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Recently, with the release of the semi annual reports of gold and jewelry listed companies, the performance of gold and jewelry enterprises has been "booming", becoming the "top performers" of A-shares. Taking Caibai Group as an example, in the first half of 2023, the company achieved a revenue of 8.361 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 56.85%; The net profit attributable to shareholders of the listed company was 412 million yuan, a year-on-year increase of 65.81%, approaching the level of 460 million yuan for the entire year of 2022. Why did gold and jewelry companies perform so well in the first half of the year? According to the semi annual reports of listed companies, the global gold market has shown a good growth momentum in the first half of 2023, coupled with a positive trend in China's economy. Consumer demand has been released, and the willingness of consumers to purchase gold and jewelry products has increased. At the same time, the fluctuation and upward trend of gold prices have also stimulated the consumption vitality of gold products. According to the data

On September 8th, the Chinese government online published a response from the Ministry of Transport to netizens regarding the suggestion of "whether elderly care transportation cards can be uniformly processed nationwide.". The netizen who claimed to be a retired elderly person left a message saying that transportation respect cards are being applied for all over the country. Why can't we create a unified national card? Elderly care cards are available in various regions and are not convenient for the elderly. If we create a nationwide unified elderly care card that can be used nationwide once, it will be much more convenient for the elderly to follow their children and not have to apply for a card everywhere. In response, the Transportation Service Department of the Ministry of Transport stated that in order to facilitate people's cross city travel, the Ministry of Transport has launched the national transportation one card interconnection work since 2013 and continues to promote it as an important livelihood project. 330 cities at or above the prefecture level have achieved the interconnection of transportation cards nationwide

Influenced by the residual low pressure trough of typhoon "Hai Kui", Hong Kong suffered the heavy rainstorm once in a century. Since the evening of the 7th, rainstorm has been falling in all regions of Hong Kong. The Hong Kong Observatory issued a black rainstorm warning signal late in the night of the 7th, and water accumulated in many regions of Hong Kong. At 16:45 on September 8, the rainstorm warning signals were cancelled by the Hong Kong Observatory, and the longest rainstorm ever recorded in Hong Kong came to an end. What is the situation in Hong Kong after the record breaking rainstorm? Let's take a look at the report sent back by the CCTV reporter from the scene. CCTV reporter Liu Zhimin: My current location is a semi underground parking lot located in a shopping mall in Wan Chui Estate, Chai Wan, Hong Kong. The Hong Kong Observatory has cancelled all thunderstorm warning signals, but we can see from this underground parking lot that this once-in-a-century event

On September 8th, Tancheng, Shandong Province, issued a notice on the online rumor of a woman abusing her power to threaten a barber shop, stating that Wang, a public official involved, would be given a serious demerit and ordered the Tancheng County Agriculture and Rural Bureau to conduct a profound review and issue a notice of criticism. On August 30th, a woman in a hair salon in Tancheng County, Linyi, Shandong Province, was dissatisfied with the service of the staff. After presenting her documents, she threatened, "Call our team members to come." According to a report by Dafeng News, the video producer and shop owner, Mr. Xu, told reporters that the tax bureau came to inspect the incident the day after it occurred. Mr. Xu told reporters that it was around 9:40 am on Wednesday, August 30th. After the woman entered the store to wash her hair, the stylist assessed that her hair was too dry to make the protein she wanted

On September 8, the WeChat official account of the Chinese Embassy in the Democratic Republic of the Congo released the Congo Security Situation Bulletin, which reported several important recent cases - on September 1, armed bandits robbed four gold transport vehicles of TCM Mining Company in Ngalula Village, Fizi District, South Kivu Province, killing two Chinese citizens, one Congolese soldier and one local driver, and injuring another Chinese miner and two Congolese. It is reported that the attackers came from the border area between Manima and South Kivu provinces. On August 30th, a protest demonstration against the United Nations Stabilization Mission and the Eastern Community forces occurred in Goma City, North Kivu Province, resulting in intense clashes between the military, police, and protesters. Currently, the Congolese government claims that the conflict has resulted in 43 deaths, 56 injuries, and 158 arrests. On September 3rd, from Kuamao in Mayen Dongbei Province

On September 8th, the website of the National Medical Products Administration announced that it had recently organized a flight inspection of six cosmetics production enterprises, including Guangzhou Zongdu International Biotechnology Co., Ltd., Yitong Biotechnology Co., Ltd., Shantou Yujie Cosmetics Co., Ltd., Guangzhou Xiuyu Cosmetics Co., Ltd., Guangzhou Zhuangyan Biotechnology Co., Ltd., and Guangzhou Helandi Biotechnology Co., Ltd. After investigation, it was found that the above-mentioned enterprises have violated relevant regulations such as the Cosmetic Supervision and Administration Regulations and the Cosmetic Production Quality Management Standards. The above-mentioned enterprises have confirmed the existing problems. To ensure the safety of public makeup use, the National Medical Products Administration requires the Guangdong Provincial Medical Products Administration to handle the above-mentioned suspected illegal activities of enterprises in accordance with the law. The Guangdong Provincial Drug Administration has currently ordered the above-mentioned enterprises to suspend production and operation

This summer, the movie "Fengshen First Part" attracted a group of "tap water". It is based on the Ming Dynasty novel "Fengshen Yanyi" and the Song and Yuan Dynasty vernacular "King Wu's Conquest of Zhou and Pinghua", and Ji Fa's growth experience becomes the clue that connects the entire story. This is not the first time that the story of "Fengshen Romance" has been adapted. The TV drama "Fengshen Bang" was once popular throughout the country and is still an unforgettable childhood memory for many people today. As the summer season draws to a close, a trailer for the movie version of "Dream of the Red Chamber" has ignited the audience's curiosity, with both anticipation and debate. For example, whether casting is appropriate, whether Fu Huadao can restore the original work, and so on. Speaking of which, it's not just the first installment of "Fengshen" that people are familiar with. The four famous works have actually undergone multiple adaptations and remakes. Why target classic works in film and television adaptations? One IP

Recently, a naval combat support ship detachment, the Yinma Lake ship, was maneuvering nearly a thousand nautical miles to a strange sea area for several consecutive training sessions on ship loading and transportation, and for the first time conducted nighttime loading and submarine floating training. The entire training process was exclusively recorded by military reporters from the headquarters. What can a uniquely shaped semi submersible ship do? Navy semi submersibles are large sea delivery platforms with the ability to deliver weapons as a whole. They have a strategic position and a unique shape, with high convexity at both ends and a low concavity in the middle. They look like a "flatbed truck" at sea. They are small ships that do not have ocean going capabilities and need to operate in the open sea. Some of the ultra long and overweight equipment that cannot be separated and lifted are all transfer objects of semi submersibles. At the same time, they can deliver several times per voyage

Affected by the residual cloud system and monsoon around the typhoon "Haikui", in the early morning of September 8, many places in Guangdong issued a red warning for rainstorm, and the relevant departments in various places acted quickly to reduce the impact on the production and life of the masses. From wind and flood prevention, grassroots party members and cadres are fighting on the front line. In Raoping County, there is a team of over 800 grid workers who have been fighting for more than half a month to prevent wind and flood, safeguarding the safety of fishermen in one area. 24 hours, today's close-up, let's take a look at the busy day of grid worker Xu Shuo in Zhelin Town, Raoping County, Chaozhou City, before and after Typhoon "Haikui" hit. Xu Shuo, member of the Party Committee and grid worker of Zhelin Town, Raoping County: Below is the sea. Two consecutive typhoons are astronomical tides with relatively high tide levels. Coupled with heavy rainfall, it may cause our embankments to collapse, which is quite dangerous. This is Raoping County

Since September, there has been a resurgence of interest rate cuts, with state-owned and joint-stock banks collectively lowering their fixed deposit interest rates. A reporter from China Securities News noticed that several city commercial banks, including Bank of Beijing, Bank of Shanghai, Bank of Chongqing, and Bank of Suzhou, are joining the camp to lower deposit interest rates. Industry insiders say that this move is to some extent beneficial for banks to alleviate interest rate differential pressure. In addition, when visiting multiple banks, the reporter found that "specialty deposits" are becoming the main force for customer managers to promote and the new favorite of depositors. Compared to regular deposits, characteristic deposit products have interest rate advantages; Compared to large certificates of deposit, specialty deposits have a limit advantage and a more affordable minimum deposit amount. Since September 1st, state-owned banks and joint-stock banks have successively lowered deposit interest rates, following the trend of city commercial banks lowering deposit interest rates. Journalists have found that urban commercial banks are closely following suit

Recently, the movie "Oppenheimer" has been a hit, and Oppenheimer's life is full of legends, with victories and tragedies coexisting. In reality, when Oppenheimer was 62 years old, he died of throat cancer, which was related to one of his lifestyle habits: he used to smoke a lot and became addicted to smoking throughout his life. It is said that he smokes 100 cigarettes a day, and the cigarette in his mouth even becomes his symbol. A doctor from the Head and Neck Surgery Department of Zhejiang Cancer Hospital has also treated a special patient with oropharyngeal cancer: he started smoking and drinking alcohol at the age of 15, smoking 100 cigarettes a day and drinking beer as water. Mr. Li, who smokes 100 cigarettes a day and drinks beer as water, is 44 years old and comes from a coastal city in Zhejiang Province. He has been receiving treatment from Ye Zhimin, the deputy chief physician of the Head and Neck Radiotherapy Department at Zhejiang Cancer Hospital, for six to seven years. Mr. Li was first diagnosed with a tumor in 2015

Banu hotpot, which proposed the concept of "productism," was also planted on fake lamb rolls. Recently, a blogger revealed on social media that out of the 6 boxes of meat ingredients he purchased for 98 yuan at the Chaodao Beijing Heshenghui store, 4 boxes of "high calcium lamb rolls" were found to contain duck meat. On the evening of September 7th, Banu Hot Pot's official Weibo account released a statement acknowledging that its sub brand, Super Island, did indeed contain duck meat in its lamb rolls. It paid 8.354 million yuan to consumers and cancelled Super Island's independent procurement rights, terminating cooperation with the product supplier involved. On September 8th, Du Tam, the son of Du Zhongbing, the founder of Chaodao Self selected Hot Pot and the founder of Banu, appeared in the live broadcast room to apologize and conducted a live broadcast of customer service compensation. That night, according to multiple media reports, the Market Supervision Bureau of Chaoyang District, Beijing filed a case against the involved stores

Recently, the enterprise certification number of "Cao's Duck Neck" revealed the formula of its own soup ingredients, which contains more than 10 additives such as hot soup essence, oil soluble pepper essence, and the former employees said it was the ingredient of Sichuan Hunan Cao's Duck Neck Company. On September 7th, the company affiliated with Shuxiang Cao's Duck Neck responded to this matter, stating that the account and "former employees" had nothing to do with the company and were maliciously defamed. The municipal supervision bureau in the jurisdiction responded that they will record and understand this matter. "Cao's Duck Neck" Enterprise Account Exposes Multiple Additives Recently, an enterprise certification account called "Cao's Duck Neck" posted a video saying, "I used to work at Cao's Duck Neck for a period of time, but now I have resigned. Let me reveal the black technology of Cao's Duck Neck in Sichuan and Hunan, all of which are scientific and ruthless." The video exposed the recipe of the soup, which contains more than ten types of additives, such as spicy soup

At the beginning of August this year, Miao Chunyou, a 10-year-old girl who came to Beijing to get together with her family during the summer vacation, lost her connection in the flood for many days without finding anything, which touched the hearts of countless netizens. Previously reported: Urgent search for person! A 10-year-old girl visiting relatives in Beijing was washed away by water. Recently, reporters learned from the parents of Miao Chunyou that her daughter's body has been found and cremated before being buried in Beijing. The couple did not continue to stay in Beijing for business and left the local disaster relief site before returning to their hometown in Henan. My daughter lost contact for 11 days and was unable to wait for a miracle to truly confirm the fact that her daughter Miao Chunyou unfortunately died in the flood on August 10th earlier. At this time, it has been 11 days since Miao Chunyou lost contact on July 31st. On that day, Miao Chunyou's parents received a call from the police in Mentougou District, Beijing, stating that the police had recently

According to a report on the website of German news television channel on September 6, Ukrainian men of military service age have been prohibited from leaving the country since the Russia-Ukraine conflict. Nevertheless, some people still try to do so. The Ukrainian border forces have released data for the first time: 20000 people were intercepted while fleeing. It is reported that since the beginning of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, the Ukrainian border guards have prevented more than 20000 male servicemen from escaping. "Since February 24th last year, the border forces have arrested approximately 14600 individuals attempting to illegally leave Ukraine," said Andrey Jemchenko, a spokesperson for the border forces, on television. In addition, approximately 6200 men holding false exit permits have been arrested. Many Ukrainians are trying to evade military service. Jemchenko stated that the fugitives were mainly on the "green border" with Romania and the Republic of Moldova

In August 2023, the national consumer price increased by 0.1% year-on-year. Among them, urban areas increased by 0.2%, while rural areas decreased by 0.2%; Food prices decreased by 1.7%, while non food prices increased by 0.5%; Consumer goods prices decreased by 0.7%, while service prices increased by 1.3%. one ­­— On average, consumer prices for residents nationwide increased by 0.5% in August compared to the same period last year. In August, the national consumer price increased by 0.3% month on month. Among them, urban areas increased by 0.2% and rural areas increased by 0.4%; Food prices increased by 0.5%, while non food prices increased by 0.2%; Consumer goods prices increased by 0.4%, while service prices increased by 0.1%. 1、 Changes in prices of various goods and services year-on-year In August, prices of food, tobacco, and alcohol decreased by 0.5% year-on-year, affecting CPI

Recently, in Zhouzhi County, Xi'an, Zhu, the leader of the Sixth Discipline Inspection and Supervision Group dispatched by the Zhouzhi County Commission for Discipline Inspection and Supervision, was reported for sheltering the reported individuals during work. The Discipline Inspection Commission and Supervision Commission of Zhouzhi County promptly analyzed and initiated the investigation procedure. After careful verification, it was determined that the report was false, and a letter was promptly sent to clarify the name of Zhu. Since the beginning of this year, the Discipline Inspection Commission and Supervision Commission of Zhouzhi County have clarified and corrected the names of 5 party members and cadres who were falsely reported through written clarifications and other means, continuously sending a strong signal of support and encouragement for those in charge, and protecting the enthusiasm of party members and cadres to work and start businesses. In recent years, the Discipline Inspection and Supervision Commission of the High tech Zone has always adhered to the combination of strict management and kindness, with equal emphasis on incentives and constraints. It has regularly carried out work to clarify and correct names, as well as investigate and deal with false accusations and accusations, highlighting the "three focuses", carefully arranging, consolidating responsibilities, and engaging in real and hard work

The transition from "recognizing a house but also recognizing a loan" to "recognizing a house but not a loan" is a result of the changes in the supply and demand relationship of China's real estate market over the past 13 years, as well as timely adjustments and optimizations at the policy level. According to incomplete statistics, at least 24 cities have fully implemented the policy of "recognizing houses but not loans" in the past 10 days. So, what changes are happening in the market with the implementation of policies? "News 1+1" connects with Pu Zhan, Deputy Director of the Policy Research Center of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Rural Development, to jointly pay attention to the implementation of "housing recognition but not loan recognition" and how effective is it? How to view the background and timing of the policy of "recognizing houses but not loans"? Pu Zhan, Deputy Director of the Policy Research Center of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Rural Development: The background can be seen from two aspects. ① From the development of the real estate market, everyone knows that the market in the first quarter of this year

If the founder of Hon Hai Group, Terry Gou, who announced his independent candidacy, becomes a "four legged leader", Lai Ching te's approval rating is 38.3%, Hou You yi's is 19.9%, Ko Wen je's is 15.6%, and finally Terry Gou is 9.4%. According to this poll from the Beautiful Island Electronic News, Hou Youyi's approval rating has increased by 1.4% compared to last time, breaking the 20% mark. The above-mentioned survey targets the population aged 20 and above in 22 counties and cities in Taiwan, using computer-assisted electricity as the survey method

More and more cities are joining the queue for the comprehensive lifting of purchase restrictions. On the evening of September 7th, Nanjing, the capital of Jiangsu Province, released the latest measures to promote the development of the real estate market in Nanjing, with a total of six new measures. In addition to requiring the implementation and adjustment of the latest national credit policy requirements, the new policy also clarifies that in order to further optimize the process of purchasing housing services, starting from September 8th, purchasing commercial housing within the four districts of Xuanwu District, Qinhuai District, Jianye District, and Gulou District will no longer require a proof of purchase. In fact, the four main urban areas mentioned above were previously the only restricted purchase areas in Nanjing. After these four regions no longer have purchase restrictions, it means that Nanjing has completely lifted the purchase restrictions on commercial housing. Nanjing, Shenyang, and Dalian have completely lifted purchase restrictions. According to monitoring data from the China Index Research Institute, the frequency of policy implementation has accelerated recently, with over 20 provinces and cities introducing nearly 30 policies in September,

Original Heart, Passion, and Diligence. Picture ①: Wu Cuiyun guides students at the Jujube Germplasm Resources Nursery of Tarim University. Interviewee provided image ②: Sui Bixia guides students to participate in the competition defense. Interviewee provided picture ③: Peng Yusheng visits students' homes. Photo taken by Huang Shifeng: Lu Maocai is preparing for class. The interviewee provided pictures of Uncle Hong playing games with the children.

Recently, the State Post Office, the Ministry of Public Security and the Ministry of National Security jointly issued the Notice on Strengthening the Safety Management of Items Sent and Delivered during the 19th Asian Games and the 4th Asian Para Games. The Notice proposes that postal and express delivery enterprises should implement the main responsibility of safety management in accordance with the law, strictly abide by the regulations on the management of prohibited items, and strictly implement safety management systems such as real name receiving and sending, receiving and sending inspection, and passing machine security checks. For users who have signed security agreements, identity information sampling and review should be strengthened. From 0:00 on September 16th to 24:00 on October 28th, mail parcels sent to Hangzhou City will be sent. From 0:00 on September 16th to 24:00 on October 8th, mail parcels sent to Xiangshan County, Ningbo City, Ouhai District, Lucheng District, Longwan District, Deqing County, Huzhou City, Yuecheng District and Keqiao District of Shaoxing City, and Jindong District of Jinhua City will be sent

Recently, a yogurt ordering notice from Wangwuqiao Central Primary School in Zhengyang County, Henan Province has raised concerns among parents. In the notice, the class teacher called on parents of students to actively order yogurt, stating that "families with conditions should actively order, while families without conditions should create conditions to order.". The notice also mentioned that in order to "alleviate" the financial pressure on parents, the school has discussed changing the order of 4 boxes of milk per student to 3 boxes, with a total cost of 330 yuan. This incident has sparked controversy in the local area, and parents have expressed their concerns. On the noon of September 8th, a reporter from China Central Radio and Television Network arrived at the entrance of Wangwuqiao Central Primary School. Some parents showed the content of the notice to the reporter and stated that the initial order was for 4 boxes for 440 yuan, and only a dozen or so families participated in this order. During the interview, the reporter had a conversation with a student

With the A-share semi annual report closing, men's clothing brands will be released for the semi annual exam. Old men's clothing brands such as Baoxiniao, Seven Wolves, and Nine Shepherds, which often appear in shopping malls, have seen a significant boost in performance in the first half of this year. Does this mean that male consumers, who were once jokingly referred to as the "bottom consumers" in terms of purchasing power, are now becoming "marginalized"? Multiple men's clothing brands saw growth in their performance in the first half of the year, with revenue and net profit declining. According to a survey conducted by China News Service, 11 listed men's clothing companies achieved a total revenue of over 27 billion yuan in the first half of 2023. Among them, 7 companies achieved a double increase in net profit attributable to shareholders and total revenue in the first half of the year. For example, the net profit attributable to the mother of King Jiumu increased by about 2.5 times year-on-year; The net profit attributable to shareholders of Baoxiniao, Seven Wolves, and Kute Intelligence all increased by over 50%; Hai Lan Zhi Jia and Bi Yin Le Fen both achieved over 30%

Source author: Niu Danqin. In my opinion, German Chancellor Scholz is clearly the most popular politician in the world recently. It's simple, he fell hard and when he made his debut again, he became a Cyclops. I fell in my right eye and couldn't see anyone, so I decided to wear a black eye mask. He is also the only leader among all the dignitaries attending the G20 summit wearing an eye mask. The grand German Chancellor, surprisingly, looked like this, and as a result, Scholz, who looked like an uncle, also won the international reputation of "Pirate Olaf". Why did it fall? It is said that I fell while jogging in Berlin. Unlike Biden who enjoys riding bicycles, Trump who enjoys playing golf, and Schultz who has a common hobby, he likes jogging. But that's the safest exercise, Schultz still fell and injured himself. As I mentioned in my previous article, there are three reasons for this

According to the Russian Sputnik News Agency on September 9, the road traffic of the Crimea Bridge was temporarily closed. According to the report, the channel reporting on the real-time condition of the Crimean Bridge on the "Telegraph" social media platform released a message saying, "The road traffic on the Crimean Bridge has been temporarily closed. People located on the bridge and in the inspection area are advised to remain calm and follow the instructions of traffic safety personnel." The Crimean Bridge has experienced multiple road traffic closures before. Previously, according to the Russian Sputnik News Agency, the highway traffic of the bridge was also temporarily closed on September 2. The Russian Ministry of Defense announced on the 2nd that Ukraine sent three unmanned boats to attack the Crimean Bridge at night, but they were all destroyed by the Russian side. Subsequently, the road traffic of the Crimean Bridge resumed.

According to TASS on September 9th, Russian President Putin sent a congratulatory message to North Korean leader Kim Jong un on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of North Korea's National Day. Putin stated that the development of Russia North Korea relations in various aspects is conducive to ensuring the security and stability of the Korean Peninsula and Northeast Asia. According to a report by Voice of Korea Radio, Putin stated in a congratulatory message, "I believe that through joint efforts, we will continue to strengthen bilateral relations in various fields in a planned manner, which is fully in line with the interests of our two peoples and conducive to ensuring the security and stability of the Korean Peninsula and Northeast Asia." The report stated that the Soviet Union was the first to recognize the Democratic People's Republic of Korea as a new sovereign state. "Since then, the relationship between our two countries has been built on the principles of friendship, good neighborliness, and mutual respect, and constructive cooperation in various fields has accumulated."

Ms. Chen, a citizen of Yangzhou, reported that when the next door neighbor's villa was renovated, she expanded a circle around it, which was also deemed to be illegal by the local urban management department. But now more than half a year has passed. The construction team is still working on the site. The owner of Jinhuwan Community in Yangzhou City, Ms. Chen, introduced that the illegal villa is next to her home. It has a great impact. "Ms. Chen said that Jinhuwan Community is a villa area, which mainly focuses on the private space of a single house. It does not interfere with each other and the environment is good. However, the next door neighbor has not interfered with each other since last year

This week has been a busy week for Premier Li Qiang, with a full schedule. Starting from September 5th, Li Qiang attended multiple diplomatic summits in Indonesia and India, and made an official visit to Indonesia. This is also his first visit to an Asian country since taking office as Premier of the State Council. During his visit to Indonesia, Premier Li Qiang also has an important itinerary - to inspect the Jakarta Bandung high-speed railway. On September 6th, Li Qiang took the Yawan high-speed railway and inspected the construction of the Karawang station platform. On September 7, the Jakarta Bandung high-speed railway jointly constructed by China and Indonesia was put into operation, marking Indonesia's entry into the era of high-speed railway, and the joint construction of the "the Belt and Road" between China and Indonesia has achieved significant landmark results. On September 7th, Li Qiang met with Australian Prime Minister Albanese in Jakarta, Indonesia. On that day, the high-level dialogue between China and Australia resumed after a three-year hiatus. After the dialogue meeting, members of the Politburo of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and foreign experts

On September 6, the interview team of Xizang trip, the chief editor of the national provincial party newspaper, came to Everest Town. Looking up, it was the town's wide and smooth asphalt road, beautiful civilian houses, and endless tourists... In recent years, Dingri County, Shigatse City, closely focused on the goal of building Everest Scenic Area into a "world-class nature reserve and world-class ecological scenic area" that is "the most ecological, humane, intelligent, harmonious, and beautiful", to promote the integrated high-quality development of ecological, cultural, and tourism in Everest Scenic Area, so that the people growing on this land can eat "tourism meals" and walk on the "road to prosperity". With the continuous improvement of infrastructure, tourists flock to Zhaxi Zongxiang, which is about 49 kilometers away from Mount Everest and has an average elevation of 4200 meters. It is a tourist attraction leading to Mount Everest, Luozi Peak, and one of the "Top Ten Landscapes in the World" - Gamagou, the eastern slope of Mount Everest