CHINA-SHANXI-YUNGANG GROTTOES-DOCTORS FOR RELICS (CN)

CHINA-SHANXI-YUNGANG GROTTOES-DOCTORS FOR RELICS (CN)

(240301) -- DATONG, March 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Li Min (R), a staff member of the Yungang Grottoes Research Institute, captures images with his colleague Pan Peng at one of the Yungang Grottoes in Datong, north China's Shanxi Province, Feb. 27, 2024. Yungang Grottoes, a UNESCO World Heritage site featuring over 50,000 stone Buddhist sculptures in Datong, was built during the Northern Wei Dynasty (386-534). It is considered a pinnacle of Chinese Buddhist art and represents the highest level of sculptural artistry in the world during the 5th century. The Yungang Grottoes Research Institute boasts a relics protection and restoration team mainly consisting of professionals in their 20s and 30s, who are trying their very best to keep these statues in their prime condition as long as possible. Dubbed doctors for relics, these young souls armed with modern technologies have gone beyond fundamental protection and restoration, and walked the extra mile to present these statues in a much more vivid way before touris

INDONESIA-JAKARTA-BANDUNG HIGH-SPEED RAILWAY-COMMERCIAL OPERATION

INDONESIA-JAKARTA-BANDUNG HIGH-SPEED RAILWAY-COMMERCIAL OPERATION

(231018) -- JAKARTA, Oct. 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People check in by swiping their tickets at the platform of Halim Station on the Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway in Jakarta, Indonesia, Oct. 17, 2023. The Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway (HSR) jointly built by China and Indonesia was officially put into commercial operation on Tuesday. The 142.3 km-long high-speed line, connecting Jakarta and the fourth largest city Bandung, is a flagship project that synergizes the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative and Indonesia's Global Maritime Fulcrum strategy. It is also the first overseas construction project that fully uses Chinese railway systems, technology and industrial components. In addition to greatly cutting the journey between the two cities from over three hours to around 40 minutes, Indonesia's Transportation Minister Budi Karya Sumadi told Xinhua in an interview that the Jakarta-Bandung HSR would greatly promote regional people-to-people exchanges and drive the development sectors including touris

China's fastest cross-sea railway features high tech, intelligence

STORY: China's fastest cross-sea railway features high tech, intelligence DATELINE: Sept. 29, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:54 LOCATION: FUZHOU, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Fuzhou-Xiamen-Zhangzhou high-speed railway 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): CHEN QING, Passenger 3. various of the Fuzhou-Xiamen-Zhangzhou high-speed railway 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): LI PINGZHUO, Project manager of China Railway Siyuan Survey and Design Group Co., Ltd. 5. various of the Fuzhou-Xiamen-Zhangzhou high-speed railway 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): LIU YANG, Chief engineer of the Fuzhou South Station Project of China Railway Construction Engineering Group 7. various of the Fuxing trains running on the line STORYLINE: China's fastest sea-crossing high-speed rail started operation on Thursday in east China's Fujian Province, featuring advanced technology and intelligence. With a designed speed of 350 km/h, the Fuzhou-Xiamen-Zhangzhou high-speed railway slashes travel time between Fuzhou and Xiamen, an economic hub and touris

Cuba receives 1st batch of Chinese group tourists since pandemic

STORY: Cuba receives 1st batch of Chinese group tourists since pandemic DATELINE: Aug. 16, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:27 LOCATION: Havana CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Jose Marti International Airport of Cuba 2. SOUNDBITE (Spanish): ELIZABETH VELA JAIME, Tourism counselor of the Cuban Ministry of Tourism (Mintur) in the Asia-Pacific region 3. various of the Jose Marti International Airport of Cuba STORYLINE: Cuba received the first batch of group tourists from China since the COVID-19 pandemic on Monday. In February, China resumed outbound group travel to 20 countries, including Cuba. Elizabeth Vela Jaime, the tourism counselor of the Cuban Ministry of Tourism (Mintur) in the Asia-Pacific region said that her country intends to double the number of Chinese visitors in the short term. Cuba has increased its efforts in promoting its attractions in nature, culture, health and nautical tourism, among others. SOUNDBITE (Spanish): ELIZABETH VELA JAIME, Tourism counselor of the Cuban Ministry of Touris