China's Harbin attracts summer tourists with "off-season ice and snow"

STORY: China's Harbin attracts summer tourists with "off-season ice and snow" DATELINE: June 23, 2024 SHOOTING DATE: June 24, 2024 LENGTH: 0:01:50 LOCATION: HARBIN, China CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the attractions 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): SUN ZEMIN, Deputy Director of Marketing Department of Harbin Ice and Snow World Co., Ltd. 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): YANG YUYING, Staff member of Sun Island Scenic Area 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): YU GUOHUI, Tourist from Guangdong 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): Russian tourists STORYLINE: Harbin in China's northernmost Heilongjiang Province has become a must-visit tourist destination to stay cool in summertime as well as enjoy unique "off-season ice and snow" attractions. Spanning an area of 23,000 square meters, the Fantasy Ice and Snow Hall offers visitors a chance to marvel at intricate ice sculptures and experience the enchanting ambiance created by the blend of ice, snow, light and shadow. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): SUN ZEMIN, Deputy Director of Marketing Depar

China's courier sector sees steady recovery

STORY: China's courier sector sees steady recovery DATELINE: Dec. 6, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:14 LOCATION: URUMQI/TAIYUAN/SHANGHAI, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of China's courier sector 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): ZHANG BING, Liyushan branch of JD Logistics In Urumqi, Xinjiang 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): GUO WENCHAO, Taonan branch of China Post in Taiyuan, Shanxi 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): YAN GUOHUI, Shanghai Puxi transfer center of ZTO Express STORYLINE: China's courier sector has seen an accelerated recovery, with average daily business volume steadily rising since late November. According the State Post Bureau on Monday, from Friday to Sunday, over 300 million parcels were handled daily on average, indicating a fast rebound in the industry. The bureau attributed the quick rebound to the generally sound COVID-19 prevention and control situation in the country, improved prevention and control measures, and the consumption potential that has been unleashed. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): ZHANG BING, Liyu

Chinese-built hydropower plant in Israel enters final construction stage

STORY: Chinese-built hydropower plant in Israel enters final construction stage DATELINE: Oct. 6, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:36 LOCATION: Jerusalem CATEGORY: ECONOMY/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): ZHANG TIANLANG, Xinhua correspondent 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): AO GUOHUI, Vice Project Manager of the Kokhav Hayarden pumped storage hydropower plant 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): IBRAHIM MONDER, Safety Officer of the project 4. various of the finished lower reservoir of the power plant 5. various of the upper reservoir under construction 6. various of other construction sites at the project STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): ZHANG TIANLANG, Xinhua correspondent "Here I'm standing in one of the reservoirs of a pumped storage power plant built by Chinese company PCCC (Power Construction Corporation of China) in northern Israel. The 344-MW power plant will be put into use early next year. As a widely-recognized green and cost-effective method to store power, the pumped storage power plant will help Israel boost its grid st

CHINA-FUJIAN-QUANZHOU-CRAFTSMAN-SHIPBUILDING TECHNOLOGY (CN)

CHINA-FUJIAN-QUANZHOU-CRAFTSMAN-SHIPBUILDING TECHNOLOGY (CN)

(220622) -- QUANZHOU, June 22, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Guohui, an inheritor of the watertight-bulkhead technology of Chinese junks, makes a model boat at a workshop in Chongwu Town, Hui'an County of Quanzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province, April 29, 2022. TO GO WITH "Feature: 77-year-old craftsman's passion to pass on ancient shipbuilding technology" (Xinhua/Zhao Xuetong)

CHINA-FUJIAN-QUANZHOU-CRAFTSMAN-SHIPBUILDING TECHNOLOGY (CN)

CHINA-FUJIAN-QUANZHOU-CRAFTSMAN-SHIPBUILDING TECHNOLOGY (CN)

(220622) -- QUANZHOU, June 22, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Guohui, an inheritor of the watertight-bulkhead technology of Chinese junks, makes a model boat at a workshop in Chongwu Town, Hui'an County of Quanzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province, April 29, 2022. TO GO WITH "Feature: 77-year-old craftsman's passion to pass on ancient shipbuilding technology" (Xinhua/Zhao Xuetong)

CHINA-FUJIAN-QUANZHOU-CRAFTSMAN-SHIPBUILDING TECHNOLOGY (CN)

CHINA-FUJIAN-QUANZHOU-CRAFTSMAN-SHIPBUILDING TECHNOLOGY (CN)

(220622) -- QUANZHOU, June 22, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Guohui, an inheritor of the watertight-bulkhead technology of Chinese junks, makes a model boat at a workshop in Chongwu Town, Hui'an County of Quanzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province, April 29, 2022. TO GO WITH "Feature: 77-year-old craftsman's passion to pass on ancient shipbuilding technology" (Xinhua/Zhao Xuetong)

Beijing Winter Olympics venues to open to public for sustainable use

STORY: Beijing Winter Olympics venues to open to public for sustainable use DATELINE: March 26, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:36 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the venues 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): WU XIAONAN, Operation team director of the National Speed Skating Oval 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): ZHANG LI, Architect-in-chief of the Zhangjiakou competition zone and Big Air Shougang 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): CHEN GUOHUI, Venue and infrastructure manager of the National Biathlon Center STORYLINE: Athletes and spectators worldwide have been amazed by the competition venues of the Beijing Winter Olympics, with their distinctive designs and features. Now the venues are about to open to the public for sustainable use. The National Speed Skating Oval, known as the "Ice Ribbon," has seen around a dozen of Olympic and world records broken during the Beijing 2022. Now the venue has become a famous Olympic site. In the near future, it will become a large-scale ice-sports center, open to the public