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An American's love for ancient tree-enveloped Shudao in China's Sichuan

STORY: An American's love for ancient tree-enveloped Shudao in China's Sichuan SHOOTING TIME: March 20, 2024 DATELINE: March 21, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:28 LOCATION: CHENGDU, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Shudao in China's Sichuan Province 2. STANDUP 1 (English): LI CHENXI, Xinhua correspondent 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): HOPE JUSTMAN, American tourist 4. various of Shudao in China's Sichuan Province 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): HOPE JUSTMAN, American tourist 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): HOPE JUSTMAN, American Tourist 7. STANDUP 2 (English): LI CHENXI, Xinhua correspondent STORYLINE: STANDUP 1 (English): LI CHENXI, Xinhua correspondent "Right now, we are in Jiange County in Guangyuan City of southwest China's Sichuan Province. And today we have a special guest. She is from the United States and she has been to 'Shudao,' or roads of the Shu Kingdom, which has a history of more than two millennia, for 24 times. And today, let's hike with her." Hope Justman, 81 years old, went on her 24th trip to Shudao

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CHINA-SICHUAN-JIANGE COUNTY-SHUDAO-ANCIENT CYPRESS TREES (CN)

(230729) -- JIANGE, July 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on July 24, 2023 shows ancient cypress trees in the Cuiyunlang section of an ancient road system known as "Shudao" in Jiange County of Guangyuan City, southwest China's Sichuan Province. The ancient cypress trees along the Cuiyunlang section of Shudao boast an average age of 1,050 years, with the oldest tree dating back approximately 2,300 years. Presently, the Cuiyunlang section proudly harbors 7,803 ancient trees, with a staggering 7,778 being ancient cypress trees. (Xinhua/Wang Xi)

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CHINA-SICHUAN-JIANGE COUNTY-SHUDAO-ANCIENT CYPRESS TREES (CN)

(230729) -- JIANGE, July 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on July 25, 2023 shows a view of the Cuiyunlang section of an ancient road system known as "Shudao" in Jiange County of Guangyuan City, southwest China's Sichuan Province. The ancient cypress trees along the Cuiyunlang section of Shudao boast an average age of 1,050 years, with the oldest tree dating back approximately 2,300 years. Presently, the Cuiyunlang section proudly harbors 7,803 ancient trees, with a staggering 7,778 being ancient cypress trees. (Xinhua/Liu Kun)

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CHINA-SICHUAN-JIANGE COUNTY-SHUDAO-ANCIENT CYPRESS TREES (CN)

(230729) -- JIANGE, July 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on July 25, 2023 shows a view of the Cuiyunlang section of an ancient road system known as "Shudao" in Jiange County of Guangyuan City, southwest China's Sichuan Province. The ancient cypress trees along the Cuiyunlang section of Shudao boast an average age of 1,050 years, with the oldest tree dating back approximately 2,300 years. Presently, the Cuiyunlang section proudly harbors 7,803 ancient trees, with a staggering 7,778 being ancient cypress trees. (Xinhua/Liu Kun)

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CHINA-SICHUAN-JIANGE COUNTY-SHUDAO-ANCIENT CYPRESS TREES (CN)

(230729) -- JIANGE, July 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on July 24, 2023 shows ancient cypress trees in the Cuiyunlang section of an ancient road system known as "Shudao" in Jiange County of Guangyuan City, southwest China's Sichuan Province. The ancient cypress trees along the Cuiyunlang section of Shudao boast an average age of 1,050 years, with the oldest tree dating back approximately 2,300 years. Presently, the Cuiyunlang section proudly harbors 7,803 ancient trees, with a staggering 7,778 being ancient cypress trees. (Xinhua/Wang Xi)

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CHINA-SICHUAN-JIANGE COUNTY-SHUDAO-ANCIENT CYPRESS TREES (CN)

(230729) -- JIANGE, July 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on July 25, 2023 shows a view of the Cuiyunlang section of an ancient road system known as "Shudao" in Jiange County of Guangyuan City, southwest China's Sichuan Province. The ancient cypress trees along the Cuiyunlang section of Shudao boast an average age of 1,050 years, with the oldest tree dating back approximately 2,300 years. Presently, the Cuiyunlang section proudly harbors 7,803 ancient trees, with a staggering 7,778 being ancient cypress trees. (Xinhua/Wang Xi)

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CHINA-SICHUAN-JIANGE COUNTY-SHUDAO-ANCIENT CYPRESS TREES (CN)

(230729) -- JIANGE, July 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A cleaner picks up fallen leaves and branches in the Cuiyunlang section of an ancient road system known as "Shudao" in Jiange County of Guangyuan City, southwest China's Sichuan Province, July 25, 2023. The ancient cypress trees along the Cuiyunlang section of Shudao boast an average age of 1,050 years, with the oldest tree dating back approximately 2,300 years. Presently, the Cuiyunlang section proudly harbors 7,803 ancient trees, with a staggering 7,778 being ancient cypress trees. (Xinhua/Liu Kun)

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CHINA-SICHUAN-JIANGE COUNTY-SHUDAO-ANCIENT CYPRESS TREES (CN)

(230729) -- JIANGE, July 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on July 25, 2023 shows ancient cypress trees in the Cuiyunlang section of an ancient road system known as "Shudao" in Jiange County of Guangyuan City, southwest China's Sichuan Province. The ancient cypress trees along the Cuiyunlang section of Shudao boast an average age of 1,050 years, with the oldest tree dating back approximately 2,300 years. Presently, the Cuiyunlang section proudly harbors 7,803 ancient trees, with a staggering 7,778 being ancient cypress trees. (Xinhua/Wang Xi)

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CHINA-SICHUAN-JIANGE COUNTY-SHUDAO-ANCIENT CYPRESS TREES (CN)

(230729) -- JIANGE, July 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on July 24, 2023 shows ancient cypress trees in the Cuiyunlang section of an ancient road system known as "Shudao" in Jiange County of Guangyuan City, southwest China's Sichuan Province. The ancient cypress trees along the Cuiyunlang section of Shudao boast an average age of 1,050 years, with the oldest tree dating back approximately 2,300 years. Presently, the Cuiyunlang section proudly harbors 7,803 ancient trees, with a staggering 7,778 being ancient cypress trees. (Xinhua/Wang Xi)

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CHINA-SICHUAN-JIANGE COUNTY-SHUDAO-ANCIENT CYPRESS TREES (CN)

(230729) -- JIANGE, July 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on July 25, 2023 shows ancient cypress trees in the Cuiyunlang section of an ancient road system known as "Shudao" in Jiange County of Guangyuan City, southwest China's Sichuan Province. The ancient cypress trees along the Cuiyunlang section of Shudao boast an average age of 1,050 years, with the oldest tree dating back approximately 2,300 years. Presently, the Cuiyunlang section proudly harbors 7,803 ancient trees, with a staggering 7,778 being ancient cypress trees. (Xinhua/Wang Xi)

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CHINA-SICHUAN-JIANGE COUNTY-SHUDAO-ANCIENT CYPRESS TREES (CN)

(230729) -- JIANGE, July 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on July 24, 2023 shows a statue with a theme of ancient cypress trees in the Cuiyunlang section of an ancient road system known as "Shudao" in Jiange County of Guangyuan City, southwest China's Sichuan Province. The ancient cypress trees along the Cuiyunlang section of Shudao boast an average age of 1,050 years, with the oldest tree dating back approximately 2,300 years. Presently, the Cuiyunlang section proudly harbors 7,803 ancient trees, with a staggering 7,778 being ancient cypress trees. (Xinhua/Wang Xi)

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CHINA-SICHUAN-JIANGE-SUPERDEEP BOREHOLE (CN)

(230720) -- JIANGE, July 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on July 20, 2023 shows the drilling site of a superdeep borehole in Jiange County, southwest China's Sichuan Province. The drilling of a superdeep borehole began on Thursday in the Sichuan Basin, a major gas production area in southwest China. It is the second over 10,000-meter-deep borehole that is being drilled in China after drilling of the first one began at the end of May in the Tarim Basin in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. With a designed depth of 10,520 meters, the borehole is located in the northwest of Sichuan Basin. The drilling is operated by the PetroChina Southwest Oil and Gasfield Company. It is expected that a new superdeep natural gas storage area will be discovered after the success of the drilling. (Xinhua/Xiao Yonghang)

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CHINA-SICHUAN-JIANGE-SUPERDEEP BOREHOLE (CN)

(230720) -- JIANGE, July 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on July 20, 2023 shows the drilling site of a superdeep borehole in Jiange County, southwest China's Sichuan Province. The drilling of a superdeep borehole began on Thursday in the Sichuan Basin, a major gas production area in southwest China. It is the second over 10,000-meter-deep borehole that is being drilled in China after drilling of the first one began at the end of May in the Tarim Basin in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. With a designed depth of 10,520 meters, the borehole is located in the northwest of Sichuan Basin. The drilling is operated by the PetroChina Southwest Oil and Gasfield Company. It is expected that a new superdeep natural gas storage area will be discovered after the success of the drilling. (Xinhua/Xiao Yonghang)

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CHINA-SICHUAN-JIANGE-SUPERDEEP BOREHOLE (CN)

(230720) -- JIANGE, July 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A staff member controls the console to drill a superdeep borehole in Jiange County, southwest China's Sichuan Province, July 20, 2023. The drilling of a superdeep borehole began on Thursday in the Sichuan Basin, a major gas production area in southwest China. It is the second over 10,000-meter-deep borehole that is being drilled in China after drilling of the first one began at the end of May in the Tarim Basin in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. With a designed depth of 10,520 meters, the borehole is located in the northwest of Sichuan Basin. The drilling is operated by the PetroChina Southwest Oil and Gasfield Company. It is expected that a new superdeep natural gas storage area will be discovered after the success of the drilling. (Photo by Chen Juwei/Xinhua)

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CHINA-SICHUAN-JIANGE-SUPERDEEP BOREHOLE (CN)

(230720) -- JIANGE, July 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on July 20, 2023 shows the drilling site of a superdeep borehole in Jiange County, southwest China's Sichuan Province. The drilling of a superdeep borehole began on Thursday in the Sichuan Basin, a major gas production area in southwest China. It is the second over 10,000-meter-deep borehole that is being drilled in China after drilling of the first one began at the end of May in the Tarim Basin in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. With a designed depth of 10,520 meters, the borehole is located in the northwest of Sichuan Basin. The drilling is operated by the PetroChina Southwest Oil and Gasfield Company. It is expected that a new superdeep natural gas storage area will be discovered after the success of the drilling. (Xinhua/Xiao Yonghang)

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CHINA-SICHUAN-JIANGE-SUPERDEEP BOREHOLE (CN)

(230720) -- JIANGE, July 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on July 20, 2023 shows the drilling site of a superdeep borehole in Jiange County, southwest China's Sichuan Province. The drilling of a superdeep borehole began on Thursday in the Sichuan Basin, a major gas production area in southwest China. It is the second over 10,000-meter-deep borehole that is being drilled in China after drilling of the first one began at the end of May in the Tarim Basin in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. With a designed depth of 10,520 meters, the borehole is located in the northwest of Sichuan Basin. The drilling is operated by the PetroChina Southwest Oil and Gasfield Company. It is expected that a new superdeep natural gas storage area will be discovered after the success of the drilling. (Photo by Chen Juwei/Xinhua)

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Japanese, Chinese bourse officials hold 1st meeting in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Stock Exchange Inc. President Taizo Nishimuro and Li Jiange, deputy director of the Development Research Center of China's State Council, pose for photos at a meeting of top officials of Japanese and Chinese bourses held in Tokyo on May 18.

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Japanese, Chinese bourse officials hold 1st meeting in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Stock Exchange Inc. President Taizo Nishimuro and Li Jiange, deputy director of the Development Research Center of China's State Council, pose for photos at a meeting of top officials of Japanese and Chinese bourses held in Tokyo on May 18. (Kyodo)