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Dreams take off on unforgettable C919 flight from Hong Kong

STORY: Dreams take off on unforgettable C919 flight from Hong Kong SHOOTING TIME: June 1, 2024 DATELINE: June 10, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:11 LOCATION: HONG KONG/SHANGHAI, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the C919 airliner 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): HALIFEE KWOK, Sophomore at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): GERI TANG, Student at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) 4. various of the C919 airliner 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): PANG TSZ HO, Student at Lingnan University 6. various of the C919 airliner STORYLINE: A round-trip flight carried more than 100 students from Hong Kong to Shanghai on June 1 for a weeks-long internship and exchange program. This was the maiden cross-border chartered flight by a C919 airliner. For many young passengers, nothing could be more memorable and exhilarating than being taken high up to the sky in a Chinese homegrown C919 passenger jet. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): HALIFEE KWOK, Sophomore at Hong Kong Univ

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(ZhejiangPictorial)CHINA-ZHEJIANG-TRADITIONAL VILLAGES-PROTECTION (CN)

(230427) -- HANGZHOU, April 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on April 3, 2023 shows the terraced fields in Lingnan Town of Shangyu District of Shaoxing City, east China's Zhejiang Province. China has inscribed a total of 8,155 traditional villages to its state protection list in an effort to conserve the country's millennia-old agricultural civilization, official data showed. Zhejiang is among the leaders in the country's rural vitalization drive, with great efforts being made to protect the natural environment and traditional culture. (Xinhua/Weng Xinyang)

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Belarus holds martial arts championship

STORY: Belarus holds martial arts championship DATELINE: Oct. 22, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:58 LOCATION: Minsk CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the championship STORYLINE: The 2023 Belarusian Martial Arts Championship (Chinese Martial Arts Festival) was held in Minsk from Oct. 20 to 22. This year's event attracted more than 300 contestants from 49 teams, with their ages ranging from 6 to 60. It was jointly organized by the Ministry of Sports and Tourism of the Republic of Belarus, the Belarusian Wushu Association, China's Lingnan Normal University and other units. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Minsk. (XHTV)

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CHINA-GUANGZHOU-FOSHAN-DRAGON BOATS-VILLAGERS-EXCHANGE (CN)

(230623) -- GUANGZHOU, June 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Villagers on the dragon boat from Yanbu street of Foshan are welcomed by villagers from Pantang area in Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong Province, on June 22, 2023. For many years during the Dragon Boat Festival, people of several villages in the Lingnan area follow a tradition to row dragon boats to visit their "dragon boat's relative". The 591-year-old Yanbu dragon boat has been enjoying a popularity in the border area of Guangzhou and Foshan, where dragon boat race has a long history, from as early as 1597. On that year, people rowing Yanbu dragon boat competed for the first time with another dragon boat from Pantang during the Dragon Boat Festival. Since then, villagers from both places forged a deep friendship and they established a "kinship" for the two dragon boats based on the age of the boats. The Yanbu dragon boat was called the "Qiye" (father), and the Pantang dragon boat was the "Qizai" (son). For hundreds of years, during every Dragon Boa

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CHINA-GUANGZHOU-FOSHAN-DRAGON BOATS-VILLAGERS-EXCHANGE (CN)

(230623) -- GUANGZHOU, June 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Dragon boats from Pantang area welcome visiting dragon boats in Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong Province, on June 22, 2023. For many years during the Dragon Boat Festival, people of several villages in the Lingnan area follow a tradition to row dragon boats to visit their "dragon boat's relative". The 591-year-old Yanbu dragon boat has been enjoying a popularity in the border area of Guangzhou and Foshan, where dragon boat race has a long history, from as early as 1597. On that year, people rowing Yanbu dragon boat competed for the first time with another dragon boat from Pantang during the Dragon Boat Festival. Since then, villagers from both places forged a deep friendship and they established a "kinship" for the two dragon boats based on the age of the boats. The Yanbu dragon boat was called the "Qiye" (father), and the Pantang dragon boat was the "Qizai" (son). For hundreds of years, during every Dragon Boat Festival, it has become a tradition for

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CHINA-GUANGZHOU-FOSHAN-DRAGON BOATS-VILLAGERS-EXCHANGE (CN)

(230623) -- GUANGZHOU, June 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- The dragon boat from Yanbu street of Foshan sails to Lizhiwan in Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong Province, on June 22, 2023. For many years during the Dragon Boat Festival, people of several villages in the Lingnan area follow a tradition to row dragon boats to visit their "dragon boat's relative". The 591-year-old Yanbu dragon boat has been enjoying a popularity in the border area of Guangzhou and Foshan, where dragon boat race has a long history, from as early as 1597. On that year, people rowing Yanbu dragon boat competed for the first time with another dragon boat from Pantang during the Dragon Boat Festival. Since then, villagers from both places forged a deep friendship and they established a "kinship" for the two dragon boats based on the age of the boats. The Yanbu dragon boat was called the "Qiye" (father), and the Pantang dragon boat was the "Qizai" (son). For hundreds of years, during every Dragon Boat Festival, it has become a tradition for

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CHINA-GUANGZHOU-FOSHAN-DRAGON BOATS-VILLAGERS-EXCHANGE (CN)

(230623) -- GUANGZHOU, June 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- The dragon boat from Yanbu street of Foshan (C) sails on the river accompanied by dragon boats from Pantang area, in Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong Province, on June 22, 2023. For many years during the Dragon Boat Festival, people of several villages in the Lingnan area follow a tradition to row dragon boats to visit their "dragon boat's relative". The 591-year-old Yanbu dragon boat has been enjoying a popularity in the border area of Guangzhou and Foshan, where dragon boat race has a long history, from as early as 1597. On that year, people rowing Yanbu dragon boat competed for the first time with another dragon boat from Pantang during the Dragon Boat Festival. Since then, villagers from both places forged a deep friendship and they established a "kinship" for the two dragon boats based on the age of the boats. The Yanbu dragon boat was called the "Qiye" (father), and the Pantang dragon boat was the "Qizai" (son). For hundreds of years, during every

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CHINA-GUANGZHOU-FOSHAN-DRAGON BOATS-VILLAGERS-EXCHANGE (CN)

(230623) -- GUANGZHOU, June 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Elders from Pantang area hangs a red cloth flower for the dragon boat from Yanbu street of Foshan, in Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong Province, on June 22, 2023. For many years during the Dragon Boat Festival, people of several villages in the Lingnan area follow a tradition to row dragon boats to visit their "dragon boat's relative". The 591-year-old Yanbu dragon boat has been enjoying a popularity in the border area of Guangzhou and Foshan, where dragon boat race has a long history, from as early as 1597. On that year, people rowing Yanbu dragon boat competed for the first time with another dragon boat from Pantang during the Dragon Boat Festival. Since then, villagers from both places forged a deep friendship and they established a "kinship" for the two dragon boats based on the age of the boats. The Yanbu dragon boat was called the "Qiye" (father), and the Pantang dragon boat was the "Qizai" (son). For hundreds of years, during every Dragon Boat Fe

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CHINA-GUANGZHOU-FOSHAN-DRAGON BOATS-VILLAGERS-EXCHANGE (CN)

(230623) -- GUANGZHOU, June 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Elders from Pantang aera welcome the dragon boat from Yanbu street of Foshan (2nd L), in Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong Province, on June 22, 2023. For many years during the Dragon Boat Festival, people of several villages in the Lingnan area follow a tradition to row dragon boats to visit their "dragon boat's relative". The 591-year-old Yanbu dragon boat has been enjoying a popularity in the border area of Guangzhou and Foshan, where dragon boat race has a long history, from as early as 1597. On that year, people rowing Yanbu dragon boat competed for the first time with another dragon boat from Pantang during the Dragon Boat Festival. Since then, villagers from both places forged a deep friendship and they established a "kinship" for the two dragon boats based on the age of the boats. The Yanbu dragon boat was called the "Qiye" (father), and the Pantang dragon boat was the "Qizai" (son). For hundreds of years, during every Dragon Boat Festival, it ha

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CHINA-GUANGZHOU-FOSHAN-DRAGON BOATS-VILLAGERS-EXCHANGE (CN)

(230623) -- GUANGZHOU, June 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- The dragon boat from Yanbu street of Foshan visits Pantangwuyue historical community in Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong Province, on June 22, 2023. For many years during the Dragon Boat Festival, people of several villages in the Lingnan area follow a tradition to row dragon boats to visit their "dragon boat's relative". The 591-year-old Yanbu dragon boat has been enjoying a popularity in the border area of Guangzhou and Foshan, where dragon boat race has a long history, from as early as 1597. On that year, people rowing Yanbu dragon boat competed for the first time with another dragon boat from Pantang during the Dragon Boat Festival. Since then, villagers from both places forged a deep friendship and they established a "kinship" for the two dragon boats based on the age of the boats. The Yanbu dragon boat was called the "Qiye" (father), and the Pantang dragon boat was the "Qizai" (son). For hundreds of years, during every Dragon Boat Festival, it has

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CHINA-GUANGZHOU-FOSHAN-DRAGON BOATS-VILLAGERS-EXCHANGE (CN)

(230623) -- GUANGZHOU, June 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Dragon boats visit Pantangwuyue historical community in Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong Province, on June 22, 2023. For many years during the Dragon Boat Festival, people of several villages in the Lingnan area follow a tradition to row dragon boats to visit their "dragon boat's relative". The 591-year-old Yanbu dragon boat has been enjoying a popularity in the border area of Guangzhou and Foshan, where dragon boat race has a long history, from as early as 1597. On that year, people rowing Yanbu dragon boat competed for the first time with another dragon boat from Pantang during the Dragon Boat Festival. Since then, villagers from both places forged a deep friendship and they established a "kinship" for the two dragon boats based on the age of the boats. The Yanbu dragon boat was called the "Qiye" (father), and the Pantang dragon boat was the "Qizai" (son). For hundreds of years, during every Dragon Boat Festival, it has become a tradition for villager

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CHINA-GUANGZHOU-FOSHAN-DRAGON BOATS-VILLAGERS-EXCHANGE (CN)

(230623) -- GUANGZHOU, June 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Oarsmen of a visiting dragon boat raise their oars at Pantangwuyue historical community in Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong Province, on June 22, 2023. For many years during the Dragon Boat Festival, people of several villages in the Lingnan area follow a tradition to row dragon boats to visit their "dragon boat's relative". The 591-year-old Yanbu dragon boat has been enjoying a popularity in the border area of Guangzhou and Foshan, where dragon boat race has a long history, from as early as 1597. On that year, people rowing Yanbu dragon boat competed for the first time with another dragon boat from Pantang during the Dragon Boat Festival. Since then, villagers from both places forged a deep friendship and they established a "kinship" for the two dragon boats based on the age of the boats. The Yanbu dragon boat was called the "Qiye" (father), and the Pantang dragon boat was the "Qizai" (son). For hundreds of years, during every Dragon Boat Festival, it

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CHINA-GUANGZHOU-FOSHAN-DRAGON BOATS-VILLAGERS-EXCHANGE (CN)

(230623) -- GUANGZHOU, June 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- The dragon boat from Yanbu street of Foshan visits Pantangwuyue historical community in Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong Province, on June 22, 2023. For many years during the Dragon Boat Festival, people of several villages in the Lingnan area follow a tradition to row dragon boats to visit their "dragon boat's relative". The 591-year-old Yanbu dragon boat has been enjoying a popularity in the border area of Guangzhou and Foshan, where dragon boat race has a long history, from as early as 1597. On that year, people rowing Yanbu dragon boat competed for the first time with another dragon boat from Pantang during the Dragon Boat Festival. Since then, villagers from both places forged a deep friendship and they established a "kinship" for the two dragon boats based on the age of the boats. The Yanbu dragon boat was called the "Qiye" (father), and the Pantang dragon boat was the "Qizai" (son). For hundreds of years, during every Dragon Boat Festival, it has

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CHINA-GUANGZHOU-FOSHAN-DRAGON BOATS-VILLAGERS-EXCHANGE (CN)

(230623) -- GUANGZHOU, June 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- The dragon boat from Yanbu street of Foshan visits Pantangwuyue historical community and invites local villagers to visit Yanbu by dragon boat, in Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong Province, on June 22, 2023. For many years during the Dragon Boat Festival, people of several villages in the Lingnan area follow a tradition to row dragon boats to visit their "dragon boat's relative". The 591-year-old Yanbu dragon boat has been enjoying a popularity in the border area of Guangzhou and Foshan, where dragon boat race has a long history, from as early as 1597. On that year, people rowing Yanbu dragon boat competed for the first time with another dragon boat from Pantang during the Dragon Boat Festival. Since then, villagers from both places forged a deep friendship and they established a "kinship" for the two dragon boats based on the age of the boats. The Yanbu dragon boat was called the "Qiye" (father), and the Pantang dragon boat was the "Qizai" (son). For h

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CHINA-GUANGZHOU-FOSHAN-DRAGON BOATS-VILLAGERS-EXCHANGE (CN)

(230623) -- GUANGZHOU, June 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- The dragon boat from Yanbu street of Foshan visits Pantangwuyue historical community and invites local villagers to visit Yanbu by dragon boat, in Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong Province, on June 22, 2023. For many years during the Dragon Boat Festival, people of several villages in the Lingnan area follow a tradition to row dragon boats to visit their "dragon boat's relative". The 591-year-old Yanbu dragon boat has been enjoying a popularity in the border area of Guangzhou and Foshan, where dragon boat race has a long history, from as early as 1597. On that year, people rowing Yanbu dragon boat competed for the first time with another dragon boat from Pantang during the Dragon Boat Festival. Since then, villagers from both places forged a deep friendship and they established a "kinship" for the two dragon boats based on the age of the boats. The Yanbu dragon boat was called the "Qiye" (father), and the Pantang dragon boat was the "Qizai" (son). For h

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(ZhejiangPictorial)CHINA-ZHEJIANG-TRADITIONAL VILLAGES-PROTECTION (CN)

(230427) -- HANGZHOU, April 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on April 3, 2023 shows the terraced fields in Lingnan Town of Shangyu District of Shaoxing City, east China's Zhejiang Province. China has inscribed a total of 8,155 traditional villages to its state protection list in an effort to conserve the country's millennia-old agricultural civilization, official data showed. Zhejiang is among the leaders in the country's rural vitalization drive, with great efforts being made to protect the natural environment and traditional culture. (Xinhua/Weng Xinyang)

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Brazilian musician experiencing traditional village life in S. China

STORY: Brazilian musician experiencing traditional village life in S. China DATELINE: July 14, 2022 LENGTH: 00:07:53 LOCATION: ZHONGSHAN, China CATEGORY: CULTURE/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: SOUNDBITE (English): RICARDO VOGT, Brazilian musician STORYLINE: Caobian Village in Zhongshan City, Guangdong Province, has a history of more than a thousand years. Follow Ricardo Vogt, a Brazilian musician, to visit the small pearl in south China and experience the poetic life people are leading there. SOUNDBITE (English): RICARDO VOGT, Brazilian musician "Caobian Village in the Southern District of Zhongshan was founded in the Southern Song Dynasty and has a history of more than a thousand years. Here we can find many Lingnan-style old houses and fortress towers from the Qing and Ming Dynasties. Today I'd like to invite you to come with me and let's explore together this small pearl in the Southern District of Zhongshan. Let's go. The ancient fortress towers stand on the fields. The slate stone pave the way with beautiful hou

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CHINA-GUANGZHOU-TIME-HONORED DRAGON BOAT-RECREATION(CN)

(220603) -- GUANGZHOU, June 3, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Weichao, an inheritor of intangible cultural heritage of making dragon boat's dragon-head & tail-shaped wood carving, paints the dragon-head-shaped carving component at his workshop in Huangpu District of Guangzhou City, south China's Guangdong Province, April 21, 2022. During every year's Dragon Boat Festival, various of competing dragon boats are scattered along the Zhujiang River. As a traditional folk custom, Dragon boat race is very popular among locals in south China's densely river-covered Lingnan area where almost every village boasts of its own dragon boat. The dragon boat "Dongpo" made in 1868 and belonged to Chepo Village is one of the oldest dragon boats in Guangzhou. As years passed, this old dragon boat has to inevitably face aging and damage. In order to protect this time-honored treasure, Chepo Village entrusted an inheritor of intangible cultural heritage and a shipyard in Guangzhou to recreate the dragon boat's dragon-head & tail-sha

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CHINA-GUANGZHOU-TIME-HONORED DRAGON BOAT-RECREATION(CN)

(220603) -- GUANGZHOU, June 3, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People prepare to push the new dragon boat "Dongpo" into the river during the launching ceremony held at Longchuanshijia, a shipyard in Panyu District of Guangzhou City, south China's Guangdong Province, May 14, 2022. During every year's Dragon Boat Festival, various of competing dragon boats are scattered along the Zhujiang River. As a traditional folk custom, Dragon boat race is very popular among locals in south China's densely river-covered Lingnan area where almost every village boasts of its own dragon boat. The dragon boat "Dongpo" made in 1868 and belonged to Chepo Village is one of the oldest dragon boats in Guangzhou. As years passed, this old dragon boat has to inevitably face aging and damage. In order to protect this time-honored treasure, Chepo Village entrusted an inheritor of intangible cultural heritage and a shipyard in Guangzhou to recreate the dragon boat's dragon-head & tail-shaped wood carving and hull. Before the Dragon Boat Fest

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CHINA-GUANGZHOU-TIME-HONORED DRAGON BOAT-RECREATION(CN)

(220603) -- GUANGZHOU, June 3, 2022 (Xinhua) -- The new dragon boat "Dongpo" moves on a river in Chepo Village in Tianhe District of Guangzhou City, south China's Guangdong Province, May 14, 2022. During every year's Dragon Boat Festival, various of competing dragon boats are scattered along the Zhujiang River. As a traditional folk custom, Dragon boat race is very popular among locals in south China's densely river-covered Lingnan area where almost every village boasts of its own dragon boat. The dragon boat "Dongpo" made in 1868 and belonged to Chepo Village is one of the oldest dragon boats in Guangzhou. As years passed, this old dragon boat has to inevitably face aging and damage. In order to protect this time-honored treasure, Chepo Village entrusted an inheritor of intangible cultural heritage and a shipyard in Guangzhou to recreate the dragon boat's dragon-head & tail-shaped wood carving and hull. Before the Dragon Boat Festival, with the sound of drums and celebratory shouts, the villagers ca

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CHINA-GUANGZHOU-TIME-HONORED DRAGON BOAT-RECREATION(CN)

(220603) -- GUANGZHOU, June 3, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A worker makes hull component of the new dragon boat "Dongpo" at Longchuanshijia, a shipyard in Panyu District of Guangzhou City, south China's Guangdong Province, March 18, 2022. During every year's Dragon Boat Festival, various of competing dragon boats are scattered along the Zhujiang River. As a traditional folk custom, Dragon boat race is very popular among locals in south China's densely river-covered Lingnan area where almost every village boasts of its own dragon boat. The dragon boat "Dongpo" made in 1868 and belonged to Chepo Village is one of the oldest dragon boats in Guangzhou. As years passed, this old dragon boat has to inevitably face aging and damage. In order to protect this time-honored treasure, Chepo Village entrusted an inheritor of intangible cultural heritage and a shipyard in Guangzhou to recreate the dragon boat's dragon-head & tail-shaped wood carving and hull. Before the Dragon Boat Festival, with the sound of drums and celeb

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CHINA-GUANGZHOU-TIME-HONORED DRAGON BOAT-RECREATION(CN)

(220603) -- GUANGZHOU, June 3, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A villager from Chepo Village poses for photo with the new dragon boat "Dongpo" at Longchuanshijia, a shipyard in Panyu District of Guangzhou City, south China's Guangdong Province, May 14, 2022. During every year's Dragon Boat Festival, various of competing dragon boats are scattered along the Zhujiang River. As a traditional folk custom, Dragon boat race is very popular among locals in south China's densely river-covered Lingnan area where almost every village boasts of its own dragon boat. The dragon boat "Dongpo" made in 1868 and belonged to Chepo Village is one of the oldest dragon boats in Guangzhou. As years passed, this old dragon boat has to inevitably face aging and damage. In order to protect this time-honored treasure, Chepo Village entrusted an inheritor of intangible cultural heritage and a shipyard in Guangzhou to recreate the dragon boat's dragon-head & tail-shaped wood carving and hull. Before the Dragon Boat Festival, with the sound of

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CHINA-GUANGZHOU-TIME-HONORED DRAGON BOAT-RECREATION(CN)

(220603) -- GUANGZHOU, June 3, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A worker works on the hull of the new dragon boat "Dongpo" at Longchuanshijia, a shipyard in Panyu District of Guangzhou City, south China's Guangdong Province, March 18, 2022. During every year's Dragon Boat Festival, various of competing dragon boats are scattered along the Zhujiang River. As a traditional folk custom, Dragon boat race is very popular among locals in south China's densely river-covered Lingnan area where almost every village boasts of its own dragon boat. The dragon boat "Dongpo" made in 1868 and belonged to Chepo Village is one of the oldest dragon boats in Guangzhou. As years passed, this old dragon boat has to inevitably face aging and damage. In order to protect this time-honored treasure, Chepo Village entrusted an inheritor of intangible cultural heritage and a shipyard in Guangzhou to recreate the dragon boat's dragon-head & tail-shaped wood carving and hull. Before the Dragon Boat Festival, with the sound of drums and celebrat

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CHINA-GUANGZHOU-TIME-HONORED DRAGON BOAT-RECREATION(CN)

(220603) -- GUANGZHOU, June 3, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Workers prepare to fix the dragon-head-shaped wood carving at Longchuanshijia, a shipyard in Panyu District of Guangzhou City, south China's Guangdong Province, May 5, 2022. During every year's Dragon Boat Festival, various of competing dragon boats are scattered along the Zhujiang River. As a traditional folk custom, Dragon boat race is very popular among locals in south China's densely river-covered Lingnan area where almost every village boasts of its own dragon boat. The dragon boat "Dongpo" made in 1868 and belonged to Chepo Village is one of the oldest dragon boats in Guangzhou. As years passed, this old dragon boat has to inevitably face aging and damage. In order to protect this time-honored treasure, Chepo Village entrusted an inheritor of intangible cultural heritage and a shipyard in Guangzhou to recreate the dragon boat's dragon-head & tail-shaped wood carving and hull. Before the Dragon Boat Festival, with the sound of drums and celebratory

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CHINA-GUANGZHOU-TIME-HONORED DRAGON BOAT-RECREATION(CN)

(220603) -- GUANGZHOU, June 3, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Weichao, an inheritor of intangible cultural heritage of making dragon boat's dragon-head & tail-shaped wood carving, makes the dragon-head-shaped carving component at his workshop in Huangpu District of Guangzhou City, south China's Guangdong Province, April 15, 2022. During every year's Dragon Boat Festival, various of competing dragon boats are scattered along the Zhujiang River. As a traditional folk custom, Dragon boat race is very popular among locals in south China's densely river-covered Lingnan area where almost every village boasts of its own dragon boat. The dragon boat "Dongpo" made in 1868 and belonged to Chepo Village is one of the oldest dragon boats in Guangzhou. As years passed, this old dragon boat has to inevitably face aging and damage. In order to protect this time-honored treasure, Chepo Village entrusted an inheritor of intangible cultural heritage and a shipyard in Guangzhou to recreate the dragon boat's dragon-head & tail-shap

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CHINA-GUANGZHOU-TIME-HONORED DRAGON BOAT-RECREATION(CN)

(220603) -- GUANGZHOU, June 3, 2022 (Xinhua) -- The launching ceremony of the new dragon boat "Dongpo" is held at Longchuanshijia, a shipyard in Panyu District of Guangzhou City, south China's Guangdong Province, May 14, 2022. During every year's Dragon Boat Festival, various of competing dragon boats are scattered along the Zhujiang River. As a traditional folk custom, Dragon boat race is very popular among locals in south China's densely river-covered Lingnan area where almost every village boasts of its own dragon boat. The dragon boat "Dongpo" made in 1868 and belonged to Chepo Village is one of the oldest dragon boats in Guangzhou. As years passed, this old dragon boat has to inevitably face aging and damage. In order to protect this time-honored treasure, Chepo Village entrusted an inheritor of intangible cultural heritage and a shipyard in Guangzhou to recreate the dragon boat's dragon-head & tail-shaped wood carving and hull. Before the Dragon Boat Festival, with the sound of drums and celebr

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CHINA-GUANGZHOU-TIME-HONORED DRAGON BOAT-RECREATION(CN)

(220603) -- GUANGZHOU, June 3, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on May 14, 2022 shows the new dragon boat "Dongpo" moving on a river in Chepo Village in Tianhe District of Guangzhou City, south China's Guangdong Province. During every year's Dragon Boat Festival, various of competing dragon boats are scattered along the Zhujiang River. As a traditional folk custom, Dragon boat race is very popular among locals in south China's densely river-covered Lingnan area where almost every village boasts of its own dragon boat. The dragon boat "Dongpo" made in 1868 and belonged to Chepo Village is one of the oldest dragon boats in Guangzhou. As years passed, this old dragon boat has to inevitably face aging and damage. In order to protect this time-honored treasure, Chepo Village entrusted an inheritor of intangible cultural heritage and a shipyard in Guangzhou to recreate the dragon boat's dragon-head & tail-shaped wood carving and hull. Before the Dragon Boat Festival, with the sound of drums and celebrat

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CHINA-GUANGZHOU-TIME-HONORED DRAGON BOAT-RECREATION(CN)

(220603) -- GUANGZHOU, June 3, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on March 18, 2022 shows the hull of the new dragon boat "Dongpo" at Longchuanshijia, a shipyard in Panyu District of Guangzhou City, south China's Guangdong Province. During every year's Dragon Boat Festival, various of competing dragon boats are scattered along the Zhujiang River. As a traditional folk custom, Dragon boat race is very popular among locals in south China's densely river-covered Lingnan area where almost every village boasts of its own dragon boat. The dragon boat "Dongpo" made in 1868 and belonged to Chepo Village is one of the oldest dragon boats in Guangzhou. As years passed, this old dragon boat has to inevitably face aging and damage. In order to protect this time-honored treasure, Chepo Village entrusted an inheritor of intangible cultural heritage and a shipyard in Guangzhou to recreate the dragon boat's dragon-head & tail-shaped wood carving and hull. Before the Dragon Boat Festival, with the sound of drums and celebr

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CHINA-GUANGZHOU-TIME-HONORED DRAGON BOAT-RECREATION(CN)

(220603) -- GUANGZHOU, June 3, 2022 (Xinhua) -- The new dragon boat "Dongpo" moves on a river in Chepo Village in Tianhe District of Guangzhou City, south China's Guangdong Province, May 14, 2022. During every year's Dragon Boat Festival, various of competing dragon boats are scattered along the Zhujiang River. As a traditional folk custom, Dragon boat race is very popular among locals in south China's densely river-covered Lingnan area where almost every village boasts of its own dragon boat. The dragon boat "Dongpo" made in 1868 and belonged to Chepo Village is one of the oldest dragon boats in Guangzhou. As years passed, this old dragon boat has to inevitably face aging and damage. In order to protect this time-honored treasure, Chepo Village entrusted an inheritor of intangible cultural heritage and a shipyard in Guangzhou to recreate the dragon boat's dragon-head & tail-shaped wood carving and hull. Before the Dragon Boat Festival, with the sound of drums and celebratory shouts, the villagers ca

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CHINA-GUANGZHOU-TIME-HONORED DRAGON BOAT-RECREATION(CN)

(220603) -- GUANGZHOU, June 3, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A worker works on the hull of the new dragon boat "Dongpo" at Longchuanshijia, a shipyard in Panyu District of Guangzhou City, south China's Guangdong Province, March 18, 2022. During every year's Dragon Boat Festival, various of competing dragon boats are scattered along the Zhujiang River. As a traditional folk custom, Dragon boat race is very popular among locals in south China's densely river-covered Lingnan area where almost every village boasts of its own dragon boat. The dragon boat "Dongpo" made in 1868 and belonged to Chepo Village is one of the oldest dragon boats in Guangzhou. As years passed, this old dragon boat has to inevitably face aging and damage. In order to protect this time-honored treasure, Chepo Village entrusted an inheritor of intangible cultural heritage and a shipyard in Guangzhou to recreate the dragon boat's dragon-head & tail-shaped wood carving and hull. Before the Dragon Boat Festival, with the sound of drums and celebrat

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CHINA-GUANGZHOU-TIME-HONORED DRAGON BOAT-RECREATION(CN)

(220603) -- GUANGZHOU, June 3, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Weichao, an inheritor of intangible cultural heritage of making dragon boat's dragon-head & tail-shaped wood carving, makes the dragon-head-shaped carving component at his workshop in Huangpu District of Guangzhou City, south China's Guangdong Province, April 15, 2022. During every year's Dragon Boat Festival, various of competing dragon boats are scattered along the Zhujiang River. As a traditional folk custom, Dragon boat race is very popular among locals in south China's densely river-covered Lingnan area where almost every village boasts of its own dragon boat. The dragon boat "Dongpo" made in 1868 and belonged to Chepo Village is one of the oldest dragon boats in Guangzhou. As years passed, this old dragon boat has to inevitably face aging and damage. In order to protect this time-honored treasure, Chepo Village entrusted an inheritor of intangible cultural heritage and a shipyard in Guangzhou to recreate the dragon boat's dragon-head & tail-shap