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(HenanPixels)CHINA-HENAN-BAOFENG COUNTY-TRADITIONAL BAIJIU PRODUCTION (CN)

(231225) -- BAOFENG, Dec. 25, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Lu Zhenying, an inheritor of intangible cultural heritage, checks the preservation condition of distilled liquor in Baofeng Baijiu Co., LTD in Baofeng County, central China's Henan Province, Dec. 21, 2023. Baofeng County has a time-honored brewing industry of Baijiu (Chinese liquor), and is one of the birthplaces of traditional Chinese distilled liquor. Because of the suitable temperature, autumn and winter are the busiest time for local liquor production in a year. Liquor produced in Baofeng adopts the brewing techniques that have been passed on for nearly one thousand years, with more than 100 production processes. In 2008, the traditional brewing skills of distilled liquor of Baofeng County were listed in the national intangible cultural heritage representative items. (Xinhua/Li Jianan)

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(HenanPixels)CHINA-HENAN-BAOFENG COUNTY-TRADITIONAL BAIJIU PRODUCTION (CN)

(231225) -- BAOFENG, Dec. 25, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Workers put the fermented unfiltered liquor into a pot for distillation at a workshop of Baofeng Baijiu Co., LTD in Baofeng County, central China's Henan Province, Dec. 21, 2023. Baofeng County has a time-honored brewing industry of Baijiu (Chinese liquor), and is one of the birthplaces of traditional Chinese distilled liquor. Because of the suitable temperature, autumn and winter are the busiest time for local liquor production in a year. Liquor produced in Baofeng adopts the brewing techniques that have been passed on for nearly one thousand years, with more than 100 production processes. In 2008, the traditional brewing skills of distilled liquor of Baofeng County were listed in the national intangible cultural heritage representative items. (Xinhua/Li An)

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(HenanPixels)CHINA-HENAN-BAOFENG COUNTY-TRADITIONAL BAIJIU PRODUCTION (CN)

(231225) -- BAOFENG, Dec. 25, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A worker cleans at a workshop of Baofeng Baijiu Co., LTD in Baofeng County, central China's Henan Province, Dec. 21, 2023. Baofeng County has a time-honored brewing industry of Baijiu (Chinese liquor), and is one of the birthplaces of traditional Chinese distilled liquor. Because of the suitable temperature, autumn and winter are the busiest time for local liquor production in a year. Liquor produced in Baofeng adopts the brewing techniques that have been passed on for nearly one thousand years, with more than 100 production processes. In 2008, the traditional brewing skills of distilled liquor of Baofeng County were listed in the national intangible cultural heritage representative items. (Xinhua/Li Jianan)

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(HenanPixels)CHINA-HENAN-BAOFENG COUNTY-TRADITIONAL BAIJIU PRODUCTION (CN)

(231225) -- BAOFENG, Dec. 25, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A worker cleans at a workshop of Baofeng Baijiu Co., LTD in Baofeng County, central China's Henan Province, Dec. 21, 2023. Baofeng County has a time-honored brewing industry of Baijiu (Chinese liquor), and is one of the birthplaces of traditional Chinese distilled liquor. Because of the suitable temperature, autumn and winter are the busiest time for local liquor production in a year. Liquor produced in Baofeng adopts the brewing techniques that have been passed on for nearly one thousand years, with more than 100 production processes. In 2008, the traditional brewing skills of distilled liquor of Baofeng County were listed in the national intangible cultural heritage representative items. (Xinhua/Li An)

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(HenanPixels)CHINA-HENAN-BAOFENG COUNTY-TRADITIONAL BAIJIU PRODUCTION (CN)

(231225) -- BAOFENG, Dec. 25, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A worker puts the fermented unfiltered liquor into a pot for distillation at a workshop of Baofeng Baijiu Co., LTD in Baofeng County, central China's Henan Province, Dec. 21, 2023. Baofeng County has a time-honored brewing industry of Baijiu (Chinese liquor), and is one of the birthplaces of traditional Chinese distilled liquor. Because of the suitable temperature, autumn and winter are the busiest time for local liquor production in a year. Liquor produced in Baofeng adopts the brewing techniques that have been passed on for nearly one thousand years, with more than 100 production processes. In 2008, the traditional brewing skills of distilled liquor of Baofeng County were listed in the national intangible cultural heritage representative items. (Xinhua/Li An)

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(HenanPixels)CHINA-HENAN-BAOFENG COUNTY-TRADITIONAL BAIJIU PRODUCTION (CN)

(231225) -- BAOFENG, Dec. 25, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A worker evaluates liquor at a workshop of Baofeng Baijiu Co., LTD in Baofeng County, central China's Henan Province, Dec. 21, 2023. Baofeng County has a time-honored brewing industry of Baijiu (Chinese liquor), and is one of the birthplaces of traditional Chinese distilled liquor. Because of the suitable temperature, autumn and winter are the busiest time for local liquor production in a year. Liquor produced in Baofeng adopts the brewing techniques that have been passed on for nearly one thousand years, with more than 100 production processes. In 2008, the traditional brewing skills of distilled liquor of Baofeng County were listed in the national intangible cultural heritage representative items. (Xinhua/Li An)

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(HenanPixels)CHINA-HENAN-BAOFENG COUNTY-TRADITIONAL BAIJIU PRODUCTION (CN)

(231225) -- BAOFENG, Dec. 25, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A worker transports distiller's yeast at a workshop of Baofeng Baijiu Co., LTD in Baofeng County, central China's Henan Province, Dec. 21, 2023. Baofeng County has a time-honored brewing industry of Baijiu (Chinese liquor), and is one of the birthplaces of traditional Chinese distilled liquor. Because of the suitable temperature, autumn and winter are the busiest time for local liquor production in a year. Liquor produced in Baofeng adopts the brewing techniques that have been passed on for nearly one thousand years, with more than 100 production processes. In 2008, the traditional brewing skills of distilled liquor of Baofeng County were listed in the national intangible cultural heritage representative items. (Xinhua/Lu Peng)

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(HenanPixels)CHINA-HENAN-BAOFENG COUNTY-TRADITIONAL BAIJIU PRODUCTION (CN)

(231225) -- BAOFENG, Dec. 25, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Workers are busy at a workshop of Baofeng Baijiu Co., LTD in Baofeng County, central China's Henan Province, Dec. 21, 2023. Baofeng County has a time-honored brewing industry of Baijiu (Chinese liquor), and is one of the birthplaces of traditional Chinese distilled liquor. Because of the suitable temperature, autumn and winter are the busiest time for local liquor production in a year. Liquor produced in Baofeng adopts the brewing techniques that have been passed on for nearly one thousand years, with more than 100 production processes. In 2008, the traditional brewing skills of distilled liquor of Baofeng County were listed in the national intangible cultural heritage representative items. (Xinhua/Li An)

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(HenanPixels)CHINA-HENAN-BAOFENG COUNTY-TRADITIONAL BAIJIU PRODUCTION (CN)

(231225) -- BAOFENG, Dec. 25, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A worker is busy at a workshop of Baofeng Baijiu Co., LTD in Baofeng County, central China's Henan Province, Dec. 21, 2023. Baofeng County has a time-honored brewing industry of Baijiu (Chinese liquor), and is one of the birthplaces of traditional Chinese distilled liquor. Because of the suitable temperature, autumn and winter are the busiest time for local liquor production in a year. Liquor produced in Baofeng adopts the brewing techniques that have been passed on for nearly one thousand years, with more than 100 production processes. In 2008, the traditional brewing skills of distilled liquor of Baofeng County were listed in the national intangible cultural heritage representative items. (Xinhua/Li An)

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(HenanPixels)CHINA-HENAN-BAOFENG COUNTY-TRADITIONAL BAIJIU PRODUCTION (CN)

(231225) -- BAOFENG, Dec. 25, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A worker takes sample of unfiltered liquor to check the fermentation condition at a workshop of Baofeng Baijiu Co., LTD in Baofeng County, central China's Henan Province, Dec. 21, 2023. Baofeng County has a time-honored brewing industry of Baijiu (Chinese liquor), and is one of the birthplaces of traditional Chinese distilled liquor. Because of the suitable temperature, autumn and winter are the busiest time for local liquor production in a year. Liquor produced in Baofeng adopts the brewing techniques that have been passed on for nearly one thousand years, with more than 100 production processes. In 2008, the traditional brewing skills of distilled liquor of Baofeng County were listed in the national intangible cultural heritage representative items. (Xinhua/Li An)

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(HenanPixels)CHINA-HENAN-BAOFENG COUNTY-TRADITIONAL BAIJIU PRODUCTION (CN)

(231225) -- BAOFENG, Dec. 25, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Lu Zhenying (2nd L), an inheritor of intangible cultural heritage, gives technical guidance to workers at a workshop of Baofeng Baijiu Co., LTD in Baofeng County, central China's Henan Province, Dec. 21, 2023. Baofeng County has a time-honored brewing industry of Baijiu (Chinese liquor), and is one of the birthplaces of traditional Chinese distilled liquor. Because of the suitable temperature, autumn and winter are the busiest time for local liquor production in a year. Liquor produced in Baofeng adopts the brewing techniques that have been passed on for nearly one thousand years, with more than 100 production processes. In 2008, the traditional brewing skills of distilled liquor of Baofeng County were listed in the national intangible cultural heritage representative items. (Xinhua/Lu Peng)

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(HenanPixels)CHINA-HENAN-BAOFENG COUNTY-TRADITIONAL BAIJIU PRODUCTION (CN)

(231225) -- BAOFENG, Dec. 25, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A worker checks the fermentation condition of liquor at a workshop of Baofeng Baijiu Co., LTD in Baofeng County, central China's Henan Province, Dec. 21, 2023. Baofeng County has a time-honored brewing industry of Baijiu (Chinese liquor), and is one of the birthplaces of traditional Chinese distilled liquor. Because of the suitable temperature, autumn and winter are the busiest time for local liquor production in a year. Liquor produced in Baofeng adopts the brewing techniques that have been passed on for nearly one thousand years, with more than 100 production processes. In 2008, the traditional brewing skills of distilled liquor of Baofeng County were listed in the national intangible cultural heritage representative items. (Xinhua/Li An)

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(HenanPixels)CHINA-HENAN-BAOFENG COUNTY-TRADITIONAL BAIJIU PRODUCTION (CN)

(231225) -- BAOFENG, Dec. 25, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A worker checks the preservation condition of liquor in Baofeng Baijiu Co., LTD in Baofeng County, central China's Henan Province, Dec. 21, 2023. Baofeng County has a time-honored brewing industry of Baijiu (Chinese liquor), and is one of the birthplaces of traditional Chinese distilled liquor. Because of the suitable temperature, autumn and winter are the busiest time for local liquor production in a year. Liquor produced in Baofeng adopts the brewing techniques that have been passed on for nearly one thousand years, with more than 100 production processes. In 2008, the traditional brewing skills of distilled liquor of Baofeng County were listed in the national intangible cultural heritage representative items. (Xinhua/Li Jianan)

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(HenanPixels)CHINA-HENAN-BAOFENG COUNTY-TRADITIONAL BAIJIU PRODUCTION (CN)

(231225) -- BAOFENG, Dec. 25, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A worker checks the condition of distiller's yeast at a workshop of Baofeng Baijiu Co., LTD in Baofeng County, central China's Henan Province, Dec. 21, 2023. Baofeng County has a time-honored brewing industry of Baijiu (Chinese liquor), and is one of the birthplaces of traditional Chinese distilled liquor. Because of the suitable temperature, autumn and winter are the busiest time for local liquor production in a year. Liquor produced in Baofeng adopts the brewing techniques that have been passed on for nearly one thousand years, with more than 100 production processes. In 2008, the traditional brewing skills of distilled liquor of Baofeng County were listed in the national intangible cultural heritage representative items. (Xinhua/Li An)

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(HenanPixels)CHINA-HENAN-BAOFENG COUNTY-TRADITIONAL BAIJIU PRODUCTION (CN)

(231225) -- BAOFENG, Dec. 25, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Lu Zhenying, an inheritor of intangible cultural heritage, checks the production at a workshop of Baofeng Baijiu Co., LTD in Baofeng County, central China's Henan Province, Dec. 21, 2023. Baofeng County has a time-honored brewing industry of Baijiu (Chinese liquor), and is one of the birthplaces of traditional Chinese distilled liquor. Because of the suitable temperature, autumn and winter are the busiest time for local liquor production in a year. Liquor produced in Baofeng adopts the brewing techniques that have been passed on for nearly one thousand years, with more than 100 production processes. In 2008, the traditional brewing skills of distilled liquor of Baofeng County were listed in the national intangible cultural heritage representative items. (Xinhua/Lu Peng)

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(HenanPixels)CHINA-HENAN-BAOFENG COUNTY-TRADITIONAL BAIJIU PRODUCTION (CN)

(231225) -- BAOFENG, Dec. 25, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A worker is busy at a workshop of Baofeng Baijiu Co., LTD in Baofeng County, central China's Henan Province, Dec. 21, 2023. Baofeng County has a time-honored brewing industry of Baijiu (Chinese liquor), and is one of the birthplaces of traditional Chinese distilled liquor. Because of the suitable temperature, autumn and winter are the busiest time for local liquor production in a year. Liquor produced in Baofeng adopts the brewing techniques that have been passed on for nearly one thousand years, with more than 100 production processes. In 2008, the traditional brewing skills of distilled liquor of Baofeng County were listed in the national intangible cultural heritage representative items. (Xinhua/Li Jianan)

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(HenanPixels)CHINA-HENAN-BAOFENG COUNTY-TRADITIONAL BAIJIU PRODUCTION (CN)

(231225) -- BAOFENG, Dec. 25, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Technicians of Baofeng Baijiu Co., LTD evaluate the quality of distilled liquor in Baofeng County, central China's Henan Province, Dec. 21, 2023. Baofeng County has a time-honored brewing industry of Baijiu (Chinese liquor), and is one of the birthplaces of traditional Chinese distilled liquor. Because of the suitable temperature, autumn and winter are the busiest time for local liquor production in a year. Liquor produced in Baofeng adopts the brewing techniques that have been passed on for nearly one thousand years, with more than 100 production processes. In 2008, the traditional brewing skills of distilled liquor of Baofeng County were listed in the national intangible cultural heritage representative items. (Xinhua/Lu Peng)

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Moutai-flavored latte a hit online in China

STORY: Moutai-flavored latte a hit online in China DATELINE: Sept. 6, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:25 LOCATION: SHANGHAI, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Moutai-flavored latte STORYLINE: A latte containing the Chinese spirit baijiu rolled out by China's leading liquor maker Kweichow Moutai and domestic coffee chain Luckin Coffee on Monday has been a hit online, with many social media users showing their orders on posts. The official account of Luckin Coffee on China's social media platform Weibo announced on Tuesday that the sales of the baijiu-flavored latte exceeded 5.42 million cups with over 100 million yuan (13,668,300 USD) in the first day. According to the companies, the latte contains less than 0.5 percent (alcohol by volume) of 53 degree Moutai. Luckin discounted the 38-yuan latte to 19 yuan on the first day of sales. Luckin Coffee released a video of raw material production of the latte on Monday evening. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Shanghai, China. (XHTV)

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Greek residents enjoy Chinese culture through Piraeus Taste Festival

STORY: Greek residents enjoy Chinese culture through Piraeus Taste Festival DATELINE: Sept. 26, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:53 LOCATION: PIRAEUS, Greece CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the festival 2. various of food and activities 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Greek): MARITINA, Piraeus resident: 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Greek): ELLI, Piraeus resident: STORYLINE: Residents of Greece's largest port, Piraeus, got a taste of Chinese cuisine and culture at the Piraeus Taste Festival hosted on Saturday evening. At the festival organized by the municipality of Piraeus, local residents were welcomed to the Chinese corner to share Chinese delicacies and a glass of Baijiu (white alcohol). Participants also enjoyed performances of dragon and lion dances and Chinese martial arts. SOUNDBITE 1 (Greek): MARITINA, Piraeus resident: "I love this culture so much. I watch TV series, I watch whatever (Chinese TV series) there is, and I listen to the music. We listened to a song one day and we continued and continued listening and, in the end,

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Corruption crackdown forces halt to liquor project in China's Shanxi

A construction site remains deserted in Luliang, Shanxi Province, on Feb. 11, 2015, after suspension of work intended to build a humungous plant for the production of Chinese "baijiu," a strong distilled spirit considered as a luxury. Senior local officials and industry leaders involved were detained amid the Chinese government leadership's crackdown on corruption. The plant had been a main project in the province's economic reform to rid itself of dependence on the coal mining industry. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Liquor project in China's Shanxi halted by corruption crackdown

Work is halted at the construction site for a humongous plant to make Chinese "baijiu," a strong distilled spirit regarded as a luxury, in Luliang, Shanxi Province, as seen in this photo taken on Feb. 11, 2015, after senior local officials and industry leaders involved were detained amid the Chinese government leadership's crackdown on corruption. The plant had been a main project in the province's economic reform to rid itself of dependence on the coal mining industry. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo