China: Burst Water Pipe Floods Suzhou Street, Soaking Vendors and Passerby

On August 14, 2025, in Suzhou, China, a burst water pipe at Sunwu and Lingshan Roads sent a three-story-high jet flooding the street. Vendors scrambled, and a man’s freshly served meal was ruined as bystanders watched. Emergency teams were dispatched to fix the pipe while the towering spray continued.

Spring Festival Holiday Travel Data

Spring Festival Holiday Travel Data

BINZHOU, CHINA - FEBRUARY 14, 2024 - Tourists visit Sunwu Nevernight City in Binzhou City, East China's Shandong province, Feb 16, 2024. According to data from the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, during the 8-day Spring Festival holiday, 474 million domestic trips were made nationwide, an increase of 34.3% over the same period last year, and an increase of 19.0% over the same period in 2019 on a comparable basis; Domestic tourists spent 632.687 billion yuan, an increase of 47.3% year-on-year and an increase of 7.7% compared with 2019 on a comparable basis.

Spring Festival Holiday Travel Data

Spring Festival Holiday Travel Data

BINZHOU, CHINA - FEBRUARY 14, 2024 - Tourists visit Sunwu Nevernight City in Binzhou City, East China's Shandong province, Feb 16, 2024. According to data from the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, during the 8-day Spring Festival holiday, 474 million domestic trips were made nationwide, an increase of 34.3% over the same period last year, and an increase of 19.0% over the same period in 2019 on a comparable basis; Domestic tourists spent 632.687 billion yuan, an increase of 47.3% year-on-year and an increase of 7.7% compared with 2019 on a comparable basis.

Spring Festival Holiday Travel Data

Spring Festival Holiday Travel Data

BINZHOU, CHINA - FEBRUARY 14, 2024 - Tourists visit Sunwu Nevernight City in Binzhou City, East China's Shandong province, Feb 16, 2024. According to data from the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, during the 8-day Spring Festival holiday, 474 million domestic trips were made nationwide, an increase of 34.3% over the same period last year, and an increase of 19.0% over the same period in 2019 on a comparable basis; Domestic tourists spent 632.687 billion yuan, an increase of 47.3% year-on-year and an increase of 7.7% compared with 2019 on a comparable basis.

Spring Festival Holiday Travel Data

Spring Festival Holiday Travel Data

BINZHOU, CHINA - FEBRUARY 14, 2024 - Tourists visit Sunwu Nevernight City in Binzhou City, East China's Shandong province, Feb 16, 2024. According to data from the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, during the 8-day Spring Festival holiday, 474 million domestic trips were made nationwide, an increase of 34.3% over the same period last year, and an increase of 19.0% over the same period in 2019 on a comparable basis; Domestic tourists spent 632.687 billion yuan, an increase of 47.3% year-on-year and an increase of 7.7% compared with 2019 on a comparable basis.

Fancy sugar-coated snack sweetens new year celebrations in China

STORY: Fancy sugar-coated snack sweetens new year celebrations in China DATELINE: Jan. 13, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:26 LOCATION: HARBIN, China CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of sugar-coated snacks STORYLINE: As Chinese Lunar New Year is approaching, stalls selling various "Tanghulu," a kind of sugar-coated snack, hit the streets of Sunwu County, Heilongjiang Province. From fruits to green peppers, spicy strips, or even chicken feet, it seems that everything can be made into these mouthwatering snacks. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Harbin, China. (XHTV)