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Children perform dragon dance at a kindergarten in Huzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Dec. 30, 2024. Photo by Ni Lifang/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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ChineseToday | Captain and his ferry of hopes in SW China

(240718) -- CHONGQING, July 18, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Cao Lifang (C) and other crew members prepare to help passengers get on board at a stop of the route of "Yu Zhong Ke 2180" ferry in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, July 10, 2024. "Yu Zhong Ke 2180" ferry remains the last "water bus" running between Yangdu and Xishan wharfs in Zhongxian County of Chongqing. Every day at 6: 30 a.m., the ferry departs on time carrying farmers with baskets of farm produce to urban area to start their business. Qin Dayi, the 45-year-old captain of the ferry, has sailed on the river for over a decade. The ferry offers a journey essential to many, though it was once on the verge of vanishing. In 2016, a new expressway reduced the travel time by bus to just 50 minutes, compared to the two-hour boat journey. Most residents switched to bus travel, but many farmers still preferred the boat, which accommodated their bulky baskets and live animals. The fare is also much cheaper. With the decline in passenger

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ChineseToday | Captain and his ferry of hopes in SW China

(240718) -- CHONGQING, July 18, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Cao Lifang and other crew members help passengers board safely at a stop of the route of "Yu Zhong Ke 2180" ferry in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, July 10, 2024. "Yu Zhong Ke 2180" ferry remains the last "water bus" running between Yangdu and Xishan wharfs in Zhongxian County of Chongqing. Every day at 6: 30 a.m., the ferry departs on time carrying farmers with baskets of farm produce to urban area to start their business. Qin Dayi, the 45-year-old captain of the ferry, has sailed on the river for over a decade. The ferry offers a journey essential to many, though it was once on the verge of vanishing. In 2016, a new expressway reduced the travel time by bus to just 50 minutes, compared to the two-hour boat journey. Most residents switched to bus travel, but many farmers still preferred the boat, which accommodated their bulky baskets and live animals. The fare is also much cheaper. With the decline in passenger numbers, the f

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ChineseToday | Captain and his ferry of hopes in SW China

(240718) -- CHONGQING, July 18, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Qin Dayi works on "Yu Zhong Ke 2180" ferry in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, July 10, 2024. "Yu Zhong Ke 2180" ferry remains the last "water bus" running between Yangdu and Xishan wharfs in Zhongxian County of Chongqing. Every day at 6: 30 a.m., the ferry departs on time carrying farmers with baskets of farm produce to urban area to start their business. Qin Dayi, the 45-year-old captain of the ferry, has sailed on the river for over a decade. The ferry offers a journey essential to many, though it was once on the verge of vanishing. In 2016, a new expressway reduced the travel time by bus to just 50 minutes, compared to the two-hour boat journey. Most residents switched to bus travel, but many farmers still preferred the boat, which accommodated their bulky baskets and live animals. The fare is also much cheaper. With the decline in passenger numbers, the fleet of ferries dwindled until only Qin and his partner, Cao Lifang, we

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ChineseToday | Captain and his ferry of hopes in SW China

(240718) -- CHONGQING, July 18, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Cao Lifang arranges baskets of farm produce on "Yu Zhong Ke 2180" ferry in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, July 10, 2024. "Yu Zhong Ke 2180" ferry remains the last "water bus" running between Yangdu and Xishan wharfs in Zhongxian County of Chongqing. Every day at 6: 30 a.m., the ferry departs on time carrying farmers with baskets of farm produce to urban area to start their business. Qin Dayi, the 45-year-old captain of the ferry, has sailed on the river for over a decade. The ferry offers a journey essential to many, though it was once on the verge of vanishing. In 2016, a new expressway reduced the travel time by bus to just 50 minutes, compared to the two-hour boat journey. Most residents switched to bus travel, but many farmers still preferred the boat, which accommodated their bulky baskets and live animals. The fare is also much cheaper. With the decline in passenger numbers, the fleet of ferries dwindled until only Qin an

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ChineseToday | Captain and his ferry of hopes in SW China

(240718) -- CHONGQING, July 18, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Cao Lifang shows the foggy scenery of Yangtze River to viewers via livestreaming on "Yu Zhong Ke 2180" ferry in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, July 10, 2024. "Yu Zhong Ke 2180" ferry remains the last "water bus" running between Yangdu and Xishan wharfs in Zhongxian County of Chongqing. Every day at 6: 30 a.m., the ferry departs on time carrying farmers with baskets of farm produce to urban area to start their business. Qin Dayi, the 45-year-old captain of the ferry, has sailed on the river for over a decade. The ferry offers a journey essential to many, though it was once on the verge of vanishing. In 2016, a new expressway reduced the travel time by bus to just 50 minutes, compared to the two-hour boat journey. Most residents switched to bus travel, but many farmers still preferred the boat, which accommodated their bulky baskets and live animals. The fare is also much cheaper. With the decline in passenger numbers, the fleet

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CHINA-DUANWU FESTIVAL-PREPARATION (CN)

(240607) -- BEIJING, June 7, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- People make Zongzi, a glutinous rice dumpling wrapped in bamboo or reed leaves, to mark the upcoming Duanwu, or the Dragon Boat Festival, in Huzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, June 7, 2024. Duanwu, or the Dragon Boat Festival, is celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth month on the Chinese lunar calendar to commemorate ancient Chinese poet Qu Yuan from the Warring States Period (475-221 B.C.), and has now become a national holiday when people enjoy eating Zongzi and watch dragon boat races. (Photo by Ni Lifang/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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CHINA-DUANWU FESTIVAL-PREPARATION (CN)

(240607) -- BEIJING, June 7, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People make Zongzi, a glutinous rice dumpling wrapped in bamboo or reed leaves, to mark the upcoming Duanwu, or the Dragon Boat Festival, in Huzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, June 7, 2024. Duanwu, or the Dragon Boat Festival, is celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth month on the Chinese lunar calendar to commemorate ancient Chinese poet Qu Yuan from the Warring States Period (475-221 B.C.), and has now become a national holiday when people enjoy eating Zongzi and watch dragon boat races. (Photo by Ni Lifang/Xinhua)

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#CHINA-LANTERN FESTIVAL-CELEBRATION (CN)

(240222) -- BEIJING, Feb. 22, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People take part in a riddle game in celebration of the upcoming Lantern Festival in Deqing County of Huzhou City, east China's Zhejiang Province, Feb. 22, 2024. The Lantern Festival falls on Feb. 24 this year. (Photo by Ni Lifang/Xinhua)

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#CHINA-SPRING FESTIVAL-CELEBRATIONS (CN)

(240210) -- BEIJING, Feb. 10, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Tourists have fun in Qianyuan Town of Deqing County, Huzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Feb. 10, 2024. As the festive mood reached its peak, China on Saturday ringed in the Chinese Lunar New Year, or the Spring Festival. Regarded as the most celebrated holiday among Chinese, it signifies a time of joyful family reunions and a slew of cultural events. (Photo by Ni Lifang/Xinhua)

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#CHINA-FARMING (CN)

(231123) -- BEIJING, Nov. 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Nov. 22, 2023 shows volunteers helping villagers to harvest vegetables in Jinhuo village of Qianyuan township, Deqing County of Huzhou City, east China's Zhejiang Province. (Photo by Ni Lifang/Xinhua)

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Xinhua Headlines: Improved logistics spur global market in "Double 11" shopping festival

(231112) -- BEIJING, Nov. 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Nov. 8, 2023 shows robots sorting and conveying parcels at an intelligent logistics center in Deqing County, east China's Zhejiang Province. (Photo by Ni Lifang/Xinhua)

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(ZhejiangPictorial)CHINA-ZHEJIANG-KAIHUA-PAPERMAKING (CN)

(231110) -- QUZHOU, Nov. 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Huang Hongjian (C) and his wife Lai Lifang (L) show a visitor different types of paper they made at Huang's studio in Kaihua County of Quzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Nov. 9, 2023. Almost extinct, the traditional skills of making Kaihua paper, a kind of thin and enduring paper according to historical accounts, are now regaining vitality. Huang Hongjian, a 50-year-old farmer born in Kaihua, has been endeavoring to revitalize the skills since 2010 when he set out on a journey of visiting papermaking workshops and reading historical and technical books, trying to decode the making of Kaihua paper. With the support from Fudan University and local government, he finally managed to produce high-quality paper by the end of 2016. Since then, 20 varieties of handmade papers have been developed, meeting the need of ancient book restoring, reprinting, etc. Huang is now working on the setting of technical details for production on a larger scale. "Modern t

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(ZhejiangPictorial)CHINA-ZHEJIANG-KAIHUA-PAPERMAKING (CN)

(231110) -- QUZHOU, Nov. 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Huang Hongjian and his wife Lai Lifang pose for a photo at Huang's studio in Kaihua County of Quzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Nov. 9, 2023. Almost extinct, the traditional skills of making Kaihua paper, a kind of thin and enduring paper according to historical accounts, are now regaining vitality. Huang Hongjian, a 50-year-old farmer born in Kaihua, has been endeavoring to revitalize the skills since 2010 when he set out on a journey of visiting papermaking workshops and reading historical and technical books, trying to decode the making of Kaihua paper. With the support from Fudan University and local government, he finally managed to produce high-quality paper by the end of 2016. Since then, 20 varieties of handmade papers have been developed, meeting the need of ancient book restoring, reprinting, etc. Huang is now working on the setting of technical details for production on a larger scale. "Modern technology and traditional craftsmanship n

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#CHINA-YEAR OF THE RABBIT-SPRING FESTIVAL (CN)

(230122) -- HUZHOU, Jan. 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Tourists have fun in Qianyuan Town of Deqing County, Huzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Jan. 22, 2023. The Chinese Lunar New Year, or Spring Festival, falls on Sunday. (Photo by Ni Lifang/Xinhua)

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CHINA-FLOOD-EMERGENCY RESPONSE (CN)

(220613) -- FUZHOU, June 13, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken with a mobile phone on June 13, 2022 shows people cleaning a road blocked by rainstorm-triggered landslide in Shangguan Village of Lifang Township in Guangze County, Nanping City, southeast China's Fujian Province. A level-III emergency response for flood control has been initiated by Fujian province on June 12. (Xinhua)

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Non-profit special education center brings warmth to autistic children in Xi'an, China

STORY: Non-profit special education center brings warmth to autistic children in Xi'an, China DATELINE: June 2, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:22 LOCATION: XI'AN, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the education center 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): ZHANG LIFANG, Head of Xi'an Lalashou Special Education Center 3. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): ZHANG BOTAO, Volunteer STORYLINE: On International Children's Day, a group of volunteers came to a special education center in China's Xi'an to help with the rehabilitation of autistic children there. The Lalashou special education center was set up by the mothers of two autistic children. The non-profit entity mainly works for early intervention and rehabilitation for children with autism, as well as consultation for parents of such kids. Over the past 20 years, the center has provided help to more than 5,000 families. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): ZHANG LIFANG, Head of Xi'an Lalashou Special Education Center "We now have more than 40 teachers, and about 100 children come here for classes

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GLOBALink | More banks in Shanghai resume offline services as COVID-19 under control

STORY: More banks in Shanghai resume offline services as COVID-19 under control DATELINE: May 29, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:07 LOCATION: SHANGHAI, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of banks in Shanghai 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): MS. FAN, Shanghai resident 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): ZHOU JINYONG, Shanghai Pudong Development Bank 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): WU LIFANG, Shanghai Rural Commercial Bank STORYLINE: More banks in China's economic hub Shanghai are gradually resuming offline services as the recent COVID-19 resurgence is under control. Community transmission of COVID-19 infections in all its 16 districts has been cut off as of May 17. Strict anti-epidemic measures and emergency response plans have been put in place to ensure smooth operation of the banks. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): MS. FAN, Shanghai resident "I have a certificate of deposit that matured on May 15. I come here to ask about investment options." SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): ZHOU JINYONG, Shanghai Pudong Development Bank "We've resumed offline s

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#CHINA-LANTERN FESTIVAL-CELEBRATION (CN)

(220210) -- DEQING, Feb. 10, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People enjoy a dragon dance performance in Qianyuan Town of Deqing County in Huzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Feb. 10, 2022. Various events are held across China to celebrate the upcoming Lantern Festival. (Photo by Ni Lifang/Xinhua)

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#CHINA-LANTERN FESTIVAL-CELEBRATION (CN)

(220210) -- DEQING, Feb. 10, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People participate in a riddle-guessing event in Qianyuan Town of Deqing County in Huzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Feb. 10, 2022. Various events are held across China to celebrate the upcoming Lantern Festival. (Photo by Ni Lifang/Xinhua)