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Polar night in Finnish Lapland

A view in Mieraslompolo in Utsjoki, Finnish Lapland, on December 18, 2024. LEHTIKUVA / RONI REKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Roni Rekomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Polar night in Finnish Lapland

The Moon is seen above Mieraslompolo in Utsjoki, Finnish Lapland, on December 18, 2024. LEHTIKUVA / RONI REKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Roni Rekomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Polar night in Finnish Lapland

A view in Mieraslompolo in Utsjoki, Finnish Lapland, on December 18, 2024. LEHTIKUVA / RONI REKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Roni Rekomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Polar night in Finnish Lapland

A view in Inari, Finnish Lapland, on December 18, 2024. LEHTIKUVA / RONI REKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Roni Rekomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Polar night in Finnish Lapland

The Moon lights the landscape in Utsjoki, Finnish Lapland, on December 18, 2024. LEHTIKUVA / RONI REKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Roni Rekomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Polar night in Finnish Lapland

A view in Mieraslompolo in Utsjoki, Finnish Lapland, on December 18, 2024. LEHTIKUVA / RONI REKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Roni Rekomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Polar night in Finnish Lapland

A view in Inari, Finnish Lapland, on December 18, 2024. LEHTIKUVA / RONI REKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Roni Rekomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Winter in Finnish Lapland

A view in Kilpisjärvi in Enontekiö, Finnish Lapland, on December 21, 2024. LEHTIKUVA / RONI REKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Roni Rekomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Winter in Finnish Lapland

A view in Kilpisjärvi in Enontekiö, Finnish Lapland, on December 21, 2024. LEHTIKUVA / RONI REKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Roni Rekomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Winter in Finnish Lapland

A snowmobile safari in Kilpisjärvi in Enontekiö, Finnish Lapland, on December 20, 2024. LEHTIKUVA / RONI REKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Roni Rekomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Polar night in Finnish Lapland

A view in Utsjoki, Finnish Lapland, on December 18, 2024. LEHTIKUVA / RONI REKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Roni Rekomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Polar night in Finnish Lapland

A view in Utsjoki, Finnish Lapland, on December 18, 2024. LEHTIKUVA / RONI REKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Roni Rekomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Winter in Finnish Lapland

A view in Kilpisjärvi in Enontekiö, Finnish Lapland, on December 21, 2024. LEHTIKUVA / RONI REKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Roni Rekomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Winter in Finnish Lapland

A view in Kilpisjärvi in Enontekiö, Finnish Lapland, on December 21, 2024. LEHTIKUVA / RONI REKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Roni Rekomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Winter in Finnish Lapland

A road is seen in Kilpisjärvi in Enontekiö, Finnish Lapland, on December 21, 2024. LEHTIKUVA / RONI REKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Roni Rekomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Winter in Finnish Lapland

A road is seen in Kilpisjärvi in Enontekiö, Finnish Lapland, on December 20, 2024. LEHTIKUVA / RONI REKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Roni Rekomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Winter in Finnish Lapland

Saana fell is seen in Kilpisjärvi in Enontekiö, Finnish Lapland, on December 21, 2024. LEHTIKUVA / RONI REKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Roni Rekomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Winter in Finnish Lapland

A snowmobile safari in Kilpisjärvi in Enontekiö, Finnish Lapland, on December 20, 2024. LEHTIKUVA / RONI REKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Roni Rekomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Winter in Finnish Lapland

A view in Kilpisjärvi in Enontekiö, Finnish Lapland, on December 21, 2024. LEHTIKUVA / RONI REKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Roni Rekomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Winter in Finnish Lapland

Saana fell is seen in Kilpisjärvi in Enontekiö, Finnish Lapland, on December 21, 2024. LEHTIKUVA / RONI REKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Roni Rekomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Winter in Finnish Lapland

A signpost of Kilpisjärvi is seen in Enontekiö, Finnish Lapland, on December 21, 2024. LEHTIKUVA / RONI REKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Roni Rekomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Winter in Finnish Lapland

A view in Kilpisjärvi in Enontekiö, Finnish Lapland, on December 21, 2024. LEHTIKUVA / RONI REKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Roni Rekomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Winter in Finnish Lapland

A view in Kilpisjärvi in Enontekiö, Finnish Lapland, on December 21, 2024. LEHTIKUVA / RONI REKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Roni Rekomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Winter in Finnish Lapland

A view in Kilpisjärvi in Enontekiö, Finnish Lapland, on December 21, 2024. LEHTIKUVA / RONI REKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Roni Rekomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Winter in Finnish Lapland

A view in Kilpisjärvi in Enontekiö, Finnish Lapland, on December 21, 2024. LEHTIKUVA / RONI REKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Roni Rekomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Winter in Finnish Lapland

A view in Kilpisjärvi in Enontekiö, Finnish Lapland, on December 21, 2024. LEHTIKUVA / RONI REKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Roni Rekomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Winter in Finnish Lapland

A view in Kaaresuvanto in Enontekiö, Finnish Lapland, on December 21, 2024. LEHTIKUVA / RONI REKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Roni Rekomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Winter in Finnish Lapland

A view in Kaaresuvanto in Enontekiö, Finnish Lapland, on December 21, 2024. LEHTIKUVA / RONI REKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Roni Rekomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Polar night in Finnish Lapland

Snow covers a field in Sodankylä, Finnish Lapland, on December 17, 2024. LEHTIKUVA / RONI REKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Roni Rekomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Winter in Finnish Lapland

Northern lights are seen in Kolari, Finnish Lapland, on December 21, 2024. LEHTIKUVA / RONI REKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Roni Rekomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Polar night in Finnish Lapland

A view in Inari, Finnish Lapland, during polar night on December 18, 2024. LEHTIKUVA / RONI REKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Roni Rekomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Winter in Finnish Lapland

Northern lights are seen in Kolari, Finnish Lapland, on December 21, 2024. LEHTIKUVA / RONI REKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Roni Rekomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Polar night in Finnish Lapland

A view in Inari, Finnish Lapland, during polar night on December 18, 2024. LEHTIKUVA / RONI REKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Roni Rekomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Polar night in Finnish Lapland

A view from the road leading to the Raja-Jooseppi border crossing point in Inari, Finnish Lapland, during polar night on December 18, 2024. LEHTIKUVA / RONI REKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Roni Rekomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Ukraine Faces Power Cuts After Russian Attacks On Energy Sector - Kyiv

People turn on the flashlights on the phone to light the way in an underground passage in Kyiv, Ukraine, December 4, 2024. A bitter cold has already pushed the temperature below zero in Ukraine, which is preparing for its third winter of war. In its strategy of trying to freeze the country and plunge it into darkness, Russia has intensified its attacks on the energy sector with 11 offensives so far this year. Photo by Peter Druk/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ukraine Faces Power Cuts After Russian Attacks On Energy Sector - Kyiv

A stand is illuminated with a charging light in Kyiv, Ukraine, December 4, 2024. A bitter cold has already pushed the temperature below zero in Ukraine, which is preparing for its third winter of war. In its strategy of trying to freeze the country and plunge it into darkness, Russia has intensified its attacks on the energy sector with 11 offensives so far this year. Photo by Peter Druk/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ukraine Faces Power Cuts After Russian Attacks On Energy Sector - Kyiv

This photo shows an electric generator of a fast food store in Kyiv, Ukraine, December 4, 2024. A bitter cold has already pushed the temperature below zero in Ukraine, which is preparing for its third winter of war. In its strategy of trying to freeze the country and plunge it into darkness, Russia has intensified its attacks on the energy sector with 11 offensives so far this year. Photo by Peter Druk/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ukraine Faces Power Cuts After Russian Attacks On Energy Sector - Kyiv

A fruit stand is illuminated with a light bulb powered by charging battery in Kyiv, Ukraine, December 4, 2024. A bitter cold has already pushed the temperature below zero in Ukraine, which is preparing for its third winter of war. In its strategy of trying to freeze the country and plunge it into darkness, Russia has intensified its attacks on the energy sector with 11 offensives so far this year. Photo by Peter Druk/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ukraine Faces Power Cuts After Russian Attacks On Energy Sector - Kyiv

A pedestrian walks past an electric generator in Kyiv, Ukraine, December 4, 2024. A bitter cold has already pushed the temperature below zero in Ukraine, which is preparing for its third winter of war. In its strategy of trying to freeze the country and plunge it into darkness, Russia has intensified its attacks on the energy sector with 11 offensives so far this year. Photo by Peter Druk/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ukraine Faces Power Cuts After Russian Attacks On Energy Sector - Kyiv

This photo shows a store illuminated with charging device in Kyiv, Ukraine, December 4, 2024. A bitter cold has already pushed the temperature below zero in Ukraine, which is preparing for its third winter of war. In its strategy of trying to freeze the country and plunge it into darkness, Russia has intensified its attacks on the energy sector with 11 offensives so far this year. Photo by Peter Druk/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ukraine Faces Power Cuts After Russian Attacks On Energy Sector - Kyiv

People walk into a subway station in Kyiv, Ukraine, December 4, 2024. A bitter cold has already pushed the temperature below zero in Ukraine, which is preparing for its third winter of war. In its strategy of trying to freeze the country and plunge it into darkness, Russia has intensified its attacks on the energy sector with 11 offensives so far this year. Photo by Peter Druk/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Lone Chinese researcher's winter in the Arctic

STORY: Lone Chinese researcher's winter in the Arctic SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 30, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 2, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:14 LOCATION: Oslo CATEGORY: SCIENCE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Yellow River Station in Ny-Alesund 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): LI BIN, Deputy researcher, Polar Research Institute of China 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): LI BIN, Deputy researcher, Polar Research Institute of China 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): HE FANG, Deputy researcher, Polar Research Institute of China 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): LI BIN, Deputy researcher, Polar Research Institute of China STORYLINE: The small town of Ny-Alesund lies in the heart of the Svalbard archipelago between mainland Norway and the North Pole. It hosts the world's northernmost year-round research station, which is pivotal to the exploration of Earth's polar extremes. The compound included the Yellow River Station, China's first Arctic research station. In wintertime in this land of eternal darkness, Li Bin, a deputy researcher at the Polar Research Institute

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Copenhagen Light Festival converts cold winter darkness into city charm

STORY: Copenhagen Light Festival converts cold winter darkness into city charm DATELINE: Feb. 16, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:01 LOCATION: Copenhagen CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of light artworks around the city of Copenhagen 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): CAMILLA VAN DEURS, City architect of Copenhagen 3. various of light artworks around the city of Copenhagen 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): PERNILLE SANDER, Danish project manager 5. various of light artworks around the city of Copenhagen STORYLINE: The annual Copenhagen Light Festival is being held in the Danish capital from Feb. 5 to 26, during the coldest period of the Nordic winter. This year's festival features 65 creative light installations, making it a light festival with the most installations in Europe. Special guided tours are provided, during which visitors can dance, taste beer or wine, and enjoy the light installations. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): CAMILLA VAN DEURS, City architect of Copenhagen "In the middle of these dark months, having a festival tha

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Swedes brace for dark, cold winter as energy crisis ravages northern Europe

STORY: Swedes brace for dark, cold winter as energy crisis ravages northern Europe DATELINE: Nov. 7, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:58 LOCATION: Stockholm CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Stockholm's street view 2. various of a lighting shop STORYLINE: The energy crisis resulting from the Russia-Ukraine conflict and the Western sanctions against Russia, a major energy exporter, has hit Europe hard, affecting also Sweden, a country that was traditionally electricity self-sufficient. Sweden, located in northern Europe, has shorter days in the winter months. In deep winter, the Stockholm area has only around 5.5 daylight hours, while in the north of the country almost 20 hours per day are in complete darkness. According to Statistics Sweden, the price of electricity increased by 54.2 percent in September year-on-year. Consumers have been particularly hard hit in the south of the country, where spot electricity prices recently surged to five times more expensive than a year ago, according to statistics provided

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CHINA-GUIZHOU-GUIYANG-"FISH MINT" BAND (CN)

(220303) -- GUIYANG, March 3, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Guitarist Yang Zhi (L) and bassist Peng Wanhai practice in Guiyang, southwest China's Guizhou Province, March 1, 2022. A band named "Fish Mint" consists of three massage therapists and a delivery man who were all born in the 1990s. Yet the delivery man is the only one who could see while the rest are with visual impairment. The members do their regular work during the day and gather around to play music in the band in the evening. The band is named after fish mint, as the members think they bear a resemblance to it. Fish mint, the leaf vegetable favored by the local people in southwest China's Guizhou Province, is a plant growing in shady environment. The band players with disabilities see themselves resembling this particular plant--living in darkness, but that never dampens their passion for chasing light. With the opening of the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games just around the corner, the band composed a song for the Games to cheer for the athle

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CHINA-GUIZHOU-GUIYANG-"FISH MINT" BAND (CN)

(220303) -- GUIYANG, March 3, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Lead singer Chen Kexing (R) has a rehearsal in Guiyang, southwest China's Guizhou Province, March 1, 2022. A band named "Fish Mint" consists of three massage therapists and a delivery man who were all born in the 1990s. Yet the delivery man is the only one who could see while the rest are with visual impairment. The members do their regular work during the day and gather around to play music in the band in the evening. The band is named after fish mint, as the members think they bear a resemblance to it. Fish mint, the leaf vegetable favored by the local people in southwest China's Guizhou Province, is a plant growing in shady environment. The band players with disabilities see themselves resembling this particular plant--living in darkness, but that never dampens their passion for chasing light. With the opening of the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games just around the corner, the band composed a song for the Games to cheer for the athletes. (Xinhua

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CHINA-GUIZHOU-GUIYANG-"FISH MINT" BAND (CN)

(220303) -- GUIYANG, March 3, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Guitarist Yang Zhi, lead singer Chen Kexing, drummer Chen Changhai and bassist Peng Wanhai (L to R) have a rehearsal in Guiyang, southwest China's Guizhou Province, March 1, 2022. A band named "Fish Mint" consists of three massage therapists and a delivery man who were all born in the 1990s. Yet the delivery man is the only one who could see while the rest are with visual impairment. The members do their regular work during the day and gather around to play music in the band in the evening. The band is named after fish mint, as the members think they bear a resemblance to it. Fish mint, the leaf vegetable favored by the local people in southwest China's Guizhou Province, is a plant growing in shady environment. The band players with disabilities see themselves resembling this particular plant--living in darkness, but that never dampens their passion for chasing light. With the opening of the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games just around the corner,

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CHINA-GUIZHOU-GUIYANG-"FISH MINT" BAND (CN)

(220303) -- GUIYANG, March 3, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Lead singer Chen Kexing practices in Guiyang, southwest China's Guizhou Province, March 1, 2022. A band named "Fish Mint" consists of three massage therapists and a delivery man who were all born in the 1990s. Yet the delivery man is the only one who could see while the rest are with visual impairment. The members do their regular work during the day and gather around to play music in the band in the evening. The band is named after fish mint, as the members think they bear a resemblance to it. Fish mint, the leaf vegetable favored by the local people in southwest China's Guizhou Province, is a plant growing in shady environment. The band players with disabilities see themselves resembling this particular plant--living in darkness, but that never dampens their passion for chasing light. With the opening of the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games just around the corner, the band composed a song for the Games to cheer for the athletes. (Xinhua/Ou Dongqu

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CHINA-GUIZHOU-GUIYANG-"FISH MINT" BAND (CN)

(220303) -- GUIYANG, March 3, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Bassist Peng Wanhai (L) helps guitarist Yang Zhi tune his guitar in Guiyang, southwest China's Guizhou Province, March 1, 2022. A band named "Fish Mint" consists of three massage therapists and a delivery man who were all born in the 1990s. Yet the delivery man is the only one who could see while the rest are with visual impairment. The members do their regular work during the day and gather around to play music in the band in the evening. The band is named after fish mint, as the members think they bear a resemblance to it. Fish mint, the leaf vegetable favored by the local people in southwest China's Guizhou Province, is a plant growing in shady environment. The band players with disabilities see themselves resembling this particular plant--living in darkness, but that never dampens their passion for chasing light. With the opening of the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games just around the corner, the band composed a song for the Games to cheer for

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CHINA-GUIZHOU-GUIYANG-"FISH MINT" BAND (CN)

(220303) -- GUIYANG, March 3, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Guitarist Yang Zhi practices in Guiyang, southwest China's Guizhou Province, March 1, 2022. A band named "Fish Mint" consists of three massage therapists and a delivery man who were all born in the 1990s. Yet the delivery man is the only one who could see while the rest are with visual impairment. The members do their regular work during the day and gather around to play music in the band in the evening. The band is named after fish mint, as the members think they bear a resemblance to it. Fish mint, the leaf vegetable favored by the local people in southwest China's Guizhou Province, is a plant growing in shady environment. The band players with disabilities see themselves resembling this particular plant--living in darkness, but that never dampens their passion for chasing light. With the opening of the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games just around the corner, the band composed a song for the Games to cheer for the athletes. (Xinhua/Ou Dongqu)