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Saffron Harvesting in The Village of Vamenan - Iran

Women separate saffron stigmas (threads) from flower petals as a boy writes his homework in a house in the village of Vamenan in Golestan Province, Iran, on October 23, 2023. Vamenan is known as the “red gold hub” of the province due to its saffron cultivation. Nearly 400 hectares of saffron are cultivated in this village. In 1993, Mohammad Ahmadi, the village's cleric resident, was the first person to plant saffron bulbs in Vamenan. By encouraging the people, he transformed the village and the region's economy. Photo by Morteza Aminoroayayi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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China: Hubei Boy Gets Help From Labrador to Destroy Homework

A video recorded in Hubei on January 26 shows a little boy calling his Labrador retriever to the table and asking it to bite his homework notebook. The dog eagerly tore the pages apart, much to the boy’s delight.

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Six Air-Raid Shelters Open to Protect Against the Heat - China

A girl does homework in an air-raid shelter in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, July 1, 2025. A total of 6 air-raid shelters were opened to public on Tuesday, offering residents relief from hot weather. This two-month service has been a 20-year tradition in the city. Photo by Xinhua/Han Chuanhao/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Religious Coming-of-Age - Iran

Two girls do homework together in Shazand, Iran on April 4, 2019. At age nine, girls become religiously accountable in Islam, and their daily routines often blend religious responsibilities with childhood activities. Photo by Sina Yaghoobpoor/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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CHINA-GUIZHOU-HUISHUI-COZY HARBOR-LEFT-BEHIND CHILDREN (CN)

(240804) -- HUISHUI, Aug. 4, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Volunteers from Tianjin-based Tiangong University help a child with his homework at a harbor in a residential community in Lushan Township, Huishui County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, July 24, 2024. TO GO WITH "Across China: Cozy harbor gives left-behind children safer, happier vacation" Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Zheng Minghong)

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CHINA-ANHUI-RAINFALL (CN)

(240627) -- HUANGSHAN, June 27, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Volunteers help children with their homework at a relocation site in Hanshan Village of Yansi Township, Huizhou District of Huangshan City, east China's Anhui Province, June 27, 2024. As persistent heavy rainfall hit Huangshan City of Anhui Province recently, personnel of different sectors have been mobilized for rescue and relief work. China's national observatory on Thursday renewed an orange alert for rainstorms as heavy rainfall is expected to continue to lash several regions of the country, including Anhui Province. (Photo by Zheng Chen/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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CHINA-ANHUI-RAINFALL (CN)

(240627) -- HUANGSHAN, June 27, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Volunteers help children with their homework at a relocation site in Hanshan Village of Yansi Township, Huizhou District of Huangshan City, east China's Anhui Province, June 27, 2024. As persistent heavy rainfall hit Huangshan City of Anhui Province recently, personnel of different sectors have been mobilized for rescue and relief work. China's national observatory on Thursday renewed an orange alert for rainstorms as heavy rainfall is expected to continue to lash several regions of the country, including Anhui Province. (Photo by Zheng Chen/Xinhua)

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First Class

ZAOZHUANG, CHINA - FEBRUARY 26, 2024 - Students show a "winter vacation homework" made from waste materials at Donghu Primary School in Zaozhuang, East China's Shandong province, Feb 26, 2024.

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First Class

ZAOZHUANG, CHINA - FEBRUARY 26, 2024 - Students look at a "winter vacation homework" made by their classmates using waste materials at Donghu Primary School in Zaozhuang, East China's Shandong province, Feb 26, 2024.

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CHINA-XINJIANG-WUSHI-EARTHQUAKE-RELIEF EFFORTS (CN)

(240124) -- WUSHI, Jan. 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Children do homework at a resettlement site in Wushi County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Jan. 24, 2024. Three people were killed and five others injured when a 7.1-magnitude earthquake jolted Wushi County and its surrounding areas in Aksu Prefecture, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, at 2:09 a.m. Tuesday, local authorities said. Organized rescue efforts are carried out in an orderly manner, with 12,426 people having been relocated to safe places. (Xinhua/Gu Yu)

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CHINA-XINJIANG-WUSHI-EARTHQUAKE-RELIEF EFFORTS (CN)

(240124) -- WUSHI, Jan. 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Children do homework at a resettlement site in Wushi County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Jan. 24, 2024. Three people were killed and five others injured when a 7.1-magnitude earthquake jolted Wushi County and its surrounding areas in Aksu Prefecture, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, at 2:09 a.m. Tuesday, local authorities said. Organized rescue efforts are carried out in an orderly manner, with 12,426 people having been relocated to safe places. (Xinhua/Gu Yu)

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CHINA-XINJIANG-WUSHI-EARTHQUAKE-RELIEF EFFORTS (CN)

(240124) -- WUSHI, Jan. 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Children do homework at a resettlement site in Wushi County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Jan. 24, 2024. Three people were killed and five others injured when a 7.1-magnitude earthquake jolted Wushi County and its surrounding areas in Aksu Prefecture, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, at 2:09 a.m. Tuesday, local authorities said. Organized rescue efforts are carried out in an orderly manner, with 12,426 people having been relocated to safe places. (Xinhua/Gu Yu)

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CHINA-XINJIANG-WUSHI-EARTHQUAKE-RELIEF EFFORTS (CN)

(240124) -- WUSHI, Jan. 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A child does homework at a resettlement site in Wushi County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Jan. 24, 2024. Three people were killed and five others injured when a 7.1-magnitude earthquake jolted Wushi County and its surrounding areas in Aksu Prefecture, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, at 2:09 a.m. Tuesday, local authorities said. Organized rescue efforts are carried out in an orderly manner, with 12,426 people having been relocated to safe places. (Xinhua/Gou Lifeng)

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(InTibet)CHINA-XIZANG-DAMXUNG-EDUCATION-SCHOOL LIFE (CN)

(231118) -- LHASA, Nov. 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Sichod Drolma does homework at home in Damxung County, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Nov. 15, 2023. Sichod Drolma is a student in Grade 8 at Damxung County Middle School. Her home is located in Choden Village of Lungring Township in Damxung County, at the southern foot of the Nyainqentanglha Range, with an average elevation of over 4,000 meters. At school, Sichod Drolma and her 51 classmates are provided with Tibetan-Mandarin bilingual education. Mathematics is the favorite subject of Sichod Drolma. "I feel satisfied when I succeed in solving math problems," the 15-year-old girl said. After evening self-study hours everyday, Sichod Drolma walks back to the dormitory hand in hand with her friends and takes physical exercise. Roommates of Sichod Drolma always enjoy chatting with each other before falling asleep. The Tibetan girl said school is like her second home. The plateau region has made significant strides in education over the past few

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Citizens Cool Off in A Bomb Shelter in Xi 'an, China

XI'AN, CHINA - JULY 20, 2023 - Citizens cool off in a bomb shelter in Xi 'an, Shaanxi province, China, July 20, 2023. In recent days, the weather in Xi 'an is stuffy, many citizens have come to the bomb shelter, while enjoying the cool, watching TV, reading newspapers, and students are doing their homework. It is understood that the air-raid shelter has opened wireless WiFi, and there are large-screen puzzle games, poker, chess, emergency medicine, etc., which can be used for public leisure.

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Citizens Cool Off in A Bomb Shelter in Xi 'an, China

XI'AN, CHINA - JULY 20, 2023 - Citizens cool off in a bomb shelter in Xi 'an, Shaanxi province, China, July 20, 2023. In recent days, the weather in Xi 'an is stuffy, many citizens have come to the bomb shelter, while enjoying the cool, watching TV, reading newspapers, and students are doing their homework. It is understood that the air-raid shelter has opened wireless WiFi, and there are large-screen puzzle games, poker, chess, emergency medicine, etc., which can be used for public leisure.

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Citizens Cool Off in A Bomb Shelter in Xi 'an, China

XI'AN, CHINA - JULY 20, 2023 - Citizens cool off in a bomb shelter in Xi 'an, Shaanxi province, China, July 20, 2023. In recent days, the weather in Xi 'an is stuffy, many citizens have come to the bomb shelter, while enjoying the cool, watching TV, reading newspapers, and students are doing their homework. It is understood that the air-raid shelter has opened wireless WiFi, and there are large-screen puzzle games, poker, chess, emergency medicine, etc., which can be used for public leisure.

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Citizens Cool Off in A Bomb Shelter in Xi 'an, China

XI'AN, CHINA - JULY 20, 2023 - Citizens cool off in a bomb shelter in Xi 'an, Shaanxi province, China, July 20, 2023. In recent days, the weather in Xi 'an is stuffy, many citizens have come to the bomb shelter, while enjoying the cool, watching TV, reading newspapers, and students are doing their homework. It is understood that the air-raid shelter has opened wireless WiFi, and there are large-screen puzzle games, poker, chess, emergency medicine, etc., which can be used for public leisure.

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Citizens Cool Off in A Bomb Shelter in Xi 'an, China

XI'AN, CHINA - JULY 20, 2023 - Citizens cool off in a bomb shelter in Xi 'an, Shaanxi province, China, July 20, 2023. In recent days, the weather in Xi 'an is stuffy, many citizens have come to the bomb shelter, while enjoying the cool, watching TV, reading newspapers, and students are doing their homework. It is understood that the air-raid shelter has opened wireless WiFi, and there are large-screen puzzle games, poker, chess, emergency medicine, etc., which can be used for public leisure.

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Citizens Cool Off in A Bomb Shelter in Xi 'an, China

XI'AN, CHINA - JULY 20, 2023 - Citizens cool off in a bomb shelter in Xi 'an, Shaanxi province, China, July 20, 2023. In recent days, the weather in Xi 'an is stuffy, many citizens have come to the bomb shelter, while enjoying the cool, watching TV, reading newspapers, and students are doing their homework. It is understood that the air-raid shelter has opened wireless WiFi, and there are large-screen puzzle games, poker, chess, emergency medicine, etc., which can be used for public leisure.

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Citizens Cool Off in A Bomb Shelter in Xi 'an, China

XI'AN, CHINA - JULY 20, 2023 - Citizens cool off in a bomb shelter in Xi 'an, Shaanxi province, China, July 20, 2023. In recent days, the weather in Xi 'an is stuffy, many citizens have come to the bomb shelter, while enjoying the cool, watching TV, reading newspapers, and students are doing their homework. It is understood that the air-raid shelter has opened wireless WiFi, and there are large-screen puzzle games, poker, chess, emergency medicine, etc., which can be used for public leisure.

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Citizens Cool Off in A Bomb Shelter in Xi 'an, China

XI'AN, CHINA - JULY 20, 2023 - Citizens cool off in a bomb shelter in Xi 'an, Shaanxi province, China, July 20, 2023. In recent days, the weather in Xi 'an is stuffy, many citizens have come to the bomb shelter, while enjoying the cool, watching TV, reading newspapers, and students are doing their homework. It is understood that the air-raid shelter has opened wireless WiFi, and there are large-screen puzzle games, poker, chess, emergency medicine, etc., which can be used for public leisure.

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Citizens Cool Off in A Bomb Shelter in Xi 'an, China

XI'AN, CHINA - JULY 20, 2023 - Citizens cool off in a bomb shelter in Xi 'an, Shaanxi province, China, July 20, 2023. In recent days, the weather in Xi 'an is stuffy, many citizens have come to the bomb shelter, while enjoying the cool, watching TV, reading newspapers, and students are doing their homework. It is understood that the air-raid shelter has opened wireless WiFi, and there are large-screen puzzle games, poker, chess, emergency medicine, etc., which can be used for public leisure.

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Citizens Cool Off in A Bomb Shelter in Xi 'an, China

XI'AN, CHINA - JULY 20, 2023 - Citizens cool off in a bomb shelter in Xi 'an, Shaanxi province, China, July 20, 2023. In recent days, the weather in Xi 'an is stuffy, many citizens have come to the bomb shelter, while enjoying the cool, watching TV, reading newspapers, and students are doing their homework. It is understood that the air-raid shelter has opened wireless WiFi, and there are large-screen puzzle games, poker, chess, emergency medicine, etc., which can be used for public leisure.

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Citizens Cool Off in A Bomb Shelter in Xi 'an, China

XI'AN, CHINA - JULY 20, 2023 - Citizens cool off in a bomb shelter in Xi 'an, Shaanxi province, China, July 20, 2023. In recent days, the weather in Xi 'an is stuffy, many citizens have come to the bomb shelter, while enjoying the cool, watching TV, reading newspapers, and students are doing their homework. It is understood that the air-raid shelter has opened wireless WiFi, and there are large-screen puzzle games, poker, chess, emergency medicine, etc., which can be used for public leisure.

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Citizens Cool Off in A Bomb Shelter in Xi 'an, China

XI'AN, CHINA - JULY 20, 2023 - Citizens cool off in a bomb shelter in Xi 'an, Shaanxi province, China, July 20, 2023. In recent days, the weather in Xi 'an is stuffy, many citizens have come to the bomb shelter, while enjoying the cool, watching TV, reading newspapers, and students are doing their homework. It is understood that the air-raid shelter has opened wireless WiFi, and there are large-screen puzzle games, poker, chess, emergency medicine, etc., which can be used for public leisure.

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Citizens Cool Off in A Bomb Shelter in Xi 'an, China

XI'AN, CHINA - JULY 20, 2023 - Citizens cool off in a bomb shelter in Xi 'an, Shaanxi province, China, July 20, 2023. In recent days, the weather in Xi 'an is stuffy, many citizens have come to the bomb shelter, while enjoying the cool, watching TV, reading newspapers, and students are doing their homework. It is understood that the air-raid shelter has opened wireless WiFi, and there are large-screen puzzle games, poker, chess, emergency medicine, etc., which can be used for public leisure.

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Citizens Cool Off in A Bomb Shelter in Xi 'an, China

XI'AN, CHINA - JULY 20, 2023 - Citizens cool off in a bomb shelter in Xi 'an, Shaanxi province, China, July 20, 2023. In recent days, the weather in Xi 'an is stuffy, many citizens have come to the bomb shelter, while enjoying the cool, watching TV, reading newspapers, and students are doing their homework. It is understood that the air-raid shelter has opened wireless WiFi, and there are large-screen puzzle games, poker, chess, emergency medicine, etc., which can be used for public leisure.

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Citizens Cool Off in A Bomb Shelter in Xi 'an, China

XI'AN, CHINA - JULY 20, 2023 - Citizens cool off in a bomb shelter in Xi 'an, Shaanxi province, China, July 20, 2023. In recent days, the weather in Xi 'an is stuffy, many citizens have come to the bomb shelter, while enjoying the cool, watching TV, reading newspapers, and students are doing their homework. It is understood that the air-raid shelter has opened wireless WiFi, and there are large-screen puzzle games, poker, chess, emergency medicine, etc., which can be used for public leisure.

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Citizens Cool Off in A Bomb Shelter in Xi 'an, China

XI'AN, CHINA - JULY 20, 2023 - Citizens cool off in a bomb shelter in Xi 'an, Shaanxi province, China, July 20, 2023. In recent days, the weather in Xi 'an is stuffy, many citizens have come to the bomb shelter, while enjoying the cool, watching TV, reading newspapers, and students are doing their homework. It is understood that the air-raid shelter has opened wireless WiFi, and there are large-screen puzzle games, poker, chess, emergency medicine, etc., which can be used for public leisure.

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Citizens Cool Off in A Bomb Shelter in Xi 'an, China

XI'AN, CHINA - JULY 20, 2023 - Citizens cool off in a bomb shelter in Xi 'an, Shaanxi province, China, July 20, 2023. In recent days, the weather in Xi 'an is stuffy, many citizens have come to the bomb shelter, while enjoying the cool, watching TV, reading newspapers, and students are doing their homework. It is understood that the air-raid shelter has opened wireless WiFi, and there are large-screen puzzle games, poker, chess, emergency medicine, etc., which can be used for public leisure.

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Chinese youngsters embrace sports, fitness to mark Int'l Children's Day

STORY: Chinese youngsters embrace sports, fitness to mark Int'l Children's Day DATELINE: June 1, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:32 LOCATION: NANNING, China CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of children engaging in various sports activities in China 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): FAN ZIJUN, Student at Nanning Binhulu Primary School 3. various of Chinese youngsters participating in various sports events STORYLINE: In joyful celebrations of International Children's Day, children from various parts of China embraced the spirit of health and fitness, engaging in various sports activities to mark the day. Many schoolchildren have been participating in sports more actively thanks to the implementation of the "double reduction" policy about two years ago. The policy was rolled out to ease the burden of excessive core-subjects homework and off-campus tutoring faced by middle and primary school students. Upgrading sports facilities and improving exercising environment for schoolchildren have become a common effort for many scho

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Peking Opera Education in Chinese Primary Schools

HAI'AN, CHINA - MAY 20, 2023 - Two students of Peking Opera club do their homework and a child practices kung fu in Hai 'an, East China's Jiangsu province, May 20, 2023.

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CHINA-BEIJING-SCHOOL-NEW SEMESTER (CN)

(230213) -- BEIJING, Feb. 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Pupil Guo Yizhi (R) displays her homework at a primary school in Chaoyang District in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 13, 2023. Primary and middle school students in Beijing returned to school for the spring semester on Monday. (Xinhua/Ju Huanzong)

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Japanese-Brazilians learning Japanese from non-Japanese teachers

SAO PAULO, Brazil - Teacher Aline Wanderley (L) receives a homework assignment from a Japanese-Brazilian student at a Japanese-language school in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on Aug. 26, 2013.

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Children join study program near Osaka school stabbing site

OSAKA, Japan - Students of an elementary school in Osaka Prefecture, where eight children were stabbed to death in early June, take part in a voluntary summer-study program July 31 at a neighboring high school to prepare for the resumption of classes in late August. The children did their summer homework with the help of teachers and volunteers.

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CHINA-ZHEJIANG-TYPHOON-MUIFA-PREPARATION (CN)

(220914) -- HANGZHOU, Sept. 14, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A student does homework at a shelter in Xiangshan County of Ningbo City, east China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 14, 2022. China's national observatory on Wednesday issued a red alert, the most severe warning level, as Typhoon Muifa is expected to make landfall twice later in the day. The China Meteorological Administration also upgraded the typhoon emergency response to Level II, the second-highest, on the same day. Muifa, the 12th typhoon this year, will make the first landfall in coastal areas between Sanmen County and Zhoushan City in Zhejiang Province around nightfall, and make the second landfall in coastal areas between Jiaxing City in Zhejiang Province and Shanghai's Pudong District on Wednesday evening. The aforementioned regions have been making emergency preparations for the typhoon and taking precautionary measures against possible geological disasters. (Xinhua/Han Chuanhao)

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CHINA-SICHUAN-SHIMIAN-EARTHQUAKE-SCHOOL (CN)

(220907) -- SHIMIAN, Sept. 7, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A student does homework on the campus of a primary school in Caoke Township of Shimian County, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Sept. 7, 2022. Classes have been resumed in a primary school in Shimian County in an orderly way after a 6.8-magnitude earthquake rattled the county. (Xinhua/Xu Bingjie)

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Xinjiang, My home: Elementary school student chases dancing dream

STORY: Xinjiang, My home: Elementary school student chases dancing dream DATELINE: Sept. 7, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:09 LOCATION: URUMQI, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Mukheddes Mutarifu's daily life STORYLINE: Hello, everyone. I'm a fifth grader from Akto County, Xinjiang. My name is Mukheddes Mutarifu. I love dancing best. So I joined our school's dance club. Hello, everyone. This is my brother. His name is Tulpulag. He is two years older than me. My mom and dad always come home late. So my brother and I would come home early to do our homework together. My parents are both professional dancers. Sometimes they would teach me to dance. I'm dreaming of becoming a dancer or an idol. I think it would be amazing. Every time when I watch dancers perform on the stage, I wish I was one of them. But I believe that one day, through my unremitting efforts, I could stand on an even bigger and fancier stage. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Urumqi, China. (XHTV)

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Xinjiang, My home: Parents run agricultural cooperative to create better future for children

STORY: Xinjiang, My home: Parents run agricultural cooperative to create better future for children DATELINE: Aug. 5, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:20 LOCATION: URUMQI, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE (Uyghur/Chinese): Aygul Sayim and her family STORYLINE: Aygul Sayim, a mother of two from Luntai County in China's Xinjiang, is in her 7-month pregnancy. She and her husband run an agricultural cooperative, helping local farmers sell apricots and fragrant pears. They strive to create a better future for their children. SOUNDBITE (Uyghur/Chinese): Aygul Sayim and her family "Mom, the baby is kicking me. My name is Ayi Guli. I'm 7 months pregnant now. Enough? Munire, have you finished your homework? I'm going to write it now. You can play after it's done. These are my two children. The eldest daughter is in grade 4. The second daughter is still small. She likes messing with her sister. Sweetie, don't snatch. Leave your sister alone. She has to do homework. Where are you going? I'm going to play with dad. M

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Xinjiang, My home: Nine-year-old girl Ezize's happy life

STORY: Xinjiang, My home: Nine-year-old girl Ezize's happy life DATELINE: July 11, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:54 LOCATION: URUMQI, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): EZIZE, Student 2. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): EZIZE, Student 3. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): EZIZE, Student STORYLINE: Ezize is a primary school student living in Urumqi, China's Xinjiang. She lives a happy life with her parents and brother. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): EZIZE, Student "My name is Ezize. I am nine years old. I am a third-grade student at Urumqi No.12 Primary School. I have a happy family." -All right and this side. -Paint it evenly. -Paint it slowly. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): EZIZE, Student "The one who helps me with my homework is my mother. The lively little boy over there is my brother Esar. My mother cares about my study very much. She enrolled me in piano classes and English classes. My brother and I are the greatest treasure of our mother. Mom did a lot for us as we grow up." -What are you doing? -I am at home now. I hav

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Students in China's Shaanxi enjoy activity courses under "double reduction" policy

STORY: Students in China's Shaanxi enjoy activity courses under "double reduction" policy DATELINE: June 18, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:22 LOCATION: SUIDE, China CATEGORY: EDUCATION SHOTLIST: 1. various of after school activities 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): LI JIE, Vice principal, Suide Experimental Middle School 3. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): CHANG YUXUAN, Student, Suide Experimental Middle School 4. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): LU XIN, Hand drum teacher, Suide Experimental Middle School STORYLINE: It's been nearly one year since China launched the "double reduction" policy to ease the burden of excessive homework and off-campus tutoring for primary and middle school students. Suide Experimental Middle School in northwest China's Shaanxi Province provides diversified after-class non-curricular programs to promote the well-rounded development of students. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): LI JIE, Vice principal, Suide Experimental Middle School "Since the second semester of last year, our school has implemented the '5+2' education model. That

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Homework 1,300 years ago reveals Xinjiang's school life in ancient times

STORY: Homework 1,300 years ago reveals Xinjiang's school life in ancient times DATELINE: May 20, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:42 LOCATION: TURPAN, China CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of China's Xinjiang 2. various of a document unearthed in 1969 in Astana ancient cemetery 3. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): DILINUR MAIMING, Docent at Turpan Museum STORYLINE: What was school life like in China's Xinjiang in ancient times? A document unearthed in 1969 in Astana ancient cemetery in Turpan, eastern Xinjiang, offers an intriguing glimpse. The document is a 5-meter scroll, written by Bu Tianshou, a 12-year-old student in 710 AD, Tang Dynasty. Bu transcribed several chapters of two books -- the annotations of the Analects of Confucius by famous scholar Zheng Xuan and The Thousand Character Classic, a Chinese poem used as a primer for teaching Chinese characters to children in ancient China -- both were assigned readings at that time. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): DILINUR MAIMING, Docent at Turpan Museum "This is a copy of Zheng

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Syrian refugee students in Lebanon eager to read, learn despite challenges

STORY: Syrian refugee students in Lebanon eager to read, learn despite challenges DATELINE: April 22, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:23 LOCATION: Beirut CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of students working on their homework 2. various of teacher writing on the board 3. various of students in class 4. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): DILAN IBRAHIM, Syrian refugee girl 5. various of Dilan 6. various of students 7. various of teacher giving lecture to students 8. various of students laughing and following up on the lecture 9. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): MANAL HODAYFE, General director of Kamal Jumblatt Official School 10. various of the director 26. various of students STORYLINE: World Book Day falls on April 23. For Dilan Ibrahim, a 16-year-old refugee girl from Syria, reading provides her a moment of peace from the grim reality and hardships of her life in Lebanon. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): DILAN IBRAHIM, Syrian refugee girl "I usually like to read books about life and science to learn more, for example, about animals and things

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Xinjiang, my home: A herder's happy life

STORY: Xinjiang, my home: A herder's happy life DATELINE: March 19, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:39 LOCATION: URUMQI, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Awahan Amut's family's daily lives STORYLINE: Awahan Amut and her husband are herders in Changji Hui Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Xinjiang. Running a small animal husbandry and farming business, Awahan Amut and her family are leading a happy life. Hello everyone. I'm Awahan Amut. This is my husband. He is preparing fodder for the cattle and the sheep. These are my two children. The sister often accompanies her brother to play games. The main income of our family comes from livestock raising and farming. When we are not busy in the winter, I will learn from other villagers the knowledge on farming and breeding, to keep improving my skills. We also spend time tutoring the children on their homework. Hurry up, meal is ready! My oldest son is a senior student in high school. He does great in school. We all hope he can be admitted to his ide

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Xinjiang, My home: A boy pursues football dream

STORY: Xinjiang, My home: A boy pursues football dream DATELINE: March 16, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:30 LOCATION: URUMQI, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): NURLAN 2. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): NURLAN's mother 3. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): NURLAN 4. SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): YERLAN 5. SOUNDBITE 5 (Chinese): NURLAN STORYLINE: Nurlan, a 10-year-old boy from Wuqia County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, dreams to be a great football player in the future, just like his idol Messi. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): NURLAN "Hello, my name is Nurlan. I'm 10 years old. I'm a third grader. This is my home. Allow me to show you our daily life. Get up. It's time to go to school. This is my brother Yerlan. He is six years old. This is my mother. She works at a song and dance troupe. She dances very well. My mom is also very good at cooking." 　　 SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): NURLAN's mother "Yerlan, here you are." SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): NURLAN "This is my dad. I love it when my dad helps me with my homework.

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National lawmaker expects long-term benefits of China's "double reduction" policy

STORY: National lawmaker expects long-term benefits of China's "double reduction" policy DATELINE: March 9, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:00 LOCATION: HARBIN, China CATEGORY: EDUCATION SHOTLIST: 1. various of Cao Yongming, a primary school headmaster from Harbin 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): CAO YONGMING, National lawmaker STORYLINE: Cao Yongming, a primary school headmaster from Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, is a deputy to the 13th National People's Congress (NPC). As a national lawmaker, she believes in the long-term benefits of China's "double reduction" policy. China launched its "double reduction" policy in 2021 to ease academic stress for elementary and junior high school students. The policy has reduced excessive homework and curbed the frequency of exams and after-school tutoring in core school subjects. Cao proposed that only when the education evaluation system and the overall professional level of teachers are significantly improved, can Chinese students' burdens be really eased. SOUNDBITE

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CHINA-CHONGQING-NPC DEPUTY-EDUCATION (CN)

(220308) -- CHONGQING, March 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Liu Xiya (3rd L) seeks suggestions on the implementation of China's "double reduction" policy from representatives of school staff and education authorities at Xiejiawan Primary School in southwest China's Chongqing, Feb. 24, 2022. Liu Xiya, principal of Chongqing Xiejiawan Primary School, keeps her focus on the development of high-quality compulsory education. Since she became a deputy to the National People's Congress (NPC) in 2013, Liu has made a series of suggestions about education, covering off-campus tutoring and the protection of minors, after she visited schools of different types and collected public opinions from social media. Liu also pays more attention to the country's "double reduction" policy, which was introduced in July 2021 aiming to ease the burden of excessive homework and off-campus tutoring for young Chinese students. At China's ongoing annual "two sessions," Liu said during an interview that against the backdrop of the "d

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CHINA-CHONGQING-NPC DEPUTY-EDUCATION (CN)

(220308) -- CHONGQING, March 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Liu Xiya (C) interacts with students to welcome the new semester at Xiejiawan Primary School in southwest China's Chongqing, Feb. 24, 2022. Liu Xiya, principal of Chongqing Xiejiawan Primary School, keeps her focus on the development of high-quality compulsory education. Since she became a deputy to the National People's Congress (NPC) in 2013, Liu has made a series of suggestions about education, covering off-campus tutoring and the protection of minors, after she visited schools of different types and collected public opinions from social media. Liu also pays more attention to the country's "double reduction" policy, which was introduced in July 2021 aiming to ease the burden of excessive homework and off-campus tutoring for young Chinese students. At China's ongoing annual "two sessions," Liu said during an interview that against the backdrop of the "double reduction" policy, education resources should be better optimized to facilitate studen

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CHINA-CHONGQING-NPC DEPUTY-EDUCATION (CN)

(220308) -- CHONGQING, March 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Liu Xiya works at her office at Xiejiawan Primary School in southwest China's Chongqing, Feb. 24, 2022. Liu Xiya, principal of Chongqing Xiejiawan Primary School, keeps her focus on the development of high-quality compulsory education. Since she became a deputy to the National People's Congress (NPC) in 2013, Liu has made a series of suggestions about education, covering off-campus tutoring and the protection of minors, after she visited schools of different types and collected public opinions from social media. Liu also pays more attention to the country's "double reduction" policy, which was introduced in July 2021 aiming to ease the burden of excessive homework and off-campus tutoring for young Chinese students. At China's ongoing annual "two sessions," Liu said during an interview that against the backdrop of the "double reduction" policy, education resources should be better optimized to facilitate students' growth. (Xinhua/Huang Wei)