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Vladivostok Glass Beach Views - Russia

This photo taken on on October 5, 2025 shows a view of Glass Beach in Vladivostok, Russia. Located in Ussuri Bay on the outskirts of Vladivostok, Glass Beach was once a dumping site for discarded glassware. After decades of being washed by the sea, the glass fragments have been polished into smooth, colorful pebbles, creating a vibrant shoreline that attracts large number of tourists. Photo by Guo Feizhou/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Vladivostok Glass Beach Views - Russia

This photo taken on on October 5, 2025 shows a view of Glass Beach in Vladivostok, Russia. Located in Ussuri Bay on the outskirts of Vladivostok, Glass Beach was once a dumping site for discarded glassware. After decades of being washed by the sea, the glass fragments have been polished into smooth, colorful pebbles, creating a vibrant shoreline that attracts large number of tourists. Photo by Guo Feizhou/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Vladivostok Glass Beach Views - Russia

This photo taken on on October 5, 2025 shows a view of Glass Beach in Vladivostok, Russia. Located in Ussuri Bay on the outskirts of Vladivostok, Glass Beach was once a dumping site for discarded glassware. After decades of being washed by the sea, the glass fragments have been polished into smooth, colorful pebbles, creating a vibrant shoreline that attracts large number of tourists. Photo by Guo Feizhou/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Vladivostok Glass Beach Views - Russia

This photo taken on on October 5, 2025 shows a view of Glass Beach in Vladivostok, Russia. Located in Ussuri Bay on the outskirts of Vladivostok, Glass Beach was once a dumping site for discarded glassware. After decades of being washed by the sea, the glass fragments have been polished into smooth, colorful pebbles, creating a vibrant shoreline that attracts large number of tourists. Photo by Guo Feizhou/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Vladivostok Glass Beach Views - Russia

This photo taken on on October 5, 2025 shows a view of Glass Beach in Vladivostok, Russia. Located in Ussuri Bay on the outskirts of Vladivostok, Glass Beach was once a dumping site for discarded glassware. After decades of being washed by the sea, the glass fragments have been polished into smooth, colorful pebbles, creating a vibrant shoreline that attracts large number of tourists. Photo by Guo Feizhou/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Iran Neyshabur Turquoise Mine

Raw and polished pieces of Nayshabur turquoise, known for its striking blue and green colors. Photo by Maya/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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(MASTER OF CRAFTS)CHINA-SHANGHAI-ZHUANG RICE CAKE-INHERITOR (CN)

(240118) -- SHANGHAI, Jan. 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Yang Qinfeng gives a lesson on Zhuang Rice Cake during an experience event at Liantang Town of Qingpu District in Shanghai, east China, Jan. 13, 2024. Zhuang Rice Cake, made with sticky rice and polished round-grained rice, is a representative of Liantang Rice Cake, whose making craft has been listed as an intangible cultural heritage of Qingpu District in Shanghai. In the hearts of local people, the cake is not only a must-have during the lunar new year, but also a hometown snack reminding them where they come from. Yang Qinfeng, 43, is the fourth generation inheritor of the making craft of Zhuang Rice Cake. His great grandfather, once making a living on the sales of the cakes, passed down the craft in his family. Once working as an architecture designer in the city of Shanghai, Yang missed his life in the countryside and returned to his hometown in 2012 to start his own business. Based on the traditional making technique from his great grandfather

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(MASTER OF CRAFTS)CHINA-SHANGHAI-ZHUANG RICE CAKE-INHERITOR (CN)

(240118) -- SHANGHAI, Jan. 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Jan. 10, 2024 shows Yang Qinfeng's signature "Happy New Year" cake at his studio in Liantang Town of Qingpu District of Shanghai, east China. Zhuang Rice Cake, made with sticky rice and polished round-grained rice, is a representative of Liantang Rice Cake, whose making craft has been listed as an intangible cultural heritage of Qingpu District in Shanghai. In the hearts of local people, the cake is not only a must-have during the lunar new year, but also a hometown snack reminding them where they come from. Yang Qinfeng, 43, is the fourth generation inheritor of the making craft of Zhuang Rice Cake. His great grandfather, once making a living on the sales of the cakes, passed down the craft in his family. Once working as an architecture designer in the city of Shanghai, Yang missed his life in the countryside and returned to his hometown in 2012 to start his own business. Based on the traditional making technique from his great

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(MASTER OF CRAFTS)CHINA-SHANGHAI-ZHUANG RICE CAKE-INHERITOR (CN)

(240118) -- SHANGHAI, Jan. 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Yang Qinfeng prepares to cool down the steamed Zhuang Rice Cake at his studio in Liantang Town of Qingpu District of Shanghai, east China, Jan. 10, 2024. Zhuang Rice Cake, made with sticky rice and polished round-grained rice, is a representative of Liantang Rice Cake, whose making craft has been listed as an intangible cultural heritage of Qingpu District in Shanghai. In the hearts of local people, the cake is not only a must-have during the lunar new year, but also a hometown snack reminding them where they come from. Yang Qinfeng, 43, is the fourth generation inheritor of the making craft of Zhuang Rice Cake. His great grandfather, once making a living on the sales of the cakes, passed down the craft in his family. Once working as an architecture designer in the city of Shanghai, Yang missed his life in the countryside and returned to his hometown in 2012 to start his own business. Based on the traditional making technique from his great grandfat

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(MASTER OF CRAFTS)CHINA-SHANGHAI-ZHUANG RICE CAKE-INHERITOR (CN)

(240118) -- SHANGHAI, Jan. 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A girl eats a Zhuang rice cake made by herself during an experience event in Liantang Town of Qingqu District in Shanghai, east China, Jan. 13, 2024. Zhuang Rice Cake, made with sticky rice and polished round-grained rice, is a representative of Liantang Rice Cake, whose making craft has been listed as an intangible cultural heritage of Qingpu District in Shanghai. In the hearts of local people, the cake is not only a must-have during the lunar new year, but also a hometown snack reminding them where they come from. Yang Qinfeng, 43, is the fourth generation inheritor of the making craft of Zhuang Rice Cake. His great grandfather, once making a living on the sales of the cakes, passed down the craft in his family. Once working as an architecture designer in the city of Shanghai, Yang missed his life in the countryside and returned to his hometown in 2012 to start his own business. Based on the traditional making technique from his great grandfather,

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(MASTER OF CRAFTS)CHINA-SHANGHAI-ZHUANG RICE CAKE-INHERITOR (CN)

(240118) -- SHANGHAI, Jan. 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Yang Qinfeng makes Zhuang Rice Cake at his studio in Liantang Town of Qingpu District of Shanghai, east China, Jan. 10, 2024. Zhuang Rice Cake, made with sticky rice and polished round-grained rice, is a representative of Liantang Rice Cake, whose making craft has been listed as an intangible cultural heritage of Qingpu District in Shanghai. In the hearts of local people, the cake is not only a must-have during the lunar new year, but also a hometown snack reminding them where they come from. Yang Qinfeng, 43, is the fourth generation inheritor of the making craft of Zhuang Rice Cake. His great grandfather, once making a living on the sales of the cakes, passed down the craft in his family. Once working as an architecture designer in the city of Shanghai, Yang missed his life in the countryside and returned to his hometown in 2012 to start his own business. Based on the traditional making technique from his great grandfather, Yang set up his own bra

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(MASTER OF CRAFTS)CHINA-SHANGHAI-ZHUANG RICE CAKE-INHERITOR (CN)

(240118) -- SHANGHAI, Jan. 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Yang Qinfeng makes Zhuang Rice Cake at his studio in Liantang Town of Qingpu District of Shanghai, east China, Jan. 10, 2024. Zhuang Rice Cake, made with sticky rice and polished round-grained rice, is a representative of Liantang Rice Cake, whose making craft has been listed as an intangible cultural heritage of Qingpu District in Shanghai. In the hearts of local people, the cake is not only a must-have during the lunar new year, but also a hometown snack reminding them where they come from. Yang Qinfeng, 43, is the fourth generation inheritor of the making craft of Zhuang Rice Cake. His great grandfather, once making a living on the sales of the cakes, passed down the craft in his family. Once working as an architecture designer in the city of Shanghai, Yang missed his life in the countryside and returned to his hometown in 2012 to start his own business. Based on the traditional making technique from his great grandfather, Yang set up his own bra

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(MASTER OF CRAFTS)CHINA-SHANGHAI-ZHUANG RICE CAKE-INHERITOR (CN)

(240118) -- SHANGHAI, Jan. 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Yang Qinfeng makes Zhuang Rice Cake at his studio in Liantang Town of Qingpu District of Shanghai, east China, Jan. 10, 2024. Zhuang Rice Cake, made with sticky rice and polished round-grained rice, is a representative of Liantang Rice Cake, whose making craft has been listed as an intangible cultural heritage of Qingpu District in Shanghai. In the hearts of local people, the cake is not only a must-have during the lunar new year, but also a hometown snack reminding them where they come from. Yang Qinfeng, 43, is the fourth generation inheritor of the making craft of Zhuang Rice Cake. His great grandfather, once making a living on the sales of the cakes, passed down the craft in his family. Once working as an architecture designer in the city of Shanghai, Yang missed his life in the countryside and returned to his hometown in 2012 to start his own business. Based on the traditional making technique from his great grandfather, Yang set up his own bra

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(MASTER OF CRAFTS)CHINA-SHANGHAI-ZHUANG RICE CAKE-INHERITOR (CN)

(240118) -- SHANGHAI, Jan. 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Yang Qinfeng makes Zhuang Rice Cake at his studio in Liantang Town of Qingpu District of Shanghai, east China, Jan. 10, 2024. Zhuang Rice Cake, made with sticky rice and polished round-grained rice, is a representative of Liantang Rice Cake, whose making craft has been listed as an intangible cultural heritage of Qingpu District in Shanghai. In the hearts of local people, the cake is not only a must-have during the lunar new year, but also a hometown snack reminding them where they come from. Yang Qinfeng, 43, is the fourth generation inheritor of the making craft of Zhuang Rice Cake. His great grandfather, once making a living on the sales of the cakes, passed down the craft in his family. Once working as an architecture designer in the city of Shanghai, Yang missed his life in the countryside and returned to his hometown in 2012 to start his own business. Based on the traditional making technique from his great grandfather, Yang set up his own bra

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(MASTER OF CRAFTS)CHINA-SHANGHAI-ZHUANG RICE CAKE-INHERITOR (CN)

(240118) -- SHANGHAI, Jan. 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Yang Qinfeng makes Zhuang Rice Cake at his studio in Liantang Town of Qingpu District of Shanghai, east China, Jan. 10, 2024. Zhuang Rice Cake, made with sticky rice and polished round-grained rice, is a representative of Liantang Rice Cake, whose making craft has been listed as an intangible cultural heritage of Qingpu District in Shanghai. In the hearts of local people, the cake is not only a must-have during the lunar new year, but also a hometown snack reminding them where they come from. Yang Qinfeng, 43, is the fourth generation inheritor of the making craft of Zhuang Rice Cake. His great grandfather, once making a living on the sales of the cakes, passed down the craft in his family. Once working as an architecture designer in the city of Shanghai, Yang missed his life in the countryside and returned to his hometown in 2012 to start his own business. Based on the traditional making technique from his great grandfather, Yang set up his own bra

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(MASTER OF CRAFTS)CHINA-SHANGHAI-ZHUANG RICE CAKE-INHERITOR (CN)

(240118) -- SHANGHAI, Jan. 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Yang Qinfeng shows his signature "Happy New Year" cake at his studio in Liantang Town of Qingpu District of Shanghai, east China, Jan. 10, 2024. Zhuang Rice Cake, made with sticky rice and polished round-grained rice, is a representative of Liantang Rice Cake, whose making craft has been listed as an intangible cultural heritage of Qingpu District in Shanghai. In the hearts of local people, the cake is not only a must-have during the lunar new year, but also a hometown snack reminding them where they come from. Yang Qinfeng, 43, is the fourth generation inheritor of the making craft of Zhuang Rice Cake. His great grandfather, once making a living on the sales of the cakes, passed down the craft in his family. Once working as an architecture designer in the city of Shanghai, Yang missed his life in the countryside and returned to his hometown in 2012 to start his own business. Based on the traditional making technique from his great grandfather, Yang

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(MASTER OF CRAFTS)CHINA-SHANGHAI-ZHUANG RICE CAKE-INHERITOR (CN)

(240118) -- SHANGHAI, Jan. 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Yang Qinfeng makes Zhuang Rice Cake at his studio in Liantang Town of Qingpu District of Shanghai, east China, Jan. 10, 2024. Zhuang Rice Cake, made with sticky rice and polished round-grained rice, is a representative of Liantang Rice Cake, whose making craft has been listed as an intangible cultural heritage of Qingpu District in Shanghai. In the hearts of local people, the cake is not only a must-have during the lunar new year, but also a hometown snack reminding them where they come from. Yang Qinfeng, 43, is the fourth generation inheritor of the making craft of Zhuang Rice Cake. His great grandfather, once making a living on the sales of the cakes, passed down the craft in his family. Once working as an architecture designer in the city of Shanghai, Yang missed his life in the countryside and returned to his hometown in 2012 to start his own business. Based on the traditional making technique from his great grandfather, Yang set up his own bra

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(MASTER OF CRAFTS)CHINA-SHANGHAI-ZHUANG RICE CAKE-INHERITOR (CN)

(240118) -- SHANGHAI, Jan. 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Children learn to make Zhuang Rice Cake during an experience event in Liantang Town of Qingqu District in Shanghai, east China, Jan. 13, 2024. Zhuang Rice Cake, made with sticky rice and polished round-grained rice, is a representative of Liantang Rice Cake, whose making craft has been listed as an intangible cultural heritage of Qingpu District in Shanghai. In the hearts of local people, the cake is not only a must-have during the lunar new year, but also a hometown snack reminding them where they come from. Yang Qinfeng, 43, is the fourth generation inheritor of the making craft of Zhuang Rice Cake. His great grandfather, once making a living on the sales of the cakes, passed down the craft in his family. Once working as an architecture designer in the city of Shanghai, Yang missed his life in the countryside and returned to his hometown in 2012 to start his own business. Based on the traditional making technique from his great grandfather, Yang s

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(MASTER OF CRAFTS)CHINA-SHANGHAI-ZHUANG RICE CAKE-INHERITOR (CN)

(240118) -- SHANGHAI, Jan. 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Yang Qinfeng makes Zhuang Rice Cake at his studio in Liantang Town of Qingpu District of Shanghai, east China, Jan. 10, 2024. Zhuang Rice Cake, made with sticky rice and polished round-grained rice, is a representative of Liantang Rice Cake, whose making craft has been listed as an intangible cultural heritage of Qingpu District in Shanghai. In the hearts of local people, the cake is not only a must-have during the lunar new year, but also a hometown snack reminding them where they come from. Yang Qinfeng, 43, is the fourth generation inheritor of the making craft of Zhuang Rice Cake. His great grandfather, once making a living on the sales of the cakes, passed down the craft in his family. Once working as an architecture designer in the city of Shanghai, Yang missed his life in the countryside and returned to his hometown in 2012 to start his own business. Based on the traditional making technique from his great grandfather, Yang set up his own bra

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(MASTER OF CRAFTS)CHINA-SHANGHAI-ZHUANG RICE CAKE-INHERITOR (CN)

(240118) -- SHANGHAI, Jan. 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Yang Qinfeng makes Zhuang Rice Cake at his studio in Liantang Town of Qingpu District of Shanghai, east China, Jan. 10, 2024. Zhuang Rice Cake, made with sticky rice and polished round-grained rice, is a representative of Liantang Rice Cake, whose making craft has been listed as an intangible cultural heritage of Qingpu District in Shanghai. In the hearts of local people, the cake is not only a must-have during the lunar new year, but also a hometown snack reminding them where they come from. Yang Qinfeng, 43, is the fourth generation inheritor of the making craft of Zhuang Rice Cake. His great grandfather, once making a living on the sales of the cakes, passed down the craft in his family. Once working as an architecture designer in the city of Shanghai, Yang missed his life in the countryside and returned to his hometown in 2012 to start his own business. Based on the traditional making technique from his great grandfather, Yang set up his own bra

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(MASTER OF CRAFTS)CHINA-SHANGHAI-ZHUANG RICE CAKE-INHERITOR (CN)

(240118) -- SHANGHAI, Jan. 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Yang Qinfeng makes Zhuang Rice Cake at his studio in Liantang Town of Qingpu District of Shanghai, east China, Jan. 10, 2024. Zhuang Rice Cake, made with sticky rice and polished round-grained rice, is a representative of Liantang Rice Cake, whose making craft has been listed as an intangible cultural heritage of Qingpu District in Shanghai. In the hearts of local people, the cake is not only a must-have during the lunar new year, but also a hometown snack reminding them where they come from. Yang Qinfeng, 43, is the fourth generation inheritor of the making craft of Zhuang Rice Cake. His great grandfather, once making a living on the sales of the cakes, passed down the craft in his family. Once working as an architecture designer in the city of Shanghai, Yang missed his life in the countryside and returned to his hometown in 2012 to start his own business. Based on the traditional making technique from his great grandfather, Yang set up his own bra

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(MASTER OF CRAFTS)CHINA-SHANGHAI-ZHUANG RICE CAKE-INHERITOR (CN)

(240118) -- SHANGHAI, Jan. 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Children learn to make Zhuang Rice Cake during an experience event in Liantang Town of Qingqu District in Shanghai, east China, Jan. 13, 2024. Zhuang Rice Cake, made with sticky rice and polished round-grained rice, is a representative of Liantang Rice Cake, whose making craft has been listed as an intangible cultural heritage of Qingpu District in Shanghai. In the hearts of local people, the cake is not only a must-have during the lunar new year, but also a hometown snack reminding them where they come from. Yang Qinfeng, 43, is the fourth generation inheritor of the making craft of Zhuang Rice Cake. His great grandfather, once making a living on the sales of the cakes, passed down the craft in his family. Once working as an architecture designer in the city of Shanghai, Yang missed his life in the countryside and returned to his hometown in 2012 to start his own business. Based on the traditional making technique from his great grandfather, Yang s

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Unity sculpture on Dnipro embankment in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - JANUARY 06, 2024 - The Unity sculpture by Ukrainian artists Yehor and Mykyta Zihura is made of polished stainless steel rods and pipes welded together, Dnipro embankment, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine. According to the calculations of Ukrainian astrophysicists, who worked on the project together with the authors, the sun will pass between the male and female figures as the luminary gradually disappears from the horizon.

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Unity sculpture on Dnipro embankment in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - JANUARY 06, 2024 - The Unity sculpture by Ukrainian artists Yehor and Mykyta Zihura is made of polished stainless steel rods and pipes welded together, Dnipro embankment, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine. According to the calculations of Ukrainian astrophysicists, who worked on the project together with the authors, the sun will pass between the male and female figures as the luminary gradually disappears from the horizon.

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Unity sculpture on Dnipro embankment in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - JANUARY 06, 2024 - The Unity sculpture by Ukrainian artists Yehor and Mykyta Zihura is made of polished stainless steel rods and pipes welded together, Dnipro embankment, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine. According to the calculations of Ukrainian astrophysicists, who worked on the project together with the authors, the sun will pass between the male and female figures as the luminary gradually disappears from the horizon.

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Unity sculpture on Dnipro embankment in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - JANUARY 06, 2024 - The Unity sculpture by Ukrainian artists Yehor and Mykyta Zihura is made of polished stainless steel rods and pipes welded together, Dnipro embankment, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine. According to the calculations of Ukrainian astrophysicists, who worked on the project together with the authors, the sun will pass between the male and female figures as the luminary gradually disappears from the horizon.

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Unity sculpture on Dnipro embankment in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - JANUARY 06, 2024 - The Unity sculpture by Ukrainian artists Yehor and Mykyta Zihura is made of polished stainless steel rods and pipes welded together, Dnipro embankment, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine. According to the calculations of Ukrainian astrophysicists, who worked on the project together with the authors, the sun will pass between the male and female figures as the luminary gradually disappears from the horizon.

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Unity sculpture on Dnipro embankment in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - JANUARY 06, 2024 - The Unity sculpture by Ukrainian artists Yehor and Mykyta Zihura is made of polished stainless steel rods and pipes welded together, Dnipro embankment, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine. According to the calculations of Ukrainian astrophysicists, who worked on the project together with the authors, the sun will pass between the male and female figures as the luminary gradually disappears from the horizon.

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Unity sculpture on Dnipro embankment in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - JANUARY 06, 2024 - The Unity sculpture by Ukrainian artists Yehor and Mykyta Zihura is made of polished stainless steel rods and pipes welded together, Dnipro embankment, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine. According to the calculations of Ukrainian astrophysicists, who worked on the project together with the authors, the sun will pass between the male and female figures as the luminary gradually disappears from the horizon.

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Unity sculpture on Dnipro embankment in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - JANUARY 06, 2024 - The Unity sculpture by Ukrainian artists Yehor and Mykyta Zihura is made of polished stainless steel rods and pipes welded together, Dnipro embankment, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine. According to the calculations of Ukrainian astrophysicists, who worked on the project together with the authors, the sun will pass between the male and female figures as the luminary gradually disappears from the horizon.

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Unity sculpture on Dnipro embankment in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - JANUARY 06, 2024 - The Unity sculpture by Ukrainian artists Yehor and Mykyta Zihura is made of polished stainless steel rods and pipes welded together, Dnipro embankment, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine. According to the calculations of Ukrainian astrophysicists, who worked on the project together with the authors, the sun will pass between the male and female figures as the luminary gradually disappears from the horizon.

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Unity sculpture on Dnipro embankment in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - JANUARY 06, 2024 - The Unity sculpture by Ukrainian artists Yehor and Mykyta Zihura is made of polished stainless steel rods and pipes welded together, Dnipro embankment, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine. According to the calculations of Ukrainian astrophysicists, who worked on the project together with the authors, the sun will pass between the male and female figures as the luminary gradually disappears from the horizon.

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Unity sculpture on Dnipro embankment in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - JANUARY 06, 2024 - The Unity sculpture by Ukrainian artists Yehor and Mykyta Zihura is made of polished stainless steel rods and pipes welded together, Dnipro embankment, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine. According to the calculations of Ukrainian astrophysicists, who worked on the project together with the authors, the sun will pass between the male and female figures as the luminary gradually disappears from the horizon.

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CHINA-SHAANXI-XI'AN-BRONZE MIRRORS (CN)

(231114) -- BEIJING, Nov. 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Aug. 25, 2023 shows part of a bronze mirror with colored patterns depicting a banquet, collected at Xi'an Museum in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province. Bronze mirror is both a daily utensil in ancient times and a piece of artistic work. With bronze mirrors, one side of the mirror is highly polished and used for reflection, while the other side is decorated with various patterns demonstrating the aesthetic preferences of different historical periods. The delicacy of the mirror reveals great skills and also high artistic value. (Xinhua/Li He)

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CHINA-SHAANXI-XI'AN-BRONZE MIRRORS (CN)

(231114) -- BEIJING, Nov. 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Aug. 25, 2023 shows part of a bronze mirror with colored patterns depicting a hunting event, collected at Xi'an Museum in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province. Bronze mirror is both a daily utensil in ancient times and a piece of artistic work. With bronze mirrors, one side of the mirror is highly polished and used for reflection, while the other side is decorated with various patterns demonstrating the aesthetic preferences of different historical periods. The delicacy of the mirror reveals great skills and also high artistic value. (Xinhua/Li He)

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CHINA-SHAANXI-XI'AN-BRONZE MIRRORS (CN)

(231114) -- BEIJING, Nov. 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Aug. 25, 2023 shows part of a bronze mirror with colored patterns depicting an audience activity, collected at Xi'an Museum in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province. Bronze mirror is both a daily utensil in ancient times and a piece of artistic work. With bronze mirrors, one side of the mirror is highly polished and used for reflection, while the other side is decorated with various patterns demonstrating the aesthetic preferences of different historical periods. The delicacy of the mirror reveals great skills and also high artistic value. (Xinhua/Li He)

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CHINA-SHAANXI-XI'AN-BRONZE MIRRORS (CN)

(231114) -- BEIJING, Nov. 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Aug. 25, 2023 shows part of a bronze mirror with colored patterns depicting a touring activity, collected at Xi'an Museum in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province. Bronze mirror is both a daily utensil in ancient times and a piece of artistic work. With bronze mirrors, one side of the mirror is highly polished and used for reflection, while the other side is decorated with various patterns demonstrating the aesthetic preferences of different historical periods. The delicacy of the mirror reveals great skills and also high artistic value. (Xinhua/Li He)

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CHINA-SHAANXI-XI'AN-BRONZE MIRRORS (CN)

(231114) -- BEIJING, Nov. 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This draft shows part of a bronze mirror with patterns depicting a touring activity, collected at Xi'an Museum in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province. Bronze mirror is both a daily utensil in ancient times and a piece of artistic work. With bronze mirrors, one side of the mirror is highly polished and used for reflection, while the other side is decorated with various patterns demonstrating the aesthetic preferences of different historical periods. The delicacy of the mirror reveals great skills and also high artistic value. (Xinhua/Li He)

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CHINA-SHAANXI-XI'AN-BRONZE MIRRORS (CN)

(231114) -- BEIJING, Nov. 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Aug. 25, 2023 shows a bronze mirror with colored patterns of figures, horses and carriages, collected at Xi'an Museum in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province. Bronze mirror is both a daily utensil in ancient times and a piece of artistic work. With bronze mirrors, one side of the mirror is highly polished and used for reflection, while the other side is decorated with various patterns demonstrating the aesthetic preferences of different historical periods. The delicacy of the mirror reveals great skills and also high artistic value. (Xinhua/Li He)

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CHINA-SHAANXI-XI'AN-BRONZE MIRRORS (CN)

(231114) -- BEIJING, Nov. 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This draft shows patterns of a bronze mirror collected at Xi'an Museum in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province. Bronze mirror is both a daily utensil in ancient times and a piece of artistic work. With bronze mirrors, one side of the mirror is highly polished and used for reflection, while the other side is decorated with various patterns demonstrating the aesthetic preferences of different historical periods. The delicacy of the mirror reveals great skills and also high artistic value. (Xinhua/Li He)

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CHINA-SHAANXI-XI'AN-BRONZE MIRRORS (CN)

(231114) -- BEIJING, Nov. 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This draft shows part of a bronze mirror with patterns depicting an audience activity, collected at Xi'an Museum in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province. Bronze mirror is both a daily utensil in ancient times and a piece of artistic work. With bronze mirrors, one side of the mirror is highly polished and used for reflection, while the other side is decorated with various patterns demonstrating the aesthetic preferences of different historical periods. The delicacy of the mirror reveals great skills and also high artistic value. (Xinhua/Li He)

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CHINA-SHAANXI-XI'AN-BRONZE MIRRORS (CN)

(231114) -- BEIJING, Nov. 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Aug. 25, 2023 shows a bronze mirror with colored patterns of figures, horses and carriages, collected at Xi'an Museum in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province. Bronze mirror is both a daily utensil in ancient times and a piece of artistic work. With bronze mirrors, one side of the mirror is highly polished and used for reflection, while the other side is decorated with various patterns demonstrating the aesthetic preferences of different historical periods. The delicacy of the mirror reveals great skills and also high artistic value. (Xinhua/Wang Yuguo)

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CHINA-SHAANXI-XI'AN-BRONZE MIRRORS (CN)

(231114) -- BEIJING, Nov. 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This draft shows part of a bronze mirror with patterns depicting a banquet, collected at Xi'an Museum in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province. Bronze mirror is both a daily utensil in ancient times and a piece of artistic work. With bronze mirrors, one side of the mirror is highly polished and used for reflection, while the other side is decorated with various patterns demonstrating the aesthetic preferences of different historical periods. The delicacy of the mirror reveals great skills and also high artistic value. (Xinhua/Li He)

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CHINA-SHAANXI-XI'AN-BRONZE MIRRORS (CN)

(231114) -- BEIJING, Nov. 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Aug. 25, 2023 shows part of a bronze mirror with colored patterns of figures, horses and carriages, collected at Xi'an Museum in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province. Bronze mirror is both a daily utensil in ancient times and a piece of artistic work. With bronze mirrors, one side of the mirror is highly polished and used for reflection, while the other side is decorated with various patterns demonstrating the aesthetic preferences of different historical periods. The delicacy of the mirror reveals great skills and also high artistic value. (Xinhua/Wang Yuguo)

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CHINA-CHONGQING-FRENCH ARTIST-LACQUER ART (CN)

(230531) -- CHONGQING, May 31, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Vincent Cazeneuve examines a piece of polished lacquer artwork outside his studio in Songbai Village of Beiping Town, Chengkou County, southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, May 29, 2023. Vincent Cazeneuve's studio, a two-story wooden house surrounded by lacquer trees, is located deep in the Daba Mountains in Beiping Town of Chengkou County, southwest China's Chongqing Municipality. Fascinated by lacquer art, the French artist came to China 15 years ago with the aim of finding the suitable species of lacquer tree to make lacquer artworks. He had visited many places in China, and finally settled down in Chengkou County of Chongqing where the species of high yield and superior quality of lacquer trees grow. In recent years, Chengkou County has promoted the development of lacquer tree plantation, attracting more and more people like Vincent to do lacquer art research and creation here. To make his works more diversified and attractive, Vincent has crea

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CHINA-CHONGQING-FRENCH ARTIST-LACQUER ART (CN)

(230531) -- CHONGQING, May 31, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Vincent Cazeneuve examines polished lacquer artworks outside his studio in Songbai Village of Beiping Town, Chengkou County, southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, May 29, 2023. Vincent Cazeneuve's studio, a two-story wooden house surrounded by lacquer trees, is located deep in the Daba Mountains in Beiping Town of Chengkou County, southwest China's Chongqing Municipality. Fascinated by lacquer art, the French artist came to China 15 years ago with the aim of finding the suitable species of lacquer tree to make lacquer artworks. He had visited many places in China, and finally settled down in Chengkou County of Chongqing where the species of high yield and superior quality of lacquer trees grow. In recent years, Chengkou County has promoted the development of lacquer tree plantation, attracting more and more people like Vincent to do lacquer art research and creation here. To make his works more diversified and attractive, Vincent has creatively int

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Competition held to choose best sake brands

TOKYO, Japan - Officials from Japanese sake brewers Miyaizumi Meijo Co. of Fukushima Prefecture (R) and Yamawa Shuzoten Co. of Miyagi Prefecture, both northeastern Japan, hold wining plaques during an award ceremony at the 2014 Sake Competition held in Tokyo on Oct. 29, 2014, to choose the tastiest rice wine in the "junmai-shu" (pure sake without alcohol addition) and "junmai daiginjo-shu" (with rice polished to less than 50% of its original size) categories, respectively.

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Kushnir wins men's aerials title at World Cup

INAWASHIRO, Japan - Anton Kushnir of Belarus blows away the field with a highly polished acrobatic performance en route to winning the aerials title at the freestyle World Cup meet in Inawashiro, Fukushima Prefecture, on Feb. 17.

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Kushnir wins men's aerials title at World Cup

INAWASHIRO, Japan - Anton Kushnir of Belarus blows away the field with a highly polished acrobatic performance en route to winning the aerials title at the freestyle World Cup meet in Inawashiro, Fukushima Prefecture, on Feb. 17. (Kyodo)

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Trade Catalogue for \'surprice\' spirit tables 1930

Selection of quality 1930s spirit tables made from fumed oak in a jacobean style and polished burr walnut, fitted with the finest English cut glass set.1930