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The 33rd anniversary of the restoration of Estonia's independence

20.08.2024. Tallinn. Restoration of Independence Day is marked on August 20 each year to celebrate the date in 1991 when Estonia regained the freedom it had lost to the Soviet Union more than five decades earlier. Thirty-three years ago, on August 20 1991, volunteers rushed to protect Tallinn's TV tower after Soviet forces were sent to the country to cripple the country's communication systems. Now a family day was held there. Photo Eero Vabamägi, Postimees

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The 33rd anniversary of the restoration of Estonia's independence

20.08.2024. Tallinn. Restoration of Independence Day is marked on August 20 each year to celebrate the date in 1991 when Estonia regained the freedom it had lost to the Soviet Union more than five decades earlier. Thirty-three years ago, on August 20 1991, volunteers rushed to protect Tallinn's TV tower after Soviet forces were sent to the country to cripple the country's communication systems. Now a family day was held there. Photo Eero Vabamägi, Postimees

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The 33rd anniversary of the restoration of Estonia's independence

20.08.2024. Tallinn. Restoration of Independence Day is marked on August 20 each year to celebrate the date in 1991 when Estonia regained the freedom it had lost to the Soviet Union more than five decades earlier. Thirty-three years ago, on August 20 1991, volunteers rushed to protect Tallinn's TV tower after Soviet forces were sent to the country to cripple the country's communication systems. Now a family day was held there. Photo Eero Vabamägi, Postimees

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The 33rd anniversary of the restoration of Estonia's independence

20.08.2024. Tallinn. Restoration of Independence Day is marked on August 20 each year to celebrate the date in 1991 when Estonia regained the freedom it had lost to the Soviet Union more than five decades earlier. Thirty-three years ago, on August 20 1991, volunteers rushed to protect Tallinn's TV tower after Soviet forces were sent to the country to cripple the country's communication systems. Now a family day was held there. Photo Eero Vabamägi, Postimees

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Taiwan compatriot promotes traditional culture, tourism in Fujian's fishing village

STORY: Taiwan compatriot promotes traditional culture, tourism in Fujian's fishing village SHOOTING TIME: Recent footage DATELINE: June 16, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:53 LOCATION: FUZHOU, China CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of Chen Po Ching working at Gushi village in Fujian 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): CHEN PO CHING, Taiwan compatriot STORYLINE: Chen Po Ching from China's Taiwan is passionate about safeguarding and enhancing traditional culture and tourism. He has seamlessly merged his dream with China's rural revitalization drive in a fishing village in Fujian. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): CHEN PO CHING, Taiwan compatriot "I come from Taiwan. Taiwan is also rich in fishing village culture like here. Huangqi first came into my view when I visited Matsu over three decades ago. I did not expect that I would see Matsu from the other side here in Huangqi 30 years later. The stone houses in Gushi Village, as you can see, feature mortise and tenon joints. Look at this gate, it is rare to see such intricate woodwork in are

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From surviving to thriving amidst sands, Chinese city fortifies "green Great Wall"

STORY: From surviving to thriving amidst sands, Chinese city fortifies "green Great Wall" SHOOTING TIME: June 15, 2024/ File DATELINE: June 16, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:34 LOCATION: YINCHUAN, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Shapotou scenic spot 2. various of Zhongwei City 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): TANG XIMING, Senior engineer, state-owned forestry farm in Zhongwei 4. various of the Three-North Shelterbelt Forest Program 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): LIU BING, National Forestry and Grassland Administration 6. various of the Three-North Shelterbelt Forest Program 7. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): RICHARD DJURIST NGENZI, Tanzanian student in Ningxia STORYLINE: Shapotou scenic spot Zhongwei City, NW China's Ningxia Marching along the southern edge of the Tengger Desert in northwest China, the group of students may find it hard to imagine how the desert presented a life-or-death crisis only decades ago. Such transformation has been achieved through China's recipe for sand control -- straw checkerboards

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(MASTER OF CRAFTS)CHINA-BEIJING-TRADITIONAL BEIJING PAINTINGS-PIGMENT MAKING-INHERITOR (CN)

(240107) -- BEIJING, Jan. 7, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Yang Xin (C) instructs young hobbyists of traditional Beijing paintings in sketching from life in Beijing, capital of China, Dec. 30, 2023. Yang Xin, 62, is a noted artist of traditional Beijing paintings. His family have been involved in pigment making business since the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911). Fascinated by paintings since his childhood, Yang acquired the craft of pigment making for traditional Beijing paintings from his mother and became the fifth generation inheritor of this art. This craft, which extracts pigment from natural materials such as minerals, soil and plants, was listed as an intangible cultural heritage of Chaoyang District of Beijing in 2019. A graduate from the College of Fine Arts & Design of the Hebei Normal University, Yang set out three decades ago to study the folk history of Beijing, and to draw paintings on the historical sites, folk customs and time-honored brands in the city with the pigment he made. Over the years, Yang has c

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(240107) -- BEIJING, Jan. 7, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Yang Xin sketches from life in Houhai of Beijing, capital of China, Dec. 30, 2023. Yang Xin, 62, is a noted artist of traditional Beijing paintings. His family have been involved in pigment making business since the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911). Fascinated by paintings since his childhood, Yang acquired the craft of pigment making for traditional Beijing paintings from his mother and became the fifth generation inheritor of this art. This craft, which extracts pigment from natural materials such as minerals, soil and plants, was listed as an intangible cultural heritage of Chaoyang District of Beijing in 2019. A graduate from the College of Fine Arts & Design of the Hebei Normal University, Yang set out three decades ago to study the folk history of Beijing, and to draw paintings on the historical sites, folk customs and time-honored brands in the city with the pigment he made. Over the years, Yang has created nearly 10,000 traditional Beijing paintings and pu

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(240107) -- BEIJING, Jan. 7, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This undated photo shows a traditional Beijing painting by Yang Xin using the traditional pigment in Beijing, capital of China. Yang Xin, 62, is a noted artist of traditional Beijing paintings. His family have been involved in pigment making business since the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911). Fascinated by paintings since his childhood, Yang acquired the craft of pigment making for traditional Beijing paintings from his mother and became the fifth generation inheritor of this art. This craft, which extracts pigment from natural materials such as minerals, soil and plants, was listed as an intangible cultural heritage of Chaoyang District of Beijing in 2019. A graduate from the College of Fine Arts & Design of the Hebei Normal University, Yang set out three decades ago to study the folk history of Beijing, and to draw paintings on the historical sites, folk customs and time-honored brands in the city with the pigment he made. Over the years, Yang has created nearl

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(240107) -- BEIJING, Jan. 7, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Yang Xin paints with traditional pigment at his studio in Beijing, capital of China, Jan. 4, 2024. Yang Xin, 62, is a noted artist of traditional Beijing paintings. His family have been involved in pigment making business since the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911). Fascinated by paintings since his childhood, Yang acquired the craft of pigment making for traditional Beijing paintings from his mother and became the fifth generation inheritor of this art. This craft, which extracts pigment from natural materials such as minerals, soil and plants, was listed as an intangible cultural heritage of Chaoyang District of Beijing in 2019. A graduate from the College of Fine Arts & Design of the Hebei Normal University, Yang set out three decades ago to study the folk history of Beijing, and to draw paintings on the historical sites, folk customs and time-honored brands in the city with the pigment he made. Over the years, Yang has created nearly 10,000 traditional Beijing

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(240107) -- BEIJING, Jan. 7, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A traditional Beijing painting by Yang Xin is displayed during an exhibition in Beijing, capital of China, Jan. 20, 2017. Yang Xin, 62, is a noted artist of traditional Beijing paintings. His family have been involved in pigment making business since the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911). Fascinated by paintings since his childhood, Yang acquired the craft of pigment making for traditional Beijing paintings from his mother and became the fifth generation inheritor of this art. This craft, which extracts pigment from natural materials such as minerals, soil and plants, was listed as an intangible cultural heritage of Chaoyang District of Beijing in 2019. A graduate from the College of Fine Arts & Design of the Hebei Normal University, Yang set out three decades ago to study the folk history of Beijing, and to draw paintings on the historical sites, folk customs and time-honored brands in the city with the pigment he made. Over the years, Yang has created nearly 10,0

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(240107) -- BEIJING, Jan. 7, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This undated photo shows a traditional Beijing painting by Yang Xin using the traditional pigment in Beijing, capital of China. Yang Xin, 62, is a noted artist of traditional Beijing paintings. His family have been involved in pigment making business since the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911). Fascinated by paintings since his childhood, Yang acquired the craft of pigment making for traditional Beijing paintings from his mother and became the fifth generation inheritor of this art. This craft, which extracts pigment from natural materials such as minerals, soil and plants, was listed as an intangible cultural heritage of Chaoyang District of Beijing in 2019. A graduate from the College of Fine Arts & Design of the Hebei Normal University, Yang set out three decades ago to study the folk history of Beijing, and to draw paintings on the historical sites, folk customs and time-honored brands in the city with the pigment he made. Over the years, Yang has created nearl

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(240107) -- BEIJING, Jan. 7, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Yang Xin sifts raw minerals for traditional pigment making at his studio in Beijing, capital of China, Jan. 4, 2024. Yang Xin, 62, is a noted artist of traditional Beijing paintings. His family have been involved in pigment making business since the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911). Fascinated by paintings since his childhood, Yang acquired the craft of pigment making for traditional Beijing paintings from his mother and became the fifth generation inheritor of this art. This craft, which extracts pigment from natural materials such as minerals, soil and plants, was listed as an intangible cultural heritage of Chaoyang District of Beijing in 2019. A graduate from the College of Fine Arts & Design of the Hebei Normal University, Yang set out three decades ago to study the folk history of Beijing, and to draw paintings on the historical sites, folk customs and time-honored brands in the city with the pigment he made. Over the years, Yang has created nearly 10,000 tr

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(240107) -- BEIJING, Jan. 7, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Yang Xin paints with traditional pigment at his studio in Beijing, capital of China, Jan. 4, 2024. Yang Xin, 62, is a noted artist of traditional Beijing paintings. His family have been involved in pigment making business since the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911). Fascinated by paintings since his childhood, Yang acquired the craft of pigment making for traditional Beijing paintings from his mother and became the fifth generation inheritor of this art. This craft, which extracts pigment from natural materials such as minerals, soil and plants, was listed as an intangible cultural heritage of Chaoyang District of Beijing in 2019. A graduate from the College of Fine Arts & Design of the Hebei Normal University, Yang set out three decades ago to study the folk history of Beijing, and to draw paintings on the historical sites, folk customs and time-honored brands in the city with the pigment he made. Over the years, Yang has created nearly 10,000 traditional Beijing

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(240107) -- BEIJING, Jan. 7, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This undated photo shows part of a traditional Beijing painting by Yang Xin using the traditional pigment in Beijing, capital of China. Yang Xin, 62, is a noted artist of traditional Beijing paintings. His family have been involved in pigment making business since the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911). Fascinated by paintings since his childhood, Yang acquired the craft of pigment making for traditional Beijing paintings from his mother and became the fifth generation inheritor of this art. This craft, which extracts pigment from natural materials such as minerals, soil and plants, was listed as an intangible cultural heritage of Chaoyang District of Beijing in 2019. A graduate from the College of Fine Arts & Design of the Hebei Normal University, Yang set out three decades ago to study the folk history of Beijing, and to draw paintings on the historical sites, folk customs and time-honored brands in the city with the pigment he made. Over the years, Yang has creat

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(240107) -- BEIJING, Jan. 7, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Yang Xin (R) introduces one of his traditional Beijing paintings to visitors at his studio in Beijing, capital of China, Jan. 4, 2024. Yang Xin, 62, is a noted artist of traditional Beijing paintings. His family have been involved in pigment making business since the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911). Fascinated by paintings since his childhood, Yang acquired the craft of pigment making for traditional Beijing paintings from his mother and became the fifth generation inheritor of this art. This craft, which extracts pigment from natural materials such as minerals, soil and plants, was listed as an intangible cultural heritage of Chaoyang District of Beijing in 2019. A graduate from the College of Fine Arts & Design of the Hebei Normal University, Yang set out three decades ago to study the folk history of Beijing, and to draw paintings on the historical sites, folk customs and time-honored brands in the city with the pigment he made. Over the years, Yang has create

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(240107) -- BEIJING, Jan. 7, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This undated photo shows a traditional Beijing painting by Yang Xin using the traditional pigment in Beijing, capital of China. Yang Xin, 62, is a noted artist of traditional Beijing paintings. His family have been involved in pigment making business since the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911). Fascinated by paintings since his childhood, Yang acquired the craft of pigment making for traditional Beijing paintings from his mother and became the fifth generation inheritor of this art. This craft, which extracts pigment from natural materials such as minerals, soil and plants, was listed as an intangible cultural heritage of Chaoyang District of Beijing in 2019. A graduate from the College of Fine Arts & Design of the Hebei Normal University, Yang set out three decades ago to study the folk history of Beijing, and to draw paintings on the historical sites, folk customs and time-honored brands in the city with the pigment he made. Over the years, Yang has created nearl

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(240107) -- BEIJING, Jan. 7, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This undated photo shows a traditional Beijing painting by Yang Xin using the traditional pigment in Beijing, capital of China. Yang Xin, 62, is a noted artist of traditional Beijing paintings. His family have been involved in pigment making business since the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911). Fascinated by paintings since his childhood, Yang acquired the craft of pigment making for traditional Beijing paintings from his mother and became the fifth generation inheritor of this art. This craft, which extracts pigment from natural materials such as minerals, soil and plants, was listed as an intangible cultural heritage of Chaoyang District of Beijing in 2019. A graduate from the College of Fine Arts & Design of the Hebei Normal University, Yang set out three decades ago to study the folk history of Beijing, and to draw paintings on the historical sites, folk customs and time-honored brands in the city with the pigment he made. Over the years, Yang has created nearl

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(240107) -- BEIJING, Jan. 7, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Yang Xin (C) instructs young hobbyists of traditional Beijing paintings in sketching from life in Beijing, capital of China, Dec. 30, 2023. Yang Xin, 62, is a noted artist of traditional Beijing paintings. His family have been involved in pigment making business since the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911). Fascinated by paintings since his childhood, Yang acquired the craft of pigment making for traditional Beijing paintings from his mother and became the fifth generation inheritor of this art. This craft, which extracts pigment from natural materials such as minerals, soil and plants, was listed as an intangible cultural heritage of Chaoyang District of Beijing in 2019. A graduate from the College of Fine Arts & Design of the Hebei Normal University, Yang set out three decades ago to study the folk history of Beijing, and to draw paintings on the historical sites, folk customs and time-honored brands in the city with the pigment he made. Over the years, Yang has c

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(240107) -- BEIJING, Jan. 7, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This undated photo shows part of a traditional Beijing painting by Yang Xin using the traditional pigment in Beijing, capital of China. Yang Xin, 62, is a noted artist of traditional Beijing paintings. His family have been involved in pigment making business since the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911). Fascinated by paintings since his childhood, Yang acquired the craft of pigment making for traditional Beijing paintings from his mother and became the fifth generation inheritor of this art. This craft, which extracts pigment from natural materials such as minerals, soil and plants, was listed as an intangible cultural heritage of Chaoyang District of Beijing in 2019. A graduate from the College of Fine Arts & Design of the Hebei Normal University, Yang set out three decades ago to study the folk history of Beijing, and to draw paintings on the historical sites, folk customs and time-honored brands in the city with the pigment he made. Over the years, Yang has creat

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(240107) -- BEIJING, Jan. 7, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Yang Xin makes pigment with colourful minerals at his studio in Beijing, capital of China, Jan. 4, 2024. Yang Xin, 62, is a noted artist of traditional Beijing paintings. His family have been involved in pigment making business since the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911). Fascinated by paintings since his childhood, Yang acquired the craft of pigment making for traditional Beijing paintings from his mother and became the fifth generation inheritor of this art. This craft, which extracts pigment from natural materials such as minerals, soil and plants, was listed as an intangible cultural heritage of Chaoyang District of Beijing in 2019. A graduate from the College of Fine Arts & Design of the Hebei Normal University, Yang set out three decades ago to study the folk history of Beijing, and to draw paintings on the historical sites, folk customs and time-honored brands in the city with the pigment he made. Over the years, Yang has created nearly 10,000 traditional Be

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(240107) -- BEIJING, Jan. 7, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Yang Xin hands out his books on traditional Beijing folk customs to local residents in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 3, 2019. Yang Xin, 62, is a noted artist of traditional Beijing paintings. His family have been involved in pigment making business since the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911). Fascinated by paintings since his childhood, Yang acquired the craft of pigment making for traditional Beijing paintings from his mother and became the fifth generation inheritor of this art. This craft, which extracts pigment from natural materials such as minerals, soil and plants, was listed as an intangible cultural heritage of Chaoyang District of Beijing in 2019. A graduate from the College of Fine Arts & Design of the Hebei Normal University, Yang set out three decades ago to study the folk history of Beijing, and to draw paintings on the historical sites, folk customs and time-honored brands in the city with the pigment he made. Over the years, Yang has created nearl

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(240107) -- BEIJING, Jan. 7, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Yang Xin shows his 7-meter-long painting at his studio in Beijing, capital of China, Jan. 4, 2024. Yang Xin, 62, is a noted artist of traditional Beijing paintings. His family have been involved in pigment making business since the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911). Fascinated by paintings since his childhood, Yang acquired the craft of pigment making for traditional Beijing paintings from his mother and became the fifth generation inheritor of this art. This craft, which extracts pigment from natural materials such as minerals, soil and plants, was listed as an intangible cultural heritage of Chaoyang District of Beijing in 2019. A graduate from the College of Fine Arts & Design of the Hebei Normal University, Yang set out three decades ago to study the folk history of Beijing, and to draw paintings on the historical sites, folk customs and time-honored brands in the city with the pigment he made. Over the years, Yang has created nearly 10,000 traditional Beijing

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(240107) -- BEIJING, Jan. 7, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Yang Xin tells a story of traditional life in Beijing to pupils of a primary school in Dongcheng District of Beijing, capital of China, May 31, 2021. Yang Xin, 62, is a noted artist of traditional Beijing paintings. His family have been involved in pigment making business since the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911). Fascinated by paintings since his childhood, Yang acquired the craft of pigment making for traditional Beijing paintings from his mother and became the fifth generation inheritor of this art. This craft, which extracts pigment from natural materials such as minerals, soil and plants, was listed as an intangible cultural heritage of Chaoyang District of Beijing in 2019. A graduate from the College of Fine Arts & Design of the Hebei Normal University, Yang set out three decades ago to study the folk history of Beijing, and to draw paintings on the historical sites, folk customs and time-honored brands in the city with the pigment he made. Over the years,

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(240107) -- BEIJING, Jan. 7, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This undated photo shows a traditional Beijing painting by Yang Xin using the traditional pigment in Beijing, capital of China. Yang Xin, 62, is a noted artist of traditional Beijing paintings. His family have been involved in pigment making business since the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911). Fascinated by paintings since his childhood, Yang acquired the craft of pigment making for traditional Beijing paintings from his mother and became the fifth generation inheritor of this art. This craft, which extracts pigment from natural materials such as minerals, soil and plants, was listed as an intangible cultural heritage of Chaoyang District of Beijing in 2019. A graduate from the College of Fine Arts & Design of the Hebei Normal University, Yang set out three decades ago to study the folk history of Beijing, and to draw paintings on the historical sites, folk customs and time-honored brands in the city with the pigment he made. Over the years, Yang has created nearl

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(240107) -- BEIJING, Jan. 7, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Yang Xin grinds cinnabar to make pigment at his studio in Beijing, capital of China, Jan. 4, 2024. Yang Xin, 62, is a noted artist of traditional Beijing paintings. His family have been involved in pigment making business since the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911). Fascinated by paintings since his childhood, Yang acquired the craft of pigment making for traditional Beijing paintings from his mother and became the fifth generation inheritor of this art. This craft, which extracts pigment from natural materials such as minerals, soil and plants, was listed as an intangible cultural heritage of Chaoyang District of Beijing in 2019. A graduate from the College of Fine Arts & Design of the Hebei Normal University, Yang set out three decades ago to study the folk history of Beijing, and to draw paintings on the historical sites, folk customs and time-honored brands in the city with the pigment he made. Over the years, Yang has created nearly 10,000 traditional Beijing

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(240107) -- BEIJING, Jan. 7, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Yang Xin paints with traditional pigment at his studio in Beijing, capital of China, Jan. 4, 2024. Yang Xin, 62, is a noted artist of traditional Beijing paintings. His family have been involved in pigment making business since the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911). Fascinated by paintings since his childhood, Yang acquired the craft of pigment making for traditional Beijing paintings from his mother and became the fifth generation inheritor of this art. This craft, which extracts pigment from natural materials such as minerals, soil and plants, was listed as an intangible cultural heritage of Chaoyang District of Beijing in 2019. A graduate from the College of Fine Arts & Design of the Hebei Normal University, Yang set out three decades ago to study the folk history of Beijing, and to draw paintings on the historical sites, folk customs and time-honored brands in the city with the pigment he made. Over the years, Yang has created nearly 10,000 traditional Beijing

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(240107) -- BEIJING, Jan. 7, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Yang Xin paints with traditional pigment at his studio in Beijing, capital of China, Jan. 4, 2024. Yang Xin, 62, is a noted artist of traditional Beijing paintings. His family have been involved in pigment making business since the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911). Fascinated by paintings since his childhood, Yang acquired the craft of pigment making for traditional Beijing paintings from his mother and became the fifth generation inheritor of this art. This craft, which extracts pigment from natural materials such as minerals, soil and plants, was listed as an intangible cultural heritage of Chaoyang District of Beijing in 2019. A graduate from the College of Fine Arts & Design of the Hebei Normal University, Yang set out three decades ago to study the folk history of Beijing, and to draw paintings on the historical sites, folk customs and time-honored brands in the city with the pigment he made. Over the years, Yang has created nearly 10,000 traditional Beijing

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(240107) -- BEIJING, Jan. 7, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This undated photo shows a traditional Beijing painting by Yang Xin using the traditional pigment in Beijing, capital of China. Yang Xin, 62, is a noted artist of traditional Beijing paintings. His family have been involved in pigment making business since the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911). Fascinated by paintings since his childhood, Yang acquired the craft of pigment making for traditional Beijing paintings from his mother and became the fifth generation inheritor of this art. This craft, which extracts pigment from natural materials such as minerals, soil and plants, was listed as an intangible cultural heritage of Chaoyang District of Beijing in 2019. A graduate from the College of Fine Arts & Design of the Hebei Normal University, Yang set out three decades ago to study the folk history of Beijing, and to draw paintings on the historical sites, folk customs and time-honored brands in the city with the pigment he made. Over the years, Yang has created nearl

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Watches of domestic brand trigger shopping spree among Chinese consumers

STORY: Watches of domestic brand trigger shopping spree among Chinese consumers SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 23, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 27, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:26 LOCATION: NANNING, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of people lining up to buy the watch 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): NONG, Buyer 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): JIE, Buyer 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): TAN XUDONG, Official of Nanning Watch Factory 5. various of people lining up to buy the watch STORYLINE: A batch of watches produced by China's Nanning Watch Factory over three decades ago has triggered a round of shopping spree among Chinese consumers. The mechanical watches belong to a classic brand, Guihua, which was known for its delicate design and high quality. Production of the watches was halted in the 1990s and the watches had been stored in the factory warehouse before they were put on sale. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): NONG, Buyer "I think my parents know of this brand, but I don't know if they've ever had one of its watches. That's why I came to buy a p

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Proofs of Marcos' excesses survive super typhoon Haiyan

TACLOBAN CITY, Philippines - Photo taken Nov. 9, 2014, shows a long dining table adorned with foreign wares and centerpiece inside the Sto. Nino Shrine and Heritage Museum in Tacloban City, the Philippines, that was hit hard by Typhoon Haiyan on Nov. 8, 2013. The museum, built by former Philippine first lady Imelda Marcos more than three decades ago, shows the extravagance of the Marcoses during their 21-year reign.

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Proofs of Marcos' excesses survive super typhoon Haiyan

TACLOBAN CITY, Philippines - Photo taken Nov. 9, 2014, shows the grand ballroom on the second floor of the Sto. Nino Shrine and Heritage Museum in Tacloban City, the Philippines, that was hit hard by Typhoon Haiyan on Nov. 8, 2013. The museum, built by former Philippine first lady Imelda Marcos more than three decades ago, shows the extravagance of the Marcoses during their 21-year reign.

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Proofs of Marcos' excesses survive super typhoon Haiyan

TACLOBAN CITY, Philippines - Photo taken Nov. 21, 2013, shows the facade of Sto. Nino Shrine and Heritage Museum in Tacloban City, the Philippines, that was hit hard by Typhoon Haiyan on Nov. 8, 2013. The museum, built by former Philippine first lady Imelda Marcos more than three decades ago, shows the extravagance of the Marcoses during their 21-year reign.

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Kim Young Nam to Japan: 'Leave me alone'

JEONJU, South Korea - Kim Young Ja, sister of Kim Young Nam, the South Korean man believed to have been abducted to North Korea nearly three decades ago, speaks at a press conference in Jeonju on July 2. She quoted her brother as saying at their recent reunion that Japan is making false claims about his former wife, Japanese abductee Megumi Yokota. ''Please leave me alone and tell them (the Japanese) so,'' she quoted him as saying.

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Lifelong promise from Mama Soraida to her elephant friends

STORY: Lifelong promise from Mama Soraida to her elephant friends DATELINE: Aug. 13, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:19 LOCATION: Bangkok CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. cutaways of elephant hospital 2. Soraida Salwala and elephant 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): SORAIDA SALWALA, Founder of Friends of the Asian Elephant (FAE) Hospital 4. hospital Staff taking care of Mosha (an elephant) 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): SORAIDA SALWALA, Founder of Friends of the Asian Elephant (FAE) Hospital 6. Soraida Salwala and elephant STORYLINE: Over two decades ago, an Asian elephant named Motala stepped on a landmine and got her left front leg seriously injured. She limped for three days before she was rescued by a special hospital in Thailand. Fitted with a prosthetic leg, she was taken care of for over 20 years. Every morning and afternoon, 61-year-old Motala walks around the lawn outside her tent for a while. Deep in the forest of Lampang province in northern Thailand, the hospital, named Friends of the Asian Elephant (FAE),

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Iranian men recall attack by Iraqi chemical weapons

Men in Sardasht, northwestern Iran, talk about the effects of chemical weapons used by Iraq during the war between the two countries nearly three decades ago, as seen in this photo taken on Aug. 2, 2015, on a street called Hiroshima. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Iranian man recounts damage inflicted by Iraqi chemical weapons

A leader of a group of citizens suffering from the effects of chemical weapons used by Iraq in the northwestern Iranian city of Sardasht during the war between the two countries nearly three decades ago explains the present conditions in the city on Aug. 2, 2015. The building in the back in this photo cannot be torn down due to the presence of harmful residues. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Iranian women recall exposure to Iraqi chemical weapons

Women in Sardasht, northwestern Iran, show medicines they take every day on Aug. 2, 2015, to ease the effects of exposure to chemical weapons used by Iraq during the war between the two countries nearly three decades ago. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kim Young Nam to Japan: 'Leave me alone'

JEONJU, South Korea - Kim Young Ja, sister of Kim Young Nam, the South Korean man believed to have been abducted to North Korea nearly three decades ago, speaks at a press conference in Jeonju on July 2. She quoted her brother as saying at their recent reunion that Japan is making false claims about his former wife, Japanese abductee Megumi Yokota. ''Please leave me alone and tell them (the Japanese) so,'' she quoted him as saying. (Kyodo)

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Arrest warrant issued for woman on suspicion of abducting 2 chil

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese police obtained an arrest warrant on April 26 for the leader of a group of North Korean agents identified by her Japanese name Yoko Kinoshita (in undated file photo) who allegedly abducted to North Korea more than three decades ago two children born to a Japanese woman and a pro-Pyongyang Korean resident. (Kyodo)

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Proofs of Marcos' excesses survive super typhoon Haiyan

TACLOBAN CITY, Philippines - Photo taken Nov. 9, 2014, shows a long dining table adorned with foreign wares and centerpiece inside the Sto. Nino Shrine and Heritage Museum in Tacloban City, the Philippines, that was hit hard by Typhoon Haiyan on Nov. 8, 2013. The museum, built by former Philippine first lady Imelda Marcos more than three decades ago, shows the extravagance of the Marcoses during their 21-year reign. (Kyodo)

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Proofs of Marcos' excesses survive super typhoon Haiyan

TACLOBAN CITY, Philippines - Photo taken Nov. 9, 2014, shows the grand ballroom on the second floor of the Sto. Nino Shrine and Heritage Museum in Tacloban City, the Philippines, that was hit hard by Typhoon Haiyan on Nov. 8, 2013. The museum, built by former Philippine first lady Imelda Marcos more than three decades ago, shows the extravagance of the Marcoses during their 21-year reign. (Kyodo)

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Emperor, empress meet with Vietnamese people

Nguyen Duc, a Vietnamese man who was born as a conjoined twin, meets with visiting Japanese Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko on March 2, 2017, during a reception in Hanoi. Duc, whose condition was apparently due to the effects of the defoliant Agent Orange used by the U.S. military during the Vietnam War, underwent surgery to separate him from his brother Viet with support of Japanese doctors nearly three decades ago. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Emperor, empress meet with Vietnamese people

Nguyen Duc, a Vietnamese man who was born as a conjoined twin, meets with visiting Japanese Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko on March 2, 2017, during a reception in Hanoi. Duc, whose condition was apparently due to the effects of the defoliant Agent Orange used by the U.S. military during the Vietnam War, underwent surgery to separate him from his brother Viet with support of Japanese doctors nearly three decades ago. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo