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Beijing International Film Festival Opening - China

Actress Zhang Yuqi and actor Xu Weizhou are pictured on the red carpet of the 15th Beijing International Film Festival (BJIFF) in Beijing, capital of China, on April 18, 2025. The 15th BJIFF kicked off on Friday in the Chinese capital. Photo by Li Xin/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(240812) -- BEIJING, Aug. 12, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Tourists watch sunrise on the beach of a scenic spot on Weizhou Island of Beihai City, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Aug. 9, 2024. (Photo by Fan Shaoguang/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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GLOBALink | Marine life observation event held on China's youngest volcanic island

STORY: Marine life observation event held on China's youngest volcanic island SHOOTING TIME: March 22, 2024 DATELINE: March 25, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:11 LOCATION: NANNING, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): YU JIAMING, Xinhua correspondent 2. various of a lecture on intertidal marine life 3. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): ZHANG WENTING, Participant 4. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): LIU YI, Researcher of intertidal biology from Xiamen University 4. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): LU XINYUAN, Participant STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): YU JIAMING, Xinhua correspondent "This year's Weizhou Island Ocean Exploration Festival, in its 2nd edition, is underway in Weizhou Island, south China's Guangxi. The event offers ocean enthusiasts an opportunity to observe marine life in an eco-friendly manner." Over the years, Weizhou Island, China's youngest volcanic island, has recorded a more frequent presence of the Bryde's whales, a national first-class protected aquatic animal. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): ZHANG WENTING, Participant "H

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Bryde's whales spotted preying on fish in China's Guangxi

STORY: Bryde's whales spotted preying on fish in China's Guangxi SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 5, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 6, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:28 LOCATION: NANNING, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Bryde's whale preying on fish STORYLINE: Bryde's whales were recently spotted preying on fish in the waters off south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Bryde's whales, a national first-class protected aquatic animal, are mainly found in tropical and subtropical waters. They are marked by three ridges in front of their blowhole, a dark grey back and a white or pink abdomen. From around every September to May of next year, the whales could be found foraging in the waters off Weizhou Island in Guangxi. Since 2016, more than 60 Bryde's whales have been identified in waters off Weizhou Island. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Nanning, China. (XHTV)

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CHINA-NEW YEAR-SCENERY-SUNRISE (CN)

(240101) -- BEIJING, Jan. 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Jan. 1, 2024 shows the sunrise at Weizhou Island in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Hu Xingyu)

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CHINA-NEW YEAR-SCENERY-SUNRISE (CN)

(240101) -- BEIJING, Jan. 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Tourists enjoy the sunrise at Weizhou Island in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Jan. 1, 2024. (Xinhua/Hu Xingyu)

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(SP)CHINA-SICHUAN-CHENGDU-WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES-TORCH RELAY(CN)

(230726) -- CHENGDU, July 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Torch bearer Xu Weizhou runs with the torch during the torch relay of the 31st FISU Summer World University Games in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, July 26, 2023. (Xinhua/Chen Zeguo)

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CHINA-SICHUAN-WENCHUAN-LANDSLIDES (CN)

(230627) -- WENCHUAN, June 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on June 27, 2023 shows a view of a landslide site in Miansi Township of Wenchuan County, southwest China's Sichuan Province. Seven people have been unaccounted for after landslides hit a county in Sichuan Province in the wee hours of Tuesday. Due to heavy rainfall in a short period of time, landslides occurred in Miansi Township and Weizhou Township in Wenchuan County, the county's emergency management bureau said. As of 10:32 a.m. Tuesday, over 900 people affected by the landslides had been relocated. Over 400 rescue workers are searching for the missing. (Xinhua)

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CHINA-SICHUAN-WENCHUAN-LANDSLIDES (CN)

(230627) -- WENCHUAN, June 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on June 27, 2023 shows a rescue vehicle at a landslide site in Weizhou Township of Wenchuan County, southwest China's Sichuan Province. Seven people have been unaccounted for after landslides hit a county in Sichuan Province in the wee hours of Tuesday. Due to heavy rainfall in a short period of time, landslides occurred in Miansi Township and Weizhou Township in Wenchuan County, the county's emergency management bureau said. As of 10:32 a.m. Tuesday, over 900 people affected by the landslides had been relocated. Over 400 rescue workers are searching for the missing. (Xinhua)

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CHINA-SICHUAN-WENCHUAN-LANDSLIDES (CN)

(230627) -- WENCHUAN, June 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Rescuers work at a landslide site in Miansi Township of Wenchuan County, southwest China's Sichuan Province, June 27, 2023. Seven people have been unaccounted for after landslides hit a county in Sichuan Province in the wee hours of Tuesday. Due to heavy rainfall in a short period of time, landslides occurred in Miansi Township and Weizhou Township in Wenchuan County, the county's emergency management bureau said. As of 10:32 a.m. Tuesday, over 900 people affected by the landslides had been relocated. Over 400 rescue workers are searching for the missing. (Xinhua)

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Sightings of Bryde's whales increase as China steps up protection efforts

STORY: Sightings of Bryde's whales increase as China steps up protection efforts DATELINE: April 27, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:25 LOCATION: NANNING, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP 1 (English): GUO YIFAN, Xinhua correspondent 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): CHEN MO, Associate researcher from Guangxi Academy of Sciences 3. STANDUP 2 (English): GUO YIFAN, Xinhua correspondent 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): LAI CHAOYUN, President of Weizhou Island's tourism association STORYLINE: STANDUP 1 (English): GUO YIFAN, Xinhua correspondent "I'm on Weizhou Island in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. You can see behind me there are several fishing boats, and if you take an aerial view of the island, you can see it is located in a semicircular bay. Weizhou Island is the largest and the youngest volcanic island in China. In 2016, a Bryde's whale, known as a very mysterious species of cetaceans, was spotted in waters off Weizhou Island, making this place more appealing to tourists. Meanwhile, some marine rese

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Bryde's whales spotted in south China's offshore waters

STORY: Bryde's whales spotted in south China's offshore waters DATELINE: Jan. 12, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:26 LOCATION: BEIHAI, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Bryde's whales STORYLINE: Recently, a group of Bryde's whales has been frequently spotted in the waters around Weizhou Island, Beihai, in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. This area is an important feeding ground for large whales, which was first discovered in the 1980s. This group of Bryde's whales has been returning to the island every year from September to the end of April next year. The number of these mammals has grown significantly in recent years, from around 10 in 2018 to about 50 today. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Beihai, China. (XHTV)

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Breathtaking scenery of China's youngest volcanic island

STORY: Breathtaking scenery of China's youngest volcanic island DATELINE: June 16, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:51 LOCATION: NANNING, China CATEGORY: SHOTLIST: 1. various of Weizhou Island STORYLINE: Weizhou Island, located in the Beibu Gulf, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, is the youngest volcanic island in China and one of the country's most famous scenic areas. Magical sceneries are spotted around the island with the arrival of summer. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Nanning, China. (XHTV)

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Ovulation of planted corals recorded in China's Guangxi

STORY: Ovulation of planted corals recorded in China's Guangxi DATELINE: June 8, 2022 LENGTH: 0:02:16 LOCATION: NANNING, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of Weizhou Island 2. various of corals ovulating 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): HUANG WEN, Director of Coral Conservation Center, School of Marine Sciences, Guangxi University 4. various of the demonstration area 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): HUANG WEN, Director of Coral Conservation Center, School of Marine Sciences, Guangxi University 6. various of coral reefs 7. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): HUANG WEN, Director of Coral Conservation Center, School of Marine Sciences, Guangxi University 8. various of researchers working STORYLINE: The ovulation of planted corals has been recorded at a coral reef restoration demonstration zone in Weizhou Island in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. It's the first time that researchers have recorded this in the demonstration area. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): HUANG WEN, Director of Coral Conservation Center, Scho

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XINHUA-PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2021-CHINA NEWS

(220106) -- BEIJING, Jan. 6, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A Bryde's whale forages in waters off Weizhou Island in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Jan. 15, 2021. (Xinhua/Liu Jinhai)