(ZhejiangPictorial)CHINA-ZHEJIANG-SPRING SCENERY (CN)

(ZhejiangPictorial)CHINA-ZHEJIANG-SPRING SCENERY (CN)

(240330) -- HANGZHOU, March 30, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Children play amid blooming flowers in Jianhu Lake wetland nature reserve in Yuecheng District of Shaoxing, east China's Zhejiang Province, March 27, 2024. (Xinhua/Xu Yu)

CHINA-JIANGSU-JIANHU-ANCIENT COINS-DISCOVERY (CN)

CHINA-JIANGSU-JIANHU-ANCIENT COINS-DISCOVERY (CN)

(221201) -- NANJING, Dec. 1, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Ancient coins are unearthed in Jianhu County, Yancheng City, east China's Jiangsu Province, Oct. 23, 2022. An ancient coin hoard containing 1.5 tonnes of coins dating back to the Tang (618-907) and Song (960-1279) dynasties has been discovered in east China's Jiangsu Province. TO GO WITH "Tonnes of millennia-old coins found in east China" (Xinhua)

CHINA-JIANGSU-JIANHU-ANCIENT COINS-DISCOVERY (CN)

CHINA-JIANGSU-JIANHU-ANCIENT COINS-DISCOVERY (CN)

(221201) -- NANJING, Dec. 1, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Staff members work at the archaeological site of an ancient coin hoard in Jianhu County, Yancheng City, east China's Jiangsu Province, Oct. 23, 2022. An ancient coin hoard containing 1.5 tonnes of coins dating back to the Tang (618-907) and Song (960-1279) dynasties has been discovered in east China's Jiangsu Province. TO GO WITH "Tonnes of millennia-old coins found in east China" (Xinhua)

Ancient Chinese acrobatics embraces new lease of life

STORY: Ancient Chinese acrobatics embraces new lease of life DATELINE: May 7, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:37 LOCATION: NANJING, China CATEGORY: CULTURE/SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of people practicing Chinese acrobatics STORYLINE: Boasting a history of over 2,000 years, Jianhu acrobatics from east China's Jiangsu Province is presented in more modern expressions, with extra attention paid to elements like visual and sound effect and storytelling. Data show that there were about 10,000 people earning a living through performing acrobatics in Jianhu County in its heyday, and almost every town there had an acrobatics team. However, quite a number of people started retreating from the business for a time as life got better. Now as the traditional Chinese art is embracing a new lease of life, many acrobatic talents do not see it as a means of subsistence but an art of performance. Jiangsu has established more than 20 acrobatic troupes to better protect the traditional culture, hosting performances and competitions ac