Chinese youngsters embrace sports, fitness to mark Int'l Children's Day

STORY: Chinese youngsters embrace sports, fitness to mark Int'l Children's Day DATELINE: June 1, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:32 LOCATION: NANNING, China CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of children engaging in various sports activities in China 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): FAN ZIJUN, Student at Nanning Binhulu Primary School 3. various of Chinese youngsters participating in various sports events STORYLINE: In joyful celebrations of International Children's Day, children from various parts of China embraced the spirit of health and fitness, engaging in various sports activities to mark the day. Many schoolchildren have been participating in sports more actively thanks to the implementation of the "double reduction" policy about two years ago. The policy was rolled out to ease the burden of excessive core-subjects homework and off-campus tutoring faced by middle and primary school students. Upgrading sports facilities and improving exercising environment for schoolchildren have become a common effort for many scho

CHINA-INT'L CHILDREN'S DAY-CELEBRATION (CN)

CHINA-INT'L CHILDREN'S DAY-CELEBRATION (CN)

(220601) -- NANNING, June 1, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Children read books at a reading club of Binhulu primary school in Nanning, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region on June 1, 2022, the International Children's Day. (Xinhua/Cao Yiming)

CHINA-INT'L CHILDREN'S DAY-CELEBRATION (CN)

CHINA-INT'L CHILDREN'S DAY-CELEBRATION (CN)

(220601) -- NANNING, June 1, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Children read books at a reading club of Binhulu primary school in Nanning, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region on June 1, 2022, the International Children's Day. (Xinhua/Cao Yiming)

CHINA-INT'L CHILDREN'S DAY-CELEBRATION (CN)

CHINA-INT'L CHILDREN'S DAY-CELEBRATION (CN)

(220601) -- NANNING, June 1, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Children interact with a robot at a reading club of Binhulu primary school in Nanning, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region on June 1, 2022, the International Children's Day. (Xinhua/Cao Yiming)

CHINA-GUANGXI-NANNING-NEW SEMESTER (CN)

CHINA-GUANGXI-NANNING-NEW SEMESTER (CN)

(220221) -- NANNING, Feb. 21, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Head of Binhulu Primary School Xie Xiaoyan gives a lesson in the school in Nanning, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Feb. 21, 2022. Primary and secondary schools in Nanning started the new semester Monday. (Xinhua/Zhou Hua)

CHINA-GUANGXI-NANNING-NEW SEMESTER (CN)

CHINA-GUANGXI-NANNING-NEW SEMESTER (CN)

(220221) -- NANNING, Feb. 21, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Students sing a song in Binhulu Primary School in Nanning, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Feb. 21, 2022. Primary and secondary schools in Nanning started the new semester Monday. (Xinhua/Zhou Hua)

CHINA-GUANGXI-NANNING-NEW SEMESTER (CN)

CHINA-GUANGXI-NANNING-NEW SEMESTER (CN)

(220221) -- NANNING, Feb. 21, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Students stage a performance in Binhulu Primary School in Nanning, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Feb. 21, 2022. Primary and secondary schools in Nanning started the new semester Monday. (Xinhua/Zhou Hua)