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An outdoor class aimed at promoting cultural relics protection for Afghan primary school students kicked off Sunday in central Afghanistan’s Bamiyan province. The class was organized by a six-member team made of Chinese archaeologists and cultural heritage experts, along with Afghan experts and officials, respectively at the giant Buddhas site and Shahr-e Gholghola, both part…
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With a relaxing pace and idyllic scenery, the newly airing TV drama Meet Yourself is winning over viewers’ hearts, with many saying it’s quite “soul-healing” in this era full of anxiety and competition. Taking place in a small village in Dali Bai autonomous prefecture of Southwest China’s Yunnan province, the hit TV series not only boosts the…
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The unforeseen floods that killed at least 1,300 individuals and immersed vast areas of Pakistan in water have also impacted the country’s historical sites, prompting the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) to allocate emergency funds to rebuild these heritage sites. The UN body said in a statement on Thursday that it had…
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Education itself cannot solve the challenges facing humanity, but it’s difficult to imagine we can address them without transforming education. With this in mind, UNESCO two years ago created the Futures of Education initiative, which has recently launched a major report with the title Reimagining our futures together: a new social contract for education?. The report seeks…
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The U.N. cultural agency on Friday 6 Oct., 2017 declared the old city located in the West Bank town of Hebron as a Palestinian world heritage site. The decision sparked outrage among Israeli officials who protested the move with claims that it’s a contradiction to their deep Jewish ties to the biblical town and its…
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It’s Jerusalem jubilee celebration and Israel is about to witness another miracle! Those who trust in the lord are like Mount Zion, which cannot be moved, but abides forever. As the mountains surround Jerusalem, so the lord surrounds his people, from this time forth and forevermore (Psalm 125: 1-2). The 6-day event serves to commemorate…
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