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Cherry trees bloom in Uzhhorod

A woman in a mask and a kimono poses for a photo with a katana against a Japan-inspired set of umbrellas and paper lanterns, Uzhhorod, Ukraine, on April 19, 2025. (Photo by Yulii Zozulia/Ukrinform)

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Cherry trees bloom in Uzhhorod

A girl in a fox mask and a kimono poses for a photo under a cherry tree against a Japan-inspired set of umbrellas and paper lanterns, Uzhhorod, Ukraine, on April 19, 2025. (Photo by Yulii Zozulia/Ukrinform)

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Trick-or-Treat Event - Prague

People make paper lanterns at a workshop at the Prague Botanical Garden in Prague, the Czech Republic, on October 31, 2024. The Prague Botanical Garden held a Halloween celebration and an evening lantern parade on Thursday. Photo by Dana Kesnerova/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Dnipro streets ahead of Halloween

DNIPRO, UKRAINE - OCTOBER 30, 2024 - Paper lanterns made to look like jack-o'-lanterns are in the street ahead of Halloween, Dnipro, east-central Ukraine.

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Lantern festival in southwestern Japan

Around 1,000 women wearing golden paper lanterns on their heads dance during the Yamaga lantern festival in Yamaga in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Kumamoto on Aug. 16, 2024.

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Lantern festival in southwestern Japan

Around 1,000 women wearing golden paper lanterns on their heads form a circle during the Yamaga lantern dance festival in Yamaga in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Kumamoto on Aug. 16, 2024.

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Lantern festival in southwestern Japan

Around 1,000 women wearing golden paper lanterns on their heads form a circle during the Yamaga lantern dance festival in Yamaga in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Kumamoto on Aug. 16, 2024.

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Powerful typhoon in eastern Japan

A big paper lantern is folded up at the Kaminarimon gate in Sensoji temple in Tokyo's Asakua area on Aug. 16, 2024, due to the approaching Typhoon Ampil in eastern Japan.

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Tohoku Kizuna Festival in Sendai

A colorful paper lantern float from Aomori Prefecture's Nebuta summer festival is paraded through a street during the Tohoku Kizuna Festival in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, on June 9, 2024. The event features parades involving six northeastern Japan prefectures, with the aim of revitalizing the region following the 2011 earthquake-tsunami disaster.

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(MASTER OF CRAFTS) CHINA-ZHEJIANG-YUEQING-PAPER KNIFE CUTTINGS-INHERITOR (CN)

(240321) -- YUEQING, March 21, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Lu Faliang makes a paper knife cutting at his studio in Yueqing City, east China's Zhejiang Province, March 12, 2024. Paper knife cutting, a folk artwork popular in Yueqing City in China's southeast coastal area, is originated from paper cutting on local dragon lanterns. Boasting of its delicacy, the artwork displays folk patterns on a paper of several square centimeters. Going through complicated procedures which cost at least one week to complete, it reflects the local ocean culture and folk customs. Its making craft was listed as a national-level intangible cultural heritage in 2006. Lu Faliang, 76, an inheritor of the craft, has been engaged in the art for over 50 years. In his career, he not only makes traditional paper knife cuttings, but also creates new ones which reflect modern life and local culture. He set up a Yueqing paper cutting seminar in 1985 and a Yueqing dragon lantern paper knife cutting institute in 2003. Creating and collecting artworks,

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(MASTER OF CRAFTS) CHINA-ZHEJIANG-YUEQING-PAPER KNIFE CUTTINGS-INHERITOR (CN)

(240321) -- YUEQING, March 21, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Lu Faliang designs a pattern of paper knife cutting themed on the city view at his studio in Yueqing City, east China's Zhejiang Province, March 12, 2024. Paper knife cutting, a folk artwork popular in Yueqing City in China's southeast coastal area, is originated from paper cutting on local dragon lanterns. Boasting of its delicacy, the artwork displays folk patterns on a paper of several square centimeters. Going through complicated procedures which cost at least one week to complete, it reflects the local ocean culture and folk customs. Its making craft was listed as a national-level intangible cultural heritage in 2006. Lu Faliang, 76, an inheritor of the craft, has been engaged in the art for over 50 years. In his career, he not only makes traditional paper knife cuttings, but also creates new ones which reflect modern life and local culture. He set up a Yueqing paper cutting seminar in 1985 and a Yueqing dragon lantern paper knife cutting institute in 200

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(MASTER OF CRAFTS) CHINA-ZHEJIANG-YUEQING-PAPER KNIFE CUTTINGS-INHERITOR (CN)

(240321) -- YUEQING, March 21, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Lu Faliang makes a paper knife cutting themed on the city view at his studio in Yueqing City, east China's Zhejiang Province, March 12, 2024. Paper knife cutting, a folk artwork popular in Yueqing City in China's southeast coastal area, is originated from paper cutting on local dragon lanterns. Boasting of its delicacy, the artwork displays folk patterns on a paper of several square centimeters. Going through complicated procedures which cost at least one week to complete, it reflects the local ocean culture and folk customs. Its making craft was listed as a national-level intangible cultural heritage in 2006. Lu Faliang, 76, an inheritor of the craft, has been engaged in the art for over 50 years. In his career, he not only makes traditional paper knife cuttings, but also creates new ones which reflect modern life and local culture. He set up a Yueqing paper cutting seminar in 1985 and a Yueqing dragon lantern paper knife cutting institute in 2003. Creating a

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(MASTER OF CRAFTS) CHINA-ZHEJIANG-YUEQING-PAPER KNIFE CUTTINGS-INHERITOR (CN)

(240321) -- YUEQING, March 21, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Lu Faliang makes a paper knife cutting at his studio in Yueqing City, east China's Zhejiang Province, March 12, 2024. Paper knife cutting, a folk artwork popular in Yueqing City in China's southeast coastal area, is originated from paper cutting on local dragon lanterns. Boasting of its delicacy, the artwork displays folk patterns on a paper of several square centimeters. Going through complicated procedures which cost at least one week to complete, it reflects the local ocean culture and folk customs. Its making craft was listed as a national-level intangible cultural heritage in 2006. Lu Faliang, 76, an inheritor of the craft, has been engaged in the art for over 50 years. In his career, he not only makes traditional paper knife cuttings, but also creates new ones which reflect modern life and local culture. He set up a Yueqing paper cutting seminar in 1985 and a Yueqing dragon lantern paper knife cutting institute in 2003. Creating and collecting artworks,

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(MASTER OF CRAFTS) CHINA-ZHEJIANG-YUEQING-PAPER KNIFE CUTTINGS-INHERITOR (CN)

(240321) -- YUEQING, March 21, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Lu Faliang designs a pattern of paper knife cutting themed on the city view at his studio in Yueqing City, east China's Zhejiang Province, March 12, 2024. Paper knife cutting, a folk artwork popular in Yueqing City in China's southeast coastal area, is originated from paper cutting on local dragon lanterns. Boasting of its delicacy, the artwork displays folk patterns on a paper of several square centimeters. Going through complicated procedures which cost at least one week to complete, it reflects the local ocean culture and folk customs. Its making craft was listed as a national-level intangible cultural heritage in 2006. Lu Faliang, 76, an inheritor of the craft, has been engaged in the art for over 50 years. In his career, he not only makes traditional paper knife cuttings, but also creates new ones which reflect modern life and local culture. He set up a Yueqing paper cutting seminar in 1985 and a Yueqing dragon lantern paper knife cutting institute in 200

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(MASTER OF CRAFTS) CHINA-ZHEJIANG-YUEQING-PAPER KNIFE CUTTINGS-INHERITOR (CN)

(240321) -- YUEQING, March 21, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on March 13, 2024 shows a paper knife cutting made by Lu Faliang in Yueqing City, east China's Zhejiang Province. Paper knife cutting, a folk artwork popular in Yueqing City in China's southeast coastal area, is originated from paper cutting on local dragon lanterns. Boasting of its delicacy, the artwork displays folk patterns on a paper of several square centimeters. Going through complicated procedures which cost at least one week to complete, it reflects the local ocean culture and folk customs. Its making craft was listed as a national-level intangible cultural heritage in 2006. Lu Faliang, 76, an inheritor of the craft, has been engaged in the art for over 50 years. In his career, he not only makes traditional paper knife cuttings, but also creates new ones which reflect modern life and local culture. He set up a Yueqing paper cutting seminar in 1985 and a Yueqing dragon lantern paper knife cutting institute in 2003. Creating and collecti

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(MASTER OF CRAFTS) CHINA-ZHEJIANG-YUEQING-PAPER KNIFE CUTTINGS-INHERITOR (CN)

(240321) -- YUEQING, March 21, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Lu Faliang poses for a photo with his paper knife cuttings at his studio in Yueqing City, east China's Zhejiang Province, March 12, 2024. Paper knife cutting, a folk artwork popular in Yueqing City in China's southeast coastal area, is originated from paper cutting on local dragon lanterns. Boasting of its delicacy, the artwork displays folk patterns on a paper of several square centimeters. Going through complicated procedures which cost at least one week to complete, it reflects the local ocean culture and folk customs. Its making craft was listed as a national-level intangible cultural heritage in 2006. Lu Faliang, 76, an inheritor of the craft, has been engaged in the art for over 50 years. In his career, he not only makes traditional paper knife cuttings, but also creates new ones which reflect modern life and local culture. He set up a Yueqing paper cutting seminar in 1985 and a Yueqing dragon lantern paper knife cutting institute in 2003. Creating and c

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(MASTER OF CRAFTS) CHINA-ZHEJIANG-YUEQING-PAPER KNIFE CUTTINGS-INHERITOR (CN)

(240321) -- YUEQING, March 21, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on March 12, 2024 shows tools that Lu Faliang uses for making paper knife cuttings in Yueqing City, east China's Zhejiang Province. Paper knife cutting, a folk artwork popular in Yueqing City in China's southeast coastal area, is originated from paper cutting on local dragon lanterns. Boasting of its delicacy, the artwork displays folk patterns on a paper of several square centimeters. Going through complicated procedures which cost at least one week to complete, it reflects the local ocean culture and folk customs. Its making craft was listed as a national-level intangible cultural heritage in 2006. Lu Faliang, 76, an inheritor of the craft, has been engaged in the art for over 50 years. In his career, he not only makes traditional paper knife cuttings, but also creates new ones which reflect modern life and local culture. He set up a Yueqing paper cutting seminar in 1985 and a Yueqing dragon lantern paper knife cutting institute in 2003. Cre

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(MASTER OF CRAFTS) CHINA-ZHEJIANG-YUEQING-PAPER KNIFE CUTTINGS-INHERITOR (CN)

(240321) -- YUEQING, March 21, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Lu Faliang mounts a paper knife cutting at his studio in Yueqing City, east China's Zhejiang Province, March 12, 2024. Paper knife cutting, a folk artwork popular in Yueqing City in China's southeast coastal area, is originated from paper cutting on local dragon lanterns. Boasting of its delicacy, the artwork displays folk patterns on a paper of several square centimeters. Going through complicated procedures which cost at least one week to complete, it reflects the local ocean culture and folk customs. Its making craft was listed as a national-level intangible cultural heritage in 2006. Lu Faliang, 76, an inheritor of the craft, has been engaged in the art for over 50 years. In his career, he not only makes traditional paper knife cuttings, but also creates new ones which reflect modern life and local culture. He set up a Yueqing paper cutting seminar in 1985 and a Yueqing dragon lantern paper knife cutting institute in 2003. Creating and collecting artworks,

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(MASTER OF CRAFTS) CHINA-ZHEJIANG-YUEQING-PAPER KNIFE CUTTINGS-INHERITOR (CN)

(240321) -- YUEQING, March 21, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Lu Faliang makes a paper knife cutting at his studio in Yueqing City, east China's Zhejiang Province, March 12, 2024. Paper knife cutting, a folk artwork popular in Yueqing City in China's southeast coastal area, is originated from paper cutting on local dragon lanterns. Boasting of its delicacy, the artwork displays folk patterns on a paper of several square centimeters. Going through complicated procedures which cost at least one week to complete, it reflects the local ocean culture and folk customs. Its making craft was listed as a national-level intangible cultural heritage in 2006. Lu Faliang, 76, an inheritor of the craft, has been engaged in the art for over 50 years. In his career, he not only makes traditional paper knife cuttings, but also creates new ones which reflect modern life and local culture. He set up a Yueqing paper cutting seminar in 1985 and a Yueqing dragon lantern paper knife cutting institute in 2003. Creating and collecting artworks,

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(MASTER OF CRAFTS) CHINA-ZHEJIANG-YUEQING-PAPER KNIFE CUTTINGS-INHERITOR (CN)

(240321) -- YUEQING, March 21, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Lu Faliang makes a paper knife cutting at his studio in Yueqing City, east China's Zhejiang Province, March 12, 2024. Paper knife cutting, a folk artwork popular in Yueqing City in China's southeast coastal area, is originated from paper cutting on local dragon lanterns. Boasting of its delicacy, the artwork displays folk patterns on a paper of several square centimeters. Going through complicated procedures which cost at least one week to complete, it reflects the local ocean culture and folk customs. Its making craft was listed as a national-level intangible cultural heritage in 2006. Lu Faliang, 76, an inheritor of the craft, has been engaged in the art for over 50 years. In his career, he not only makes traditional paper knife cuttings, but also creates new ones which reflect modern life and local culture. He set up a Yueqing paper cutting seminar in 1985 and a Yueqing dragon lantern paper knife cutting institute in 2003. Creating and collecting artworks,

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(MASTER OF CRAFTS) CHINA-ZHEJIANG-YUEQING-PAPER KNIFE CUTTINGS-INHERITOR (CN)

(240321) -- YUEQING, March 21, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on March 12, 2024 shows a paper knife cutting themed on the Wuma Street of Wenzhou displayed at the Yueqing dragon lantern paper knife cutting institute in Yueqing City, east China's Zhejiang Province. Paper knife cutting, a folk artwork popular in Yueqing City in China's southeast coastal area, is originated from paper cutting on local dragon lanterns. Boasting of its delicacy, the artwork displays folk patterns on a paper of several square centimeters. Going through complicated procedures which cost at least one week to complete, it reflects the local ocean culture and folk customs. Its making craft was listed as a national-level intangible cultural heritage in 2006. Lu Faliang, 76, an inheritor of the craft, has been engaged in the art for over 50 years. In his career, he not only makes traditional paper knife cuttings, but also creates new ones which reflect modern life and local culture. He set up a Yueqing paper cutting seminar in 1985 a

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(MASTER OF CRAFTS) CHINA-ZHEJIANG-YUEQING-PAPER KNIFE CUTTINGS-INHERITOR (CN)

(240321) -- YUEQING, March 21, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on March 13, 2024 shows a paper knife cutting made by Lu Faliang in Yueqing City, east China's Zhejiang Province. Paper knife cutting, a folk artwork popular in Yueqing City in China's southeast coastal area, is originated from paper cutting on local dragon lanterns. Boasting of its delicacy, the artwork displays folk patterns on a paper of several square centimeters. Going through complicated procedures which cost at least one week to complete, it reflects the local ocean culture and folk customs. Its making craft was listed as a national-level intangible cultural heritage in 2006. Lu Faliang, 76, an inheritor of the craft, has been engaged in the art for over 50 years. In his career, he not only makes traditional paper knife cuttings, but also creates new ones which reflect modern life and local culture. He set up a Yueqing paper cutting seminar in 1985 and a Yueqing dragon lantern paper knife cutting institute in 2003. Creating and collecti

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(MASTER OF CRAFTS) CHINA-ZHEJIANG-YUEQING-PAPER KNIFE CUTTINGS-INHERITOR (CN)

(240321) -- YUEQING, March 21, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Lu Faliang makes a paper knife cutting at his studio in Yueqing City, east China's Zhejiang Province, March 12, 2024. Paper knife cutting, a folk artwork popular in Yueqing City in China's southeast coastal area, is originated from paper cutting on local dragon lanterns. Boasting of its delicacy, the artwork displays folk patterns on a paper of several square centimeters. Going through complicated procedures which cost at least one week to complete, it reflects the local ocean culture and folk customs. Its making craft was listed as a national-level intangible cultural heritage in 2006. Lu Faliang, 76, an inheritor of the craft, has been engaged in the art for over 50 years. In his career, he not only makes traditional paper knife cuttings, but also creates new ones which reflect modern life and local culture. He set up a Yueqing paper cutting seminar in 1985 and a Yueqing dragon lantern paper knife cutting institute in 2003. Creating and collecting artworks,

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(MASTER OF CRAFTS) CHINA-ZHEJIANG-YUEQING-PAPER KNIFE CUTTINGS-INHERITOR (CN)

(240321) -- YUEQING, March 21, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on March 12, 2024 shows a part of a paper knife cutting displayed at the Yueqing dragon lantern paper knife cutting institute in Yueqing City, east China's Zhejiang Province. Paper knife cutting, a folk artwork popular in Yueqing City in China's southeast coastal area, is originated from paper cutting on local dragon lanterns. Boasting of its delicacy, the artwork displays folk patterns on a paper of several square centimeters. Going through complicated procedures which cost at least one week to complete, it reflects the local ocean culture and folk customs. Its making craft was listed as a national-level intangible cultural heritage in 2006. Lu Faliang, 76, an inheritor of the craft, has been engaged in the art for over 50 years. In his career, he not only makes traditional paper knife cuttings, but also creates new ones which reflect modern life and local culture. He set up a Yueqing paper cutting seminar in 1985 and a Yueqing dragon lantern

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(MASTER OF CRAFTS) CHINA-ZHEJIANG-YUEQING-PAPER KNIFE CUTTINGS-INHERITOR (CN)

(240321) -- YUEQING, March 21, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Lu Faliang reads in search of inspirations for his new paper knife cutting works at his studio in Yueqing City, east China's Zhejiang Province, March 12, 2024. Paper knife cutting, a folk artwork popular in Yueqing City in China's southeast coastal area, is originated from paper cutting on local dragon lanterns. Boasting of its delicacy, the artwork displays folk patterns on a paper of several square centimeters. Going through complicated procedures which cost at least one week to complete, it reflects the local ocean culture and folk customs. Its making craft was listed as a national-level intangible cultural heritage in 2006. Lu Faliang, 76, an inheritor of the craft, has been engaged in the art for over 50 years. In his career, he not only makes traditional paper knife cuttings, but also creates new ones which reflect modern life and local culture. He set up a Yueqing paper cutting seminar in 1985 and a Yueqing dragon lantern paper knife cutting institute i

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(MASTER OF CRAFTS) CHINA-ZHEJIANG-YUEQING-PAPER KNIFE CUTTINGS-INHERITOR (CN)

(240321) -- YUEQING, March 21, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Lu Faliang makes a paper knife cutting at his studio in Yueqing City, east China's Zhejiang Province, March 12, 2024. Paper knife cutting, a folk artwork popular in Yueqing City in China's southeast coastal area, is originated from paper cutting on local dragon lanterns. Boasting of its delicacy, the artwork displays folk patterns on a paper of several square centimeters. Going through complicated procedures which cost at least one week to complete, it reflects the local ocean culture and folk customs. Its making craft was listed as a national-level intangible cultural heritage in 2006. Lu Faliang, 76, an inheritor of the craft, has been engaged in the art for over 50 years. In his career, he not only makes traditional paper knife cuttings, but also creates new ones which reflect modern life and local culture. He set up a Yueqing paper cutting seminar in 1985 and a Yueqing dragon lantern paper knife cutting institute in 2003. Creating and collecting artworks,

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Chinese Celebrate Lantern Festival in Qingdao

QINGDAO, CHINA - FEBRUARY 24, 2024 - Aunts take part in a Chinese "paper-cut" catwalk at the Qingdao West Coast New Area Maritime Carnival in Qingdao, Shandong province, China, February 24, 2024.

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Chinese Celebrate Lantern Festival in Qingdao

QINGDAO, CHINA - FEBRUARY 24, 2024 - Aunts take part in a Chinese "paper-cut" catwalk at the Qingdao West Coast New Area Maritime Carnival in Qingdao, Shandong province, China, February 24, 2024.

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Chinese Celebrate Lantern Festival in Qingdao

QINGDAO, CHINA - FEBRUARY 24, 2024 - Aunts take part in a Chinese "paper-cut" catwalk at the Qingdao West Coast New Area Maritime Carnival in Qingdao, Shandong province, China, February 24, 2024.

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Foreign Students Experience Chinese Lantern Festival

BINZHOU, CHINA - FEBRUARY 23, 2024 - Foreign students make colorful paper dragons in Binzhou, Shandong province, China, Feb 23, 2024.

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Foreign Students Experience Chinese Lantern Festival

BINZHOU, CHINA - FEBRUARY 23, 2024 - Foreign students make a paper-cut of a Chinese zodiac dragon in Binzhou, East China's Shandong province, Feb 23, 2024.

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MALTA-PEMBROKE-CHINESE LANTERN FESTIVAL-EVENT

(240222) -- PEMBROKE (MALTA), Feb. 22, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Students make Chinese paper-cuts at a school in Pembroke, Malta, on Feb. 22, 2024. On Thursday, an event for the Chinese Lantern Festival was held at St. Clare Pembroke Secondary School, northeastern Malta, featuring singing and dancing, Chinese paper-cuts, tasting of dumplings, and trying on traditional Chinese clothing known as Hanfu. (Xinhua/Chen Wenxian)

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MALTA-PEMBROKE-CHINESE LANTERN FESTIVAL-EVENT

(240222) -- PEMBROKE (MALTA), Feb. 22, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Students wearing traditional Chinese clothing pose for a group photo at a school in Pembroke, Malta, on Feb. 22, 2024. On Thursday, an event for the Chinese Lantern Festival was held at St. Clare Pembroke Secondary School, northeastern Malta, featuring singing and dancing, Chinese paper-cuts, tasting of dumplings, and trying on traditional Chinese clothing known as Hanfu. (Xinhua/Chen Wenxian)

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Angels of Memory event in Lviv

LVIV, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 20, 2024 - Vigil lanterns and paper angels are seen at the Heavenly Hundred Heroes Memorial during the Angels of Memory annual action on the Heavenly Hundred Heroes Remembrance Day, Lviv, western Ukraine.

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29th anniversary of Great Hanshin Earthquake

A paper lantern (2nd from R) with the phrase "love from Kobe to support Noto" written on it is lit in a park in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, on Jan. 17, 2024, the 29th anniversary of the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake in the western Japan city and its vicinity that killed more than 6,000 people. A strong earthquake hit central Japan's Noto Peninsula and surrounding areas on New Year's Day.

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29th anniversary of Great Hanshin Earthquake

A paper lantern with the word "Noto" written on it is lit during a memorial ceremony in a park in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, on Jan. 17, 2024, the 29th anniversary of the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake in the western Japan city and its vicinity that killed more than 6,000 people. A strong earthquake hit central Japan's Noto Peninsula and surrounding areas on New Year's Day.

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29th anniversary of Great Hanshin Earthquake

A paper lantern with a message of "prayer for Ishikawa Prefecture" is lit during a memorial at a park in Kobe in Hyogo Prefecture on Jan. 17, 2024, the 29th anniversary of the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake in the western Japan city and its vicinity that killed more than 6,000 people. A strong earthquake hit central Japan's Ishikawa Prefecture and its surrounding areas on New Year's Day.

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Kumamoto lantern festival

Some 1,000 women wearing golden paper lanterns on their heads form rings of circles and dance during the Yamaga Lantern Festival in Yamaga, Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Aug. 16, 2023.

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Kumamoto lantern festival

Some 1,000 women wearing golden paper lanterns on their heads form rings of circles and dance during the Yamaga Lantern Festival in Yamaga, Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Aug. 16, 2023.

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Kumamoto lantern festival

Some 1,000 women wearing golden paper lanterns on their heads form rings of circles and dance during the Yamaga Lantern Festival in Yamaga, Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Aug. 16, 2023.

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Anime, comic character lantern floats in Japan festival

A paper lantern float featuring characters from the "Pokemon" animation series are paraded through the streets during the Manga Ebuta Matsuri festival in Takahashi, Okayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Aug. 12, 2023.

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Anime, manga character lantern floats in Japan festival

A paper lantern float featuring characters from Hayao Miyazaki's popular animation film "My Neighbor Totoro" are paraded through the streets during the Manga Ebuta Matsuri festival in Takahashi, Okayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Aug. 12, 2023.

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Fujii joins Habu as only player in shogi history with 7 titles

Shogi player Sota Fujii poses in front of a paper lantern with the kanji characters for "Fujii" inn, the venue of the best-of-seven shogi Meijin series, written on it in Takayama in Nagano Prefecture, central Japan, on June 2, 2023, a day after clinching the most prestigious and oldest title. The 20-year-old became the second player in the board game's history to hold seven titles simultaneously, after Yoshiharu Habu in 1996, and also became the youngest Meijin title holder, breaking the previous record of 21 years and two months set by Koji Tanigawa in 1983.

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Water Lantern Festival held in Houston, U.S.

STORY: Water Lantern Festival held in Houston, U.S. DATELINE: May 29, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:03 LOCATION: HOUSTON, U.S. CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Water Lantern Festival STORYLINE: A Water Lantern Festival was held Saturday in northern Houston, Texas, the United States. Hundreds of floating lanterns adorned with letters of love, hope, and dreams were reflected in water. These lanterns were made from rice paper and wood, so they are eco-friendly. The LED candles inside will be reused and recycled. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Houston, U.S. (XHTV)

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U.S.-TEXAS-CHINA-LANTERN FESTIVAL-CELEBRATIONS

(230206) -- TEXAS, Feb. 6, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People shows paper-cuts themed on the Chinese New Year during an event celebrating the Lantern Festival in Southlake, Texas, the United States, Feb. 4, 2023. (Photo by Xin Jin/Xinhua)

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CANADA-VANCOUVER-LANTERN FESTIVAL

(230206) -- VANCOUVER, Feb. 6, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Residents participate in a Chinese paper cutting activity during a community event to celebrate the Lantern Festival in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, on Feb. 5, 2023. (Photo by Liang Sen/Xinhua)

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Lantern craftsman upholds 2,000-year-old tradition in China's Hangzhou

STORY: Lantern craftsman upholds 2,000-year-old tradition in China's Hangzhou DATELINE: Feb. 5, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:07 LOCATION: HANGZHOU, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of lanterns 2. STANDUP (English): ZHENG MENGYU, Xinhua correspondent 3. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): CAI XUEAN, Inheritor of Xixing lantern-making skills STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): ZHENG MENGYU, Xinhua correspondent "Happy Lantern Festival! This is a day when people go out at night, carrying paper lanterns and solving riddles. Here in Xixing town, Hangzhou city, east China's Zhejiang Province, the handmade Xixing bamboo lanterns have been existing as a cultural heritage for generations." 80-year-old Cai Xue'an is the oldest inheritor of Xixing lantern-making skills. Today he still runs his own lantern workshop. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): CAI XUEAN, Inheritor of Xixing lantern-making skills "The Xixing lantern has a history of more than 2,000 years. I hope that what was created by the older generations can be passed forward." To better

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AUSTRALIA-SYDNEY-CHINESE LANTERN FESTIVAL-CELEBRATORY EVENT

(230204) -- SYDNEY, Feb. 4, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Children try the art of paper folding at a special celebratory event held at the Australian National Maritime Museum in Sydney, Australia, Feb. 4, 2023. TO GO WITH "Feature: Celebrating Chinese Lantern Festival in Australia's museum" (Xinhua/Bai Xuefei)

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Millennium-old lantern array lights up in Gansu, China

STORY: Millennium-old lantern array lights up in Gansu, China DATELINE: Feb. 3, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:53 LOCATION: ZHANGYE, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the lantern array 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): JIAO WENJIE, Inheritor of intangible cultural heritage, meandering array of illuminated lanterns STORYLINE: A meandering array of illuminated lanterns is a millennium-old intangible cultural heritage item in Zhangye City, northwest China's Gansu Province. During the Spring Festival, local people walk into the lantern "maze," hoping to have a good harvest and a happy life next year. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): JIAO WENJIE, Inheritor of the meandering array of illuminated lanterns "My father is the second-generation inheritor of the traditional lantern array. In the earliest days, they made simple paper lanterns to arrange the array. After years of development, the lantern array becomes more enriched with the support of the scenic spot. As an inheritor of the intangible cultural heritage, I feel so honored

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People welcome Lantern Festival in SW China

STORY: People welcome Lantern Festival in SW China DATELINE: Feb. 2, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:43 LOCATION: CHONGQING, China CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of people celebrating the upcoming Lantern Festival STORYLINE: Located in the heart of the Three Gorges reservoir area, the county of Fengdu in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality is holding various traditional rituals and activities to welcome the upcoming Lantern Festival. Praying for good fortune, offering incense and tributes, people in the county are praying for good fortune in the new year. A light show staged on the banks of the Yangtze River has attracted many spectators. Local residents set off Kongming Lanterns, small hot-air paper balloons, believing the lanterns will bring their wishes to heaven. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Chongqing, China. (XHTV)