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Sekko Tanaka worships the Buddha statue, which was stolen from Kannonji temple in Japan, at Buseoksa Temple in South Korea on Jan. 24. The Yomiuri Shimbun 2:00 JST, February 1, 2025 TSUSHIMA, Nagasaki ...

FRANKFURT, Jan. 31 (Xinhua) -- The first Spring Festival temple fair in Frankfurt kicked off on Friday. The fair celebrates Chinese New Year with a wide range of festive events, and will run until ...

(250130) -- BEIJING, Jan. 30, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Tourists receive Spring Festival decorations carrying the Chinese "Fu" character, which symbolizes good fortune, at Changdian temple fair in Beijing, ...

Visitors interact with performers at the Spring Festival temple fair held at Badachu Park in Beijing on Jan 29, 2025. [Photo by Geng Feifei/chinadaily.com.cn] ...