Chinese kites get warm welcome at Denmark's Int'l Kite Festival

STORY: Chinese kites get warm welcome at Denmark's Int'l Kite Festival DATELINE: June 18, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:35 LOCATION: Copenhagen CATEGORY: SOCIETY/CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the kites at the Fanoe International Kite Festival 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): POUL THERKELSEN, Project manager of the Association of China to Fanoe 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): ANDREAS AAGREN, Kite enthusiast from Sweden 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): LENG SHIXIANG, Vice Chairman of Chinese Kite Association 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): HOU QIULING, Secretary General of Chinese Kite Association STORYLINE: Traditional Chinese kites received a warm welcome during the kite festival held at Fanoe, Denmark. As one of the largest of its kind in Europe, the annual Fanoe International Kite Festival is being held on an island off Denmark's west coast, attracting over 5,000 kite enthusiasts from around the world. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): POUL THERKELSEN, Project manager of the Association of China to Fanoe "We have invited 25 kite makers because Chi

Behind-the-scenes story of China's 1st gold medalist at Beijing Paralympics

STORY: Behind-the-scenes story of China's 1st gold medalist at Beijing Paralympics DATELINE: March 7, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:18 LOCATION: XI'AN, China CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: pics of Liu Zixu competing at Beijing 2022 ParalympicsSOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): LIU ZHENSAN, Liu Zixu's fathervarious of Liu's familySOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): KOU QIULING, Liu Zixu's motherSOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): LIU ZHENSAN, Liu Zixu's father STORYLINE: Liu Zixu finished first in Para biathlon men's sprint sitting, earning China the first gold medal at the Beijing 2022 Paralympics on Saturday. Liu, 24, who began to train in the sport in 2017 in Heilongjiang Province, had his major debut at Beijing 2022 Paralympics and made his mark at the first shot. He wrapped up the race in 18 minutes and 51.5 seconds. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): LIU ZHENSAN, Liu Zixu's father "I was very nervous (when I watched the Games on TV). When I saw that Liu Zixu won the gold medal, I felt so happy." Liu Zixu's parents recalled how hard he's trained. SOUNDBITE 2