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

Xinjiang, My home: An artist's passion for painting

STORY: Xinjiang, My home: An artist's passion for painting DATELINE: Sept. 16, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:17 LOCATION: URUMQI, China CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): AZGUL GHUPUR, Head of the Guiji art creation team in Urumqi STORYLINE: An artist from China's Xinjiang has innovated a new form of painting. For many years, Azgul Ghupur has been trying painting on leather. After years of efforts, this new art form has been known and appreciated by more and more people. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): AZGUL GHUPUR, Head of the Guiji art creation team in Urumqi "Hello, my name is Azgul Ghupur. I'm the head of the Guiji art creation team in Urumqi. We are a team that focuses on painting on leather. It was in 2008 when I was riding a horse, an idea suddenly occurred to me. What kind of effect would there be if I could draw on leather? So I started to try painting on leather. What I didn't expect was that although we have been insisting on creation for so many years, after I returned to my hometown in 2015, I took