The renaissance of centuries-old Tibetan opera

STORY: The renaissance of centuries-old Tibetan opera SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 26/March 2, 2024/earlier footage DATELINE: March 17, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:37 LOCATION: LHASA, China CATEGORY: CULTURE/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Tibetan opera teachers and learners at the people's art hall of the Xizang 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Tibetan): TENZIN DONDEN, Tibetan opera learner 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Tibetan): CHIMED DROLKAR, Tibetan opera learner 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Tibetan): PHURJUNG, Tibetan opera teacher 5. various of Tibetan opera performances 6. various of Tashi Chodan, a community in Shannan City known for Tibetan opera 7. SOUNDBITE 4 (Tibetan): NYIMA TSERING, Inheritor of Tibetan opera STORYLINE: While many children choose hobbies like playing the piano, swimming or computer programming, 13-year-old Tenzin Donden stands out with his rare passion for Tibetan opera, an art form with a history of more than 600 years. Every weekend, Tenzin Donden dedicates two-and-a-half hours to honing his Tibetan opera performance skills at the

Xinhua Headlines: The renaissance of centuries-old Tibetan opera

Xinhua Headlines: The renaissance of centuries-old Tibetan opera

(240317) -- LHASA, March 17, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Pasang (1st R) and Phurjung (1st L), both Tibetan opera teachers, instruct on the gestures and moves of students in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Feb. 26, 2024. (Xinhua/Tenzin Nyida)

Land port on China-Nepal border resumes two-way trade

STORY: Land port on China-Nepal border resumes two-way trade DATELINE: May 1, 2023 LENGTH: 0:00:58 LOCATION: LHASA, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the port of Zham 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): PHURJUNG, Deputy director, Zham port management committee STORYLINE: The port of Zham on the China-Nepal border resumed two-way cargo trade on Monday. Three lorries carrying goods worth more than 100,000 yuan (14,442 U.S. dollars) arrived at the port from Nepal, marking the resumption of the two-way trade of the land port in the city of Xigaze in China's Tibet. Zham was forced to stop service after a mega-earthquake hit Nepal in 2015, which destroyed roads, bridges, and facilities at the port. In 2019, it partially reopened to allow exports to Nepal. In the first quarter of this year, more than 17,000 tonnes of goods worth 249 million yuan were exported through the port. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): PHURJUNG, Deputy director, Zham port management committee "The resumption of two-way cargo trade via Zham port