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Defunct mine turns into eco-friendly park in China's Tianjin

STORY: Defunct mine turns into eco-friendly park in China's Tianjin DATELINE: May 4, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:52 LOCATION: TIANJIN, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Eden project in Tianjin 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): HU ZHONGMING, Tourist from Beijing 3. various of the Eden project in Tianjin 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): CUI WEI, General manager, "Eden in the Mountains of Spring" demonstration base 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): ZHANG JIANYU, Head of Jizhou District government 6. various of the Eden project in Tianjin STORYLINE: An ecological, educational and leisure destination, which was transformed from a defunct mine in north China's Tianjin, has become a tourist attraction. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): HU ZHONGMING, Tourist from Beijing "My child mostly stays in the city and rarely has the opportunity to get close to nature, so we'd like to come here." Located near Panshan Mountain in the Jizhou District of Tianjin, the tourist attraction was the world's second Eden project after the United Kingdom

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CHINA-LIAONING-PANJIN-EXPLOSION-SEARCH AND RESCUE (CN)

(230116) -- PANJIN, Jan. 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A nurse checks on an injured victim of a chemical plant explosion at the Panjin Central Hospital in Panjin, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Jan. 16, 2023. China has ordered all-out search and rescue efforts following a chemical plant explosion in the northeastern Liaoning Province on Sunday. Five people have been reported dead and eight are missing. The incident occurred during maintenance at the plant's alkylation facility in Liaoning's Panshan County at approximately 1:30 p.m. A team from the Ministry of Emergency Management has arrived at the site of the explosion. Professional rescue forces have been deployed, including 443 firefighters equipped with 105 fire engines, according to the ministry. (Xinhua/Pan Yulong)

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CHINA-LIAONING-PANJIN-EXPLOSION-SEARCH AND RESCUE (CN)

(230116) -- PANJIN, Jan. 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A firefighter works at the site of a chemical plant explosion in Panjin, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Jan. 16, 2023. China has ordered all-out search and rescue efforts following a chemical plant explosion in the northeastern Liaoning Province on Sunday. Five people have been reported dead and eight are missing. The incident occurred during maintenance at the plant's alkylation facility in Liaoning's Panshan County at approximately 1:30 p.m. A team from the Ministry of Emergency Management has arrived at the site of the explosion. Professional rescue forces have been deployed, including 443 firefighters equipped with 105 fire engines, according to the ministry. (Xinhua/Pan Yulong)

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CHINA-TIANJIN-PANSHAN-SCENERY (CN)

(221026) -- TIANJIN, Oct. 26, 2022 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Oct. 25, 2022 shows the scenery of Panshan Mountain scenic resort in Jizhou District, north China's Tianjin. (Xinhua/Sun Fanyue)

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CHINA-TIANJIN-PANSHAN-SCENERY (CN)

(221026) -- TIANJIN, Oct. 26, 2022 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Oct. 25, 2022 shows the scenery of Panshan Mountain scenic resort in Jizhou District, north China's Tianjin. (Xinhua/Sun Fanyue)

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CHINA-TIANJIN-PANSHAN-SCENERY (CN)

(221026) -- TIANJIN, Oct. 26, 2022 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Oct. 25, 2022 shows the scenery of Panshan Mountain scenic resort in Jizhou District, north China's Tianjin. (Xinhua/Sun Fanyue)

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CHINA-HAINAN-WETLAND-WATERBIRDS (CN)

(220202) -- HAIKOU, Feb. 2, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese pond heron (ardeola bacchus) rests at Panshan Village of Xinzhou Town, Danzhou City, south China's Hainan Province, Dec. 8, 2021. World Wetlands Day is marked annually on Feb. 2. South China's Hainan Island has launched a survey of waterbirds wintering across the island. In the survey, 32,866 waterbirds of 71 species were observed, setting a new record over the years. (Xinhua/Yang Guanyu)