Record Drought in China Unearths Hidden Antiquities
Usually half submerged in water, Luoxing Dun, a small island with ancient temples on it, can be seen in China's large freshwater Lake Poyang in Juijiang in the country’s central Jiangxi province.
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Usually half submerged in water, Luoxing Dun, a small island with ancient temples on it, can be seen in China's large freshwater Lake Poyang in Juijiang in the country’s central Jiangxi province.
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A man visits the usually half-submerged Luoxing Dun, a small island with ancient temples on it, in China's largest freshwater Lake Poyang in Juijiang
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A man visits the usually half-submerged Luoxing Dun, a small island with ancient temples on it, in China's largest freshwater Lake Poyang in Juijiang
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Caked mud is seen in the foreground past the usually half-submerged Luoxing Dun, a small island with ancient temples on it, in the large freshwater Lake Poyang in Juijiang, China's central Jiangxi province on August 23, 2022.
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Caked mud is seen in the foreground past the usually half-submerged Luoxing Dun, a small island with ancient temples on it, in the large freshwater Lake Poyang in Juijiang, China's central Jiangxi province on August 23, 2022.
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Anglers fish by the banks of Lake Poyang in Juijiang, China's central Jiangxi province
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Anglers fish by the banks of Lake Poyang in Juijiang, China's central Jiangxi province
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Woman visits a temple on Luoxing Dun, a small island in China's large freshwater Lake Poyang in Juijiang
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Woman visits a temple on Luoxing Dun, a small island in China's large freshwater Lake Poyang in Juijiang
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A dead fish is seen by the banks of Lake Poyang in Juijiang, China's central Jiangxi province
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A dead fish is seen by the banks of Lake Poyang in Juijiang, China's central Jiangxi province
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A fisherman stands on the banks of Lake Poyang in Juijiang, China's central Jiangxi province
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A fisherman stands on the banks of Lake Poyang in Juijiang, China's central Jiangxi province
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A man rests in the shade as he visits the usually half-submerged Luoxing Dun, a small island with ancient temples on it in Lake Poyang in Juijiang, China's central Jiangxi province
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A man rests in the shade as he visits the usually half-submerged Luoxing Dun, a small island with ancient temples on it in Lake Poyang in Juijiang, China's central Jiangxi province