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Celebration of Gannangxiang Festival - China

Twin sisters Yang Ningning (L) and Yang Ningwei have fun in Zhouxi Village, Zhouxi Town of Kaili, Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Guizhou Province, February 15, 2025. Donning in traditional attire, accompanied by the melody of Lusheng, a traditional musical instrument, local people in Kaili rejoiced the annual Gannangxiang festival in Zhouxi Town of Kaili. Every year during the festival, two pairs of twin sisters of Miao ethnic group, Yang Ningzhu and Yang Ningyu, Yang Ningwei and Yang Ningning, together with their mother Wu Qian, will come back from downtown Kaili to their grandmother's house in rural Miao village to attend this grand event. They believe that this is the best way to inherit ethnic culture. With a history of more than 400 years, the festival is inscribed on the list of provincial intangible cultural heritage of Guizhou. Photo by Xinhua/Yang Wenbin/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Celebration of Gannangxiang Festival - China

Two pairs of twin sisters talk with their mother Wu Qian (1st R) after getting dressed for the Gannangxiang festival in Zhouxi Village, Zhouxi Town of Kaili, Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Guizhou Province, February 16, 2025. Donning in traditional attire, accompanied by the melody of Lusheng, a traditional musical instrument, local people in Kaili rejoiced the annual Gannangxiang festival in Zhouxi Town of Kaili. Every year during the festival, two pairs of twin sisters of Miao ethnic group, Yang Ningzhu and Yang Ningyu, Yang Ningwei and Yang Ningning, together with their mother Wu Qian, will come back from downtown Kaili to their grandmother's house in rural Miao village to attend this grand event. They believe that this is the best way to inherit ethnic culture. With a history of more than 400 years, the festival is inscribed on the list of provincial intangible cultural heritage of Guizhou. Photo by Xinhua/Yang Wenbin/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Celebration of Gannangxiang Festival - China

Twin sisters Yang Ningyu (1st L) and Yang Ningzhu (3rd L) are dressed to prepare for the celebration of Gannangxiang festival in Zhouxi Village, Zhouxi Town of Kaili, Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Guizhou Province, February 15, 2025. Donning in traditional attire, accompanied by the melody of Lusheng, a traditional musical instrument, local people in Kaili rejoiced the annual Gannangxiang festival in Zhouxi Town of Kaili. Every year during the festival, two pairs of twin sisters of Miao ethnic group, Yang Ningzhu and Yang Ningyu, Yang Ningwei and Yang Ningning, together with their mother Wu Qian, will come back from downtown Kaili to their grandmother's house in rural Miao village to attend this grand event. They believe that this is the best way to inherit ethnic culture. With a history of more than 400 years, the festival is inscribed on the list of provincial intangible cultural heritage of Guizhou. Photo by Xinhua/Yang Wenbin/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Celebration of Gannangxiang Festival - China

Two pairs of twin sisters are on their way to participate in the celebration of Gannangxiang festival in Zhouxi Village, Zhouxi Town of Kaili, Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Guizhou Province, February 15, 2025. Donning in traditional attire, accompanied by the melody of Lusheng, a traditional musical instrument, local people in Kaili rejoiced the annual Gannangxiang festival in Zhouxi Town of Kaili. Every year during the festival, two pairs of twin sisters of Miao ethnic group, Yang Ningzhu and Yang Ningyu, Yang Ningwei and Yang Ningning, together with their mother Wu Qian, will come back from downtown Kaili to their grandmother's house in rural Miao village to attend this grand event. They believe that this is the best way to inherit ethnic culture. With a history of more than 400 years, the festival is inscribed on the list of provincial intangible cultural heritage of Guizhou. Photo by Xinhua/Yang Wenbin/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Celebration of Gannangxiang Festival - China

Two pairs of twin sisters pose for a group photo in Zhouxi Village, Zhouxi Town of Kaili, Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Guizhou Province, February 15, 2025. Donning in traditional attire, accompanied by the melody of Lusheng, a traditional musical instrument, local people in Kaili rejoiced the annual Gannangxiang festival in Zhouxi Town of Kaili. Every year during the festival, two pairs of twin sisters of Miao ethnic group, Yang Ningzhu and Yang Ningyu, Yang Ningwei and Yang Ningning, together with their mother Wu Qian, will come back from downtown Kaili to their grandmother's house in rural Miao village to attend this grand event. They believe that this is the best way to inherit ethnic culture. With a history of more than 400 years, the festival is inscribed on the list of provincial intangible cultural heritage of Guizhou. Photo by Xinhua/Yang Wenbin/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Celebration of Gannangxiang Festival - China

Two pairs of twin sisters are on their way to participate in the celebration of Gannangxiang festival in Zhouxi Village, Zhouxi Town of Kaili, Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Guizhou Province, February 15, 2025. Donning in traditional attire, accompanied by the melody of Lusheng, a traditional musical instrument, local people in Kaili rejoiced the annual Gannangxiang festival in Zhouxi Town of Kaili. Every year during the festival, two pairs of twin sisters of Miao ethnic group, Yang Ningzhu and Yang Ningyu, Yang Ningwei and Yang Ningning, together with their mother Wu Qian, will come back from downtown Kaili to their grandmother's house in rural Miao village to attend this grand event. They believe that this is the best way to inherit ethnic culture. With a history of more than 400 years, the festival is inscribed on the list of provincial intangible cultural heritage of Guizhou. Photo by Xinhua/Yang Wenbin/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Celebration of Gannangxiang Festival - China

Twin sisters Yang Ningzhu (2nd L, middle row) and Yang Ningyu (3rd L, middle row) perform Lusheng dance in celebration of Gannangxiang festival in Zhouxi Town of Kaili, Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Guizhou Province, February 15, 2025. Donning in traditional attire, accompanied by the melody of Lusheng, a traditional musical instrument, local people in Kaili rejoiced the annual Gannangxiang festival in Zhouxi Town of Kaili. Every year during the festival, two pairs of twin sisters of Miao ethnic group, Yang Ningzhu and Yang Ningyu, Yang Ningwei and Yang Ningning, together with their mother Wu Qian, will come back from downtown Kaili to their grandmother's house in rural Miao village to attend this grand event. They believe that this is the best way to inherit ethnic culture. With a history of more than 400 years, the festival is inscribed on the list of provincial intangible cultural heritage of Guizhou. Photo by Xinhua/Yang Wenbin/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Celebration of Gannangxiang Festival - China

Twin sisters Yang Ningzhu (L) and Yang Ningyu perform Lusheng dance in celebration of Gannangxiang festival in Zhouxi Town of Kaili, Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Guizhou Province, February 15, 2025. Donning in traditional attire, accompanied by the melody of Lusheng, a traditional musical instrument, local people in Kaili rejoiced the annual Gannangxiang festival in Zhouxi Town of Kaili. Every year during the festival, two pairs of twin sisters of Miao ethnic group, Yang Ningzhu and Yang Ningyu, Yang Ningwei and Yang Ningning, together with their mother Wu Qian, will come back from downtown Kaili to their grandmother's house in rural Miao village to attend this grand event. They believe that this is the best way to inherit ethnic culture. With a history of more than 400 years, the festival is inscribed on the list of provincial intangible cultural heritage of Guizhou. Photo by Xinhua/Yang Wenbin/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Celebration of Gannangxiang Festival - China

Two pairs of twin sisters prepare to participate in the celebration of Gannangxiang festival in Zhouxi Village, Zhouxi Town of Kaili, Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Guizhou Province, February 15, 2025. Donning in traditional attire, accompanied by the melody of Lusheng, a traditional musical instrument, local people in Kaili rejoiced the annual Gannangxiang festival in Zhouxi Town of Kaili. Every year during the festival, two pairs of twin sisters of Miao ethnic group, Yang Ningzhu and Yang Ningyu, Yang Ningwei and Yang Ningning, together with their mother Wu Qian, will come back from downtown Kaili to their grandmother's house in rural Miao village to attend this grand event. They believe that this is the best way to inherit ethnic culture. With a history of more than 400 years, the festival is inscribed on the list of provincial intangible cultural heritage of Guizhou. Photo by Xinhua/Yang Wenbin/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Celebration of Gannangxiang Festival - China

Twin sisters Yang Ningyu (1st L) and Yang Ningzhu (3rd L) are dressed to prepare for the celebration of Gannangxiang festival in Zhouxi Village, Zhouxi Town of Kaili, Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Guizhou Province, February 15, 2025. Donning in traditional attire, accompanied by the melody of Lusheng, a traditional musical instrument, local people in Kaili rejoiced the annual Gannangxiang festival in Zhouxi Town of Kaili. Every year during the festival, two pairs of twin sisters of Miao ethnic group, Yang Ningzhu and Yang Ningyu, Yang Ningwei and Yang Ningning, together with their mother Wu Qian, will come back from downtown Kaili to their grandmother's house in rural Miao village to attend this grand event. They believe that this is the best way to inherit ethnic culture. With a history of more than 400 years, the festival is inscribed on the list of provincial intangible cultural heritage of Guizhou. Photo by Xinhua/Yang Wenbin/ABACAPRESS.COM

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(SP)SPAIN-MADRID-FIELD HOCKEY-SPANISH WOMEN'S TEAM-OLYMPICS-PREPARATION

(240710) -- MADRID, July 10, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Spanish field hockey player and twin sisters Sara Barrios (1st L) and Laura Barrios are interviewed during the Media Day of Spanish women's field hockey team at the Madrid High Performance Center, in Madrid, Spain, July 9, 2024. (Photo by Gustavo Valiente/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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(SP)CHINA-BEIJING-ARTISTIC SWIMMING-WORLD AQUATICS-WORLD CUP-DAY 2(CN)

(240406) -- BEIJING, April 6, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Twin sisters Lin Yanhan/Lin Yanjun of China compete during the women duet technical final at World Aquatics Artistic Swimming World Cup 2024 in Beijing, China, April 6, 2024. (Xinhua/Wang Lili)

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(SP)CHINA-BEIJING-ARTISTIC SWIMMING-WORLD AQUATICS-WORLD CUP-DAY 2(CN)

(240406) -- BEIJING, April 6, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Twin sisters Lin Yanhan/Lin Yanjun of China compete during the women duet technical final at World Aquatics Artistic Swimming World Cup 2024 in Beijing, China, April 6, 2024. (Xinhua/Wang Lili)

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(SP)CHINA-BEIJING-ARTISTIC SWIMMING-WORLD AQUATICS-WORLD CUP-DAY 2(CN)

(240406) -- BEIJING, April 6, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Twin sisters Lin Yanhan/Lin Yanjun of China celebrate with their coaches after winning the women duet technical final at World Aquatics Artistic Swimming World Cup 2024 in Beijing, China, April 6, 2024. (Xinhua/Wang Lili)

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(SP)CHINA-BEIJING-ARTISTIC SWIMMING-WORLD AQUATICS-WORLD CUP-DAY 2(CN)

(240406) -- BEIJING, April 6, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Gold medalists twin sisters Lin Yanhan/Lin Yanjun of China pose after the medal ceremony for the women duet technical event at World Aquatics Artistic Swimming World Cup 2024 in Beijing, China, April 6, 2024. (Xinhua/Wang Lili)

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(SP)CHINA-BEIJING-ARTISTIC SWIMMING-WORLD AQUATICS-WORLD CUP-DAY 2(CN)

(240406) -- BEIJING, April 6, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Twin sisters Lin Yanhan/Lin Yanjun of China celebrate with their coaches after winning the women duet technical final at World Aquatics Artistic Swimming World Cup 2024 in Beijing, China, April 6, 2024. (Xinhua/Wang Lili)

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CHINA-SICHUAN-CHENGDU-GIANT PANDA-ARRIVAL (CN)

(230223) -- CHENGDU, Feb. 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Customs officers checks giant panda Ouhin at Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport in southwest China's Sichuan Province, Feb. 23, 2023. Giant panda Eimei, together with its twin cubs Ouhin and Touhin, born in Japan, arrived at home in Sichuan Province on Wednesday night. The plane carrying the three pandas landed at the province's Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport at 11:10 p.m. Wednesday. They will be kept in quarantine for a month at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding. Eimei, or Yong Ming in Chinese, was born in Beijing Zoo in 1992, and was sent to Japan under cooperative breeding programs in 1994. With age the human equivalent of 90, Eimei was the oldest giant panda living in Japan and has fathered a total of 16 panda cubs. The twin sisters, Ouhin and Touhin, who returned to China with Eimei, were born in 2014. (Xinhua/Shen Bohan)

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CHINA-SICHUAN-CHENGDU-GIANT PANDA-ARRIVAL (CN)

(230223) -- CHENGDU, Feb. 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Customs officers supervise the unloading of giant panda Eimei at Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport in southwest China's Sichuan Province, Feb. 22, 2023. Giant panda Eimei, together with its twin cubs Ouhin and Touhin, born in Japan, arrived at home in Sichuan Province on Wednesday night. The plane carrying the three pandas landed at the province's Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport at 11:10 p.m. Wednesday. They will be kept in quarantine for a month at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding. Eimei, or Yong Ming in Chinese, was born in Beijing Zoo in 1992, and was sent to Japan under cooperative breeding programs in 1994. With age the human equivalent of 90, Eimei was the oldest giant panda living in Japan and has fathered a total of 16 panda cubs. The twin sisters, Ouhin and Touhin, who returned to China with Eimei, were born in 2014. (Xinhua/Shen Bohan)

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CHINA-SICHUAN-CHENGDU-GIANT PANDA-ARRIVAL (CN)

(230223) -- CHENGDU, Feb. 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Feb. 23, 2023 shows giant panda Touhin arriving at Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport in southwest China's Sichuan Province. Giant panda Eimei, together with its twin cubs Ouhin and Touhin, born in Japan, arrived at home in Sichuan Province on Wednesday night. The plane carrying the three pandas landed at the province's Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport at 11:10 p.m. Wednesday. They will be kept in quarantine for a month at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding. Eimei, or Yong Ming in Chinese, was born in Beijing Zoo in 1992, and was sent to Japan under cooperative breeding programs in 1994. With age the human equivalent of 90, Eimei was the oldest giant panda living in Japan and has fathered a total of 16 panda cubs. The twin sisters, Ouhin and Touhin, who returned to China with Eimei, were born in 2014. (Xinhua/Shen Bohan)

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CHINA-SICHUAN-CHENGDU-GIANT PANDA-ARRIVAL (CN)

(230223) -- CHENGDU, Feb. 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Feb. 22, 2023 shows giant panda Eimei arriving at Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport in southwest China's Sichuan Province. Giant panda Eimei, together with its twin cubs Ouhin and Touhin, born in Japan, arrived at home in Sichuan Province on Wednesday night. The plane carrying the three pandas landed at the province's Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport at 11:10 p.m. Wednesday. They will be kept in quarantine for a month at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding. Eimei, or Yong Ming in Chinese, was born in Beijing Zoo in 1992, and was sent to Japan under cooperative breeding programs in 1994. With age the human equivalent of 90, Eimei was the oldest giant panda living in Japan and has fathered a total of 16 panda cubs. The twin sisters, Ouhin and Touhin, who returned to China with Eimei, were born in 2014. (Xinhua/Shen Bohan)

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CHINA-SICHUAN-CHENGDU-GIANT PANDA-ARRIVAL (CN)

(230223) -- CHENGDU, Feb. 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Giant panda Ouhin arrives at Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport in southwest China's Sichuan Province, Feb. 22, 2023. Giant panda Eimei, together with its twin cubs Ouhin and Touhin, born in Japan, arrived at home in Sichuan Province on Wednesday night. The plane carrying the three pandas landed at the province's Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport at 11:10 p.m. Wednesday. They will be kept in quarantine for a month at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding. Eimei, or Yong Ming in Chinese, was born in Beijing Zoo in 1992, and was sent to Japan under cooperative breeding programs in 1994. With age the human equivalent of 90, Eimei was the oldest giant panda living in Japan and has fathered a total of 16 panda cubs. The twin sisters, Ouhin and Touhin, who returned to China with Eimei, were born in 2014. (Xinhua/Shen Bohan)

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CHINA-SICHUAN-CHENGDU-GIANT PANDA-ARRIVAL (CN)

(230223) -- CHENGDU, Feb. 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Staff members transfer giant panda Eimei at Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport in southwest China's Sichuan Province, Feb. 22, 2023. Giant panda Eimei, together with its twin cubs Ouhin and Touhin, born in Japan, arrived at home in Sichuan Province on Wednesday night. The plane carrying the three pandas landed at the province's Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport at 11:10 p.m. Wednesday. They will be kept in quarantine for a month at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding. Eimei, or Yong Ming in Chinese, was born in Beijing Zoo in 1992, and was sent to Japan under cooperative breeding programs in 1994. With age the human equivalent of 90, Eimei was the oldest giant panda living in Japan and has fathered a total of 16 panda cubs. The twin sisters, Ouhin and Touhin, who returned to China with Eimei, were born in 2014. (Xinhua/Shen Bohan)

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CHINA-SICHUAN-CHENGDU-GIANT PANDA-ARRIVAL (CN)

(230223) -- CHENGDU, Feb. 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Customs officers supervise the unloading of giant panda Touhin at Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport in southwest China's Sichuan Province, Feb. 22, 2023. Giant panda Eimei, together with its twin cubs Ouhin and Touhin, born in Japan, arrived at home in Sichuan Province on Wednesday night. The plane carrying the three pandas landed at the province's Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport at 11:10 p.m. Wednesday. They will be kept in quarantine for a month at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding. Eimei, or Yong Ming in Chinese, was born in Beijing Zoo in 1992, and was sent to Japan under cooperative breeding programs in 1994. With age the human equivalent of 90, Eimei was the oldest giant panda living in Japan and has fathered a total of 16 panda cubs. The twin sisters, Ouhin and Touhin, who returned to China with Eimei, were born in 2014. (Xinhua/Shen Bohan)

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CHINA-SICHUAN-CHENGDU-GIANT PANDA-ARRIVAL (CN)

(230223) -- CHENGDU, Feb. 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Feb. 23, 2023 shows giant panda Touhin arriving at Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport in southwest China's Sichuan Province. Giant panda Eimei, together with its twin cubs Ouhin and Touhin, born in Japan, arrived at home in Sichuan Province on Wednesday night. The plane carrying the three pandas landed at the province's Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport at 11:10 p.m. Wednesday. They will be kept in quarantine for a month at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding. Eimei, or Yong Ming in Chinese, was born in Beijing Zoo in 1992, and was sent to Japan under cooperative breeding programs in 1994. With age the human equivalent of 90, Eimei was the oldest giant panda living in Japan and has fathered a total of 16 panda cubs. The twin sisters, Ouhin and Touhin, who returned to China with Eimei, were born in 2014. (Xinhua/Shen Bohan)

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CHINA-SICHUAN-CHENGDU-GIANT PANDA-ARRIVAL (CN)

(230223) -- CHENGDU, Feb. 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Feb. 22, 2023 shows giant panda Eimei arriving at Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport in southwest China's Sichuan Province. Giant panda Eimei, together with its twin cubs Ouhin and Touhin, born in Japan, arrived at home in Sichuan Province on Wednesday night. The plane carrying the three pandas landed at the province's Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport at 11:10 p.m. Wednesday. They will be kept in quarantine for a month at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding. Eimei, or Yong Ming in Chinese, was born in Beijing Zoo in 1992, and was sent to Japan under cooperative breeding programs in 1994. With age the human equivalent of 90, Eimei was the oldest giant panda living in Japan and has fathered a total of 16 panda cubs. The twin sisters, Ouhin and Touhin, who returned to China with Eimei, were born in 2014. (Xinhua/Shen Bohan)

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CHINA-SICHUAN-CHENGDU-GIANT PANDA-ARRIVAL (CN)

(230223) -- CHENGDU, Feb. 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Feb. 23, 2023 shows giant panda Ouhin arriving at Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport in southwest China's Sichuan Province. Giant panda Eimei, together with its twin cubs Ouhin and Touhin, born in Japan, arrived at home in Sichuan Province on Wednesday night. The plane carrying the three pandas landed at the province's Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport at 11:10 p.m. Wednesday. They will be kept in quarantine for a month at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding. Eimei, or Yong Ming in Chinese, was born in Beijing Zoo in 1992, and was sent to Japan under cooperative breeding programs in 1994. With age the human equivalent of 90, Eimei was the oldest giant panda living in Japan and has fathered a total of 16 panda cubs. The twin sisters, Ouhin and Touhin, who returned to China with Eimei, were born in 2014. (Xinhua/Shen Bohan)

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CHINA-SICHUAN-CHENGDU-GIANT PANDA-ARRIVAL (CN)

(230223) -- CHENGDU, Feb. 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Giant panda Eimei arrives at Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport in southwest China's Sichuan Province, Feb. 22, 2023. Giant panda Eimei, together with its twin cubs Ouhin and Touhin, born in Japan, arrived at home in Sichuan Province on Wednesday night. The plane carrying the three pandas landed at the province's Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport at 11:10 p.m. Wednesday. They will be kept in quarantine for a month at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding. Eimei, or Yong Ming in Chinese, was born in Beijing Zoo in 1992, and was sent to Japan under cooperative breeding programs in 1994. With age the human equivalent of 90, Eimei was the oldest giant panda living in Japan and has fathered a total of 16 panda cubs. The twin sisters, Ouhin and Touhin, who returned to China with Eimei, were born in 2014. (Xinhua/Shen Bohan)

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CHINA-SICHUAN-CHENGDU-GIANT PANDA-ARRIVAL (CN)

(230223) -- CHENGDU, Feb. 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Feb. 23, 2023 shows giant panda Ouhin arriving at Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport in southwest China's Sichuan Province. Giant panda Eimei, together with its twin cubs Ouhin and Touhin, born in Japan, arrived at home in Sichuan Province on Wednesday night. The plane carrying the three pandas landed at the province's Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport at 11:10 p.m. Wednesday. They will be kept in quarantine for a month at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding. Eimei, or Yong Ming in Chinese, was born in Beijing Zoo in 1992, and was sent to Japan under cooperative breeding programs in 1994. With age the human equivalent of 90, Eimei was the oldest giant panda living in Japan and has fathered a total of 16 panda cubs. The twin sisters, Ouhin and Touhin, who returned to China with Eimei, were born in 2014. (Xinhua/Shen Bohan)

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CHINA-SICHUAN-CHENGDU-GIANT PANDA-ARRIVAL (CN)

(230223) -- CHENGDU, Feb. 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Giant panda Touhin arrives at Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport in southwest China's Sichuan Province, Feb. 22, 2023. Giant panda Eimei, together with its twin cubs Ouhin and Touhin, born in Japan, arrived at home in Sichuan Province on Wednesday night. The plane carrying the three pandas landed at the province's Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport at 11:10 p.m. Wednesday. They will be kept in quarantine for a month at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding. Eimei, or Yong Ming in Chinese, was born in Beijing Zoo in 1992, and was sent to Japan under cooperative breeding programs in 1994. With age the human equivalent of 90, Eimei was the oldest giant panda living in Japan and has fathered a total of 16 panda cubs. The twin sisters, Ouhin and Touhin, who returned to China with Eimei, were born in 2014. (Xinhua/Shen Bohan)

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CHINA-SICHUAN-CHENGDU-GIANT PANDA-ARRIVAL (CN)

(230223) -- CHENGDU, Feb. 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Feb. 23, 2023 shows giant panda Touhin arriving at Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport in southwest China's Sichuan Province. Giant panda Eimei, together with its twin cubs Ouhin and Touhin, born in Japan, arrived at home in Sichuan Province on Wednesday night. The plane carrying the three pandas landed at the province's Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport at 11:10 p.m. Wednesday. They will be kept in quarantine for a month at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding. Eimei, or Yong Ming in Chinese, was born in Beijing Zoo in 1992, and was sent to Japan under cooperative breeding programs in 1994. With age the human equivalent of 90, Eimei was the oldest giant panda living in Japan and has fathered a total of 16 panda cubs. The twin sisters, Ouhin and Touhin, who returned to China with Eimei, were born in 2014. (Xinhua/Shen Bohan)

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Asian Games: China retains artistic swimming duet title

JAKARTA, Indonesia, Aug. 28 Kyodo - Chinese twin sisters Jiang Tingting and Jiang Wenwen perform on their way to winning the fourth consecutive gold for their country in the women's artistic swimming duets at the Asian Games in Jakarta on Aug. 28, 2018.

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Playwright Noda at press conference in Seoul

SEOUL, South Korea - Playwright Hideki Noda gives a press conference in Seoul on Aug. 26, 2014, on his play "Half God," which depicts the struggles of conjoined twin sisters, who share one heart. The play will run from Sept. 12 to Oct. 5 at the Myeongdong Theater in Seoul.

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Playwright Noda's 'Half God' to be performed in Seoul

SEOUL, South Korea - Playwright Hideki Noda (3rd from L) and persons concerned with his play "Half God" hold a press conference in Seoul on Aug. 26, 2014, ahead of the play's opening night on Sept. 12 at the Myeongdong Theater in South Korean capital. The play depicts the struggles of conjoined twin sisters, who share one heart.

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Japanese pop duo twin Emi Ito dies

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Emi Ito (L), one of the identical twin sisters comprising Japanese pop duo The Peanuts, and her twin sister Yumi, singing at an event in December 1968 to commemorate the 10th anniversary of their debut. Emi Ito died on June 15, 2012. She was 71.

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Iranian Siamese twins may be separated in Singapore

SINGAPORE - Iranian twin sisters Ladan and Laleh Bijani, who were born joined at the head 27 years ago, are undergoing medical tests at Raffles Hospital in Singapore. Their doctors said on Nov. 22 that they will decide in two weeks whether to go ahead with what could be the world's first separation of adult conjoined twins.

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Centenarian twin Gin-san dies at 108

NAGOYA, Japan - File photo shows Gin Kanie (L), one of two twin sisters, who died of old age at 108 in the early hours of Feb. 28 at her home in Nagoya, and her sister Kin Narita, known as Kin-san, who died in January 2000 at age 107.

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Centenarian twin Gin-san dies at 108 in Nagoya

NAGOYA, Japan - File photo shows Gin Kanie, one of two twin sisters, who died of old age in the early hours of Feb. 28 at her home in Nagoya. She was 108. The popular twin was nicknamed Gin-san. Her health had deteriorated since her sister Kin Narita, known as Kin-san, died in January last year at age 107.

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Crown Princess Masako's sister weds Japanese lawyer in U.S.

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Reiko Owada, one of Crown Princess Masako's twin sisters, who recently married Masahisa Ikeda, a Japanese lawyer operating in New York.

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Japan's famous twins given gold and silver satchels

NAGOYA, Japan - Kin Narita (L) and Gin Kanie (R), Japan's famous 107-year-old twin sisters known as ''Kin-san'' and ''Gin-san,'' give big smiles Sept. 5 in Nagoya on being presented with gold and silver ''school satchels'' by a bag manufacturer in Inazawa, Aichi Prefecture. ''Kin'' in Japanese means gold and ''gin'' silver, and Japanese children start their elementary school education at age 7.

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Japanese twins get crickets for 107th birthday

NAGOYA, Japan - Japan's famous twin sisters ''Kin-san'' (C) and ''Gin-san,'' (R), who turned 107 on Aug. 1, receive a birthday gift of crickets from a post office in Tsushima, Aichi Prefecture, on Aug. 16. Miss Tsushima, Mari Miyazaki (L), handed the gift to Kin-san, or Kin Narita, and Gin-san, or Gin Kanie.

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Japan's famous centenarian twins turn 107

SAPPORO, Japan - Japan's famous twin sisters, Kin-san (R, in wheelchair) and Gin-san, (L) join a tree-planting ceremony in Sapporo Aug. 1 to mark their 107th birthday Aug. 1. The sisters have appeared on numerous television shows and commercials in Japan since turning 100 in 1992. Kin-san has 11 children, seven grandchildren and five great-grandchildren while Gin-san has five children, four grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.

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Malaysian twins experience intangible cultural heritage in China

STORY: Malaysian twins experience intangible cultural heritage in China DATELINE: Aug. 31, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:03 LOCATION: NANNING, China CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): ONG SZE NGOK, Malaysian student in Guangxi University 2. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): ONG SZE YIN, Malaysian student in Guangxi University 3. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): ONG SZE YIN, Malaysian student in Guangxi University 4. SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): ONG SZE NGOK, Malaysian student in Guangxi University STORYLINE: Malaysian twin sisters studying in China's Guangxi have experienced intangible cultural heritage by playing the Dong flute and tie-dying in Liuzhou City. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): ONG SZE NGOK, Malaysian student in Guangxi University "The music that the actor presented today was really amazing. He played two instruments at the same time. During the performance, he was playing one instrument and immediately switched to another, which showed his talent. I think it took a long time for him to practice. And the music was speci

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Twin Siberian tiger cubs grow strong in NE China zoo

STORY: Twin Siberian tiger cubs grow strong in NE China zoo DATELINE: July 30, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:10 LOCATION: SHENYANG, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. Aerial view of Shenyang Forest Zoological Garden 2. various of the keeper of tiger cubs 3. various of the two tiger cubs 4. various of tigers in the zoological garden STORYLINE: Two Siberian tiger cubs are growing strong at Shenyang Forest Zoological Garden in northeast China's Liaoning Province. Born on May 15 this year, the two tiger cubs are twin sisters. Fang Xiaolei, keeper of the tiger cubs, said that the two cubs have different features and it's easy to tell them apart. "The older sister's eyebrows are flat, and the younger one's are curved," said Fang. The twin cubs haven't been weaned yet. Some animal fodder was specially prepared for them, including milk powder, calcium powder, vitamin A and D, and chopped chicken and beef. Now there are more than 30 Siberian tigers kept in the Shenyang Forest Zoological Garden. According to Fang, the zo

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Xinjiang, My home: A family workshop promoting ethnic embroidery to outside world

STORY: Xinjiang, My home: A family workshop promoting ethnic embroidery to outside world DATELINE: March 27, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:05 LOCATION: SHIHEZI, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): AIKYN MAMERHAN STORYLINE: SOUNDBITE (Chinese): AIKYN MAMERHAN "My name is Aikyn Mamerhan. I'm in charge of an embroidery cooperative in Shihezi Village. We specialize in producing ethnic Kazakh embroidery products. I have three daughters. The oldest one has taken a job after graduating from university. And this is the elder one of the twin sisters and this is the younger one. This is my wife. We usually shoot some short videos and post them through (short-video platform) Douyin to promote our ethnic embroidery products. I can fix the sewing machine myself. The sewing machine, as you can see, the part is broken. We should put it inside properly, push it up, and then turn the screw. It's easy. Now it's done. These are my twin daughters. They are at junior high school and they are good at studying. My w

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CHINA-BEIJING-SNOW (CN)

(220120) -- BEIJING, Jan. 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Twin sisters play in snow in Beijing, capital of China, Jan. 20, 2022. (Xinhua/Li Xin)

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Iranian Siamese twins may be separated in Singapore

SINGAPORE - Iranian twin sisters Ladan and Laleh Bijani, who were born joined at the head 27 years ago, are undergoing medical tests at Raffles Hospital in Singapore. Their doctors said on Nov. 22 that they will decide in two weeks whether to go ahead with what could be the world's first separation of adult conjoined twins. (Kyodo)

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It Takes Two (1995)

Mary-Kate Olsen & Ashley Olsen Characters: Amanda Lemmon / <a href= Film: It Takes Two (USA 1995) Director: Andy Tennant 17 November 1995 Date: 17 November 1995

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THE DARK MIRROR

THE DARK MIRROR OLIVIA DE HAVILLAND AS IDENTICAL TWIN SISTERS RUTH AND TERRY COLLINS A NUNNALLY JOHNSON PRODUCTION DISTRIBUTED BY UNIVERSAL PICTURES Date: 1946

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Death confirmed of Yumi Ito of Japanese twin pop duo Peanuts

File photo taken in December 1968 shows Emi (L) and Yumi Ito of Japanese pop duo The Peanuts singing at an event to commemorate their 10th anniversary. Yumi Ito, the younger of the identical twin sisters, died on May 18, 2016, at age 75, a person related to her former management said July 11. The Peanuts had numerous hit songs, movie appearances and performances on popular TV shows, mainly in the 1960s, before ending their career in 1975. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Asian Games: China retains artistic swimming duet title

Chinese twin sisters Jiang Tingting and Jiang Wenwen perform on their way to winning the fourth consecutive gold for their country in the women's artistic swimming duets at the Asian Games in Jakarta on Aug. 28, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo