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(231215) -- TIANJIN, Dec. 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Li Zhe (2nd R) elaborates a structure of the Great Wall as visitors listen during an achievement exhibition on their researches at the Tianjin Museum in Tianjin, north China, Feb. 12, 2023. Li Zhe, 45, guest researcher at the School of Architecture at Tianjin University, dedicates his time to preserving images of the Great Wall, a cultural relic. In an effort to preserve the images of the Great Wall and ensure the sustainable use of the data, a research team with the School of Architecture at Tianjin University initiated a project in late 2018 that involves the use of the latest technology as drones to collect "the most complete possible real-scene three-dimensional images of the Great Wall". By capturing successive scanning-quality images and utilizing software to create three-dimensional models, this project produces indepth revelation of the relic site that can be applied in various research fields as discovery of hidden resources, showcasing cultural rel

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XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(231212) -- BEIJING, Dec. 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A snowplow clears a road after a heavy snow fall in Zhengdong New District in Zhengzhou, central China's Henan Province, Dec. 11, 2023. Blizzards have hit central China's Henan Province, with schools suspended and flights canceled in the provincial capital Zhengzhou on Monday morning. Within six hours, from late Sunday to early Monday, the precipitation at Zhengzhou station reached 14.2 mm, and the accumulated snow reached 10 cm, according to the city's weather station. (Xinhua/Zhu Xiang)

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(FOCUS)CHINA-XINJIANG-YUMIN COUNTY-NOMADS-WINTER LIFE (CN)

(231208) -- YUMIN, Dec. 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This combo photo shows Habudelashen Nusupbek checking pregnant ewes in the sheepfold which was built by earth and stones in spring on April 12, 2023 (above) and Habudelashen Nusupbek counting the number of sheep after returning from grazing in winter in the sheepfold rebuilt by cement and brick, which cost about 80,000 yuan (about 11,164 U.S. dollars), on Nov. 29, 2023 in Yumin County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Baht Turlksi, a 53-year-old herder, lives near the majestic Baluke Mountain, which lies in the south of Yumin County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Every year between late November and early December is the time for Kazak herders to stock meat for winter. During the traditional festive practice, herders share the fruits of their work and replenish energy for the winter. It is also the time for family gathering and relationship strengthening. Baht and her husband Habudelashen Nusupbek invited family members,

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Jang Song Thaek

PYONGYANG, North Korea - File photo shows Kim Jong Un (C front), son of the late North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, saluting as he walks beside a hearse carrying the coffin of the elder Kim in Pyongyang on Dec. 28, 2011. The younger Kim's uncle Jang Song Thaek (behind Kim Jong Un), then vice chairman of the National Defense Commission, is also present. Jang was executed Dec. 12, 2013, after being accused of attempting to overthrow the regime.

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Jang Song Thaek

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Photo shows Jang Song Thaek (L), uncle of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (R) and then vice chairman of the National Defense Commission, after viewing a military parade during a ceremony to mark the 70th anniversary of the birth of the late leader and Kim's father Kim Jong Il in Pyongyang on Feb. 16, 2012. Jang was executed Dec. 12, 2013, after being accused of attempting to overthrow the regime.

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Goods on Mandela

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa - Photo shows a "46664" brand apparel shop in Sandton, near Johannesburg, on Dec. 12, 2013. The late former South African President Nelson Mandela's foundation launched the apparel brand using his prisoner number on Robben Island. Part of the proceeds is used to combat HIV/AIDS.

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Empress Michiko attends Queen Fabiola's funeral in Belgium

BRUSSELS, Belgium - Photo taken on Dec. 12, 2014, shows Japanese Empress Michiko, who attended a state funeral in Brussels for Belgian Dowager Queen Fabiola. Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko developed a close friendship with the late King Baudouin and Queen Fabiola, and the Japanese imperial couple attended a funeral for the king when he died in 1993.

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Iguchi agrees to terms with Padres on 1-year contract

SAN DIEGO, United States - Tadahito Iguchi poses for photographers in his new San Diago Padres uniform after he signed a one-year deal with the Padres on Dec. 18. The 33-year-old infielder hit .304 with three homers and 12 RBIs in 45 games in 2007 for the Philadelphia Phillies after he was traded from the Chicago White Sox in late July.

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BOJ welcomes provision of funds by central banks

TOKYO, Japan - Bank of Japan Executive Director Nobuo Inaba speaks at a hurriedly called press conference in Tokyo late on Dec. 12. He said the Bank of Japan welcomed the joint move by the U.S. Federal Reserve and other central banks to provide liquidity to short-term funding markets and that it would continue to conduct money market operations appropriately so as to maintain market stability.

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(1)Nuclear reactor shut down at Fukui plant after fire

TSURUGA, Japan - File photo taken in 1999 shows No. 2 nuclear reactor of Japan Atomic Power Co. in Tsuruga, Fukui Prefecture, where fire from a turbine cover forced the company to shut down the reactor late Dec. 12. Officials said there was no radiation leakage.

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'Return' chosen as kanji character of year

KYOTO, Japan - Chief priest Seihan Mori of the Kiyomizudera Temple in Kyoto brush-paints the Chinese character, or kanji, for ''return,'' at the temple Dec. 12. The character was chosen as the kanji symbolic of the past year in an annual popular poll promoted by a Kyoto-based association. It was chosen partly because the year saw the Japanese economy returning to its level prior to the bubble economy and five Japanese abducted to North Korea in the late 1970s returning to Japan.

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Sex slave tribunal finds late Emperor guilty

TOKYO, Japan - Gabrielle Mcdonald (R), presiding judge at a mock tribunal on Japanese military sexual slavery speaks at a news conference at the end of the ''trial'' in Tokyo on Dec. 12. The tribunal found the late Emperor Hirohito guilty for the institutionalized sexual slavery system before and during World War II and urged Japan to compensate victims.

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BOJ welcomes provision of funds by central banks

TOKYO, Japan - Bank of Japan Executive Director Nobuo Inaba speaks at a hurriedly called press conference in Tokyo late on Dec. 12. He said the Bank of Japan welcomed the joint move by the U.S. Federal Reserve and other central banks to provide liquidity to short-term funding markets and that it would continue to conduct money market operations appropriately so as to maintain market stability. (Kyodo)

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'Return' chosen as kanji character of year

KYOTO, Japan - Chief priest Seihan Mori of the Kiyomizudera Temple in Kyoto brush-paints the Chinese character, or kanji, for ''return,'' at the temple Dec. 12. The character was chosen as the kanji symbolic of the past year in an annual popular poll promoted by a Kyoto-based association. It was chosen partly because the year saw the Japanese economy returning to its level prior to the bubble economy and five Japanese abducted to North Korea in the late 1970s returning to Japan. (Kyodo)

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Iguchi agrees to terms with Padres on 1-year contract

SAN DIEGO, United States - Tadahito Iguchi poses for photographers in his new San Diago Padres uniform after he signed a one-year deal with the Padres on Dec. 18. The 33-year-old infielder hit .304 with three homers and 12 RBIs in 45 games in 2007 for the Philadelphia Phillies after he was traded from the Chicago White Sox in late July. (Kyodo)

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(1)Nuclear reactor shut down at Fukui plant after fire

TSURUGA, Japan - File photo taken in 1999 shows No. 2 nuclear reactor of Japan Atomic Power Co. in Tsuruga, Fukui Prefecture, where fire from a turbine cover forced the company to shut down the reactor late Dec. 12. Officials said there was no radiation leakage. (Kyodo)

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Sex slave tribunal finds late Emperor guilty

TOKYO, Japan - Gabrielle Mcdonald (R), presiding judge at a mock tribunal on Japanese military sexual slavery speaks at a news conference at the end of the ''trial'' in Tokyo on Dec. 12. The tribunal found the late Emperor Hirohito guilty for the institutionalized sexual slavery system before and during World War II and urged Japan to compensate victims.