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Zunsheng forest of pagodas in Daocheng

View of the Zunsheng forest of pagodas in Daocheng, Garze, Sichuan province, China, October 17, 2024.

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Zunsheng forest of pagodas in Daocheng

View of the Zunsheng forest of pagodas in Daocheng, Garze, Sichuan province, China, October 17, 2024.

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Zunsheng forest of pagodas in Daocheng

View of the Zunsheng forest of pagodas in Daocheng, Garze, Sichuan province, China, October 17, 2024.

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Zunsheng forest of pagodas in Daocheng

View of the Zunsheng forest of pagodas in Daocheng, Garze, Sichuan province, China, October 17, 2024.

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Zunsheng forest of pagodas in Daocheng

View of the Zunsheng forest of pagodas in Daocheng, Garze, Sichuan province, China, October 17, 2024.

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Zunsheng forest of pagodas in Daocheng

View of the Zunsheng forest of pagodas in Daocheng, Garze, Sichuan province, China, October 17, 2024.

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Zunsheng forest of pagodas in Daocheng

View of the Zunsheng forest of pagodas in Daocheng, Garze, Sichuan province, China, October 17, 2024.

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Zunsheng forest of pagodas in Daocheng

View of the Zunsheng forest of pagodas in Daocheng, Garze, Sichuan province, China, October 17, 2024.

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Zunsheng forest of pagodas in Daocheng

View of the Zunsheng forest of pagodas in Daocheng, Garze, Sichuan province, China, October 17, 2024.

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Zunsheng forest of pagodas in Daocheng

View of the Zunsheng forest of pagodas in Daocheng, Garze, Sichuan province, China, October 17, 2024.

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MYANMAR-BAGAN-SCENERY

(230505) -- BAGAN, May 5, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A woman drives a herd of cattle in the ancient city of Bagan, Myanmar, May 4, 2023. Bagan, an ancient city and a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is located in central Myanmar's Mandalay Region. With thousands of ancient Buddhist pagodas, temples and monasteries, the ancient city is one of the top tourist attractions in Myanmar. (Photo by Myo Kyaw Soe/Xinhua)

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MYANMAR-BAGAN-SCENERY

(230505) -- BAGAN, May 5, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A pagoda is pictured in the ancient city of Bagan, Myanmar, May 4, 2023. Bagan, an ancient city and a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is located in central Myanmar's Mandalay Region. With thousands of ancient Buddhist pagodas, temples and monasteries, the ancient city is one of the top tourist attractions in Myanmar. (Photo by Myo Kyaw Soe/Xinhua)

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MYANMAR-BAGAN-SCENERY

(230505) -- BAGAN, May 5, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A pagoda is pictured in the ancient city of Bagan, Myanmar, May 4, 2023. Bagan, an ancient city and a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is located in central Myanmar's Mandalay Region. With thousands of ancient Buddhist pagodas, temples and monasteries, the ancient city is one of the top tourist attractions in Myanmar. (Photo by Myo Kyaw Soe/Xinhua)

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MYANMAR-BAGAN-SCENERY

(230505) -- BAGAN, May 5, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People visit the Dhamayangyi Temple in the ancient city of Bagan, Myanmar, May 4, 2023. Bagan, an ancient city and a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is located in central Myanmar's Mandalay Region. With thousands of ancient Buddhist pagodas, temples and monasteries, the ancient city is one of the top tourist attractions in Myanmar. (Photo by Myo Kyaw Soe/Xinhua)

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(SKYEYE) CHINA-FUJIAN-MARITIME SILK ROAD-HERITAGE-AERIAL VIEW (CN)

(231215) -- FUZHOU, Dec. 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Nov. 7, 2023 shows the east and west pagodas of Kaiyuan Temple and the surrounding core area for ancient city conservation in Quanzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province. Located at the eastern end of the maritime Silk Road, Fujian has given play to its unique strengths in the joint implementation of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and achieved fruitful results in building the core region of the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road. In recent years, the province has been dedicated to protect legacies along the ancient Maritime Silk Road and tried to revive its historical prosperity. Quanzhou, for instance, was one of the world's largest ports along the historic Maritime Silk Road, particularly in ancient China's Song Dynasty (960-1279) and Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368). "Quanzhou: Emporium of the World in Song-Yuan China" was accepted by the UNESCO as a cultural property on its World Heritage List in July 2021. (Xinhua/Jiang Kehong)

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(SKYEYE) CHINA-FUJIAN-MARITIME SILK ROAD-HERITAGE-AERIAL VIEW (CN)

(231215) -- FUZHOU, Dec. 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Nov. 7, 2023 shows the east and west pagodas of Kaiyuan Temple and the surrounding core area for ancient city conservation in Quanzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province. Located at the eastern end of the maritime Silk Road, Fujian has given play to its unique strengths in the joint implementation of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and achieved fruitful results in building the core region of the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road. In recent years, the province has been dedicated to protect legacies along the ancient Maritime Silk Road and tried to revive its historical prosperity. Quanzhou, for instance, was one of the world's largest ports along the historic Maritime Silk Road, particularly in ancient China's Song Dynasty (960-1279) and Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368). "Quanzhou: Emporium of the World in Song-Yuan China" was accepted by the UNESCO as a cultural property on its World Heritage List in July 2021. (Xinhua/Jiang Kehong)

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(SKYEYE) CHINA-FUJIAN-MARITIME SILK ROAD-HERITAGE-AERIAL VIEW (CN)

(231215) -- FUZHOU, Dec. 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Nov. 7, 2023 shows the east and west pagodas of Kaiyuan Temple and the surrounding core area for ancient city conservation in Quanzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province. Located at the eastern end of the maritime Silk Road, Fujian has given play to its unique strengths in the joint implementation of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and achieved fruitful results in building the core region of the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road. In recent years, the province has been dedicated to protect legacies along the ancient Maritime Silk Road and tried to revive its historical prosperity. Quanzhou, for instance, was one of the world's largest ports along the historic Maritime Silk Road, particularly in ancient China's Song Dynasty (960-1279) and Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368). "Quanzhou: Emporium of the World in Song-Yuan China" was accepted by the UNESCO as a cultural property on its World Heritage List in July 2021. (Xinhua/Jiang Kehong)

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Take a glimpse of Chinese colored glaze in ancient castle in Shanxi

STORY: Take a glimpse of Chinese colored glaze in ancient castle in Shanxi SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 23, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 29, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:07 LOCATION: TAIYUAN, China CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of Zhangbi Castle 2. various of Chinese colored glaze handicrafts STORYLINE: With a history of more than 1,600 years, Zhangbi Castle is located in Jiexiu City, north China's Shanxi Province. This ancient fortress has many colored glaze handicrafts. The colored glaze is a kind of traditional handmade artwork that integrates ceramics, architecture, and sculpture. It has been widely used in palaces, temples, pagodas, and other architecture in ancient China because of its gorgeous colors and variable shapes. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Taiyuan, China. (XHTV)

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Myanmar extends smoking ban to 10 more sites in archaeological zone

STORY: Myanmar extends smoking ban to 10 more sites in archaeological zone DATELINE: June 4, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:36 LOCATION: YANGON, Myanmar CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of views in Bagan STORYLINE: Myanmar has extended the smoking ban to 10 more areas in the Bagan-NyaungU Ancient Cultural Zone in NyaungU Township, Mandalay Region, the state-run newspaper the Global New Light of Myanmar reported on Friday. The media report said that the chairman and members of the NyaungU Township administration body inspected the tobacco smoke-free signboards, smoking areas, and non-smoking areas in NyaungU Township on May 29. The number of tobacco smoke-free areas in the Bagan-NyaungU Ancient Cultural Zone has now increased to 102 after the designation of 10 more sites as smoke-free areas, the report said. Myanmar initiated the designation of smoke-free areas in the Bagan-NyaungU archaeological zone in June 2019. The Bagan-NyaungU Ancient Cultural Zone, where over 3,000 ancient pagodas and religious edifice

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MYANMAR-BAGAN-SCENERY

(230505) -- BAGAN, May 5, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A pagoda is pictured in the ancient city of Bagan, Myanmar, May 4, 2023. Bagan, an ancient city and a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is located in central Myanmar's Mandalay Region. With thousands of ancient Buddhist pagodas, temples and monasteries, the ancient city is one of the top tourist attractions in Myanmar. (Photo by Myo Kyaw Soe/Xinhua)

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MYANMAR-BAGAN-SCENERY

(230505) -- BAGAN, May 5, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People visit the Dhamayangyi Temple in the ancient city of Bagan, Myanmar, May 4, 2023. Bagan, an ancient city and a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is located in central Myanmar's Mandalay Region. With thousands of ancient Buddhist pagodas, temples and monasteries, the ancient city is one of the top tourist attractions in Myanmar. (Photo by Myo Kyaw Soe/Xinhua)

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MYANMAR-BAGAN-SCENERY

(230505) -- BAGAN, May 5, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A woman drives a herd of cattle in the ancient city of Bagan, Myanmar, May 4, 2023. Bagan, an ancient city and a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is located in central Myanmar's Mandalay Region. With thousands of ancient Buddhist pagodas, temples and monasteries, the ancient city is one of the top tourist attractions in Myanmar. (Photo by Myo Kyaw Soe/Xinhua)

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MYANMAR-BAGAN-SCENERY

(230505) -- BAGAN, May 5, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A pagoda is pictured in the ancient city of Bagan, Myanmar, May 4, 2023. Bagan, an ancient city and a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is located in central Myanmar's Mandalay Region. With thousands of ancient Buddhist pagodas, temples and monasteries, the ancient city is one of the top tourist attractions in Myanmar. (Photo by Myo Kyaw Soe/Xinhua)

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Myanmar to restore murals at pagodas of world heritage site

STORY: Myanmar to restore murals at pagodas of world heritage site DATELINE: April 12, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:43 LOCATION: YANGON, Myanmar CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of views in Bagan STORYLINE: Myanmar will restore mural paintings at the pagodas in the ancient city of Bagan in Mandalay region, a world heritage site, according to the Department of Archaeology and National Museums. "We were restoring all the mural paintings in Bagan. By restoring like this, people of the next generation will be able to view the fine arts of the ancient period and take pride in Myanmar's cultural heritage," U Ar Kar Kyaw, director of the department, told Xinhua. The century-old murals can be seen at pagodas, temples and palaces of ancient kings in the ancient city of Bagan, he said. "To maintain and restore the murals, we also have to take technical assistance from experts of other countries," he said, adding that the countries giving technical assistance for restoring the cultural heritage in Bagan inclu

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Kofukuji to open interior portions of 2 pagodas

NARA, Japan, Aug. 25 Kyodo - Photo taken Aug. 25, 2016, shows the three-story pagoda of the World Heritage-designated Kofukuji Temple in the western Japan city of Nara. The temple, which also has a five-story pagoda, will open the interior portions of the two national treasure-designated pagodas from Aug. 26 to Oct. 10.

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Candle-lighting ritual in Kyoto for deceased

KYOTO, Japan - Visitors look at candlelit stone Buddha statues and stone pagodas at Adashino Nenbutsuji, a Buddhist temple in Kyoto, western Japan, on Aug. 23, 2014, during "sento kuyo," a ritual for the deceased without families or relatives to visit the graves.

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Candle-lighting ritual in Kyoto for deceased

KYOTO, Japan - People pray before candlelit stone Buddha statues and stone pagodas at Adashino Nenbtsuji, a Buddhist temple in Kyoto, western Japan, on Aug. 23, 2014, during "sento kuyo," a ritual for the deceased without families or relatives to visit the graves.

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#CHINA-AUTUMN-SCENERY (CN)

(221004) -- GUILIN, Oct. 4, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on Oct. 3, 2022 shows the Sun and Moon Pagodas in Guilin City, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. (Photo by Liu Zheng/Xinhua)

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CHINA-INNER MONGOLIA-TIBETAN BUDDHISM TEMPLE (CN)

(220712) -- ARAXAN LEFT BANNER, July 12, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on July 11, 2022 shows pagodas outside the Guangzong Temple in Araxan Left Banner, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Bei He)

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Myanmar Buddhists visit Shwedagon Pagoda on traditional New Year's Day

STORY: Myanmar Buddhists visit Shwedagon Pagoda on traditional New Year's Day DATELINE: April 18, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:58 LOCATION: Yangon CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of people visiting the Shwedagon Pagoda STORYLINE: People in Myanmar, mostly Buddhists, visited the Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon on the first day of Myanmar's traditional New Year on Sunday. The Southeast Asian country ushered in traditional New Year on Sunday after its four-day Thingyan Water Festival. Buddhists across the country have crowded pagodas to do their annual rituals. Elderly people around the country also visited monasteries to take precepts, and young people paid respect to their parents, grandparents, teachers and the elderly to gain merits on the traditional New Year. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Yangon. (XHTV)

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XINHUA-PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2021-AERIAL PHOTO

(220106) -- BEIJING, Jan. 6, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on July 8, 2021 shows the east and west pagodas of Kaiyuan Temple and the surrounding core area for ancient city conservation in Quanzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province. On July 25, 2021, UNESCO accepted "Quanzhou: Emporium of the World in Song-Yuan China" as a cultural property on its World Heritage List amid the 44th session of the World Heritage Committee held in Fuzhou, capital city of Fujian Province. (Xinhua/Song Weiwei)

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Red Cross Tents at Mukden - Russo-Japanese War

Red Cross Tents at Mukden - the last major land battle of the Russo-Japanese War, fought from 20th February to 10th March 1905 between Japan and Russia near Mukden in Manchuria. The city is now called Shenyang, the capital of Liaoning province in China. Date: 1905

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The five-story pagoda of Kaneiji Temple

This five-storied pagoda was built in 1631by Doi Toshikatsu, a minister of the Shogunate, and was donated to Ueno Toshogu Shrine (the shrine dedicated to the first Shogun Tokugawa Iemitsu). The original pagoda was destroyed by a fire at Yakushi-do in 1636 and replaced with this pagoda by Doi Toshikatsu the same year. The stone lanterns of Toshogu visible in the foreground are still remain on the north side of the approach to Ueno Zoo. Ownership transferred to Kan'eiji Temple in 1868 and then the Metropolitan Tokyo Government after World War II. Today it is referred to as the former pagoda of Kan'eiji Temple. Only two pagodas from the Edo Period remain in Tokyo at present, this one and another at Honmonji Temple in Ikegami.==Date:unknown, Place:Tokyo, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number53‐16‐2]

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A temple

What is expected to be the main building can be seen in the rear to the front, but what are the things to the right and left of the road? Wooden huts and stone pagodas are seen, forming a disarranged array. A seemingly father and daughter walk towards the main building.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number37‐42‐0]

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Ueno Park

Ueno Park was located within the compounds of Toeizan Kaneiji Temple during the Edo Era, and many buildings and pagodas stood there. Most of them were destroyed when the Shogitai and government army fought at the time of the Meiji Restoration.==Date:unknown, Place:Tokyo, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number37‐1‐0]

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Kofukuji to open interior portions of 2 pagodas

Photo taken Aug. 25, 2016, shows the interior portion of the five-story pagoda of the World Heritage-designated Kofukuji Temple in the western Japan city of Nara. The temple, which also has a three-story pagoda, will open the interior portions of the two national treasure-designated pagodas from Aug. 26 to Oct. 10. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kofukuji to open interior portions of 2 pagodas

Photo taken Aug. 25, 2016, shows the interior portion of the five-story pagoda of the World Heritage-designated Kofukuji Temple in the western Japan city of Nara. The temple, which also has a three-story pagoda, will open the interior portions of the two national treasure-designated pagodas from Aug. 26 to Oct. 10. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kofukuji to open interior portions of 2 pagodas

Photo taken Aug. 25, 2016, shows the interior portion of the five-story pagoda of the World Heritage-designated Kofukuji Temple in the western Japan city of Nara. The temple, which also has a three-story pagoda, will open the interior portions of the two national treasure-designated pagodas from Aug. 26 to Oct. 10. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kofukuji to open interior portions of 2 pagodas

Photo taken Aug. 25, 2016, shows the interior portion of the three-story pagoda of the World Heritage-designated Kofukuji Temple in the western Japan city of Nara. The temple, which also has a five-story pagoda, will open the interior portions of the two national treasure-designated pagodas from Aug. 26 to Oct. 10. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kofukuji to open interior portions of 2 pagodas

Photo taken Aug. 25, 2016, shows the five-story pagoda of the World Heritage-designated Kofukuji Temple in the western Japan city of Nara. The temple, which also has a three-story pagoda, will open the interior portions of the two national treasure-designated pagodas from Aug. 26 to Oct. 10. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Annual turf-burning rite held on Wakakusayama in Nara

NARA, Japan - The annual ritual turf burning on Wakakusayama, a hill in the eastern part of the city of Nara, takes place Jan. 15. Temple pagodas in the ancient Japanese capital are silhouetted against the flames. This photograph was taken with a 70-minute exposure from 5:50 p.m.