24 Solar Terms: Liqiu

STORY: 24 Solar Terms: Liqiu DATELINE: Aug. 8, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:59 LOCATION: GUANGZHOU, China CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of animation about Liqiu STORYLINE: The traditional Chinese lunar calendar divides the year into 24 solar terms. "Liqiu," or the beginning of autumn, falls on Tuesday this year. "Liqiu" is the first day of autumn on the Chinese lunar calendar. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Guangzhou, China. (XHTV)

Traditional delicacy on Liqiu solar term: pear

STORY: Traditional delicacy on Liqiu solar term: pear DATELINE: Aug. 8, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:21 LOCATION: SHANGHAI, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): SANAA SAOUAK, Student, Shanghai International Studies University 2. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): LU HUIHUI, Villager of Lyugang Village, Shanghai 3. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): SANAA SAOUAK, Student, Shanghai International Studies University 4. SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): LU HUIHUI, Villager of Lyugang Village, Shanghai 5. SOUNDBITE 5 (Chinese): LU HUIHUI, Villager of Lyugang Village, Shanghai 6. SOUNDBITE 6 (Chinese): Tourist 7. SOUNDBITE 7 (Chinese): Tourist 8. various of pear orchards, pear trees, making of pear juice, boxing process of pears STORYLINE: SOUNDBITE 1 (English): SANAA SAOUAK, Student, Shanghai International Studies University "A cool breeze passes summer in a leisurely way. A juicy pear is the herald of autumn. Hello everyone, my name is Sanaa and I come from Morocco. Today is the 'Beginning of Autumn' in the traditional 24 solar term

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(230808) -- BEIJING, Aug. 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Aug. 7, 2023 shows farmers picking fresh tea leaves at a tea garden in Wulingyuan District of Zhangjiajie City, central China's Hunan Province. Tuesday marks "Liqiu", or the beginning of autumn, the first day of autumn on the Chinese lunar calendar. Farmers in different areas of the country are busy with harvesting. (Photo by Wu Yongbing/Xinhua)

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(230808) -- BEIJING, Aug. 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A farmer collects Chinese wolfberries at a wolfberry base in Ganzhou District of Zhangye City, northwest China's Gansu Province, Aug. 6, 2023. Tuesday marks "Liqiu", or the beginning of autumn, the first day of autumn on the Chinese lunar calendar. Farmers in different areas of the country are busy with harvesting. (Photo by Chen Li/Xinhua)

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(230808) -- BEIJING, Aug. 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Aug. 7, 2023 shows farmers harvesting in a field in Heixi Township, southwest China's Chongqing Municipality. Tuesday marks "Liqiu", or the beginning of autumn, the first day of autumn on the Chinese lunar calendar. Farmers in different areas of the country are busy with harvesting. (Photo by Yang Min/Xinhua)

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(230808) -- BEIJING, Aug. 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Aug. 7, 2023 shows a farmer working in a scallion field in Huiting Township, Xiayi County, central China's Henan Province. Tuesday marks "Liqiu", or the beginning of autumn, the first day of autumn on the Chinese lunar calendar. Farmers in different areas of the country are busy with harvesting. (Photo by Wang Gaochao/Xinhua)

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(230808) -- BEIJING, Aug. 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Farmers transport newly-picked pears in Yicheng District of Zhumadian City, central China's Henan Province, Aug. 7, 2023. Tuesday marks "Liqiu", or the beginning of autumn, the first day of autumn on the Chinese lunar calendar. Farmers in different areas of the country are busy with harvesting. (Photo by Mi Shan/Xinhua)

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(230808) -- BEIJING, Aug. 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Aug. 7, 2023 shows farmers working in an oil sunflower field in Wenxian County of Jiaozuo City, central China's Henan Province. Tuesday marks "Liqiu", or the beginning of autumn, the first day of autumn on the Chinese lunar calendar. Farmers in different areas of the country are busy with harvesting. (Photo by Xu Hongxing/Xinhua)

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(230808) -- BEIJING, Aug. 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A farmer works in a sorghum field in Pingyi County of Linyi City, east China's Shandong Province, Aug. 7, 2023. Tuesday marks "Liqiu", or the beginning of autumn, the first day of autumn on the Chinese lunar calendar. Farmers in different areas of the country are busy with harvesting. (Photo by Wu Jiquan/Xinhua)

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(230808) -- BEIJING, Aug. 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Aug. 6, 2023 shows farmers harvesting rice in a paddy field in Jiangyang District of Luzhou, southwest China's Sichuan Province. Tuesday marks "Liqiu", or the beginning of autumn, the first day of autumn on the Chinese lunar calendar. Farmers in different areas of the country are busy with harvesting. (Photo by Liu Xueyi/Xinhua)

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(230808) -- BEIJING, Aug. 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A farmer collects grapes at a grape planting base in Zhangbaqiao Township, Baofeng County, central China's Henan Province, Aug. 7, 2023. Tuesday marks "Liqiu", or the beginning of autumn, the first day of autumn on the Chinese lunar calendar. Farmers in different areas of the country are busy with harvesting. (Photo by He Wuchang/Xinhua)

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(230808) -- BEIJING, Aug. 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A harvester harvests corn at a farmland in Yongxing Township, Huaying City, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Aug. 6, 2023. Tuesday marks "Liqiu", or the beginning of autumn, the first day of autumn on the Chinese lunar calendar. Farmers in different areas of the country are busy with harvesting. (Photo by Qiu Haiying/Xinhua)

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(230808) -- BEIJING, Aug. 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Aug. 7, 2023 shows farmers weeding a paddy field in Nanjing, capital of east China's Jiangsu Province. Tuesday marks "Liqiu", or the beginning of autumn, the first day of autumn on the Chinese lunar calendar. Farmers in different areas of the country are busy with harvesting. (Photo by Du Yi/Xinhua)

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(230808) -- BEIJING, Aug. 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A farmer works in a field in Shuangfeng County, Loudi City, central China's Hunan Province, Aug. 7, 2023. Tuesday marks "Liqiu", or the beginning of autumn, the first day of autumn on the Chinese lunar calendar. Farmers in different areas of the country are busy with harvesting. (Photo by Li Jianxin/Xinhua)

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(230808) -- BEIJING, Aug. 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A farmer loads rice on a vehicle at a hybrid rice seed production base in Zhuxi Township of Cengong County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Aug. 7, 2023. Tuesday marks "Liqiu", or the beginning of autumn, the first day of autumn on the Chinese lunar calendar. Farmers in different areas of the country are busy with harvesting. (Photo by Tang Peng/Xinhua)

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(230808) -- BEIJING, Aug. 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Farmers harvest chili peppers at a chili planting base in Nanshao Township of Jianhe County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Aug. 7, 2023. Tuesday marks "Liqiu", or the beginning of autumn, the first day of autumn on the Chinese lunar calendar. Farmers in different areas of the country are busy with harvesting. (Photo by Wan Wenjie/Xinhua)

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(230808) -- BEIJING, Aug. 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A farmer collects lotus seedpods in Hengdong County of Hengyang City, central China's Hunan Province, Aug. 7, 2023. Tuesday marks "Liqiu", or the beginning of autumn, the first day of autumn on the Chinese lunar calendar. Farmers in different areas of the country are busy with harvesting. (Photo by Xiao Yahui/Xinhua)

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(230808) -- BEIJING, Aug. 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Farmers pick fresh tea leaves at a tea garden in Wulingyuan District of Zhangjiajie City, central China's Hunan Province, on Aug. 7, 2023. Tuesday marks "Liqiu", or the beginning of autumn, the first day of autumn on the Chinese lunar calendar. Farmers in different areas of the country are busy with harvesting. (Photo by Wu Yongbing/Xinhua)

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(230808) -- BEIJING, Aug. 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Aug. 7, 2023 shows farmers weeding a paddy field of a modern agricultural park in Kunshan City, east China's Jiangsu Province. Tuesday marks "Liqiu", or the beginning of autumn, the first day of autumn on the Chinese lunar calendar. Farmers in different areas of the country are busy with harvesting. (Photo by Wang Xuzhong/Xinhua)

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(230808) -- BEIJING, Aug. 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A farmer weeds a peanut field in Zhangbaqiao Township of Baofeng County, central China's Henan Province, Aug. 7, 2023. Tuesday marks "Liqiu", or the beginning of autumn, the first day of autumn on the Chinese lunar calendar. Farmers in different areas of the country are busy with harvesting. (Photo by He Wuchang/Xinhua)

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(220807) -- ZAOZHUANG, Aug. 7, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo shows farmers working in an eggplant field in Tuanjie Village of Yuqing County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Aug. 7, 2022. Sunday marks "Liqiu", or the beginning of autumn, the first day of autumn on the Chinese lunar calendar. (Photo by Zhou Lei/Xinhua)

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(220807) -- ZAOZHUANG, Aug. 7, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo shows villagers picking tea leaves in Zigui County of Yichang, central China's Hubei Province, Aug. 7, 2022. Sunday marks "Liqiu", or the beginning of autumn, the first day of autumn on the Chinese lunar calendar. (Photo by Wang Huifu/Xinhua)

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(220807) -- ZAOZHUANG, Aug. 7, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Farmers harvest rice in Wenling, east China's Zhejiang Province, Aug. 7, 2022. Sunday marks "Liqiu", or the beginning of autumn, the first day of autumn on the Chinese lunar calendar. (Photo by Liu Zhenqing/Xinhua)

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(220807) -- ZAOZHUANG, Aug. 7, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo shows farmers collecting water caltrops in Qindong Township of Taizhou, east China's Jiangsu Province, Aug. 7, 2022. Sunday marks "Liqiu", or the beginning of autumn, the first day of autumn on the Chinese lunar calendar. (Photo by Tang Dehong/Xinhua)

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(220807) -- ZAOZHUANG, Aug. 7, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Farmers take care of chrysanthemums in a greenhouse in Shiliquan Village of Zaozhuang, east China's Shandong Province, Aug. 7, 2022. Sunday marks "Liqiu", or the beginning of autumn, the first day of autumn on the Chinese lunar calendar. (Photo by Sun Yang/Xinhua)

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(220807) -- ZAOZHUANG, Aug. 7, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Farmers work in a field in Shunshui Village of Yongzhou, central China's Hunan Province, Aug. 7, 2022. Sunday marks "Liqiu", or the beginning of autumn, the first day of autumn on the Chinese lunar calendar. (Photo by Peng Hua/Xinhua)

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(220807) -- ZAOZHUANG, Aug. 7, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A villager works in a field in Bijie, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Aug. 7, 2022. Sunday marks "Liqiu", or the beginning of autumn, the first day of autumn on the Chinese lunar calendar. (Photo by Li Hua/Xinhua)

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(220807) -- ZAOZHUANG, Aug. 7, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A villager picks chive flowers in Nanying Village of Zibo, east China's Shandong Province, Aug. 7, 2022. Sunday marks "Liqiu", or the beginning of autumn, the first day of autumn on the Chinese lunar calendar. (Photo by Zhao Dongshan/Xinhua)

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(220807) -- ZAOZHUANG, Aug. 7, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo shows farmers planting water chestnuts in Dancun Village of Hezhou, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Aug. 7, 2022. Sunday marks "Liqiu", or the beginning of autumn, the first day of autumn on the Chinese lunar calendar. (Photo by Liao Zuping/Xinhua)

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(220807) -- ZAOZHUANG, Aug. 7, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A villager harvests herbs in Yiyuan County of Zibo, east China's Shandong Province, Aug. 7, 2022. Sunday marks "Liqiu", or the beginning of autumn, the first day of autumn on the Chinese lunar calendar. (Photo by Zhao Dongshan/Xinhua)

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(220807) -- ZAOZHUANG, Aug. 7, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo shows a villager spreading ears of corn to dry in Qianjiang District of southwest China's Chongqing, Aug. 7, 2022. Sunday marks "Liqiu", or the beginning of autumn, the first day of autumn on the Chinese lunar calendar. (Photo by Yang Min/Xinhua)

24 Solar Terms: Liqiu

STORY: 24 Solar Terms: Liqiu DATELINE: Aug. 7, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:30 LOCATION: GUANGZHOU, China CATEGORY: WEATHER SHOTLIST: 1. animation of Liqiu STORYLINE: "Liqiu," or the beginning of autumn, is the first day of autumn on the Chinese lunar calendar. The traditional Chinese lunar calendar divides the year into 24 solar terms. The beginning of autumn, the 13th solar term of the year, falls on Aug. 7 this year. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Guangzhou, China. (XHTV)

24 Solar Terms: Liqiu

The traditional Chinese lunar calendar divides the year into 24 solar terms. "Liqiu," or the beginning of autumn, falls on Sunday this year.