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Meditation and mind control provide the key to internal martial arts
AP Television
Beijing, China - August 14, 2010
1. Tilt down from trees to internal martial arts class
2. Various of class, with internal martial arts master Liu Xiuyang making adjustments to their positions
3. Mid of male pupil...
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Hundreds take part in traditional jump into harbour
1. Wide of people running and jumping into the water
2. Child running and jumping into the water
3. Child running and stopping before jumping into water, zoom in
4. People clapping
5. Wide shot of people jumping into the water
6. Men...
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Hungry Ghost festival in Taiwan appeases the spirits
1. Pan from the ribbons at the opening of the water lantern parade
2. Wide shot of the fireworks
3. Wide shot of the traditional dragon dance
4. Close-up drummer
5. Various of folk art performance
6. Various of Chinese opera
7. Wide shot...
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Thousands of Chinese Muslim's gather to mark the end of Ramadan
1. Wide of crowds of Muslim worshippers walking in the courtyard of the Niujie Mosque
2. Various of worshippers sitting in the courtyard
3. Wide of worshippers finishing prayers and standing up
4. Various of worshippers leaving...
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Preservation of the Dazu rock carvings in south west China.
1. Wide niche (series of rock carvings)
2. Kistitgarbha Buddha
3. Image representing a vision of death in 'Hell'
4. Image representing a leg being chopped off in 'Hell'
5. More hellish images of deaths
6. Wide of tourists looking at...
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Thousands pray at Taoist and Buddhist temples on the first day of the Year of the Horse
Thousands of people streamed into temples in Beijing on Friday to toll bells, burn incense and pray for prosperity on the first day of the Year of the Horse.
At midnight on Thursday, Chinese communities all over the world marked the...
AFP News Agency
CLEAN : Controversial 'Holy pig' festival draws thousands in Taiwan
CLEAN : Controversial 'Holy pig' festival draws thousands in Taiwan
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Anti-Muslim sentiment on the rise in China
Anti-Muslim sentiment in China has sharply grown in recent years, most visibly on social media where spontaneous campaigns take aim at China's 21 million Muslims, half of whom are Hui. The descendants of Silk Road traders who settled in...
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The Year of the Sheep is celebrated at the White Cloud Temple
1. Wide shot of crowds walking in street near White Cloud Temple
2. Mid shot of crowds with child on back of parent
3. Wide pan court yard of White Cloud Temple with crowd and music
4. Medium shot of stone lion in foreground with people...
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CHINA: YEAR OF THE SNAKE: CELEBRATIONS LATEST
Mandarin/Nat
People across China began their biggest annual holiday ON Wednesday celebrating the first day of the Year of the Snake by turning out at temple fairs in search of good fortune, food and entertainment.
In Beijing thousands of...
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CHINA: MAO ZEDONG PROFILE
Mandarin/Eng/Nat
It's fifty years since Mao Zedong declared the People's Republic of China, unifying a war-torn country,
Since then, the communist ideology known as Mao Zedong Thought has given way to the pragmatic, capitalistic reforms...
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White Cloud Temple Fair brings good fortune in the year of the monkey
1. Exterior of White Cloud Daoist Temple, with people queueing to visit
2. Red decoration flags
3. Police officers controlling queue
4. People lining up to enter temple fair under canopy of red flags
5. People touching stone monkey...
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CHINA: MONKS OFFER PRAYERS FOR HANDOVER OF HONG KONG
Mandarin/Nat
With Monday's handover of Hong Kong to Chinese rule, people of faith are doing their part to make sure the change in sovereignty goes smoothly.
In China, both Buddhist and Daoist monks offered prayers on Sunday morning for...
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Ancient custom to make afterlife a little easier for roaming ghosts
1. Wide shot of paper lanterns being carried to the sea at midnight
2. Close up on a boat-shaped paper lantern
3. Close up on a drum
4. Mid shot of Taoists praying and hymning
5. Mid shot of the boat-shaped lantern
6. Wide shot of the...
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Muslim around the world celebrate Eid
Bogor, Indonesia
1. Mid of men unfolding prayer mats onto ground at prayer site
2. Mid of minaret
3. Various of Muslim men during prayers
4. Wide of minaret, mountain in background, UPSOUND: call to prayer
5. Various of men greeting one...
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Controversy over Hong Kong pay to pray temple
AP Television
Hong Kong - January 13, 2011
1. Mid of "Dou Mu" goddess sculpture in centre of new worship hall at Wong Tai Sin temple
2. Wide pan of new worship hall
3. Mid of visitors with priest tilt up to statues of gods
4. Mid of...
AFP News Agency
CLEAN : Devotees pierced in Nine Emperor Gods festival
CLEAN : Devotees pierced in Nine Emperor Gods festival
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People make New Year wishes at Hong Kong temple
Large crowds jostled to be the first to light incense at the Wong Tai Sin Temple in Hong Kong for Chinese New Year celebrations.
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Vegetarians celebrate festival with extreme piercings
Phuket, 5th October 2008
1. Wide of child throwing fire crackers in front of Chinese temple in Phuket town
2. Mid of sandal wood burning in the temple
3. Close up of Chinese God statue with back light and smoke from burning incense and...
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Hong Kong ushers in Year of the Dog
January 28 and January 29 2006
1. Wide shot buildings and tilt down to crowds at New Year flower market in Victoria Park
2. Crowds in market
3. Vendor selling toy shields and batons
4. Various of stalls selling scissor-shaped...
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CHINA: SHANGHAI: MADELEINE ALBRIGHT MEETS RELIGIOUS LEADERS
Natural Sound
U-S Secretary of State Madeleine Albright met with Chinese religious leaders in Shanghai on Wednesday.
In a round table discussion with representatives of five different faiths, Albright expressed the hope that China...
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High hopes for Year of the Snake
AP Television News
Beijing - 6 February 2013
1. Various of snake-shaped Chinese New Year decorations
2. Woman hanging snake decoration for Chinese New Year
3. Various of people on street with red lanterns and Chinese New Year...