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(ChineseToday)CHINA-SHANXI-ZHANGZI-FAXING TEMPLE-CULTURAL RELICS GUARDIAN (CN)

(240318) -- ZHANGZI, March 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Yufei reads a book at his home near Faxing Temple in Zhangzi County, north China's Shanxi Province, March 12, 2024. Faxing Temple, with a history of more than 1,000 years, is nestled on Cuiyun Mountain of Zhangzi County. In 1988, the temple was listed as a national key cultural relics protection site. Zhang Yufei, a cultural relics guardian, has worked at the temple since 1993 when he was 21. Zhang initially took on the temple's daily maintenance. He gradually took an interest in the research of the relics at the temple and began to learn cultural relics knowledge. With in-depth research, Zhang has published several monographs on the temple's relics and shared Shanxi's cultural heritage stories through a WeChat public account. In the past three decades, Zhang has received more than 500,000 visitors from home and abroad. "These cultural relics have become a part of my life," said Zhang. He hopes that more people can join in the cultural reli

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Samaa festival concludes its events in Egypt

STORY: Samaa festival concludes its events in Egypt DATELINE: Sept. 30, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:50 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of Samaa festival 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): MABROUK KAMAL, Citizen 3. various of Samaa festival 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): REFKY ZOHAIR, Tourist 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (Arabic): MOHAMMED ALI WAFY, Tourist 6. various of Samaa festival STORYLINE: Samaa international festival for religious songs concluded in Cairo, the capital of Egypt on Thursday. The festival was organized under the title of "a Message of peace to the world." SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): MABROUK KAMAL, Citizen "This festival unites all cultures together here in our country." SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): REFKY ZOHAIR, Tourist "This festival is organized in Egypt to mark the world peace day. We are from Indonesia and we are happy to participate in this festival." SOUNDBITE 3 (Arabic): MOHAMMED ALI WAFY, Tourist "The festival is open for all people. There are many groups that are participating in the festival for reli

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82)World leaders gather for meeting on Asian quake, tsunami reli

JAKARTA, Indonesia - Leaders of 19 countries and six international organizations kick off an emergency summit in Jakarta on Jan. 6 in the wake of the earthquake and tsunami disasters that claimed about 150,000 lives in Asia and Africa. (Kyodo)

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(3)World leaders gather for meeting on Asian quake, tsunami reli

JAKARTA, Indonesia - Leaders of 19 countries and six international organizations offer their silent prayers at the start of an emergency summit in Jakarta on Jan. 6 in the wake of the earthquake and tsunami disasters that claimed about 150,000 lives in Asia and Africa. (Kyodo)

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(4)World leaders gather for meeting on Asian quake, tsunami reli

JAKARTA, Indonesia - Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi joins world leaders at an emergency summit held in Jakarta on Jan. 6 to discuss relief measures for the countries devastated by the earthquake and tsunami disasters that claimed about 150,000 lives. (Kyodo)

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(1)World leaders gather for meeting on Asian quake, tsunami reli

JAKARTA, Indonesia - Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono makes an opening speech at an emergency summit of leaders of 19 countries and six international organizations that began in Jakarta on Jan. 6 to address the earthquake and tsunami disasters. (Kyodo)

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Thai farmers rally for debt reli

Some 5,000 farmers from Thailand's impoverished northeast rally before parliament June 24 seeking establishment of a state fund to relieve their debts and rehabilitate the agricultural sector. The farmers are also demanding the government abandon the 17.2 billion dollar rescue package from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), saying it only benefits ''rich'' people. ==Kyodo