CHINA-NINGXIA-FOREIGNERS-DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL (CN)

CHINA-NINGXIA-FOREIGNERS-DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL (CN)

(230622) -- YINCHUAN, June 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Mohammed Abdulkarem from Yemen takes Zongzi, a pyramid-shaped dumpling made of glutinous rice wrapped in bamboo or reed leaves, at the restaurant of Ningxia Medical University in Yinchuan, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, June 22, 2022. TO GO WITH "Across China: Foreigners embrace traditional Chinese culture during Dragon Boat Festival" (Xinhua/Xie Jianwen)

CHINA-NINGXIA-INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS-ANTI-DESERTIFICATION

CHINA-NINGXIA-INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS-ANTI-DESERTIFICATION

(230619) -- LINGWU, June 19, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Mohammed Abdulkarem from Yemen poses for a photo with a grass grid he made in northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, June 16, 2023. TO GO WITH "Across China: Int'l students experience China's anti-desertification work" (Xinhua/Xie Jianwen)

Int'l students learn China's experience in fighting desertification

STORY: Int'l students learn China's experience in fighting desertification DATELINE: June 17, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:32 LOCATION: YINCHUAN, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Baijitan national nature reserve 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): MOHAMMED ABDULKAREM, Yemeni student, Ningxia Medical University 3. various of the Baijitan national nature reserve 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): DAVIES MUNASHE, Zimbabwean student, Ningxia Medical University STORYLINE: Saturday marks the World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought, a United Nations observance. On Friday, international students from 14 countries paid a visit to the Baijitan national nature reserve in China's Ningxia to learn about China's experience in combating desertification. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): MOHAMMED ABDULKAREM, Yemeni student, Ningxia Medical University "We'd like to learn about China's measures for desertification prevention and control. As I've come here, I've seen that the achievements are really great." Located on the southwes