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(InXizang)CHINA-XIZANG-LHASA-SHOTON FESTIVAL-OPENING (CN)

(240804) -- LHASA, Aug. 4, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- An enormous thangka painting of Buddha is unrolled on a platform on the hillside for sunning in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Aug. 4, 2024. Celebrations marking the traditional Shoton Festival, or Yogurt Festival, began in Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, on Sunday. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Jiang Fan)

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XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(240223) -- BEIJING, Feb. 23, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Monks prepare to uncover the large yellow curtain on a huge Thangka painting bearing the image of the Buddha during the annual "sunning of the Buddha" ceremony of Labrang Monastery in Xiahe County, northwest China's Gansu Province, Feb. 22, 2024. More than 40,000 believers and tourists from home and abroad attended a grand Tibetan Buddhist event, known as the "sunning of the Buddha" ceremony, held Thursday at the Labrang Monastery in northwest China's Gansu Province. The annual event is one of the most important ceremonies at Labrang Monastery, built in 1709, one of the six great temples of the Gelug Sect of Tibetan Buddhism. (Xinhua/Chen Bin)

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CHINA-GANSU-LABRANG MONASTERY-SUNNING OF THE BUDDHA CEREMONY (CN)

(240222) -- XIAHE, Feb. 22, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Monks carry a huge Thangka painting bearing the image of the Buddha during the annual "sunning of the Buddha" ceremony of Labrang Monastery in Xiahe County, northwest China's Gansu Province, Feb. 22, 2024. More than 40,000 believers and tourists from home and abroad attended a grand Tibetan Buddhist event, known as the "sunning of the Buddha" ceremony, held Thursday at the Labrang Monastery in northwest China's Gansu Province. The annual event is one of the most important ceremonies at Labrang Monastery, built in 1709, one of the six great temples of the Gelug Sect of Tibetan Buddhism. (Xinhua/Chen Bin)

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CHINA-GANSU-LABRANG MONASTERY-SUNNING OF THE BUDDHA CEREMONY (CN)

(240222) -- XIAHE, Feb. 22, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Monks carry a huge Thangka painting bearing the image of the Buddha during the annual "sunning of the Buddha" ceremony of Labrang Monastery in Xiahe County, northwest China's Gansu Province, Feb. 22, 2024. More than 40,000 believers and tourists from home and abroad attended a grand Tibetan Buddhist event, known as the "sunning of the Buddha" ceremony, held Thursday at the Labrang Monastery in northwest China's Gansu Province. The annual event is one of the most important ceremonies at Labrang Monastery, built in 1709, one of the six great temples of the Gelug Sect of Tibetan Buddhism. (Xinhua/Fang Xin)

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CHINA-GANSU-LABRANG MONASTERY-SUNNING OF THE BUDDHA CEREMONY (CN)

(240222) -- XIAHE, Feb. 22, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A Tibetan girl poses for photos after the annual "sunning of the Buddha" ceremony of Labrang Monastery in Xiahe County, northwest China's Gansu Province, Feb. 22, 2024. More than 40,000 believers and tourists from home and abroad attended a grand Tibetan Buddhist event, known as the "sunning of the Buddha" ceremony, held Thursday at the Labrang Monastery in northwest China's Gansu Province. The annual event is one of the most important ceremonies at Labrang Monastery, built in 1709, one of the six great temples of the Gelug Sect of Tibetan Buddhism. (Xinhua/Fang Xin)

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CHINA-GANSU-LABRANG MONASTERY-SUNNING OF THE BUDDHA CEREMONY (CN)

(240222) -- XIAHE, Feb. 22, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Feb. 22, 2024 shows a scene of the annual "sunning of the Buddha" ceremony of Labrang Monastery in Xiahe County, northwest China's Gansu Province. More than 40,000 believers and tourists from home and abroad attended a grand Tibetan Buddhist event, known as the "sunning of the Buddha" ceremony, held Thursday at the Labrang Monastery in northwest China's Gansu Province. The annual event is one of the most important ceremonies at Labrang Monastery, built in 1709, one of the six great temples of the Gelug Sect of Tibetan Buddhism. (Xinhua/Fang Xin)

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CHINA-GANSU-LABRANG MONASTERY-SUNNING OF THE BUDDHA CEREMONY (CN)

(240222) -- XIAHE, Feb. 22, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An equestrian team leads way for a parade during the annual "sunning of the Buddha" ceremony of Labrang Monastery in Xiahe County, northwest China's Gansu Province, Feb. 22, 2024. More than 40,000 believers and tourists from home and abroad attended a grand Tibetan Buddhist event, known as the "sunning of the Buddha" ceremony, held Thursday at the Labrang Monastery in northwest China's Gansu Province. The annual event is one of the most important ceremonies at Labrang Monastery, built in 1709, one of the six great temples of the Gelug Sect of Tibetan Buddhism. (Xinhua/Chen Bin)

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CHINA-GANSU-LABRANG MONASTERY-SUNNING OF THE BUDDHA CEREMONY (CN)

(240222) -- XIAHE, Feb. 22, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Monks carry a huge Thangka painting bearing the image of the Buddha during the annual "sunning of the Buddha" ceremony of Labrang Monastery in Xiahe County, northwest China's Gansu Province, Feb. 22, 2024. More than 40,000 believers and tourists from home and abroad attended a grand Tibetan Buddhist event, known as the "sunning of the Buddha" ceremony, held Thursday at the Labrang Monastery in northwest China's Gansu Province. The annual event is one of the most important ceremonies at Labrang Monastery, built in 1709, one of the six great temples of the Gelug Sect of Tibetan Buddhism. (Xinhua/Fang Xin)

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CHINA-GANSU-LABRANG MONASTERY-SUNNING OF THE BUDDHA CEREMONY (CN)

(240222) -- XIAHE, Feb. 22, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Monks prepare to uncover the large yellow curtain on a huge Thangka painting bearing the image of the Buddha during the annual "sunning of the Buddha" ceremony of Labrang Monastery in Xiahe County, northwest China's Gansu Province, Feb. 22, 2024. More than 40,000 believers and tourists from home and abroad attended a grand Tibetan Buddhist event, known as the "sunning of the Buddha" ceremony, held Thursday at the Labrang Monastery in northwest China's Gansu Province. The annual event is one of the most important ceremonies at Labrang Monastery, built in 1709, one of the six great temples of the Gelug Sect of Tibetan Buddhism. (Xinhua/Chen Bin)

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CHINA-GANSU-LABRANG MONASTERY-SUNNING OF THE BUDDHA CEREMONY (CN)

(240222) -- XIAHE, Feb. 22, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Feb. 22, 2024 shows a scene of the annual "sunning of the Buddha" ceremony of Labrang Monastery in Xiahe County, northwest China's Gansu Province. More than 40,000 believers and tourists from home and abroad attended a grand Tibetan Buddhist event, known as the "sunning of the Buddha" ceremony, held Thursday at the Labrang Monastery in northwest China's Gansu Province. The annual event is one of the most important ceremonies at Labrang Monastery, built in 1709, one of the six great temples of the Gelug Sect of Tibetan Buddhism. (Xinhua/Fang Xin)

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(InTibet)CHINA-TIBET-LHASA-SHOTON FESTIVAL (CN)

(230816) -- LHASA, Aug. 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Monks prepare for the "sunning of the Buddha" ceremony at the Drepung Monastery in Lhasa, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Aug. 16, 2023. Celebrations for the traditional Lhasa Shoton (yogurt banquet) Festival began in Lhasa on Wednesday. (Photo by Tenzin Nyida/Xinhua)

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(InTibet)CHINA-TIBET-LHASA-SHOTON FESTIVAL (CN)

(230816) -- LHASA, Aug. 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People throw hadas, or silk scarves used by Tibetans to express respect and greeting, at a huge Thangka painting during the "sunning of the Buddha" ceremony at the Drepung Monastery in Lhasa, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Aug. 16, 2023. Celebrations for the traditional Lhasa Shoton (yogurt banquet) Festival began in Lhasa on Wednesday. (Photo by He Bingjie/Xinhua)

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(InTibet)CHINA-TIBET-LHASA-SHOTON FESTIVAL (CN)

(230816) -- LHASA, Aug. 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Believers and visitors look at a huge Thangka painting during the "sunning of the Buddha" ceremony at the Drepung Monastery in Lhasa, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Aug. 16, 2023. Celebrations for the traditional Lhasa Shoton (yogurt banquet) Festival began in Lhasa on Wednesday. (Photo by He Bingjie/Xinhua)

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(InTibet)CHINA-TIBET-LHASA-SHOTON FESTIVAL (CN)

(230816) -- LHASA, Aug. 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Monks lift a large yellow curtain on a huge Thangka painting during the "sunning of the Buddha" ceremony at the Drepung Monastery in Lhasa, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Aug. 16, 2023. Celebrations for the traditional Lhasa Shoton (yogurt banquet) Festival began in Lhasa on Wednesday. (Photo by Tenzin Nyida/Xinhua)

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(InTibet)CHINA-TIBET-LHASA-SHOTON FESTIVAL (CN)

(230816) -- LHASA, Aug. 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Aug. 16, 2023 shows a huge Thangka painting during the "sunning of the Buddha" ceremony at the Drepung Monastery in Lhasa, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. Celebrations for the traditional Lhasa Shoton (yogurt banquet) Festival began in Lhasa on Wednesday. (Photo by Tenzin Nyida/Xinhua)

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China Agricultural Harvest

Farm workers turn wheat seeds at a sunning ground in Huai 'an city, Jiangsu province, China, June 8, 2023.

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China Agricultural Harvest

Farm workers turn wheat seeds at a sunning ground in Huai 'an city, Jiangsu province, China, June 8, 2023.

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China Agricultural Harvest

Farm workers turn wheat seeds at a sunning ground in Huai 'an city, Jiangsu province, China, June 8, 2023.

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China Agricultural Harvest

A quality inspector tests wheat seed moisture at a sunning farm in Huai 'an city, Jiangsu province, China, June 8, 2023.

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China Agricultural Harvest

Farm workers turn wheat seeds at a sunning ground in Huai 'an city, Jiangsu province, China, June 8, 2023.

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China Agricultural Harvest

Farm workers turn wheat seeds at a sunning ground in Huai 'an city, Jiangsu province, China, June 8, 2023.

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China Agricultural Harvest

A quality inspector tests wheat seed moisture at a sunning farm in Huai 'an city, Jiangsu province, China, June 8, 2023.

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Tibetan Buddhist event in China's Gansu attracts believers, tourists

STORY: Tibetan Buddhist event in China's Gansu attracts believers, tourists DATELINE: Feb. 6, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:02 LOCATION: LANZHOU, China CATEGORY: CULTURE/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of a grand Tibetan Buddhist event 2. various of the event 3. various of tourists 4. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): KUNCHOK TSERING, Director of tourism bureau of Xiahe County, Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 5. various of the event STORYLINE: More than 76,000 believers and tourists from home and abroad attended a grand Tibetan Buddhist event, known as the "sunning of the Buddha" ceremony, held Friday at the Labrang Monastery in northwest China's Gansu Province. The annual event is one of the most important ceremonies at Labrang Monastery, one of the six great temples of the Gelug Sect of Tibetan Buddhism, which was built in 1709. The centuries-old ceremony is held each year on the 13th day of the first lunar month. It is not only a grand festival for Buddhists, but also a platform to showcase the unique Tibetan culture an

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CHINA-GANSU-LABRANG MONASTERY-SUNNING OF THE BUDDHA CEREMONY (CN)

(230203) -- XIAHE, Feb. 3, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Feb. 3, 2023 shows the "sunning of the Buddha" ceremony at the Labrang Monastery in Xiahe County, northwest China's Gansu Province. More than 76,000 believers and tourists from home and abroad attended a grand Tibetan Buddhist event, known as the "sunning of the Buddha" ceremony, held Friday at the Labrang Monastery in northwest China's Gansu Province. The annual event is one of the most important ceremonies at Labrang Monastery, one of the six great temples of the Gelug Sect of Tibetan Buddhism, which was built in 1709. (Xinhua/Zhang Zhimin)

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CHINA-GANSU-LABRANG MONASTERY-SUNNING OF THE BUDDHA CEREMONY (CN)

(230203) -- XIAHE, Feb. 3, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Feb. 3, 2023 shows the "sunning of the Buddha" ceremony at the Labrang Monastery in Xiahe County, northwest China's Gansu Province. More than 76,000 believers and tourists from home and abroad attended a grand Tibetan Buddhist event, known as the "sunning of the Buddha" ceremony, held Friday at the Labrang Monastery in northwest China's Gansu Province. The annual event is one of the most important ceremonies at Labrang Monastery, one of the six great temples of the Gelug Sect of Tibetan Buddhism, which was built in 1709. (Xinhua/Zhang Zhimin)

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CHINA-GANSU-LABRANG MONASTERY-SUNNING OF THE BUDDHA CEREMONY (CN)

(230203) -- XIAHE, Feb. 3, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Feb. 3, 2023 shows the "sunning of the Buddha" ceremony at the Labrang Monastery in Xiahe County, northwest China's Gansu Province. More than 76,000 believers and tourists from home and abroad attended a grand Tibetan Buddhist event, known as the "sunning of the Buddha" ceremony, held Friday at the Labrang Monastery in northwest China's Gansu Province. The annual event is one of the most important ceremonies at Labrang Monastery, one of the six great temples of the Gelug Sect of Tibetan Buddhism, which was built in 1709. (Xinhua/Zhang Zhimin)

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CHINA-GANSU-LABRANG MONASTERY-SUNNING OF THE BUDDHA CEREMONY (CN)

(230203) -- XIAHE, Feb. 3, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Lamas prepare to uncover the large yellow curtain on a huge thangka scroll bearing the image of the Buddha during the "sunning of the Buddha" ceremony at the Labrang Monastery in Xiahe County, northwest China's Gansu Province, Feb. 3, 2023. More than 76,000 believers and tourists from home and abroad attended a grand Tibetan Buddhist event, known as the "sunning of the Buddha" ceremony, held Friday at the Labrang Monastery in northwest China's Gansu Province. The annual event is one of the most important ceremonies at Labrang Monastery, one of the six great temples of the Gelug Sect of Tibetan Buddhism, which was built in 1709. (Xinhua/Zhang Zhimin)

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CHINA-GANSU-LABRANG MONASTERY-SUNNING OF THE BUDDHA CEREMONY (CN)

(230203) -- XIAHE, Feb. 3, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People wait for the unrolling of a huge thangka scroll bearing the image of the Buddha during the "sunning of the Buddha" ceremony at the Labrang Monastery in Xiahe County, northwest China's Gansu Province, Feb. 3, 2023. More than 76,000 believers and tourists from home and abroad attended a grand Tibetan Buddhist event, known as the "sunning of the Buddha" ceremony, held Friday at the Labrang Monastery in northwest China's Gansu Province. The annual event is one of the most important ceremonies at Labrang Monastery, one of the six great temples of the Gelug Sect of Tibetan Buddhism, which was built in 1709. (Xinhua/Zhang Zhimin)

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Sunning bamboos for fishing rods

HASHIMOTO, Japan - Katsuyoshi Ofuku, a veteran fishing rod maker, is working on bamboo cuttings being dried in the sun for use as rod materials. The bamboos being sunned are used specifically to make fishing rods to catch the artificially cultivated crucian carp known in Japanese as ''herabuna.'' Ofuku, who has built fishing rods for 48 years, is drying 3,000 bamboo rods outside his studio in Hashimoto, Wakayama Prefecture, where 90 percent of the herabuna rods (hera zao) used in Japan are produced.

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CHINA-GUIZHOU-CHISHUI-VINEGAR MAKING (CN)

(221030) -- CHISHUI, Oct. 30, 2022 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Oct. 28, 2022 shows the sunning field of a vinegar factory in Chishui, southwest China's Guizhou Province. Chishui is celebrated for its sun vinegar, which has maintained a traditional making process. The production techniques of the Chishui vinegar, featuring the sunning process, was listed as a provincial intangible cultural heritage of Guizhou in 2009, and a national one in 2021. The vinegar is noted for its unique flavor also because of its time-tested recipe that include some herbal medicines. The local government pins great importance to the inheritance of vinegar making skills as well as the publicity of their products. Through "on-line + off-line" information and sales campaigns, Chishui sun vinegar has gained a new life in this mountainous city. (Xinhua/Yang Wenbin)

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CHINA-GUIZHOU-CHISHUI-VINEGAR MAKING (CN)

(221030) -- CHISHUI, Oct. 30, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A worker checks the maturity of vinegar in process at a vinegar factory in Chishui, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Oct. 28, 2022. Chishui is celebrated for its sun vinegar, which has maintained a traditional making process. The production techniques of the Chishui vinegar, featuring the sunning process, was listed as a provincial intangible cultural heritage of Guizhou in 2009, and a national one in 2021. The vinegar is noted for its unique flavor also because of its time-tested recipe that include some herbal medicines. The local government pins great importance to the inheritance of vinegar making skills as well as the publicity of their products. Through "on-line + off-line" information and sales campaigns, Chishui sun vinegar has gained a new life in this mountainous city. (Xinhua/Yang Wenbin)

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CHINA-GUIZHOU-CHISHUI-VINEGAR MAKING (CN)

(221030) -- CHISHUI, Oct. 30, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Two women promote vinegar products via livestreaming at a vinegar factory in Chishui, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Oct. 28, 2022. Chishui is celebrated for its sun vinegar, which has maintained a traditional making process. The production techniques of the Chishui vinegar, featuring the sunning process, was listed as a provincial intangible cultural heritage of Guizhou in 2009, and a national one in 2021. The vinegar is noted for its unique flavor also because of its time-tested recipe that include some herbal medicines. The local government pins great importance to the inheritance of vinegar making skills as well as the publicity of their products. Through "on-line + off-line" information and sales campaigns, Chishui sun vinegar has gained a new life in this mountainous city. (Photo by Wang Changyu/Xinhua)

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CHINA-GUIZHOU-CHISHUI-VINEGAR MAKING (CN)

(221030) -- CHISHUI, Oct. 30, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A worker moves bottled vinegar at a vinegar factory in Chishui, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Oct. 28, 2022. Chishui is celebrated for its sun vinegar, which has maintained a traditional making process. The production techniques of the Chishui vinegar, featuring the sunning process, was listed as a provincial intangible cultural heritage of Guizhou in 2009, and a national one in 2021. The vinegar is noted for its unique flavor also because of its time-tested recipe that include some herbal medicines. The local government pins great importance to the inheritance of vinegar making skills as well as the publicity of their products. Through "on-line + off-line" information and sales campaigns, Chishui sun vinegar has gained a new life in this mountainous city. (Xinhua/Yang Wenbin)

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CHINA-GUIZHOU-CHISHUI-VINEGAR MAKING (CN)

(221030) -- CHISHUI, Oct. 30, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A worker displays mature vinegar at a vinegar factory in Chishui, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Oct. 28, 2022. Chishui is celebrated for its sun vinegar, which has maintained a traditional making process. The production techniques of the Chishui vinegar, featuring the sunning process, was listed as a provincial intangible cultural heritage of Guizhou in 2009, and a national one in 2021. The vinegar is noted for its unique flavor also because of its time-tested recipe that include some herbal medicines. The local government pins great importance to the inheritance of vinegar making skills as well as the publicity of their products. Through "on-line + off-line" information and sales campaigns, Chishui sun vinegar has gained a new life in this mountainous city. (Photo by Wang Changyu/Xinhua)

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CHINA-GUIZHOU-CHISHUI-VINEGAR MAKING (CN)

(221030) -- CHISHUI, Oct. 30, 2022 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Oct. 28, 2022 shows workers operating at the sunning field of a vinegar factory in Chishui, southwest China's Guizhou Province. Chishui is celebrated for its sun vinegar, which has maintained a traditional making process. The production techniques of the Chishui vinegar, featuring the sunning process, was listed as a provincial intangible cultural heritage of Guizhou in 2009, and a national one in 2021. The vinegar is noted for its unique flavor also because of its time-tested recipe that include some herbal medicines. The local government pins great importance to the inheritance of vinegar making skills as well as the publicity of their products. Through "on-line + off-line" information and sales campaigns, Chishui sun vinegar has gained a new life in this mountainous city. (Xinhua/Yang Wenbin)

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CHINA-GUIZHOU-CHISHUI-VINEGAR MAKING (CN)

(221030) -- CHISHUI, Oct. 30, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Workers move raw materials at the sunning field of a vinegar factory in Chishui, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Oct. 28, 2022. Chishui is celebrated for its sun vinegar, which has maintained a traditional making process. The production techniques of the Chishui vinegar, featuring the sunning process, was listed as a provincial intangible cultural heritage of Guizhou in 2009, and a national one in 2021. The vinegar is noted for its unique flavor also because of its time-tested recipe that include some herbal medicines. The local government pins great importance to the inheritance of vinegar making skills as well as the publicity of their products. Through "on-line + off-line" information and sales campaigns, Chishui sun vinegar has gained a new life in this mountainous city. (Xinhua/Yang Wenbin)

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CHINA-GUIZHOU-CHISHUI-VINEGAR MAKING (CN)

(221030) -- CHISHUI, Oct. 30, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A worker prepares raw materials for vinegar making at a vinegar factory in Chishui, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Oct. 28, 2022. Chishui is celebrated for its sun vinegar, which has maintained a traditional making process. The production techniques of the Chishui vinegar, featuring the sunning process, was listed as a provincial intangible cultural heritage of Guizhou in 2009, and a national one in 2021. The vinegar is noted for its unique flavor also because of its time-tested recipe that include some herbal medicines. The local government pins great importance to the inheritance of vinegar making skills as well as the publicity of their products. Through "on-line + off-line" information and sales campaigns, Chishui sun vinegar has gained a new life in this mountainous city. (Xinhua/Yang Wenbin)

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CHINA-GUIZHOU-CHISHUI-VINEGAR MAKING (CN)

(221030) -- CHISHUI, Oct. 30, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Workers prepare raw materials for vinegar making at a vinegar factory in Chishui, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Oct. 28, 2022. Chishui is celebrated for its sun vinegar, which has maintained a traditional making process. The production techniques of the Chishui vinegar, featuring the sunning process, was listed as a provincial intangible cultural heritage of Guizhou in 2009, and a national one in 2021. The vinegar is noted for its unique flavor also because of its time-tested recipe that include some herbal medicines. The local government pins great importance to the inheritance of vinegar making skills as well as the publicity of their products. Through "on-line + off-line" information and sales campaigns, Chishui sun vinegar has gained a new life in this mountainous city. (Xinhua/Yang Wenbin)

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Dry Rice

Aerial photo of a worker driving a machine to dry rice in a sunning yard. Huai 'an, Jiangsu Province, China, October 30, 2020.

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Sunning bamboos for fishing rods

HASHIMOTO, Japan - Katsuyoshi Ofuku, a veteran fishing rod maker, is working on bamboo cuttings being dried in the sun for use as rod materials. The bamboos being sunned are used specifically to make fishing rods to catch the artificially cultivated crucian carp known in Japanese as ''herabuna.'' Ofuku, who has built fishing rods for 48 years, is drying 3,000 bamboo rods outside his studio in Hashimoto, Wakayama Prefecture, where 90 percent of the herabuna rods (hera zao) used in Japan are produced. (Kyodo)

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