Unsold flowers in NE China turned into gifts for anti-epidemic staff
STORY: Unsold flowers in NE China turned into gifts for anti-epidemic staff
DATELINE: March 23, 2022
LENGTH: 00:01:17
LOCATION: SHENYANG, China
CATEGORY: SOCIETY
SHOTLIST:
1. various of the unsold flowers
2. various of the delivery of the flowers
3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): MENG LINGYU, Party branch secretary of Liaoning Province, Country Garden
STORYLINE:
A total of 300,000 unsold flowers in Qilihe Village, northeast China's Liaoning Province, have been purchased and sent to people working on the frontline of the battle against COVID-19.
Qilihe Village produces over 10 million flowers every year, and the flower growing industry has become its pillar industry.
However, hampered by the recent resurge of COVID-19 cases in the province, thousands of flowers remained unsold during this year's bloom season.
A company extended a helping hand by purchasing 300, 000 flowers from the farmers after it learnt the news from local media.
SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): MENG LINGYU, Party secretary, Country Garden's Liaoning b
- Product Code
- ILEA000945164
- Registered date
- 2022/3/23 00:00:00
- Credit
- Xinhua / Kyodo News Images
- Media source
- Xinhua News Agency.All Rights Reserved
- Media size
- 1920 × 1080 pixel
- Deployment size
- 85.10(MB)*
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