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

CHINA-NANJING-NANJING MASSACRE SURVIVORS (CN)

CHINA-NANJING-NANJING MASSACRE SURVIVORS (CN)

(221212) -- NANJING, Dec. 12, 2022 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on April 27, 2022 shows the portrait of Zhang Shixiang, a survivor of the Nanjing Massacre, in Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu Province. This year marks the 85th anniversary of the Nanjing Massacre. The Nanjing Massacre took place when Japanese troops captured the then-Chinese capital on Dec. 13, 1937. Over six weeks, they killed approximately 300,000 Chinese civilians and unarmed soldiers in one of the most barbaric episodes of World War II. By Dec. 11, 2022, the number of registered survivors of the massacre has decreased to 54. Reporters from Xinhua spent many years to look for the survivors of Nanjing Massacre and record their current lives. (Xinhua/Ji Chunpeng)

CHINA-NANJING-NANJING MASSACRE SURVIVORS (CN)

CHINA-NANJING-NANJING MASSACRE SURVIVORS (CN)

(221212) -- NANJING, Dec. 12, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Shixiang (L), a survivor of the Nanjing Massacre, chats with his daughter at home in Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu Province, April 27, 2022. This year marks the 85th anniversary of the Nanjing Massacre. The Nanjing Massacre took place when Japanese troops captured the then-Chinese capital on Dec. 13, 1937. Over six weeks, they killed approximately 300,000 Chinese civilians and unarmed soldiers in one of the most barbaric episodes of World War II. By Dec. 11, 2022, the number of registered survivors of the massacre has decreased to 54. Reporters from Xinhua spent many years to look for the survivors of Nanjing Massacre and record their current lives. (Xinhua/Ji Chunpeng)

XINHUA-PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2021-CHINA NEWS

XINHUA-PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2021-CHINA NEWS

(220106) -- BEIJING, Jan. 6, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Li Shixiang makes notes in his car after investigating a section of the Great Wall in Yinchuan City, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, Aug. 13, 2021. Li started researching the Great Wall since 2006. He has explored almost all of the areas of the Great Wall in China. (Xinhua/Feng Kaihua)