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CHINA-SHANDONG-RIZHAO-LANKAO-HIGH-SPEED RAILWAY-OPERATION (CN)

(240718) -- HEZE, July 18, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Passengers show their tickets on bullet train G4007 from Heze to Zhengzhou, July 18, 2024. The section from Zhuangzhai in east China's Shandong Province to Lankao in central China's Henan Province was put into service on Thursday, marking the full operation of the 472-kilometer-long Rizhao-Lankao high-speed railway. The railway line starts from Rizhao West Railway Station and ends at Lankao South Railway Station, linking cities like Rizhao, Linyi, Jining, Heze, Shangqiu and Kaifeng, which prominently shortens the travel time between the major cities in Shandong and Henan provinces. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Guo Xulei)

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CHINA-SHANDONG-RIZHAO-LANKAO-HIGH-SPEED RAILWAY-OPERATION (CN)

(240718) -- HEZE, July 18, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Passengers pose for a photo on bullet train G4007 from Heze to Zhengzhou, July 18, 2024. The section from Zhuangzhai in east China's Shandong Province to Lankao in central China's Henan Province was put into service on Thursday, marking the full operation of the 472-kilometer-long Rizhao-Lankao high-speed railway. The railway line starts from Rizhao West Railway Station and ends at Lankao South Railway Station, linking cities like Rizhao, Linyi, Jining, Heze, Shangqiu and Kaifeng, which prominently shortens the travel time between the major cities in Shandong and Henan provinces. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Guo Xulei)

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CHINA-SHANDONG-RIZHAO-LANKAO-HIGH-SPEED RAILWAY-OPERATION (CN)

(240718) -- HEZE, July 18, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- The bullet train G4007 from Heze to Zhengzhou departs from Heze East Railway Station in Heze City, east China's Shandong Province, July 18, 2024. The section from Zhuangzhai in east China's Shandong Province to Lankao in central China's Henan Province was put into service on Thursday, marking the full operation of the 472-kilometer-long Rizhao-Lankao high-speed railway. The railway line starts from Rizhao West Railway Station and ends at Lankao South Railway Station, linking cities like Rizhao, Linyi, Jining, Heze, Shangqiu and Kaifeng, which prominently shortens the travel time between the major cities in Shandong and Henan provinces. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Guo Xulei)

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CHINA-SHANDONG-RIZHAO-LANKAO-HIGH-SPEED RAILWAY-OPERATION (CN)

(240718) -- HEZE, July 18, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A staff member helps a child board the bullet train G4007 from Heze to Zhengzhou at Heze East Railway Station in Heze City, east China's Shandong Province, July 18, 2024. The section from Zhuangzhai in east China's Shandong Province to Lankao in central China's Henan Province was put into service on Thursday, marking the full operation of the 472-kilometer-long Rizhao-Lankao high-speed railway. The railway line starts from Rizhao West Railway Station and ends at Lankao South Railway Station, linking cities like Rizhao, Linyi, Jining, Heze, Shangqiu and Kaifeng, which prominently shortens the travel time between the major cities in Shandong and Henan provinces. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Guo Xulei)

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CHINA-SHANDONG-RIZHAO-LANKAO-HIGH-SPEED RAILWAY-OPERATION (CN)

(240718) -- HEZE, July 18, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Performers from Heze perform on bullet train G4007 from Heze to Zhengzhou, July 18, 2024. The section from Zhuangzhai in east China's Shandong Province to Lankao in central China's Henan Province was put into service on Thursday, marking the full operation of the 472-kilometer-long Rizhao-Lankao high-speed railway. The railway line starts from Rizhao West Railway Station and ends at Lankao South Railway Station, linking cities like Rizhao, Linyi, Jining, Heze, Shangqiu and Kaifeng, which prominently shortens the travel time between the major cities in Shandong and Henan provinces. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Guo Xulei)

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CHINA-SHANDONG-RIZHAO-LANKAO-HIGH-SPEED RAILWAY-OPERATION (CN)

(240718) -- HEZE, July 18, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Train attendants pose for a photo at Heze East Railway Station in Heze City, east China's Shandong Province, July 18, 2024. The section from Zhuangzhai in east China's Shandong Province to Lankao in central China's Henan Province was put into service on Thursday, marking the full operation of the 472-kilometer-long Rizhao-Lankao high-speed railway. The railway line starts from Rizhao West Railway Station and ends at Lankao South Railway Station, linking cities like Rizhao, Linyi, Jining, Heze, Shangqiu and Kaifeng, which prominently shortens the travel time between the major cities in Shandong and Henan provinces. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Guo Xulei)

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CHINA-SHANDONG-RIZHAO-LANKAO-HIGH-SPEED RAILWAY-OPERATION (CN)

(240718) -- HEZE, July 18, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Yang Xiuling (R), an inheritor of intangible cultural heritage, shows her paper-cutting works on bullet train G4007 from Heze to Zhengzhou, July 18, 2024. The section from Zhuangzhai in east China's Shandong Province to Lankao in central China's Henan Province was put into service on Thursday, marking the full operation of the 472-kilometer-long Rizhao-Lankao high-speed railway. The railway line starts from Rizhao West Railway Station and ends at Lankao South Railway Station, linking cities like Rizhao, Linyi, Jining, Heze, Shangqiu and Kaifeng, which prominently shortens the travel time between the major cities in Shandong and Henan provinces. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Guo Xulei)

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CHINA-SHANDONG-RIZHAO-LANKAO-HIGH-SPEED RAILWAY-OPERATION (CN)

(240718) -- HEZE, July 18, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- People pose for a photo to celebrate the full operation of the Rizhao-Lankao high-speed railway at Heze East Railway Station in Heze City, east China's Shandong Province, July 18, 2024. The section from Zhuangzhai in east China's Shandong Province to Lankao in central China's Henan Province was put into service on Thursday, marking the full operation of the 472-kilometer-long Rizhao-Lankao high-speed railway. The railway line starts from Rizhao West Railway Station and ends at Lankao South Railway Station, linking cities like Rizhao, Linyi, Jining, Heze, Shangqiu and Kaifeng, which prominently shortens the travel time between the major cities in Shandong and Henan provinces. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Guo Xulei)

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CHINA-HENAN-LANKAO-TRADITIONAL MUSICAL INSTRUMENT(CN)

(240514) -- LANKAO, May 14, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo shows a scene at a traditional Chinese musical instrument workshop in Lankao County of Kaifeng City, central China's Henan Province, April 17, 2024. In recent years, Lankao County has vigorously developed the traditional musical instrument industry in an effort to fully utilize paulownia trees, which are bountiful in the county. Lankao County is now home to more than 200 traditional musical instrument enterprises, providing guzheng, guqin, pipa, and other traditional Chinese musical instruments. (Xinhua/Hao Yuan)

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CHINA-HENAN-LANKAO-TRADITIONAL MUSICAL INSTRUMENT(CN)

(240514) -- LANKAO, May 14, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Instrument maker Xu Yachong processes a guqin, a plucked seven-string traditional Chinese musical instrument, in Lankao County of Kaifeng City, central China's Henan Province, April 17, 2024. In recent years, Lankao County has vigorously developed the traditional musical instrument industry in an effort to fully utilize paulownia trees, which are bountiful in the county. Lankao County is now home to more than 200 traditional musical instrument enterprises, providing guzheng, guqin, pipa, and other traditional Chinese musical instruments. (Xinhua/Hao Yuan)

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CHINA-HENAN-LANKAO-TRADITIONAL MUSICAL INSTRUMENT(CN)

(240514) -- LANKAO, May 14, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Instrument maker Xu Bing sells guqin, a plucked seven-string traditional Chinese musical instrument, via livestreaming in Lankao County of Kaifeng City, central China's Henan Province, May 13, 2024. In recent years, Lankao County has vigorously developed the traditional musical instrument industry in an effort to fully utilize paulownia trees, which are bountiful in the county. Lankao County is now home to more than 200 traditional musical instrument enterprises, providing guzheng, guqin, pipa, and other traditional Chinese musical instruments. (Xinhua/Shao Zedong)

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CHINA-HENAN-LANKAO-TRADITIONAL MUSICAL INSTRUMENT(CN)

(240514) -- LANKAO, May 14, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A staff member sells guzheng, also known as Chinese zither, via livestreaming in Lankao County of Kaifeng City, central China's Henan Province, May 13, 2024. In recent years, Lankao County has vigorously developed the traditional musical instrument industry in an effort to fully utilize paulownia trees, which are bountiful in the county. Lankao County is now home to more than 200 traditional musical instrument enterprises, providing guzheng, guqin, pipa, and other traditional Chinese musical instruments. (Xinhua/Shao Zedong)

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CHINA-HENAN-LANKAO-TRADITIONAL MUSICAL INSTRUMENT(CN)

(240514) -- LANKAO, May 14, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A staff member sells guzheng, also known as Chinese zither, via livestreaming in Lankao County of Kaifeng City, central China's Henan Province, May 13, 2024. In recent years, Lankao County has vigorously developed the traditional musical instrument industry in an effort to fully utilize paulownia trees, which are bountiful in the county. Lankao County is now home to more than 200 traditional musical instrument enterprises, providing guzheng, guqin, pipa, and other traditional Chinese musical instruments. (Xinhua/Hao Yuan)

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CHINA-HENAN-LANKAO-TRADITIONAL MUSICAL INSTRUMENT(CN)

(240514) -- LANKAO, May 14, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Instrument maker Xu Bing plays guqin, a plucked seven-string traditional Chinese musical instrument, at home in Lankao County of Kaifeng City, central China's Henan Province, May 13, 2024. In recent years, Lankao County has vigorously developed the traditional musical instrument industry in an effort to fully utilize paulownia trees, which are bountiful in the county. Lankao County is now home to more than 200 traditional musical instrument enterprises, providing guzheng, guqin, pipa, and other traditional Chinese musical instruments. (Xinhua/Hao Yuan)

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CHINA-HENAN-LANKAO-PAULOWNIA-MUSICAL INSTRUMENT (CN)

(231010) -- KAIFENG, Oct. 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Guqin maker Xu Yachong tunes the Guqin at Lankao County of Kaifeng City, central China's Henan Province, Oct. 9, 2023. Lankao County is rich in paulownia trees, an ideal raw material for musical instrument manufacturing. But in the last century, frequent floods and sandstorms left the area with poor soil and crop failures. In the1960s, local Party chief Jiao Yulu initiated the locals to plant paulownia trees to help improve soil and conserve water. In the 1980s, when the trees were thriving, locals found it the fine material to make furniture, as well as traditional Chinese music instruments. Up to date, there are over 200 musical instrument manufacturing workshops with products sold home and abroad in Lankao. (Xinhua/Xing Guangli)

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CHINA-HENAN-LANKAO-PAULOWNIA-MUSICAL INSTRUMENT (CN)

(231010) -- KAIFENG, Oct. 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Oct. 9, 2023 shows the paulownia trees at Lankao County of Kaifeng City, central China's Henan Province. Lankao County is rich in paulownia trees, an ideal raw material for musical instrument manufacturing. But in the last century, frequent floods and sandstorms left the area with poor soil and crop failures. In the1960s, local Party chief Jiao Yulu initiated the locals to plant paulownia trees to help improve soil and conserve water. In the 1980s, when the trees were thriving, locals found it the fine material to make furniture, as well as traditional Chinese music instruments. Up to date, there are over 200 musical instrument manufacturing workshops with products sold home and abroad in Lankao. (Xinhua/Xing Guangli)

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CHINA-HENAN-LANKAO-PAULOWNIA-MUSICAL INSTRUMENT (CN)

(231010) -- KAIFENG, Oct. 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A staff member tunes a musical instrument at a musical instrument factory in Lankao County of Kaifeng City, central China's Henan Province, Oct. 9, 2023. Lankao County is rich in paulownia trees, an ideal raw material for musical instrument manufacturing. But in the last century, frequent floods and sandstorms left the area with poor soil and crop failures. In the1960s, local Party chief Jiao Yulu initiated the locals to plant paulownia trees to help improve soil and conserve water. In the 1980s, when the trees were thriving, locals found it the fine material to make furniture, as well as traditional Chinese music instruments. Up to date, there are over 200 musical instrument manufacturing workshops with products sold home and abroad in Lankao. (Xinhua/Xing Guangli)

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CHINA-HENAN-LANKAO-PAULOWNIA-MUSICAL INSTRUMENT (CN)

(231010) -- KAIFENG, Oct. 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Guqin maker Xu Yachong plays the Guqin at Lankao County of Kaifeng City, central China's Henan Province, Oct. 9, 2023. Lankao County is rich in paulownia trees, an ideal raw material for musical instrument manufacturing. But in the last century, frequent floods and sandstorms left the area with poor soil and crop failures. In the1960s, local Party chief Jiao Yulu initiated the locals to plant paulownia trees to help improve soil and conserve water. In the 1980s, when the trees were thriving, locals found it the fine material to make furniture, as well as traditional Chinese music instruments. Up to date, there are over 200 musical instrument manufacturing workshops with products sold home and abroad in Lankao. (Xinhua/Xing Guangli)

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CHINA-HENAN-LANKAO-PAULOWNIA-MUSICAL INSTRUMENT (CN)

(231010) -- KAIFENG, Oct. 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Guqin maker Xu Bing plays the Guqin at Lankao County of Kaifeng City, central China's Henan Province, Oct. 9, 2023. Lankao County is rich in paulownia trees, an ideal raw material for musical instrument manufacturing. But in the last century, frequent floods and sandstorms left the area with poor soil and crop failures. In the1960s, local Party chief Jiao Yulu initiated the locals to plant paulownia trees to help improve soil and conserve water. In the 1980s, when the trees were thriving, locals found it the fine material to make furniture, as well as traditional Chinese music instruments. Up to date, there are over 200 musical instrument manufacturing workshops with products sold home and abroad in Lankao. (Xinhua/Xing Guangli)

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CHINA-HENAN-LANKAO-PAULOWNIA-MUSICAL INSTRUMENT (CN)

(231010) -- KAIFENG, Oct. 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Guqin maker Xu Bing plays the Guqin at Lankao County of Kaifeng City, central China's Henan Province, Oct. 9, 2023. Lankao County is rich in paulownia trees, an ideal raw material for musical instrument manufacturing. But in the last century, frequent floods and sandstorms left the area with poor soil and crop failures. In the1960s, local Party chief Jiao Yulu initiated the locals to plant paulownia trees to help improve soil and conserve water. In the 1980s, when the trees were thriving, locals found it the fine material to make furniture, as well as traditional Chinese music instruments. Up to date, there are over 200 musical instrument manufacturing workshops with products sold home and abroad in Lankao. (Xinhua/Xing Guangli)

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CHINA-HENAN-LANKAO-PAULOWNIA-MUSICAL INSTRUMENT (CN)

(231010) -- KAIFENG, Oct. 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A staff member tunes a musical instrument at Lankao County of Kaifeng City, central China's Henan Province, Oct. 9, 2023. Lankao County is rich in paulownia trees, an ideal raw material for musical instrument manufacturing. But in the last century, frequent floods and sandstorms left the area with poor soil and crop failures. In the1960s, local Party chief Jiao Yulu initiated the locals to plant paulownia trees to help improve soil and conserve water. In the 1980s, when the trees were thriving, locals found it the fine material to make furniture, as well as traditional Chinese music instruments. Up to date, there are over 200 musical instrument manufacturing workshops with products sold home and abroad in Lankao. (Xinhua/Xing Guangli)

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CHINA-HENAN-LANKAO-PAULOWNIA-MUSICAL INSTRUMENT (CN)

(231010) -- KAIFENG, Oct. 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A deliveryman loads instruments at Lankao County of Kaifeng City, central China's Henan Province, Oct. 9, 2023. Lankao County is rich in paulownia trees, an ideal raw material for musical instrument manufacturing. But in the last century, frequent floods and sandstorms left the area with poor soil and crop failures. In the1960s, local Party chief Jiao Yulu initiated the locals to plant paulownia trees to help improve soil and conserve water. In the 1980s, when the trees were thriving, locals found it the fine material to make furniture, as well as traditional Chinese music instruments. Up to date, there are over 200 musical instrument manufacturing workshops with products sold home and abroad in Lankao. (Xinhua/Li Jianan)

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CHINA-HENAN-LANKAO-PAULOWNIA-MUSICAL INSTRUMENT (CN)

(231010) -- KAIFENG, Oct. 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Guqin maker Xu Bing makes Guqin at Lankao County of Kaifeng City, central China's Henan Province, Oct. 9, 2023. Lankao County is rich in paulownia trees, an ideal raw material for musical instrument manufacturing. But in the last century, frequent floods and sandstorms left the area with poor soil and crop failures. In the1960s, local Party chief Jiao Yulu initiated the locals to plant paulownia trees to help improve soil and conserve water. In the 1980s, when the trees were thriving, locals found it the fine material to make furniture, as well as traditional Chinese music instruments. Up to date, there are over 200 musical instrument manufacturing workshops with products sold home and abroad in Lankao. (Xinhua/Li Jianan)

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CHINA-HENAN-LANKAO-PAULOWNIA-MUSICAL INSTRUMENT (CN)

(231010) -- KAIFENG, Oct. 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Guqin maker Xu Bing makes Guqin at Lankao County of Kaifeng City, central China's Henan Province, Oct. 9, 2023. Lankao County is rich in paulownia trees, an ideal raw material for musical instrument manufacturing. But in the last century, frequent floods and sandstorms left the area with poor soil and crop failures. In the1960s, local Party chief Jiao Yulu initiated the locals to plant paulownia trees to help improve soil and conserve water. In the 1980s, when the trees were thriving, locals found it the fine material to make furniture, as well as traditional Chinese music instruments. Up to date, there are over 200 musical instrument manufacturing workshops with products sold home and abroad in Lankao. (Xinhua/Xing Guangli)

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Profile: Xi Jinping leads China on new journey

(221024) -- BEIJING, Oct. 24, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Xi Jinping visits the memorial hall of Jiao Yulu in Lankao County, central China's Henan Province, March 17, 2014. TO GO WITH "Profile: Xi Jinping leads China on new journey" (Xinhua/Li Xueren)