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New theme park in Okinawa to open in July

Photo taken on June 6, 2025, shows a huge tree at the entrance of the Junglia Okinawa theme park in the subtropical forest in Nakijinson in the southern Japan prefecture, unveiled to the media ahead of its opening on July 25.

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New theme park in Okinawa to open in July

Photo taken on June 6, 2025, shows a bathing facility at the Junglia Okinawa theme park in the subtropical forest in Nakijinson in the southern Japan prefecture, unveiled to the media ahead of its opening on July 25.

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New theme park in Okinawa to open in July

Photo taken on June 6, 2025, shows a spa at the Junglia Okinawa theme park in the subtropical forest in Nakijinson in the southern Japan prefecture, unveiled to the media ahead of its opening on July 25.

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New theme park in Okinawa to open in July

Photo taken on June 6, 2025, shows a bathing facility at the Junglia Okinawa theme park in the subtropical forest in Nakijinson in the southern Japan prefecture, unveiled to the media ahead of its opening on July 25.

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Bryde's whales spotted preying on fish in China's Guangxi

STORY: Bryde's whales spotted preying on fish in China's Guangxi SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 5, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 6, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:28 LOCATION: NANNING, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Bryde's whale preying on fish STORYLINE: Bryde's whales were recently spotted preying on fish in the waters off south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Bryde's whales, a national first-class protected aquatic animal, are mainly found in tropical and subtropical waters. They are marked by three ridges in front of their blowhole, a dark grey back and a white or pink abdomen. From around every September to May of next year, the whales could be found foraging in the waters off Weizhou Island in Guangxi. Since 2016, more than 60 Bryde's whales have been identified in waters off Weizhou Island. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Nanning, China. (XHTV)

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XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(231212) -- BEIJING, Dec. 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A citizen looks at lotus flowers at the West Lake in Hanoi, capital of Vietnam, July 15, 2020. The Vietnamese capital city of Hanoi, located on the Red River Delta, is an ancient city with a history of more than a thousand years. With natural scenery and subtropical city view, it draws lots of tourists from home and abroad. (Xinhua/Wang Di)

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VIETNAM-HANOI-CITY VIEW

(231211) -- BEIJING, Dec. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Aug. 23, 2019 shows Doan Mon (South Gate) of the Imperial Citadel of Thang Long in Hanoi, capital of Vietnam. The Vietnamese capital city of Hanoi, located on the Red River Delta, is an ancient city with a history of more than a thousand years. With natural scenery and subtropical city view, it draws lots of visitors from home and abroad. (Xinhua/Wang Di)

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VIETNAM-HANOI-CITY VIEW

(231211) -- BEIJING, Dec. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Dec. 9, 2023 shows a view of Hanoi, capital of Vietnam. The Vietnamese capital city of Hanoi, located on the Red River Delta, is an ancient city with a history of more than a thousand years. With natural scenery and subtropical city view, it draws lots of visitors from home and abroad. (Xinhua/Cheng Yiheng)

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VIETNAM-HANOI-CITY VIEW

(231211) -- BEIJING, Dec. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Aug. 19, 2023 shows Bat Trang Pottery Museum in Bat Trang Pottery Village, Gia Lam district, Hanoi, capital of Vietnam. The Vietnamese capital city of Hanoi, located on the Red River Delta, is an ancient city with a history of more than a thousand years. With natural scenery and subtropical city view, it draws lots of visitors from home and abroad. (Photo by Pham Dinh Duc/Xinhua)

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VIETNAM-HANOI-CITY VIEW

(231211) -- BEIJING, Dec. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on July 22, 2023 shows egg coffee with patterns of Hanoi's landscape at a coffee shop in the Old Quarter in Hanoi, capital of Vietnam. The Vietnamese capital city of Hanoi, located on the Red River Delta, is an ancient city with a history of more than a thousand years. With natural scenery and subtropical city view, it draws lots of visitors from home and abroad. (Photo by Pham Dinh Duc/Xinhua)

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VIETNAM-HANOI-CITY VIEW

(231211) -- BEIJING, Dec. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on June 22, 2023 shows a view of Long Bien Bridge, a historic cantilever bridge across the Red River, in Hanoi, capital of Vietnam. The Vietnamese capital city of Hanoi, located on the Red River Delta, is an ancient city with a history of more than a thousand years. With natural scenery and subtropical city view, it draws lots of visitors from home and abroad. (Photo by Pham Dinh Duc/Xinhua)

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VIETNAM-HANOI-CITY VIEW

(231211) -- BEIJING, Dec. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A train runs on the Cat Linh-Ha Dong urban elevated railway in Hanoi, capital of Vietnam, Dec. 9, 2023. The Vietnamese capital city of Hanoi, located on the Red River Delta, is an ancient city with a history of more than a thousand years. With natural scenery and subtropical city view, it draws lots of visitors from home and abroad. (Xinhua/Cheng Yiheng)

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VIETNAM-HANOI-CITY VIEW

(231211) -- BEIJING, Dec. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on May 15, 2019 shows the Khue Van Cac, the Constellation of Literature Pavilion, in Van Mieu-Quoc Tu Giam (Temple of Literature) in Hanoi, capital of Vietnam. The Vietnamese capital city of Hanoi, located on the Red River Delta, is an ancient city with a history of more than a thousand years. With natural scenery and subtropical city view, it draws lots of visitors from home and abroad. (Xinhua/Wang Di)

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VIETNAM-HANOI-CITY VIEW

(231211) -- BEIJING, Dec. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Oct. 1, 2018 shows the scenery of the West Lake in Hanoi, capital of Vietnam. The Vietnamese capital city of Hanoi, located on the Red River Delta, is an ancient city with a history of more than a thousand years. With natural scenery and subtropical city view, it draws lots of visitors from home and abroad. (Photo by Ngo Minh Tien/Xinhua)

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VIETNAM-HANOI-CITY VIEW

(231211) -- BEIJING, Dec. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A citizen looks at lotus flowers at the West Lake in Hanoi, capital of Vietnam, July 15, 2020. The Vietnamese capital city of Hanoi, located on the Red River Delta, is an ancient city with a history of more than a thousand years. With natural scenery and subtropical city view, it draws lots of tourists from home and abroad. (Xinhua/Wang Di)

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VIETNAM-HANOI-CITY VIEW

(231211) -- BEIJING, Dec. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on April 23, 2023 shows a view of Hanoi, capital of Vietnam. The Vietnamese capital city of Hanoi, located on the Red River Delta, is an ancient city with a history of more than a thousand years. With natural scenery and subtropical city view, it draws lots of visitors from home and abroad. (Xinhua/Hu Jiali)

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VIETNAM-HANOI-CITY VIEW

(231211) -- BEIJING, Dec. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Dec. 6, 2022 shows a view of Hanoi, capital of Vietnam. The Vietnamese capital city of Hanoi, located on the Red River Delta, is an ancient city with a history of more than a thousand years. With natural scenery and subtropical city view, it draws lots of visitors from home and abroad. (Xinhua/Hu Jiali)

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CHINA-ANHUI-NATURE RESERVE-RANGERS (CN)

(230814) -- LU'AN, Aug. 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Wang Kedong and his wife Gao Kaiyu take a rest while patrolling at Tiantangzhai management station in Anhui Tianma National Nature Reserve, east China's Anhui Province, Aug. 11, 2023. Wang Kedong and Gao Kaiyu, both 58 years old, are rangers of Tiantangzhai management station of Anhui Tianma National Nature Reserve. They live in the mountains all the year round and have kept patrolling every day on a route longer than 20 kilometers for 25 years. Anhui Tianma National Nature Reserve was established in 1998 based on two former Anhui provincial nature reserves. It is located at the transition zone from subtropical zone to warm temperate zone with abundant animal and plant resources. As many rare and endangered species are living here, the protection work in the reserve is particularly important. Patrol and forest protection are the couple's daily work. According to Wang, there are seven daily patrol routes for the couple, and the longest route is longer than 30 ki

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CHINA-ANHUI-NATURE RESERVE-RANGERS (CN)

(230814) -- LU'AN, Aug. 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Aug. 12, 2023 shows a view at Tiantangzhai management station in Anhui Tianma National Nature Reserve, east China's Anhui Province. Wang Kedong and Gao Kaiyu, both 58 years old, are rangers of Tiantangzhai management station of Anhui Tianma National Nature Reserve. They live in the mountains all the year round and have kept patrolling every day on a route longer than 20 kilometers for 25 years. Anhui Tianma National Nature Reserve was established in 1998 based on two former Anhui provincial nature reserves. It is located at the transition zone from subtropical zone to warm temperate zone with abundant animal and plant resources. As many rare and endangered species are living here, the protection work in the reserve is particularly important. Patrol and forest protection are the couple's daily work. According to Wang, there are seven daily patrol routes for the couple, and the longest route is longer than 30 kilometers back and forth,

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CHINA-ANHUI-NATURE RESERVE-RANGERS (CN)

(230814) -- LU'AN, Aug. 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Wang Kedong checks an infrared camera while patrolling at Tiantangzhai management station in Anhui Tianma National Nature Reserve, east China's Anhui Province, Aug. 12, 2023. Wang Kedong and Gao Kaiyu, both 58 years old, are rangers of Tiantangzhai management station of Anhui Tianma National Nature Reserve. They live in the mountains all the year round and have kept patrolling every day on a route longer than 20 kilometers for 25 years. Anhui Tianma National Nature Reserve was established in 1998 based on two former Anhui provincial nature reserves. It is located at the transition zone from subtropical zone to warm temperate zone with abundant animal and plant resources. As many rare and endangered species are living here, the protection work in the reserve is particularly important. Patrol and forest protection are the couple's daily work. According to Wang, there are seven daily patrol routes for the couple, and the longest route is longer than 30 kilometers

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CHINA-ANHUI-NATURE RESERVE-RANGERS (CN)

(230814) -- LU'AN, Aug. 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Wang Kedong and his wife Gao Kaiyu patrol at Tiantangzhai management station in Anhui Tianma National Nature Reserve, east China's Anhui Province, Aug. 12, 2023. Wang Kedong and Gao Kaiyu, both 58 years old, are rangers of Tiantangzhai management station of Anhui Tianma National Nature Reserve. They live in the mountains all the year round and have kept patrolling every day on a route longer than 20 kilometers for 25 years. Anhui Tianma National Nature Reserve was established in 1998 based on two former Anhui provincial nature reserves. It is located at the transition zone from subtropical zone to warm temperate zone with abundant animal and plant resources. As many rare and endangered species are living here, the protection work in the reserve is particularly important. Patrol and forest protection are the couple's daily work. According to Wang, there are seven daily patrol routes for the couple, and the longest route is longer than 30 kilometers back and fort

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CHINA-ANHUI-NATURE RESERVE-RANGERS (CN)

(230814) -- LU'AN, Aug. 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Wang Kedong and his wife Gao Kaiyu patrol at Tiantangzhai management station in Anhui Tianma National Nature Reserve, east China's Anhui Province, Aug. 12, 2023. Wang Kedong and Gao Kaiyu, both 58 years old, are rangers of Tiantangzhai management station of Anhui Tianma National Nature Reserve. They live in the mountains all the year round and have kept patrolling every day on a route longer than 20 kilometers for 25 years. Anhui Tianma National Nature Reserve was established in 1998 based on two former Anhui provincial nature reserves. It is located at the transition zone from subtropical zone to warm temperate zone with abundant animal and plant resources. As many rare and endangered species are living here, the protection work in the reserve is particularly important. Patrol and forest protection are the couple's daily work. According to Wang, there are seven daily patrol routes for the couple, and the longest route is longer than 30 kilometers back and fort

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CHINA-ANHUI-NATURE RESERVE-RANGERS (CN)

(230814) -- LU'AN, Aug. 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Wang Kedong refreshes himself with river water while patrolling at Tiantangzhai management station in Anhui Tianma National Nature Reserve, east China's Anhui Province, Aug. 12, 2023. Wang Kedong and Gao Kaiyu, both 58 years old, are rangers of Tiantangzhai management station of Anhui Tianma National Nature Reserve. They live in the mountains all the year round and have kept patrolling every day on a route longer than 20 kilometers for 25 years. Anhui Tianma National Nature Reserve was established in 1998 based on two former Anhui provincial nature reserves. It is located at the transition zone from subtropical zone to warm temperate zone with abundant animal and plant resources. As many rare and endangered species are living here, the protection work in the reserve is particularly important. Patrol and forest protection are the couple's daily work. According to Wang, there are seven daily patrol routes for the couple, and the longest route is longer than 30 ki

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CHINA-ANHUI-NATURE RESERVE-RANGERS (CN)

(230814) -- LU'AN, Aug. 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial panoramic photo taken on Aug. 12, 2023 shows a view at Tiantangzhai management station in Anhui Tianma National Nature Reserve, east China's Anhui Province. Wang Kedong and Gao Kaiyu, both 58 years old, are rangers of Tiantangzhai management station of Anhui Tianma National Nature Reserve. They live in the mountains all the year round and have kept patrolling every day on a route longer than 20 kilometers for 25 years. Anhui Tianma National Nature Reserve was established in 1998 based on two former Anhui provincial nature reserves. It is located at the transition zone from subtropical zone to warm temperate zone with abundant animal and plant resources. As many rare and endangered species are living here, the protection work in the reserve is particularly important. Patrol and forest protection are the couple's daily work. According to Wang, there are seven daily patrol routes for the couple, and the longest route is longer than 30 kilometers back a

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CHINA-ANHUI-NATURE RESERVE-RANGERS (CN)

(230814) -- LU'AN, Aug. 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Wang Kedong and his wife Gao Kaiyu have meal at a stand of Tiantangzhai management station in Anhui Tianma National Nature Reserve, east China's Anhui Province, Aug. 12, 2023. They live at this station during the critical period of fire prevention from Oct. 1 to April 30. Wang Kedong and Gao Kaiyu, both 58 years old, are rangers of Tiantangzhai management station of Anhui Tianma National Nature Reserve. They live in the mountains all the year round and have kept patrolling every day on a route longer than 20 kilometers for 25 years. Anhui Tianma National Nature Reserve was established in 1998 based on two former Anhui provincial nature reserves. It is located at the transition zone from subtropical zone to warm temperate zone with abundant animal and plant resources. As many rare and endangered species are living here, the protection work in the reserve is particularly important. Patrol and forest protection are the couple's daily work. According to Wang, there

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CHINA-ANHUI-NATURE RESERVE-RANGERS (CN)

(230814) -- LU'AN, Aug. 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Wang Kedong and his wife Gao Kaiyu cook at a stand of Tiantangzhai management station in Anhui Tianma National Nature Reserve, east China's Anhui Province, Aug. 12, 2023. They live at this station during the critical period of fire prevention from Oct. 1 to April 30. Wang Kedong and Gao Kaiyu, both 58 years old, are rangers of Tiantangzhai management station of Anhui Tianma National Nature Reserve. They live in the mountains all the year round and have kept patrolling every day on a route longer than 20 kilometers for 25 years. Anhui Tianma National Nature Reserve was established in 1998 based on two former Anhui provincial nature reserves. It is located at the transition zone from subtropical zone to warm temperate zone with abundant animal and plant resources. As many rare and endangered species are living here, the protection work in the reserve is particularly important. Patrol and forest protection are the couple's daily work. According to Wang, there are

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CHINA-ANHUI-NATURE RESERVE-RANGERS (CN)

(230814) -- LU'AN, Aug. 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Wang Kedong takes off a leech from his shoe at Tiantangzhai management station in Anhui Tianma National Nature Reserve, east China's Anhui Province, Aug. 12, 2023. Wang Kedong and Gao Kaiyu, both 58 years old, are rangers of Tiantangzhai management station of Anhui Tianma National Nature Reserve. They live in the mountains all the year round and have kept patrolling every day on a route longer than 20 kilometers for 25 years. Anhui Tianma National Nature Reserve was established in 1998 based on two former Anhui provincial nature reserves. It is located at the transition zone from subtropical zone to warm temperate zone with abundant animal and plant resources. As many rare and endangered species are living here, the protection work in the reserve is particularly important. Patrol and forest protection are the couple's daily work. According to Wang, there are seven daily patrol routes for the couple, and the longest route is longer than 30 kilometers back and fo

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CHINA-ANHUI-NATURE RESERVE-RANGERS (CN)

(230814) -- LU'AN, Aug. 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial panoramic photo taken on Aug. 12, 2023 shows a view at Tiantangzhai management station in Anhui Tianma National Nature Reserve, east China's Anhui Province. Wang Kedong and Gao Kaiyu, both 58 years old, are rangers of Tiantangzhai management station of Anhui Tianma National Nature Reserve. They live in the mountains all the year round and have kept patrolling every day on a route longer than 20 kilometers for 25 years. Anhui Tianma National Nature Reserve was established in 1998 based on two former Anhui provincial nature reserves. It is located at the transition zone from subtropical zone to warm temperate zone with abundant animal and plant resources. As many rare and endangered species are living here, the protection work in the reserve is particularly important. Patrol and forest protection are the couple's daily work. According to Wang, there are seven daily patrol routes for the couple, and the longest route is longer than 30 kilometers back a

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CHINA-ANHUI-NATURE RESERVE-RANGERS (CN)

(230814) -- LU'AN, Aug. 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Wang Kedong and his wife Gao Kaiyu patrol at Tiantangzhai management station in Anhui Tianma National Nature Reserve, east China's Anhui Province, Aug. 12, 2023. Wang Kedong and Gao Kaiyu, both 58 years old, are rangers of Tiantangzhai management station of Anhui Tianma National Nature Reserve. They live in the mountains all the year round and have kept patrolling every day on a route longer than 20 kilometers for 25 years. Anhui Tianma National Nature Reserve was established in 1998 based on two former Anhui provincial nature reserves. It is located at the transition zone from subtropical zone to warm temperate zone with abundant animal and plant resources. As many rare and endangered species are living here, the protection work in the reserve is particularly important. Patrol and forest protection are the couple's daily work. According to Wang, there are seven daily patrol routes for the couple, and the longest route is longer than 30 kilometers back and fort

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CHINA-HUNAN-DONGTING LAKE-RESEARCHERS (CN)

(230724) -- YUEYANG, July 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Xie Yonghong takes care of submerged plants at an office of the Institute of Subtropical Agriculture of the CAS in Changsha, central China's Hunan Province, July 8, 2023. Xie Yonghong is the head of the Dongting Lake Station for Wetland Ecosystem Research under the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS). Researchers conduct studies on the ecosystem of the Dongting Lake wetland in this station, which was founded in 2009. Xie Yonghong has played an important role during the establishment of this station since its preparation phase in 2007. Since 2009, Xie Yonghong and his team have taken root in the Dongting Lake wetland and committed to maintaining the local ecological balance and biodiversity for more than a decade. From the age of 36 to 50, Xie Yonghong has gradually become a scientific researcher focusing on scientific researches providing support for economic and social development and led other team members to withstand challenges and guard the Dongting Lake.

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CHINA-HUNAN-DONGTING LAKE-RESEARCHERS (CN)

(230724) -- YUEYANG, July 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Xie Yonghong prunes submerged plants at an office of the Institute of Subtropical Agriculture of the CAS in Changsha, central China's Hunan Province, July 8, 2023. Xie Yonghong is the head of the Dongting Lake Station for Wetland Ecosystem Research under the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS). Researchers conduct studies on the ecosystem of the Dongting Lake wetland in this station, which was founded in 2009. Xie Yonghong has played an important role during the establishment of this station since its preparation phase in 2007. Since 2009, Xie Yonghong and his team have taken root in the Dongting Lake wetland and committed to maintaining the local ecological balance and biodiversity for more than a decade. From the age of 36 to 50, Xie Yonghong has gradually become a scientific researcher focusing on scientific researches providing support for economic and social development and led other team members to withstand challenges and guard the Dongting Lake. Dongt

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CHINA-HUNAN-DONGTING LAKE-RESEARCHERS (CN)

(230724) -- YUEYANG, July 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Xie Yonghong prunes submerged plants at an office of the Institute of Subtropical Agriculture of the CAS in Changsha, central China's Hunan Province, July 8, 2023. Xie Yonghong is the head of the Dongting Lake Station for Wetland Ecosystem Research under the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS). Researchers conduct studies on the ecosystem of the Dongting Lake wetland in this station, which was founded in 2009. Xie Yonghong has played an important role during the establishment of this station since its preparation phase in 2007. Since 2009, Xie Yonghong and his team have taken root in the Dongting Lake wetland and committed to maintaining the local ecological balance and biodiversity for more than a decade. From the age of 36 to 50, Xie Yonghong has gradually become a scientific researcher focusing on scientific researches providing support for economic and social development and led other team members to withstand challenges and guard the Dongting Lake. Dongt

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Infrared cameras record growing number of wild animals at nature reserve in China's Yunnan

STORY: Infrared cameras record growing number of wild animals at nature reserve in China's Yunnan DATELINE: May 24, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:58 LOCATION: KUNMING, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of Wumengshan Mountains National Nature Reserve 2. various of wild animals STORYLINE: Infrared cameras have recorded a growing number of wild animals at the Wumengshan Mountains Nature Reserve in southwest China's Yunnan Province. In order to better monitor and protect wild animals, about 300 infrared cameras have been installed at the reserve. The Wumengshan Mountains National Nature Reserve, located in Zhaotong City in Yunnan, covers more than 26,000 hectares. It provides shelters for rare and endangered endemic species and safeguards subtropical evergreen broad-leaved forests. 　 Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Kunming, China. (XHTV)

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Chinese firm signs pact to promote agricultural tech cooperation with Laos

STORY: Chinese firm signs pact to promote agricultural tech cooperation with Laos DATELINE: April 2, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:18 LOCATION: Vientiane CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of signing ceremony STORYLINE: A Chinese company and a research institution signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Lao government on Friday to promote agricultural cooperation in the Lao capital Vientiane. The MoU on tropical agricultural science and technology was signed between Yangguang Jiarun (Laos) Agricultural Development Co., Ltd. and South Subtropical Crops Research Institute under the Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences, and the Department of Agriculture of the Lao Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry. Xie Fei, the general manager of the Yangguang Jiarun, told Xinhua on Saturday that under the framework of the MoU, all involved parties will collaborate to deepen cooperation on agricultural science and technology, with the aim to accelerate the application of research on the entire tropical

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Passion for winter sports building up in China's seaside Xiamen

STORY: Passion for winter sports building up in China's seaside Xiamen DATELINE: Feb. 8, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:20 LOCATION: XIAMEN, China CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP 1 (English): FU MIN, Xinhua correspondent 2. various of the Champion Ice Rink in Xiamen 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): MA MENGQIAO, Manager, Champion Ice Rink 4. various of the Champion Ice Rink in Xiamen 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): HUANG YIQIU, Figure skating learner 6. various of the Champion Ice Rink in Xiamen 7. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): WANG QINGCHAO, Coach, Champion Ice Rink STORYLINE: STANDUP 1 (English): FU MIN, Xinhua correspondent "It might be hard for you to imagine, but even here in east China's coastal resort of Xiamen with a subtropical monsoon climate, people's passion for winter sports has been building up. Here, let me show you around." The Champion Ice Rink in Xiamen is a popular spot for local people either looking for a cool escape from the hot weather or wanting to improve their skating skills. Manager Ma Mengqiao says the

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Butterflies overwintering on subtropical island

Photo taken on Jan. 9, 2023, on Amami-Oshima Island in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, shows Ceylon blue glassy tigers clustered on twigs to make it through the winter. The butterfly is found in Southeast Asia, including Taiwan and southwestern islands in Japan, and is known to cluster in groups when the temperature falls below 15 C.

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Butterflies overwintering on subtropical island

Photo taken on Jan. 9, 2023, on Amami-Oshima Island in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, shows Ceylon blue glassy tigers clustered on twigs to make it through the winter. The butterfly is found in southeast Asia, including Taiwan and southwestern islands in Japan, and is known to cluster in groups when the temperature falls below 15 C.

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Subtropical forest in southern Japan

KUNIGAMI, Japan, May 23 Kyodo - Photo taken April 23, 2018, shows an area of forest named Yambaru in the northern part of Okinawa Prefecture's main island, southern Japan.

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Reptile Cafe/Yokohama Subtropical Teahouse

YOKOHAMA, Japan - A female junior high school student watches a lizard at Reptile Cafe/Yokohama Subtropical Teahouse, which opened in July 2011, in Yokohama, southwest of Tokyo, on Aug. 11, 2011.

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Swimming season starts at Okinawa beach

NAHA, Japan - Children enjoy swimming March 3 as the swimming season began at a beach on subtropical Okinawa Prefecture's Iriomotejima Island, one of the earliest starts to the season in Japan where most areas remain in early spring.

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Modern technologies help with tea-oil camellia planting in E China

STORY: Modern technologies help with tea-oil camellia planting in E China DATELINE: July 26, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:20 LOCATION: HANGZHOU, China CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY/ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1 various of the Changshan Camellia Seedling Breeding Base 2 SOUNDBITE (Chinese): WANG KAILIANG, Researcher, Research Institute of Subtropical Forestry, Chinese Academy of Forestry STORYLINE: In recent years, modern technologies have been helping with tea-oil camellia planting in a county in east China's Zhejiang Province. Changshan Camellia Seedling Breeding Base was established in Changshan County, Quzhou City, east China's Zhejiang Province in 2014, with a total area of 300 mu (about 20 hectares). In the modern digital base, planting is no longer dependent on experience but on data. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): WANG KAILIANG, Researcher, Research Institute of Subtropical Forestry, Chinese Academy of Forestry "Our research institute has been working on the seedling and breeding of tea-oil camellia since the 1970s. Here is the digita

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Fabulous spring views in Wuyi Mountain, S. China's Fujian

STORY: Fabulous spring views in Wuyi Mountain, S. China's Fujian DATELINE: March 18, 2022 LENGTH: 00:04:22 LOCATION: FUZHOU, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of spring views of Wuyi Mountain STORYLINE: As spring comes in China, green tea trees, rape flowers, and cherry blossoms have attracted many visitors to an ecological tea garden at the foot of Wuyi Mountain, east China's Fujian. Wuyi Mountain, a famous summer resort in Fujian, is widely known as one of the most outstanding subtropical forests in the world. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Fuzhou, China. (XHTV)

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Southwest Japan islands added to UNESCO World Heritage list

UNESCO decided Monday to add a chain of islands in southwestern Japan with dense subtropical forests to its natural World Heritage list, Japanese government officials said. The World Heritage Committee of the U.N. organization decided during an online session to list as Japan's fifth World Natural Heritage site the 43,000 hectare area, comprising Amami-Oshima Island and Tokunoshima Island in Kagoshima Prefecture as well as the northern part of the main Okinawa Island and Iriomote Island in Okinawa Prefecture.

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"Pear fairy" meets Eagles manager on southern island

Rakuten Eagles manager Masataka Nashida (L), nicknamed "Nassyi" (pear), scatters beans with Japan's favorite "pear fairy" mascot, Funassyi, in Okinawa Prefecture's Kumejima Island on Feb. 3, 2016. The mascot of Funabashi, Chiba Prefecture, near Tokyo traveled to the southern subtropical island to meet Nashida, who was there for the Pacific League club's spring training. The mascot took part in a "dreamlike" event for the team's fans in which the pair of "pears" scattered beans together to celebrate the traditional Japanese festival that marks the beginning of spring. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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"Pear fairy" meets Eagles manager on southern island

Rakuten Eagles manager Masataka Nashida (L), nicknamed "Nassyi (pear)," leaps alongside Japan's favorite "pear fairy" mascot, Funassyi, in Okinawa Prefecture's Kumejima Island on Feb. 3, 2016. The mascot of Funabashi, Chiba Prefecture, near Tokyo traveled to the southern subtropical island to meet Nashida, who was there for the Pacific League club's spring training. The mascot took part in a "dreamlike" event for the team's fans in which the pair of "pears" scattered beans together to celebrate the traditional Japanese festival that marks the beginning of spring. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Swimming season starts at Okinawa beach

NAHA, Japan - Children enjoy swimming March 3 as the swimming season began at a beach on subtropical Okinawa Prefecture's Iriomotejima Island, one of the earliest starts to the season in Japan where most areas remain in early spring.

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Reptile Cafe/Yokohama Subtropical Teahouse

YOKOHAMA, Japan - A female junior high school student watches a lizard at Reptile Cafe/Yokohama Subtropical Teahouse, which opened in July 2011, in Yokohama, southwest of Tokyo, on Aug. 11, 2011. (Kyodo)

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Okinawa children play in snow

NAHA, Japan - Children play in snow in subtropical Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, on Feb. 28, 2012. The snow was transported to the southwestern Japanese island prefecture for the event from Aomori Prefecture, northeastern Japan, about 2,000 kilometers away. A similar event in Naha using snow from Aomori Prefecture had been canceled due to radiation fears voiced by some people evacuated to Okinawa from the mainland after the March 2011 quake and ensuing nuclear crisis. (Kyodo)

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Southwestern Japan islands set to become World Heritage site

A road sign warning for wild Amami rabbits is pictured in Yamato on Amami-Oshima Island in Kagoshima Prefecture on May 10, 2021. A UNESCO advisory panel recommended the same day that a chain of islands in southwestern Japan with dense subtropical forests, including Amami-Oshima Island, be added to the list of natural World Heritage sites.

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Southwestern Japan islands set to become World Heritage site

Photo taken May 11, 2021, in Amami on Amami-Oshima Island in Kagoshima Prefecture shows a mangrove forest. A UNESCO advisory panel recommended the previous day that a chain of islands in southwestern Japan with dense subtropical forests, including Amami-Oshima Island, be added to the list of natural World Heritage sites.