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Xinhua Headlines: Drawing from the ice a booming industry, China's old industrial base speeds its way for new growth

(230325) -- BEIJING, March 25, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Villager Yu Shufen prepares a meal for guests at the agritainment facility she runs near the Beidahu ski resort in Jilin City, northeast China's Jilin Province, Nov. 21, 2022. (Xinhua/Yan Linyun)

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(SP)CHINA-JILIN-WINTER SPORTS-SKIING(CN)

(230324) -- CHANGCHUN, March 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Yu Shufen serves food for customers in her homestay in Nangou village, near Beidahu Ski Resort, northeast China's Jilin Province on Feb. 11, 2023. Driven by winter sports economy, an increasing number of villagers have found their way to wealth. The 53-year-old Yu Shufen is among the first individuals in her village to run a homestay for skiers. Yu established her homestay to provide catering and accommodation for skiers 13 years ago. Her business nowadays can generate hundreds of thousands of yuan in revenue each snow season. "Winter is the busiest time of the year in our village nowadays, and winter sports economy has become a golden opportunity for us to achieve wealth," says Yu. Famous for its long snow season and powder snow, Changbai Mountain in Jilin province has long been an ideal place for skiing. It has become a major destination for ski enthusiasts all over China, thanks to the soaring interest in winter sports fueled by Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic

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(SP)CHINA-JILIN-WINTER SPORTS-SKIING(CN)

(230324) -- CHANGCHUN, March 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Yu Shufen cleans her homestay in Nangou village, near Beidahu Ski Resort, northeast China's Jilin Province on Nov. 21, 2022. Driven by winter sports economy, an increasing number of villagers have found their way to wealth. The 53-year-old Yu Shufen is among the first individuals in her village to run a homestay for skiers. Yu established her homestay to provide catering and accommodation for skiers 13 years ago. Her business nowadays can generate hundreds of thousands of yuan in revenue each snow season. "Winter is the busiest time of the year in our village nowadays, and winter sports economy has become a golden opportunity for us to achieve wealth," says Yu. Famous for its long snow season and powder snow, Changbai Mountain in Jilin province has long been an ideal place for skiing. It has become a major destination for ski enthusiasts all over China, thanks to the soaring interest in winter sports fueled by Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics. Nowadays, Jilin wit

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(SP)CHINA-JILIN-WINTER SPORTS-SKIING(CN)

(230324) -- CHANGCHUN, March 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Yu Shufen poses for photos in front of her homestay in Nangou village, near Beidahu Ski Resort, northeast China's Jilin Province on Feb. 11, 2023. Driven by winter sports economy, an increasing number of villagers have found their way to wealth. The 53-year-old Yu Shufen is among the first individuals in her village to run a homestay for skiers. Yu established her homestay to provide catering and accommodation for skiers 13 years ago. Her business nowadays can generate hundreds of thousands of yuan in revenue each snow season. "Winter is the busiest time of the year in our village nowadays, and winter sports economy has become a golden opportunity for us to achieve wealth," says Yu. Famous for its long snow season and powder snow, Changbai Mountain in Jilin province has long been an ideal place for skiing. It has become a major destination for ski enthusiasts all over China, thanks to the soaring interest in winter sports fueled by Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic

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CHINA-JILIN-WINTER-ECONOMY (CN)

(221124) -- JILIN CITY, Nov. 24, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Villager Yu Shufen prepares a meal for guests at the agritainment facility she runs near the Beidahu Ski Resort in Jilin City, northeast China's Jilin Province, Nov. 21, 2022. Jilin Province is taking advantage of its ice-snow resources in winter as it seeks new growth drivers for rural development. (Xinhua/Yan Linyun)

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CHINA-JILIN-WINTER-ECONOMY (CN)

(221124) -- JILIN CITY, Nov. 24, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Villager Yu Shufen does cleaning at the agritainment facility she runs near the Beidahu Ski Resort in Jilin City, northeast China's Jilin Province, Nov. 21, 2022. Jilin Province is taking advantage of its ice-snow resources in winter as it seeks new growth drivers for rural development. (Xinhua/Yan Linyun)

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Chinese restaurants managing to sustain business amid epidemic

STORY: Chinese restaurants managing to sustain business amid epidemic DATELINE: May 3, 2022 LENGTH: 0:02:15 LOCATION: NANCHANG, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the restaurants in Nanchang STORYLINE: As many restaurants in China have suspended eat-in services to reduce epidemic spread risks amid the latest COVID-19 resurgence, some are managing to sustain their business activities by switching to delivery services. STANDUP 1 (English): CHEN YUSHAN, Xinhua Correspondent "Here I'm in a shopping mall in Nanchang, east China's Jiangxi Province. In order to block the spread of the COVID-19, restaurants are not available for eating in. Many of them make efforts to cut losses, showing the resilience of the private economy. This is Chen Yushan with Xinhua News Agency. Let's go and see what they have done to stimulate consumption." SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): YI SHUFEN, Manager of a barbecue restaurant in Nanchang "At present, the catering industry has been severely affected by the epidemic. We're runni