Chinese, Western cultures fuse in China's Harbin

STORY: Chinese, Western cultures fuse in China's Harbin SHOOTING TIME: File DATELINE: June 8, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:11 LOCATION: HARBIN, China CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of Harbin STORYLINE: While most cities in China are awash with tourists wearing traditional Chinese costumes posing for travel snapshots, visitors to Harbin in northeastern China opt for Western-style aristocratic attire to celebrate the city's distinct Western heritage. The metropolis now boasts 16 different architectural styles - Byzantine, neo-classical, art deco, baroque and more, and its historical buildings number over 1,000. Iconic buildings such as St. Sophia Church are evidence of European migration, trade and culture that dated back to the late 19th and early 20th centuries after the construction of the Chinese Eastern Railway. Records show Harbin was once home to people from over 30 countries. Now, a city-wide project is underway to create a digital database for detailed information on Harbin's historical buildings,

Snapshots with Doraemon figures outside Hakata station

Snapshots with Doraemon figures outside Hakata station

FUKUOKA, Japan - Children have their pictures taken with figures of the popular manga and anime series character Doraemon in front of JR Hakata Station in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on May 4, 2014. Twenty figures of Doraemon were placed there to promote an exhibition on cartoonist Fujiko F Fujio in the city.

New pictures stir memories of Hawaii training boat tragedy

New pictures stir memories of Hawaii training boat tragedy

HONOLULU, United States - Tatsuyoshi Mizuguchi recounts memories of his son Takeshi who was killed in a collision between the Japanese fisheries training boat Ehime Maru and the U.S. submarine Greeneville in Hawaii on Feb. 9, 2001, during an interview with Kyodo News in Honolulu on Feb. 8. Mizuguchi, sitting beside a photo of Takeshi, newly released snapshots and videos which were restored from Takeshi's digital camera. Mizuguchi's son is the only victim whose body remains missing in the accident, which killed nine including Takeshi and three other students of Uwajima Fisheries High School in Ehime Prefecture.

New pictures stir memories of Hawaii training boat tragedy

New pictures stir memories of Hawaii training boat tragedy

HONOLULU, United States - Tatsuyoshi Mizuguchi recounts memories of his son Takeshi who was killed in a collision between the Japanese fisheries training boat Ehime Maru and the U.S. submarine Greeneville in Hawaii on Feb. 9, 2001, during an interview with Kyodo News in Honolulu on Feb. 8. Mizuguchi, sitting beside a photo of Takeshi, newly released snapshots and videos which were restored from Takeshi's digital camera. Mizuguchi's son is the only victim whose body remains missing in the accident, which killed nine including Takeshi and three other students of Uwajima Fisheries High School in Ehime Prefecture. (Kyodo)

Terry Jones

Terry Jones

***FILE PHOTO*** British Monty Python comedy troupe member Terry Jones collects snapshots in Uherske Hradiste, Czech Republic, where he arrived to attend the 30th Summer Film School Wednesday, July 28, 2004. Several thousand mostly young people gather every year to watch films and take part in open discussions with directors, writers and actors. (CTK Photo/Lukas Machalinek)