7-year-old boy perfects jump rope skill despite hypertonia in China's Guangxi

STORY: 7-year-old boy perfects jump rope skill despite hypertonia in China's Guangxi DATELINE: June 2, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:09 LOCATION: NANNING, China CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Liu Jinhan practicing rope jumping 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): LIU JINHAN, First grader 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): LIU GUOCHENG, Liu Jinhan's father 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): LIU JINHAN, First grader 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): LIU GUOCHENG, Liu Jinhan's father 6. SOUNDBITE 5 (Chinese): LIU JINHAN, First grader STORYLINE: Liu Jinhan, a 7-year-old boy from south China's Guangxi, is gearing up for a national rope jumping contest after about two years of practice. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): LIU JINHAN, First grader "I can do 164 jumps in 30 seconds. It's quite good." Despite being diagnosed with hypertonia years ago, his condition has improved following a period of rehabilitation treatment. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): LIU GUOCHENG, Liu Jinhan's father "When you find your weakness, you have to face it. A strong body can benefit all h

2-million-word handwriting novel in memory of Chinese couple's love story

STORY: 2-million-word handwriting novel in memory of Chinese couple's love story DATELINE: May 21, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:58 LOCATION: WUHU, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Zhang Ailan's daily life 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): ZHANG AILAN, Author of The Song of Love STORYLINE: Zhang Ailan, 83, lost her husband 37 years ago. The Chinese woman handwrote a 2-million-word novel named The Song of Love, in memory of their love story. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): ZHANG AILAN, Author of The Song of Love "He said sorry to me. The Song of Love I suffered a lot after he passed away. Wu Ailan's husband Xu Guocheng died of illness 37 years ago. Xu said to her on his deathbed, "From now on, when you walk alone in life, conquer every difficulty life throws at you just as iron is tempered into steel." So I wrote down his words on every working diary. It's like he's always here with me. For nearly 40 years, I've lived on memories." In the year they got married, they made a vow that they would write a novel called "The Son