Commercial Space Tianlong 3 Test Run - Yantai

Commercial Space Tianlong 3 Test Run - Yantai

This aerial drone photo taken on Sept. 15, 2025, shows a first-stage propulsion system test for the Tianlong-3 liquid carrier rocket conducted on an offshore launch pad at the Haiyang Oriental Aerospace Port in east China's Shandong Province. A first-stage propulsion system test for the Tianlong-3 large liquid-propellant carrier rocket was successfully held here on Monday. Independent development of the Tianlong-3 rocket began in March 2022 by Chinese commercial aerospace company Space Pioneer. The rocket is 72 meters in length with a takeoff mass of 600 tonnes. Its first stage is equipped with nine "Tianhuo-12" engines operating in parallel. The rocket has a low-Earth orbit carrying capacity of 17-22 tonnes, and a sun-synchronous orbit capacity of 10-17 tonnes. It is able to launch 36 satellites in a single mission and supports large-scale cargo transport for China's space station, as well as medium- and high-orbit satellite launches. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

(GloriousGuizhou)CHINA-GUIZHOU-ANSHUN-TUNPU CULTURE (CN)

(GloriousGuizhou)CHINA-GUIZHOU-ANSHUN-TUNPU CULTURE (CN)

(240804) -- ANSHUN, Aug. 4, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A villager is pictured in Tianlong Tunpu ancient town in Pingba District of Anshun City, southwest China's Guizhou Province, July 25, 2024. In Anshun City, southwest China's Guizhou Province, ancient stone buildings and unique local traditions have made a cluster of villages popular tourist destinations for many visitors. The stone-structured Tunpu residential buildings were built in the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), when some troops were sent to Anshun, where they built villages and turned the neighborhood into farmland for growing crops. Their descendants have lived there over generations, and formed the unique Tunpu culture which preserved distinctive customs, architectures, operas and costumes of ancient times. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Ou Dongqu)

(GloriousGuizhou)CHINA-GUIZHOU-ANSHUN-TUNPU CULTURE (CN)

(GloriousGuizhou)CHINA-GUIZHOU-ANSHUN-TUNPU CULTURE (CN)

(240804) -- ANSHUN, Aug. 4, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A villager (back) makes shoe soles in Tianlong Tunpu ancient town in Pingba District of Anshun City, southwest China's Guizhou Province, July 25, 2024. In Anshun City, southwest China's Guizhou Province, ancient stone buildings and unique local traditions have made a cluster of villages popular tourist destinations for many visitors. The stone-structured Tunpu residential buildings were built in the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), when some troops were sent to Anshun, where they built villages and turned the neighborhood into farmland for growing crops. Their descendants have lived there over generations, and formed the unique Tunpu culture which preserved distinctive customs, architectures, operas and costumes of ancient times. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Ou Dongqu)

GREECE-ATHENS-CHINA-GROTTO-ART-EXHIBITION

GREECE-ATHENS-CHINA-GROTTO-ART-EXHIBITION

(240514) -- ATHENS, May 14, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Visitors view the introduction of the art of Chinese grottoes at Zappeion Hall in Athens, Greece, May 11, 2024. The International Touring Exhibition of the Digital Restoration of the Tianlong Mountain Grottoes was held in Athens and attracted many visitors. (Xinhua/Marios Lolos)

GREECE-ATHENS-CHINA-GROTTO-ART-EXHIBITION

GREECE-ATHENS-CHINA-GROTTO-ART-EXHIBITION

(240514) -- ATHENS, May 14, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Visitors view an exhibit of Tianlong Mountain Grottoes at Zappeion Hall in Athens, Greece, May 11, 2024. The International Touring Exhibition of the Digital Restoration of the Tianlong Mountain Grottoes was held in Athens and attracted many visitors. (Xinhua/Marios Lolos)

GREECE-ATHENS-CHINA-GROTTO-ART-EXHIBITION

GREECE-ATHENS-CHINA-GROTTO-ART-EXHIBITION

(240514) -- ATHENS, May 14, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A visitor uses a VR device to view the art of Chinese grottoes at Zappeion Hall in Athens, Greece, May 11, 2024. The International Touring Exhibition of the Digital Restoration of the Tianlong Mountain Grottoes was held in Athens and attracted many visitors. (Xinhua/Marios Lolos)

2023ChinaJoy Open in Shanghai

2023ChinaJoy Open in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - JULY 28, 2023 - Cosplayers at Booth 2 of Tianlong Bhabu at 2023ChinaJoy in Shanghai, China, July 28, 2023.

Traditional craft of making cloth shoes thrives in ancient city of Pingyao

STORY: Traditional craft of making cloth shoes thrives in ancient city of Pingyao DATELINE: Feb. 2, 2023 LENGTH: 0:00:54 LOCATION: TAIYUAN, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Pingyao City 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): HOU TIANLONG, Cloth shoes craftsman 3. various of cloth shoes shops 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): Visitor STORYLINE: Pingyao City, north China's Shanxi, is one of the best-preserved ancient walled cities in China and a UNESCO world heritage site. There, visitors not only can buy different kinds of handmade cloth shoes, but also experience the time-honored shoe-making skills. Making a pair of cloth shoes needs many procedures, which are very complicated and labor-consuming. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): HOU TIANLONG, Cloth shoes craftsman "The sole is made with layered cloth. There are 36 layers. To complete a sole, a total of over 2,100 stitches are needed. Traditional skills cannot be lost, absolutely not." In Pingyao, different kinds of cloth shoes with unique cultural characteristics hav

COVID-19 test kits manufacturer in China's Xi'an expands production to ensure stable supply chain

STORY: COVID-19 test kits manufacturer in China's Xi'an expands production to ensure stable supply chain DATELINE: April 19, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:06 LOCATION: XI'AN, China CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1 various of nucleic acid tests 2 various of COVID-19 test kits manufacturering 3 SOUNDBITE (Chinese): YI CHAO, Staff with Xi'an Tianlong Science and Technology Co., Ltd STORYLINE: China has spared no efforts to curb the recent flare-ups of the COVID-19 pandemic in multiple places across the country. China's COVID-19 test kits manufacturers are also working hard to meet the surging demands in the country. Xi'an Tianlong Science and Technology Co., Ltd, one of China's major anti-pandemic supplies manufacturers, is expanding production to ensure a stable supply chain for COVID-19 test kits. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): YI CHAO, Staff with Xi'an Tianlong Science and Technology Co., Ltd "Xi'an Tianlong Science and Technology Co., Ltd is a manufacturer of nucleic acid testing equipment and kits. We have been carrying out pr