Chinese schools boost health, happiness with focus on exercise

STORY: Chinese schools boost health, happiness with focus on exercise SHOOTING TIME: Recent and file footage DATELINE: June 1, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:34 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: EDUCATION SHOTLIST: 1. various of children's sports activities held in various parts of China 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): GAO XING, Vice Principal, Tongmeng Kindergarten in Wuhan 3. Students practicing martial arts 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): HOU MINGFEI, Vice Principal, No. 9 Primary School in Hunnan District of Shenyang 5. various of children's sports activities held in various parts of China STORYLINE: June 1st marks International Children's Day. Ahead of this day, diverse and colorful sports activities were held in various parts of China, allowing children to have fun while engaging in physical exercise. In a kindergarten in Wuhan, Hubei Province, martial arts were introduced on campus. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): GAO XING, Vice Principal, Tongmeng Kindergarten in Wuhan "In the past two years, over 200 children at our kindergarten hav

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