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French chef tastes spring pancakes on "Beginning of Spring" in NE China

STORY: French chef tastes spring pancakes on "Beginning of Spring" in NE China SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 4, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 5, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:49 LOCATION: CHANGCHUN, China CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the restaurant 2. various of dishes 3. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): CORENTIN DELCROIX, French chef 4. various of the French chef trying spring pancakes STORYLINE: "Lichun," or "the Beginning of Spring," is the first of the 24 Solar Terms on the Chinese lunar calendar. It falls on Sunday this year. On this day, people eat radishes and spring pancakes. French chef Corentin Delcroix visited a restaurant in China's Changchun and tried spring pancakes for the first time. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): CORENTIN DELCROIX, French chef "I'm visiting Changchun today, and I'm trying spring pancakes for the first time. It's quite fascinating because you can choose from a wide variety of ingredients and make your own pancakes. It's excellent. This restaurant has a lively and festive atmosphere. There are a lot of custom

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(240205) -- BEIJING, Feb. 5, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A child bites a radish slice, which is called "Yaochun", a ritual expressing the wish for everything to go smoothly on the day of "Lichun", meaning the beginning of spring, the first solar term in the traditional Chinese lunar calendar, in Tangshan, north China's Hebei Province, Feb. 4, 2024. (Photo by Zhu Dayong/Xinhua)

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(240204) -- BEIJING, Feb. 4, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A child bites a radish slice, which is called "Yaochun", a ritual expressing the wish for everything to go smoothly on the day of "Lichun", meaning the beginning of spring, the first solar term in the traditional Chinese lunar calendar, in Tangshan, north China's Hebei Province, Feb. 4, 2024. (Photo by Zhu Dayong/Xinhua)

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(240204) -- BEIJING, Feb. 4, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A resident makes spring rolls on the day of "Lichun", meaning the beginning of spring, the first solar term in the traditional Chinese lunar calendar, in Tancheng County, east China's Shandong Province, Feb. 4, 2024. (Photo by Zhang Chunlei/Xinhua)

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(240204) -- BEIJING, Feb. 4, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A child bites a radish slice, which is called "Yaochun", a ritual expressing the wish for everything to go smoothly on the day of "Lichun", meaning the beginning of spring, the first solar term in the traditional Chinese lunar calendar, in Tangshan, north China's Hebei Province, Feb. 4, 2024. (Photo by Zhu Dayong/Xinhua)

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(240204) -- BEIJING, Feb. 4, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Folk artists perform on the day of "Lichun", meaning the beginning of spring, the first solar term in the traditional Chinese lunar calendar, in Rongcheng, east China's Shandong Province, Feb. 4, 2024. (Photo by Li Xinjun/Xinhua)

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(240204) -- BEIJING, Feb. 4, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Villagers pick tomatoes in a field in Chahe Town of Tangshan, north China's Hebei Province, Feb. 4, 2024. Sunday marks "Lichun", meaning the beginning of spring, the first solar term in the traditional Chinese lunar calendar. (Photo by Li Xiuqing/Xinhua)

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(240204) -- BEIJING, Feb. 4, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A farmer works in a field in Qingtang Town of Yongzhou City, central China's Hunan Province, Feb. 4, 2024. Sunday marks "Lichun", meaning the beginning of spring, the first solar term in the traditional Chinese lunar calendar. (Photo by Zhou Fenglian/Xinhua)

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(240204) -- BEIJING, Feb. 4, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A man drives a tractor in a field in Yuanshi Town of Linshui County, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Feb. 4, 2024. Sunday marks "Lichun", meaning the beginning of spring, the first solar term in the traditional Chinese lunar calendar. (Photo by Zhang Qifu/Xinhua)

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(240204) -- BEIJING, Feb. 4, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo shows villagers working in a field in Mangtouzhai Village of Yongzhou City, central China's Hunan Province, Feb. 4, 2024. Sunday marks "Lichun", meaning the beginning of spring, the first solar term in the traditional Chinese lunar calendar. (Photo by Jiang Keqing/Xinhua)

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(240204) -- BEIJING, Feb. 4, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A villager ploughs the field in Yicheng Town of Zhangshu City, east China's Jiangxi Province, Feb. 4, 2024. Sunday marks "Lichun", meaning the beginning of spring, the first solar term in the traditional Chinese lunar calendar. (Photo by Zhou Liang/Xinhua)

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(240204) -- BEIJING, Feb. 4, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A villager ploughs the field in Yicheng Town of Zhangshu City, east China's Jiangxi Province, Feb. 4, 2024. Sunday marks "Lichun", meaning the beginning of spring, the first solar term in the traditional Chinese lunar calendar. (Photo by Zhou Liang/Xinhua)

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(240204) -- BEIJING, Feb. 4, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Villagers work in a field in Guandong Town of Congjiang County, Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Feb. 4, 2024. Sunday marks "Lichun", meaning the beginning of spring, the first solar term in the traditional Chinese lunar calendar. (Photo by Lu Zhongnan/Xinhua)

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(240204) -- BEIJING, Feb. 4, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A villager works in field in Matang Town of Wenshan, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Feb. 4, 2024. Sunday marks "Lichun", meaning the beginning of spring, the first solar term in the traditional Chinese lunar calendar. (Photo by Xiong Pingxiang/Xinhua)

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(240204) -- BEIJING, Feb. 4, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Villagers work in a strawberry field in Changxin Village of Xingtai City, north China's Hebei Province, Feb. 4, 2024. Sunday marks "Lichun", meaning the beginning of spring, the first solar term in the traditional Chinese lunar calendar. (Photo by Zhang Chi/Xinhua)

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24 Solar Terms: Beginning of Spring

STORY: 24 Solar Terms: Beginning of Spring SHOOTING TIME: Earlier footage DATELINE: Feb. 4, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:26 LOCATION: GUANGZHOU, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of animation STORYLINE: Lichun, or the Beginning of Spring, is the first of the 24 solar terms on the Chinese lunar calendar. It falls on Feb. 4 this year. The Beginning of Spring also signifies the beginning of a new year, when every living thing starts another period of growth and renewal. In traditional Chinese culture, the Beginning of Spring bears the blessing of a new start, marking the end of bleak winter days. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Guangzhou, China. (XHTV)

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Traditional delicacy on Lichun solar term: Chinese spring rolls

STORY: Traditional delicacy on Lichun solar term: Chinese spring rolls DATELINE: Feb. 4, 2023 LENGTH: 00:04:04 LOCATION: SHANGHAI, China CATEGORY: CULTURE/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of spring rolls 2. STANDUP 1 (Chinese): ZHANG MENGJIE, Xinhua correspondent 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): CHEN JIAN, Restaurant manager 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): OLEKSANDR PATSANOVSKYI, Foreign student from SJTU 5. STANDUP 2 (English): ZHANG MENGJIE, Xinhua correspondent 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): OLEKSANDR PATSANOVSKYI, Foreign student from SJTU 7. STANDUP 3 (English): ZHANG MENGJIE, Xinhua correspondent 8. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): OLEKSANDR PATSANOVSKYI, Foreign student from SJTU 9. STANDUP 4 (Chinese): ZHANG MENGJIE, Xinhua correspondent 10. SOUNDBITE 5 (English): OLEKSANDR PATSANOVSKYI, Foreign student from SJTU 11 STANDUP 5 (English): ZHANG MENGJIE, Xinhua correspondent 12. SOUNDBITE 6 (English): OLEKSANDR PATSANOVSKYI, Foreign student from SJTU 13. STANDUP 6 (English): ZHANG MENGJIE, Xinhua correspondent 14. SOUNDBITE 7 (English

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24 Solar Terms: Beginning of Spring

STORY: 24 Solar Terms: Beginning of Spring DATELINE: Feb. 4, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:36 LOCATION: GUANGZHOU, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of animation STORYLINE: Lichun, or the Beginning of Spring, is the first of the 24 solar terms on the Chinese lunar calendar. The Beginning of Spring also signifies the beginning of a new year, where every living thing starts another period of growth and renewal. In traditional Chinese culture, the Beginning of Spring bears the blessing of a new start, marking the end of bleak winter days. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Guangzhou, China. (XHTV)