Firefighters patrol mountains in China's Xinjiang to prevent fire

STORY: Firefighters patrol mountains in China's Xinjiang to prevent fire DATELINE: March 17, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:51 LOCATION: URUMQI, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Tianshan Mountains 2. various of forest firefighters STORYLINE: Forest firefighters patrolled western Tianshan Mountains on Wednesday in Gongliu County, Ili Kazak Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Spring is an important season for forest fire prevention in the region. The professional team trekked up and down in the mountains, using drones and other devices to help detect fire hazards. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Urumqi, China. (XHTV)

Villagers in NW China busy harvesting traditional Chinese medicinal herbs

STORY: Villagers in NW China busy harvesting traditional Chinese medicinal herbs DATELINE: Aug. 11, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:47 LOCATION: URUMQI, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY/ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of villagers harvesting 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): ZHU SHUANGTANG, Employee, Chinese medicinal materials planting base in Gongliu County STORYLINE: Villagers in Gongliu County, northwest China's Xinjiang, are busy harvesting hypericum perforatum, a type of traditional Chinese medicinal herb. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): ZHU SHUANGTANG, Employee, Chinese medicinal materials planting base in Gongliu County "We planted about 2,000 mu (about 133 ha) of hypericum perforatum. From seedling to transplanting, after a series of management, now the plants have entered the harvest period. Workers are organized to harvest the herbs here. The work will be done in two months. " This year, Gongliu County has made great efforts to develop the industry of Chinese medicinal materials. The total planting area of medicinal herbs in the county h