Farmer Airing Persimmons - China

Farmer Airing Persimmons - China

A drone photo shows a farmer airing persimmons in Yangjia Village of Gongcheng Yao Autonomous County in Guilin, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, October 25, 2024. Photo by Zhou Xiuyuchun/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Journey into China's Tea Culture: Oil tea of Yao ethnic group

STORY: Journey into China's Tea Culture: Oil tea of Yao ethnic group SHOOTING TIME: Recent footage DATELINE: May 27, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:12 LOCATION: NANNING, China CATEGORY: CULTURE/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of oil tea-related footage 2. various of Gongcheng Yao Autonomous County in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region STORYLINE: Oil tea is deemed the name card of Gongcheng Yao Autonomous County in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Several steps are involved in the preparation of this special tea, including washing, frying, pounding and boiling. Pounding is the essence as the process makes oil tea more aromatic. Usually, a cup of oil tea marks the start of a day for the local residents. It is an important cultural symbol of the county and is the essence of local Yao food culture. In 2022, the oil tea of the Yao ethnic group was included in the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity as part of traditional tea processing techniques and associ

Aerial views of pollination of hybrid rice in S China

STORY: Aerial views of pollination of hybrid rice in S China DATELINE: Sept. 8, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:24 LOCATION: GUILIN, China CATEGORY: AGRICULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the pollination of hybrid rice STORYLINE: Farmers are busy with the artificial pollination of hybrid rice in Gongcheng Yao Autonomous County of Guilin City, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. The climatic conditions of Gongcheng are very suitable for hybrid rice seed production. In 2023, the county's hybrid rice seed production area has reached approximately 739 hectares, with 21 hybrid rice varieties expected to be produced. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Guilin, China. (XHTV)

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(230211) -- GUILIN, Feb. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Children play among flowers on Daling Mountain in Gongcheng Yao Autonomous County of Guilin, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Feb. 11, 2023. (Photo by Jiang Keqing/Xinhua)

Experience Yao people's traditional oil tea making in S China

STORY: Experience Yao people's traditional oil tea making in S China DATELINE: Nov. 28, 2022 LENGTH: 00:05:16 LOCATION: GUILIN, China CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE (English) : SIMON, Australian expat living in Guilin 2. various of Simon learning the process of Yao ethnic people's traditional oil tea making STORYLINE: SOUNDBITE (English) : SIMON, Australian expat living in Guilin "Hi, everyone. I'm Simon and welcome to lovely Gongcheng. We're on a mission today to find out all about mysterious Chinese coffee, also called oil tea. Let's get into it. So today we're going to learn about the fascinating Yao people beverage known as youcha (Chinese for oil tea). Here we see the real thing in action. A lovely lady from the Yao people is making youcha. What is it? And why is it so important? Some people call it Chinese coffee. It's a very exotic and ancient beverage which the Yao people say gives vitality, sharpness to the mind, also is very good for your internal organs and helps you stay active and h

Bumper harvest of persimmons in southwest China

STORY: Bumper harvest of persimmons in southwest China DATELINE: Nov. 27, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:22 LOCATION: GONGCHENG, China CATEGORY: AGRICULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of persimmon 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): CHEN LIHUA, President of Guilin Fenghuayuan Food Co., Ltd. 5. various of persimmon STORYLINE: Gongcheng Yao Autonomous County in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region in south China has seen a bumper harvest of persimmons. Gongcheng now has a total persimmon planting area of about 220,000 mu (about 14666.66 hectares), with an output of about 720,000 tons of persimmons per year. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): CHEN LIHUA, President of Guilin Fenghuayuan Food Co., Ltd. "At present, our company produces fresh persimmons, dried persimmons, persimmon slices and persimmon vinegar. We purchase about 1,500 tons of raw persimmons every month, and our products are mainly sold to big cities like Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen." In recent years, Gongcheng has made great efforts to cultivate and develop the persimmon indu

New Zealand's expat enjoys mooncake-making in S China

STORY: New Zealand's expat enjoys mooncake-making in S China DATELINE: Sept. 13, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:38 LOCATION: GUILIN, China CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE (English): SIMON, New Zealand's expat 2. various of local buildings and festival decoration 3. various of Simon making mooncake STORYLINE: A New Zealand's expat in China shows you how he enjoyed mooncake-making during Mid-Autumn Festival, which has been observed by people of Chinese origin for thousands of years. SOUNDBITE (English): SIMON, New Zealand's expat "Hi, I'm Simon, and I'm joining you from beautiful Gongcheng County where I'm exploring a village of the Yao ethnic minority people filled with interesting things that I've never seen before. So I'm about to spend my 10th Mid-Autumn Festival here in China. And a big feature of the Mid-Autumn time is eating mooncakes. This will be my first time that I try to make mooncakes, but I think I can do it. Now I'm putting the center into the pleasant pastry (and) wrapping it around. So now,

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(211230) -- NANNING, Dec. 30, 2021 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on July 18, 2021 shows a swimming pool in Beidongyuan Village of Ping'an Township in Gongcheng Yao Autonomous County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. In 2021, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region has made great efforts to accelerate improvement of rural living environment amid the bid to promote rural vitalization and upgrade the living conditions of rural residents. (Xinhua/Zhou Hua)