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VEX Robotics Regional Championship - Canada

A contestant fine-tunes a robot during the 2025 VEX Robotics Regional Championship in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada, March 1, 2025. Hundreds of high school students teamed up to compete in the competition here on Saturday, and winners will advance to the VEX Robotics World Championship in Dallas, United States, in May 2025. Photo by Liang Sen/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Artillery crew of Ukraines Khyzhak Patrol Police Special Unit

DONETSK REGION, UKRAINE - OCTOBER 25, 2024 - An artilleryman of the Khyzhak Patrol Police Special Unit speaks through a handheld transceiver as he tunes a howitzer while on a combat mission at the positions in Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine.

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Artillery crew of Ukraines Khyzhak Patrol Police Special Unit

DONETSK REGION, UKRAINE - OCTOBER 25, 2024 - An artilleryman of the Khyzhak Patrol Police Special Unit speaks through a handheld transceiver as he tunes a howitzer while on a combat mission at the positions in Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine.

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Artillery crew of Ukraines Khyzhak Patrol Police Special Unit

DONETSK REGION, UKRAINE - OCTOBER 25, 2024 - An artilleryman of the Khyzhak Patrol Police Special Unit speaks through a handheld transceiver as he tunes a howitzer while on a combat mission at the positions in Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine.

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Chinese musician plays tunes with leaves

STORY: Chinese musician plays tunes with leaves SHOOTING TIME: June 8, 2024 DATELINE: June 12, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:15 LOCATION: KUNMING, China CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of a Chinese musician playing tunes STORYLINE: A musician in Shilin County, SW China's Yunnan, can blow out exquisite melodies by putting leaves between his lips. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Kunming, China. (XHTV)

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Bomb squad drill on Dnipro River bank in Zaporizhzhia

ZAPORIZHZHIA, UKRAINE - JUNE 5, 2024 - An EOD expert tunes a piece of equipment during the training of State Emergency Service personnel to improve their skills in searching for suspicious objects and demining on the Dnipro River bank, Zaporizhzhia, southeastern Ukraine.

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(ChineseToday)New lifestyle gains popularity among young Chinese

(240505) -- TIANJIN, May 5, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Young people practice dancing during a night class at the Tianjin Youth Palace in north China's Tianjin, April 26, 2024. As night falls, the classrooms of the Tianjin Youth Palace are brightly lit. A group of young people dressed in sportswear are practicing Baduanjin, an ancient Chinese qigong exercise combining movement. Next door, the melodious tunes of ethnic dances can be heard. In the painting classroom, everyone is holding brushes and listening to the teacher's guidance in front of their canvases. Night school, as an educational form, is "breaking" into the view of young people in a brand-new way. For Lyu Xinlei, the youth night school has become an important destination for her after work. "In the past, I would mostly dine out or go shopping with friends after work. Participating in the youth night school not only helps me relax and enrich my life, but also gives me an opportunity to make new friends," Lyu said. At the end of 2023, a branded event

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(ChineseToday)New lifestyle gains popularity among young Chinese

(240505) -- TIANJIN, May 5, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Lyu Xinlei (front) practices dancing during a night class at the Tianjin Youth Palace in north China's Tianjin, April 23, 2024. As night falls, the classrooms of the Tianjin Youth Palace are brightly lit. A group of young people dressed in sportswear are practicing Baduanjin, an ancient Chinese qigong exercise combining movement. Next door, the melodious tunes of ethnic dances can be heard. In the painting classroom, everyone is holding brushes and listening to the teacher's guidance in front of their canvases. Night school, as an educational form, is "breaking" into the view of young people in a brand-new way. For Lyu Xinlei, the youth night school has become an important destination for her after work. "In the past, I would mostly dine out or go shopping with friends after work. Participating in the youth night school not only helps me relax and enrich my life, but also gives me an opportunity to make new friends," Lyu said. At the end of 2023, a brande

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(ChineseToday)New lifestyle gains popularity among young Chinese

(240505) -- TIANJIN, May 5, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A teacher instucts a student in playing flag football during a night class at a club in north China's Tianjin, April 25, 2024. As night falls, the classrooms of the Tianjin Youth Palace are brightly lit. A group of young people dressed in sportswear are practicing Baduanjin, an ancient Chinese qigong exercise combining movement. Next door, the melodious tunes of ethnic dances can be heard. In the painting classroom, everyone is holding brushes and listening to the teacher's guidance in front of their canvases. Night school, as an educational form, is "breaking" into the view of young people in a brand-new way. For Lyu Xinlei, the youth night school has become an important destination for her after work. "In the past, I would mostly dine out or go shopping with friends after work. Participating in the youth night school not only helps me relax and enrich my life, but also gives me an opportunity to make new friends," Lyu said. At the end of 2023, a branded

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(ChineseToday)New lifestyle gains popularity among young Chinese

(240505) -- TIANJIN, May 5, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Young people attend an archery night class at a club in north China's Tianjin, April 25, 2024. As night falls, the classrooms of the Tianjin Youth Palace are brightly lit. A group of young people dressed in sportswear are practicing Baduanjin, an ancient Chinese qigong exercise combining movement. Next door, the melodious tunes of ethnic dances can be heard. In the painting classroom, everyone is holding brushes and listening to the teacher's guidance in front of their canvases. Night school, as an educational form, is "breaking" into the view of young people in a brand-new way. For Lyu Xinlei, the youth night school has become an important destination for her after work. "In the past, I would mostly dine out or go shopping with friends after work. Participating in the youth night school not only helps me relax and enrich my life, but also gives me an opportunity to make new friends," Lyu said. At the end of 2023, a branded event of youth night school org

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(ChineseToday)New lifestyle gains popularity among young Chinese

(240505) -- TIANJIN, May 5, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Lyu Xinlei (C) attends a painting class at the Tianjin Youth Palace in north China's Tianjin, April 26, 2024. As night falls, the classrooms of the Tianjin Youth Palace are brightly lit. A group of young people dressed in sportswear are practicing Baduanjin, an ancient Chinese qigong exercise combining movement. Next door, the melodious tunes of ethnic dances can be heard. In the painting classroom, everyone is holding brushes and listening to the teacher's guidance in front of their canvases. Night school, as an educational form, is "breaking" into the view of young people in a brand-new way. For Lyu Xinlei, the youth night school has become an important destination for her after work. "In the past, I would mostly dine out or go shopping with friends after work. Participating in the youth night school not only helps me relax and enrich my life, but also gives me an opportunity to make new friends," Lyu said. At the end of 2023, a branded event of youth n

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(ChineseToday)New lifestyle gains popularity among young Chinese

(240505) -- TIANJIN, May 5, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Young people play flag football during a night class at a club in north China's Tianjin, April 25, 2024. As night falls, the classrooms of the Tianjin Youth Palace are brightly lit. A group of young people dressed in sportswear are practicing Baduanjin, an ancient Chinese qigong exercise combining movement. Next door, the melodious tunes of ethnic dances can be heard. In the painting classroom, everyone is holding brushes and listening to the teacher's guidance in front of their canvases. Night school, as an educational form, is "breaking" into the view of young people in a brand-new way. For Lyu Xinlei, the youth night school has become an important destination for her after work. "In the past, I would mostly dine out or go shopping with friends after work. Participating in the youth night school not only helps me relax and enrich my life, but also gives me an opportunity to make new friends," Lyu said. At the end of 2023, a branded event of youth night

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(ChineseToday)New lifestyle gains popularity among young Chinese

(240505) -- TIANJIN, May 5, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Ju Lei (1st L) instructs students in practicing Baduanjin during a night class at the Tianjin Youth Palace in north China's Tianjin, April 26, 2024. As night falls, the classrooms of the Tianjin Youth Palace are brightly lit. A group of young people dressed in sportswear are practicing Baduanjin, an ancient Chinese qigong exercise combining movement. Next door, the melodious tunes of ethnic dances can be heard. In the painting classroom, everyone is holding brushes and listening to the teacher's guidance in front of their canvases. Night school, as an educational form, is "breaking" into the view of young people in a brand-new way. For Lyu Xinlei, the youth night school has become an important destination for her after work. "In the past, I would mostly dine out or go shopping with friends after work. Participating in the youth night school not only helps me relax and enrich my life, but also gives me an opportunity to make new friends," Lyu said. At the

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(ChineseToday)New lifestyle gains popularity among young Chinese

(240505) -- TIANJIN, May 5, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Young people practice dancing during a night class at the Tianjin Youth Palace in north China's Tianjin, April 23, 2024. As night falls, the classrooms of the Tianjin Youth Palace are brightly lit. A group of young people dressed in sportswear are practicing Baduanjin, an ancient Chinese qigong exercise combining movement. Next door, the melodious tunes of ethnic dances can be heard. In the painting classroom, everyone is holding brushes and listening to the teacher's guidance in front of their canvases. Night school, as an educational form, is "breaking" into the view of young people in a brand-new way. For Lyu Xinlei, the youth night school has become an important destination for her after work. "In the past, I would mostly dine out or go shopping with friends after work. Participating in the youth night school not only helps me relax and enrich my life, but also gives me an opportunity to make new friends," Lyu said. At the end of 2023, a branded event

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(ChineseToday)CHINA-LIAONING-YINGKOU-PIANO TUNER (CN)

(240124) -- SHENYANG, Jan. 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Yongqing tunes a piano at a factory of a musical instrument company in Yingkou, northeast China's Liaoning Province on Jan. 23, 2024. Zhang Yongqing, a piano tuner, has been dedicating over 30 years to this profession since graduating from a technical school with a major in instrument manufacturing. Each piano comprises 88 keys, over 200 strings, and numerous components. Changes in temperature and humidity can cause subtle adjustments to the piano's pitch and mechanical state. Zhang's role as a tuner is to counteract these changes, ensuring the piano maintains stable and accurate sound production. This job requires high professional competence and demands deep expertise, musical talent, keen observation, listening skills, and strong hands-on ability. Despite the perceived monotony of the job, Zhang sees each tuning session as a dialogue with the piano, involving precise adjustments to tones, key pressures, and meticulous handling of screws and comp

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(ChineseToday)CHINA-LIAONING-YINGKOU-PIANO TUNER (CN)

(240124) -- SHENYANG, Jan. 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Yongqing tunes a piano at a factory of a musical instrument company in Yingkou, northeast China's Liaoning Province on Jan. 23, 2024. Zhang Yongqing, a piano tuner, has been dedicating over 30 years to this profession since graduating from a technical school with a major in instrument manufacturing. Each piano comprises 88 keys, over 200 strings, and numerous components. Changes in temperature and humidity can cause subtle adjustments to the piano's pitch and mechanical state. Zhang's role as a tuner is to counteract these changes, ensuring the piano maintains stable and accurate sound production. This job requires high professional competence and demands deep expertise, musical talent, keen observation, listening skills, and strong hands-on ability. Despite the perceived monotony of the job, Zhang sees each tuning session as a dialogue with the piano, involving precise adjustments to tones, key pressures, and meticulous handling of screws and comp

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(ChineseToday)CHINA-LIAONING-YINGKOU-PIANO TUNER (CN)

(240124) -- SHENYANG, Jan. 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Yongqing tunes a piano at a factory of a musical instrument company in Yingkou, northeast China's Liaoning Province on Jan. 23, 2024. Zhang Yongqing, a piano tuner, has been dedicating over 30 years to this profession since graduating from a technical school with a major in instrument manufacturing. Each piano comprises 88 keys, over 200 strings, and numerous components. Changes in temperature and humidity can cause subtle adjustments to the piano's pitch and mechanical state. Zhang's role as a tuner is to counteract these changes, ensuring the piano maintains stable and accurate sound production. This job requires high professional competence and demands deep expertise, musical talent, keen observation, listening skills, and strong hands-on ability. Despite the perceived monotony of the job, Zhang sees each tuning session as a dialogue with the piano, involving precise adjustments to tones, key pressures, and meticulous handling of screws and comp

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(ChineseToday)CHINA-LIAONING-YINGKOU-PIANO TUNER (CN)

(240124) -- SHENYANG, Jan. 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Yongqing tunes a piano at a factory of a musical instrument company in Yingkou, northeast China's Liaoning Province on Jan. 23, 2024. Zhang Yongqing, a piano tuner, has been dedicating over 30 years to this profession since graduating from a technical school with a major in instrument manufacturing. Each piano comprises 88 keys, over 200 strings, and numerous components. Changes in temperature and humidity can cause subtle adjustments to the piano's pitch and mechanical state. Zhang's role as a tuner is to counteract these changes, ensuring the piano maintains stable and accurate sound production. This job requires high professional competence and demands deep expertise, musical talent, keen observation, listening skills, and strong hands-on ability. Despite the perceived monotony of the job, Zhang sees each tuning session as a dialogue with the piano, involving precise adjustments to tones, key pressures, and meticulous handling of screws and comp

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(ChineseToday)CHINA-LIAONING-YINGKOU-PIANO TUNER (CN)

(240124) -- SHENYANG, Jan. 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Yongqing tunes a piano at a factory of a musical instrument company in Yingkou, northeast China's Liaoning Province on Jan. 23, 2024. Zhang Yongqing, a piano tuner, has been dedicating over 30 years to this profession since graduating from a technical school with a major in instrument manufacturing. Each piano comprises 88 keys, over 200 strings, and numerous components. Changes in temperature and humidity can cause subtle adjustments to the piano's pitch and mechanical state. Zhang's role as a tuner is to counteract these changes, ensuring the piano maintains stable and accurate sound production. This job requires high professional competence and demands deep expertise, musical talent, keen observation, listening skills, and strong hands-on ability. Despite the perceived monotony of the job, Zhang sees each tuning session as a dialogue with the piano, involving precise adjustments to tones, key pressures, and meticulous handling of screws and comp

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(ChineseToday)CHINA-LIAONING-YINGKOU-PIANO TUNER (CN)

(240124) -- SHENYANG, Jan. 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Yongqing tunes a piano at a factory of a musical instrument company in Yingkou, northeast China's Liaoning Province on Jan. 23, 2024. Zhang Yongqing, a piano tuner, has been dedicating over 30 years to this profession since graduating from a technical school with a major in instrument manufacturing. Each piano comprises 88 keys, over 200 strings, and numerous components. Changes in temperature and humidity can cause subtle adjustments to the piano's pitch and mechanical state. Zhang's role as a tuner is to counteract these changes, ensuring the piano maintains stable and accurate sound production. This job requires high professional competence and demands deep expertise, musical talent, keen observation, listening skills, and strong hands-on ability. Despite the perceived monotony of the job, Zhang sees each tuning session as a dialogue with the piano, involving precise adjustments to tones, key pressures, and meticulous handling of screws and comp

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XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(240116) -- BEIJING, Jan. 16, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A technician tunes satellite TV equipment in Yaou village, Cote d'Ivoire, Jan. 14, 2024. Thousands of people living in remote areas in Cote d'Ivoire and other African countries were able to watch the matches at home when the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) kicked off on Saturday, thanks to broadcast services provided by StarTimes, a Chinese digital TV operator. A project aiming to connect 10,000 African villages to satellite television services was proposed during the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) summit in Johannesburg, South Africa, in 2015. By December 2023, the project, undertaken by StarTimes, has helped 9,512 villages in 20 African countries receive digital TV signals. More than 190,000 households benefit directly from the project. (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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COTE D'IVOIRE-VILLAGE-SATELLITE TV

(240115) -- ABIDJAN, Jan. 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A technician tunes satellite TV equipment in Yaou village, Cote d'Ivoire, Jan. 14, 2024. Thousands of people living in remote areas in Cote d'Ivoire and other African countries were able to watch the matches at home when the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) kicked off on Saturday, thanks to broadcast services provided by StarTimes, a Chinese digital TV operator. A project aiming to connect 10,000 African villages to satellite television services was proposed during the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) summit in Johannesburg, South Africa, in 2015. By December 2023, the project, undertaken by StarTimes, has helped 9,512 villages in 20 African countries receive digital TV signals. More than 190,000 households benefit directly from the project. (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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China Manufacturing Industry Guitar

ZAOZHUANG, CHINA - JANUARY 4, 2024 - A technician tunes a guitar for production in Zaozhuang, Shandong province, China, Jan 4, 2024.

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CHINA-HENAN-WUZHI-CULTURE-POTTERY XUN (CN)

(231101) -- WUZHI, Nov. 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Wang Jian tunes a pottery Xun at a studio in Huanghe Jiaotong University in Wuzhi County, central China's Henan Province, Oct. 31, 2023. Xun is a wind instrument played in China for hundreds of years. Wuzhi County of Henan Province, known for its well preserved traditional culture related to the Yellow River, is home to pottery Xuns made exclusively of materials sourced from the Yellow River. Featuring unique shape and sonorous timbre, the pottery Xun is gaining popularity in recent years in Wuzhi County, where dedicated teaching facilities have been established in colleges, with non-profit classes made available to the general public to further promote this fine art. Wang Jian is a native of Wuzhi County and a representative inheritor of pottery Xun art, now inscribed as an intangible cultural heritage. He developed a deep affection for music since his early childhood and has devoted himself to the study of pottery Xun for more than three decades. With mud an

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Presentation of Skovorodance album in Kharkiv

KHARKIV, UKRAINE - OCTOBER 13, 2023 - A musician tunes his guitar during the presentation of the Skovorodance music album based on the texts of 18th-century Ukrainian philosopher Hryhorii Skovoroda, Kharkiv, northeastern Ukraine.

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CHINA-HENAN-LANKAO-PAULOWNIA-MUSICAL INSTRUMENT (CN)

(231010) -- KAIFENG, Oct. 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Guqin maker Xu Yachong tunes the Guqin at Lankao County of Kaifeng City, central China's Henan Province, Oct. 9, 2023. Lankao County is rich in paulownia trees, an ideal raw material for musical instrument manufacturing. But in the last century, frequent floods and sandstorms left the area with poor soil and crop failures. In the1960s, local Party chief Jiao Yulu initiated the locals to plant paulownia trees to help improve soil and conserve water. In the 1980s, when the trees were thriving, locals found it the fine material to make furniture, as well as traditional Chinese music instruments. Up to date, there are over 200 musical instrument manufacturing workshops with products sold home and abroad in Lankao. (Xinhua/Xing Guangli)

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CHINA-HENAN-LANKAO-PAULOWNIA-MUSICAL INSTRUMENT (CN)

(231010) -- KAIFENG, Oct. 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A staff member tunes a musical instrument at a musical instrument factory in Lankao County of Kaifeng City, central China's Henan Province, Oct. 9, 2023. Lankao County is rich in paulownia trees, an ideal raw material for musical instrument manufacturing. But in the last century, frequent floods and sandstorms left the area with poor soil and crop failures. In the1960s, local Party chief Jiao Yulu initiated the locals to plant paulownia trees to help improve soil and conserve water. In the 1980s, when the trees were thriving, locals found it the fine material to make furniture, as well as traditional Chinese music instruments. Up to date, there are over 200 musical instrument manufacturing workshops with products sold home and abroad in Lankao. (Xinhua/Xing Guangli)

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CHINA-HENAN-LANKAO-PAULOWNIA-MUSICAL INSTRUMENT (CN)

(231010) -- KAIFENG, Oct. 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A staff member tunes a musical instrument at Lankao County of Kaifeng City, central China's Henan Province, Oct. 9, 2023. Lankao County is rich in paulownia trees, an ideal raw material for musical instrument manufacturing. But in the last century, frequent floods and sandstorms left the area with poor soil and crop failures. In the1960s, local Party chief Jiao Yulu initiated the locals to plant paulownia trees to help improve soil and conserve water. In the 1980s, when the trees were thriving, locals found it the fine material to make furniture, as well as traditional Chinese music instruments. Up to date, there are over 200 musical instrument manufacturing workshops with products sold home and abroad in Lankao. (Xinhua/Xing Guangli)

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Silk Road Chinese music concert held in Nepal's Kathmandu

STORY: Silk Road Chinese music concert held in Nepal's Kathmandu DATELINE: Sept. 3, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:43 LOCATION: Kathmandu CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of musicians performing at the concert and the audience STORYLINE: A Silk Road Chinese music concert was held in the Nepali capital Kathmandu Thursday evening, resonating with hundreds of audiences. The concert program covered a number of traditional Chinese musical masterpieces including "Flowers Blooming Under the Full Moon," "The Silk Road," "Tunes of Qin Mulberry," "Ambush from All Sides," the Kunqu opera "The Peony Pavilion," among others. Resham Firiri, a Nepali piece, and Csardas, rearranged from a violin piece composed by Vittorio Monti, were also performed on the occasion by players from the China "Golden Bell Stars" Ensemble. The performances drew a frequent burst of applause from the packed hall, where Nepal's Vice President Ramsahay Prasad Yadav was present. The concert was sponsored by the Chinese Embassy in Nepal a

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INDONESIA-JAKARTA-CHINESE MUSIC CONCERT

(230824) -- JAKARTA, Aug. 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- An artist performs Guzheng Solo "Tunes of Qin Mulberry" during the Silk Road Chinese Music Concert Indonesia in Sun City, Jakarta, Indonesia, on Aug. 24, 2023. (Xinhua/Zulkarnain)

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CHINA-GUIZHOU-ZHENG'AN-GUITAR-MAKING INDUSTRY (CN)

(230610) -- ZHENG'AN, June 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A worker tunes a guitar at the Zheng'an Guitar Industrial Park in Zheng'an County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, June 7, 2023. Zheng'an County is dubbed as a guitar manufacturing center in China. Zheng'an Guitar Industrial Park is an industrial cluster with standardized factories covering over 800,000 square meters and 126 guitar and guitar-related accessories manufacturers. More than six million guitars are produced here annually. (Xinhua/Liu Xu)

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Xinjiang, My home: Inheritor of folk tunes

STORY: Xinjiang, My home: Inheritor of folk tunes DATELINE: June 1, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:29 LOCATION: Urumqi, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Kadir Yiblayan playing folk tunes 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Uighur): KADIR YIBLAYAN, Inheritor of traditional folk tunes 3. various of Kadir Yiblayan playing folk tunes with people 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): Kadir Yiblayan's son 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (Uighur): Kadir Yiblayan's apprentice 6. SOUNDBITE 4 (Uighur): KADIR YIBLAYAN, Inheritor of traditional folk tunes STORYLINE: As the inheritor of folk melodies, Kadir Yiblayan mastered numerous traditional folk tunes, using the power of music to share a sense of happiness with a wider audience in Luntai County in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. SOUNDBITE 1 (Uighur): KADIR YIBLAYAN, Inheritor of traditional folk tunes "My name is Kadir Yiblayan. I'm the inheritor of the local folk tunes, which are an intangible cultural heritage in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. This is where I usually play. The song I

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CHINA-TIANJIN-ACCORDION MAKER-YINGWU (CN)

(230527) -- TIANJIN, May 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A worker tunes an accordion at Tianjin Yingwu Musical Instrument Co., Ltd. in Zhongwang Town of Jinghai District, north China's Tianjin, May 25, 2023. Tianjin Yingwu Musical Instrument Co., Ltd. is an enterprise with 71 years of accordion manufacturing history. In the 1950s, its predecessor Tianjin Musical Instrument Factory produced the first accordion in new China, with a brand named "Yingwu". From then on, the Yingwu accordions produced here became famous at home and abroad. In recent years, the enterprise has been carrying out technological innovation and product research and development, and promoting cooperation with foreign brands. At present, the upgraded and optimized Yingwu branded accordions of the enterprise has entered the market, and the time-honored brand continues to glow with new vitality. (Xinhua/Sun Fanyue)

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CHINA-SHANDONG-TANGWU-GUITAR (CN)

(230518) -- JINAN, May 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Li Qingsheng tunes a guitar in Tangwu, a small town in east China's Shandong Province, Oct. 21, 2022. TO GO WITH "Across China: Guitar brands from small town strive to go global" (Xinhua/Chen Guofeng)

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EGYPT-CAIRO-RAMADAN-TANOURA DANCE

(230413) -- CAIRO, April 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Dancers perform Tanoura, a traditional Egyptian folk dance, during the holy month of Ramadan at the Sultan Al-Ghuri complex in Cairo, Egypt, on April 12, 2023. Tanoura is an Arabic word, which means skirt in English. Tanoura dance is a traditional folk dance in Egypt, where the dancer in colorful skirts spins to the tunes of songs. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)

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EGYPT-CAIRO-RAMADAN-TANOURA DANCE

(230413) -- CAIRO, April 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Dancers perform Tanoura, a traditional Egyptian folk dance, during the holy month of Ramadan at the Sultan Al-Ghuri complex in Cairo, Egypt, on April 12, 2023. Tanoura is an Arabic word, which means skirt in English. Tanoura dance is a traditional folk dance in Egypt, where the dancer in colorful skirts spins to the tunes of songs. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)

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EGYPT-CAIRO-RAMADAN-TANOURA DANCE

(230413) -- CAIRO, April 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Dancers perform Tanoura, a traditional Egyptian folk dance, during the holy month of Ramadan at the Sultan Al-Ghuri complex in Cairo, Egypt, on April 12, 2023. Tanoura is an Arabic word, which means skirt in English. Tanoura dance is a traditional folk dance in Egypt, where the dancer in colorful skirts spins to the tunes of songs. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)

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EGYPT-CAIRO-RAMADAN-TANOURA DANCE

(230413) -- CAIRO, April 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Dancers perform Tanoura, a traditional Egyptian folk dance, during the holy month of Ramadan at the Sultan Al-Ghuri complex in Cairo, Egypt, on April 12, 2023. Tanoura is an Arabic word, which means skirt in English. Tanoura dance is a traditional folk dance in Egypt, where the dancer in colorful skirts spins to the tunes of songs. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)

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EGYPT-CAIRO-RAMADAN-TANOURA DANCE

(230413) -- CAIRO, April 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Dancers perform Tanoura, a traditional Egyptian folk dance, during the holy month of Ramadan at the Sultan Al-Ghuri complex in Cairo, Egypt, on April 12, 2023. Tanoura is an Arabic word, which means skirt in English. Tanoura dance is a traditional folk dance in Egypt, where the dancer in colorful skirts spins to the tunes of songs. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)

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EGYPT-CAIRO-RAMADAN-TANOURA DANCE

(230413) -- CAIRO, April 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Dancers perform Tanoura, a traditional Egyptian folk dance, during the holy month of Ramadan at the Sultan Al-Ghuri complex in Cairo, Egypt, on April 12, 2023. Tanoura is an Arabic word, which means skirt in English. Tanoura dance is a traditional folk dance in Egypt, where the dancer in colorful skirts spins to the tunes of songs. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)

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EGYPT-CAIRO-RAMADAN-TANOURA DANCE

(230413) -- CAIRO, April 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A dancer performs Tanoura, a traditional Egyptian folk dance, during the holy month of Ramadan at the Sultan Al-Ghuri complex in Cairo, Egypt, on April 12, 2023. Tanoura is an Arabic word, which means skirt in English. Tanoura dance is a traditional folk dance in Egypt, where the dancer in colorful skirts spins to the tunes of songs. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)

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EGYPT-CAIRO-RAMADAN-TANOURA DANCE

(230413) -- CAIRO, April 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Dancers perform Tanoura, a traditional Egyptian folk dance, during the holy month of Ramadan at the Sultan Al-Ghuri complex in Cairo, Egypt, on April 12, 2023. Tanoura is an Arabic word, which means skirt in English. Tanoura dance is a traditional folk dance in Egypt, where the dancer in colorful skirts spins to the tunes of songs. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)

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CHINA-HEBEI-MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS-INDUSTRY (CN)

(230219) -- CANGZHOU, Feb. 19, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A worker tunes a traditional Chinese musical instrument at a workshop in Suning County, north China's Hebei Province, Feb. 18, 2023. More than 800,000 Chinese traditional musical instruments are produced annually by over 70 plants in the county. (Xinhua/Mu Yu)

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CHINA-TIBET-MUSICAL INSTRUMENT-CULTURAL HERITAGE (CN)

(230123) -- LHASA, Jan. 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A craftsman tunes a newly-made Zhanian instrument in Lnaze County, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Jan. 19, 2023. Zhanian, a stringed instrument, is widely used in songs and dances in Tibet. In Tibetan language, Zhanian is the word for the melodious sound. Zhanian making has a long history and the making technique was listed as a national intangible cultural heritage in 2014. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)

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STORY: Iraq's Erbil puts up New Year decorations DATELINE: Dec. 26, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:30 LOCATION: ERBIL, Iraq CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of preparations to welcome the New Year 2023 in the city of Erbil STORYLINE: The Iraqi city of Erbil, the capital of the Kurdistan region, has put up decorations and organized celebrations for the New Year. The city's streets and gardens are decorated with lights of different colors and shapes, while the markets and streets are crowded with people celebrating to the tunes of Arabic, Kurdish and English music and songs. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Erbil, Iraq. (XHTV)

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