26th Pasir Gudang Int'l Kite Festival kicks off in Malaysia

STORY: 26th Pasir Gudang Int'l Kite Festival kicks off in Malaysia SHOOTING TIME: March 2, 2024 DATELINE: March 3, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:16 LOCATION: PASIR GUDANG, Malaysia CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the kite festival STORYLINE: The 26th Pasir Gudang International Kite Festival has kicked off in Malaysia with more than 100 kite enthusiasts from around 40 countries and regions joining the event. Gigantic and colorful kites of all kinds of designs again filled the sky above Pasir Gudang in Malaysia's southern state of Johor. The eight-day festival will attract tens of thousands of people. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Pasir Gudang, Malaysia. (XHTV)

Beijing receives over 17.4 million visitors during Spring Festival holiday

STORY: Beijing receives over 17.4 million visitors during Spring Festival holiday SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 11, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 18, 2024 LENGTH: 0:01:39 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: SOCIETY/ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of temple fairs STORYLINE: Beijing received nearly 17.5 million visitors during the just-concluded eight-day Spring Festival holiday, up 37.4 percent year on year, said the municipal culture and tourism bureau on Saturday. The city's tourism sector raked in 28.65 billion yuan (about 4 billion U.S. dollars) during the holiday, marking a 40.6 percent year-on-year increase, according to the bureau. This year's official Spring Festival holiday in China lasted from Feb. 10 to 17. All kinds of Spring Festival temple fairs became one of the top choices for both tourists and locals, with such fairs in the city recording over 5.16 million visits during the period. Many tourists also opted for village sightseeing travels during this holiday period. The city's village tourism sector recorded

2023 Xinjiang Animation Festival concludes in Karamay

STORY: 2023 Xinjiang Animation Festival concludes in Karamay DATELINE: Sept. 26, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:04 LOCATION: URUMQI, China CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the 2023 Xinjiang Animation Festival 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): PAN DONGXUE, Performer 3. various of the exhibition hall STORYLINE: The 2023 Xinjiang Animation Festival concluded on Sunday in Karamay City. The three-day event is the first large-scale comprehensive animation exhibition in Xinjiang, featuring performances, cartoon movie shows, and all kinds of displays of cartoon-related products. In the animation exhibition hall, 14 prefectures and cities, and eight universities and presses of Xinjiang displayed their animation works and other cultural and creative products. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): PAN DONGXUE, Performer "Personally, I like the animation of Chinese style very much, and I hope we can continue to promote our traditional Chinese culture." Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Urumqi, China. (XHTV)

Xmas sushi 'cake' in Hokkaido

Xmas sushi 'cake' in Hokkaido

SAPPORO, Japan - This Dec. 3, 2009 photo shows the Christmas sushi cake that the traditional Azumazushi restaurant in Sapporo will serve for six days from Dec. 20. Eight kinds of seafood such as crab, salmon and scallop are used to make the cake, which is 25 centimeters in diameter.

Xmas sushi 'cake' in Hokkaido

Xmas sushi 'cake' in Hokkaido

SAPPORO, Japan - This Dec. 3, 2009 photo shows the Christmas sushi cake that the traditional Azumazushi restaurant in Sapporo will serve for six days from Dec. 20. Eight kinds of seafood such as crab, salmon and scallop are used to make the cake, which is 25 centimeters in diameter. (Kyodo)