GLOBALink | Firefighter jumps into cold water to save boy in NW China's Xinjiang

A firefighter jumped into cold water to save a 5-year-old boy from drowning in Aketao County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. #GLOBALink Produced by Xinhua Global Service

GLOBALink | Firefighter jumps into cold water to save boy in NW China's Xinjiang

STORY: Firefighter jumps into cold water to save boy in NW China's Xinjiang DATELINE: March 9, 2022 LENGTH: 0:00:51 LOCATION: URUMQI, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the rescue work 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): Firefighter STORYLINE: A firefighter jumped into cold water to save a 5-year-old boy from drowning in Aketao County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): Firefighter "Take the ladder. Take the ladder. Stop him. Move, move, move. Be quick." "Where's your mom?" The boy accidentally slipped into the water while playing with his 8-year-old brother. The rescue took less than 2 minutes, and the boy was sent home later. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Urumqi, China. (XHTV)

Xinjiang, My home: Hat maker's fulfilling life

STORY: Xinjiang, My home: Hat maker's fulfilling life DATELINE: March 5, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:25 LOCATION: URUMQI, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of hat making 2. SOUNDBITE: ARKEN MEMTIMIN, Hat maker STORYLINE: Arken Memtimin is a hat maker from Aketao in northwest China's Xinjiang. He learned the traditional craftsmanship from his father when he was a child and hopes to pass it on. SOUNDBITE: ARKEN MEMTIMIN, Hat maker "My name is Arken Memtimin. My father was the sixth generation of the craftsmanship of making white felt hats. I learned how to make such hats from my father when I was a child. Now we have about 15 hat makers working for us. We also teach the craftsmanship to others. We opened a small shop after we came to Aketao. It later turned into a company. We also make customized white felt hats for weddings. Revenues are pretty good. The felt is produced in a factory. So the hats are silky, not coarse. Compared to hand-made hats, machine-made hats are of better quality. This is my