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Modular high-rise buildings built in China's Shenzhen

STORY: Modular high-rise buildings built in China's Shenzhen DATELINE: July 3, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:49 LOCATION: SHENZHEN, China CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the concrete modular high-rise buildings 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): CEN YAN, Shenzhen Housing and Construction Bureau STORYLINE: Five over 100-meter-high apartment buildings were built within one year using modular construction technology in Shenzhen City, south China's Guangdong Province. The concrete buildings were assembled with 6,028 standard modular units that were made in a factory. The modules were transported to the site with all the electric and internal finishes completed. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): CEN YAN, Shenzhen Housing and Construction Bureau "According to our preliminary calculation, modular construction can help reduce 75 percent of construction waste." Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Shenzhen, China. (XHTV)

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Bungee jumping in Japan

MITO, Japan - A man engages in bungee jumping in Hitachiota, Ibaraki Prefecture, on Jan. 11, 2014. A total of nine men and women did a bungee jump from a 100-meter-high bridge, making it the highest bungee jumping spot in Japan, the same day to commemorate their coming of age.

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'Lucky-bean' scattering

OSAKA, Japan - Osaka Mayor Kunio Hiramatsu (R in the back) and young women throw peanuts from the 100-meter-high observatory of Tsutenkaku Tower in Osaka in the annual ''lucky-bean scattering'' on Feb. 1, 2011. Japanese people throw beans in a traditional ceremony to drive demons away and invite luck around the Feb. 3 Setsubun day, which divides winter and spring on the calendar.

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Foreign Minister Kawaguchi talks with Myanmar's senior leader

YANGON, Myanmar - Japanese Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawagauchi (C) tours Yangon's famous 100-meter-high Shwedagon pagoda on Aug. 4 after meeting with Lt. Gen. Khin Nyunt, first secretary of Myanmar's ruling junta. Kawaguchi will meet opposition leader Suu Kyi at her house on Aug. 5.

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CHINA-TIANJIN-WIND POWER-MAINTENANCE-WORKER (CN)

(220417) -- TIANJIN, April 17, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo shows technicians examining a wind turbine in Tianjin, north China, April 13, 2022. Liu Yanbo, 37, has been working for 13 years as a maintenance worker of wind power generation system at Tianjin Longyuan Wind Power Co., Ltd. To ensure the smooth operation of wind power generation systems, he needs to climb up the wind turbine generator and conducts maintenance work on an over-100-meter-high platform. Though working as a maintenance worker is a bit dangerous, Liu feels proud of his job for ensuring smooth generation and transmission of wind electricity to millions of households. (Xinhua/Zhao Zishuo)

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CHINA-TIANJIN-WIND POWER-MAINTENANCE-WORKER (CN)

(220417) -- TIANJIN, April 17, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Liu Yanbo (L) and Hu Zhongyin walk to a wind turbine generator for maintenance in Tianjin, north China, April 12, 2022. Liu Yanbo, 37, has been working for 13 years as a maintenance worker of wind power generation system at Tianjin Longyuan Wind Power Co., Ltd. To ensure the smooth operation of wind power generation systems, he needs to climb up the wind turbine generator and conducts maintenance work on an over-100-meter-high platform. Though working as a maintenance worker is a bit dangerous, Liu feels proud of his job for ensuring smooth generation and transmission of wind electricity to millions of households. (Xinhua/Zhao Zishuo)

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CHINA-TIANJIN-WIND POWER-MAINTENANCE-WORKER (CN)

(220417) -- TIANJIN, April 17, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Liu Yanbo climbs to the top of a wind turbine generator in Tianjin, north China, April 13, 2022. Liu Yanbo, 37, has been working for 13 years as a maintenance worker of wind power generation system at Tianjin Longyuan Wind Power Co., Ltd. To ensure the smooth operation of wind power generation systems, he needs to climb up the wind turbine generator and conducts maintenance work on an over-100-meter-high platform. Though working as a maintenance worker is a bit dangerous, Liu feels proud of his job for ensuring smooth generation and transmission of wind electricity to millions of households. (Xinhua/Sun Fanyue)

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CHINA-TIANJIN-WIND POWER-MAINTENANCE-WORKER (CN)

(220417) -- TIANJIN, April 17, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo shows technicians examining a wind turbine in Tianjin, north China, April 13, 2022. Liu Yanbo, 37, has been working for 13 years as a maintenance worker of wind power generation system at Tianjin Longyuan Wind Power Co., Ltd. To ensure the smooth operation of wind power generation systems, he needs to climb up the wind turbine generator and conducts maintenance work on an over-100-meter-high platform. Though working as a maintenance worker is a bit dangerous, Liu feels proud of his job for ensuring smooth generation and transmission of wind electricity to millions of households. (Xinhua/Zhao Zishuo)

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CHINA-TIANJIN-WIND POWER-MAINTENANCE-WORKER (CN)

(220417) -- TIANJIN, April 17, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Liu Yanbo (R) and Hu Zhongyin get ready for maintenance work of wind turbine generators in Tianjin, north China, April 13, 2022. Liu Yanbo, 37, has been working for 13 years as a maintenance worker of wind power generation system at Tianjin Longyuan Wind Power Co., Ltd. To ensure the smooth operation of wind power generation systems, he needs to climb up the wind turbine generator and conducts maintenance work on an over-100-meter-high platform. Though working as a maintenance worker is a bit dangerous, Liu feels proud of his job for ensuring smooth generation and transmission of wind electricity to millions of households. (Xinhua/Zhao Zishuo)

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CHINA-TIANJIN-WIND POWER-MAINTENANCE-WORKER (CN)

(220417) -- TIANJIN, April 17, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Liu Yanbo checks equipments before climbing to the top of a wind turbine generator in Tianjin, north China, April 11, 2022. Liu Yanbo, 37, has been working for 13 years as a maintenance worker of wind power generation system at Tianjin Longyuan Wind Power Co., Ltd. To ensure the smooth operation of wind power generation systems, he needs to climb up the wind turbine generator and conducts maintenance work on an over-100-meter-high platform. Though working as a maintenance worker is a bit dangerous, Liu feels proud of his job for ensuring smooth generation and transmission of wind electricity to millions of households. (Xinhua/Sun Fanyue)

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CHINA-TIANJIN-WIND POWER-MAINTENANCE-WORKER (CN)

(220417) -- TIANJIN, April 17, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Liu Yanbo (R) and Hu Zhongyin drive to a wind turbine generator for maintenance in Tianjin, north China, April 12, 2022. Liu Yanbo, 37, has been working for 13 years as a maintenance worker of wind power generation system at Tianjin Longyuan Wind Power Co., Ltd. To ensure the smooth operation of wind power generation systems, he needs to climb up the wind turbine generator and conducts maintenance work on an over-100-meter-high platform. Though working as a maintenance worker is a bit dangerous, Liu feels proud of his job for ensuring smooth generation and transmission of wind electricity to millions of households. (Xinhua/Zhao Zishuo)

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CHINA-TIANJIN-WIND POWER-MAINTENANCE-WORKER (CN)

(220417) -- TIANJIN, April 17, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Liu Yanbo prepares tools for maintenance task of wind turbine generators at a wind farm in Tianjin, north China, April 13, 2022. Liu Yanbo, 37, has been working for 13 years as a maintenance worker of wind power generation system at Tianjin Longyuan Wind Power Co., Ltd. To ensure the smooth operation of wind power generation systems, he needs to climb up the wind turbine generator and conducts maintenance work on an over-100-meter-high platform. Though working as a maintenance worker is a bit dangerous, Liu feels proud of his job for ensuring smooth generation and transmission of wind electricity to millions of households. (Xinhua/Zhao Zishuo)

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CHINA-TIANJIN-WIND POWER-MAINTENANCE-WORKER (CN)

(220417) -- TIANJIN, April 17, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Liu Yanbo (L) and Hu Zhongyin examin wind power generation system in Tianjin, north China, April 13, 2022. Liu Yanbo, 37, has been working for 13 years as a maintenance worker of wind power generation system at Tianjin Longyuan Wind Power Co., Ltd. To ensure the smooth operation of wind power generation systems, he needs to climb up the wind turbine generator and conducts maintenance work on an over-100-meter-high platform. Though working as a maintenance worker is a bit dangerous, Liu feels proud of his job for ensuring smooth generation and transmission of wind electricity to millions of households. (Xinhua/Zhao Zishuo)

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CHINA-TIANJIN-WIND POWER-MAINTENANCE-WORKER (CN)

(220417) -- TIANJIN, April 17, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Liu Yanbo checks equipments before climbing to the top of a wind turbine generator in Tianjin, north China, April 13, 2022. Liu Yanbo, 37, has been working for 13 years as a maintenance worker of wind power generation system at Tianjin Longyuan Wind Power Co., Ltd. To ensure the smooth operation of wind power generation systems, he needs to climb up the wind turbine generator and conducts maintenance work on an over-100-meter-high platform. Though working as a maintenance worker is a bit dangerous, Liu feels proud of his job for ensuring smooth generation and transmission of wind electricity to millions of households. (Xinhua/Zhao Zishuo)

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CHINA-TIANJIN-WIND POWER-MAINTENANCE-WORKER (CN)

(220417) -- TIANJIN, April 17, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Liu Yanbo (L) and Hu Zhongyin check equipments before climbing to the top of a wind turbine generator in Tianjin, north China, April 13, 2022. Liu Yanbo, 37, has been working for 13 years as a maintenance worker of wind power generation system at Tianjin Longyuan Wind Power Co., Ltd. To ensure the smooth operation of wind power generation systems, he needs to climb up the wind turbine generator and conducts maintenance work on an over-100-meter-high platform. Though working as a maintenance worker is a bit dangerous, Liu feels proud of his job for ensuring smooth generation and transmission of wind electricity to millions of households. (Xinhua/Sun Fanyue)

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CHINA-TIANJIN-WIND POWER-MAINTENANCE-WORKER (CN)

(220417) -- TIANJIN, April 17, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Liu Yanbo checks equipments before climbing to the top of a wind turbine generator in Tianjin, north China, April 11, 2022. Liu Yanbo, 37, has been working for 13 years as a maintenance worker of wind power generation system at Tianjin Longyuan Wind Power Co., Ltd. To ensure the smooth operation of wind power generation systems, he needs to climb up the wind turbine generator and conducts maintenance work on an over-100-meter-high platform. Though working as a maintenance worker is a bit dangerous, Liu feels proud of his job for ensuring smooth generation and transmission of wind electricity to millions of households. (Xinhua/Sun Fanyue)

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CHINA-TIANJIN-WIND POWER-MAINTENANCE-WORKER (CN)

(220417) -- TIANJIN, April 17, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Liu Yanbo and Hu Zhongyin take an elevator to the top of a wind turbine generator in Tianjin, north China, April 11, 2022. Liu Yanbo, 37, has been working for 13 years as a maintenance worker of wind power generation system at Tianjin Longyuan Wind Power Co., Ltd. To ensure the smooth operation of wind power generation systems, he needs to climb up the wind turbine generator and conducts maintenance work on an over-100-meter-high platform. Though working as a maintenance worker is a bit dangerous, Liu feels proud of his job for ensuring smooth generation and transmission of wind electricity to millions of households. (Xinhua/Sun Fanyue)

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'Lucky-bean' scattering

OSAKA, Japan - Osaka Mayor Kunio Hiramatsu (R in the back) and young women throw peanuts from the 100-meter-high observatory of Tsutenkaku Tower in Osaka in the annual ''lucky-bean scattering'' on Feb. 1, 2011. Japanese people throw beans in a traditional ceremony to drive demons away and invite luck around the Feb. 3 Setsubun day, which divides winter and spring on the calendar. (Kyodo)

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Niigata's Rainbow Tower

Photo taken July 3, 2018, shows Rainbow Tower, a 100-meter high observation tower in the central Japan city of Niigata. The aging tower, cherished as a city landmark for over 40 years, will be demolished in November. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo