life mostly easier, but not for Syrian calligraphers, as the popularity of digital printing has endangered their profession of handwriting signage for local businesses. Haitham Kattan, a 73-year-old calligrapher from Damascus, is one of the craftsmen whose long-lived artwork has been taken over by digital graphics. He is one of the very few people still practicing calligraphy, which used to be a bread-earning profession. Over the past 55 years, Kattan's signature has been seen tailing most shop banners, before digital printing, which is easy to use and inexpensive, started to prevail, making handmade calligraphy f

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SYRIA-DAMASCUS-CALLIGRAPHER-HANDWRITTEN ART

(220924) -- DAMASCUS, Sept. 24, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Calligrapher Haitham Kattan arranges bamboo reed pens for handwriting at his home in Damascus, Syria, Sept. 22, 2022. TO GO WITH "Feature: Syrian calligrapher strives to keep handwritten art alive after computers took over" (Photo by Ammar Safarjalani/Xinhua)

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2-million-word handwriting novel in memory of Chinese couple's love story

STORY: 2-million-word handwriting novel in memory of Chinese couple's love story DATELINE: May 21, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:58 LOCATION: WUHU, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Zhang Ailan's daily life 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): ZHANG AILAN, Author of The Song of Love STORYLINE: Zhang Ailan, 83, lost her husband 37 years ago. The Chinese woman handwrote a 2-million-word novel named The Song of Love, in memory of their love story. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): ZHANG AILAN, Author of The Song of Love "He said sorry to me. The Song of Love I suffered a lot after he passed away. Wu Ailan's husband Xu Guocheng died of illness 37 years ago. Xu said to her on his deathbed, "From now on, when you walk alone in life, conquer every difficulty life throws at you just as iron is tempered into steel." So I wrote down his words on every working diary. It's like he's always here with me. For nearly 40 years, I've lived on memories." In the year they got married, they made a vow that they would write a novel called "The Son

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PROTEST/INDIA

Junior doctors stage a protest to condemn the police action on a peaceful protest of resident doctors in Delhi who were agitating over delay in NEET counselling, at Gauhati Medical College Hospital (GMCH) in Guwahati, Assam, India on Wednesday, December 29, 2021. (Photo by David Talukdar/NurPhoto) (Credit:David Talukdar/NurPhoto/Kyodo News Images)

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PHILIPPINES-PASIG CITY-HOSPITALIZED CHINESE WOMAN-RETURNING HOME

(220105) -- PASIG CITY, Jan. 5, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A nurse shows the handwriting of Li Jinxin, a 26-year-old Chinese woman, at the Medical City hospital in Pasig City, the Philippines on Dec. 13, 2021. Li Jinxin has found her dream of returning home come true after battling a devastating illness for almost two and a half years in the Philippines that nearly cost her life. Li spent 904 days bedridden in Medical City due to a brain hemorrhage. TO GO WITH "Feature: With help of Filipino medics, once critically-ill Chinese woman gets back home" (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)

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Head of poet Kenji Miyazawa study group shows notebook

Takashi Matsumoto, head of a group comprising fans of early 20th-century legendary poet Kenji Miyazawa in Yahaba, Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan, shows the press on June 22, 2015, a notebook used in his high school days. Handwriting analysis has proved it to be genuine (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Pictures drawn by late legendary poet Miyazawa

Pictures of early 20th-century legendary poet Kenji Miyazawa playing the organ (top) and a man wearing a decoration titled "Kenji's future" are included in his notebook found in 2001 and proved authentic by handwriting analysis in in Yahaba, Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on June 22, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo