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Illustration - Pays Cathare

FRANCE - ARIEGE (09) - MONTSEGUR CASTLE. VIEW FROM THE SOUTH EAST, AT SUNSET. STANDING AT AN ALTITUDE OF 1207M, ON THE HIGHEST PART OF A ROCKY OUTCROP, THE FORTRESS IS MENTIONED IN THE TEXTS FROM THE END OF THE 12TH CENTURY. AT THE BEGINNING OF THE 13TH CENTURY, THE CATHARS, ADEPTS OF A DUALISTIC RELIGION DECLARED HERETICAL BY THE POPE, SETTLED IN THESE PLACES. IN 1232, THE CASTLE BECAME THE SEAT OF THE CATHAR CHURCH AND THE REFUGE OF THE FAIDITS, LOCAL LORDS DISPOSSESSED OF THEIR PROPERTY BY THE CRUSADE. WHILE LANGUEDOC WILL BE SET ON FIRE, MONTSEGUR WILL LIVE IN RELATIVE PEACE FOR MORE THAN 40 YEARS. FINALLY, THE POPE AND THE KING OF FRANCE, DECIDED IN 1243 TO FINISH WITH MONTSEGUR: AFTER A TERRIBLE SIEGE OF 11 MONTHS, MARCH 16, 1244, THE CATHARS ARE LED TO THE STAKE. MORE THAN 200 OF THEM ARE BURNED ALIVE. CATHARISM WILL NEVER RECOVER FROM THE LOSS OF MONTSEGUR AND WILL DISAPPEAR COMPLETELY AT THE BEGINNING OF THE 14TH CENTURY. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Pays Cathare

FRANCE - ARIEGE (09) - MONTSEGUR CASTLE. VIEW FROM THE SOUTH EAST, AT SUNSET. STANDING AT AN ALTITUDE OF 1207M, ON THE HIGHEST PART OF A ROCKY OUTCROP, THE FORTRESS IS MENTIONED IN THE TEXTS FROM THE END OF THE 12TH CENTURY. AT THE BEGINNING OF THE 13TH CENTURY, THE CATHARS, ADEPTS OF A DUALISTIC RELIGION DECLARED HERETICAL BY THE POPE, SETTLED IN THESE PLACES. IN 1232, THE CASTLE BECAME THE SEAT OF THE CATHAR CHURCH AND THE REFUGE OF THE FAIDITS, LOCAL LORDS DISPOSSESSED OF THEIR PROPERTY BY THE CRUSADE. WHILE LANGUEDOC WILL BE SET ON FIRE, MONTSEGUR WILL LIVE IN RELATIVE PEACE FOR MORE THAN 40 YEARS. FINALLY, THE POPE AND THE KING OF FRANCE, DECIDED IN 1243 TO FINISH WITH MONTSEGUR: AFTER A TERRIBLE SIEGE OF 11 MONTHS, MARCH 16, 1244, THE CATHARS ARE LED TO THE STAKE. MORE THAN 200 OF THEM ARE BURNED ALIVE. CATHARISM WILL NEVER RECOVER FROM THE LOSS OF MONTSEGUR AND WILL DISAPPEAR COMPLETELY AT THE BEGINNING OF THE 14TH CENTURY. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Pays Cathare

FRANCE - ARIEGE (09) - MONTSEGUR CASTLE. VIEW FROM THE SOUTH EAST, AT SUNSET. STANDING AT AN ALTITUDE OF 1207M, ON THE HIGHEST PART OF A ROCKY OUTCROP, THE FORTRESS IS MENTIONED IN THE TEXTS FROM THE END OF THE 12TH CENTURY. AT THE BEGINNING OF THE 13TH CENTURY, THE CATHARS, ADEPTS OF A DUALISTIC RELIGION DECLARED HERETICAL BY THE POPE, SETTLED IN THESE PLACES. IN 1232, THE CASTLE BECAME THE SEAT OF THE CATHAR CHURCH AND THE REFUGE OF THE FAIDITS, LOCAL LORDS DISPOSSESSED OF THEIR PROPERTY BY THE CRUSADE. WHILE LANGUEDOC WILL BE SET ON FIRE, MONTSEGUR WILL LIVE IN RELATIVE PEACE FOR MORE THAN 40 YEARS. FINALLY, THE POPE AND THE KING OF FRANCE, DECIDED IN 1243 TO FINISH WITH MONTSEGUR: AFTER A TERRIBLE SIEGE OF 11 MONTHS, MARCH 16, 1244, THE CATHARS ARE LED TO THE STAKE. MORE THAN 200 OF THEM ARE BURNED ALIVE. CATHARISM WILL NEVER RECOVER FROM THE LOSS OF MONTSEGUR AND WILL DISAPPEAR COMPLETELY AT THE BEGINNING OF THE 14TH CENTURY. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Pays Cathare

FRANCE - ARIEGE (09) - MONTSEGUR CASTLE. VIEW FROM THE SOUTH EAST, AT SUNSET. STANDING AT AN ALTITUDE OF 1207M, ON THE HIGHEST PART OF A ROCKY OUTCROP, THE FORTRESS IS MENTIONED IN THE TEXTS FROM THE END OF THE 12TH CENTURY. AT THE BEGINNING OF THE 13TH CENTURY, THE CATHARS, ADEPTS OF A DUALISTIC RELIGION DECLARED HERETICAL BY THE POPE, SETTLED IN THESE PLACES. IN 1232, THE CASTLE BECAME THE SEAT OF THE CATHAR CHURCH AND THE REFUGE OF THE FAIDITS, LOCAL LORDS DISPOSSESSED OF THEIR PROPERTY BY THE CRUSADE. WHILE LANGUEDOC WILL BE SET ON FIRE, MONTSEGUR WILL LIVE IN RELATIVE PEACE FOR MORE THAN 40 YEARS. FINALLY, THE POPE AND THE KING OF FRANCE, DECIDED IN 1243 TO FINISH WITH MONTSEGUR: AFTER A TERRIBLE SIEGE OF 11 MONTHS, MARCH 16, 1244, THE CATHARS ARE LED TO THE STAKE. MORE THAN 200 OF THEM ARE BURNED ALIVE. CATHARISM WILL NEVER RECOVER FROM THE LOSS OF MONTSEGUR AND WILL DISAPPEAR COMPLETELY AT THE BEGINNING OF THE 14TH CENTURY. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tibetan Antelopes Migration - China

Ngawang Lodro, a staff member at a management station, feeds a Tibetan antelope calf in Changtang National Nature Reserve in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, July 16, 2025. The Senlong Zangbo River, located in Changtang National Nature Reserve in Nagqu, is a vital migration route for Tibetan antelopes. Each July, Tibetan antelope calves and their mothers cross the river and migrate to their habitats. Over the past three years, the number of Tibetan antelope migrating across this river has exceeded 150,000 each year. Thanks to effective conservation measures, the number of Tibetan antelopes in Xizang has increased to more than 300,000, according to data from the region's ecology and environment department. Photo by Jiang Fan /Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Cathares

FRANCE - ARIEGE (09) - MONTSEGUR CASTLE. VIEW FROM THE SOUTH EAST, AT SUNSET. STANDING AT AN ALTITUDE OF 1207M, ON THE HIGHEST PART OF A ROCKY OUTCROP, THE FORTRESS IS MENTIONED IN THE TEXTS FROM THE END OF THE 12TH CENTURY. AT THE BEGINNING OF THE 13TH CENTURY, THE CATHARS, ADEPTS OF A DUALISTIC RELIGION DECLARED HERETICAL BY THE POPE, SETTLED IN THESE PLACES. IN 1232, THE CASTLE BECAME THE SEAT OF THE CATHAR CHURCH AND THE REFUGE OF THE FAIDITS, LOCAL LORDS DISPOSSESSED OF THEIR PROPERTY BY THE CRUSADE. WHILE LANGUEDOC WILL BE SET ON FIRE, MONTSEGUR WILL LIVE IN RELATIVE PEACE FOR MORE THAN 40 YEARS. FINALLY, THE POPE AND THE KING OF FRANCE, DECIDED IN 1243 TO FINISH WITH MONTSEGUR: AFTER A TERRIBLE SIEGE OF 11 MONTHS, MARCH 16, 1244, THE CATHARS ARE LED TO THE STAKE. MORE THAN 200 OF THEM ARE BURNED ALIVE. CATHARISM WILL NEVER RECOVER FROM THE LOSS OF MONTSEGUR AND WILL DISAPPEAR COMPLETELY AT THE BEGINNING OF THE 14TH CENTURY. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Cathares

FRANCE - ARIEGE (09) - MONTSEGUR CASTLE. VIEW FROM THE SOUTH EAST, AT SUNSET. STANDING AT AN ALTITUDE OF 1207M, ON THE HIGHEST PART OF A ROCKY OUTCROP, THE FORTRESS IS MENTIONED IN THE TEXTS FROM THE END OF THE 12TH CENTURY. AT THE BEGINNING OF THE 13TH CENTURY, THE CATHARS, ADEPTS OF A DUALISTIC RELIGION DECLARED HERETICAL BY THE POPE, SETTLED IN THESE PLACES. IN 1232, THE CASTLE BECAME THE SEAT OF THE CATHAR CHURCH AND THE REFUGE OF THE FAIDITS, LOCAL LORDS DISPOSSESSED OF THEIR PROPERTY BY THE CRUSADE. WHILE LANGUEDOC WILL BE SET ON FIRE, MONTSEGUR WILL LIVE IN RELATIVE PEACE FOR MORE THAN 40 YEARS. FINALLY, THE POPE AND THE KING OF FRANCE, DECIDED IN 1243 TO FINISH WITH MONTSEGUR: AFTER A TERRIBLE SIEGE OF 11 MONTHS, MARCH 16, 1244, THE CATHARS ARE LED TO THE STAKE. MORE THAN 200 OF THEM ARE BURNED ALIVE. CATHARISM WILL NEVER RECOVER FROM THE LOSS OF MONTSEGUR AND WILL DISAPPEAR COMPLETELY AT THE BEGINNING OF THE 14TH CENTURY. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Cathares

FRANCE - ARIEGE (09) - MONTSEGUR CASTLE. VIEW FROM THE SOUTH EAST, AT SUNSET. STANDING AT AN ALTITUDE OF 1207M, ON THE HIGHEST PART OF A ROCKY OUTCROP, THE FORTRESS IS MENTIONED IN THE TEXTS FROM THE END OF THE 12TH CENTURY. AT THE BEGINNING OF THE 13TH CENTURY, THE CATHARS, ADEPTS OF A DUALISTIC RELIGION DECLARED HERETICAL BY THE POPE, SETTLED IN THESE PLACES. IN 1232, THE CASTLE BECAME THE SEAT OF THE CATHAR CHURCH AND THE REFUGE OF THE FAIDITS, LOCAL LORDS DISPOSSESSED OF THEIR PROPERTY BY THE CRUSADE. WHILE LANGUEDOC WILL BE SET ON FIRE, MONTSEGUR WILL LIVE IN RELATIVE PEACE FOR MORE THAN 40 YEARS. FINALLY, THE POPE AND THE KING OF FRANCE, DECIDED IN 1243 TO FINISH WITH MONTSEGUR: AFTER A TERRIBLE SIEGE OF 11 MONTHS, MARCH 16, 1244, THE CATHARS ARE LED TO THE STAKE. MORE THAN 200 OF THEM ARE BURNED ALIVE. CATHARISM WILL NEVER RECOVER FROM THE LOSS OF MONTSEGUR AND WILL DISAPPEAR COMPLETELY AT THE BEGINNING OF THE 14TH CENTURY. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Cathares

FRANCE - ARIEGE (09) - MONTSEGUR CASTLE. VIEW FROM THE SOUTH EAST, AT SUNSET. STANDING AT AN ALTITUDE OF 1207M, ON THE HIGHEST PART OF A ROCKY OUTCROP, THE FORTRESS IS MENTIONED IN THE TEXTS FROM THE END OF THE 12TH CENTURY. AT THE BEGINNING OF THE 13TH CENTURY, THE CATHARS, ADEPTS OF A DUALISTIC RELIGION DECLARED HERETICAL BY THE POPE, SETTLED IN THESE PLACES. IN 1232, THE CASTLE BECAME THE SEAT OF THE CATHAR CHURCH AND THE REFUGE OF THE FAIDITS, LOCAL LORDS DISPOSSESSED OF THEIR PROPERTY BY THE CRUSADE. WHILE LANGUEDOC WILL BE SET ON FIRE, MONTSEGUR WILL LIVE IN RELATIVE PEACE FOR MORE THAN 40 YEARS. FINALLY, THE POPE AND THE KING OF FRANCE, DECIDED IN 1243 TO FINISH WITH MONTSEGUR: AFTER A TERRIBLE SIEGE OF 11 MONTHS, MARCH 16, 1244, THE CATHARS ARE LED TO THE STAKE. MORE THAN 200 OF THEM ARE BURNED ALIVE. CATHARISM WILL NEVER RECOVER FROM THE LOSS OF MONTSEGUR AND WILL DISAPPEAR COMPLETELY AT THE BEGINNING OF THE 14TH CENTURY. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Aerial View of France

FRANCE - ARIEGE (09) - MONTSEGUR CASTLE. VIEW FROM THE SOUTH EAST, AT SUNSET. STANDING AT AN ALTITUDE OF 1207M, ON THE HIGHEST PART OF A ROCKY OUTCROP, THE FORTRESS IS MENTIONED IN THE TEXTS FROM THE END OF THE 12TH CENTURY. AT THE BEGINNING OF THE 13TH CENTURY, THE CATHARS, ADEPTS OF A DUALISTIC RELIGION DECLARED HERETICAL BY THE POPE, SETTLED IN THESE PLACES. IN 1232, THE CASTLE BECAME THE SEAT OF THE CATHAR CHURCH AND THE REFUGE OF THE FAIDITS, LOCAL LORDS DISPOSSESSED OF THEIR PROPERTY BY THE CRUSADE. WHILE LANGUEDOC WILL BE SET ON FIRE, MONTSEGUR WILL LIVE IN RELATIVE PEACE FOR MORE THAN 40 YEARS. FINALLY, THE POPE AND THE KING OF FRANCE, DECIDED IN 1243 TO FINISH WITH MONTSEGUR: AFTER A TERRIBLE SIEGE OF 11 MONTHS, MARCH 16, 1244, THE CATHARS ARE LED TO THE STAKE. MORE THAN 200 OF THEM ARE BURNED ALIVE. CATHARISM WILL NEVER RECOVER FROM THE LOSS OF MONTSEGUR AND WILL DISAPPEAR COMPLETELY AT THE BEGINNING OF THE 14TH CENTURY. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Aerial View of France

FRANCE - ARIEGE (09) - MONTSEGUR CASTLE. VIEW FROM THE SOUTH EAST, AT SUNSET. STANDING AT AN ALTITUDE OF 1207M, ON THE HIGHEST PART OF A ROCKY OUTCROP, THE FORTRESS IS MENTIONED IN THE TEXTS FROM THE END OF THE 12TH CENTURY. AT THE BEGINNING OF THE 13TH CENTURY, THE CATHARS, ADEPTS OF A DUALISTIC RELIGION DECLARED HERETICAL BY THE POPE, SETTLED IN THESE PLACES. IN 1232, THE CASTLE BECAME THE SEAT OF THE CATHAR CHURCH AND THE REFUGE OF THE FAIDITS, LOCAL LORDS DISPOSSESSED OF THEIR PROPERTY BY THE CRUSADE. WHILE LANGUEDOC WILL BE SET ON FIRE, MONTSEGUR WILL LIVE IN RELATIVE PEACE FOR MORE THAN 40 YEARS. FINALLY, THE POPE AND THE KING OF FRANCE, DECIDED IN 1243 TO FINISH WITH MONTSEGUR: AFTER A TERRIBLE SIEGE OF 11 MONTHS, MARCH 16, 1244, THE CATHARS ARE LED TO THE STAKE. MORE THAN 200 OF THEM ARE BURNED ALIVE. CATHARISM WILL NEVER RECOVER FROM THE LOSS OF MONTSEGUR AND WILL DISAPPEAR COMPLETELY AT THE BEGINNING OF THE 14TH CENTURY. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Celebration of Gannangxiang Festival - China

Two pairs of twin sisters talk with their mother Wu Qian (1st R) after getting dressed for the Gannangxiang festival in Zhouxi Village, Zhouxi Town of Kaili, Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Guizhou Province, February 16, 2025. Donning in traditional attire, accompanied by the melody of Lusheng, a traditional musical instrument, local people in Kaili rejoiced the annual Gannangxiang festival in Zhouxi Town of Kaili. Every year during the festival, two pairs of twin sisters of Miao ethnic group, Yang Ningzhu and Yang Ningyu, Yang Ningwei and Yang Ningning, together with their mother Wu Qian, will come back from downtown Kaili to their grandmother's house in rural Miao village to attend this grand event. They believe that this is the best way to inherit ethnic culture. With a history of more than 400 years, the festival is inscribed on the list of provincial intangible cultural heritage of Guizhou. Photo by Xinhua/Yang Wenbin/ABACAPRESS.COM

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XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(240724) -- BEIJING, July 24, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A child pats a dog in Tianmen Village, Shuicheng District of Liupanshui, southwest China's Guizhou Province, July 16, 2024. In the hinterland of Wumeng Mountain and by the Beipanjiang River, quaint stilted buildings scatter among the green mountains and waters, forming a pastoral picture, in Tianman Village. Tianmen Village is located in the northeast of Huajia Miao Buyi and Yi Township of Liupanshui City, which is a traditional Buyi ethnic village, divided into 6 hamlets with a population of more than 1,000. Surrounded by mountains on three sides and a river on the other, the remote village was once isolated. To get out of the village, people had to climb hundreds of stone stairs over the steep mountain and pass through cliffs in the canyon. Tianmen Village has a history of more than 600 years, and still retains 178 buildings made of wood shingles. The original landscape of the village and traditional folk activities have become a major fe

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(GloriousGuizhou)CHINA-GUIZHOU-LIUPANSHUI-TIANMEN VILLAGE (CN)

(240723) -- GUIYANG, July 23, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Villager Lu Shengxiu (1st R) smiles as she attends a social gathering in Tianmen Village, Shuicheng District of Liupanshui, southwest China's Guizhou Province, July 16, 2024. In the hinterland of Wumeng Mountain and by the Beipanjiang River, quaint stilted buildings scatter among the green mountains and waters, forming a pastoral picture, in Tianman Village. Tianmen Village is located in the northeast of Huajia Miao Buyi and Yi Township of Liupanshui City, which is a traditional Buyi ethnic village, divided into 6 hamlets with a population of more than 1,000. Surrounded by mountains on three sides and a river on the other, the remote village was once isolated. To get out of the village, people had to climb hundreds of stone stairs over the steep mountain and pass through cliffs in the canyon. Tianmen Village has a history of more than 600 years, and still retains 178 buildings made of wood shingles. The original landscape of the village and

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(GloriousGuizhou)CHINA-GUIZHOU-LIUPANSHUI-TIANMEN VILLAGE (CN)

(240723) -- GUIYANG, July 23, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Villager Lu Feng distributes popsicles to her grandchildren in Tianmen Village, Shuicheng District of Liupanshui, southwest China's Guizhou Province, July 16, 2024. In the hinterland of Wumeng Mountain and by the Beipanjiang River, quaint stilted buildings scatter among the green mountains and waters, forming a pastoral picture, in Tianman Village. Tianmen Village is located in the northeast of Huajia Miao Buyi and Yi Township of Liupanshui City, which is a traditional Buyi ethnic village, divided into 6 hamlets with a population of more than 1,000. Surrounded by mountains on three sides and a river on the other, the remote village was once isolated. To get out of the village, people had to climb hundreds of stone stairs over the steep mountain and pass through cliffs in the canyon. Tianmen Village has a history of more than 600 years, and still retains 178 buildings made of wood shingles. The original landscape of the village and tradition

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(GloriousGuizhou)CHINA-GUIZHOU-LIUPANSHUI-TIANMEN VILLAGE (CN)

(240723) -- GUIYANG, July 23, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Children pass a stone slate paved road in Tianmen Village, Shuicheng District of Liupanshui, southwest China's Guizhou Province, July 16, 2024. In the hinterland of Wumeng Mountain and by the Beipanjiang River, quaint stilted buildings scatter among the green mountains and waters, forming a pastoral picture, in Tianman Village. Tianmen Village is located in the northeast of Huajia Miao Buyi and Yi Township of Liupanshui City, which is a traditional Buyi ethnic village, divided into 6 hamlets with a population of more than 1,000. Surrounded by mountains on three sides and a river on the other, the remote village was once isolated. To get out of the village, people had to climb hundreds of stone stairs over the steep mountain and pass through cliffs in the canyon. Tianmen Village has a history of more than 600 years, and still retains 178 buildings made of wood shingles. The original landscape of the village and traditional folk activities ha

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(GloriousGuizhou)CHINA-GUIZHOU-LIUPANSHUI-TIANMEN VILLAGE (CN)

(240723) -- GUIYANG, July 23, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Villager Wang Hualong prepares to harvest grapes in Tianmen Village, Shuicheng District of Liupanshui, southwest China's Guizhou Province, July 16, 2024. In the hinterland of Wumeng Mountain and by the Beipanjiang River, quaint stilted buildings scatter among the green mountains and waters, forming a pastoral picture, in Tianman Village. Tianmen Village is located in the northeast of Huajia Miao Buyi and Yi Township of Liupanshui City, which is a traditional Buyi ethnic village, divided into 6 hamlets with a population of more than 1,000. Surrounded by mountains on three sides and a river on the other, the remote village was once isolated. To get out of the village, people had to climb hundreds of stone stairs over the steep mountain and pass through cliffs in the canyon. Tianmen Village has a history of more than 600 years, and still retains 178 buildings made of wood shingles. The original landscape of the village and traditional folk act

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(GloriousGuizhou)CHINA-GUIZHOU-LIUPANSHUI-TIANMEN VILLAGE (CN)

(240723) -- GUIYANG, July 23, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Villagers are pictured at a stilted building in Tianmen Village, Shuicheng District of Liupanshui, southwest China's Guizhou Province, July 16, 2024. In the hinterland of Wumeng Mountain and by the Beipanjiang River, quaint stilted buildings scatter among the green mountains and waters, forming a pastoral picture, in Tianman Village. Tianmen Village is located in the northeast of Huajia Miao Buyi and Yi Township of Liupanshui City, which is a traditional Buyi ethnic village, divided into 6 hamlets with a population of more than 1,000. Surrounded by mountains on three sides and a river on the other, the remote village was once isolated. To get out of the village, people had to climb hundreds of stone stairs over the steep mountain and pass through cliffs in the canyon. Tianmen Village has a history of more than 600 years, and still retains 178 buildings made of wood shingles. The original landscape of the village and traditional folk activit

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(GloriousGuizhou)CHINA-GUIZHOU-LIUPANSHUI-TIANMEN VILLAGE (CN)

(240723) -- GUIYANG, July 23, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This photo taken on July 16, 2024 shows stilted buildings made of wood shingles in Tianmen Village, Shuicheng District of Liupanshui, southwest China's Guizhou Province. In the hinterland of Wumeng Mountain and by the Beipanjiang River, quaint stilted buildings scatter among the green mountains and waters, forming a pastoral picture, in Tianman Village. Tianmen Village is located in the northeast of Huajia Miao Buyi and Yi Township of Liupanshui City, which is a traditional Buyi ethnic village, divided into 6 hamlets with a population of more than 1,000. Surrounded by mountains on three sides and a river on the other, the remote village was once isolated. To get out of the village, people had to climb hundreds of stone stairs over the steep mountain and pass through cliffs in the canyon. Tianmen Village has a history of more than 600 years, and still retains 178 buildings made of wood shingles. The original landscape of the village and trad

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(GloriousGuizhou)CHINA-GUIZHOU-LIUPANSHUI-TIANMEN VILLAGE (CN)

(240723) -- GUIYANG, July 23, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Villager Lu Guoshi rests at a stilted building in Tianmen Village, Shuicheng District of Liupanshui, southwest China's Guizhou Province, July 16, 2024. In the hinterland of Wumeng Mountain and by the Beipanjiang River, quaint stilted buildings scatter among the green mountains and waters, forming a pastoral picture, in Tianman Village. Tianmen Village is located in the northeast of Huajia Miao Buyi and Yi Township of Liupanshui City, which is a traditional Buyi ethnic village, divided into 6 hamlets with a population of more than 1,000. Surrounded by mountains on three sides and a river on the other, the remote village was once isolated. To get out of the village, people had to climb hundreds of stone stairs over the steep mountain and pass through cliffs in the canyon. Tianmen Village has a history of more than 600 years, and still retains 178 buildings made of wood shingles. The original landscape of the village and traditional folk activ

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(GloriousGuizhou)CHINA-GUIZHOU-LIUPANSHUI-TIANMEN VILLAGE (CN)

(240723) -- GUIYANG, July 23, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Villagers Wang Gangliang (C) and Wang Shixi (R) make embroidery works under a tree in Tianmen Village, Shuicheng District of Liupanshui, southwest China's Guizhou Province, July 16, 2024. In the hinterland of Wumeng Mountain and by the Beipanjiang River, quaint stilted buildings scatter among the green mountains and waters, forming a pastoral picture, in Tianman Village. Tianmen Village is located in the northeast of Huajia Miao Buyi and Yi Township of Liupanshui City, which is a traditional Buyi ethnic village, divided into 6 hamlets with a population of more than 1,000. Surrounded by mountains on three sides and a river on the other, the remote village was once isolated. To get out of the village, people had to climb hundreds of stone stairs over the steep mountain and pass through cliffs in the canyon. Tianmen Village has a history of more than 600 years, and still retains 178 buildings made of wood shingles. The original landscape of th

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(GloriousGuizhou)CHINA-GUIZHOU-LIUPANSHUI-TIANMEN VILLAGE (CN)

(240723) -- GUIYANG, July 23, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Villagers Lu Dazhen (L) and Wang Xingzhen make embroidery works at a stilted building in Tianmen Village, Shuicheng District of Liupanshui, southwest China's Guizhou Province, July 16, 2024. In the hinterland of Wumeng Mountain and by the Beipanjiang River, quaint stilted buildings scatter among the green mountains and waters, forming a pastoral picture, in Tianman Village. Tianmen Village is located in the northeast of Huajia Miao Buyi and Yi Township of Liupanshui City, which is a traditional Buyi ethnic village, divided into 6 hamlets with a population of more than 1,000. Surrounded by mountains on three sides and a river on the other, the remote village was once isolated. To get out of the village, people had to climb hundreds of stone stairs over the steep mountain and pass through cliffs in the canyon. Tianmen Village has a history of more than 600 years, and still retains 178 buildings made of wood shingles. The original landscape of

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(GloriousGuizhou)CHINA-GUIZHOU-LIUPANSHUI-TIANMEN VILLAGE (CN)

(240723) -- GUIYANG, July 23, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Villager Lu Fengxuan releases himself from farm work as he unloads by his stilted building in Tianmen Village, Shuicheng District of Liupanshui, southwest China's Guizhou Province, July 16, 2024. In the hinterland of Wumeng Mountain and by the Beipanjiang River, quaint stilted buildings scatter among the green mountains and waters, forming a pastoral picture, in Tianman Village. Tianmen Village is located in the northeast of Huajia Miao Buyi and Yi Township of Liupanshui City, which is a traditional Buyi ethnic village, divided into 6 hamlets with a population of more than 1,000. Surrounded by mountains on three sides and a river on the other, the remote village was once isolated. To get out of the village, people had to climb hundreds of stone stairs over the steep mountain and pass through cliffs in the canyon. Tianmen Village has a history of more than 600 years, and still retains 178 buildings made of wood shingles. The original landsca

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(GloriousGuizhou)CHINA-GUIZHOU-LIUPANSHUI-TIANMEN VILLAGE (CN)

(240723) -- GUIYANG, July 23, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- An aerial drone photo taken on July 16, 2024 shows a view of Tianmen Village, Shuicheng District of Liupanshui, southwest China's Guizhou Province. In the hinterland of Wumeng Mountain and by the Beipanjiang River, quaint stilted buildings scatter among the green mountains and waters, forming a pastoral picture, in Tianman Village. Tianmen Village is located in the northeast of Huajia Miao Buyi and Yi Township of Liupanshui City, which is a traditional Buyi ethnic village, divided into 6 hamlets with a population of more than 1,000. Surrounded by mountains on three sides and a river on the other, the remote village was once isolated. To get out of the village, people had to climb hundreds of stone stairs over the steep mountain and pass through cliffs in the canyon. Tianmen Village has a history of more than 600 years, and still retains 178 buildings made of wood shingles. The original landscape of the village and traditional folk activitie

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(GloriousGuizhou)CHINA-GUIZHOU-LIUPANSHUI-TIANMEN VILLAGE (CN)

(240723) -- GUIYANG, July 23, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A child pats a dog in Tianmen Village, Shuicheng District of Liupanshui, southwest China's Guizhou Province, July 16, 2024. In the hinterland of Wumeng Mountain and by the Beipanjiang River, quaint stilted buildings scatter among the green mountains and waters, forming a pastoral picture, in Tianman Village. Tianmen Village is located in the northeast of Huajia Miao Buyi and Yi Township of Liupanshui City, which is a traditional Buyi ethnic village, divided into 6 hamlets with a population of more than 1,000. Surrounded by mountains on three sides and a river on the other, the remote village was once isolated. To get out of the village, people had to climb hundreds of stone stairs over the steep mountain and pass through cliffs in the canyon. Tianmen Village has a history of more than 600 years, and still retains 178 buildings made of wood shingles. The original landscape of the village and traditional folk activities have become a major fe

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XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(240717) -- BEIJING, July 17, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A worker checks glasses at a glasses company in Danyang City, east China's Jiangsu Province, July 16, 2024. Dubbed as China's "spectacles city," Danyang has more than 1,600 companies engaged in the eyewear industry. To maintain its market share and keep up with the new market demand, eyewear companies in Danyang have attached more importance to innovation and branding in recent years and a whole industrial chain has taken shape. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Li Bo)

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CHINA-JIANGSU-DANYANG-GLASSES-INDUSTRIAL CLUSTER (CN)

(240716) -- DANYANG, July 16, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A worker checks glasses at a glasses company in Danyang City, east China's Jiangsu Province, July 16, 2024. Dubbed as China's "spectacles city," Danyang has more than 1,600 companies engaged in the eyewear industry. To maintain its market share and keep up with the new market demand, eyewear companies in Danyang have attached more importance to innovation and branding in recent years and a whole industrial chain has taken shape. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Li Bo)

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CHINA-JIANGSU-DANYANG-GLASSES-INDUSTRIAL CLUSTER (CN)

(240716) -- DANYANG, July 16, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A staff member checks intelligent production equipment at a glasses company in Danyang City, east China's Jiangsu Province, July 16, 2024. Dubbed as China's "spectacles city," Danyang has more than 1,600 companies engaged in the eyewear industry. To maintain its market share and keep up with the new market demand, eyewear companies in Danyang have attached more importance to innovation and branding in recent years and a whole industrial chain has taken shape. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Li Bo)

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CHINA-JIANGSU-DANYANG-GLASSES-INDUSTRIAL CLUSTER (CN)

(240716) -- DANYANG, July 16, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A worker checks glasses at a glasses company in Danyang City, east China's Jiangsu Province, July 15, 2024. Dubbed as China's "spectacles city," Danyang has more than 1,600 companies engaged in the eyewear industry. To maintain its market share and keep up with the new market demand, eyewear companies in Danyang have attached more importance to innovation and branding in recent years and a whole industrial chain has taken shape. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Li Bo)

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CHINA-JIANGSU-DANYANG-GLASSES-INDUSTRIAL CLUSTER (CN)

(240716) -- DANYANG, July 16, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A worker checks glasses at a glasses company in Danyang City, east China's Jiangsu Province, July 16, 2024. Dubbed as China's "spectacles city," Danyang has more than 1,600 companies engaged in the eyewear industry. To maintain its market share and keep up with the new market demand, eyewear companies in Danyang have attached more importance to innovation and branding in recent years and a whole industrial chain has taken shape. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Li Bo)

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CHINA-JIANGSU-DANYANG-GLASSES-INDUSTRIAL CLUSTER (CN)

(240716) -- DANYANG, July 16, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- People select glasses at a glasses mall of Danyang City, east China's Jiangsu Province, July 15, 2024. Dubbed as China's "spectacles city," Danyang has more than 1,600 companies engaged in the eyewear industry. To maintain its market share and keep up with the new market demand, eyewear companies in Danyang have attached more importance to innovation and branding in recent years and a whole industrial chain has taken shape. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Li Bo)

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CHINA-JIANGSU-DANYANG-GLASSES-INDUSTRIAL CLUSTER (CN)

(240716) -- DANYANG, July 16, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- People select glasses at a glasses mall of Danyang City, east China's Jiangsu Province, July 15, 2024. Dubbed as China's "spectacles city," Danyang has more than 1,600 companies engaged in the eyewear industry. To maintain its market share and keep up with the new market demand, eyewear companies in Danyang have attached more importance to innovation and branding in recent years and a whole industrial chain has taken shape. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Li Bo)

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CHINA-JIANGSU-DANYANG-GLASSES-INDUSTRIAL CLUSTER (CN)

(240716) -- DANYANG, July 16, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A woman selects glasses at a glasses mall of Danyang City, east China's Jiangsu Province, July 15, 2024. Dubbed as China's "spectacles city," Danyang has more than 1,600 companies engaged in the eyewear industry. To maintain its market share and keep up with the new market demand, eyewear companies in Danyang have attached more importance to innovation and branding in recent years and a whole industrial chain has taken shape. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Li Bo)

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CHINA-JIANGSU-DANYANG-GLASSES-INDUSTRIAL CLUSTER (CN)

(240716) -- DANYANG, July 16, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- An aerial drone photo taken on July 16, 2024 shows the glasses industrial park of Danyang City, east China's Jiangsu Province. Dubbed as China's "spectacles city," Danyang has more than 1,600 companies engaged in the eyewear industry. To maintain its market share and keep up with the new market demand, eyewear companies in Danyang have attached more importance to innovation and branding in recent years and a whole industrial chain has taken shape. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Li Bo)

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CHINA-JIANGSU-DANYANG-GLASSES-INDUSTRIAL CLUSTER (CN)

(240716) -- DANYANG, July 16, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A salesperson sells glasses via livestreaming in Danyang City, east China's Jiangsu Province, July 16, 2024. Dubbed as China's "spectacles city," Danyang has more than 1,600 companies engaged in the eyewear industry. To maintain its market share and keep up with the new market demand, eyewear companies in Danyang have attached more importance to innovation and branding in recent years and a whole industrial chain has taken shape. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Li Bo)

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CHINA-JIANGSU-DANYANG-GLASSES-INDUSTRIAL CLUSTER (CN)

(240716) -- DANYANG, July 16, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- People select glasses at a glasses mall of Danyang City, east China's Jiangsu Province, July 15, 2024. Dubbed as China's "spectacles city," Danyang has more than 1,600 companies engaged in the eyewear industry. To maintain its market share and keep up with the new market demand, eyewear companies in Danyang have attached more importance to innovation and branding in recent years and a whole industrial chain has taken shape. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Li Bo)

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CHINA-JIANGSU-DANYANG-GLASSES-INDUSTRIAL CLUSTER (CN)

(240716) -- DANYANG, July 16, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A worker checks a pair of glasses at a glasses company in Danyang City, east China's Jiangsu Province, July 16, 2024. Dubbed as China's "spectacles city," Danyang has more than 1,600 companies engaged in the eyewear industry. To maintain its market share and keep up with the new market demand, eyewear companies in Danyang have attached more importance to innovation and branding in recent years and a whole industrial chain has taken shape. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Li Bo)

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CHINA-JIANGSU-DANYANG-GLASSES-INDUSTRIAL CLUSTER (CN)

(240716) -- DANYANG, July 16, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- People select glasses at a glasses mall of Danyang City, east China's Jiangsu Province, July 15, 2024. Dubbed as China's "spectacles city," Danyang has more than 1,600 companies engaged in the eyewear industry. To maintain its market share and keep up with the new market demand, eyewear companies in Danyang have attached more importance to innovation and branding in recent years and a whole industrial chain has taken shape. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Li Bo)

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XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(240716) -- BEIJING, July 16, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- People visit the Wei and Jin Dynasties Ancient Tombs Site Museum in Kuqa City, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, July 15, 2024. An underground museum of the Wei and Jin dynasties (220-420) ancient tombs opened on Monday in Kuqa County, an area that previously belonged to the ancient Qiuci State. The Qiuci State, which commenced in the second century BC and existed for more than 1,000 years, was one of the 36 states in the Western Regions, a term used in the Han Dynasty (206 BC-220 AD) for areas west of the Yumen Pass, including present Xinjiang and parts of Central Asia. This in-situ museum with an exhibition space of 5,000 square meters was built to protect 15 brick tomb chambers discovered in 2007 during the construction of the Youyi Road underground pass. The discovery was one of China's top ten new archaeological discoveries that year. The tomb complex was built in consistence with the Han Dynasty style brick-chambered

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XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(240617) -- BEIJING, June 17, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Citizens watch a light show at the Grand Halls in Shanghai, east China, June 16, 2024. The first public open day of the Grand Halls was launched in Shanghai on Sunday, attracting many visitors. Consisting of three old buildings with an area of 99,000 square meters, the Grand Halls previously was the Yangtze River wharf with a history of more than 100 years. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Wang Xiang)

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XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(240617) -- BEIJING, June 17, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Citizens watch a light show at the Grand Halls in Shanghai, east China, June 16, 2024. The first public open day of the Grand Halls was launched in Shanghai on Sunday, attracting many visitors. Consisting of three old buildings with an area of 99,000 square meters, the Grand Halls previously was the Yangtze River wharf with a history of more than 100 years. (Xinhua/Wang Xiang)

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CHINA-SHANGHAI-THE GRAND HALLS-OPEN DAY (CN)

(240616) -- SHANGHAI, June 16, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- People take photos at the Grand Halls in Shanghai, east China, June 16, 2024. The first public open day of the Grand Halls was launched in Shanghai on Sunday, attracting many visitors. Consisting of three old buildings with an area of 99,000 square meters, the Grand Halls previously was the Yangtze River wharf with a history of more than 100 years. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Wang Xiang)

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CHINA-SHANGHAI-THE GRAND HALLS-OPEN DAY (CN)

(240616) -- SHANGHAI, June 16, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- People watch art pieces at the Grand Halls in Shanghai, east China, June 16, 2024. The first public open day of the Grand Halls was launched in Shanghai on Sunday, attracting many visitors. Consisting of three old buildings with an area of 99,000 square meters, the Grand Halls previously was the Yangtze River wharf with a history of more than 100 years. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Wang Xiang)

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CHINA-SHANGHAI-THE GRAND HALLS-OPEN DAY (CN)

(240616) -- SHANGHAI, June 16, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- People experience the skills of cloisonne enameling at the Grand Halls in Shanghai, east China, June 16, 2024. The first public open day of the Grand Halls was launched in Shanghai on Sunday, attracting many visitors. Consisting of three old buildings with an area of 99,000 square meters, the Grand Halls previously was the Yangtze River wharf with a history of more than 100 years. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Wang Xiang)

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CHINA-SHANGHAI-THE GRAND HALLS-OPEN DAY (CN)

(240616) -- SHANGHAI, June 16, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A child learns paper cutting skills at the Grand Halls in Shanghai, east China, June 16, 2024. The first public open day of the Grand Halls was launched in Shanghai on Sunday, attracting many visitors. Consisting of three old buildings with an area of 99,000 square meters, the Grand Halls previously was the Yangtze River wharf with a history of more than 100 years. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Wang Xiang)

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CHINA-SHANGHAI-THE GRAND HALLS-OPEN DAY (CN)

(240616) -- SHANGHAI, June 16, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- People take photos outside the Grand Halls in Shanghai, east China, June 16, 2024. The first public open day of the Grand Halls was launched in Shanghai on Sunday, attracting many visitors. Consisting of three old buildings with an area of 99,000 square meters, the Grand Halls previously was the Yangtze River wharf with a history of more than 100 years. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Wang Xiang)

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CHINA-SHANGHAI-THE GRAND HALLS-OPEN DAY (CN)

(240616) -- SHANGHAI, June 16, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- People pass a multimedia art installation at the Grand Halls in Shanghai, east China, June 16, 2024. The first public open day of the Grand Halls was launched in Shanghai on Sunday, attracting many visitors. Consisting of three old buildings with an area of 99,000 square meters, the Grand Halls previously was the Yangtze River wharf with a history of more than 100 years. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Wang Xiang)

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CHINA-SHANGHAI-THE GRAND HALLS-OPEN DAY (CN)

(240616) -- SHANGHAI, June 16, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A citizen takes selfies at the Grand Halls in Shanghai, east China, June 16, 2024. The first public open day of the Grand Halls was launched in Shanghai on Sunday, attracting many visitors. Consisting of three old buildings with an area of 99,000 square meters, the Grand Halls previously was the Yangtze River wharf with a history of more than 100 years. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Wang Xiang)

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CHINA-SHANGHAI-THE GRAND HALLS-OPEN DAY (CN)

(240616) -- SHANGHAI, June 16, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Citizens watch a light show at the Grand Halls in Shanghai, east China, June 16, 2024. The first public open day of the Grand Halls was launched in Shanghai on Sunday, attracting many visitors. Consisting of three old buildings with an area of 99,000 square meters, the Grand Halls previously was the Yangtze River wharf with a history of more than 100 years. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Wang Xiang)

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CHINA-SHANGHAI-THE GRAND HALLS-OPEN DAY (CN)

(240616) -- SHANGHAI, June 16, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- People take photos at the Grand Halls in Shanghai, east China, June 16, 2024. The first public open day of the Grand Halls was launched in Shanghai on Sunday, attracting many visitors. Consisting of three old buildings with an area of 99,000 square meters, the Grand Halls previously was the Yangtze River wharf with a history of more than 100 years. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Wang Xiang)