China sees 52.7 mln domestic tourist trips over New Year holiday

STORY: China sees 52.7 mln domestic tourist trips over New Year holiday DATELINE: Jan. 3, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:27 LOCATION: SHANGHAI, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY/ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of people enjoying New Year Holiday in Shanghai, China 2. various of Shanghai Bund Puyan Hotel 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): YANG TAO, Executive general manager of Shanghai Bund Puyan Hotel 4. various of Springtour's headquarters in Changning District, Shanghai 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): ZHOU WEIHONG, Deputy general manager of Springtour 6. various of ice and snow tourism 7. various of people enjoying holiday in Hainan, China STORYLINE: China has seen about 52.7 million domestic tourist visits during the three-day New Year holiday. According to the Ministry of Culture and Tourism on Monday, the figure is up 0.44 percent year on year. The tourism revenue generated over the holiday has reached over 26.5 billion yuan (about 3.8 billion U.S. dollars), up 4 percent from the same period last year. In Shanghai's landmark Bund area, P

Replicas of ancient Chinese carriages on display

STORY: Replicas of ancient Chinese carriages on display DATELINE: Sept. 16, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:58 LOCATION: LANZHOU, China CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): ZHAO WEIHONG, Xinhua correspondent 2. various of replicas of ancient Chinese carriages 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): CHENG YI, Head of unearthed carriage reproduction project at Majiayuan relic site 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): CHEN WEIZHONG, Director of the department of culture and tourism of Gansu Province STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): ZHAO WEIHONG, Xinhua correspondent "Cultural relics impart the brilliance of China's civilization, culture and legacy. This year, the department of culture and tourism of Gansu Province made several ancient carriage copies according to what was found in northwest China's Majiayuan ancient ruins, so that citizens and tourists can see what the carriages look like more than 2,000 years ago." SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): CHENG YI, Head of unearthed carriage reproduction project at Majiayuan relic site "They are the fu

Ancient dwellings in northwest China get new lease of life

STORY: Ancient dwellings in northwest China get new lease of life DATELINE: June 29, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:21 LOCATION: LANZHOU, China CATEGORY: CULTURE/ENTERTAINMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of ancient dwellings in the city of Tianshui, northwest China's Gansu Province 2. STANDUP (English): ZHAO WEIHONG, Xinhua correspondent 3. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): ZHAO CHANGRONG, Expert in ancient building conservation in Tianshui City STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): ZHAO WEIHONG, Xinhua correspondent "Hello, everyone. I'm Zhao Weihong with Xinhua News Agency. Now I'm in Xiguan Ancient Town of Tianshui City, northwest China's Gansu Province. Xiguan Ancient Town has existed for more than 2,700 years. Since 2018, the national cultural and historical city Tianshui carried out the comprehensive restoration of the Xiguan Ancient Town. And now it's shining with historical splendor from the beautiful courtyards and the ancient alleys." With a history of more than 2,700 years, Tianshui is home to a range of residential houses built in t

Ancient Chinese city's efforts to protect millennium-old trees

STORY: Ancient Chinese city's efforts to protect millennium-old trees DATELINE: May 27, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:33 LOCATION: TIANSHUI, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of millennium-old trees 2. STANDUP (English): ZHAO WEIHONG, Xinhua correspondent 3. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): FU JIANHONG, Director with Conservation Center of Historical and Cultural City of Tianshui 4. various of ancient city views STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): ZHAO WEIHONG, Xinhua correspondent "I'm 26 years old. And this tree is about 2,500 years old, one of the oldest trees in China. There are many old trees in Tianshui City, northwest China's Gansu Province. How can they survive so long and still be so vigorous? Let's learn about the secret of the longevity of these trees." With a history of more than 2,700 years, Tianshui is an old city with many ancient trees. It has now more than 100 millennium-old trees. To protect the old trees of the city, the local government has carried out a series of measures including building a data

How does Shanghai fight COVID-19 resurgence with joint efforts?

STORY: How does Shanghai fight COVID-19 resurgence with joint efforts? DATELINE: April 18, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:05 LOCATION: SHANGHAI, China CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of STORYLINE: SOUNDBITE (Chinese): Community staff "Residents in building No. 4, No. 6 and No. 8, please go downstairs to receive nucleic acid testing." SOUNDBITE (Chinese): ZHU WEIHONG, Party chief, Qishan residential community in Shanghai "We started to prepare the nucleic acid testing site yesterday. Everyone should keep a distance of at least two meters. There are over 1,000 residents in our community. This alleyway is not a big space, so we ask the residents to take turns to go downstairs according to building numbers. This is an exit route. Residents living in this area can leave in this direction, and those who live in that area can leave in the opposite direction, so that they can leave orderly." Staff at the lab work on the testing in three shifts a day. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): Voice of Yang Dianyu, Vice head of Molecular D