Artists perform Tibetan Opera in cultural festival in Tibet

06:26, August 20, 2019

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  Our favourite #timeoutbeijing Instagram photos of the week

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  9,000 evacuated as fire in Canary Islands burns out of control

  Flames and smoke from a forest fire are seen in Natural park of Tamadaba biosphere reserve on the Canary Island of Gran Canaria, Spain, August 19, 2019. (Photos: VCG)Flames and smoke from a forest fire are seen in Natural park of Tamadaba biosphere reserve on the Canary Island of Gran Canaria, Spain, August 19, 2019. An out-of-control wildfire in Spain's Canary Islands threw flames 50 meters into the air, forcing 9,000 people to evacuate. Sixteen planes and helicopters, and more than 1,000 firefighters are working to contain the blaze.An out-of-control wildfire in Spain's Canary Islands threw flames 50 meters into the air, forcing 9,000 people to evacuate. Sixteen planes and helicopters, and more than 1,000 firefighters are working to contain the blaze. (Compiled by Zhu Yurou)

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  Elements of Chinese traditional handicrafts introduced into preserved flower products

  19, 2019 shows the preserved flowers products in Shijiazhuang, north China's Hebei Province. Li Hong has been selling fresh flowers over 10 years and started preserved flowers business since 2018.

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  In pics: new parking facility in Utrecht, the Netherlands

  A woman is about to park her bike at a new bicycle parking facility in Utrecht, the Netherlands, Aug. (Photo by Sylvia Lederer/Xinhua) People ride at a new bicycle parking facility in Utrecht, the Netherlands, Aug.