(SP)CHINA-CHENGDU-BADMINTON-THOMAS & UBER CUP-TEAM CHINA-TRAINNING(CN)

(SP)CHINA-CHENGDU-BADMINTON-THOMAS & UBER CUP-TEAM CHINA-TRAINNING(CN)

(240426) -- CHENGDU, April 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Shi Yuqi (L) and Li ShiYang of China talk during a trainning session prior to the BWF Thomas & Uber Cup Finals in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, April 26, 2024. (Xinhua/Hou Zhaokang)

Dried-up lake regains life in China's Gansu

STORY: Dried-up lake regains life in China's Gansu DATELINE: April 21, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:13 LOCATION: MINQIN, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of Qingtu Lake 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): DI DUOMING, Secretary of the CPC Party Branch of Shouhao Village in Xiqu Town, Minqin County STORYLINE: A once dried-up lake in Minqin County in China's Gansu Province has been revived thanks to the government's desertification control efforts. Qingtu Lake is located in the lower reaches of the Shiyang River in Minqin County, where China's deserts the Badain Jaran and Tengger meet. It had suffered from drought for over 50 years since the end of the 1950s. The government launched a major project to improve the ecology in the region in 2007. And in 2010, water diversion was implemented to supplement water to Qingtu Lake and boost ecological protection. Since then, the lake has taken on a new look. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): DI DUOMING, Party chief of Shouhao Village in Xiqu Town, Minqin County "Since the water di

Migratory birds library added to local ancestral temple in China's Poyang Lake

STORY: Migratory birds library added to local ancestral temple in China's Poyang Lake DATELINE: Nov. 24, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:03 LOCATION: WUHAN, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of migratory birds in Poyang Lake 2. various of the migratory birds library 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): ZHANG SHIYANG, Bird protection volunteer 4. various of migratory birds 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinses): XU XIAOHUA, President of Ma Ying Lake Wild Goose Protection Association STORYLINE: Poyang Lake, China's largest freshwater lake is becoming a new home for migratory birds. To raise public awareness of migratory bird protection, a migratory birds library was added to a local ancestral temple. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): ZHANG SHIYANG, Bird protection volunteer "To protect migratory birds, we have built a migratory bird library for local primary school students. We plan to deliver lectures to promote the knowledge on migratory bird protection." Thanks to the increased public awareness of migratory bird protection, the number