Discover rural China through art

STORY: Discover rural China through art SHOOTING TIME: March 10, 2024 DATELINE: March 13, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:05 LOCATION: HEFEI, China CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of traditional villages of Xidi and Hongcun 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): SEBASTIAN THOMMEN, Irish artist 3. various of painting 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): DIEGO EGUINLIAN, Argentine artist 5. various of painting 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): ANASTASIA PETRYAEVA, Russian artist 7. various of painting 8. various of traditional villages of Xidi and Hongcun STORYLINE: A dozen artists from countries including Ireland, Argentina, and Russia have gathered in rural Anhui Province in east China for art. The artists came to two traditional villages of Xidi and Hongcun for a watercolor painting festival, discovering rural China through their eyes and by painting brushes. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): SEBASTIAN THOMMEN, Irish artist "I feel very relaxed. Everyone here is so nice and so hospitable and so generous. And it's a real sense of home here. The natural

(SP)SOUTH KOREA-HOENGSEONG-WINTER YOUTH OLYMPIC GAMES-FREESTYLE SKIING

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(240123) -- HOENGSEONG, Jan. 23, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Gold medalist Uma Kruse Een (C) of Sweden, silver medalist Morgan Shute (L) of the United States and bronze medalist Leena Thommen of Switzerland pose for photographs during the awarding ceremony for the Women's Ski Cross of freestyle skiing event at the Gangwon 2024 Winter Youth Olympic Games in Hoengseong, South Korea, Jan. 23, 2024. (Xinhua/Li Ming)

(SP)SOUTH KOREA-HOENGSEONG-WINTER YOUTH OLYMPIC GAMES-FREESTYLE SKIING

(SP)SOUTH KOREA-HOENGSEONG-WINTER YOUTH OLYMPIC GAMES-FREESTYLE SKIING

(240123) -- HOENGSEONG, Jan. 23, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Gold medalist Uma Kruse Een (C) of Sweden, silver medalist Morgan Shute (L) of the United States and bronze medalist Leena Thommen of Switzerland pose for photographs during the awarding ceremony for the Women's Ski Cross of freestyle skiing event at the Gangwon 2024 Winter Youth Olympic Games in Hoengseong, South Korea, Jan. 23, 2024. (Xinhua/Li Ming)