CHINA-JIANGXI-GANZHU-WOODEN FANS-INDUSTRY (CN)

CHINA-JIANGXI-GANZHU-WOODEN FANS-INDUSTRY (CN)

(230930) -- NANCHANG, Sept. 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Yu Xiuying paints a wooden fan at the workshop of the Jiangxi Shenglian Fan Development Company Limited in Ganzhu Township in Guangchang County, east China's Jiangxi Province, on Sept. 12, 2023. TO GO WITH "Across China: Handicraft wooden fans from east China spark vitality overseas" (Xinhua/Zhu Yunuo)

CHINA-JIANGXI-GANZHU-WOODEN FANS-INDUSTRY (CN)

CHINA-JIANGXI-GANZHU-WOODEN FANS-INDUSTRY (CN)

(230930) -- NANCHANG, Sept. 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Sept. 12, 2023 shows packaged wooden fans to be exported to Spain at the Jiangxi Shenglian Fan Development Company Limited in Ganzhu Township in Guangchang County, east China's Jiangxi Province. TO GO WITH "Across China: Handicraft wooden fans from east China spark vitality overseas" (Xinhua/Zhu Yunuo)

#CHINA-SUMMER-LOTUS (CN)

#CHINA-SUMMER-LOTUS (CN)

(220625) -- BEIJING, June 25, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on June 21, 2022 shows tourists viewing lotus flowers in Shenglian islet in Suining, southwest China's Sichuan Province. (Photo by Liu Changsong/Xinhua)

Green transformation of China's resource-exhausted city

STORY: Green transformation of China's resource-exhausted city DATELINE: June 7, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:48 LOCATION: FUXIN, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Fuxin city 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): JIN YUEQUN, Beijing Zhongke Shenglian Group Co., Ltd. 3. various of Fuxin city STORYLINE: Fuxin, a once resource-exhausted city in northeast China's Liaoning Province, has embraced green transformation. The city, known for its plentiful mineral resources, boasts a long history of coal mining. It served as one of China's main sources of coal for industrial use. Later, this major energy provider suffered exacerbating resource depletion and environmental pollution. In 2001, Fuxin was listed as China's first resource-exhausted city to undergo pilot transformation. Since then, the local government has been seeking ways to rejuvenate the old mines. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): JIN YUEQUN, Beijing Zhongke Shenglian Group Co., Ltd. "More than 100 years of coal mining has damaged the local environment in many aspects. T

Fuxin in NE China turns mine pits into venues for fashionable events

STORY: Fuxin in NE China turns mine pits into venues for fashionable events DATELINE: June 1, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:37 LOCATION: FUXIN, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of racing events 2. various of the construction 3. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): JIN YUEQUN, Beijing Zhongke Shenglian Group Co., Ltd. 4. various of music festival STORYLINE: Fuxin, a once resource-exhausted city in northeast China's Liaoning Province, is regaining vitality following years of efforts to restore ecology and develop new industries in abandoned mine pits. Various fashionable events, such as thrilling motor racing tournaments and exciting music festivals, have lit up the open-cast mines and boosted local economy. Fuxin boasts a long history of coal mining. It has once served as one of China's main sources of coal for industrial use. As mine resources depleted, the local government has been seeking new ways to boost development. In 2008, an expert from Beijing proposed the race track project after in-depth investigation at a