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FEATURE - China: Tibetantilopen in Hoh Xil
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Tibetan antelope in Hoh Xil (Kekexili) in Qinghai-Tibet Plateau in China. Tibetan antelope is a medium-sized bovid native to the Tibetan plateau. Fewer than 75,000 individuals are left in the wild. In recent years, they have become endangered due to poaching. They are hunted for their soft and warm wool which is usually obtained after death. This wool is known as shahtoosh and is used to weave shawls . At present, international trade in their products is strictly prohibited.
Tibetan antelope in Hoh Xil (Kekexili) in Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, China - 12 Jun 2017
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FEATURE - China: Tibetantilopen in Hoh Xil
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Tibetan antelope in Hoh Xil (Kekexili) in Qinghai-Tibet Plateau in China. Tibetan antelope is a medium-sized bovid native to the Tibetan plateau. Fewer than 75,000 individuals are left in the wild. In recent years, they have become endangered due to poaching. They are hunted for their soft and warm wool which is usually obtained after death. This wool is known as shahtoosh and is used to weave shawls . At present, international trade in their products is strictly prohibited.
Tibetan antelope in Hoh Xil (Kekexili) in Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, China - 12 Jun 2017
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FEATURE - China: Tibetantilopen in Hoh Xil
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Tibetan antelope in Hoh Xil (Kekexili) in Qinghai-Tibet Plateau in China. Tibetan antelope is a medium-sized bovid native to the Tibetan plateau. Fewer than 75,000 individuals are left in the wild. In recent years, they have become endangered due to poaching. They are hunted for their soft and warm wool which is usually obtained after death. This wool is known as shahtoosh and is used to weave shawls . At present, international trade in their products is strictly prohibited.
Tibetan antelope in Hoh Xil (Kekexili) in Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, China - 12 Jun 2017
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FEATURE - China: Tibetantilopen in Hoh Xil
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Tibetan antelope in Hoh Xil (Kekexili) in Qinghai-Tibet Plateau in China. Tibetan antelope is a medium-sized bovid native to the Tibetan plateau. Fewer than 75,000 individuals are left in the wild. In recent years, they have become endangered due to poaching. They are hunted for their soft and warm wool which is usually obtained after death. This wool is known as shahtoosh and is used to weave shawls . At present, international trade in their products is strictly prohibited.
Tibetan antelope in Hoh Xil (Kekexili) in Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, China - 12 Jun 2017
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FEATURE - China: Tibetantilopen in Hoh Xil
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Tibetan antelope in Hoh Xil (Kekexili) in Qinghai-Tibet Plateau in China. Tibetan antelope is a medium-sized bovid native to the Tibetan plateau. Fewer than 75,000 individuals are left in the wild. In recent years, they have become endangered due to poaching. They are hunted for their soft and warm wool which is usually obtained after death. This wool is known as shahtoosh and is used to weave shawls . At present, international trade in their products is strictly prohibited.
Tibetan antelope in Hoh Xil (Kekexili) in Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, China - 12 Jun 2017
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FEATURE - China: Tibetantilopen in Hoh Xil
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Tibetan antelope in Hoh Xil (Kekexili) in Qinghai-Tibet Plateau in China. Tibetan antelope is a medium-sized bovid native to the Tibetan plateau. Fewer than 75,000 individuals are left in the wild. In recent years, they have become endangered due to poaching. They are hunted for their soft and warm wool which is usually obtained after death. This wool is known as shahtoosh and is used to weave shawls . At present, international trade in their products is strictly prohibited.
Tibetan antelope in Hoh Xil (Kekexili) in Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, China - 12 Jun 2017
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FEATURE - China: Tibetantilopen in Hoh Xil
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Sipa Asia/REX/Shutterstock (8865206a)
Tibetan antelope in Hoh Xil (Kekexili) in Qinghai-Tibet Plateau in China. Tibetan antelope is a medium-sized bovid native to the Tibetan plateau. Fewer than 75,000 individuals are left in the wild. In recent years, they have become endangered due to poaching. They are hunted for their soft and warm wool which is usually obtained after death. This wool is known as shahtoosh and is used to weave shawls . At present, international trade in their products is strictly prohibited.
Tibetan antelope in Hoh Xil (Kekexili) in Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, China - 12 Jun 2017
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FEATURE - China: Tibetantilopen in Hoh Xil
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Sipa Asia/REX/Shutterstock (8865206g)
Tibetan antelope in Hoh Xil (Kekexili) in Qinghai-Tibet Plateau in China. Tibetan antelope is a medium-sized bovid native to the Tibetan plateau. Fewer than 75,000 individuals are left in the wild. In recent years, they have become endangered due to poaching. They are hunted for their soft and warm wool which is usually obtained after death. This wool is known as shahtoosh and is used to weave shawls . At present, international trade in their products is strictly prohibited.
Tibetan antelope in Hoh Xil (Kekexili) in Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, China - 12 Jun 2017
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FEATURE - China: Tibetantilopen in Hoh Xil
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Sipa Asia/REX/Shutterstock (8865206d)
Tibetan antelope in Hoh Xil (Kekexili) in Qinghai-Tibet Plateau in China. Tibetan antelope is a medium-sized bovid native to the Tibetan plateau. Fewer than 75,000 individuals are left in the wild. In recent years, they have become endangered due to poaching. They are hunted for their soft and warm wool which is usually obtained after death. This wool is known as shahtoosh and is used to weave shawls . At present, international trade in their products is strictly prohibited.
Tibetan antelope in Hoh Xil (Kekexili) in Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, China - 12 Jun 2017
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CHINA-YUSHU-QUAKE-ANNIVERSARY (CN)
(110414) -- BENXI, April 14, 2011 (Xinhua) -- Students from Yushu light candles and pray for the Yushu earthquake victims during a commemoration for the first anniversary of the Yushu earthquake, at Yushu Middle School in Benxi, northeast China's Liaoning Province, April 14, 2011. The students from Yushu in northwest China's Qinghai Province have been studying in Benxi after the 7.1-magnitude earthquake occurred in Yushu on April 14, 2010. (Xinhua/Pan Yulong) (llp)
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CHINA-YUSHU-QUAKE-ANNIVERSARY (CN)
(110414) -- BENXI, April 14, 2011 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on April 14, 2011 shows the candles lit by students from Yushu to mourn the Yushu earthquake victims on the first anniversary of the Yushu earthquake, at Yushu Middle School in Benxi, northeast China's Liaoning Province. The students from Yushu in northwest China's Qinghai Province have been studying in Benxi after the 7.1-magnitude earthquake occurred in Yushu on April 14, 2010. (Xinhua/Jiang Bing) (llp)
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CHINA-YUSHU-EARTHQUAKE-FIRST ANNIVERSARY (CN)
(110414) -- BENXI, April 14, 2011 (Xinhua) -- A student from Yushu mourns for the earthquake victims during a commemoration for the first anniversary of the Yushu earthquake at Yushu Middle School in Benxi, northeast China's Liaoning Province, April 14, 2011. The students from Yushu in northwest China's Qinghai Province have been studying in Benxi after the 7.1-magnitude earthquake occurred in Yushu on April 14, 2010. (Xinhua/Jiang Bing)(mcg)
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CHINA-YUSHU-EARTHQUAKE-FIRST ANNIVERSARY (CN)
(110414) -- BENXI, April 14, 2011 (Xinhua) -- Students from Yushu mourn for the earthquake victims during a commemoration for the first anniversary of the Yushu earthquake at Yushu Middle School in Benxi, northeast China's Liaoning Province, April 14, 2011. The students from Yushu in northwest China's Qinghai Province have been studying in Benxi after the 7.1-magnitude earthquake occurred in Yushu on April 14, 2010. (Xinhua/Jiang Bing)(mcg)
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CHINA-QINGHAI-QUAKE-RESCUE WORK (CN)
(100415) -- YUSHU(QINGHAI), April 15, 2010 (Xinhua) -- Rescuers search for survivors at a collapsed building in Gyegu Town of Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Yushu, northwest China's Qinghai Province, April 15, 2010. Thousands of rescuers fought altitude sickness, chilly weather, strong winds and frequent aftershocks Thursday to dig through rubble and reach survivors of a strong earthquake that has left 617 dead, 9,110 injured and 313 missing in northwest China. (Xinhua/Wu Guangyu)
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CHINA-YUSHU-QUAKE-NIGHT (CN)
(100415) -- YUSHU, April 15, 2010 (Xinhua) -- Residents rest at a square in Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Yushu, northwest China's Qinghai Province, April 15, 2010. A 7.1-magnitude earthquake hit Yushu of Qinghai Province on Wednesday, which left 617 dead, 9,110 injured and 313 missing.(Xinhua/Li Ziheng)
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#(4)CHINA-CHENGDU-YUSHU EARTHQUAKE-INJURED PERSONS-ARRIVAL(CN)
(100416) -- CHENGDU, April 16, 2010 (Xinhua) -- A woman helps to carry her injured family member rescued from quake-jolted areas to descend off the plane, at Shuangliu Airport, Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, April 15, 2010. The first batch of some 36 wounded personnels are transferred to Chengdu to receive medical treatments at Huaxi (Western China) Hospital and the People's Hospital of Sichuan Province. A 7.1-magnitude earthquake that has killed at least 760 people, hit Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, located at about 4,000 meters above sea level, in northwest China's Qinghai Province Wednesday morning. (Xinhua/Liu Yinghua) (px)
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#(1)CHINA-CHENGDU-YUSHU EARTHQUAKE-INJURED PERSONS-ARRIVAL(CN)
(100416) -- CHENGDU, April 16, 2010 (Xinhua) -- An injured person rescued from quake-jolted area is carried off the plane on stretchers, at Shuangliu Airport, Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, April 15, 2010. The first batch of some 36 wounded personnels are transferred to Chengdu to receive medical treatments at Huaxi (Western China) Hospital and the People's Hospital of Sichuan Province. A 7.1-magnitude earthquake that has killed at least 760 people, hit Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, located at about 4,000 meters above sea level, in northwest China's Qinghai Province Wednesday morning. (Xinhua/Liu Yinghua) (px)
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China Tibet Railway One Year Anniversary
The photo taken on June 26, 2007 shows a train running on the Qinghai-Tibet Railway passes by the mountain pass of Tanggula Range which is at the altitude of 5,072 meters. The world's highest Qinghai-Tibet Railway, which started to run on July 1, 2006, has already brought great changes to southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region by its one-year safe and efficient operation. It has transported 1.5 million passengers into Tibet.
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China Tibet Railway One Year Anniversary
A skull of a yak is seen on the ground as a train passes in this photo taken on Tuesday, June 26, 2007 in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. The Qinghai-Tibet Railway system which began operation last July is to witness its first year of safe operation by July 1, 2007. (Purbu Zhaxi/Xinhua/WpN) **CHINA OUT** (FOTO: DUKAS/WORLDPICTURENEWS)
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China Tibet Railway One Year Anniversary
A train passes a local residence house in this photo taken on Monday, June 25, 2007 in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. The Qinghai-Tibet Railway system which began operation last July is to witness its first year of safe operation by July 1, 2007. (Gesang Dawa/Xinhua/WpN) **CHINA OUT** (FOTO: DUKAS/WORLDPICTURENEWS)
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Tibet China Qinghai Railway
A view of a rain storm from the Beijing bound train in Tibet on Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2006. The completion of the 1140km Qinghai-Tibet railway this summer (2006) at a cost of 4.2 billion USD has introduced mass tourism to Tibet. Up to 3000 Chinese tourists and migrant workers have been arriving in Lhasa, the Tibetan capital, each day. The relatively low cost ($50) for the 48 hour journey from Beijing has made Tibet accessible to the Chinese masses for the first time. Some commentators, including the Dalai Lama who called the new railway a form of "cultural genocide,? are concerned about the impact this will have on Tibet's delicate environment and cultural heritage. (FOTO: DUKAS/WORLDPICTURENEWS)
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Tibet China Qinghai Railway
A view of a rural village from the Beijing bound train in the Tibetan countryside, on Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2006. The completion of the 1140km Qinghai-Tibet railway this summer (2006) at a cost of 4.2 billion USD has introduced mass tourism to Tibet. Up to 3000 Chinese tourists and migrant workers have been arriving in Lhasa, the Tibetan capital, each day. The relatively low cost ($50) for the 48 hour journey from Beijing has made Tibet accessible to the Chinese masses for the first time. Some commentators, including the Dalai Lama who called the new railway a form of "cultural genocide,? are concerned about the impact this will have on Tibet's delicate environment and cultural heritage. (FOTO: DUKAS/WORLDPICTURENEWS)
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Tibet China Qinghai Railway
Young Tibetan students returning to university in Xian play cards on the Beijing bound train in Tibet, on Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2006. The completion of the 1140km Qinghai-Tibet railway this summer (2006) at a cost of 4.2 billion USD has introduced mass tourism to Tibet. Up to 3000 Chinese tourists and migrant workers have been arriving in Lhasa, the Tibetan capital, each day. The relatively low cost ($50) for the 48 hour journey from Beijing has made Tibet accessible to the Chinese masses for the first time. Some commentators, including the Dalai Lama who called the new railway a form of "cultural genocide,? are concerned about the impact this will have on Tibet's delicate environment and cultural heritage. (FOTO: DUKAS/WORLDPICTURENEWS)
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China Qinghai Tibet Railway
Passengers try to sleep in the seats on the long, 48 journey from Lhasa to Beijing, China on Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2006. The completion of the 1140km Qinghai-Tibet railway this summer (2006) at a cost of 4.2 billion USD has introduced mass tourism to Tibet. Up to 3000 Chinese tourists and migrant workers have been arriving in Lhasa, the Tibetan capital, each day. The relatively low cost ($50) for the 48 hour journey from Beijing has made Tibet accessible to the Chinese masses for the first time. Some commentators, including the Dalai Lama who called the new railway a form of "cultural genocide,? are concerned about the impact this will have on Tibet's delicate environment and cultural heritage. (FOTO: DUKAS/WORLDPICTURENEWS)
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Tibet China Qinghai Railway
A view of a river and clouds from the Beijing bound train in Tibet on Wedensday, Aug. 16, 2006. The completion of the 1140km Qinghai-Tibet railway this summer (2006) at a cost of 4.2 billion USD has introduced mass tourism to Tibet. Up to 3000 Chinese tourists and migrant workers have been arriving in Lhasa, the Tibetan capital, each day. The relatively low cost ($50) for the 48 hour journey from Beijing has made Tibet accessible to the Chinese masses for the first time. Some commentators, including the Dalai Lama who called the new railway a form of "cultural genocide,? are concerned about the impact this will have on Tibet's delicate environment and cultural heritage. (FOTO: DUKAS/WORLDPICTURENEWS)
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Tibet China Qinghai Railway
Passengers walk along the platform at Lhasa station, Tibet in the morning sun on Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2006. The completion of the 1140km Qinghai-Tibet railway this summer (2006) at a cost of 4.2 billion USD has introduced mass tourism to Tibet. Up to 3000 Chinese tourists and migrant workers have been arriving in Lhasa, the Tibetan capital, each day. The relatively low cost ($50) for the 48 hour journey from Beijing has made Tibet accessible to the Chinese masses for the first time. Some commentators, including the Dalai Lama who called the new railway a form of "cultural genocide,? are concerned about the impact this will have on Tibet's delicate environment and cultural heritage. (FOTO: DUKAS/WORLDPICTURENEWS)
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Tibet China Qinghai Railway
A young girl says her final fairwells as the train to Qinghai departs Lhasa station, Tibet on Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2006. The completion of the 1140km Qinghai-Tibet railway this summer (2006) at a cost of 4.2 billion USD has introduced mass tourism to Tibet. Up to 3000 Chinese tourists and migrant workers have been arriving in Lhasa, the Tibetan capital, each day. The relatively low cost ($50) for the 48 hour journey from Beijing has made Tibet accessible to the Chinese masses for the first time. Some commentators, including the Dalai Lama who called the new railway a form of "cultural genocide,? are concerned about the impact this will have on Tibet's delicate environment and cultural heritage. (FOTO: DUKAS/WORLDPICTURENEWS)
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Tibet China Qinghai Railway
A guard waits for passengers to board the train at Lhasa station, Tibet on Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2006. The completion of the 1140km Qinghai-Tibet railway this summer (2006) at a cost of 4.2 billion USD has introduced mass tourism to Tibet. Up to 3000 Chinese tourists and migrant workers have been arriving in Lhasa, the Tibetan capital, each day. The relatively low cost ($50) for the 48 hour journey from Beijing has made Tibet accessible to the Chinese masses for the first time. Some commentators, including the Dalai Lama who called the new railway a form of "cultural genocide,? are concerned about the impact this will have on Tibet's delicate environment and cultural heritage. (FOTO: DUKAS/WORLDPICTURENEWS)
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Tibet China Qinghai Railway
An elderly monk prepares to board the train at Lhasa station, Tibet on Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2006. The completion of the 1140km Qinghai-Tibet railway this summer (2006) at a cost of 4.2 billion USD has introduced mass tourism to Tibet. Up to 3000 Chinese tourists and migrant workers have been arriving in Lhasa, the Tibetan captital, each day. The relatively low cost ($50) for the 48 hour journey from Beijing has made Tibet accessible to the Chinese masses for the first time. Some commentators, including the Dalai Lama who called the new railway a form of "cultural genocide", are concerned about the impact this will have on Tibet's delicate environment and cultural heritage. (FOTO: DUKAS/WORLDPICTURENEWS)
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Tibet China Qinghai Railway
Passengers wait outside Lhasa station, Tibet before their departure on Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2006. The completion of the 1140km Qinghai-Tibet railway this summer (2006) at a cost of 4.2 billion USD has introduced mass tourism to Tibet. Up to 3000 Chinese tourists and migrant workers have been arriving in Lhasa, the Tibetan capital, each day. The relatively low cost ($50) for the 48 hour journey from Beijing has made Tibet accessible to the Chinese masses for the first time. Some commentators, including the Dalai Lama who called the new railway a form of "cultural genocide,? are concerned about the impact this will have on Tibet's delicate environment and cultural heritage. (FOTO: DUKAS/WORLDPICTURENEWS)
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Tibet China Qinghai Railway
The daily T24 Beijing bound train passing through the countryside 40km outside Lhasa, Tibet on Sunday, Aug. 13, 2006 with the clouds and mountains reflected in the new paintwork.The completion of the 1140km Qinghai-Tibet railway this summer (2006) at a cost of 4.2 billion USD has introduced mass tourism to Tibet. Up to 3000 Chinese tourists and migrant workers have been arriving in Lhasa, the Tibetan capital, each day. The relatively low cost ($50) for the 48 hour journey from Beijing has made Tibet accessible to the Chinese masses for the first time. Some commentators, including the Dalai Lama who called the new railway a form of "cultural genocide,? are concerned about the impact this will have on Tibet's delicate environment and cultural heritage. (FOTO: DUKAS/WORLDPICTURENEWS)
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Tibet China Qinghai Railway
Passengers boarding trains at Lhasa station, Tibet on Sunday, Aug. 6, 2006. The completion of the 1140km Qinghai-Tibet railway this summer (2006) at a cost of 4.2 billion USD has introduced mass tourism to Tibet. Up to 3000 Chinese tourists and migrant workers have been arriving in Lhasa, the Tibetan capital, each day. The relatively low cost ($50) for the 48 hour journey from Beijing has made Tibet accessible to the Chinese masses for the first time. Some commentators, including the Dalai Lama who called the new railway a form of "cultural genocide,? are concerned about the impact this will have on Tibet's delicate environment and cultural heritage. (FOTO: DUKAS/WORLDPICTURENEWS)
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Tibet China Qinghai Railway
Railway workers make sure cattle aren't crossing when the daily trains pass their village 40KM outside Lhasa, Tibet on Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2006. The completion of the 1140km Qinghai-Tibet railway this summer (2006) at a cost of 4.2 billion USD has introduced mass tourism to Tibet. Up to 3000 Chinese tourists and migrant workers have been arriving in Lhasa, the Tibetan capital, each day. The relatively low cost ($50) for the 48 hour journey from Beijing has made Tibet accessible to the Chinese masses for the first time. Some commentators, including the Dalai Lama who called the new railway a form of "cultural genocide,? are concerned about the impact this will have on Tibet's delicate environment and cultural heritage. (FOTO: DUKAS/WORLDPICTURENEWS)
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China Tibet Railway One Year Anniversary
A train passes a lake in this photo taken on Thursday, July 20, 2006 in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. The Qinghai-Tibet Railway system which began operation last July is to witness its first year of safe operation by July 1, 2007. (Chogo/Xinhua/WpN) **CHINA OUT** (FOTO: DUKAS/WORLDPICTURENEWS)
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