(ChineseToday)CHINA-SHANXI-JIN OPERA-INHERITOR (CN)

(ChineseToday)CHINA-SHANXI-JIN OPERA-INHERITOR (CN)

(240402) -- TAIYUAN, April 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This is an undated file photo of Wu Lingyun (1st R) and his wife Wang Chunmei (1st L), his mother Yan Huizhen (2nd L), and his father Wu Zhong. All of them are China's national first-class actors. Jin Opera, originated in the central area of Shanxi Province, is a representative genre of opera in Shanxi. It was listed as a national intangible cultural heritage in 2006. Wu Lingyun, a representative inheritor of Jin Opera, was born in a family of Jin Opera actors and entered the opera troupe at the age of 12. In 1985, when he was 21, Wu started to play the role of Guan Yu, an ancient general known for his loyalty and bravery in battles and widely revered by the Chinese. In order to play the role well, Wu went through books on the history of Three Kingdoms period (220-280 A.D.) of China, learned from experienced actors and other genres of Chinese operas, and drew inspirations from sculpture, painting, shadow play and other art forms. After years of accumulation, t

(SP)CHINA-INNER MONGOLIA-HULUN BUIR-14TH NATIONAL WINTER GAMES-CURLING (CN)

(SP)CHINA-INNER MONGOLIA-HULUN BUIR-14TH NATIONAL WINTER GAMES-CURLING (CN)

(240227) -- HULUN BUIR, Feb. 27, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Li He (C) of Tianjin delivers a stone as her teammates Su Tingyu (L) and Jiang Chunmei look on during the women's gold medal match of curling event between Beijing and Tianjin at the 14th National Winter Games in Hulun Buir, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Feb. 27, 2024. (Xinhua/Chen Xinbo)

(SP)CHINA-INNER MONGOLIA-HULUN BUIR-14TH NATIONAL WINTER GAMES-CURLING (CN)

(SP)CHINA-INNER MONGOLIA-HULUN BUIR-14TH NATIONAL WINTER GAMES-CURLING (CN)

(240227) -- HULUN BUIR, Feb. 27, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Su Tingyu (L) and Jiang Chunmei of Tianjin sweep against Beijing during their women's gold medal match of curling event at the 14th National Winter Games in Hulun Buir, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Feb. 27, 2024. (Xinhua/Chen Xinbo)

China's Xinjiang promotes family doctor services

STORY: China's Xinjiang promotes family doctor services SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 28, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 2, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:55 LOCATION: TACHENG, China CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of family doctors providing medical services 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): BAO CHUNMEI, Villager in Shangsangong Village of Tacheng City STORYLINE: During the past years, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region has been improving contracted family doctor services to relocate more resources to grassroots health institutions, offering the public more equitable access to basic medical services. In Tacheng City, about 1,020 family-doctor teams have provided medical and health services, including long-term prescription and on-site services. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): BAO CHUNMEI, Villager in Shangsangong Village of Tacheng City "It's very convenient for us to use the family-doctor service system. There are two elderly people in my family. The village doctors come regularly to offer free services, such as blood pressure and bl