#CHINA-LANTERN FESTIVAL-CELEBRATION (CN)

#CHINA-LANTERN FESTIVAL-CELEBRATION (CN)

(240222) -- BEIJING, Feb. 22, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on Feb. 22, 2024 shows people watching dragon dance in celebration of the upcoming Lantern Festival in Hezheng County of northwest China's Gansu Province. The Lantern Festival falls on Feb. 24 this year. (Photo by Shi Youdong/Xinhua)

#CHINA-LANTERN FESTIVAL-CELEBRATION (CN)

#CHINA-LANTERN FESTIVAL-CELEBRATION (CN)

(240222) -- BEIJING, Feb. 22, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on Feb. 22, 2024 shows people dancing in celebration of the upcoming Lantern Festival in Hezheng County of northwest China's Gansu Province. The Lantern Festival falls on Feb. 24 this year. (Photo by Shi Youdong/Xinhua)

#CHINA-LANTERN FESTIVAL-CELEBRATION (CN)

#CHINA-LANTERN FESTIVAL-CELEBRATION (CN)

(240222) -- BEIJING, Feb. 22, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on Feb. 22, 2024 shows people dancing in celebration of the upcoming Lantern Festival in Hezheng County of northwest China's Gansu Province. The Lantern Festival falls on Feb. 24 this year. (Photo by Shi Youdong/Xinhua)

CHINA-GANSU-HEZHENG-FOSSIL LEGACY (CN)

CHINA-GANSU-HEZHENG-FOSSIL LEGACY (CN)

(230921) -- HEZHENG, Sept. 21, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This image provided by the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), shows the artistic rendering of giant rhinoceros, Paraceratherium linxiaense. TO GO WITH "Across China: Unveiling timeless treasure: Hezheng's fossil legacy" (Xinhua)

Folk festival on "mountain songs" held in NW China

STORY: Folk festival on "mountain songs" held in NW China DATELINE: June 18, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:55 LOCATION: HEZHENG COUNTY, China CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the event 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): ZHANG PING, Singer 4. various of the event STORYLINE: An event of Hua'er performance kicked off in Hezheng County, northwest China's Gansu Province. Hua'er, literally "the flower," is a folk song popular in the country's northwest. The Chinese folk song genre, also known as a type of "mountain songs," was inscribed by UNESCO on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2009. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): ZHANG PING, Singer "During learning, I integrated various vocal techniques with the original folk singing method to preserve the essence of the folk tradition. I apply the breath control techniques of vocal performance in Hua'er to extend its existence." Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Hezheng County, China. (XHTV)

Smart greenhouse empowers flower plantation in NW China

STORY: Smart greenhouse empowers flower plantation in NW China DATELINE: Feb. 24, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:00 LOCATION: Lanzhou, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of a flower production base in Hezheng County 2. various of Kang Ning, production manager of Baiyi Flower Production Base being interviewed 3. various of Hui Wenbin, office director of Baiyi Flower Production Base being interviewed 4. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): KANG NING, Production manager of Baiyi Flower Production Base 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): HUI WENBIN, Office director of Baiyi Flower Production Base STORYLINE: Northwest China's Gansu Province has been promoting smart agriculture. Thanks to new technologies, flowers imported from the Netherlands, Germany, Belgium, Japan and other countries could be in full bloom even in cold weather. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): KANG NING, Production manager of Baiyi Flower Production Base "Behind me is the control area of the smart greenhouse monitoring system we have introduced. We have basically realized th