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Culture: Beigun, or stilt walking, has a history of more than 400 years in Pingyao, Shanxi province. The performers stand on footplates, and their lower legs are bound to the upper part of the stilts.

Bilingual: A group of nursery workers in central Denmark has promised to provide two hours of free childcare on Thursday evening so that the children's parents can go to bed and make more babies.