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Treasure hunt at China's Guangsheng Temple

STORY: Treasure hunt at China's Guangsheng Temple SHOOTING DATE: June 14, 2024 DATELINE: June 19, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:18 LOCATION:TAIYUAN, China CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of Guangsheng Temple 2. STANDUP 1 (English): JIANG HAORAN, Xinhua correspondent 3. various of Guangsheng Temple 4. STANDUP 2 (English): JIANG HAORAN, Xinhua correspondent 5. various of Guangsheng Temple 6. STANDUP 3 (English): JIANG HAORAN, Xinhua correspondent 7. various of Guangsheng Temple STORYLINE: In the 1930s, architects Liang Sicheng and Lin Huiyin came to north China's Shanxi Province four times to investigate ancient architecture. They highly praised the architecture of Guangsheng Temple. STANDUP 1 (English): JIANG HAORAN, Xinhua correspondent "This is Guangsheng Temple. In 1933, Zhaocheng Jin Zang (Zhaocheng Jin Tripitaka), a Chinese version of the Buddhist canon dating from the Jin Dynasty (1115-1234) was discovered here, becoming a sensation in the academic world and making the name of Guangsheng Temple known thr

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What life like for people 700 years ago

STORY: What life like for people 700 years ago SHOOTING TIME: June 14, 2024 DATELINE: June 18, 2024 LENGTH: 00:03:43 LOCATION: LINFEN, China CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of Guangsheng Temple in north China's Shanxi Province 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): JIANG HAORAN, Xinhua correspondent 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): JIANG HAORAN, Xinhua correspondent 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): JIANG HAORAN, Xinhua correspondent 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): JIANG HAORAN, Xinhua correspondent STORYLINE: SOUNDBITE 1 (English): JIANG HAORAN, Xinhua correspondent "Would you like to know what life was like for people in the Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368)? Let's step into the Shuishen or Water God Temple to have a look. On the walls all around, murals cover a total area of 197 square meters. These murals were painted in 1324. They mainly depict praying for rain, raining, and honoring the gods. When heaven blessed the land with rain, the most popular local performer was invited to perform to express gratitude to the Water God." SOUND

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(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-SWIMMING (CN)

(230925) -- HANGZHOU, Sept. 25, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Niu Guangsheng (R, up) of China competes during the men's 4x200m freestyle relay final of Swimming at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 25, 2023. (Xinhua/Xia Yifang)

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(SP)JAPAN-FUKUOKA-WORLD AQUATICS CHAMPIONSHIPS-SWIMMING-DAY 3

(230725) -- FUKUOKA, July 25, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Niu Guangsheng of China competes during the men's 200m butterfly semifinal at the World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka, Japan, July 25, 2023. (Xinhua/Xu Chang)

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China faces difficult trade year: minister

BEIJING, China - China's Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation Minister Shi Guangsheng speaks at a news conference at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 12. He said China faces an ''extremely difficult'' trade year with the external environment being worse than during the late-1990s Asian financial crisis,

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Japan, China strike deal to settle trade row

BEIJING, China - Japan's Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Tsutomu Takebe (L), Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Takeo Hiranuma (2nd from L) and Chinese Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation Minister Shi Guangsheng (R) strike a deal in Beijing on Dec. 21 to resolve a bilateral a bilateral trade row over three agricultural products, mostly from China.

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Japan, China ministers fail to settle farm trade row

BEIJING, China - Japanese Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Tsutomu Takebe (L) and Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Takeo Hiranuma (2nd from L) meet with China's Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation Minister Shi Guangsheng (R) in Beijing on Dec. 11 to discuss a bilateral trade dispute stemming from Japan's import curbs on three farm product items, mostly from China.

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Japan, China make no progress over trade disputes

DOHA, Qatar - Japan's Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Takeo Hiranuma (C) meets his Chinese counterpart Shi Guangsheng (R) in Doha on Nov. 12, but they were unable to narrow gaps over trade rows involving Chinese farm products and Japanese industrial goods. Tsutomo Takebe (L), Japan's farm minister, also attended the meeting.

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Japanese and Chinese trade ministers meet in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, China - Japanese Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Takeo Hiranuma (L) meets Chinese Minister of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation Shi Guangsheng (R) on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum meeting in Shanghai on Oct. 17.

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Hiranuma meets with Shi

SHANGHAI, China - China's Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation Minister Shi Guangsheng (L) greets Japanese Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Takeo Hiranuma for talks on June 5 on the eve of a two-day meeting of APEC trade ministers beginning in Shanghai on June 6.

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Accession to WTO expected to change China

BEIJING, China - Chinese Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation Minister Shi Guangsheng speaks at a press conference at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 13. He said China's accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO) is ''not far off'' and membership of the trade body is expected to change the country into a rule-based society.

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China, U.S. sign WTO entry agreement

BEIJING, China - Chinese Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation Minister Shi Guangsheng (R) and U.S. Trade Representative Charlene Barshefsky shake hands in Beijing on Nov. 15 after signing a breakthrough agreement that paves the way for China to accede to the World Trade Organization (WTO).

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Japan-China ministerial meeting held in Beijing

BEIJING, China - Shi Guangsheng (L), China's minister of foreign trade and economic cooperation, welcomes Japanese Foreign Minister Masahiko Komura (C) and Posts and Telecommunications Minister Seiko Noda (R) at the start of a 40-minute Japan-China ministerial meeting in Beijing on July 8. Komura and Noda are accompanying Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi on his official visit to China.

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Historical document reveals details of Japan's surrender in World War II

STORY: Historical document reveals details of Japan's surrender in World War II DATELINE: Aug. 16, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:44 LOCATION: SHENYANG, China CATEGORY: HISTORY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the book displayed by a private collector 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): ZHANG GUANGSHENG, Private collector 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): CUI JUNGUO, Shenyang Cultural Relics Protection Association STORYLINE: Monday marked the 77th anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II. On this occasion, a private collector in northeast China's Liaoning Province displayed a historical document showing details of the event. The 150-page book tells the historical facts of Japan's surrender in south China's Guangdong Province with plenty of pictures, tables and figures. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): ZHANG GUANGSHENG, Private collector "The document tells the historical facts of Japan's surrender in Guangdong Province. This picture shows Hisakazu Tanaka, a commander of Imperial Japanese Army (IJA), surrendering to the anti-Japanese soldiers. A

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Historical materials reveal Japanese militarism's atrocities, crimes against humanity

STORY: Historical materials reveal Japanese militarism's atrocities, crimes against humanity DATELINE: July 7, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:23 LOCATION: SHENYANG, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1.various of Lugou Bridge 2.various of Zhang Guangsheng and his collection 3.SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): ZHANG GUANGSHENG, Private collector 4.SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): ZHANG GUANGSHENG, Private collector 5.various of Zhang Guangsheng and his collection 6.SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): CUI JUNGUO, Shenyang Cultural Relic Protection Association STORYLINE: Thursday marks the 85th anniversary of the Lugou Bridge Incident, also known as the July 7 Incident. It is recognized as the start of Japan's full-scale invasion of China, and China's whole-of-nation resistance against Japanese aggression. On this occasion, a private collector in northeast China's Liaoning Province displayed multiple historical materials revealing the Japanese militarism's fascist atrocities and crimes against humanity. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): ZHANG GUANGSHENG, Private

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Japan, China ministers fail to settle farm trade row

BEIJING, China - Japanese Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Tsutomu Takebe (L) and Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Takeo Hiranuma (2nd from L) meet with China's Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation Minister Shi Guangsheng (R) in Beijing on Dec. 11 to discuss a bilateral trade dispute stemming from Japan's import curbs on three farm product items, mostly from China.

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Japan, China strike deal to settle trade row

BEIJING, China - Japan's Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Tsutomu Takebe (L), Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Takeo Hiranuma (2nd from L) and Chinese Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation Minister Shi Guangsheng (R) strike a deal in Beijing on Dec. 21 to resolve a bilateral a bilateral trade row over three agricultural products, mostly from China.

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China faces difficult trade year: minister

BEIJING, China - China's Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation Minister Shi Guangsheng speaks at a news conference at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 12. He said China faces an ''extremely difficult'' trade year with the external environment being worse than during the late-1990s Asian financial crisis,

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Hiranuma meets with Shi

SHANGHAI, China - China's Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation Minister Shi Guangsheng (L) greets Japanese Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Takeo Hiranuma for talks on June 5 on the eve of a two-day meeting of APEC trade ministers beginning in Shanghai on June 6.

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China's trade minister

BEIJING, China - Chinese Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation Minister Shi Guangsheng meets the press in Beijing on Nov. 13. (Kyodo)

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Accession to WTO expected to change China

BEIJING, China - Chinese Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation Minister Shi Guangsheng speaks at a press conference at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 13. He said China's accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO) is ''not far off'' and membership of the trade body is expected to change the country into a rule-based society.

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WTO chief meets with China's Shi

BEIJING, China - World Trade Organization (WTO) chief Mike Moore (L) and Chinese Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation Minister Shi Guangsheng shake hands prior to their talks in Beijing on Feb. 18.

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China, U.S. sign WTO entry agreement

BEIJING, China - Chinese Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation Minister Shi Guangsheng (R) and U.S. Trade Representative Charlene Barshefsky shake hands in Beijing on Nov. 15 after signing a breakthrough agreement that paves the way for China to accede to the World Trade Organization (WTO).

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Japan-China ministerial meeting held in Beijing

BEIJING, China - Shi Guangsheng (L), China's minister of foreign trade and economic cooperation, welcomes Japanese Foreign Minister Masahiko Komura (C) and Posts and Telecommunications Minister Seiko Noda (R) at the start of a 40-minute Japan-China ministerial meeting in Beijing on July 8. Komura and Noda are accompanying Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi on his official visit to China.

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Japan-China ministerial meeting held in Beijing

BEIJING, China - Shi Guangsheng (L), China's minister of foreign trade and economic cooperation, welcomes Japanese Foreign Minister Masahiko Komura (C) and Posts and Telecommunications Minister Seiko Noda (R) at the start of a 40-minute Japan-China ministerial meeting in Beijing on July 8. Komura and Noda are accompanying Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi on his official visit to China.