Illustration - Vosges

Illustration - Vosges

FRANCE ALSACE (67) AT THE SUMMIT OF DONON, THE NEOCLASSICAL TEMPLE DATING FROM 1869 RISES OUT OF THE AUTUMN MIST, RECALLING THE MOUNTAIN'S FORMER SACRED PURPOSE. Photo by Vincent Schneider/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration - Vosges

Illustration - Vosges

FRANCE ALSACE (67) IN THE AUTUMN MIST, THE DONON TEMPLE APPEARS LIKE AN ECHO OF THE SACRED PAST OF THIS MYTHICAL MOUNTAIN. Photo by Vincent Schneider/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

Guanyin Temple

Guanyin Temple

The Guanyin Temple, which has a history of over 1,300 years, is located halfway up Nale Mountain at an altitude of 3,685 meters in Jinchuan County, Aba Prefecture, Sichuan Province, China on October 30, 2025.

Guanyin Temple

Guanyin Temple

The Guanyin Temple, which has a history of over 1,300 years, is located halfway up Nale Mountain at an altitude of 3,685 meters in Jinchuan County, Aba Prefecture, Sichuan Province, China on October 30, 2025.

Guanyin Temple

Guanyin Temple

The Guanyin Temple, which has a history of over 1,300 years, is located halfway up Nale Mountain at an altitude of 3,685 meters in Jinchuan County, Aba Prefecture, Sichuan Province, China on October 30, 2025.

Guanyin Temple

Guanyin Temple

The Guanyin Temple, which has a history of over 1,300 years, is located halfway up Nale Mountain at an altitude of 3,685 meters in Jinchuan County, Aba Prefecture, Sichuan Province, China on October 30, 2025.

Guanyin Temple

Guanyin Temple

The Guanyin Temple, which has a history of over 1,300 years, is located halfway up Nale Mountain at an altitude of 3,685 meters in Jinchuan County, Aba Prefecture, Sichuan Province, China on October 30, 2025.

Guanyin Temple

Guanyin Temple

The Guanyin Temple, which has a history of over 1,300 years, is located halfway up Nale Mountain at an altitude of 3,685 meters in Jinchuan County, Aba Prefecture, Sichuan Province, China on October 30, 2025.

Guanyin Temple

Guanyin Temple

The Guanyin Temple, which has a history of over 1,300 years, is located halfway up Nale Mountain at an altitude of 3,685 meters in Jinchuan County, Aba Prefecture, Sichuan Province, China on October 30, 2025.

Guanyin Temple

Guanyin Temple

The Guanyin Temple, which has a history of over 1,300 years, is located halfway up Nale Mountain at an altitude of 3,685 meters in Jinchuan County, Aba Prefecture, Sichuan Province, China on October 30, 2025.

Guanyin Temple

Guanyin Temple

The Guanyin Temple, which has a history of over 1,300 years, is located halfway up Nale Mountain at an altitude of 3,685 meters in Jinchuan County, Aba Prefecture, Sichuan Province, China on October 30, 2025.

Guanyin Temple

Guanyin Temple

The Guanyin Temple, which has a history of over 1,300 years, is located halfway up Nale Mountain at an altitude of 3,685 meters in Jinchuan County, Aba Prefecture, Sichuan Province, China on October 30, 2025.

Guanyin Temple

Guanyin Temple

The Guanyin Temple, which has a history of over 1,300 years, is located halfway up Nale Mountain at an altitude of 3,685 meters in Jinchuan County, Aba Prefecture, Sichuan Province, China on October 30, 2025.

Guanyin Temple

Guanyin Temple

The Guanyin Temple, which has a history of over 1,300 years, is located halfway up Nale Mountain at an altitude of 3,685 meters in Jinchuan County, Aba Prefecture, Sichuan Province, China on October 30, 2025.

Guanyin Temple

Guanyin Temple

The Guanyin Temple, which has a history of over 1,300 years, is located halfway up Nale Mountain at an altitude of 3,685 meters in Jinchuan County, Aba Prefecture, Sichuan Province, China on October 30, 2025.

Guanyin Temple

Guanyin Temple

The Guanyin Temple, which has a history of over 1,300 years, is located halfway up Nale Mountain at an altitude of 3,685 meters in Jinchuan County, Aba Prefecture, Sichuan Province, China on October 30, 2025.

Lake-jumping religious ritual

Lake-jumping religious ritual

A Buddhist monk jumps into Lake Biwa from a height of about 7 meters in the Shiga Prefecture city of Omihachiman, western Japan, on Aug. 1, 2025, as he completes 100 days of mountain training. The traditional ritual at Isaki-ji temple dates back about 1,300 years.

Lake-jumping religious ritual

Lake-jumping religious ritual

A Buddhist monk jumps into Lake Biwa from a height of about 7 meters in the Shiga Prefecture city of Omihachiman, western Japan, on Aug. 1, 2025, as he completes 100 days of mountain training. The traditional ritual at Isaki-ji temple dates back about 1,300 years.

Lake-jumping religious ritual

Lake-jumping religious ritual

A Buddhist monk jumps into Lake Biwa from a height of about 7 meters in the Shiga Prefecture city of Omihachiman, western Japan, on Aug. 1, 2025, as he completes 100 days of mountain training. The traditional ritual at Isaki-ji temple dates back about 1,300 years.

Tai Chi At A Martial Arts School - China

Tai Chi At A Martial Arts School - China

Jake Pinnick practices martial arts at Yuxu Gong Temple in Shiyan City in central China's Hubei Province, November 29, 2024. An American who traveled to the Wudang Mountain to study martial arts in 2010, Jake Pinnick now serves as an instructor, imparting knowledge of Tai Chi and Chinese culture to a global audience. Tai Chi, a centuries-old Chinese martial art focusing on both internal and external practices, involves a series of slow, gentle movements and physical postures, a meditative state of mind, and controlled breathing. Statistics show that over 100 million people across more than 150 countries and regions practice Tai Chi, with about 30,000 foreigners traveling to the Wudang Mountain annually to learn and experience it. Photo by Hu Jingwen/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Tai Chi At A Martial Arts School - China

Tai Chi At A Martial Arts School - China

Jake Pinnick practices martial arts at Yuxu Gong Temple in Shiyan City in central China's Hubei Province, November 29, 2024. An American who traveled to the Wudang Mountain to study martial arts in 2010, Jake Pinnick now serves as an instructor, imparting knowledge of Tai Chi and Chinese culture to a global audience. Tai Chi, a centuries-old Chinese martial art focusing on both internal and external practices, involves a series of slow, gentle movements and physical postures, a meditative state of mind, and controlled breathing. Statistics show that over 100 million people across more than 150 countries and regions practice Tai Chi, with about 30,000 foreigners traveling to the Wudang Mountain annually to learn and experience it. Photo by Wang Yuguo/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Tai Chi At A Martial Arts School - China

Tai Chi At A Martial Arts School - China

Residents do morning exercises at Yuxu Gong Temple in Shiyan City in central China's Hubei Province, November 29, 2024. Tai Chi, a centuries-old Chinese martial art focusing on both internal and external practices, involves a series of slow, gentle movements and physical postures, a meditative state of mind, and controlled breathing. Statistics show that over 100 million people across more than 150 countries and regions practice Tai Chi, with about 30,000 foreigners traveling to the Wudang Mountain annually to learn and experience it. Photo by Wu Zhizun/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Tai Chi At A Martial Arts School - China

Tai Chi At A Martial Arts School - China

Jake Pinnick practices martial arts at Yuxu Gong Temple in Shiyan City in central China's Hubei Province, November 29, 2024. An American who traveled to the Wudang Mountain to study martial arts in 2010, Jake Pinnick now serves as an instructor, imparting knowledge of Tai Chi and Chinese culture to a global audience. Tai Chi, a centuries-old Chinese martial art focusing on both internal and external practices, involves a series of slow, gentle movements and physical postures, a meditative state of mind, and controlled breathing. Statistics show that over 100 million people across more than 150 countries and regions practice Tai Chi, with about 30,000 foreigners traveling to the Wudang Mountain annually to learn and experience it. Photo by Wang Yuguo/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Tai Chi At A Martial Arts School - China

Tai Chi At A Martial Arts School - China

Jake Pinnick practices martial arts at Yuxu Gong Temple in Shiyan City in central China's Hubei Province, November 29, 2024. An American who traveled to the Wudang Mountain to study martial arts in 2010, Jake Pinnick now serves as an instructor, imparting knowledge of Tai Chi and Chinese culture to a global audience. Tai Chi, a centuries-old Chinese martial art focusing on both internal and external practices, involves a series of slow, gentle movements and physical postures, a meditative state of mind, and controlled breathing. Statistics show that over 100 million people across more than 150 countries and regions practice Tai Chi, with about 30,000 foreigners traveling to the Wudang Mountain annually to learn and experience it. Photo by Cai Yang/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Tai Chi At A Martial Arts School - China

Tai Chi At A Martial Arts School - China

Jake Pinnick practices martial arts at Yuxu Gong Temple in Shiyan City in central China's Hubei Province, November 29, 2024. An American who traveled to the Wudang Mountain to study martial arts in 2010, Jake Pinnick now serves as an instructor, imparting knowledge of Tai Chi and Chinese culture to a global audience. Tai Chi, a centuries-old Chinese martial art focusing on both internal and external practices, involves a series of slow, gentle movements and physical postures, a meditative state of mind, and controlled breathing. Statistics show that over 100 million people across more than 150 countries and regions practice Tai Chi, with about 30,000 foreigners traveling to the Wudang Mountain annually to learn and experience it. Photo by Cai Yang/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Xuankong Temple in Datong

Xuankong Temple in Datong

DATONG, CHINA - OCTOBER 3, 2013 - (FILE) Tourists visit Xuankong Temple on Hengshan Mountain in Datong, North China's Shanxi Province, Oct. 3, 2013.

Xuankong Temple in Datong

Xuankong Temple in Datong

DATONG, CHINA - OCTOBER 3, 2013 - (FILE) Tourists visit Xuankong Temple on Hengshan Mountain in Datong, North China's Shanxi Province, Oct. 3, 2013.

Xuankong Temple in Datong

Xuankong Temple in Datong

DATONG, CHINA - OCTOBER 3, 2013 - (FILE) Tourists visit Xuankong Temple on Hengshan Mountain in Datong, North China's Shanxi Province, Oct. 3, 2013.

Xuankong Temple in Datong

Xuankong Temple in Datong

DATONG, CHINA - OCTOBER 3, 2013 - (FILE) Tourists visit Xuankong Temple on Hengshan Mountain in Datong, North China's Shanxi Province, Oct. 3, 2013.

Xuankong Temple in Datong

Xuankong Temple in Datong

DATONG, CHINA - OCTOBER 3, 2013 - (FILE) Tourists visit Xuankong Temple on Hengshan Mountain in Datong, North China's Shanxi Province, Oct. 3, 2013.

Xuankong Temple in Datong

Xuankong Temple in Datong

DATONG, CHINA - OCTOBER 3, 2013 - (FILE) Tourists visit Xuankong Temple on Hengshan Mountain in Datong, North China's Shanxi Province, Oct. 3, 2013.

Xuankong Temple in Datong

Xuankong Temple in Datong

DATONG, CHINA - OCTOBER 3, 2013 - (FILE) Tourists visit Xuankong Temple on Hengshan Mountain in Datong, North China's Shanxi Province, Oct. 3, 2013.

Xuankong Temple in Datong

Xuankong Temple in Datong

DATONG, CHINA - OCTOBER 3, 2013 - (FILE) Tourists visit Xuankong Temple on Hengshan Mountain in Datong, North China's Shanxi Province, Oct. 3, 2013.

Xuankong Temple in Datong

Xuankong Temple in Datong

DATONG, CHINA - OCTOBER 3, 2013 - (FILE) Tourists visit Xuankong Temple on Hengshan Mountain in Datong, North China's Shanxi Province, Oct. 3, 2013.

Xuankong Temple in Datong

Xuankong Temple in Datong

DATONG, CHINA - OCTOBER 3, 2013 - (FILE) Tourists visit Xuankong Temple on Hengshan Mountain in Datong, North China's Shanxi Province, Oct. 3, 2013.

Xuankong Temple in Datong

Xuankong Temple in Datong

DATONG, CHINA - OCTOBER 3, 2013 - (FILE) Tourists visit Xuankong Temple on Hengshan Mountain in Datong, North China's Shanxi Province, Oct. 3, 2013.

Xuankong Temple in Datong

Xuankong Temple in Datong

DATONG, CHINA - OCTOBER 3, 2013 - (FILE) Tourists visit Xuankong Temple on Hengshan Mountain in Datong, North China's Shanxi Province, Oct. 3, 2013.

Xuankong Temple in Datong

Xuankong Temple in Datong

DATONG, CHINA - OCTOBER 3, 2013 - (FILE) Tourists visit Xuankong Temple on Hengshan Mountain in Datong, North China's Shanxi Province, Oct. 3, 2013.

Xuankong Temple in Datong

Xuankong Temple in Datong

DATONG, CHINA - OCTOBER 3, 2013 - (FILE) Tourists visit Xuankong Temple on Hengshan Mountain in Datong, North China's Shanxi Province, Oct. 3, 2013.

CAMBODIA-SIEM REAP-BAKONG TEMPLE TOWER-RESTORATION

CAMBODIA-SIEM REAP-BAKONG TEMPLE TOWER-RESTORATION

(240604) -- PHNOM PENH, June 4, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This undated photo shows the fifth tower of Bakong temple in Siem Reap province, Cambodia. Archaeologists have begun to restore the dilapidated foundation for the fifth tower of Bakong temple in Cambodia's famed Angkor Archaeological Park, the APSARA National Authority (ANA) said in a news release on Tuesday. Built in the late ninth century by King Indravarman I, the Bakong temple, made of sandstone and laterite, was the first major mountain temple built in the Angkor Archaeological Park. (ANA/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

CAMBODIA-SIEM REAP-BAKONG TEMPLE TOWER-RESTORATION

CAMBODIA-SIEM REAP-BAKONG TEMPLE TOWER-RESTORATION

(240604) -- PHNOM PENH, June 4, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This undated photo shows the fifth tower of Bakong temple in Siem Reap province, Cambodia. Archaeologists have begun to restore the dilapidated foundation for the fifth tower of Bakong temple in Cambodia's famed Angkor Archaeological Park, the APSARA National Authority (ANA) said in a news release on Tuesday. Built in the late ninth century by King Indravarman I, the Bakong temple, made of sandstone and laterite, was the first major mountain temple built in the Angkor Archaeological Park. (ANA/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(240319) -- BEIJING, March 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Yufei opens the gate of Faxing Temple in Zhangzi County, north China's Shanxi Province, March 16, 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 relics protectio

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

(240318) -- ZHANGZI, March 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Yufei (1st L) guides tourists in 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 relics

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

(240318) -- ZHANGZI, March 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Yufei patrols in 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 relics protection and p

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

(240318) -- ZHANGZI, March 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Yufei (L) and his wife Liu Hailing have a meal 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 t

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

(240318) -- ZHANGZI, March 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Yufei unlocks a gate with his home-made tool in Faxing Temple in Zhangzi County, north China's Shanxi Province, March 16, 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 c

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

(240318) -- ZHANGZI, March 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Above: This undated file photo shows Zhang Yufei posing for a photo outside Faxing Temple shortly after he started working in the temple in Zhangzi County, north China's Shanxi Province. Below: This photo taken by Xinhua photographer Yang Chenguang on March 16, 2024 shows Zhang Yufei posing for a photo outside Faxing Temple in Zhangzi County, north China's Shanxi Province. 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 thr

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

(240318) -- ZHANGZI, March 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on March 15, 2024 shows a view of Faxing Temple in Zhangzi County, north China's Shanxi Province. 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

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

(240318) -- ZHANGZI, March 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Yufei displays a book he edited in Faxing Temple in Zhangzi County, north China's Shanxi Province, March 15, 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 relic