China: Man Jumps Into River to Rescue Drowning Child in Leiyang, Hunan

On April 25, 2026, in Leiyang, located in central China’s Hunan province, a video recorded a rescue beside a small river. A child had accidentally fallen into the water, and a group of adults gathered along the riverbank to help. An elderly person held out a bamboo pole and told the child to keep holding on so the child would not sink. At the same time, another man jumped directly into the water. The man, wearing a white shirt and black pants, lifted the child upward and helped bring the child closer to safety. The rescue happened at around 4 p.m. and was recorded by people nearby. The rescuer later climbed back out safely. Chinese viewers identified him as a deputy director at a local hospital.

(SP)NETHERLANDS-ROTTERDAM-VOLLEYBALL NATIONS LEAGUE-CHN VS ITA

(SP)NETHERLANDS-ROTTERDAM-VOLLEYBALL NATIONS LEAGUE-CHN VS ITA

(230623) -- ROTTERDAM, June 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Chen Leiyang (1st L) of China competes during the 2023 Volleyball Nations League match between China and Italy in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, on June 22, 2023. (Photo by Sylvia Lederer/Xinhua)

14 ancient tombs unearthed in central China's Hunan

STORY: 14 ancient tombs unearthed in central China's Hunan DATELINE: July 10, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:43 LOCATION: LEIYANG, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the ancient tombs 2. various of the cultural relics found in the tombs STORYLINE: Archaeologists have found 14 tombs dating back to between the Eastern Han Dynasty (25-220) and the Tang Dynasty (618-907) in central China's Hunan Province. They have excavated 8 tombs and unearthed more than 130 relics items, including pottery, porcelain and bronzeware, in a tomb complex in the city of Leiyang, according to the provincial institute of archaeology and cultural relics. Six Eastern Han Dynasty tombs are brick tombs, three of which might have had owners from the same family, said Chen Bin, head of the archaeological team of the tomb complex under the institute. Archaeologists have also discovered a trench 4.5 meters west of the back chamber of the largest tomb, measuring about 0.9 meters in width, nearly 15 meters in length and about 0.1 meters

CHINA-HUNAN-LEIYANG-ANCIENT TOMBS (CN)

CHINA-HUNAN-LEIYANG-ANCIENT TOMBS (CN)

(220709) -- LEIYANG, July 9, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on June 28, 2022 shows the cultural relics unearthed in a tomb complex in the city of Leiyang in central China's Hunan Province. Archaeologists have found 14 tombs dating back to between the Eastern Han Dynasty (25-220) and the Tang Dynasty (618-907) in central China's Hunan Province. TO GO WITH "14 ancient tombs unearthed in central China's Hunan" (Hunan provincial institute of archaeology and cultural relics/Handout via Xinhua)

CHINA-HUNAN-LEIYANG-ANCIENT TOMBS (CN)

CHINA-HUNAN-LEIYANG-ANCIENT TOMBS (CN)

(220709) -- LEIYANG, July 9, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on July 6, 2022 shows the tomb complex in the city of Leiyang in central China's Hunan Province. Archaeologists have found 14 tombs dating back to between the Eastern Han Dynasty (25-220) and the Tang Dynasty (618-907) in central China's Hunan Province. TO GO WITH "14 ancient tombs unearthed in central China's Hunan" (Hunan provincial institute of archaeology and cultural relics/Handout via Xinhua)