Green development becomes hallmark of rural areas in China's Zhejiang

STORY: Green development becomes hallmark of rural areas in China's Zhejiang DATELINE: June 26, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:24 LOCATION: HANGZHOU, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the village 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): XIAO ZHONGYA, Supervisor of planting base, Zhejiang Tasha horticulture Co., Ltd. 3. various of the village 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): JIN ZHENGHUA, Party chief of Taoyuan Village, Zhejiang Province 5. various of the village 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): SUN JIE, Project manager, Jiajiayouyun Platform, Yundong Village 7. SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): CHEN LIANYING, Resident in Yundong Village, Zhejiang Province 8. various of the village STORYLINE: Green development has emerged as a defining feature of rural areas in China's Zhejiang Province, since a rural revival program was launched here 20 years ago. With a focus on people's well-being, the Green Rural Revival Program, which covers as many as 10,000 villages, was launched in June 2003 to address the imbalance in development between cities and r

Qinqiang Opera enriches lives of rural people in China's Ningxia

STORY: Qinqiang Opera enriches lives of rural people in China's Ningxia DATELINE: July 3, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:39 LOCATION: YINCHUAN, China CATEGORY: CULTURE/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): QU LIANYING, Artistic director, Ningxia Qinqiang Opera Theatre SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): LIANG XIAODONG, Local villager SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): QU LIANYING, Artistic director, Ningxia Qinqiang Opera Theatre STORYLINE: As China has better developed cultural life in rural areas, villagers in Xihaigu area in northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region now have much more chances to enjoy Qinqiang Opera. Qinqiang Opera is a genre of Chinese folk opera mainly prevailing in northwest China. With gongs and drums wildly beating, performers in costume and makeup move and sing, drawing applause from the audience. To preserve Qinqiang Opera and enrich people's life in mountain areas, various opera troupes staged performances here frequently. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): QU LIANYING, Artistic director, Ningxia Qinqiang Opera Th