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CHINA-NINGXIA-GUYUAN-LANTERN FESTIVAL-FOLK ART (CN)

(240224) -- LONGDE, Feb. 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Folk artists prepare for a national Shehuo competition in Guyuan, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, Feb. 24, 2024. Nearly 2,000 people of 14 Shehuo teams took part in the competition in Guyuan to celebrate the Lantern Festival. Shehuo, a traditional carnival-like folk celebration, is usually held on the 15th day of the lunar year, or the Lantern Festival, in some areas of north China. Shehuo festivities feature performances like dragon dance, lion dance, traditional Chinese opera, drum playing and other folk performances that may vary in different regions. (Xinhua/Feng Kaihua)

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CHINA-NINGXIA-GUYUAN-LANTERN FESTIVAL-FOLK ART (CN)

(240224) -- LONGDE, Feb. 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Folk artists perform during a national Shehuo competition in Guyuan, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, Feb. 24, 2024. Nearly 2,000 people of 14 Shehuo teams took part in the competition in Guyuan to celebrate the Lantern Festival. Shehuo, a traditional carnival-like folk celebration, is usually held on the 15th day of the lunar year, or the Lantern Festival, in some areas of north China. Shehuo festivities feature performances like dragon dance, lion dance, traditional Chinese opera, drum playing and other folk performances that may vary in different regions. (Xinhua/Feng Kaihua)

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CHINA-NINGXIA-GUYUAN-LANTERN FESTIVAL-FOLK ART (CN)

(240224) -- LONGDE, Feb. 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A folk artist prepares for a national Shehuo competition in Guyuan, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, Feb. 24, 2024. Nearly 2,000 people of 14 Shehuo teams took part in the competition in Guyuan to celebrate the Lantern Festival. Shehuo, a traditional carnival-like folk celebration, is usually held on the 15th day of the lunar year, or the Lantern Festival, in some areas of north China. Shehuo festivities feature performances like dragon dance, lion dance, traditional Chinese opera, drum playing and other folk performances that may vary in different regions. (Xinhua/Feng Kaihua)

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CHINA-NINGXIA-GUYUAN-LANTERN FESTIVAL-FOLK ART (CN)

(240224) -- LONGDE, Feb. 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A folk artist prepares for a national Shehuo competition in Guyuan, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, Feb. 24, 2024. Nearly 2,000 people of 14 Shehuo teams took part in the competition in Guyuan to celebrate the Lantern Festival. Shehuo, a traditional carnival-like folk celebration, is usually held on the 15th day of the lunar year, or the Lantern Festival, in some areas of north China. Shehuo festivities feature performances like dragon dance, lion dance, traditional Chinese opera, drum playing and other folk performances that may vary in different regions. (Xinhua/Feng Kaihua)

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CHINA-NINGXIA-GUYUAN-LANTERN FESTIVAL-FOLK ART (CN)

(240224) -- LONGDE, Feb. 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Folk artists prepare for a national Shehuo competition in Guyuan, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, Feb. 24, 2024. Nearly 2,000 people of 14 Shehuo teams took part in the competition in Guyuan to celebrate the Lantern Festival. Shehuo, a traditional carnival-like folk celebration, is usually held on the 15th day of the lunar year, or the Lantern Festival, in some areas of north China. Shehuo festivities feature performances like dragon dance, lion dance, traditional Chinese opera, drum playing and other folk performances that may vary in different regions. (Xinhua/Feng Kaihua)

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CHINA-NINGXIA-GUYUAN-LANTERN FESTIVAL-FOLK ART (CN)

(240224) -- LONGDE, Feb. 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Folk artists perform during a national Shehuo competition in Guyuan, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, Feb. 24, 2024. Nearly 2,000 people of 14 Shehuo teams took part in the competition in Guyuan to celebrate the Lantern Festival. Shehuo, a traditional carnival-like folk celebration, is usually held on the 15th day of the lunar year, or the Lantern Festival, in some areas of north China. Shehuo festivities feature performances like dragon dance, lion dance, traditional Chinese opera, drum playing and other folk performances that may vary in different regions. (Xinhua/Feng Kaihua)

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CHINA-NINGXIA-GUYUAN-LANTERN FESTIVAL-FOLK ART (CN)

(240224) -- LONGDE, Feb. 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on Feb. 24, 2024 shows people attending a national Shehuo competition in Guyuan, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. Nearly 2,000 people of 14 Shehuo teams took part in the competition in Guyuan to celebrate the Lantern Festival. Shehuo, a traditional carnival-like folk celebration, is usually held on the 15th day of the lunar year, or the Lantern Festival, in some areas of north China. Shehuo festivities feature performances like dragon dance, lion dance, traditional Chinese opera, drum playing and other folk performances that may vary in different regions. (Xinhua/Feng Kaihua)

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CHINA-NINGXIA-GUYUAN-LANTERN FESTIVAL-FOLK ART (CN)

(240224) -- LONGDE, Feb. 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Folk artists perform during a national Shehuo competition in Guyuan, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, Feb. 24, 2024. Nearly 2,000 people of 14 Shehuo teams took part in the competition in Guyuan to celebrate the Lantern Festival. Shehuo, a traditional carnival-like folk celebration, is usually held on the 15th day of the lunar year, or the Lantern Festival, in some areas of north China. Shehuo festivities feature performances like dragon dance, lion dance, traditional Chinese opera, drum playing and other folk performances that may vary in different regions. (Xinhua/Feng Kaihua)

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CHINA-NINGXIA-GUYUAN-LANTERN FESTIVAL-FOLK ART (CN)

(240224) -- LONGDE, Feb. 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Folk artists perform during a national Shehuo competition in Guyuan, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, Feb. 24, 2024. Nearly 2,000 people of 14 Shehuo teams took part in the competition in Guyuan to celebrate the Lantern Festival. Shehuo, a traditional carnival-like folk celebration, is usually held on the 15th day of the lunar year, or the Lantern Festival, in some areas of north China. Shehuo festivities feature performances like dragon dance, lion dance, traditional Chinese opera, drum playing and other folk performances that may vary in different regions. (Xinhua/Feng Kaihua)

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CHINA-NINGXIA-GUYUAN-LANTERN FESTIVAL-FOLK ART (CN)

(240224) -- LONGDE, Feb. 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on Feb. 24, 2024 shows people attending a national Shehuo competition in Guyuan, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. Nearly 2,000 people of 14 Shehuo teams took part in the competition in Guyuan to celebrate the Lantern Festival. Shehuo, a traditional carnival-like folk celebration, is usually held on the 15th day of the lunar year, or the Lantern Festival, in some areas of north China. Shehuo festivities feature performances like dragon dance, lion dance, traditional Chinese opera, drum playing and other folk performances that may vary in different regions. (Xinhua/Feng Kaihua)

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Time-honored Shehuo culture prospers in NW China

STORY: Time-honored Shehuo culture prospers in NW China DATELINE: Feb. 7, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:30 LOCATION: GUYUAN, China CATEGORY: CULTURE/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the shehuo performance STORYLINE: A carnival-like event Shehuo was held in Longde County, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region during the Lantern Festival, which fell on Sunday this year. The Lantern Festival is a date marking the end of the 15-day Spring Festival, normally celebrated with performances of Shehuo, or traditional Chinese songs and dances in many parts of the country. Performers walked on stilts and presented lion and folk dances to the beat of drums, and firecrackers could be seen throughout the festivities. The locals showed extraordinary enthusiasm during this year's event, as such celebrations were not held during the past three years due to the COVID-19 epidemic. More than 2,000 people, including children, joined the performances. Performers are believed to have the power to drive away evil spirits and brin

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CHINA-LANTERN FESTIVAL-TRADITIONAL CUSTOM (CN)

(230205) -- LONGDE, Feb. 5, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Children perform lion dance in Longde County in Guyuan, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, Feb. 5, 2023. People celebrate the Lantern Festival, the 15th day of the first month of the Chinese lunar calendar, with various traditional customs across the country. (Photo by Tang Chengzhuo/Xinhua)

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CHINA-LANTERN FESTIVAL-CELEBRATION (CN)

(230205) -- GUYUAN, Feb. 5, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Children perform lion dance in Longde County of Guyuan City, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, Feb. 5, 2023. Various events are held across the country to celebrate the Lantern Festival, the 15th day of the first month of the Chinese lunar calendar, which falls on Feb. 5 this year. (Photo by Tang Chengzhuo/Xinhua)

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People gather outside Beijing mall amid bomb threat

BEIJING, China - Bystanders gather outside the Longde Square shopping mall in Beijing, China, on March 13, 2014, as the facility was sealed off after receiving a threat that explosives had been placed there.

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Police heighten security amid bomb threat in Beijing

BEIJING, China - Police officers patrol outside the Longde Square shopping mall in Beijing, China, on March 13, 2014, after receiving a threat of explosives placed there. The mall was sealed off but apparently no explosives were found.

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#CHINA-YUNNAN-JINGHONG-LOTUS FLOWER-SIGHTSEEING (CN)

(220702) -- JINGHONG, July 2, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on July 2, 2022 shows visitors taking a sightseeing mini train to enjoy lotus flowers at Longde Lake in Jinghong City of Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Yunnan Province. (Photo by Li Yunsheng/Xinhua)

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#CHINA-YUNNAN-JINGHONG-LOTUS FLOWER-SIGHTSEEING (CN)

(220702) -- JINGHONG, July 2, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on July 2, 2022 shows visitors taking a sightseeing mini train to enjoy lotus flowers at Longde Lake in Jinghong City of Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Yunnan Province. (Photo by Li Yunsheng/Xinhua)

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#CHINA-YUNNAN-JINGHONG-LOTUS FLOWER-SIGHTSEEING (CN)

(220702) -- JINGHONG, July 2, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on July 2, 2022 shows visitors taking a sightseeing mini train to enjoy lotus flowers at Longde Lake in Jinghong City of Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Yunnan Province. (Photo by Li Yunsheng/Xinhua)

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#CHINA-YUNNAN-JINGHONG-LOTUS FLOWER-SIGHTSEEING (CN)

(220702) -- JINGHONG, July 2, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Visitors take sightseeing mini trains to enjoy lotus flowers at Longde Lake in Jinghong City of Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Yunnan Province, July 2, 2022. (Photo by Li Yunsheng/Xinhua)

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Traditional Chinese medicine proven beneficial in treatment of COVID-19

STORY: Traditional Chinese medicine proven beneficial in treatment of COVID-19 DATELINE: April 11, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:40 LOCATION: LANZHOU, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of TCM decoction and Affiliated Hospital of Gansu University of Chinese Medicine 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): REN YANXIN, Xinhua correspondent 3. various of TCM pharmacy and pharmacists 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): WANG LONGDE, Vice president of Affiliated Hospital of Gansu University of Chinese Medicine STORYLINE: Traditional Chinese medicines (TCM) are beneficial in the treatment of COVID-19, particularly mild-to-moderate cases, according to a new report released by the World Health Organization (WHO). Gansu Province is a major TCM production base in China. In a recent outbreak of infections in the province, TCM has been widely applied to treat patients and has been proved effective. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): REN YANXIN, Xinhua correspondent "The World Health Organization recently published a new study report. It shows that tradi

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Police heighten security amid bomb threat in Beijing

BEIJING, China - Police officers patrol outside the Longde Square shopping mall in Beijing, China, on March 13, 2014, after receiving a threat of explosives placed there. The mall was sealed off but apparently no explosives were found. (Kyodo)

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People gather outside Beijing mall amid bomb threat

BEIJING, China - Bystanders gather outside the Longde Square shopping mall in Beijing, China, on March 13, 2014, as the facility was sealed off after receiving a threat that explosives had been placed there. (Kyodo)