CHINA-JIANGXI-HUICHANG-THEATRE (CN)

CHINA-JIANGXI-HUICHANG-THEATRE (CN)

(240509) -- HUICHANG, May 9, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on May 1, 2024 shows the Huichang Theatre Village in Huichang County, east China's Jiangxi Province. TO GO WITH "Letter from China: Theaters shine bright in mountainous county" (Photo by Liu Zhaochun/Xinhua)

(ChineseToday) CHINA-RURAL REVITALIZATION-YOUTH (CN)

(ChineseToday) CHINA-RURAL REVITALIZATION-YOUTH (CN)

(231222) -- BEIJING, Dec. 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Wu Jinbiao arranges the feathers of an ostrich at an ostrich breeding cooperative in Huichang County, east China's Jiangxi Province, Sept. 13, 2023. Wu Jinbiao, a youth who graduated from a technical secondary school, started an ostrich breeding cooperative with his schoolmates. Last year, over 700 ostriches were sold at the cooperative with an output value exceeding 2 million yuan (about 279,800 U.S. dollars). The business also helped more than 40 local households increase income. As China moved to advance rural revitalization, more and more young people have returned from cities to the countryside which now brims with possibilities. As the new-generation farmers or young entrepreneurs, they often brought back funds, modern farming concepts and e-commerce business models to help transform the farming landscape. (Xinhua/Hu Chenhuan)

Artistic maestro presents fascinating crossover of Chinese music, symphony

STORY: Artistic maestro presents fascinating crossover of Chinese music, symphony DATELINE: Sept. 19, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:17 LOCATION: HONG KONG, China CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the performance 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): YAN HUICHANG, Artistic director and principal conductor for life, Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra 3. various of the performance 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): YAN HUICHANG, Artistic director and principal conductor for life, Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra 5. various of the performance STORYLINE: Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra's performance of the Palace of Eternal Life on a Moonlit Night brought a full house to the Hong Kong Cultural Center's grand theater on Friday night. This was a Kunqu opera and traditional Chinese music concert, kicking off the orchestra's 47th orchestral season. The show was about the tragic love story of Emperor Tang Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty (618-907) and his beloved consort Yang Guifei. It innovatively adopted the form of a musical theater and integrated the