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Livestreaming e-commerce helps increase rural incomes in China's Xizang

STORY: Livestreaming e-commerce helps increase rural incomes in China's Xizang SHOOTING TIME: Oct. 31, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 28, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:46 LOCATION: LHASA, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the county 2. various of the studio 3. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): BUMO, Live-streaming host STORYLINE: A livestreaming studio in Baqen County in China's Xizang has helped sell local products to other parts of China via e-commerce. The studio was established in March 2022 in the region with an average altitude of 4,500 meters, and has since helped boost incomes for farmers and herders. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): BUMO, Live-streaming host "I started to be engaged in the livestreams in August last year, and has since promoted specialties from Baqen County, such as cordyceps and dried yak meat. In one livestream, the sales revenue is at least 2,000 yuan (about 280 U.S. dollars), and sometimes could even reach 4,000 to 5,000 yuan." As of July this year, the studio had generated sales revenue exceeding 500,000

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China's "Snow Town" welcomes 1st snowfall in autumn

STORY: China's "Snow Town" welcomes 1st snowfall in autumn DATELINE: Oct. 21, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:57 LOCATION: HARBIN, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of snowfall STORYLINE: Shuangfeng Forest Farm, known as China's "Snow Town," saw its first snow in this autumn Thursday night. Located about 280 km from Harbin, the capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, the "Snow Town" receives up to 180 days of snow every year, and the average annual snow thickness is 2.6 meters. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Harbin, China. (XHTV)

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China's "Snow Town" attracts tourists with unique snow views

STORY: China's "Snow Town" attracts tourists with unique snow views DATELINE: Feb. 20, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:25 LOCATION: HARBIN, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the "Snow Town" in China's Heilongjiang Province STORYLINE: Located about 280 kilometers from Harbin, the capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, the "Snow Town" attracts visitors with its unique snow views. Used to be a forest farm, the snow town has seen a sea change over the past two decades after embracing tourism. The snow season here can last up to seven months a year, and the annual average snowfall thickness can reach 2.6 meters. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Harbin, China. (XHTV)

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Breathtaking night view of China's "Snow Town"

STORY: Breathtaking night view of China's "Snow Town" DATELINE: Feb. 13, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:41 LOCATION: HARBIN, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the night view of "Snow Town" 2. various of tourists STORYLINE: In about two decades, a village transformed from a forest farm into China's "Snow Town." Located about 280 km from Harbin, the capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, the "Snow Town" embraces visitors with stunning snow views. The snow season at Shuangfeng Forest Farm can last up to seven months a year, and the annual average snowfall thickness can reach 2.6 meters. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Harbin, China. (XHTV)

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Photo opportunity board 2nd most popular Guinness record

KUSHIRO, Japan - The world's longest photo opportunity board, at 280 meters, seen in this file photo taken in Obihiro in Japan's northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido on June 28, 2014, ranks second in the global popularity ranking of records acknowledged by the Guinness World Records in 2014. The biggest cork mosaic in France was the Guinness Fan Choice winner.

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Huge tuna dedicated at Nishinomiya Shrine

NISHINOMIYA, Japan - Well-wishers place coins on a huge bluefin tuna, 2.9 meters in length and 280 kilograms in weight, dedicated to Nishinomiya Shrine in the western Japanese city of Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture, on Jan. 8, 2011.

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Ancient stone tunnel discovered in Egypt

STORY: Ancient stone tunnel discovered in Egypt DATELINE: Nov. 4, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:19 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various pics of a stone tunnel 2. various pics of discoveries near the temple of Taposiris Magna 3. various shots of excavation site and the discovered items STORYLINE: The Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities announced on Thursday the discovery of a stone tunnel, 13 meters beneath the land surface, two alabaster heads, and several potteries in the coastal city of Alexandria, northern Egypt. An Egyptian-Dominican archaeological mission found the tunnel in the temple of Taposiris Magna, which was a city established by Pharaoh Ptolemy II Philadelphus between 280 and 270 BC, the ministry said in a statement, adding that the tunnel is 1,305 m in length and 2 m in height. "Near the temple, archaeologists found two heads of alabaster, one is for a person from the Ptolemaic era, from 305 to 30 BC, while the other is for a sphinx," the statement said. During the ex

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National Exhibition and Convention Center in Shanghai ready to hold 5th CIIE

STORY: National Exhibition and Convention Center in Shanghai ready to hold 5th CIIE DATELINE: Sept. 26, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:12 LOCATION: SHANGHAI, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. aerial view of National Exhibition and Convention Center (NECC) in Shanghai 2. various of exhibition 3. various of interior of NECC 4. various of a production line STORYLINE: The National Exhibition and Convention Center (NECC) in Shanghai is ready to hold the fifth China International Import Expo (CIIE) scheduled for early November. More than 280 Fortune 500 companies and industry-leading enterprises have confirmed their participation in this year's CIIE, with nearly 90 percent of them repeat participants of the event. With a unique four-leaf-clover shape, the NECC covers an area of more than 1.5 million square meters. It has 15 huge exhibition halls, each covering nearly 30,000 square meters, approximately the size of four football fields. According to Ministry of Commerce statistics, from 2018 to 2021, exhibitors at the

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CHINA-ANHUI-CHIZHOU-POWER TRANSMISSION PROJECT-OVERHAUL (CN)

(220311) -- CHIZHOU, March 11, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on March 10, 2022 shows electricians working on the Lingzhou-Shaoxing 800-kilovolt direct current transmission line over the Yangtze River in Chizhou, east China's Anhui Province. At a height of up to 280 meters over the Yangtze River in Chizhou, east China's Anhui Province, a team of utility technicians recently carried out an overhaul for the Lingzhou-Shaoxing 800-kilovolt direct current transmission line. The ultra-high-voltage (UHV) power transmission project stretching from Lingzhou of northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region all the way to Shaoxing of east China's Zhejiang Province, is an important part of the country's massive power network often termed "power highways," built to transmit electricity from its resources-rich west to the more developed, power-thirsty east. (Xinhua/Liu Junxi)

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CHINA-ANHUI-CHIZHOU-POWER TRANSMISSION PROJECT-OVERHAUL (CN)

(220311) -- CHIZHOU, March 11, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on March 10, 2022 shows electricians working on the Lingzhou-Shaoxing 800-kilovolt direct current transmission line over the Yangtze River in Chizhou, east China's Anhui Province. At a height of up to 280 meters over the Yangtze River in Chizhou, east China's Anhui Province, a team of utility technicians recently carried out an overhaul for the Lingzhou-Shaoxing 800-kilovolt direct current transmission line. The ultra-high-voltage (UHV) power transmission project stretching from Lingzhou of northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region all the way to Shaoxing of east China's Zhejiang Province, is an important part of the country's massive power network often termed "power highways," built to transmit electricity from its resources-rich west to the more developed, power-thirsty east. (Photo by Zheng Xianlie/Xinhua)

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CHINA-ANHUI-CHIZHOU-POWER TRANSMISSION PROJECT-OVERHAUL (CN)

(220311) -- CHIZHOU, March 11, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Electricians work on the Lingzhou-Shaoxing 800-kilovolt direct current transmission line over the Yangtze River in Chizhou, east China's Anhui Province, March 10, 2022. At a height of up to 280 meters over the Yangtze River in Chizhou, east China's Anhui Province, a team of utility technicians recently carried out an overhaul for the Lingzhou-Shaoxing 800-kilovolt direct current transmission line. The ultra-high-voltage (UHV) power transmission project stretching from Lingzhou of northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region all the way to Shaoxing of east China's Zhejiang Province, is an important part of the country's massive power network often termed "power highways," built to transmit electricity from its resources-rich west to the more developed, power-thirsty east. (Photo by Zhao Xianfu/Xinhua)

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CHINA-ANHUI-CHIZHOU-POWER TRANSMISSION PROJECT-OVERHAUL (CN)

(220311) -- CHIZHOU, March 11, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on March 10, 2022 shows electricians working on the Lingzhou-Shaoxing 800-kilovolt direct current transmission line over the Yangtze River in Chizhou, east China's Anhui Province. At a height of up to 280 meters over the Yangtze River in Chizhou, east China's Anhui Province, a team of utility technicians recently carried out an overhaul for the Lingzhou-Shaoxing 800-kilovolt direct current transmission line. The ultra-high-voltage (UHV) power transmission project stretching from Lingzhou of northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region all the way to Shaoxing of east China's Zhejiang Province, is an important part of the country's massive power network often termed "power highways," built to transmit electricity from its resources-rich west to the more developed, power-thirsty east. (Photo by Zhao Xianfu/Xinhua)

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CHINA-ANHUI-CHIZHOU-POWER TRANSMISSION PROJECT-OVERHAUL (CN)

(220311) -- CHIZHOU, March 11, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Electricians work on the Lingzhou-Shaoxing 800-kilovolt direct current transmission line over the Yangtze River in Chizhou, east China's Anhui Province, March 10, 2022. At a height of up to 280 meters over the Yangtze River in Chizhou, east China's Anhui Province, a team of utility technicians recently carried out an overhaul for the Lingzhou-Shaoxing 800-kilovolt direct current transmission line. The ultra-high-voltage (UHV) power transmission project stretching from Lingzhou of northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region all the way to Shaoxing of east China's Zhejiang Province, is an important part of the country's massive power network often termed "power highways," built to transmit electricity from its resources-rich west to the more developed, power-thirsty east. (Photo by Zheng Xianlie/Xinhua)

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CHINA-ANHUI-CHIZHOU-POWER TRANSMISSION PROJECT-OVERHAUL (CN)

(220311) -- CHIZHOU, March 11, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Electricians work on the Lingzhou-Shaoxing 800-kilovolt direct current transmission line over the Yangtze River in Chizhou, east China's Anhui Province, March 10, 2022. At a height of up to 280 meters over the Yangtze River in Chizhou, east China's Anhui Province, a team of utility technicians recently carried out an overhaul for the Lingzhou-Shaoxing 800-kilovolt direct current transmission line. The ultra-high-voltage (UHV) power transmission project stretching from Lingzhou of northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region all the way to Shaoxing of east China's Zhejiang Province, is an important part of the country's massive power network often termed "power highways," built to transmit electricity from its resources-rich west to the more developed, power-thirsty east. (Photo by Zheng Xianlie/Xinhua)

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CHINA-ANHUI-CHIZHOU-POWER TRANSMISSION PROJECT-OVERHAUL (CN)

(220311) -- CHIZHOU, March 11, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on March 10, 2022 shows electricians working on the Lingzhou-Shaoxing 800-kilovolt direct current transmission line over the Yangtze River in Chizhou, east China's Anhui Province. At a height of up to 280 meters over the Yangtze River in Chizhou, east China's Anhui Province, a team of utility technicians recently carried out an overhaul for the Lingzhou-Shaoxing 800-kilovolt direct current transmission line. The ultra-high-voltage (UHV) power transmission project stretching from Lingzhou of northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region all the way to Shaoxing of east China's Zhejiang Province, is an important part of the country's massive power network often termed "power highways," built to transmit electricity from its resources-rich west to the more developed, power-thirsty east. (Xinhua/Zhou Mu)

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CHINA-ANHUI-CHIZHOU-POWER TRANSMISSION PROJECT-OVERHAUL (CN)

(220311) -- CHIZHOU, March 11, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on March 10, 2022 shows electricians working on the Lingzhou-Shaoxing 800-kilovolt direct current transmission line over the Yangtze River in Chizhou, east China's Anhui Province. At a height of up to 280 meters over the Yangtze River in Chizhou, east China's Anhui Province, a team of utility technicians recently carried out an overhaul for the Lingzhou-Shaoxing 800-kilovolt direct current transmission line. The ultra-high-voltage (UHV) power transmission project stretching from Lingzhou of northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region all the way to Shaoxing of east China's Zhejiang Province, is an important part of the country's massive power network often termed "power highways," built to transmit electricity from its resources-rich west to the more developed, power-thirsty east. (Xinhua/Zhou Mu)

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CHINA-ANHUI-CHIZHOU-POWER TRANSMISSION PROJECT-OVERHAUL (CN)

(220311) -- CHIZHOU, March 11, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on March 10, 2022 shows electricians working on the Lingzhou-Shaoxing 800-kilovolt direct current transmission line over the Yangtze River in Chizhou, east China's Anhui Province. At a height of up to 280 meters over the Yangtze River in Chizhou, east China's Anhui Province, a team of utility technicians recently carried out an overhaul for the Lingzhou-Shaoxing 800-kilovolt direct current transmission line. The ultra-high-voltage (UHV) power transmission project stretching from Lingzhou of northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region all the way to Shaoxing of east China's Zhejiang Province, is an important part of the country's massive power network often termed "power highways," built to transmit electricity from its resources-rich west to the more developed, power-thirsty east. (Xinhua/Zhou Mu)

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CHINA-ANHUI-CHIZHOU-POWER TRANSMISSION PROJECT-OVERHAUL (CN)

(220311) -- CHIZHOU, March 11, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on March 10, 2022 shows electricians working on the Lingzhou-Shaoxing 800-kilovolt direct current transmission line over the Yangtze River in Chizhou, east China's Anhui Province. At a height of up to 280 meters over the Yangtze River in Chizhou, east China's Anhui Province, a team of utility technicians recently carried out an overhaul for the Lingzhou-Shaoxing 800-kilovolt direct current transmission line. The ultra-high-voltage (UHV) power transmission project stretching from Lingzhou of northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region all the way to Shaoxing of east China's Zhejiang Province, is an important part of the country's massive power network often termed "power highways," built to transmit electricity from its resources-rich west to the more developed, power-thirsty east. (Xinhua/Liu Junxi)

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CHINA-ANHUI-CHIZHOU-POWER TRANSMISSION PROJECT-OVERHAUL (CN)

(220311) -- CHIZHOU, March 11, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on March 10, 2022 shows electricians working on the Lingzhou-Shaoxing 800-kilovolt direct current transmission line over the Yangtze River in Chizhou, east China's Anhui Province. At a height of up to 280 meters over the Yangtze River in Chizhou, east China's Anhui Province, a team of utility technicians recently carried out an overhaul for the Lingzhou-Shaoxing 800-kilovolt direct current transmission line. The ultra-high-voltage (UHV) power transmission project stretching from Lingzhou of northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region all the way to Shaoxing of east China's Zhejiang Province, is an important part of the country's massive power network often termed "power highways," built to transmit electricity from its resources-rich west to the more developed, power-thirsty east. (Photo by Zhao Xianfu/Xinhua)

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CHINA-ANHUI-CHIZHOU-POWER TRANSMISSION PROJECT-OVERHAUL (CN)

(220311) -- CHIZHOU, March 11, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Electricians work on the Lingzhou-Shaoxing 800-kilovolt direct current transmission line over the Yangtze River in Chizhou, east China's Anhui Province, March 10, 2022. At a height of up to 280 meters over the Yangtze River in Chizhou, east China's Anhui Province, a team of utility technicians recently carried out an overhaul for the Lingzhou-Shaoxing 800-kilovolt direct current transmission line. The ultra-high-voltage (UHV) power transmission project stretching from Lingzhou of northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region all the way to Shaoxing of east China's Zhejiang Province, is an important part of the country's massive power network often termed "power highways," built to transmit electricity from its resources-rich west to the more developed, power-thirsty east. (Photo by Zheng Xianlie/Xinhua)

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CHINA-ANHUI-CHIZHOU-POWER TRANSMISSION PROJECT-OVERHAUL (CN)

(220311) -- CHIZHOU, March 11, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on March 10, 2022 shows an electrician working on the Lingzhou-Shaoxing 800-kilovolt direct current transmission line over the Yangtze River in Chizhou, east China's Anhui Province. At a height of up to 280 meters over the Yangtze River in Chizhou, east China's Anhui Province, a team of utility technicians recently carried out an overhaul for the Lingzhou-Shaoxing 800-kilovolt direct current transmission line. The ultra-high-voltage (UHV) power transmission project stretching from Lingzhou of northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region all the way to Shaoxing of east China's Zhejiang Province, is an important part of the country's massive power network often termed "power highways," built to transmit electricity from its resources-rich west to the more developed, power-thirsty east. (Photo by Zhao Xianfu/Xinhua)

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CHINA-ANHUI-CHIZHOU-POWER TRANSMISSION PROJECT-OVERHAUL (CN)

(220311) -- CHIZHOU, March 11, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on March 10, 2022 shows electricians working on the Lingzhou-Shaoxing 800-kilovolt direct current transmission line over the Yangtze River in Chizhou, east China's Anhui Province. At a height of up to 280 meters over the Yangtze River in Chizhou, east China's Anhui Province, a team of utility technicians recently carried out an overhaul for the Lingzhou-Shaoxing 800-kilovolt direct current transmission line. The ultra-high-voltage (UHV) power transmission project stretching from Lingzhou of northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region all the way to Shaoxing of east China's Zhejiang Province, is an important part of the country's massive power network often termed "power highways," built to transmit electricity from its resources-rich west to the more developed, power-thirsty east. (Xinhua/Zhou Mu)

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CHINA-ANHUI-CHIZHOU-POWER TRANSMISSION PROJECT-OVERHAUL (CN)

(220311) -- CHIZHOU, March 11, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on March 10, 2022 shows electricians working on the Lingzhou-Shaoxing 800-kilovolt direct current transmission line over the Yangtze River in Chizhou, east China's Anhui Province. At a height of up to 280 meters over the Yangtze River in Chizhou, east China's Anhui Province, a team of utility technicians recently carried out an overhaul for the Lingzhou-Shaoxing 800-kilovolt direct current transmission line. The ultra-high-voltage (UHV) power transmission project stretching from Lingzhou of northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region all the way to Shaoxing of east China's Zhejiang Province, is an important part of the country's massive power network often termed "power highways," built to transmit electricity from its resources-rich west to the more developed, power-thirsty east. (Xinhua/Liu Junxi)

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CHINA-ANHUI-CHIZHOU-POWER TRANSMISSION PROJECT-OVERHAUL (CN)

(220311) -- CHIZHOU, March 11, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on March 10, 2022 shows electricians working on the Lingzhou-Shaoxing 800-kilovolt direct current transmission line over the Yangtze River in Chizhou, east China's Anhui Province. At a height of up to 280 meters over the Yangtze River in Chizhou, east China's Anhui Province, a team of utility technicians recently carried out an overhaul for the Lingzhou-Shaoxing 800-kilovolt direct current transmission line. The ultra-high-voltage (UHV) power transmission project stretching from Lingzhou of northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region all the way to Shaoxing of east China's Zhejiang Province, is an important part of the country's massive power network often termed "power highways," built to transmit electricity from its resources-rich west to the more developed, power-thirsty east. (Xinhua/Zhou Mu)

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CHINA-ANHUI-CHIZHOU-POWER TRANSMISSION PROJECT-OVERHAUL (CN)

(220311) -- CHIZHOU, March 11, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on March 10, 2022 shows electricians working on the Lingzhou-Shaoxing 800-kilovolt direct current transmission line over the Yangtze River in Chizhou, east China's Anhui Province. At a height of up to 280 meters over the Yangtze River in Chizhou, east China's Anhui Province, a team of utility technicians recently carried out an overhaul for the Lingzhou-Shaoxing 800-kilovolt direct current transmission line. The ultra-high-voltage (UHV) power transmission project stretching from Lingzhou of northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region all the way to Shaoxing of east China's Zhejiang Province, is an important part of the country's massive power network often termed "power highways," built to transmit electricity from its resources-rich west to the more developed, power-thirsty east. (Xinhua/Zhou Mu)

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CHINA-ANHUI-CHIZHOU-POWER TRANSMISSION PROJECT-OVERHAUL (CN)

(220311) -- CHIZHOU, March 11, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on March 10, 2022 shows electricians working on the Lingzhou-Shaoxing 800-kilovolt direct current transmission line over the Yangtze River in Chizhou, east China's Anhui Province. At a height of up to 280 meters over the Yangtze River in Chizhou, east China's Anhui Province, a team of utility technicians recently carried out an overhaul for the Lingzhou-Shaoxing 800-kilovolt direct current transmission line. The ultra-high-voltage (UHV) power transmission project stretching from Lingzhou of northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region all the way to Shaoxing of east China's Zhejiang Province, is an important part of the country's massive power network often termed "power highways," built to transmit electricity from its resources-rich west to the more developed, power-thirsty east. (Photo by Zhao Xianfu/Xinhua)

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Photo opportunity board 2nd most popular Guinness record

KUSHIRO, Japan - The world's longest photo opportunity board, at 280 meters, seen in this file photo taken in Obihiro in Japan's northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido on June 28, 2014, ranks second in the global popularity ranking of records acknowledged by the Guinness World Records in 2014. The biggest cork mosaic in France was the Guinness Fan Choice winner. (Kyodo)

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Huge tuna dedicated at Nishinomiya Shrine

NISHINOMIYA, Japan - Well-wishers place coins on a huge bluefin tuna, 2.9 meters in length and 280 kilograms in weight, dedicated to Nishinomiya Shrine in the western Japanese city of Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture, on Jan. 8, 2011. (Kyodo)