China: Massive Flock of Birds Forms Stunning “Bird Wave” at Dusk

On December 3 in Dongying, Shandong, a massive flock of birds formed a single, drifting "bird wave" at dusk as they moved slowly across the landscape.

White Dew Farming - China

White Dew Farming - China

A drone photo taken on on September 5, 2025 shows a farmer harvesting corns in a field in Huangdong Village, Dongying City of east China's Shandong Province. White Dew, a solar term meaning dew curdles and it starts to get cold, falls on on September 7 this year. Photo by Liu Yunjie /Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Photovoltaic And Energy Storage In Dongying City - China

Photovoltaic And Energy Storage In Dongying City - China

An aerial drone photo taken on Aug. 8, 2025 shows a demonstration project for integrated photovoltaic and energy storage in Dongying City, east China's Shandong Province. Dongying City has been actively developing clean energy in recent years. To make the best of idle land at Shengli Oilfield, a demonstration project for integrated photovoltaic and energy storage with a total installed capacity of 300 megawatts was accomplished in May 2025, seen to annually turn out 480 million kilowatt-hours of electricity. Photo by Guo Xulei/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Photovoltaic And Energy Storage In Dongying City - China

Photovoltaic And Energy Storage In Dongying City - China

A drone photo taken on Aug. 8, 2025 shows a demonstration project for integrated photovoltaic and energy storage in Dongying City, east China's Shandong Province. Dongying City has been actively developing clean energy in recent years. To make the best of idle land at Shengli Oilfield, a demonstration project for integrated photovoltaic and energy storage with a total installed capacity of 300 megawatts was accomplished in May 2025, seen to annually turn out 480 million kilowatt-hours of electricity. Photo by Guo Xulei/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Photovoltaic And Energy Storage In Dongying City - China

Photovoltaic And Energy Storage In Dongying City - China

A drone photo taken on Aug. 8, 2025 shows a demonstration project for integrated photovoltaic and energy storage in Dongying City, east China's Shandong Province. Dongying City has been actively developing clean energy in recent years. To make the best of idle land at Shengli Oilfield, a demonstration project for integrated photovoltaic and energy storage with a total installed capacity of 300 megawatts was accomplished in May 2025, seen to annually turn out 480 million kilowatt-hours of electricity. Photo by Guo Xulei/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Photovoltaic And Energy Storage In Dongying City - China

Photovoltaic And Energy Storage In Dongying City - China

A drone photo taken on Aug. 8, 2025 shows a demonstration project for integrated photovoltaic and energy storage in Dongying City, east China's Shandong Province. Dongying City has been actively developing clean energy in recent years. To make the best of idle land at Shengli Oilfield, a demonstration project for integrated photovoltaic and energy storage with a total installed capacity of 300 megawatts was accomplished in May 2025, seen to annually turn out 480 million kilowatt-hours of electricity. Photo by Guo Xulei/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Sea-rail Combined Transport Construction

Sea-rail Combined Transport Construction

DONGYING, CHINA - APRIL 1, 2025 - Police visit the freight railway construction project Department to understand the construction plan, Dongying City, Shandong Province, China on April 1, 2025.

Sea-rail Combined Transport Construction

Sea-rail Combined Transport Construction

DONGYING, CHINA - APRIL 1, 2025 - Police visit port enterprises in Dongying city, Shandong province, China on April 1, 2025.

Sea-rail Combined Transport Construction

Sea-rail Combined Transport Construction

DONGYING, CHINA - APRIL 1, 2025 - Police officers visit the construction site of a freight railway in Dongying city, Shandong province, China on April 1, 2025.

Sea-rail Combined Transport Construction

Sea-rail Combined Transport Construction

DONGYING, CHINA - APRIL 1, 2025 - Police officers visit the construction site of a freight railway in Dongying city, Shandong province, China on April 1, 2025.

Sea-rail Combined Transport Construction

Sea-rail Combined Transport Construction

DONGYING, CHINA - APRIL 1, 2025 - Police visit port enterprises in Dongying city, Shandong province, China on April 1, 2025.

Sea-rail Combined Transport Construction

Sea-rail Combined Transport Construction

DONGYING, CHINA - APRIL 1, 2025 - Police visit port enterprises in Dongying city, Shandong province, China on April 1, 2025.

Sea-rail Combined Transport Construction

Sea-rail Combined Transport Construction

DONGYING, CHINA - APRIL 1, 2025 - Police officers visit the construction site of a freight railway in Dongying city, Shandong province, China on April 1, 2025.

Sea-rail Combined Transport Construction

Sea-rail Combined Transport Construction

DONGYING, CHINA - APRIL 1, 2025 - Police visit port enterprises in Dongying city, Shandong province, China on April 1, 2025.

Mudflats Of The Yellow River Delta - China

Mudflats Of The Yellow River Delta - China

An aerial drone photo taken on August 28, 2024 shows a view of the mudflats of the Yellow River Delta in Dongying, east China's Shandong Province. Photo by Xinhua/Xu Suhui/ABACAPRESS.COM

Mudflats Of The Yellow River Delta - China

Mudflats Of The Yellow River Delta - China

An aerial drone photo taken on August 28, 2024 shows a view of the mudflats of the Yellow River Delta in Dongying, east China's Shandong Province. Photo by Xinhua/Xu Suhui/ABACAPRESS.COM

Mudflats Of The Yellow River Delta - China

Mudflats Of The Yellow River Delta - China

An aerial drone photo taken on August 28, 2024 shows a view of the mudflats of the Yellow River Delta in Dongying, east China's Shandong Province. Photo by Xinhua/Xu Suhui/ABACAPRESS.COM

Mudflats Of The Yellow River Delta - China

Mudflats Of The Yellow River Delta - China

An aerial drone photo taken on August 28, 2024 shows a view of the mudflats of the Yellow River Delta in Dongying, east China's Shandong Province. Photo by Xinhua/Xu Suhui/ABACAPRESS.COM

Mudflats Of The Yellow River Delta - China

Mudflats Of The Yellow River Delta - China

An aerial drone photo taken on August 28, 2024 shows a view of the mudflats of the Yellow River Delta in Dongying, east China's Shandong Province. Photo by Xinhua/Xu Suhui/ABACAPRESS.COM

Mudflats Of The Yellow River Delta - China

Mudflats Of The Yellow River Delta - China

An aerial drone photo taken on August 28, 2024 shows a view of the mudflats of the Yellow River Delta in Dongying, east China's Shandong Province. Photo by Xinhua/Xu Suhui/ABACAPRESS.COM

Summer Harvest - China

Summer Harvest - China

A drone photo taken on June 6, 2024 shows a reaper harvesting wheat in a field in Haojia Village of Guangrao County, Dongying City, east China's Shandong Province. Photo by Liu Yunjie/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Xinhua Headlines: China expects bumper summer harvest, contributing to world food supply

Xinhua Headlines: China expects bumper summer harvest, contributing to world food supply

(240619) -- JINAN, June 19, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A drone photo taken on June 6, 2024 shows a reaper harvesting wheat in a field in Haojia Village of Guangrao County, Dongying City, east China's Shandong Province. (Photo by Liu Yunjie/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Xinhua Headlines: China expects bumper summer harvest, contributing to world food supply

Xinhua Headlines: China expects bumper summer harvest, contributing to world food supply

(240619) -- JINAN, June 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A drone photo taken on June 6, 2024 shows a reaper harvesting wheat in a field in Haojia Village of Guangrao County, Dongying City, east China's Shandong Province. (Photo by Liu Yunjie/Xinhua)

Chinese commercial aircraft complete demo flights with sustainable fuel

STORY: Chinese commercial aircraft complete demo flights with sustainable fuel SHOOTING TIME: June 5, 2024 DATELINE: June 6, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:55 LOCATION: SHANGHAI, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the demonstration flights STORYLINE: An ARJ21 regional aircraft and C919 passenger aircraft completed their first demonstration flights with Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) in Shanghai and Dongying, respectively, on Wednesday, according to the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China, Ltd. (COMAC). The demonstration flights showed the sound flight performance of the Chinese commercial aircraft, the COMAC said. SAF is an alternative made from renewable materials. Compared to conventional jet fuel, it can reduce carbon emissions by up to 80 percent over the fuel's life cycle. Using SAF is an important way for the global civil aviation industry to address global warming and reduce carbon emissions. A number of Chinese airlines have conducted commercial test flights using China-made

China, Egypt cooperate in agricultural equipment, technology for saline-alkali land

STORY: China, Egypt cooperate in agricultural equipment, technology for saline-alkali land SHOOTING TIME: April 9, 2024 DATELINE: April 25, 2024 LENGTH: 0:02:31 LOCATION: JINAN, China CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Hani Mehanna 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): HANI MEHANNA, Deputy chief engineer of YRDIA 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): HANI MEHANNA, Deputy chief engineer of YRDIA STORYLINE: Hani Mehanna, an agricultural engineer with Egypt's National Research Center, has 23 years of experience in agricultural engineering. He became an engineer at the Yellow River Delta Intelligent Agricultural Machinery Equipment Industry Research Academy (YRDIA) after arriving in Dongying City of east China's Shandong Province in 2023. With the help of Chinese colleagues, the Egyptian engineer has completed his first agricultural equipment modification for saline-alkaline land exploitation. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): HANI MEHANNA, Deputy chief engineer of YRDIA "I wake up normally at 7:30, then go to my office and start t

China boosts food security as spring farming begins in saline-alkali land

STORY: China boosts food security as spring farming begins in saline-alkali land SHOOTING TIME: March 23, 2024 DATELINE: April 1, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:48 LOCATION: JINAN, China CATEGORY: AGRICULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of spring farming in China's Shandong 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): LI JIANWEI, Manager of an agricultural company in Dongying 3. various of spring farming in China's Shandong 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): JIA XI, Dean assistant, National Technology Innovation Center for Comprehensive Utilization of Saline Alkali Land 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): LI LINBO, Staffer, Saline-Alkali land utilization service center of the demonstration zone 6. various of spring farming in China's Shandong 7. SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): GUO YUKUAI, Herb grower 8. various of traditional Chinese medicinal materials planting STORYLINE: As temperatures rise across China, spring farming is in full swing in major grain-producing regions. Modern agricultural techniques have enabled farmers to cultivate crops not only on fertile land, bu

Xinhua Headlines: Spring farming in saline-alkali land boosts China's food security

Xinhua Headlines: Spring farming in saline-alkali land boosts China's food security

(240401) -- BEIJING, April 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on March 19, 2024 shows staff members operating agricultural machinery to fertilize saline-alkali tolerance wheat in the Agricultural High-tech Industrial Demonstration Area of the Yellow River Delta in Dongying, east China's Shandong Province. (Xinhua/Zhu Zheng)

Xinhua Headlines: Spring farming in saline-alkali land boosts China's food security

Xinhua Headlines: Spring farming in saline-alkali land boosts China's food security

(240401) -- BEIJING, April 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Staff members operate agricultural machinery to fertilize saline-alkali tolerance wheat in the Agricultural High-tech Industrial Demonstration Area of the Yellow River Delta in Dongying, east China's Shandong Province, March 19, 2024. (Xinhua/Zhu Zheng)

Xinhua Headlines: Spring farming in saline-alkali land boosts China's food security

Xinhua Headlines: Spring farming in saline-alkali land boosts China's food security

(240401) -- BEIJING, April 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Staff members check the growth of saline-alkali tolerance crops in the Agricultural High-tech Industrial Demonstration Area of the Yellow River Delta in Dongying, east China's Shandong Province, March 19, 2024. (Xinhua/Zhu Zheng)

Xinhua Headlines: Spring farming in saline-alkali land boosts China's food security

Xinhua Headlines: Spring farming in saline-alkali land boosts China's food security

(240401) -- BEIJING, April 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on March 19, 2024 shows experimental fields in the Agricultural High-tech Industrial Demonstration Area of the Yellow River Delta in Dongying, east China's Shandong Province. (Xinhua/Zhu Zheng)

CHINA-AGRICULTURE-SPRING-FARMING (CN)

CHINA-AGRICULTURE-SPRING-FARMING (CN)

(240319) -- BEIJING, March 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Farmers apply fertilizer on a wheat field in Dongying, east China's Shandong Province, March 19, 2024. Farmers across China have recently been busy with spring ploughing, sowing and other agricultural activities. (Xinhua/Zhu Zheng)

CHINA-AGRICULTURE-SPRING-FARMING (CN)

CHINA-AGRICULTURE-SPRING-FARMING (CN)

(240319) -- BEIJING, March 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on March 19, 2024 shows farmers applying fertilizer on a wheat field in Dongying, east China's Shandong Province. Farmers across China have recently been busy with spring ploughing, sowing and other agricultural activities. (Xinhua/Zhu Zheng)

CHINA-AGRICULTURE-SPRING-FARMING (CN)

CHINA-AGRICULTURE-SPRING-FARMING (CN)

(240319) -- BEIJING, March 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Farmers apply fertilizer on a wheat field in Dongying, east China's Shandong Province, March 19, 2024. Farmers across China have recently been busy with spring ploughing, sowing and other agricultural activities. (Xinhua/Zhu Zheng)

Enterprise Holiday Safety Inspection in Dongying

Enterprise Holiday Safety Inspection in Dongying

DONGYING, CHINA - FEBRUARY 1, 2024 - Police visit a power company to understand its internal operation in Dongying city, Shandong province, China, February 1, 2024.

Enterprise Holiday Safety Inspection in Dongying

Enterprise Holiday Safety Inspection in Dongying

DONGYING, CHINA - FEBRUARY 1, 2024 - Police visit a power company to understand its internal operation in Dongying city, Shandong province, China, February 1, 2024.

Enterprise Holiday Safety Inspection in Dongying

Enterprise Holiday Safety Inspection in Dongying

DONGYING, CHINA - FEBRUARY 1, 2024 - Police check the environment and security facilities of a power company in Dongying city, Shandong province, China, February 1, 2024.

Enterprise Holiday Safety Inspection in Dongying

Enterprise Holiday Safety Inspection in Dongying

DONGYING, CHINA - FEBRUARY 1, 2024 - Police visit ships to inquire about navigation plans and berthing duty plans during the Spring Festival, Dongying City, Shandong Province, China, February 1, 2024.

Enterprise Holiday Safety Inspection in Dongying

Enterprise Holiday Safety Inspection in Dongying

DONGYING, CHINA - FEBRUARY 1, 2024 - Police check the environment and security facilities of a power company in Dongying city, Shandong province, China, February 1, 2024.

Enterprise Holiday Safety Inspection in Dongying

Enterprise Holiday Safety Inspection in Dongying

DONGYING, CHINA - FEBRUARY 1, 2024 - Police present Spring Festival couplets to a night market vendor in Dongying city, East China's Shandong province, Feb 1, 2024.

Enterprise Holiday Safety Inspection in Dongying

Enterprise Holiday Safety Inspection in Dongying

DONGYING, CHINA - FEBRUARY 1, 2024 - Police check the environment and security facilities of a power company in Dongying city, Shandong province, China, February 1, 2024.

Enterprise Holiday Safety Inspection in Dongying

Enterprise Holiday Safety Inspection in Dongying

DONGYING, CHINA - FEBRUARY 1, 2024 - Police officers look at facilities on a ship in Dongying city, Shandong province, China, February 1, 2024.

Enterprise Holiday Safety Inspection in Dongying

Enterprise Holiday Safety Inspection in Dongying

DONGYING, CHINA - FEBRUARY 1, 2024 - Police visit ships to inquire about navigation plans and berthing duty plans during the Spring Festival, Dongying City, Shandong Province, China, February 1, 2024.

Enterprise Holiday Safety Inspection in Dongying

Enterprise Holiday Safety Inspection in Dongying

DONGYING, CHINA - FEBRUARY 1, 2024 - Police officers look at facilities on a ship in Dongying city, Shandong province, China, February 1, 2024.

Enterprise Holiday Safety Inspection in Dongying

Enterprise Holiday Safety Inspection in Dongying

DONGYING, CHINA - FEBRUARY 1, 2024 - Police learn about the situation of Marine wind prevention and resistance to enterprises, Dongying city, Shandong Province, China, February 1, 2024.

Enterprise Holiday Safety Inspection in Dongying

Enterprise Holiday Safety Inspection in Dongying

DONGYING, CHINA - FEBRUARY 1, 2024 - Police visit ships to inquire about navigation plans and berthing duty plans during the Spring Festival, Dongying City, Shandong Province, China, February 1, 2024.

Enterprise Holiday Safety Inspection in Dongying

Enterprise Holiday Safety Inspection in Dongying

DONGYING, CHINA - FEBRUARY 1, 2024 - Police present Spring Festival couplets to a night market vendor in Dongying city, East China's Shandong province, Feb 1, 2024.

Enterprise Holiday Safety Inspection in Dongying

Enterprise Holiday Safety Inspection in Dongying

DONGYING, CHINA - FEBRUARY 1, 2024 - Police present Spring Festival couplets to a night market vendor in Dongying city, East China's Shandong province, Feb 1, 2024.

Enterprise Holiday Safety Inspection in Dongying

Enterprise Holiday Safety Inspection in Dongying

DONGYING, CHINA - FEBRUARY 1, 2024 - Police present Spring Festival couplets to a night market vendor in Dongying city, East China's Shandong province, Feb 1, 2024.

Enterprise Holiday Safety Inspection in Dongying

Enterprise Holiday Safety Inspection in Dongying

DONGYING, CHINA - FEBRUARY 1, 2024 - Police present Spring Festival couplets to a night market vendor in Dongying city, East China's Shandong province, Feb 1, 2024.

Enterprise Holiday Safety Inspection in Dongying

Enterprise Holiday Safety Inspection in Dongying

DONGYING, CHINA - FEBRUARY 1, 2024 - Police officers check the internal environment of a power company in Dongying city, Shandong province, China, Feb 1, 2024.