China's westernmost airport opens in Xinjiang

STORY: China's westernmost airport opens in Xinjiang DATELINE: Dec. 23, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:59 LOCATION: URUMQI, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the airport 2. various of the flight CZ5193 arriving at the airport 3. various of the airport 4. various of the county 5. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): AYIM KHADIR, Check-in officer at Taxkorgan Airport 6. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): ZAPAR ATAWULLA, Head of the county government STORYLINE: A passenger aircraft on Friday morning arrived in Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, marking the inauguration of the region's first high plateau airport. Departing from the regional capital Urumqi at 8:57 a.m., the flight CZ5193, operated by China Southern Airlines, landed at the Taxkorgan Airport at 10:59 a.m. The airport, located at 3,258 meters above sea level, is China's westernmost transportation airport. Equipped with a 3,800-meter runway, the airport is designed to handle an annual throughput of 160,000 passengers

Xinjiang, My home: A happy family gathering

STORY: Xinjiang, My home: A happy family gathering DATELINE: April 4, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:34 LOCATION: URUMQI, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Khemerye Khahar's home 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Uygur): KHEMERYE KHAHAR and her family 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): KHEMERYE KHAHAR, Student 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Uygur): KAHAR MIJIT, Father 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (Uygur): PATGUL ATAWULLA, Mother 6. SOUNDBITE 5 (Uygur): MIJIT MAQMUTI, Grandfather 7. SOUNDBITE 6 (Uygur): SETINISA SALA, Grandmother 8. SOUNDBITE 7 (Uygur): Family members 9. SOUNDBITE 8 (Uygur): KHEMERYE KHAHAR and family 10. various of family gathering STORYLINE: Khemerye Khahar, a fifth-grade primary school student, has a happy family gathering every weekend in Kuqa of Aksu Prefecture in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. SOUNDBITE 1 (Uygur): KHEMERYE KHAHAR and her family "What toy do you want to buy? Little Princess. Daddy, are you ready? It's OK. OK, Let's go." SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): KHEMERYE KHAHAR, Student "Hello, everyone. I'm Khemerye.