Optimized irrigation methods aid spring farming in China's Jilin

STORY: Optimized irrigation methods aid spring farming in China's Jilin SHOOTING TIME: Recent footage DATELINE: May 14, 2024 LENGTH: 0:01:27 LOCATION: CHANGCHUN, China CATEGORY: AGRICULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the farmland 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): CHEN YONGXIANG, Deputy Party chief of Liushui Village STORYLINE: Located on the Songnen Plain covered with fertile black soil, Changling County in northeast China's Jilin Province is dubbed one of the major grain-producing counties in China. More advanced and optimized irrigation and cultivation methods, such as fertigation and dense planting, have been applied to assist spring farming and increase grain output. In Liushui Village, Changling County, shallow-buried drip irrigation pipelines were installed to ensure a sufficient supply of water and fertilizer for crops. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): CHEN YONGXIANG, Deputy Party chief of Liushui Village "In the past, we sprayed the fertilizer directly in the fields. However, the fertilizer might evaporate as the seedli

Fish fry released in China's Shandong to help ecological protection

STORY: Fish fry released in China's Shandong to help ecological protection DATELINE: April 25, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:44 LOCATION: JINAN, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of fish fry releasing ceremony 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): SHAO CHANGLING, Party chief, Nansi Lake Management Committee 3. various of Weishan Lake STORYLINE: East China's Shandong Province has made efforts in promoting ecological protection by releasing fish fry into lakes. A fish fry releasing ceremony was held Saturday in Weishan Lake of Shandong's Weishan County. The ceremony is the 11th of its kind. Weishan Lake is the largest freshwater lake in northern China and a hub of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, a world heritage site. Weishan and three other lakes together form Nansi Lake and the locals often refer to Nansi Lake by its signature Weishan Lake. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): SHAO CHANGLING, Party chief, Nansi Lake Management Committee "At present, Nansi Lake is implementing a fishing ban. Releasing fish fry during this peri

Chinese lake embraces marked changes after environmental protection efforts

STORY: Chinese lake embraces marked changes after environmental protection efforts DATELINE: Sept. 25, 2022 LENGTH: 0:02:12 LOCATION: JINAN, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of Weishan Lake 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): ZHAO MAI, Photography enthusiast, Weishan County 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): GUO BAOJIN, Jining Nansi Lake Nature Conservation Service Center 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): WANG KAIWEN, Head of Gaolou Township, Weishan County 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): SHAO CHANGLING, Party chief, Weishan County Nansi Lake Comprehensive Management Committee STORYLINE: Thanks to vigorous restoration efforts, China's Weishan Lake sees great improvement in environmental and industrial transformation. 　　 The lake, which is rich in water plants, fish and other aquatic resources, used to suffer from serious pollution brought by traditional farming and industrial activities. Today, Weishan Lake becomes vibrant and charming again. 　　 SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): ZHAO MAI, Photography enthusiast, Weishan County "There

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