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TONGREN, CHINA - MAY 18, 2025 - Citizens are choosing pastries at the small commodity night market in Tongren City, Guizhou Province, China on May 18, 2025.

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Ramadan Month - Syria

A Syrian man buys pastries as people spend their first Ramadan after the end of the war and the rule of Bashar Assad in Ariha, Syria, on March 6, 2025. During Ramadan, the city witnesses the reunion of families and friends around the Iftar and Suhoor tables, with local traditions such as distributing food to the poor and needy in different neighborhoods. The city of Ariha that is located in the outskirts of Idlib, experienced years of bombing and destruction and is recovering its vivacity and identity. Photo by Omar Albaw/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ramadan Month - Syria

Two young boys sell pastries and sweets as Syrian people spend their first Ramadan after the end of the war and the rule of Bashar Assad in Ariha, Syria, on March 6, 2025. During Ramadan, the city witnesses the reunion of families and friends around the Iftar and Suhoor tables, with local traditions such as distributing food to the poor and needy in different neighborhoods. The city of Ariha that is located in the outskirts of Idlib, experienced years of bombing and destruction and is recovering its vivacity and identity. Photo by Omar Albaw/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Visit of Cuisines modes d'emploi(s) school - Paris

French chef Thierry Marx teach how to make pastries and croissants during a visit of the Cuisines modes d'emploi(s) school, which offers training in cookery, bakery and catering for people who have missed out on employment. In Paris on October 17, 2024. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Visit of Cuisines modes d'emploi(s) school - Paris

Student learn how to make pastries during a visit of the Cuisines modes d'emploi(s) school, which offers training in cookery, bakery and catering for people who have missed out on employment. In Paris on October 17, 2024. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Visit of Cuisines modes d'emploi(s) school - Paris

French chef Thierry Marx teach how to make pastries and croissants during a visit of the Cuisines modes d'emploi(s) school, which offers training in cookery, bakery and catering for people who have missed out on employment. In Paris on October 17, 2024. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Visit of Cuisines modes d'emploi(s) school - Paris

Students learn how to make pastries and croissants during a visit of the Cuisines modes d'emploi(s) school, which offers training in cookery, bakery and catering for people who have missed out on employment. In Paris on October 17, 2024. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hamas Says Palestinian Death Toll Rises To 41431 - Gaza

A vendor promotes pastries at a market in Deir al-Balah in central Gaza Strip, September 22, 2024. Photo by Marwan Dawood/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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CHINA-XINJIANG-TOURISM (CN)

(240730) -- ILI, July 30, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Customers buy traditional Tatar pastries in Tacheng City, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, July 24, 2024. Xinjiang is experiencing a tourism boom this year. Covering approximately one-sixth of China's land area, Xinjiang boasts diverse and unique natural landscapes, as well as rich historical and cultural tourism resources. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Ding Lei)

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CHINA-XINJIANG-TACHENG-TATAR ETHNIC CULTURE-INHERITOR (CN)

(240727) -- TACHENG, July 27, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Zaitunna and her husband are pictured at their family museum of Tatar ethnic culture in Tacheng City, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, July 24, 2024. Zaitunna, an ethnic Tatar woman living in Tacheng City of Xinjiang, is a representative inheritor of Saban Festival of Tatar ethnic group, which is one of the national intangible cultural heritages. She is also famous in the city for her expertise in making traditional Tatar pastries. Over the years, Zaitunna and her husband have been committed to the inheritance and promotion of Tatar ethnic culture. They used their old family house built in 1915 to establish the first family museum of Tatar ethnic culture in Tacheng City, displaying a collection of more than 500 pieces of old objects full of Tatar characteristics, which carry the life memories of the family for several generations. Today, their family museum attracts visitors from all over the country, and the Tatar pastri

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CHINA-XINJIANG-TACHENG-TATAR ETHNIC CULTURE-INHERITOR (CN)

(240727) -- TACHENG, July 27, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A customer selects traditional Tatar pastries at Zaitunna's retail store in Tacheng City, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, July 24, 2024. Zaitunna, an ethnic Tatar woman living in Tacheng City of Xinjiang, is a representative inheritor of Saban Festival of Tatar ethnic group, which is one of the national intangible cultural heritages. She is also famous in the city for her expertise in making traditional Tatar pastries. Over the years, Zaitunna and her husband have been committed to the inheritance and promotion of Tatar ethnic culture. They used their old family house built in 1915 to establish the first family museum of Tatar ethnic culture in Tacheng City, displaying a collection of more than 500 pieces of old objects full of Tatar characteristics, which carry the life memories of the family for several generations. Today, their family museum attracts visitors from all over the country, and the Tatar pastries made by Z

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CHINA-XINJIANG-TACHENG-TATAR ETHNIC CULTURE-INHERITOR (CN)

(240727) -- TACHENG, July 27, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Zaitunna looks at old photos at her family museum of Tatar ethnic culture in Tacheng City, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, July 24, 2024. Zaitunna, an ethnic Tatar woman living in Tacheng City of Xinjiang, is a representative inheritor of Saban Festival of Tatar ethnic group, which is one of the national intangible cultural heritages. She is also famous in the city for her expertise in making traditional Tatar pastries. Over the years, Zaitunna and her husband have been committed to the inheritance and promotion of Tatar ethnic culture. They used their old family house built in 1915 to establish the first family museum of Tatar ethnic culture in Tacheng City, displaying a collection of more than 500 pieces of old objects full of Tatar characteristics, which carry the life memories of the family for several generations. Today, their family museum attracts visitors from all over the country, and the Tatar pastries made by

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CHINA-XINJIANG-TACHENG-TATAR ETHNIC CULTURE-INHERITOR (CN)

(240727) -- TACHENG, July 27, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A visitor takes photos at Zaitunna's family museum of Tatar ethnic culture in Tacheng City, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, July 24, 2024. Zaitunna, an ethnic Tatar woman living in Tacheng City of Xinjiang, is a representative inheritor of Saban Festival of Tatar ethnic group, which is one of the national intangible cultural heritages. She is also famous in the city for her expertise in making traditional Tatar pastries. Over the years, Zaitunna and her husband have been committed to the inheritance and promotion of Tatar ethnic culture. They used their old family house built in 1915 to establish the first family museum of Tatar ethnic culture in Tacheng City, displaying a collection of more than 500 pieces of old objects full of Tatar characteristics, which carry the life memories of the family for several generations. Today, their family museum attracts visitors from all over the country, and the Tatar pastries made by

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CHINA-XINJIANG-TACHENG-TATAR ETHNIC CULTURE-INHERITOR (CN)

(240727) -- TACHENG, July 27, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Zaitunna and her husband arrange the items at their family museum of Tatar ethnic culture in Tacheng City, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, July 24, 2024. Zaitunna, an ethnic Tatar woman living in Tacheng City of Xinjiang, is a representative inheritor of Saban Festival of Tatar ethnic group, which is one of the national intangible cultural heritages. She is also famous in the city for her expertise in making traditional Tatar pastries. Over the years, Zaitunna and her husband have been committed to the inheritance and promotion of Tatar ethnic culture. They used their old family house built in 1915 to establish the first family museum of Tatar ethnic culture in Tacheng City, displaying a collection of more than 500 pieces of old objects full of Tatar characteristics, which carry the life memories of the family for several generations. Today, their family museum attracts visitors from all over the country, and the Tatar p

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CHINA-XINJIANG-TACHENG-TATAR ETHNIC CULTURE-INHERITOR (CN)

(240727) -- TACHENG, July 27, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Zaitunna (L) talks about traditional Tatar pastries with customers at her retail store in Tacheng City, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, July 24, 2024. Zaitunna, an ethnic Tatar woman living in Tacheng City of Xinjiang, is a representative inheritor of Saban Festival of Tatar ethnic group, which is one of the national intangible cultural heritages. She is also famous in the city for her expertise in making traditional Tatar pastries. Over the years, Zaitunna and her husband have been committed to the inheritance and promotion of Tatar ethnic culture. They used their old family house built in 1915 to establish the first family museum of Tatar ethnic culture in Tacheng City, displaying a collection of more than 500 pieces of old objects full of Tatar characteristics, which carry the life memories of the family for several generations. Today, their family museum attracts visitors from all over the country, and the Tatar past

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CHINA-XINJIANG-TACHENG-TATAR ETHNIC CULTURE-INHERITOR (CN)

(240727) -- TACHENG, July 27, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Zaitunna promotes traditional Tatar pastries via livestreaming at her retail store in Tacheng City, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, July 24, 2024. Zaitunna, an ethnic Tatar woman living in Tacheng City of Xinjiang, is a representative inheritor of Saban Festival of Tatar ethnic group, which is one of the national intangible cultural heritages. She is also famous in the city for her expertise in making traditional Tatar pastries. Over the years, Zaitunna and her husband have been committed to the inheritance and promotion of Tatar ethnic culture. They used their old family house built in 1915 to establish the first family museum of Tatar ethnic culture in Tacheng City, displaying a collection of more than 500 pieces of old objects full of Tatar characteristics, which carry the life memories of the family for several generations. Today, their family museum attracts visitors from all over the country, and the Tatar pastries

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CHINA-XINJIANG-TACHENG-TATAR ETHNIC CULTURE-INHERITOR (CN)

(240727) -- TACHENG, July 27, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Zaitunna promotes traditional Tatar pastries via livestreaming at her retail store in Tacheng City, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, July 24, 2024. Zaitunna, an ethnic Tatar woman living in Tacheng City of Xinjiang, is a representative inheritor of Saban Festival of Tatar ethnic group, which is one of the national intangible cultural heritages. She is also famous in the city for her expertise in making traditional Tatar pastries. Over the years, Zaitunna and her husband have been committed to the inheritance and promotion of Tatar ethnic culture. They used their old family house built in 1915 to establish the first family museum of Tatar ethnic culture in Tacheng City, displaying a collection of more than 500 pieces of old objects full of Tatar characteristics, which carry the life memories of the family for several generations. Today, their family museum attracts visitors from all over the country, and the Tatar pastries

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CHINA-XINJIANG-TACHENG-TATAR ETHNIC CULTURE-INHERITOR (CN)

(240727) -- TACHENG, July 27, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Zaitunna arranges the items at her family museum of Tatar ethnic culture in Tacheng City, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, July 24, 2024. Zaitunna, an ethnic Tatar woman living in Tacheng City of Xinjiang, is a representative inheritor of Saban Festival of Tatar ethnic group, which is one of the national intangible cultural heritages. She is also famous in the city for her expertise in making traditional Tatar pastries. Over the years, Zaitunna and her husband have been committed to the inheritance and promotion of Tatar ethnic culture. They used their old family house built in 1915 to establish the first family museum of Tatar ethnic culture in Tacheng City, displaying a collection of more than 500 pieces of old objects full of Tatar characteristics, which carry the life memories of the family for several generations. Today, their family museum attracts visitors from all over the country, and the Tatar pastries made by Z

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CHINA-XINJIANG-TACHENG-TATAR ETHNIC CULTURE-INHERITOR (CN)

(240727) -- TACHENG, July 27, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Zaitunna arranges the items at her family museum of Tatar ethnic culture in Tacheng City, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, July 24, 2024. Zaitunna, an ethnic Tatar woman living in Tacheng City of Xinjiang, is a representative inheritor of Saban Festival of Tatar ethnic group, which is one of the national intangible cultural heritages. She is also famous in the city for her expertise in making traditional Tatar pastries. Over the years, Zaitunna and her husband have been committed to the inheritance and promotion of Tatar ethnic culture. They used their old family house built in 1915 to establish the first family museum of Tatar ethnic culture in Tacheng City, displaying a collection of more than 500 pieces of old objects full of Tatar characteristics, which carry the life memories of the family for several generations. Today, their family museum attracts visitors from all over the country, and the Tatar pastries made by Z

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CHINA-XINJIANG-TACHENG-TATAR ETHNIC CULTURE-INHERITOR (CN)

(240727) -- TACHENG, July 27, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Zaitunna (R) demonstrates as her apprentice learns to make traditional Tatar pastries in Tacheng City, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, July 24, 2024. Zaitunna, an ethnic Tatar woman living in Tacheng City of Xinjiang, is a representative inheritor of Saban Festival of Tatar ethnic group, which is one of the national intangible cultural heritages. She is also famous in the city for her expertise in making traditional Tatar pastries. Over the years, Zaitunna and her husband have been committed to the inheritance and promotion of Tatar ethnic culture. They used their old family house built in 1915 to establish the first family museum of Tatar ethnic culture in Tacheng City, displaying a collection of more than 500 pieces of old objects full of Tatar characteristics, which carry the life memories of the family for several generations. Today, their family museum attracts visitors from all over the country, and the Tatar pastr

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CHINA-XINJIANG-TACHENG-TATAR ETHNIC CULTURE-INHERITOR (CN)

(240727) -- TACHENG, July 27, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Zaitunna plays the accordion at her family museum of Tatar ethnic culture in Tacheng City, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, July 24, 2024. Zaitunna, an ethnic Tatar woman living in Tacheng City of Xinjiang, is a representative inheritor of Saban Festival of Tatar ethnic group, which is one of the national intangible cultural heritages. She is also famous in the city for her expertise in making traditional Tatar pastries. Over the years, Zaitunna and her husband have been committed to the inheritance and promotion of Tatar ethnic culture. They used their old family house built in 1915 to establish the first family museum of Tatar ethnic culture in Tacheng City, displaying a collection of more than 500 pieces of old objects full of Tatar characteristics, which carry the life memories of the family for several generations. Today, their family museum attracts visitors from all over the country, and the Tatar pastries made by

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CHINA-XINJIANG-TACHENG-TATAR ETHNIC CULTURE-INHERITOR (CN)

(240727) -- TACHENG, July 27, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Zaitunna's husband looks at old photos at the family museum of Tatar ethnic culture in Tacheng City, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, July 24, 2024. Zaitunna, an ethnic Tatar woman living in Tacheng City of Xinjiang, is a representative inheritor of Saban Festival of Tatar ethnic group, which is one of the national intangible cultural heritages. She is also famous in the city for her expertise in making traditional Tatar pastries. Over the years, Zaitunna and her husband have been committed to the inheritance and promotion of Tatar ethnic culture. They used their old family house built in 1915 to establish the first family museum of Tatar ethnic culture in Tacheng City, displaying a collection of more than 500 pieces of old objects full of Tatar characteristics, which carry the life memories of the family for several generations. Today, their family museum attracts visitors from all over the country, and the Tatar pastrie

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CHINA-XINJIANG-TACHENG-TATAR ETHNIC CULTURE-INHERITOR (CN)

(240727) -- TACHENG, July 27, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Zaitunna plays the accordion at her family museum of Tatar ethnic culture in Tacheng City, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, July 24, 2024. Zaitunna, an ethnic Tatar woman living in Tacheng City of Xinjiang, is a representative inheritor of Saban Festival of Tatar ethnic group, which is one of the national intangible cultural heritages. She is also famous in the city for her expertise in making traditional Tatar pastries. Over the years, Zaitunna and her husband have been committed to the inheritance and promotion of Tatar ethnic culture. They used their old family house built in 1915 to establish the first family museum of Tatar ethnic culture in Tacheng City, displaying a collection of more than 500 pieces of old objects full of Tatar characteristics, which carry the life memories of the family for several generations. Today, their family museum attracts visitors from all over the country, and the Tatar pastries made by

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CHINA-XINJIANG-TACHENG-TATAR ETHNIC CULTURE-INHERITOR (CN)

(240727) -- TACHENG, July 27, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Zaitunna puts traditional Tatar pastries in a car in Tacheng City, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, July 24, 2024. Zaitunna, an ethnic Tatar woman living in Tacheng City of Xinjiang, is a representative inheritor of Saban Festival of Tatar ethnic group, which is one of the national intangible cultural heritages. She is also famous in the city for her expertise in making traditional Tatar pastries. Over the years, Zaitunna and her husband have been committed to the inheritance and promotion of Tatar ethnic culture. They used their old family house built in 1915 to establish the first family museum of Tatar ethnic culture in Tacheng City, displaying a collection of more than 500 pieces of old objects full of Tatar characteristics, which carry the life memories of the family for several generations. Today, their family museum attracts visitors from all over the country, and the Tatar pastries made by Zaitunna are also sold n

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CHINA-XINJIANG-TACHENG-TATAR ETHNIC CULTURE-INHERITOR (CN)

(240727) -- TACHENG, July 27, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Zaitunna (R) and a customer communicate at her retail store of traditional Tatar pastries in Tacheng City, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, July 24, 2024. Zaitunna, an ethnic Tatar woman living in Tacheng City of Xinjiang, is a representative inheritor of Saban Festival of Tatar ethnic group, which is one of the national intangible cultural heritages. She is also famous in the city for her expertise in making traditional Tatar pastries. Over the years, Zaitunna and her husband have been committed to the inheritance and promotion of Tatar ethnic culture. They used their old family house built in 1915 to establish the first family museum of Tatar ethnic culture in Tacheng City, displaying a collection of more than 500 pieces of old objects full of Tatar characteristics, which carry the life memories of the family for several generations. Today, their family museum attracts visitors from all over the country, and the Tatar p

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U.S.-CHICAGO-CHINESE CLASS

(240523) -- CHICAGO, May 23, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Students make pastries during a Chinese class held at the Chinese Consulate General in Chicago, the United States, May 21, 2024. Some 60 high school students from the Chicago Public School (CPS) district had an experience of being immersed in Chinese culture on Tuesday during a Chinese class. TO GO WITH "Feature: An amazing Chinese class for American students" (Photo by Lu Shen/Xinhua)

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CHINA-JIANGSU-NANJING-BAKERY-EMPLOYMENT-INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES (CN)

(240516) -- NANJING, May 16, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Fu Fu (R) and his colleague Xiaomeng make sandwiches at Amity Bakery in Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu Province, May 15, 2024. Located in the Xinjiekou commercial area in dontown Nanjing, Amity Bakery is not only known for its delicious bread and pastries but also for its remarkable workforce, two-thirds of whom are individuals with intellectual disabilities. Since its establishment in 2007, Amity Bakery has provided vocational training and sheltered employment for nearly 100 individuals with intellectual disabilities. Through professional training, these individuals acquired basic job skills, enabling them to participate in the workforce on an equal footing. Among the dedicated staff is 44-year-old Fu Fu, who has the mentality of a 10-year-old. Fu Fu has become the "star employee" of Amity Bakery, where his primary responsibilities include introducing products to customers, packaging bread, and organizing shelves. Despite his initial shyness and reluctance to

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CHINA-JIANGSU-NANJING-BAKERY-EMPLOYMENT-INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES (CN)

(240516) -- NANJING, May 16, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Fu Fu (1st R) and his colleagues pack up bread at Amity Bakery in Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu Province, May 15, 2024. Located in the Xinjiekou commercial area in dontown Nanjing, Amity Bakery is not only known for its delicious bread and pastries but also for its remarkable workforce, two-thirds of whom are individuals with intellectual disabilities. Since its establishment in 2007, Amity Bakery has provided vocational training and sheltered employment for nearly 100 individuals with intellectual disabilities. Through professional training, these individuals acquired basic job skills, enabling them to participate in the workforce on an equal footing. Among the dedicated staff is 44-year-old Fu Fu, who has the mentality of a 10-year-old. Fu Fu has become the "star employee" of Amity Bakery, where his primary responsibilities include introducing products to customers, packaging bread, and organizing shelves. Despite his initial shyness and reluctance to speak

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CHINA-JIANGSU-NANJING-BAKERY-EMPLOYMENT-INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES (CN)

(240516) -- NANJING, May 16, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Fu Fu (2nd L) shares his lunch with his colleague Jiacheng (1st L) during lunchtime at Amity Bakery in Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu Province, May 14, 2024. Located in the Xinjiekou commercial area in dontown Nanjing, Amity Bakery is not only known for its delicious bread and pastries but also for its remarkable workforce, two-thirds of whom are individuals with intellectual disabilities. Since its establishment in 2007, Amity Bakery has provided vocational training and sheltered employment for nearly 100 individuals with intellectual disabilities. Through professional training, these individuals acquired basic job skills, enabling them to participate in the workforce on an equal footing. Among the dedicated staff is 44-year-old Fu Fu, who has the mentality of a 10-year-old. Fu Fu has become the "star employee" of Amity Bakery, where his primary responsibilities include introducing products to customers, packaging bread, and organizing shelves. Despite his ini

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CHINA-JIANGSU-NANJING-BAKERY-EMPLOYMENT-INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES (CN)

(240516) -- NANJING, May 16, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Fu Fu takes packaged bread to shelves at Amity Bakery in Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu Province, May 15, 2024. Located in the Xinjiekou commercial area in dontown Nanjing, Amity Bakery is not only known for its delicious bread and pastries but also for its remarkable workforce, two-thirds of whom are individuals with intellectual disabilities. Since its establishment in 2007, Amity Bakery has provided vocational training and sheltered employment for nearly 100 individuals with intellectual disabilities. Through professional training, these individuals acquired basic job skills, enabling them to participate in the workforce on an equal footing. Among the dedicated staff is 44-year-old Fu Fu, who has the mentality of a 10-year-old. Fu Fu has become the "star employee" of Amity Bakery, where his primary responsibilities include introducing products to customers, packaging bread, and organizing shelves. Despite his initial shyness and reluctance to speak when he f

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CHINA-JIANGSU-NANJING-BAKERY-EMPLOYMENT-INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES (CN)

(240516) -- NANJING, May 16, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Fu Fu takes packaged bread to shelves at Amity Bakery in Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu Province, May 15, 2024. Located in the Xinjiekou commercial area in dontown Nanjing, Amity Bakery is not only known for its delicious bread and pastries but also for its remarkable workforce, two-thirds of whom are individuals with intellectual disabilities. Since its establishment in 2007, Amity Bakery has provided vocational training and sheltered employment for nearly 100 individuals with intellectual disabilities. Through professional training, these individuals acquired basic job skills, enabling them to participate in the workforce on an equal footing. Among the dedicated staff is 44-year-old Fu Fu, who has the mentality of a 10-year-old. Fu Fu has become the "star employee" of Amity Bakery, where his primary responsibilities include introducing products to customers, packaging bread, and organizing shelves. Despite his initial shyness and reluctance to speak when he f

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CHINA-JIANGSU-NANJING-BAKERY-EMPLOYMENT-INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES (CN)

(240516) -- NANJING, May 16, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Fu Fu places packaged cakes on the shelves at Amity Bakery in Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu Province, May 15, 2024. Located in the Xinjiekou commercial area in dontown Nanjing, Amity Bakery is not only known for its delicious bread and pastries but also for its remarkable workforce, two-thirds of whom are individuals with intellectual disabilities. Since its establishment in 2007, Amity Bakery has provided vocational training and sheltered employment for nearly 100 individuals with intellectual disabilities. Through professional training, these individuals acquired basic job skills, enabling them to participate in the workforce on an equal footing. Among the dedicated staff is 44-year-old Fu Fu, who has the mentality of a 10-year-old. Fu Fu has become the "star employee" of Amity Bakery, where his primary responsibilities include introducing products to customers, packaging bread, and organizing shelves. Despite his initial shyness and reluctance to speak when

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CHINA-JIANGSU-NANJING-BAKERY-EMPLOYMENT-INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES (CN)

(240516) -- NANJING, May 16, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Fu Fu takes packaged bread to the shelves at Amity Bakery in Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu Province, May 15, 2024. Located in the Xinjiekou commercial area in dontown Nanjing, Amity Bakery is not only known for its delicious bread and pastries but also for its remarkable workforce, two-thirds of whom are individuals with intellectual disabilities. Since its establishment in 2007, Amity Bakery has provided vocational training and sheltered employment for nearly 100 individuals with intellectual disabilities. Through professional training, these individuals acquired basic job skills, enabling them to participate in the workforce on an equal footing. Among the dedicated staff is 44-year-old Fu Fu, who has the mentality of a 10-year-old. Fu Fu has become the "star employee" of Amity Bakery, where his primary responsibilities include introducing products to customers, packaging bread, and organizing shelves. Despite his initial shyness and reluctance to speak when

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CHINA-JIANGSU-NANJING-BAKERY-EMPLOYMENT-INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES (CN)

(240516) -- NANJING, May 16, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Fu Fu (1st L) and colleagues make posters for the Chinese Dragon Boat Festival at Amity Bakery in Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu Province, May 14, 2024. Located in the Xinjiekou commercial area in dontown Nanjing, Amity Bakery is not only known for its delicious bread and pastries but also for its remarkable workforce, two-thirds of whom are individuals with intellectual disabilities. Since its establishment in 2007, Amity Bakery has provided vocational training and sheltered employment for nearly 100 individuals with intellectual disabilities. Through professional training, these individuals acquired basic job skills, enabling them to participate in the workforce on an equal footing. Among the dedicated staff is 44-year-old Fu Fu, who has the mentality of a 10-year-old. Fu Fu has become the "star employee" of Amity Bakery, where his primary responsibilities include introducing products to customers, packaging bread, and organizing shelves. Despite his initial

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CHINA-JIANGSU-NANJING-BAKERY-EMPLOYMENT-INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES (CN)

(240516) -- NANJING, May 16, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Fu Fu (1st R, front) and his colleagues take a group photo with their vocational training instructor Chen Xiuqin (1st L, back) at Amity Bakery in Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu Province, May 15, 2024. Located in the Xinjiekou commercial area in dontown Nanjing, Amity Bakery is not only known for its delicious bread and pastries but also for its remarkable workforce, two-thirds of whom are individuals with intellectual disabilities. Since its establishment in 2007, Amity Bakery has provided vocational training and sheltered employment for nearly 100 individuals with intellectual disabilities. Through professional training, these individuals acquired basic job skills, enabling them to participate in the workforce on an equal footing. Among the dedicated staff is 44-year-old Fu Fu, who has the mentality of a 10-year-old. Fu Fu has become the "star employee" of Amity Bakery, where his primary responsibilities include introducing products to customers, packaging bre

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CHINA-JIANGSU-NANJING-BAKERY-EMPLOYMENT-INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES (CN)

(240516) -- NANJING, May 16, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Fu Fu organizes the bread shelves at Amity Bakery in Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu Province, May 14, 2024. Located in the Xinjiekou commercial area in dontown Nanjing, Amity Bakery is not only known for its delicious bread and pastries but also for its remarkable workforce, two-thirds of whom are individuals with intellectual disabilities. Since its establishment in 2007, Amity Bakery has provided vocational training and sheltered employment for nearly 100 individuals with intellectual disabilities. Through professional training, these individuals acquired basic job skills, enabling them to participate in the workforce on an equal footing. Among the dedicated staff is 44-year-old Fu Fu, who has the mentality of a 10-year-old. Fu Fu has become the "star employee" of Amity Bakery, where his primary responsibilities include introducing products to customers, packaging bread, and organizing shelves. Despite his initial shyness and reluctance to speak when he first

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CHINA-GUIYANG-VOCATIONAL SKILLS COMPETITION (CN)

(240508) -- GUIYANG, May 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Chinese pastries are seen at a Chinese cuisine making contest during a national vocational skills competition in Guiyang, capital of southwest China's Guizhou Province, May 8, 2024. A 3-day national vocational skills competition kicked off in Guiyang on Wednesday, including contests of 11 categories, such as vehicle repairing, hair cutting, catering, Chinese cuisine making, etc. (Xinhua/Tao Liang)

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Finnish presidential election, second round

Green Party backed candidate for a nonpartisan constituency association Pekka Haavisto and his spouse Antonio Flores queue for a cup of coffee and pastries after casting their vote in Helsinki, Finland, on February 11, 2024. Haavisto faces National Coalition Party (NCP) presidential candidate Alexander Stubb in the decisive second round run-off on Sunday. LEHTIKUVA / MIKKO STIG - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Mikko Stig/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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MIDEAST-GAZA-REFUGEE CAMP

(240102) -- GAZA, Jan. 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A vendor makes pastries in Al-Maghazi refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip, Jan. 2, 2024. The death toll of Palestinians has exceeded 22,000 after the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas conflict on Oct. 7, 2023, the Hamas-run Health Ministry said on Tuesday. (Xinhua)

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MIDEAST-GAZA-REFUGEE CAMP

(240102) -- GAZA, Jan. 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A vendor holds pastries in Al-Maghazi refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip, Jan. 2, 2024. The death toll of Palestinians has exceeded 22,000 after the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas conflict on Oct. 7, 2023, the Hamas-run Health Ministry said on Tuesday. (Xinhua)

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