A glimpse of community life in Urumqi, China

STORY: A glimpse of community life in Urumqi, China DATELINE: Jan. 18, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:57 LOCATION: URUMQI, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP 1 (English): ZHANG YUYANG, Xinhua correspondent 2. various of the Guyuanxiang community 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): ABLET TURSUN, Resident in Guyuanxiang community in Urumqi 4. various of the community's activities 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): AZGUL KERIM, Party chief of Guyuanxiang community 4. STANDUP 2 (English): ZHANG YUYANG, Xinhua correspondent 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): AZGUL KERIM, Party chief of Guyuanxiang community STORYLINE: Urumqi, China STANDUP 1 (English): ZHANG YUYANG, Xinhua correspondent "I'm now at Guyuanxiang, a community in Urumqi, capital of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Over 95 percent of the residents here are ethnic minorities." Here we are in the public service center of the community, and we can see that a lot of residents, old and young, are writing calligraphy on red paper with a brush pen. SOUNDBITE 1 (Ch

Xi says ethnic unity is lifeline of all ethnic groups in China

STORY: Xi says ethnic unity is lifeline of all ethnic groups in China DATELINE: July 17, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:33 LOCATION: URUMQI, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): ARZIGUL KERAM, Party chief of Guyuanxiang community 2. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): ABLET TURSUN, Resident of Guyuanxiang community 3. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): ARZIGUL KERAM, Party chief of Guyuanxiang community 4. SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): ABLET TURSUN, Resident of Guyuanxiang community STORYLINE: Xi says ethnic unity is lifeline of all ethnic groups in China July 13 Urumqi Xinjiang, China Chinese President Xi Jinping visits Guyuanxiang residential community in Tianshan District SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): ARZIGUL KERAM, Party chief of Guyuanxiang community "When the general secretary came to our service hall, I was particularly impressed by his concern for building the grassroots Party organizations and his care for residents, both young and old." Xi says the education of fine traditional Chinese culture for young people at an ear

Xinjiang, My home: an inheritor of folk musical instrument

STORY: Xinjiang, My home: an inheritor of folk musical instrument DATELINE: March 30, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:58 LOCATION: URUMQI, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Ablet Abdushukur singing with his family 2. SOUNDBITE (Uyghur): ABLET ABDUSHUKUR, Inheritor of folk musical instrument 3. various of the whole family playing a folk musical instrument, singing and dancing STORYLINE: Ablet Abdushukur runs a folk musical instrument store at the Grand Bazaar in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. He wishes for passing down the traditional folk songs and dances to the next generation. SOUNDBITE (Uygur): ABLET ABDUSHUKUR "I came to Urumqi about 10 years ago. Now, I have settled down in this city and have been running a folk musical instrument store at the Grand Bazaar. And I got married. Then our first daughter was born. She is 16 years old now. She is majoring in music at Xinjiang Arts University. We then had our second daughter. I hoped she could be my elder daughter's companion. And my se