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Cotton Harvest in Xinjiang

SHUANGHE, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 25, 2024 - A farmer drives a machine to harvest cotton in Shuanghe city, Xinjiang province, China, September 25, 2024.

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Cotton Harvest in Xinjiang

SHUANGHE, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 25, 2024 - A farmer drives a machine to harvest cotton in Shuanghe city, Xinjiang province, China, September 25, 2024.

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Cotton Harvest in Xinjiang

SHUANGHE, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 25, 2024 - A farmer drives a machine to harvest cotton in Shuanghe city, Xinjiang province, China, September 25, 2024.

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Cotton Harvest in Xinjiang

SHUANGHE, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 25, 2024 - A farmer drives a machine to harvest cotton in Shuanghe city, Xinjiang province, China, September 25, 2024.

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Cotton Harvest in Xinjiang

SHUANGHE, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 25, 2024 - Farmers drive machines to harvest cotton in Shuanghe city, Xinjiang province, China, Sept 25, 2024.

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Cotton Harvest in Xinjiang

SHUANGHE, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 25, 2024 - A farmer drives a machine to harvest cotton in Shuanghe city, Xinjiang province, China, September 25, 2024.

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Cotton Harvest in Xinjiang

SHUANGHE, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 25, 2024 - A farmer drives a machine to harvest cotton in Shuanghe city, Xinjiang province, China, September 25, 2024.

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Cotton Harvest in Xinjiang

SHUANGHE, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 25, 2024 - Farmers drive machines to harvest cotton in Shuanghe city, Xinjiang province, China, Sept 25, 2024.

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Cotton Harvest in Xinjiang

SHUANGHE, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 25, 2024 - A farmer drives a machine to harvest cotton in Shuanghe city, Xinjiang province, China, September 25, 2024.

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Cotton Harvest in Xinjiang

SHUANGHE, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 25, 2024 - A farmer drives a machine to harvest cotton in Shuanghe city, Xinjiang province, China, September 25, 2024.

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Wuhan University students' friendship with high schoolers from Xinjiang

STORY: Wuhan University students' friendship with high schoolers from Xinjiang SHOOTING TIME: April 11, 2024 DATELINE: May 4, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:10 LOCATION: URUMQI, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the students holding letter from graduate students from Wuhan University 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): AVAKZ, Senior high school student in Shuanghe 3. various of student activities 4. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): AVAKZ, Senior high school student in Shuanghe STORYLINE: A group of university students from China's Wuhan have forged deep connections with over 400 high school students in Shuanghe in China's Xinjiang, through the exchange of letters Over the past years, graduate students from Wuhan University have served as volunteer teachers at a senior high school in Shuanghe, and after they returned, they continued to stay in touch through correspondence SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): AVAKZ, Senior high school student in Shuanghe "After exchanging more than a dozen letters with that sister (from Wuhan University)

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CHINA-GUIZHOU-SHUANGHE CAVE-PANDA FOSSIL SITE (CN)

(240418) -- GUIYANG, April 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on April 18, 2024 shows giant panda fossils discovered in Shuanghe Cave in Zunyi, southwest China's Guizhou Province. TO GO WITH "Panda fossil site discovered in Asia's longest cave in SW China's Guizhou" (Xinhua)

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CHINA-GUIZHOU-SHUANGHE CAVE-PANDA FOSSIL SITE (CN)

(240418) -- GUIYANG, April 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An expert conducts a scientific expedition in Shuanghe Cave in Zunyi, southwest China's Guizhou Province, April 13, 2024. TO GO WITH "Panda fossil site discovered in Asia's longest cave in SW China's Guizhou" (Xinhua)

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CHINA-SHAANXI-SPRING SCENERY (CN)

(240401) -- XI'AN, April 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A villager works at a field in Shuanghe Township of Xunyang, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, March 22, 2024. (Xinhua/Shao Rui)

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(SKYEYE)CHINA-YELLOW RIVER-AERIAL VIEW (CN)

(231027) -- BEIJING, Oct. 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Sept. 15, 2023 shows a section of Yellow River in Shuanghe Town of Linhe District in Bayannur, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. The Yellow River, the second longest river in China, originates on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and empties into the Bohai Sea from Dongying City. (Xinhua/Lian Zhen)

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Giant panda remains discovered in Asia's longest cave

STORY: Giant panda remains discovered in Asia's longest cave DATELINE: Sept. 29, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:04 LOCATION: GUIYANG, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of giant panda remains 2. various of researchers in the Shuanghe Cave 3. SOUNDBITE (English): WANG DEYUAN, Assistant researcher of Guizhou Institute of Mountain Resources 4. various of researchers in the Shuanghe Cave 5. various of giant panda remains STORYLINE: A total of 40 giant panda remains have been unearthed since 2003 in Shuanghe Cave, Asia's longest cave in China's Guizhou, according to the latest research results. The research results released on Tuesday show that among the panda remains found, the oldest individual lived at least 100,000 years ago and the youngest lived only a few hundred years ago. SOUNDBITE (English): WANG DEYUAN, Assistant researcher of Guizhou Institute of Mountain Resources "We are now in a tunnel near the upper part of Shuanghe Cave, which is called Dongbaoyakou Cave. A set of giant panda remains was found

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Shuanghe Cave in China's Guizhou officially world's third longest

STORY: Shuanghe Cave in China's Guizhou officially world's third longest DATELINE: Sept. 29, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:14 LOCATION: GUIZHOU, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Guizhou's mountains and caves 2. SOUNDBITE (English): JEAN BOTTAZZI, French caver in China 3. various of Shuanghe Cave STORYLINE: Asia's longest cave, Shuanghe Cave in China's Guizhou, has been found to be 409.9 km long and 912 meters deep. This has made the cave the third longest in the world. Shuanghe Cave has been dubbed a "karst natural cave museum." This year's cave expedition was conducted by the provincial mountain resources institute, the provincial cave association, and over 30 researchers and explorers from China, France, Italy, and Belgium. SOUNDBITE (English): JEAN BOTTAZZI, French caver in China "The exploration is an ongoing process. And every time we discover something new is a little more than the day before. There is here some value that are difficult to find in other place in the world. " The cave expedit

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CHINA-GUIZHOU-SUIYANG-SHUANGHE CAVE-EXPEDITION (CN)

(230927) -- SUIYANG, Sept. 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Members of Guizhou provincial mountain resources institute observe the rock formation inside a branch cave of Shuanghe Cave in Suiyang County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Sept. 23, 2023. Shuanghe Cave, Asia's hitherto longest cave in southwest China's Guizhou Province, has been found to be 409.9 km in length and 912 meters in depth, making it the third longest cave in the world, said researchers. The latest research results on the cave were released during a press conference Tuesday. This year's cave expedition was conducted by the provincial mountain resources institute, the provincial cave association, and over 30 researchers and explorers from China, France, Italy, and Belgium. The cave expedition team has also unearthed some paleontological fossils and geological relics. Researchers have thus far found 40 giant panda fossils, the oldest individual living at least 100,000 years ago and the youngest living only a few hundred years ago. (Photo by

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CHINA-GUIZHOU-SUIYANG-SHUANGHE CAVE-EXPEDITION (CN)

(230927) -- SUIYANG, Sept. 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A member of Guizhou provincial mountain resources institute observes the rock formation inside a branch cave of Shuanghe Cave in Suiyang County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Sept. 23, 2023. Shuanghe Cave, Asia's hitherto longest cave in southwest China's Guizhou Province, has been found to be 409.9 km in length and 912 meters in depth, making it the third longest cave in the world, said researchers. The latest research results on the cave were released during a press conference Tuesday. This year's cave expedition was conducted by the provincial mountain resources institute, the provincial cave association, and over 30 researchers and explorers from China, France, Italy, and Belgium. The cave expedition team has also unearthed some paleontological fossils and geological relics. Researchers have thus far found 40 giant panda fossils, the oldest individual living at least 100,000 years ago and the youngest living only a few hundred years ago. (Photo b

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CHINA-GUIZHOU-SUIYANG-SHUANGHE CAVE-EXPEDITION (CN)

(230927) -- SUIYANG, Sept. 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- An Italian expert and members of Guizhou provincial mountain resources institute conduct an expedition inside a branch cave of Shuanghe Cave in Suiyang County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Sept. 22, 2023. Shuanghe Cave, Asia's hitherto longest cave in southwest China's Guizhou Province, has been found to be 409.9 km in length and 912 meters in depth, making it the third longest cave in the world, said researchers. The latest research results on the cave were released during a press conference Tuesday. This year's cave expedition was conducted by the provincial mountain resources institute, the provincial cave association, and over 30 researchers and explorers from China, France, Italy, and Belgium. The cave expedition team has also unearthed some paleontological fossils and geological relics. Researchers have thus far found 40 giant panda fossils, the oldest individual living at least 100,000 years ago and the youngest living only a few hundred year

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CHINA-GUIZHOU-SUIYANG-SHUANGHE CAVE-EXPEDITION (CN)

(230927) -- SUIYANG, Sept. 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- An Italian expert and members of Guizhou provincial mountain resources institute conduct an expedition inside a branch cave of Shuanghe Cave in Suiyang County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Sept. 22, 2023. Shuanghe Cave, Asia's hitherto longest cave in southwest China's Guizhou Province, has been found to be 409.9 km in length and 912 meters in depth, making it the third longest cave in the world, said researchers. The latest research results on the cave were released during a press conference Tuesday. This year's cave expedition was conducted by the provincial mountain resources institute, the provincial cave association, and over 30 researchers and explorers from China, France, Italy, and Belgium. The cave expedition team has also unearthed some paleontological fossils and geological relics. Researchers have thus far found 40 giant panda fossils, the oldest individual living at least 100,000 years ago and the youngest living only a few hundred year

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CHINA-GUIZHOU-SUIYANG-SHUANGHE CAVE-EXPEDITION (CN)

(230927) -- SUIYANG, Sept. 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- An Italian expert and members of Guizhou provincial mountain resources institute explore a branch cave of Shuanghe Cave in Suiyang County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Sept. 24, 2023. Shuanghe Cave, Asia's hitherto longest cave in southwest China's Guizhou Province, has been found to be 409.9 km in length and 912 meters in depth, making it the third longest cave in the world, said researchers. The latest research results on the cave were released during a press conference Tuesday. This year's cave expedition was conducted by the provincial mountain resources institute, the provincial cave association, and over 30 researchers and explorers from China, France, Italy, and Belgium. The cave expedition team has also unearthed some paleontological fossils and geological relics. Researchers have thus far found 40 giant panda fossils, the oldest individual living at least 100,000 years ago and the youngest living only a few hundred years ago. (Xinhua/Tao Li

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CHINA-GUIZHOU-SUIYANG-SHUANGHE CAVE-EXPEDITION (CN)

(230927) -- SUIYANG, Sept. 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- An Italian expert and members of Guizhou provincial mountain resources institute are on their way to explore a branch cave of Shuanghe Cave in Suiyang County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Sept. 24, 2023. Shuanghe Cave, Asia's hitherto longest cave in southwest China's Guizhou Province, has been found to be 409.9 km in length and 912 meters in depth, making it the third longest cave in the world, said researchers. The latest research results on the cave were released during a press conference Tuesday. This year's cave expedition was conducted by the provincial mountain resources institute, the provincial cave association, and over 30 researchers and explorers from China, France, Italy, and Belgium. The cave expedition team has also unearthed some paleontological fossils and geological relics. Researchers have thus far found 40 giant panda fossils, the oldest individual living at least 100,000 years ago and the youngest living only a few hundred years

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CHINA-GUIZHOU-SUIYANG-SHUANGHE CAVE-EXPEDITION (CN)

(230927) -- SUIYANG, Sept. 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A member of Guizhou provincial mountain resources institute enters a branch cave of Shuanghe Cave in Suiyang County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Sept. 24, 2023. Shuanghe Cave, Asia's hitherto longest cave in southwest China's Guizhou Province, has been found to be 409.9 km in length and 912 meters in depth, making it the third longest cave in the world, said researchers. The latest research results on the cave were released during a press conference Tuesday. This year's cave expedition was conducted by the provincial mountain resources institute, the provincial cave association, and over 30 researchers and explorers from China, France, Italy, and Belgium. The cave expedition team has also unearthed some paleontological fossils and geological relics. Researchers have thus far found 40 giant panda fossils, the oldest individual living at least 100,000 years ago and the youngest living only a few hundred years ago. (Xinhua/Tao Liang)

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CHINA-GUIZHOU-SUIYANG-SHUANGHE CAVE-EXPEDITION (CN)

(230927) -- SUIYANG, Sept. 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- An Italian expert (2nd L) and members of Guizhou provincial mountain resources institute prepare to explore Shuanghe Cave in Suiyang County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Sept. 24, 2023. Shuanghe Cave, Asia's hitherto longest cave in southwest China's Guizhou Province, has been found to be 409.9 km in length and 912 meters in depth, making it the third longest cave in the world, said researchers. The latest research results on the cave were released during a press conference Tuesday. This year's cave expedition was conducted by the provincial mountain resources institute, the provincial cave association, and over 30 researchers and explorers from China, France, Italy, and Belgium. The cave expedition team has also unearthed some paleontological fossils and geological relics. Researchers have thus far found 40 giant panda fossils, the oldest individual living at least 100,000 years ago and the youngest living only a few hundred years ago. (Xinhua/Tao

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CHINA-GUIZHOU-SUIYANG-SHUANGHE CAVE-EXPEDITION (CN)

(230927) -- SUIYANG, Sept. 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- An Italian expert and members of Guizhou provincial mountain resources institute conduct an expedition inside a branch cave of Shuanghe Cave in Suiyang County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Sept. 24, 2023. Shuanghe Cave, Asia's hitherto longest cave in southwest China's Guizhou Province, has been found to be 409.9 km in length and 912 meters in depth, making it the third longest cave in the world, said researchers. The latest research results on the cave were released during a press conference Tuesday. This year's cave expedition was conducted by the provincial mountain resources institute, the provincial cave association, and over 30 researchers and explorers from China, France, Italy, and Belgium. The cave expedition team has also unearthed some paleontological fossils and geological relics. Researchers have thus far found 40 giant panda fossils, the oldest individual living at least 100,000 years ago and the youngest living only a few hundred year

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CHINA-GUIZHOU-SUIYANG-SHUANGHE CAVE-EXPEDITION (CN)

(230927) -- SUIYANG, Sept. 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Researchers conduct an expedition inside Shuanghe Cave in Suiyang County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Sept. 24, 2023. Shuanghe Cave, Asia's hitherto longest cave in southwest China's Guizhou Province, has been found to be 409.9 km in length and 912 meters in depth, making it the third longest cave in the world, said researchers. The latest research results on the cave were released during a press conference Tuesday. This year's cave expedition was conducted by the provincial mountain resources institute, the provincial cave association, and over 30 researchers and explorers from China, France, Italy, and Belgium. The cave expedition team has also unearthed some paleontological fossils and geological relics. Researchers have thus far found 40 giant panda fossils, the oldest individual living at least 100,000 years ago and the youngest living only a few hundred years ago. (Xinhua/Luo Fei)

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CHINA-GUIZHOU-SUIYANG-SHUANGHE CAVE-EXPEDITION (CN)

(230927) -- SUIYANG, Sept. 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Members of Guizhou provincial mountain resources institute explore a branch cave of Shuanghe Cave in Suiyang County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Sept. 23, 2023. Shuanghe Cave, Asia's hitherto longest cave in southwest China's Guizhou Province, has been found to be 409.9 km in length and 912 meters in depth, making it the third longest cave in the world, said researchers. The latest research results on the cave were released during a press conference Tuesday. This year's cave expedition was conducted by the provincial mountain resources institute, the provincial cave association, and over 30 researchers and explorers from China, France, Italy, and Belgium. The cave expedition team has also unearthed some paleontological fossils and geological relics. Researchers have thus far found 40 giant panda fossils, the oldest individual living at least 100,000 years ago and the youngest living only a few hundred years ago. (Photo by Zhao Fei/Xinhua)

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CHINA-GUIZHOU-SUIYANG-SHUANGHE CAVE-EXPEDITION (CN)

(230927) -- SUIYANG, Sept. 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- An Italian expert and members of Guizhou provincial mountain resources institute explore a branch cave of Shuanghe Cave in Suiyang County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Sept. 24, 2023. Shuanghe Cave, Asia's hitherto longest cave in southwest China's Guizhou Province, has been found to be 409.9 km in length and 912 meters in depth, making it the third longest cave in the world, said researchers. The latest research results on the cave were released during a press conference Tuesday. This year's cave expedition was conducted by the provincial mountain resources institute, the provincial cave association, and over 30 researchers and explorers from China, France, Italy, and Belgium. The cave expedition team has also unearthed some paleontological fossils and geological relics. Researchers have thus far found 40 giant panda fossils, the oldest individual living at least 100,000 years ago and the youngest living only a few hundred years ago. (Xinhua/Tao Li

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CHINA-GUIZHOU-SUIYANG-SHUANGHE CAVE-EXPEDITION (CN)

(230927) -- SUIYANG, Sept. 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- An Italian expert and members of Guizhou provincial mountain resources institute conduct an expedition inside a branch cave of Shuanghe Cave in Suiyang County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Sept. 22, 2023. Shuanghe Cave, Asia's hitherto longest cave in southwest China's Guizhou Province, has been found to be 409.9 km in length and 912 meters in depth, making it the third longest cave in the world, said researchers. The latest research results on the cave were released during a press conference Tuesday. This year's cave expedition was conducted by the provincial mountain resources institute, the provincial cave association, and over 30 researchers and explorers from China, France, Italy, and Belgium. The cave expedition team has also unearthed some paleontological fossils and geological relics. Researchers have thus far found 40 giant panda fossils, the oldest individual living at least 100,000 years ago and the youngest living only a few hundred year

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CHINA-GUIZHOU-SUIYANG-SHUANGHE CAVE-EXPEDITION (CN)

(230927) -- SUIYANG, Sept. 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- French caver Jean Bottazzi attends a press conference on the latest research results on Shuanghe Cave in Suiyang County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Sept. 26, 2023. Shuanghe Cave, Asia's hitherto longest cave in southwest China's Guizhou Province, has been found to be 409.9 km in length and 912 meters in depth, making it the third longest cave in the world, said researchers. The latest research results on the cave were released during a press conference Tuesday. This year's cave expedition was conducted by the provincial mountain resources institute, the provincial cave association, and over 30 researchers and explorers from China, France, Italy, and Belgium. The cave expedition team has also unearthed some paleontological fossils and geological relics. Researchers have thus far found 40 giant panda fossils, the oldest individual living at least 100,000 years ago and the youngest living only a few hundred years ago. (Xinhua/Tao Liang)

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CHINA-GUIZHOU-SUIYANG-SHUANGHE CAVE-EXPEDITION (CN)

(230927) -- SUIYANG, Sept. 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- An Italian expert conducts an expedition inside a branch cave of Shuanghe Cave in Suiyang County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Sept. 24, 2023. Shuanghe Cave, Asia's hitherto longest cave in southwest China's Guizhou Province, has been found to be 409.9 km in length and 912 meters in depth, making it the third longest cave in the world, said researchers. The latest research results on the cave were released during a press conference Tuesday. This year's cave expedition was conducted by the provincial mountain resources institute, the provincial cave association, and over 30 researchers and explorers from China, France, Italy, and Belgium. The cave expedition team has also unearthed some paleontological fossils and geological relics. Researchers have thus far found 40 giant panda fossils, the oldest individual living at least 100,000 years ago and the youngest living only a few hundred years ago. (Xinhua/Tao Liang)

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CHINA-INNER MONGOLIA-HETAO IRRIGATION AREA-DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(230926) -- BAYANNUR, Sept. 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Sept. 15, 2023 shows a view of the Yellow River in Shuanghe Town of Linhe District in Bayannur, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. The Hetao Irrigation Area, located in Bayannur, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, has been diverting water from the Yellow River for irrigate since the Qin Dynasty (221 B.C.-206 B.C.). The current irrigation area stands at 11.54 million mu. The 2,200-year-old irrigation project, included in the World Heritage Irrigation Structures in 2019, uses gravity to transport the Yellow River water into fields. As one of China's most important grain and oil production bases, this area has yielded over 3 billion kg of grain on average annually in recent years. In recent years, Bayannur has explored the modernization, water-saving transformation and ecological governance of the Hetao Irrigation Area. It has used information technology to improve the fine management of this area and

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CHINA-INNER MONGOLIA-HETAO IRRIGATION AREA-DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(230926) -- BAYANNUR, Sept. 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Sept. 15, 2023 shows a view of the Yellow River in Shuanghe Town of Linhe District in Bayannur, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. The Hetao Irrigation Area, located in Bayannur, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, has been diverting water from the Yellow River for irrigate since the Qin Dynasty (221 B.C.-206 B.C.). The current irrigation area stands at 11.54 million mu. The 2,200-year-old irrigation project, included in the World Heritage Irrigation Structures in 2019, uses gravity to transport the Yellow River water into fields. As one of China's most important grain and oil production bases, this area has yielded over 3 billion kg of grain on average annually in recent years. In recent years, Bayannur has explored the modernization, water-saving transformation and ecological governance of the Hetao Irrigation Area. It has used information technology to improve the fine management of this area and

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CHINA-INNER MONGOLIA-HETAO IRRIGATION AREA-DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(230926) -- BAYANNUR, Sept. 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Sept. 15, 2023 shows a view of the Yellow River in Shuanghe Town of Linhe District in Bayannur, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. The Hetao Irrigation Area, located in Bayannur, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, has been diverting water from the Yellow River for irrigate since the Qin Dynasty (221 B.C.-206 B.C.). The current irrigation area stands at 11.54 million mu. The 2,200-year-old irrigation project, included in the World Heritage Irrigation Structures in 2019, uses gravity to transport the Yellow River water into fields. As one of China's most important grain and oil production bases, this area has yielded over 3 billion kg of grain on average annually in recent years. In recent years, Bayannur has explored the modernization, water-saving transformation and ecological governance of the Hetao Irrigation Area. It has used information technology to improve the fine management of this area and

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CHINA-INNER MONGOLIA-HETAO IRRIGATION AREA-DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(230926) -- BAYANNUR, Sept. 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Sept. 15, 2023 shows a view of the Yellow River in Shuanghe Town of Linhe District in Bayannur, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. The Hetao Irrigation Area, located in Bayannur, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, has been diverting water from the Yellow River for irrigate since the Qin Dynasty (221 B.C.-206 B.C.). The current irrigation area stands at 11.54 million mu. The 2,200-year-old irrigation project, included in the World Heritage Irrigation Structures in 2019, uses gravity to transport the Yellow River water into fields. As one of China's most important grain and oil production bases, this area has yielded over 3 billion kg of grain on average annually in recent years. In recent years, Bayannur has explored the modernization, water-saving transformation and ecological governance of the Hetao Irrigation Area. It has used information technology to improve the fine management of this area and

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CHINA-INNER MONGOLIA-HETAO IRRIGATION AREA-DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(230926) -- BAYANNUR, Sept. 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Sept. 15, 2023 shows a view of the Yellow River in Shuanghe Town of Linhe District in Bayannur, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. The Hetao Irrigation Area, located in Bayannur, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, has been diverting water from the Yellow River for irrigate since the Qin Dynasty (221 B.C.-206 B.C.). The current irrigation area stands at 11.54 million mu. The 2,200-year-old irrigation project, included in the World Heritage Irrigation Structures in 2019, uses gravity to transport the Yellow River water into fields. As one of China's most important grain and oil production bases, this area has yielded over 3 billion kg of grain on average annually in recent years. In recent years, Bayannur has explored the modernization, water-saving transformation and ecological governance of the Hetao Irrigation Area. It has used information technology to improve the fine management of this area and

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CHINA-GUIZHOU-KARST CAVE-TOURISM (CN)

(230528) -- GUIYANG, May 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Tourists visit Shuanghe Cave national geological park in Suiyang County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, May 16, 2023. As home to Shuanghe Cave, the longest cave in Asia, Suiyang County has been developing its tourism industry with abundant cave resources in recent year, aiming at meeting diversified demand of tourists. (Xinhua/Liu Xu)

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CHINA-GUIZHOU-KARST CAVE-TOURISM (CN)

(230528) -- GUIYANG, May 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Students visit Shuanghe Cave national geological park in Suiyang County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, May 16, 2023. As home to Shuanghe Cave, the longest cave in Asia, Suiyang County has been developing its tourism industry with abundant cave resources in recent year, aiming at meeting diversified demand of tourists. (Xinhua/Liu Xu)

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CHINA-GUIZHOU-KARST CAVE-TOURISM (CN)

(230528) -- GUIYANG, May 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Tourists explore a karst cave in Suiyang County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, May 17, 2023. As home to Shuanghe Cave, the longest cave in Asia, Suiyang County has been developing its tourism industry with abundant cave resources in recent year, aiming at meeting diversified demand of tourists. (Xinhua/Liu Xu)

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CHINA-GUIZHOU-KARST CAVE-TOURISM (CN)

(230528) -- GUIYANG, May 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Tourists explore a karst cave in Suiyang County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, May 17, 2023. As home to Shuanghe Cave, the longest cave in Asia, Suiyang County has been developing its tourism industry with abundant cave resources in recent year, aiming at meeting diversified demand of tourists. (Xinhua/Liu Xu)

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CHINA-GUIZHOU-KARST CAVE-TOURISM (CN)

(230528) -- GUIYANG, May 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A concert is held in a karst cave in Suiyang County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, May 4, 2023. As home to Shuanghe Cave, the longest cave in Asia, Suiyang County has been developing its tourism industry with abundant cave resources in recent year, aiming at meeting diversified demand of tourists. (Xinhua)

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CHINA-GUIZHOU-KARST CAVE-TOURISM (CN)

(230528) -- GUIYANG, May 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Tourists attend a training session before exploring a karst cave in Suiyang County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, May 17, 2023. As home to Shuanghe Cave, the longest cave in Asia, Suiyang County has been developing its tourism industry with abundant cave resources in recent year, aiming at meeting diversified demand of tourists. (Xinhua/Liu Xu)

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CHINA-GUIZHOU-KARST CAVE-TOURISM (CN)

(230528) -- GUIYANG, May 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Tourists explore a karst cave in Suiyang County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, May 17, 2023. As home to Shuanghe Cave, the longest cave in Asia, Suiyang County has been developing its tourism industry with abundant cave resources in recent year, aiming at meeting diversified demand of tourists. (Xinhua/Liu Xu)

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CHINA-GUIZHOU-KARST CAVE-TOURISM (CN)

(230528) -- GUIYANG, May 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Tourists explore a karst cave in Suiyang County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, May 17, 2023. As home to Shuanghe Cave, the longest cave in Asia, Suiyang County has been developing its tourism industry with abundant cave resources in recent year, aiming at meeting diversified demand of tourists. (Xinhua/Liu Xu)

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(230528) -- GUIYANG, May 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Tourists explore a karst cave in Suiyang County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, May 17, 2023. As home to Shuanghe Cave, the longest cave in Asia, Suiyang County has been developing its tourism industry with abundant cave resources in recent year, aiming at meeting diversified demand of tourists. (Xinhua/Liu Xu)

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CHINA-GUIZHOU-KARST CAVE-TOURISM (CN)

(230528) -- GUIYANG, May 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Tourists attend a training session before exploring a karst cave in Suiyang County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, May 17, 2023. As home to Shuanghe Cave, the longest cave in Asia, Suiyang County has been developing its tourism industry with abundant cave resources in recent year, aiming at meeting diversified demand of tourists. (Xinhua/Liu Xu)

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CHINA-GUIZHOU-KARST CAVE-TOURISM (CN)

(230528) -- GUIYANG, May 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Tourists explore a karst cave in Suiyang County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, May 17, 2023. As home to Shuanghe Cave, the longest cave in Asia, Suiyang County has been developing its tourism industry with abundant cave resources in recent year, aiming at meeting diversified demand of tourists. (Xinhua/Liu Xu)

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CHINA-GUIZHOU-KARST CAVE-TOURISM (CN)

(230528) -- GUIYANG, May 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Tourists explore a karst cave in Suiyang County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, May 17, 2023. As home to Shuanghe Cave, the longest cave in Asia, Suiyang County has been developing its tourism industry with abundant cave resources in recent year, aiming at meeting diversified demand of tourists. (Xinhua/Liu Xu)

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(230528) -- GUIYANG, May 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A concert is held in a karst cave in Suiyang County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, May 4, 2023. As home to Shuanghe Cave, the longest cave in Asia, Suiyang County has been developing its tourism industry with abundant cave resources in recent year, aiming at meeting diversified demand of tourists. (Xinhua)