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CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-GRANNY-WRITER (CN)

(240307) -- HARBIN, March 7, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Jiang Shumei (R) checks a draft with her daughter Zhang Ailing at home in Beilin District of Suihua City, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, March 5, 2024. Jiang Shumei, 87, an illiterate granny who learned how to read at age 60, has painted more than 300 paintings and published 6 books, realizing a stunning transformation in her twilight years. Born in Juye County of China's Shandong Province in 1937, Jiang lives in Suihua City of China's Heilongjiang Province currently. In 1996, Jiang's husband died in a traffic accident. In order to relieve Jiang's grief, her daughter Zhang Ailing started teaching Jiang to read. Since 2012, Jiang has begun writing with Zhang's help and encouragement. "I never thought I could be a writer," Jiang said. The sufferings she had experienced in life became the inspiration for her stories. Jiang's compositions was posted on the Internet by her daughter who is also a writer, then she got the opportunity to publish a book.

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CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-GRANNY-WRITER (CN)

(240307) -- HARBIN, March 7, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This combo photo taken on March 6, 2024 shows paintings of Jiang Shumei in Beilin District of Suihua City, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. Jiang Shumei, 87, an illiterate granny who learned how to read at age 60, has painted more than 300 paintings and published 6 books, realizing a stunning transformation in her twilight years. Born in Juye County of China's Shandong Province in 1937, Jiang lives in Suihua City of China's Heilongjiang Province currently. In 1996, Jiang's husband died in a traffic accident. In order to relieve Jiang's grief, her daughter Zhang Ailing started teaching Jiang to read. Since 2012, Jiang has begun writing with Zhang's help and encouragement. "I never thought I could be a writer," Jiang said. The sufferings she had experienced in life became the inspiration for her stories. Jiang's compositions was posted on the Internet by her daughter who is also a writer, then she got the opportunity to publish a book. Since April 2

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CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-GRANNY-WRITER (CN)

(240307) -- HARBIN, March 7, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Jiang Shumei signs her autographs for readers during her new book sharing activity in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Nov. 2, 2019. Jiang Shumei, 87, an illiterate granny who learned how to read at age 60, has painted more than 300 paintings and published 6 books, realizing a stunning transformation in her twilight years. Born in Juye County of China's Shandong Province in 1937, Jiang lives in Suihua City of China's Heilongjiang Province currently. In 1996, Jiang's husband died in a traffic accident. In order to relieve Jiang's grief, her daughter Zhang Ailing started teaching Jiang to read. Since 2012, Jiang has begun writing with Zhang's help and encouragement. "I never thought I could be a writer," Jiang said. The sufferings she had experienced in life became the inspiration for her stories. Jiang's compositions was posted on the Internet by her daughter who is also a writer, then she got the opportunity to publish a book. Since April

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CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-GRANNY-WRITER (CN)

(240307) -- HARBIN, March 7, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Jiang Shumei displays her books at home in Beilin District of Suihua City, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, March 5, 2024. Jiang Shumei, 87, an illiterate granny who learned how to read at age 60, has painted more than 300 paintings and published 6 books, realizing a stunning transformation in her twilight years. Born in Juye County of China's Shandong Province in 1937, Jiang lives in Suihua City of China's Heilongjiang Province currently. In 1996, Jiang's husband died in a traffic accident. In order to relieve Jiang's grief, her daughter Zhang Ailing started teaching Jiang to read. Since 2012, Jiang has begun writing with Zhang's help and encouragement. "I never thought I could be a writer," Jiang said. The sufferings she had experienced in life became the inspiration for her stories. Jiang's compositions was posted on the Internet by her daughter who is also a writer, then she got the opportunity to publish a book. Since April 2013, Jiang's arti

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CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-GRANNY-WRITER (CN)

(240307) -- HARBIN, March 7, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This file photo taken in 2016 shows Jiang Shumei (C) communicating with Chinese and foreign writers during a writing workshop in south China's Guangdong Province. Jiang Shumei, 87, an illiterate granny who learned how to read at age 60, has painted more than 300 paintings and published 6 books, realizing a stunning transformation in her twilight years. Born in Juye County of China's Shandong Province in 1937, Jiang lives in Suihua City of China's Heilongjiang Province currently. In 1996, Jiang's husband died in a traffic accident. In order to relieve Jiang's grief, her daughter Zhang Ailing started teaching Jiang to read. Since 2012, Jiang has begun writing with Zhang's help and encouragement. "I never thought I could be a writer," Jiang said. The sufferings she had experienced in life became the inspiration for her stories. Jiang's compositions was posted on the Internet by her daughter who is also a writer, then she got the opportunity to publish a book.

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CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-GRANNY-WRITER (CN)

(240307) -- HARBIN, March 7, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Jiang Shumei writes before dawn at home in Beilin District of Suihua City, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Sept. 24, 2019. Jiang Shumei, 87, an illiterate granny who learned how to read at age 60, has painted more than 300 paintings and published 6 books, realizing a stunning transformation in her twilight years. Born in Juye County of China's Shandong Province in 1937, Jiang lives in Suihua City of China's Heilongjiang Province currently. In 1996, Jiang's husband died in a traffic accident. In order to relieve Jiang's grief, her daughter Zhang Ailing started teaching Jiang to read. Since 2012, Jiang has begun writing with Zhang's help and encouragement. "I never thought I could be a writer," Jiang said. The sufferings she had experienced in life became the inspiration for her stories. Jiang's compositions was posted on the Internet by her daughter who is also a writer, then she got the opportunity to publish a book. Since April 2013, Jiang's art

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CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-GRANNY-WRITER (CN)

(240307) -- HARBIN, March 7, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This file photo taken in January 2016 shows Jiang Shumei receiving an award for her third book "The Woman with a Long Neck" in Beijing, capital of China. Jiang Shumei, 87, an illiterate granny who learned how to read at age 60, has painted more than 300 paintings and published 6 books, realizing a stunning transformation in her twilight years. Born in Juye County of China's Shandong Province in 1937, Jiang lives in Suihua City of China's Heilongjiang Province currently. In 1996, Jiang's husband died in a traffic accident. In order to relieve Jiang's grief, her daughter Zhang Ailing started teaching Jiang to read. Since 2012, Jiang has begun writing with Zhang's help and encouragement. "I never thought I could be a writer," Jiang said. The sufferings she had experienced in life became the inspiration for her stories. Jiang's compositions was posted on the Internet by her daughter who is also a writer, then she got the opportunity to publish a book. Since A

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CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-GRANNY-WRITER (CN)

(240307) -- HARBIN, March 7, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Ailing, Jiang Shumei's daughter, massages her mother's hand at home in Beilin District of Suihua City, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, March 5, 2024. Jiang Shumei, 87, an illiterate granny who learned how to read at age 60, has painted more than 300 paintings and published 6 books, realizing a stunning transformation in her twilight years. Born in Juye County of China's Shandong Province in 1937, Jiang lives in Suihua City of China's Heilongjiang Province currently. In 1996, Jiang's husband died in a traffic accident. In order to relieve Jiang's grief, her daughter Zhang Ailing started teaching Jiang to read. Since 2012, Jiang has begun writing with Zhang's help and encouragement. "I never thought I could be a writer," Jiang said. The sufferings she had experienced in life became the inspiration for her stories. Jiang's compositions was posted on the Internet by her daughter who is also a writer, then she got the opportunity to publish a book

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CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-GRANNY-WRITER (CN)

(240307) -- HARBIN, March 7, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This file photo taken in 2016 shows Jiang Shumei (2nd R) collecting other people's stories in her hometown Juye County in east China's Shandong Province. Jiang Shumei, 87, an illiterate granny who learned how to read at age 60, has painted more than 300 paintings and published 6 books, realizing a stunning transformation in her twilight years. Born in Juye County of China's Shandong Province in 1937, Jiang lives in Suihua City of China's Heilongjiang Province currently. In 1996, Jiang's husband died in a traffic accident. In order to relieve Jiang's grief, her daughter Zhang Ailing started teaching Jiang to read. Since 2012, Jiang has begun writing with Zhang's help and encouragement. "I never thought I could be a writer," Jiang said. The sufferings she had experienced in life became the inspiration for her stories. Jiang's compositions was posted on the Internet by her daughter who is also a writer, then she got the opportunity to publish a book. Since A

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CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-GRANNY-WRITER (CN)

(240307) -- HARBIN, March 7, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Jiang Shumei (R) checks a draft with her daughter Zhang Ailing at home in Beilin District of Suihua City, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, March 5, 2024. Jiang Shumei, 87, an illiterate granny who learned how to read at age 60, has painted more than 300 paintings and published 6 books, realizing a stunning transformation in her twilight years. Born in Juye County of China's Shandong Province in 1937, Jiang lives in Suihua City of China's Heilongjiang Province currently. In 1996, Jiang's husband died in a traffic accident. In order to relieve Jiang's grief, her daughter Zhang Ailing started teaching Jiang to read. Since 2012, Jiang has begun writing with Zhang's help and encouragement. "I never thought I could be a writer," Jiang said. The sufferings she had experienced in life became the inspiration for her stories. Jiang's compositions was posted on the Internet by her daughter who is also a writer, then she got the opportunity to publish a book.

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CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-GRANNY-WRITER (CN)

(240307) -- HARBIN, March 7, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This file photo taken in 2019 shows Jiang Shumei (C) telling stories about herself during a program of China Central Television (CCTV) which aired in September 2019. Jiang Shumei, 87, an illiterate granny who learned how to read at age 60, has painted more than 300 paintings and published 6 books, realizing a stunning transformation in her twilight years. Born in Juye County of China's Shandong Province in 1937, Jiang lives in Suihua City of China's Heilongjiang Province currently. In 1996, Jiang's husband died in a traffic accident. In order to relieve Jiang's grief, her daughter Zhang Ailing started teaching Jiang to read. Since 2012, Jiang has begun writing with Zhang's help and encouragement. "I never thought I could be a writer," Jiang said. The sufferings she had experienced in life became the inspiration for her stories. Jiang's compositions was posted on the Internet by her daughter who is also a writer, then she got the opportunity to publish a boo

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CHINA-ECONOMY-GDP-GROWTH (CN)

(240117) -- BEIJING, Jan. 17, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A staff member works at a chip manufacturing plant in a high-tech industry park in Juye County, east China's Shandong Province, Nov. 30, 2023. China's gross domestic product (GDP) posted a growth of 5.2 percent year on year in 2023, higher than the annual target of around 5 percent, data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) showed Wednesday. The country's GDP reached a record of 126.06 trillion yuan (about 17.71 trillion U.S. dollars) in 2023, the NBS data showed. (Xinhua/Guo Xulei)

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CHINA-SHANDONG-JUYE-PEONY-REALISTIC PAINTING(CN)

(231203) -- JUYE, Dec. 3, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Farmers paint peony-themed realistic paintings at a studio in Juye County, Heze City of east China's Shandong Province, Dec. 2, 2023. Juye County is located in Heze, a city known for the cultivation of peonies. As a provincial intangible cultural heritage, peony-themed realistic painting has not only subsidized locals' incomes but also become a respected pastime within the community. There are over 20,000 people engaged in painting industry at present. (Xinhua/Guo Xulei)

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CHINA-SHANDONG-JUYE-PEONY-REALISTIC PAINTING(CN)

(231203) -- JUYE, Dec. 3, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A farmer paints a peony-themed realistic painting at a studio in Juye County, Heze City of east China's Shandong Province, Dec. 2, 2023. Juye County is located in Heze, a city known for the cultivation of peonies. As a provincial intangible cultural heritage, peony-themed realistic painting has not only subsidized locals' incomes but also become a respected pastime within the community. There are over 20,000 people engaged in painting industry at present. (Xinhua/Guo Xulei)

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CHINA-SHANDONG-JUYE-PEONY-REALISTIC PAINTING(CN)

(231203) -- JUYE, Dec. 3, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Painter Wei Lanlan (1st L) instructs learners in peony-themed realistic painting at a community in Juye County, Heze City of east China's Shandong Province, Dec. 2, 2023. Juye County is located in Heze, a city known for the cultivation of peonies. As a provincial intangible cultural heritage, peony-themed realistic painting has not only subsidized locals' incomes but also become a respected pastime within the community. There are over 20,000 people engaged in painting industry at present. (Xinhua/Guo Xulei)

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CHINA-SHANDONG-JUYE-PAINTING INDUSTRY (CN)

(230725) -- HEZE, July 25, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A worker paints at a workshop in Juye County, Heze City of east China's Shandong Province, July 24, 2023. There are over 20,000 people involved in the calligraphy and painting industry in the county, creating more than 1.2 million works every year. The works are exported to more than 40 countries and regions. (Xinhua/Wu Feizuo)

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CHINA-SHANDONG-JUYE-PAINTING INDUSTRY (CN)

(230725) -- HEZE, July 25, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A worker paints at a workshop in Juye County, Heze City of east China's Shandong Province, July 24, 2023. There are over 20,000 people involved in the calligraphy and painting industry in the county, creating more than 1.2 million works every year. The works are exported to more than 40 countries and regions. (Xinhua/Wu Feizuo)

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CHINA-SHANDONG-JUYE-PAINTING INDUSTRY (CN)

(230725) -- HEZE, July 25, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A worker paints at a workshop in Juye County, Heze City of east China's Shandong Province, July 24, 2023. There are over 20,000 people involved in the calligraphy and painting industry in the county, creating more than 1.2 million works every year. The works are exported to more than 40 countries and regions. (Xinhua/Jia Yunpeng)

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CHINA-SHANDONG-JUYE-PAINTING INDUSTRY (CN)

(230725) -- HEZE, July 25, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Workers paint at a workshop in Juye County, Heze City of east China's Shandong Province, July 24, 2023. There are over 20,000 people involved in the calligraphy and painting industry in the county, creating more than 1.2 million works every year. The works are exported to more than 40 countries and regions. (Xinhua/Wu Feizuo)

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CHINA-SHANDONG-JUYE-PAINTING INDUSTRY (CN)

(230725) -- HEZE, July 25, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Workers paint at a workshop in Juye County, Heze City of east China's Shandong Province, July 24, 2023. There are over 20,000 people involved in the calligraphy and painting industry in the county, creating more than 1.2 million works every year. The works are exported to more than 40 countries and regions. (Xinhua/Wu Feizuo)

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CHINA-SHANDONG-JUYE-PAINTING INDUSTRY (CN)

(230725) -- HEZE, July 25, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A worker paints at a workshop in Juye County, Heze City of east China's Shandong Province, July 24, 2023. There are over 20,000 people involved in the calligraphy and painting industry in the county, creating more than 1.2 million works every year. The works are exported to more than 40 countries and regions. (Xinhua/Wu Feizuo)

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Chinese cities provide optimized, convenient medical services for residents

STORY: Chinese cities provide optimized, convenient medical services for residents DATELINE: Jan. 4, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:51 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of hospitals in China 2. various of temporary fever clinics 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): ZHAO LONG, Resident in Juye County 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): LIU SHUGUANG, Doctor in Zibo City 5. various of makeshift medical facilities 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): WU YUMEI, Resident in Jiashan County 7. various of hospitals in China 8. SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): LIU JUNMEI, Resident in Nanpi County STORYLINE: As China's COVID-19 response has shifted from infection prevention to medical treatment, cities around the country have taken a combination of measures to boost access to medical treatment and drugs. In Juye County, east China's Shandong Province, 38 nucleic acid testing booths have been converted into temporary fever clinics. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): ZHAO LONG, Resident in Juye County "It is near my home. The doctors here can give us one-on-on

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CHINA-SHANDONG-SPRING PLOUGHING(CN)

(220218) -- JINAN, Feb. 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Agricultural technician Bi Yancun (2nd, L) teaches farmers about wheat seedling knowledge in Liulin Township of Juye County, Heze City, east China's Shandong Province, Feb. 18, 2022. (Xinhua/Guo Xulei)