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Thailand rides on Songkran festival to boost soft power

STORY: Thailand rides on Songkran festival to boost soft power SHOOTING TIME: April 15, 2024 DATELINE: April 16, 2024 LENGTH: 00:04:06 LOCATION: Bangkok CATEGORY: CULTURE/ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Songkran festival celebrations in Ayutthaya 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Thai): Thai citizen 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): WANG SHAOHONG, Chinese tourist 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Thai): ITTHIPHAN KHAOLAMAI, Manager of Ayutthaya Elephant Palace 5. various of the Songkran festival celebrations in Bangkok 6. SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): MA HUIZHEN, Thai-Chinese singer 7. various of the Songkran festival celebrations in Bangkok STORYLINE: Getting drenched in water fights, splashing water with elephants, or enjoying cultural performances, revelers embrace Songkran festivities throughout April across Thailand as the country rides on its traditional new year to boost "soft power." Songkran, usually held from April 13 to 15 in Thailand, is also celebrated in Laos, Cambodia and Myanmar. Known as the Buddhist new year, the holiday is tr

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(ChineseToday)CHINA-SHANXI-JIN OPERA-INHERITOR (CN)

(240402) -- TAIYUAN, April 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This is an undated file photo of Wu Lingyun (1st R) and his wife Wang Chunmei (1st L), his mother Yan Huizhen (2nd L), and his father Wu Zhong. All of them are China's national first-class actors. Jin Opera, originated in the central area of Shanxi Province, is a representative genre of opera in Shanxi. It was listed as a national intangible cultural heritage in 2006. Wu Lingyun, a representative inheritor of Jin Opera, was born in a family of Jin Opera actors and entered the opera troupe at the age of 12. In 1985, when he was 21, Wu started to play the role of Guan Yu, an ancient general known for his loyalty and bravery in battles and widely revered by the Chinese. In order to play the role well, Wu went through books on the history of Three Kingdoms period (220-280 A.D.) of China, learned from experienced actors and other genres of Chinese operas, and drew inspirations from sculpture, painting, shadow play and other art forms. After years of accumulation, t

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First post-quake class in make-shift classrooms in NW China

STORY: First post-quake class in make-shift classrooms in NW China SHOOTING DATE: Dec. 28, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 29, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:46 LOCATION: XINING, China CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of temporary classrooms 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): YAN HUIZHEN, Teacher STORYLINE: Newly-built temporary classrooms are built in Guanting Town Central School, Qinghai Province, NW China. Part of the school buildings were damaged or collapsed after a 6.2-magnitude earthquake hit Jishishan county in neighboring Gansu Province at midnight on December 18. To resume normal school life, temporary classrooms were built by local authorities within days. Students had their first class after the quake on Thursday, starting with post-disaster psychological counseling. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): YAN HUIZHEN, Teacher "All the classrooms are well-equipped, including heating systems, chalkboards, lights and so on. Students are more optimistic than we thought. Though the weather is very cold, we don't feel cold at all staying insi

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CHINA-HAINAN-WANNING-RETURNED OVERSEAS CHINESE (CN)

(230906) -- HAIKOU, Sept. 6, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Liang Huizhen (R) checks the taste of dishes at the Istana Indonesian restaurant in Wanning City of south China's Hainan Province, Aug. 29, 2023. TO GO WITH "Across China: Returned overseas Chinese maintain China-Indonesia bonds with culinary delights" (Xinhua/Guo Cheng)

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CHINA-HAINAN-WANNING-RETURNED OVERSEAS CHINESE (CN)

(230906) -- HAIKOU, Sept. 6, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Du Tianjiang and his wife Liang Huizhen pose for a photo in front of their Istana Indonesian restaurant in Wanning City of south China's Hainan Province, Aug. 29, 2023. TO GO WITH "Across China: Returned overseas Chinese maintain China-Indonesia bonds with culinary delights" (Xinhua/Guo Cheng)