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Boxing: Japan's Murata stops N'Dam to win world title

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China's Three Gorges dam receives record number of tourists

The Three Gorges Dam, the world's largest hydropower project, received the record number of daily visitors Thursday, the second day of the week-long National Day holiday, authorities said.

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U.S. destroys armed vehicles of militants in northern Iraq

U.S. destroys armed vehicles of militants in northern Iraq

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Ceremony held to offer sacrifices to water

Qingming, a traditional Chinese Festival to pay respect to the deceased, falls on April 4th this year. Local residents in Dujiang Dam, Sichuan, held a ceremony to offer sacrifices to "water god" to pray for favorable weather in the coming year. Duilt in 256 B.C. by local governor Li Bing during the Warring States (475-221 B.C.), Dujiang Dam is the world's oldest irrigation project.