Picturesque highway in China's Xinjiang boosts local tourism

STORY: Picturesque highway in China's Xinjiang boosts local tourism DATELINE: Aug. 3, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:50 LOCATION: URUMQI, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: various of the villagevarious of the roadSOUNDBITE (Chinese): WANG DUOXIN, Party chief of Hongkeng VillageSOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): MA WEIJUN, Homestay owner in Hongkeng Village STORYLINE: A scenic highway built across Hongkeng Village in northwest China's Xinjiang has boosted local tourism industry and improved people's wellbeing. The 301.6-km S101 highway links provincial capital Urumqi with Bayin'gou pasture in Wusu City. Along the road, travelers can enjoy views of Yardang, Danxia, the Gobi desert, river valleys, canyons, alpine meadows and forests which are called the "geographic gallery on the Tianshan Mountain." SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): WANG DUOXIN, Party chief of Hongkeng Village "The S101 highway was once a dirt road. Since it was paved with asphalt last year, the highway has been attracting more tourists. The number of restaurants in our vil

China's Xi'an makes all-out efforts to fight COVID-19

STORY: China's Xi'an makes all-out efforts to fight COVID-19 DATELINE: July 11, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:29 LOCATION: XI'AN, China CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: various of people receiving COVID-19 testsvarious of the marketSOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): YAO XUANHUA, Local official, Chang'an District in Xi'an cityvarious of the villageSOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): LI FEIFEI, Local official, Chang'an District in Xi'an city STORYLINE: Amid the latest COVID-19 resurgence facing some provincial-level regions in China, Xi'an, the capital city of northwestern Shaanxi Province has been going all out to contain the pandemic. At a major trading and distribution market for renewable resources in the city, after a cluster of infections was detected, close contacts have been sent to designated isolation points for medical observation. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): YAO XUANHUA, Local official, Chang'an District in Xi'an city "Upon receiving the instruction from the district epidemic control headquarters, we put the office area under closed-off man

NE China turns sandy land into oasis in 70 years

STORY: NE China turns sandy land into oasis in 70 years DATELINE: June 5, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:25 LOCATION: SHENYANG, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: various of sandstormsvarious of people planting treesSOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): HOU GUI, Villager of Liujia VillageSOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): LI ZHIDAN, Party Secretary of Aerxiang Town in Zhangwu Countyvarious of forests and animals STORYLINE: Zhangwu County in northeast China's Liaoning Province has been converting its sandy land into an oasis thanks to 70 years of greening efforts. To combat desertification, local villagers have spent decades planting trees. Hou Gui is one of them. His afforestation effort started in 2001. Since then, he has planted more than 200,000 trees on 2,400 mu (160 hectares) of sandy land. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): HOU GUI, Villager of Liujia Village "It takes generations of people's efforts to achieve the result. I plan to rearrange this forest in the next five to 10 years. In my design, each forest belt will be 60 meters wide with

Villagers' meetings help improve lives of people in rural Xinjiang

STORY: Villagers' meetings help improve lives of people in rural Xinjiang DATELINE: May 26, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:33 LOCATION: URUMQI, China CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: various of the villagevarious of the meetingSOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): Village officialSOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): BI ZHAORONG, First Party Secretary of Qiaoren VillageSOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): VillagerSOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): VillagerSOUNDBITE 5 (Chinese): VillagerSOUNDBITE 6 (Chinese): VillagerSOUNDBITE 7 (Chinese): NAZARBEY MURATH, VillagerSOUNDBITE 8 (Chinese): DAWUT ABDULLA, VillagerSOUNDBITE 9 (Chinese): NAZARBEY MURATH, VillagerSOUNDBITE 10 (Chinese): LI PINGJI, Deputy secretary of Qiaoren Kazak Township Party committee STORYLINE: SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): Village official "Attention, please. We will hold a villagers' meeting at 4:00 p.m. at the village committee. Please attend the meeting on time." In Qiaoren Village of Qiaoren Kazak Township, Qitai County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, holding villagers' meetings is a crucial w

Zimbabwean expat helps fight epidemic in central China village

STORY: Zimbabwean expat helps fight epidemic in central China village DATELINE: April 13, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:53 LOCATION: ZHENGZHOU, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: various of the villageSOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): PATIENCE MUPFEKI, Zimbabwean expatvarious of the expat workingSOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): PATIENCE MUPFEKI, Zimbabwean expat STORYLINE: SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): PATIENCE MUPFEKI, Zimbabwean expat "Hi, my Chinese name is Pei Xin. I come from Zimbabwe." Mupfeki met Zhang Yongchao, a young man from Henan Province who went to work in Africa three years ago. Soon afterwards, they fell in love with each other. In 2019, Mupfeki married Zhang in Henan. Now Mupfeki not only speaks Chinese language and cooks Chinese food, but also makes friends with all the villagers. At the beginning of 2022, Mupfeki became a volunteer to fight the COVID-19 rebound in the village. She worked at the village entrance, measuring temperatures and registering information for the villagers. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): PATIENCE MUPFEK

On site in Ukraine: Ukrainian village under cloud of conflict

STORY: On site in Ukraine: Ukrainian village under cloud of conflict DATELINE: March 9, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:54 LOCATION: Kiev CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: various of a village in UkraineSOUNDBITE 1 (English): REN KE, Xinhua correspondentvarious of Nadja-Halyna Romaniuk's houseSOUNDBTIE 2 (Ukrainian): Nadja-Halyna Romaniuk, Head of Jablunivka VillageSOUNDBITE 3 (English): REN KE, Xinhua correspondentSOUNDBTIE 4 (Ukrainian): Nadja-Halyna Romaniuk, Head of Jablunivka VillageSOUNDBTIE 5 (Ukrainian): Nadja-Halyna Romaniuk, Head of Jablunivka Village STORYLINE: Barricades, roadblocks and soldiers holding guns have become common scenes even in villages of Ukraine as the Russia-Ukraine conflict continues despite rounds of talks. Xinhua correspondents are reporting on site. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): REN KE, Xinhua correspondent "Hello, everyone, I'm Ren Ke, correspondent with Xinhua News Agency. We are now in a small village on the road from Lviv to Kiev. We can see a lot of barricades and roadblocks along the roa