JAPAN-KITAKYUSHU-SUN YAT-SEN-STATUE

JAPAN-KITAKYUSHU-SUN YAT-SEN-STATUE

(231113) -- KITAKYUSHU, Nov. 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Lyu Guijun, consul general of China in Fukuoka, speaks at the unveiling ceremony at the former residence of Keiichiro Yasukawa in Kitakyushu City of Fukuoka, Japan, Nov. 12, 2023. A statue of Sun Yat-sen created by renowned sculptor Wu Weishan, curator of the National Art Museum of China, was erected on Sunday at the former residence of Keiichiro Yasukawa in Kitakyushu City in Japan's southwestern prefecture of Fukuoka. (Xinhua/Guo Dan)

China steps up efforts to restore agricultural production in flood-ravaged areas

STORY: China steps up efforts to restore agricultural production in flood-ravaged areas DATELINE: Aug. 17, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:28 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of flood-ravaged regions 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): AI FUPING, Party chief of Lianshan Village, Jilin Province 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): HE HAIBO, Director of agricultural technology promotion center of Shulan, Jilin Province 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): LIANG XIAODONG, Farmer in Tangshan, Hebei Province 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): ZHANG GUIJUN, Manager of Shulan branch of PICC Property and Casualty Company Limited, Jilin Province STORYLINE: Heavy floods triggered by typhoons have lashed many parts of northern China this summer, a crucial period for the autumn grain crop yield. China has stepped up efforts to help the flood-ravaged regions restore agricultural production and ensure a bumper harvest. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): AI FUPING, Party chief of Lianshan Village, Jilin Province "As the water level stayed stable, we've dispatc