Hybrid rice field achieves single-season yield of 1251.5 kg per mu in SW China

STORY: Hybrid rice field achieves single-season yield of 1251.5 kg per mu in SW China DATELINE: Oct. 16, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:19 LOCATION: CHENGDU, China CATEGORY: AGRICULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the demonstration rice field 2. various of a meeting of hybrid rice demonstration project 3. various of the demonstration rice field STORYLINE: A demonstration project for hybrid rice in southwest China's Sichuan Province announced after on-site inspection by experts to achieve a remarkable single-season yield of 1251.5 kg per mu (about 0.067 hectares) on Saturday. Dechang County in Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture of Sichuan, where the project is located, features favorable light and temperature conditions, significant day-night temperature differences, good water quality, and ideal conditions for the accumulation of organic materials in rice. The demonstration field spans a total of 110 mu. Three rice fields were randomly selected by a team led by the association of agricultural science society of central

Decade-long conservation efforts boost biodiversity in China's Yunnan

STORY: Decade-long conservation efforts boost biodiversity in China's Yunnan DATELINE: Sept. 16, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:50 LOCATION: KUNMING, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of Yunnan related footage 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): LI DECHANG, Villager of Dali, Yunnan 3. various of Yunnan related footage STORYLINE: From the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau to the tropical rainforests in Xishuangbanna, flagship species such as black-and-white snub-nosed monkeys, Asian elephants and green peacocks are seeing the recovery of their habitats in southwest China's Yunnan Province. With an area of only 4.1 percent of China's total land area, the border province boasts the most diverse biological and ecological system in the country, and Yunnan's total number of nature reserves has increased to 362 at all administrative levels. As one of the plateau lakes in the province, Erhai Lake is among the many key areas of biodiversity conservation. Due to the rapid growth of population and expansion of tourism, pollution

(BEIJING 2022) CHINA-BEIJING-OLYMPIC TORCH RELAY (CN)

(BEIJING 2022) CHINA-BEIJING-OLYMPIC TORCH RELAY (CN)

(220202) -- BEIJING, Feb. 2, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Torch bearer Qu Dechang runs with the torch during the Beijing 2022 Olympic Torch Relay at the Winter Olympic Park in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 2, 2022. (Xinhua/Xing Guangli)

CHINA-SICHUAN-LIANGSHAN-BULLET TRAIN-LAUNCH (CN)

CHINA-SICHUAN-LIANGSHAN-BULLET TRAIN-LAUNCH (CN)

(220110) -- CHENGDU, Jan. 10, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on Jan. 8, 2022 shows a test bullet train running on the new Chengdu-Kunming railway in Dechang County, Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Sichuan Province. A "Fuxing" high-speed Electric Multiple Unit (EMU) left Xichang City in Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Sichuan Province, for Kunming, capital of southwest China's Yunnan Province, on Monday. It marked the departure of the first "Fuxing" bullet train from the prefecture in the remote Daliang Mountain, one of China's most recent areas to shake off abject poverty. The high-speed train operates at a speed of 160 km per hour on the new Chengdu-Kunming railway, which runs almost parallel to an existing railway between the two cities. (Xinhua/Jiang Hongjing)

CHINA-SICHUAN-LIANGSHAN-BULLET TRAIN-LAUNCH (CN)

CHINA-SICHUAN-LIANGSHAN-BULLET TRAIN-LAUNCH (CN)

(220110) -- CHENGDU, Jan. 10, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Jan. 8, 2022 shows a test bullet train running over Anning River in Dechang County, Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Sichuan Province. A "Fuxing" high-speed Electric Multiple Unit (EMU) left Xichang City in Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Sichuan Province, for Kunming, capital of southwest China's Yunnan Province, on Monday. It marked the departure of the first "Fuxing" bullet train from the prefecture in the remote Daliang Mountain, one of China's most recent areas to shake off abject poverty. The high-speed train operates at a speed of 160 km per hour on the new Chengdu-Kunming railway, which runs almost parallel to an existing railway between the two cities. (Xinhua/Jiang Hongjing)

CHINA-SICHUAN-LIANGSHAN-BULLET TRAIN-LAUNCH (CN)

CHINA-SICHUAN-LIANGSHAN-BULLET TRAIN-LAUNCH (CN)

(220110) -- CHENGDU, Jan. 10, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People of Lisu ethnic group from Dechang County perform on D843 "Fuxing" bullet train, in Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Jan. 10, 2022. A "Fuxing" high-speed Electric Multiple Unit (EMU) left Xichang City in Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Sichuan Province, for Kunming, capital of southwest China's Yunnan Province, on Monday. It marked the departure of the first "Fuxing" bullet train from the prefecture in the remote Daliang Mountain, one of China's most recent areas to shake off abject poverty. The high-speed train operates at a speed of 160 km per hour on the new Chengdu-Kunming railway, which runs almost parallel to an existing railway between the two cities. (Xinhua/Jiang Hongjing)