(SP)CHINA-ZHOUSHAN-ASIAN GAMES-TORCH RELAY (CN)

(SP)CHINA-ZHOUSHAN-ASIAN GAMES-TORCH RELAY (CN)

(230913) -- ZHOUSHAN, Sept. 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Torch bearer Wang Jiajia runs with the torch the torch relay of the 19th Asian Games in Zhoushan, east China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 13, 2023. (Xinhua/Sun Fei)

(SP)CHINA-ZHOUSHAN-ASIAN GAMES-TORCH RELAY (CN)

(SP)CHINA-ZHOUSHAN-ASIAN GAMES-TORCH RELAY (CN)

(230913) -- ZHOUSHAN, Sept. 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Torch bearers Wang Jiajia (R) and Guan Zhiqiang pose during the torch relay of the 19th Asian Games in Zhoushan, east China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 13, 2023. (Xinhua/Sun Fei)

CHINA-XINJIANG-WINTER TOURISM (CN)

CHINA-XINJIANG-WINTER TOURISM (CN)

(230212) -- URUMQI, Feb. 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Liu Jiajia (3rd R), a tourist from Guangzhou, makes dumplings with her family and staff members at a homestay in Banfanggou Village, Urumqi County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Jan. 20, 2023. Xinjiang, which boasts favorable natural conditions and multiple high-standard ski resorts, has taken the starring role in the booming industry to become one of the country's most popular winter tourism destinations. (Xinhua/Ding Lei)

China endeavors to keep ancient city of Pingyao alive

STORY: China endeavors to keep ancient city of Pingyao alive DATELINE: Jan. 2, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:36 LOCATION: TAIYUAN, China CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of Pingyao ancient city 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): LEI YAXIAN, Director of Pingyao County cultural relics institute 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): XUE SHENGJIN, Craftsman of Pingyao varnished lacquerware 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): MENG JIAJIA, Xue's apprentice 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): HU XIAOPENG, Resident 6. SOUNDBITE 5 (Chinese): GENG BAOGUO, Resident STORYLINE: Pingyao in north China's Shanxi Province is an ancient walled city with a history of over 2,800 years. Boasting well-preserved urban planning and architecture from the Ming and Qing dynasties (1368-1911), Pingyao was named a world heritage site by UNESCO in 1997. Covering an area of 2.25 square km, the ancient city is home to more than 300 cultural relics and nearly 4,000 traditional buildings. Over the past decades, the Chinese government has initiated a string of measures for the prote