Fujian Fortified Manors - China

Fujian Fortified Manors - China

An aerial drone photo taken on May 21, 2025 shows the Chengqi Tulou in Longyan, southeast China's Fujian Province. Fujian Tulou, the unique residential architecture of Fujian Province constructed between the 15th and 20th centuries, was inscribed on the UNESCO's World Heritage List in 2008. Set amongst rice, tea and tobacco fields, Tulou is earthen house. Several storeys high, it was built along an inward-looking, circular or square floor plan as housing for up to 800 people each. Tulou was built for defence purposes around a central open courtyard with only one entrance and windows to the outside only above the first floor. Housing a whole clan, Tulou functioned as village units and was known as "a little kingdom for the family" or "bustling small city." Photo by Jiang Kehong/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Chengqi Earth Building in Longyan

Chengqi Earth Building in Longyan

LONGYAN, CHINA - FEBRUARY 7, 2011 - Chengqi Earth Building of the Yongding earth building Chengqi Earth Building, a World Heritage site, is seen in Longyan city, Fujian province, China, February 7, 2011.

Chengqi Earth Building in Longyan

Chengqi Earth Building in Longyan

LONGYAN, CHINA - FEBRUARY 7, 2011 - Chengqi Earth Building of the Yongding earth building Chengqi Earth Building, a World Heritage site, is seen in Longyan city, Fujian province, China, February 7, 2011.

Chengqi Earth Building in Longyan

Chengqi Earth Building in Longyan

LONGYAN, CHINA - FEBRUARY 7, 2011 - Chengqi Earth Building of the Yongding earth building Chengqi Earth Building, a World Heritage site, is seen in Longyan city, Fujian province, China, February 7, 2011.

Chengqi Earth Building in Longyan

Chengqi Earth Building in Longyan

LONGYAN, CHINA - FEBRUARY 7, 2011 - Chengqi Earth Building of the Yongding earth building Chengqi Earth Building, a World Heritage site, is seen in Longyan city, Fujian province, China, February 7, 2011.

Chengqi Earth Building in Longyan

Chengqi Earth Building in Longyan

LONGYAN, CHINA - FEBRUARY 7, 2011 - Chengqi Earth Building of the Yongding earth building Chengqi Earth Building, a World Heritage site, is seen in Longyan city, Fujian province, China, February 7, 2011.

Chengqi Earth Building in Longyan

Chengqi Earth Building in Longyan

LONGYAN, CHINA - FEBRUARY 7, 2011 - Chengqi Earth Building of the Yongding earth building Chengqi Earth Building, a World Heritage site, is seen in Longyan city, Fujian province, China, February 7, 2011.

Chengqi Earth Building in Longyan

Chengqi Earth Building in Longyan

LONGYAN, CHINA - FEBRUARY 7, 2011 - Chengqi Earth Building of the Yongding earth building Chengqi Earth Building, a World Heritage site, is seen in Longyan city, Fujian province, China, February 7, 2011.

Chengqi Earth Building in Longyan

Chengqi Earth Building in Longyan

LONGYAN, CHINA - FEBRUARY 7, 2011 - Chengqi Earth Building of the Yongding earth building Chengqi Earth Building, a World Heritage site, is seen in Longyan city, Fujian province, China, February 7, 2011.

Chengqi Earth Building in Longyan

Chengqi Earth Building in Longyan

LONGYAN, CHINA - FEBRUARY 7, 2011 - Chengqi Earth Building of the Yongding earth building Chengqi Earth Building, a World Heritage site, is seen in Longyan city, Fujian province, China, February 7, 2011.

Chengqi Earth Building in Longyan

Chengqi Earth Building in Longyan

LONGYAN, CHINA - FEBRUARY 7, 2011 - Chengqi Earth Building of the Yongding earth building Chengqi Earth Building, a World Heritage site, is seen in Longyan city, Fujian province, China, February 7, 2011.

CHINA-NANJING-NANJING MASSACRE SURVIVORS (CN)

CHINA-NANJING-NANJING MASSACRE SURVIVORS (CN)

(221212) -- NANJING, Dec. 12, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Su Chengqi, a survivor of the Nanjing Massacre, talks about the past in Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu Province, April 21, 2022. This year marks the 85th anniversary of the Nanjing Massacre. The Nanjing Massacre took place when Japanese troops captured the then-Chinese capital on Dec. 13, 1937. Over six weeks, they killed approximately 300,000 Chinese civilians and unarmed soldiers in one of the most barbaric episodes of World War II. By Dec. 11, 2022, the number of registered survivors of the massacre has decreased to 54. Reporters from Xinhua spent many years to look for the survivors of Nanjing Massacre and record their current lives. (Xinhua/Ji Chunpeng)

CHINA-NANJING-NANJING MASSACRE SURVIVORS (CN)

CHINA-NANJING-NANJING MASSACRE SURVIVORS (CN)

(221212) -- NANJING, Dec. 12, 2022 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on April 21, 2022 shows the portrait of Su Chengqi, a survivor of the Nanjing Massacre, in Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu Province. This year marks the 85th anniversary of the Nanjing Massacre. The Nanjing Massacre took place when Japanese troops captured the then-Chinese capital on Dec. 13, 1937. Over six weeks, they killed approximately 300,000 Chinese civilians and unarmed soldiers in one of the most barbaric episodes of World War II. By Dec. 11, 2022, the number of registered survivors of the massacre has decreased to 54. Reporters from Xinhua spent many years to look for the survivors of Nanjing Massacre and record their current lives. (Xinhua/Han Yuqing)

China promotes int'l cooperation on BDS for global benefits: white paper

STORY: China promotes int'l cooperation on BDS for global benefits: white paper DATELINE: Nov. 4, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:22 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of press conference 2. various of Ran Chengqi STORYLINE: China has carried out active international cooperation on the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) and advanced its applications across the globe, contributing to building a global community of shared future, according to a white paper published Friday. The white paper, titled "China's BeiDou Navigation Satellite System in the New Era," was released by China's State Council Information Office. The international cooperation and applications of BDS were based on the principles of openness, integration, coordination, compatibility, complementarity and sharing, said the white paper. China has been active in advocating and advancing the compatibility and interoperability of different navigation satellite systems to provide users with more high-quality, diverse, secure and

China's BeiDou reaches world-class level: white paper

STORY: China's BeiDou reaches world-class level: white paper DATELINE: Nov. 4, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:47 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of press conference 2. various of Ran Chengqi STORYLINE: China has built the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) into a top-class system with cutting-edge technologies, pioneering design and powerful functions, according to a white paper published Friday by the State Council Information Office. Titled "China's BeiDou Navigation Satellite System in the New Era," the white paper said the BDS has reached a world-leading level in core technologies in terms of hybrid constellation, inter-satellite links, and signal structure. BDS is compatible with other navigation satellite systems and capable of providing diversified and specialized services, the paper said. It also highlighted BeiDou's outstanding batch production capability, saying in less than three years, 18 rockets deployed 30 BDS satellites into orbit, "a pace unmatched by any other count