China: Wedding Feast Carries On as Heavy Rain Floods Venue in Shaanxi

This unforgettable scene was captured in Weinan, Shaanxi Province, on May 18, 2026. It looks like a party on a river, but it’s actually an outdoor wedding feast. A sudden heavy downpour flooded the square with dozens of centimeters of water. Relatives and friends sit around dozens of round tables, watching the ceremony and waiting for the meal. Thankfully, the organizers set up cozy canopies and fences, keeping guests dry. Rain can’t stop love and blessings—everyone shows up in the storm to celebrate the newlyweds.

TCL signs sponsorship contract with IOC

TCL signs sponsorship contract with IOC

International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach (R) and Li Dongsheng, chairman of Chinese electronics maker TCL, pose during a signing ceremony for an Olympic sponsorship contract in Beijing on Feb. 20, 2025.

TCL signs sponsorship contract with IOC

TCL signs sponsorship contract with IOC

International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach (C, R) shakes hands with Li Dongsheng (C, L), chairman of Chinese electronics maker TCL, during a signing ceremony for an Olympic sponsorship contract in Beijing on Feb. 20, 2025.

(SUMMER DAVOS)CHINA-TIANJIN-SUMMER DAVOS-SESSION (CN)

(SUMMER DAVOS)CHINA-TIANJIN-SUMMER DAVOS-SESSION (CN)

(230628) -- TIANJIN, June 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Li Dongsheng, chairman and chief executive officer of TCL, attends a session themed "Asia's Manufacturing Resurgence" during the 14th Annual Meeting of the New Champions, also known as the Summer Davos, in north China's Tianjin Municipality, June 28, 2023. (Xinhua/Li Ran)

CHINA-GUANGDONG-SHENZHEN-BRAZILIAN BUSINESSMAN(CN)

CHINA-GUANGDONG-SHENZHEN-BRAZILIAN BUSINESSMAN(CN)

(230226) -- SHENZHEN, Feb. 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This undated photo shows 94-year-old Brazilian businessman Affonso Brandão Hennel (L), who is founder of time-honored Brazilian home appliance manufacturer SEMP, talking with Li Dongsheng, chairman of China's electronics giant TCL Group, in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province. TO GO WITH "Across China: Chinese, Brazilian home appliance giants eye closer cooperation" (Xinhua)

Brazilian home appliance manufacturer eyes further cooperation with Chinese electronics giant

STORY: Brazilian home appliance manufacturer eyes further cooperation with Chinese electronics giant DATELINE: Feb. 24, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:38 LOCATION: SHENZHEN, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the meeting 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): AFFONSO BRANDAO HENNEL, Honorary Chairman of SEMP TCL 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): LI DONGSHENG, Founder and chairman of TCL 4. various of SEMP TCL STORYLINE: Brazil's leading home appliance company SEMP eyes expanding cooperation with China's electronics giant TCL on photovoltaic-related business as the heads of the two companies met in south China's Shenzhen. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): AFFONSO BRANDAO HENNEL, Honorary Chairman of SEMP TCL "I think that the opportunities of business between China and the rest of the world, besides Brazil, are growing fantastically. We place confidence and the good matching of Brazil's necessities and China's capabilities as a supplier of those necessities. I believed that China was the biggest chance for a company in Brazil to make a p

How China's breadbasket province ensures grain output through new technologies

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(TWO SESSIONS) CHINA-BEIJING-CPPCC-ANNUAL SESSION-SECOND PLENARY MEETING (CN)

(TWO SESSIONS) CHINA-BEIJING-CPPCC-ANNUAL SESSION-SECOND PLENARY MEETING (CN)

(220307) -- BEIJING, March 7, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Sun Dongsheng, a member of the 13th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), delivers a speech at the second plenary meeting of the fifth session of the 13th CPPCC National Committee at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, March 7, 2022. (Xinhua/Li Xiang)