#CHINA-SCHOOLS-NEW SEMESTER (CN)

#CHINA-SCHOOLS-NEW SEMESTER (CN)

(230830) -- JIANDE, Aug. 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A teacher prepares the settings of a classroom for the first grade students in Mingjing primary school of Jiande, east China's Zhejiang Province, Aug. 30, 2023. (Photo by Ning Wenwu/Xinhua)

CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-INT'L WOMEN'S DAY-FEMALE WORKERS (CN)

CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-INT'L WOMEN'S DAY-FEMALE WORKERS (CN)

(230308) -- HARBIN, March 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This combo photo shows technician Song Mingjing working (L) and posing for a photo at a workshop of China First Heavy Industries (CFHI) in Qiqihar, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, March 6, 2023. Enterprises in Heilongjiang Province, an old industrial base in northeast China, have been making headway towards the goal of making a good start in the first quarter of 2023. There are many female workers playing an active role in various workplaces. The International Women's Day, celebrated on Wednesday, is a great occasion to pay tribute to the "She Power". (Photo by Li Yulong/Xinhua)

Breeding crabs in paddy fields

STORY: Breeding crabs in paddy fields DATELINE: June 3, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:51 LOCATION: CHANGCHUN, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): YI MINGJING, Aquatic products management station of Zhenlai County 2. various of farmers working in the fields STORYLINE: It is the season for farmers in Zhenlai County, northeast China's Jilin Province, to release juvenile crabs into the paddy fields. Local farmers developed the mode to breed the river crabs in fields where rice is grown, taking the advantage of the ecological relationship between rice and crabs that helps reduce the use of pesticides and crab feed. The mode also helps farmers planting rice increase incomes. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): YI MINGJING, Aquatic products management station of Zhenlai County "Every June 1 to June 3 is the best time for us to release juvenile crabs (into the paddy fields). It can help increase income for farmers and also boost the quality of rice." Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Changchun, C