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SANSHA, Feb. 8, 2016 (Xinhua) — A national flag-raising ceremony is held on Yongxing Island in Sansha city, south China’s Hainan Province, on Feb. 8, 2016, the first day of the Chinese Lunar New Year. (Xinhua/Yang Guanyu)

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