600,000 more saxaul saplings planted in Xinjiang's desert county

STORY: 600,000 more saxaul saplings planted in Xinjiang's desert county DATELINE: Dec. 2, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:21 LOCATION: QIEMO, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of desert in Qiemo County 2. various of people planting saxaul saplings 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): PATIGUL YASIN, Staff at the desertification control station in Qiemo County, Xinjiang 4. various of desert in Qiemo County 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese):PATIGUL YASIN, Staff at the desertification control station in Qiemo County, Xinjiang STORYLINE: Qiemo County Xinjiang, China About 600,000 saxaul saplings have been planted in Qiemo County in the early winter. These wind-blocking plants are expected to become new "guardians" of the desert county. Qiemo is surrounded by the Taklimakan Desert on three sides. It carried out desertification prevention and control projects in 1998 and has been planting trees in the desert for 24 consecutive years. It takes longer to plant trees in autumn and winter than in spring. However, the newly plante

China making headway in combating desertification

STORY: China making headway in combating desertification DATELINE: June 17, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:34 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of desertified land 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): HAO LIBO, Zhongwei Shapotou National Nature Reserve, Ningxia 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): PATIGUL YASIN, Staff member, Desertification control station of Qiemo County STORYLINE: Friday marks the the World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought, which is observed by the United Nations on June 17 every year. As a country troubled by serious soil erosion, land desertification and soil salinization, China faces an arduous task in its afforestation work. Many places in the country have taken measures to tackle desertification. In the southern edge of China's Tengger Desert, straw checkerboards are used to combat desertification. It's a dune fixation technique in which straw is placed on the surface of the desert in the shape of a checkerboard. The "straw-checkerboard mode" has prevented the desert from en

Xinjiang, my home: tiny chefs and their baked buns

STORY: Xinjiang, my home: tiny chefs and their baked buns DATELINE: May 20, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:10 LOCATION: URUMQI, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of a kindergarten in Changji Hui Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Xinjiang STORYLINE: Oven-baked buns are a specialty in NW. China's Xinjiang. A Uygur teacher at a kindergarten in Xinjiang's Changji Hui Autonomous Prefecture is teaching kids to make the Xinjiang specialty. Hello everyone. My name is Patigul Hupur, I'm a kindergarten teacher at Changji Hui Autonomous Prefecture. I have been a preschool teacher for three years. This is my class, third grade kindergarten. I thought I'd go to another class. Hurry up. Hello, everyone. My name is Enisa. These are my friends. My name is Gan Yuzhe. My name is Aren. My name is Zhao Shuhan. My name is Ma Xuke. I'm making a Xinjiang baked buns. Today, I've made five baked buns. These buns are all made by me. I made three baked buns. Come on kids, claim your buns. Which one is your baked bun? Have

Xinjiang, My home: A 9-year-old boy's happy family

STORY: Xinjiang, My home: A 9-year-old boy's happy family DATELINE: March 11, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:32 LOCATION: URUMQI, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): WANIHAR QEYSER's family members STORYLINE: Wanihar Qeyser, a 9-year-old boy living in Artux in Xinjiang, China, loves to help clean his mom's hair salon. He has a family of five members, mom, dad, elder sister and brother, and him. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): WANIHAR QEYSER's family members "Mom, does my sister want to be a hairdresser like you when she grows up?" "Your sister would do whatever she likes." "I'm Wanihar Qeyser and I'm 9 years old. My mother's name is Patigul Arken, and she is a hairdresser. My mom opened a hair salon. I would go for help if my mom was busy. I can help clean the floor." "You are cleaning the floor, aren't you? How lovely you are. Give me a kiss." "My mom is the most beautiful woman to me. My brother likes running. Sometimes we run together. Just play for a minute. My sister is preparing for the college