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Harvesters made in China's Xinjiang gain popularity in cotton-growing countries

STORY: Harvesters made in China's Xinjiang gain popularity in cotton-growing countries SHOOTING TIME: April 24, 2024 DATELINE: April 29, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:38 LOCATION: URUMQI, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of an agricultural machinery manufacturing company in Wusu City 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): HUANG XINCHENG, Official of an agricultural machinery manufacturing company in Wusu City 3. various of an agricultural machinery manufacturing company in Wusu City STORYLINE: Cotton harvesting machines produced in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region have gained popularity in some countries. With the spring farming season underway in cotton-growing areas, a leading agricultural machinery manufacturing company in Wusu City has also entered its peak production period. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): HUANG XINCHENG, Official of an agricultural machinery manufacturing company in Wusu City "Cotton harvesting machines are used from late September to mid-December. Starting in March, we hit the peak seaso

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Modern tech assists cotton farmers in China's Xinjiang

STORY: Modern tech assists cotton farmers in China's Xinjiang SHOOTING TIME: April 16-20, 2024 DATELINE: April 29, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:17 LOCATION: URUMQI, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY/TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of aerial views of the farmland 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): SUN SHOUYING, Agriculture and rural affairs bureau of Wusu, Xinjiang 3. various of cotton farmers working in the farmland STORYLINE: In recent years, advancements in agricultural technology have gradually become vital allies to the cotton farmers of China's Xinjiang. In Wusu City, a major cotton production area in northern Xinjiang, the construction of high-standard farmlands has been widely promoted. As the cotton sowing season has kicked off, modern tech such as unmanned seeders guided by China's BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) and the Internet of Things, have been applied to save resources and labor. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): SUN SHOUYING, Agriculture and rural affairs bureau of Wusu, Xinjiang "The high-standard farmland construction

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(240318) -- URUMQI, March 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Amatjan Mamat (2nd L) works at a cotton harvester factory in Wusu, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Feb. 28, 2024. TO GO WITH "Forget hand-picking, we have auto cotton harvesters: A Xinjiang Uygur worker's story" (Xinhua/Zhao Ge)

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(240318) -- URUMQI, March 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Amatjan Mamat is kissed by his daughter at home in Wusu, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Feb. 28, 2024. TO GO WITH "Forget hand-picking, we have auto cotton harvesters: A Xinjiang Uygur worker's story" (Xinhua/Zhao Ge)

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(240318) -- URUMQI, March 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Amatjan Mamat works at a cotton harvester factory in Wusu, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Feb. 28, 2024. TO GO WITH "Forget hand-picking, we have auto cotton harvesters: A Xinjiang Uygur worker's story" (Xinhua/Zhao Ge)

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(240318) -- URUMQI, March 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Amatjan Mamat is seen with colleagues at a cotton harvester factory in Wusu, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Feb. 28, 2024. TO GO WITH "Forget hand-picking, we have auto cotton harvesters: A Xinjiang Uygur worker's story" (Xinhua/Zhao Ge)

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(240318) -- URUMQI, March 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Amatjan Mamat mounts a tire onto a wheel of a cotton harvester at a cotton harvester factory in Wusu, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Feb. 28, 2024. TO GO WITH "Forget hand-picking, we have auto cotton harvesters: A Xinjiang Uygur worker's story" (Xinhua/Zhao Ge)

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Daycare centers bring joy to elderly people in China's Xinjiang

STORY: Daycare centers bring joy to elderly people in China's Xinjiang SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 25, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 29, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:11 LOCATION: WUSHU, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of daily activities of daycare center 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): SU CUILAN, Citizen of Wusu 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): BA XUEHAI, Secretary of the Party Group and Deputy Director of Wusu Civil Affairs Bureau STORYLINE: At a daycare center in Wusu City, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, elderly people play table tennis, practice calligraphy, or dance to music, enjoying a colorful life. At noon, a nutritious and tasty meal is served. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): SU CUILIAN, Resident of Wusu "We are enjoying a tasty dish cooked at the daycare center. It's big plate chicken. It's very good. It's specially made to go with the taste of us old people. It's tender, and not very spicy." In the past year, three such daycare centers were built in Wusu, equipped with all kinds of activity rooms and service

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NW China nature reserve helps wildlife in winter

STORY: NW China nature reserve helps wildlife in winter SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 22, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 25, 2024 LENGTH: 0:01:26 LOCATION: WUSU, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of bundles of alfalfa grass being prepared and distributed 2. various of the nature reserve 3. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): ADELIHAN MULATI, Deputy Chief of Resource Conservation and Forestry Department of Xinjiang Ganjiahu Sacsaoul Forest National Nature Reserve Management Bureau Wusu Branch STORYLINE: Wild animals always face shortage of food in winters. Staff of a national nature reserve in northwest China's Xinjiang has lent their helping hands to wildlife. Xinjiang Ganjiahu Sacsaoul Forest National Nature Reserve Management Bureau Wusu Branch covers a woodland area of about 400,000 mu (about 26,700 hectares), with over 170 species of wildlife, including black storks, Eurasian lynx, white swans, wapiti and others. The staff has purchased nearly 1,000 bundles of alfalfa grass and 3 tons of corn for wildlife recently. SOUN

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Xinjiang, My home: A caring nurse's daily life

STORY: Xinjiang, My home: A caring nurse's daily life DATELINE: Aug. 14, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:00 LOCATION: URUMQI, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Feng Xueping working 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): FENG XUEPING, Nurse STORYLINE: SOUNDBITE (Chinese): FENG XUEPING, Nurse "I am Feng Xueping, 23 years old. I'm working at Wusu Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine as a nurse at the Geriatric Encephalopathy Department. Elderly people are like children. When they get sick, they always feel stressed. So at our department, we need to console them and help them receive treatment without worries. Do you feel better, auntie? (Yes, I do feel better. Thank you for taking care of me these days.) It's no big deal. I am doing my job. Please take medicines on time at home. Take care of yourself. (Okay. Thank you!) I like watching Douyin in my spare time. And I often post things about my work and life on it. Surprisingly, these brought me some fans. And they often encourage me to keep updating." Xinhua News Agen

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High technology helps cotton cultivation in China's Xinjiang

STORY: High technology helps cotton cultivation in China's Xinjiang DATELINE: May 28, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:40 LOCATION: URUMQI, China CATEGORY: AGRICULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of cotton industry 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): DU KAI, Cotton farmer from Wusu City, Xinjiang 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): ZHANG CHUNYUAN, Vice general manager of China Railway Construction Heavy Industry Xinjiang Co., Ltd. 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): ZHAI HUI, Senior Vice President of Suzhou Eavision Robotic Technologies Co., Ltd. STORYLINE: High-tech agricultural machinery went on display at an expo in China's Xinjiang. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): DU KAI, Cotton farmer from Wusu City, Xinjiang "In the days when my grandfather was farming, it was all manual work, from planting to harvesting. At that time, we needed to hire a cotton picker for every 10 mu (0.67 hectares) of cotton farmland. We needed to take care of their board and lodging, and they might work for 45 days to collect all the cotton. Now this cotton harvesting machine can finish p

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(230115) -- FUYUAN, Jan. 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A group of Hezhe young people play on the snow in Hezhe ethnic village of Zhuaji in Wusu Town of Fuyuan City, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Jan. 11, 2023. (Xinhua/Wang Jianwei)

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(230115) -- FUYUAN, Jan. 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Jan. 11, 2023 shows a view of the Hezhe ethnic village of Zhuaji in Wusu Town of Fuyuan City, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. (Xinhua/Wang Jianwei)

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(230115) -- FUYUAN, Jan. 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Jan. 11, 2023 shows a view of the Hezhe ethnic village of Zhuaji in Wusu Town of Fuyuan City, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. (Xinhua/Wang Jianwei)

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(230113) -- FUYUAN, Jan. 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Bai Huaxian, head of the Zhuaji power supply station under Fuyuan power supply company of the State Grid Heilongjiang branch, assigns work to his colleagues in Fuyuan, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Jan. 12, 2023. The Zhuaji power supply station guarantees the power supply to over 1,800 households at Wusu Town and its 11 surrounding villages in Fuyuan, China's easternmost city. Five electricians of the power supply station often face extremely cold weather to check the operation of power lines along the 150-km route. (Xinhua/Wang Jianwei)

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(230113) -- FUYUAN, Jan. 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Bai Huaxian (L), head of the Zhuaji power supply station under Fuyuan power supply company of the State Grid Heilongjiang branch, and his colleague Fei Yiwei check the operation of the power lines in Fuyuan, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Jan. 12, 2023. The Zhuaji power supply station guarantees the power supply to over 1,800 households at Wusu Town and its 11 surrounding villages in Fuyuan, China's easternmost city. Five electricians of the power supply station often face extremely cold weather to check the operation of power lines along the 150-km route. (Xinhua/Wang Jianwei)

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(230113) -- FUYUAN, Jan. 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Bai Huaxian (L), head of the Zhuaji power supply station under Fuyuan power supply company of the State Grid Heilongjiang branch, tapes his colleague Fei Yiwei's trousers up for walking in the snow in Fuyuan, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Jan. 12, 2023. The Zhuaji power supply station guarantees the power supply to over 1,800 households at Wusu Town and its 11 surrounding villages in Fuyuan, China's easternmost city. Five electricians of the power supply station often face extremely cold weather to check the operation of power lines along the 150-km route. (Xinhua/Wang Jianwei)

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(230113) -- FUYUAN, Jan. 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Bai Huaxian (R), head of the Zhuaji power supply station under Fuyuan power supply company of the State Grid Heilongjiang branch, and his colleague Fei Yiwei check the operation of power lines in Fuyuan, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Jan. 12, 2023. The Zhuaji power supply station guarantees the power supply to over 1,800 households at Wusu Town and its 11 surrounding villages in Fuyuan, China's easternmost city. Five electricians of the power supply station often face extremely cold weather to check the operation of power lines along the 150-km route. (Xinhua/Wang Jianwei)

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(230113) -- FUYUAN, Jan. 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Bai Huaxian (R), head of the Zhuaji power supply station under Fuyuan power supply company of the State Grid Heilongjiang branch, and his colleague Fei Yiwei check the operation of power lines in Fuyuan, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Jan. 12, 2023. The Zhuaji power supply station guarantees the power supply to over 1,800 households at Wusu Town and its 11 surrounding villages in Fuyuan, China's easternmost city. Five electricians of the power supply station often face extremely cold weather to check the operation of power lines along the 150-km route. (Xinhua/Wang Jianwei)

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(230113) -- FUYUAN, Jan. 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Jan. 11, 2022 shows the Zhuaji power supply station under Fuyuan power supply company of the State Grid Heilongjiang branch in Fuyuan, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. The Zhuaji power supply station guarantees the power supply to over 1,800 households at Wusu Town and its 11 surrounding villages in Fuyuan, China's easternmost city. Five electricians of the power supply station often face extremely cold weather to check the operation of power lines along the 150-km route. (Xinhua/Wang Jianwei)

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(230113) -- FUYUAN, Jan. 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Bai Huaxian (L), head of the Zhuaji power supply station under Fuyuan power supply company of the State Grid Heilongjiang branch, and his colleague Fei Yiwei are on the way to check the operation of the power lines in Fuyuan, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Jan. 12, 2023. The Zhuaji power supply station guarantees the power supply to over 1,800 households at Wusu Town and its 11 surrounding villages in Fuyuan, China's easternmost city. Five electricians of the power supply station often face extremely cold weather to check the operation of power lines along the 150-km route. (Xinhua/Wang Jianwei)

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(230113) -- FUYUAN, Jan. 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Bai Huaxian (R), head of the Zhuaji power supply station under Fuyuan power supply company of the State Grid Heilongjiang branch, and his colleague Fei Yiwei check the operation of the power lines in Fuyuan, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Jan. 12, 2023. The Zhuaji power supply station guarantees the power supply to over 1,800 households at Wusu Town and its 11 surrounding villages in Fuyuan, China's easternmost city. Five electricians of the power supply station often face extremely cold weather to check the operation of power lines along the 150-km route. (Xinhua/Wang Jianwei)

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(230113) -- FUYUAN, Jan. 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- In this aerial photo, Bai Huaxian (R), head of the Zhuaji power supply station under Fuyuan power supply company of the State Grid Heilongjiang branch, and his colleague Fei Yiwei are on the way to check the operation of the power lines in Fuyuan, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Jan. 12, 2023. The Zhuaji power supply station guarantees the power supply to over 1,800 households at Wusu Town and its 11 surrounding villages in Fuyuan, China's easternmost city. Five electricians of the power supply station often face extremely cold weather to check the operation of power lines along the 150-km route. (Xinhua/Wang Jianwei)

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(230113) -- FUYUAN, Jan. 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- In this aerial photo, Bai Huaxian, head of the Zhuaji power supply station under Fuyuan power supply company of the State Grid Heilongjiang branch, and his colleague Fei Yiwei are on the way to check the operation of the power lines in Fuyuan, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Jan. 12, 2023. The Zhuaji power supply station guarantees the power supply to over 1,800 households at Wusu Town and its 11 surrounding villages in Fuyuan, China's easternmost city. Five electricians of the power supply station often face extremely cold weather to check the operation of power lines along the 150-km route. (Xinhua/Wang Jianwei)

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(230113) -- FUYUAN, Jan. 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Bai Huaxian (L), head of the Zhuaji power supply station under Fuyuan power supply company of the State Grid Heilongjiang branch, and his colleague Fei Yiwei, check the operation of power facilities of a heating company in Fuyuan, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Jan. 11, 2023. The Zhuaji power supply station guarantees the power supply to over 1,800 households at Wusu Town and its 11 surrounding villages in Fuyuan, China's easternmost city. Five electricians of the power supply station often face extremely cold weather to check the operation of power lines along the 150-km route. (Xinhua/Wang Jianwei)

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(230113) -- FUYUAN, Jan. 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- In this aerial photo, Bai Huaxian (L), head of the Zhuaji power supply station under Fuyuan power supply company of the State Grid Heilongjiang branch, and his colleague Fei Yiwei check the operation of the power lines in Fuyuan, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Jan. 12, 2023. The Zhuaji power supply station guarantees the power supply to over 1,800 households at Wusu Town and its 11 surrounding villages in Fuyuan, China's easternmost city. Five electricians of the power supply station often face extremely cold weather to check the operation of power lines along the 150-km route. (Xinhua/Wang Jianwei)

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(230112) -- FUYUAN, Jan. 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A group of Hezhe young people play "Ding Gang", a Hezhe traditional sport, in Wusu Town of Fuyuan City, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Jan. 11, 2023. The Hezhes, one of the smallest ethnic minority groups in China, hold various activities to welcome the upcoming Chinese Lunar New Year. (Xinhua/Wang Jianwei)

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(230112) -- FUYUAN, Jan. 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A group of Hezhe young people play "Ding Gang", a Hezhe traditional sport, in Wusu Town of Fuyuan City, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Jan. 11, 2023. The Hezhes, one of the smallest ethnic minority groups in China, hold various activities to welcome the upcoming Chinese Lunar New Year. (Xinhua/Wang Jianwei)

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(230112) -- FUYUAN, Jan. 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A group of Hezhe young people play on the snow in Wusu Town of Fuyuan City, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Jan. 11, 2023. The Hezhes, one of the smallest ethnic minority groups in China, hold various activities to welcome the upcoming Chinese Lunar New Year. (Xinhua/Wang Jianwei)

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(230112) -- FUYUAN, Jan. 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A group of Hezhe young people play a traditional back-to-back tug of war in Wusu Town of Fuyuan City, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Jan. 11, 2023. The Hezhes, one of the smallest ethnic minority groups in China, hold various activities to welcome the upcoming Chinese Lunar New Year. (Xinhua/Wang Jianwei)

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(220915) -- HARBIN, Sept. 15, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Shang Meihan sings a Hezhe song at a folk exhibition hall in the Hezhe ethnic village of Zhuaji in Wusu Town of Fuyuan City, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Sept. 4, 2022. The Hezhes are one of the smallest ethnic minority groups in China. They live mainly by hunting and fishing in the plains in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. Shang Meihan is a young woman from the Hezhe ethnic group. While working as a public servant at the Wusu Town, the 25-year-old is also a part-time "cultural ambassador." In her spare time, she volunteers as a folk exhibition guide and a folk art performer in a Hezhe ethnic village. Meanwhile, Shang embraces a dream of inheriting the Hezhe ethnic culture. She not only teaches Hezhe songs and dances to children, but also learns traditional fish-skin handicraft from experienced artisans. "We Hezhe people don't have a written language so we count on non-verbal inheritance of the culture," says Shang Meihan. "My dream i

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(220915) -- HARBIN, Sept. 15, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Shang Meihan displays a fish-skin handicraft to children in the Hezhe ethnic village of Zhuaji in Wusu Township of Fuyuan City, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Sept. 7, 2022. The Hezhes are one of the smallest ethnic minority groups in China. They live mainly by hunting and fishing in the plains in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. Shang Meihan is a young woman from the Hezhe ethnic group. While working as a public servant at the Wusu Town, the 25-year-old is also a part-time "cultural ambassador." In her spare time, she volunteers as a folk exhibition guide and a folk art performer in a Hezhe ethnic village. Meanwhile, Shang embraces a dream of inheriting the Hezhe ethnic culture. She not only teaches Hezhe songs and dances to children, but also learns traditional fish-skin handicraft from experienced artisans. "We Hezhe people don't have a written language so we count on non-verbal inheritance of the culture," says Shang Meihan. "My drea

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(220915) -- HARBIN, Sept. 15, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Shang Meihan spends time with local children at a flower field in the Hezhe ethnic village of Zhuaji in Wusu Town of Fuyuan City, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Sept. 4, 2022. The Hezhes are one of the smallest ethnic minority groups in China. They live mainly by hunting and fishing in the plains in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. Shang Meihan is a young woman from the Hezhe ethnic group. While working as a public servant at the Wusu Town, the 25-year-old is also a part-time "cultural ambassador." In her spare time, she volunteers as a folk exhibition guide and a folk art performer in a Hezhe ethnic village. Meanwhile, Shang embraces a dream of inheriting the Hezhe ethnic culture. She not only teaches Hezhe songs and dances to children, but also learns traditional fish-skin handicraft from experienced artisans. "We Hezhe people don't have a written language so we count on non-verbal inheritance of the culture," says Shang Meihan. "My dr

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(220915) -- HARBIN, Sept. 15, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Shang Meihan (1st R) performs a dance with other performers at a folk exhibition hall in the Hezhe ethnic village of Zhuaji in Wusu Township of Fuyuan City, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Sept. 4, 2022. The Hezhes are one of the smallest ethnic minority groups in China. They live mainly by hunting and fishing in the plains in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. Shang Meihan is a young woman from the Hezhe ethnic group. While working as a public servant at the Wusu Town, the 25-year-old is also a part-time "cultural ambassador." In her spare time, she volunteers as a folk exhibition guide and a folk art performer in a Hezhe ethnic village. Meanwhile, Shang embraces a dream of inheriting the Hezhe ethnic culture. She not only teaches Hezhe songs and dances to children, but also learns traditional fish-skin handicraft from experienced artisans. "We Hezhe people don't have a written language so we count on non-verbal inheritance of the culture,

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(220915) -- HARBIN, Sept. 15, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Shang Meihan, dressed in folk costume, poses for photos in the Hezhe ethnic village of Zhuaji in Wusu Township of Fuyuan City, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Sept. 4, 2022. The Hezhes are one of the smallest ethnic minority groups in China. They live mainly by hunting and fishing in the plains in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. Shang Meihan is a young woman from the Hezhe ethnic group. While working as a public servant at the Wusu Town, the 25-year-old is also a part-time "cultural ambassador." In her spare time, she volunteers as a folk exhibition guide and a folk art performer in a Hezhe ethnic village. Meanwhile, Shang embraces a dream of inheriting the Hezhe ethnic culture. She not only teaches Hezhe songs and dances to children, but also learns traditional fish-skin handicraft from experienced artisans. "We Hezhe people don't have a written language so we count on non-verbal inheritance of the culture," says Shang Meihan. "My dream

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(220915) -- HARBIN, Sept. 15, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Shang Meihan (1st L) performs a Hezhe dance at a folk exhibition hall in the Hezhe ethnic village of Zhuaji in Wusu Town of Fuyuan City, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Sept. 4, 2022. The Hezhes are one of the smallest ethnic minority groups in China. They live mainly by hunting and fishing in the plains in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. Shang Meihan is a young woman from the Hezhe ethnic group. While working as a public servant at the Wusu Town, the 25-year-old is also a part-time "cultural ambassador." In her spare time, she volunteers as a folk exhibition guide and a folk art performer in a Hezhe ethnic village. Meanwhile, Shang embraces a dream of inheriting the Hezhe ethnic culture. She not only teaches Hezhe songs and dances to children, but also learns traditional fish-skin handicraft from experienced artisans. "We Hezhe people don't have a written language so we count on non-verbal inheritance of the culture," says Shang Meihan.

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(220915) -- HARBIN, Sept. 15, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Shang Meihan (2nd R) rehearses a dance with other performers in the Hezhe ethnic village of Zhuaji in Wusu Township of Fuyuan City, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Sept. 4, 2022. The Hezhes are one of the smallest ethnic minority groups in China. They live mainly by hunting and fishing in the plains in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. Shang Meihan is a young woman from the Hezhe ethnic group. While working as a public servant at the Wusu Town, the 25-year-old is also a part-time "cultural ambassador." In her spare time, she volunteers as a folk exhibition guide and a folk art performer in a Hezhe ethnic village. Meanwhile, Shang embraces a dream of inheriting the Hezhe ethnic culture. She not only teaches Hezhe songs and dances to children, but also learns traditional fish-skin handicraft from experienced artisans. "We Hezhe people don't have a written language so we count on non-verbal inheritance of the culture," says Shang Meihan. "My

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(220915) -- HARBIN, Sept. 15, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Shang Meihan (1st L) performs a Hezhe dance in the Hezhe ethnic village of Zhuaji in Wusu Town of Fuyuan City, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Sept. 4, 2022. The Hezhes are one of the smallest ethnic minority groups in China. They live mainly by hunting and fishing in the plains in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. Shang Meihan is a young woman from the Hezhe ethnic group. While working as a public servant at the Wusu Town, the 25-year-old is also a part-time "cultural ambassador." In her spare time, she volunteers as a folk exhibition guide and a folk art performer in a Hezhe ethnic village. Meanwhile, Shang embraces a dream of inheriting the Hezhe ethnic culture. She not only teaches Hezhe songs and dances to children, but also learns traditional fish-skin handicraft from experienced artisans. "We Hezhe people don't have a written language so we count on non-verbal inheritance of the culture," says Shang Meihan. "My dream is to contribut

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(220915) -- HARBIN, Sept. 15, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Shang Meihan (R) performs a Hezhe dance at a folk exhibition hall in the Hezhe ethnic village of Zhuaji in Wusu Town of Fuyuan City, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Sept. 4, 2022. The Hezhes are one of the smallest ethnic minority groups in China. They live mainly by hunting and fishing in the plains in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. Shang Meihan is a young woman from the Hezhe ethnic group. While working as a public servant at the Wusu Town, the 25-year-old is also a part-time "cultural ambassador." In her spare time, she volunteers as a folk exhibition guide and a folk art performer in a Hezhe ethnic village. Meanwhile, Shang embraces a dream of inheriting the Hezhe ethnic culture. She not only teaches Hezhe songs and dances to children, but also learns traditional fish-skin handicraft from experienced artisans. "We Hezhe people don't have a written language so we count on non-verbal inheritance of the culture," says Shang Meihan. "My

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(220915) -- HARBIN, Sept. 15, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Shang Meihan (2nd L) spends time with local children at a flower field in the Hezhe ethnic village of Zhuaji in Wusu Town of Fuyuan City, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Sept. 4, 2022. The Hezhes are one of the smallest ethnic minority groups in China. They live mainly by hunting and fishing in the plains in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. Shang Meihan is a young woman from the Hezhe ethnic group. While working as a public servant at the Wusu Town, the 25-year-old is also a part-time "cultural ambassador." In her spare time, she volunteers as a folk exhibition guide and a folk art performer in a Hezhe ethnic village. Meanwhile, Shang embraces a dream of inheriting the Hezhe ethnic culture. She not only teaches Hezhe songs and dances to children, but also learns traditional fish-skin handicraft from experienced artisans. "We Hezhe people don't have a written language so we count on non-verbal inheritance of the culture," says Shang Meihan

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CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-HEZHE ETHNIC GROUP (CN)

(220915) -- HARBIN, Sept. 15, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Shang Meihan (2nd R) rehearses a dance with other performers in the Hezhe ethnic village of Zhuaji in Wusu Township of Fuyuan City, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Sept. 4, 2022. The Hezhes are one of the smallest ethnic minority groups in China. They live mainly by hunting and fishing in the plains in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. Shang Meihan is a young woman from the Hezhe ethnic group. While working as a public servant at the Wusu Town, the 25-year-old is also a part-time "cultural ambassador." In her spare time, she volunteers as a folk exhibition guide and a folk art performer in a Hezhe ethnic village. Meanwhile, Shang embraces a dream of inheriting the Hezhe ethnic culture. She not only teaches Hezhe songs and dances to children, but also learns traditional fish-skin handicraft from experienced artisans. "We Hezhe people don't have a written language so we count on non-verbal inheritance of the culture," says Shang Meihan. "My

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CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-HEZHE ETHNIC GROUP (CN)

(220915) -- HARBIN, Sept. 15, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Shang Meihan (1st R) performs a dance with other performers at a folk exhibition hall in the Hezhe ethnic village of Zhuaji in Wusu Township of Fuyuan City, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Sept. 4, 2022. The Hezhes are one of the smallest ethnic minority groups in China. They live mainly by hunting and fishing in the plains in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. Shang Meihan is a young woman from the Hezhe ethnic group. While working as a public servant at the Wusu Town, the 25-year-old is also a part-time "cultural ambassador." In her spare time, she volunteers as a folk exhibition guide and a folk art performer in a Hezhe ethnic village. Meanwhile, Shang embraces a dream of inheriting the Hezhe ethnic culture. She not only teaches Hezhe songs and dances to children, but also learns traditional fish-skin handicraft from experienced artisans. "We Hezhe people don't have a written language so we count on non-verbal inheritance of the culture,

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CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-HEZHE ETHNIC GROUP (CN)

(220915) -- HARBIN, Sept. 15, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Shang Meihan (L) learns to make a traditional fish-skin handicraft from an experienced artisan in the Hezhe ethnic village of Zhuaji in Wusu Town of Fuyuan City, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Sept. 7, 2022. The Hezhes are one of the smallest ethnic minority groups in China. They live mainly by hunting and fishing in the plains in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. Shang Meihan is a young woman from the Hezhe ethnic group. While working as a public servant at the Wusu Town, the 25-year-old is also a part-time "cultural ambassador." In her spare time, she volunteers as a folk exhibition guide and a folk art performer in a Hezhe ethnic village. Meanwhile, Shang embraces a dream of inheriting the Hezhe ethnic culture. She not only teaches Hezhe songs and dances to children, but also learns traditional fish-skin handicraft from experienced artisans. "We Hezhe people don't have a written language so we count on non-verbal inheritance of the cul

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CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-HEZHE ETHNIC GROUP (CN)

(220915) -- HARBIN, Sept. 15, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Shang Meihan (L) makes a handicraft together with an experienced artisan in Fuyuan City, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Sept. 7, 2022. The Hezhes are one of the smallest ethnic minority groups in China. They live mainly by hunting and fishing in the plains in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. Shang Meihan is a young woman from the Hezhe ethnic group. While working as a public servant at the Wusu Town, the 25-year-old is also a part-time "cultural ambassador." In her spare time, she volunteers as a folk exhibition guide and a folk art performer in a Hezhe ethnic village. Meanwhile, Shang embraces a dream of inheriting the Hezhe ethnic culture. She not only teaches Hezhe songs and dances to children, but also learns traditional fish-skin handicraft from experienced artisans. "We Hezhe people don't have a written language so we count on non-verbal inheritance of the culture," says Shang Meihan. "My dream is to contribute as much as I can to

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CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-HEZHE ETHNIC GROUP (CN)

(220915) -- HARBIN, Sept. 15, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Shang Meihan (R) takes a rest during a rehearsal in the Hezhe ethnic village of Zhuaji in Wusu Township of Fuyuan City, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Sept. 4, 2022. The Hezhes are one of the smallest ethnic minority groups in China. They live mainly by hunting and fishing in the plains in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. Shang Meihan is a young woman from the Hezhe ethnic group. While working as a public servant at the Wusu Town, the 25-year-old is also a part-time "cultural ambassador." In her spare time, she volunteers as a folk exhibition guide and a folk art performer in a Hezhe ethnic village. Meanwhile, Shang embraces a dream of inheriting the Hezhe ethnic culture. She not only teaches Hezhe songs and dances to children, but also learns traditional fish-skin handicraft from experienced artisans. "We Hezhe people don't have a written language so we count on non-verbal inheritance of the culture," says Shang Meihan. "My dream is to

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CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-HEZHE ETHNIC GROUP (CN)

(220915) -- HARBIN, Sept. 15, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Shang Meihan instructs children to make handicrafts in the Hezhe ethnic village of Zhuaji in Wusu Township of Fuyuan City, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Sept. 7, 2022. The Hezhes are one of the smallest ethnic minority groups in China. They live mainly by hunting and fishing in the plains in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. Shang Meihan is a young woman from the Hezhe ethnic group. While working as a public servant at the Wusu Town, the 25-year-old is also a part-time "cultural ambassador." In her spare time, she volunteers as a folk exhibition guide and a folk art performer in a Hezhe ethnic village. Meanwhile, Shang embraces a dream of inheriting the Hezhe ethnic culture. She not only teaches Hezhe songs and dances to children, but also learns traditional fish-skin handicraft from experienced artisans. "We Hezhe people don't have a written language so we count on non-verbal inheritance of the culture," says Shang Meihan. "My dream is

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CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-HEZHE ETHNIC GROUP (CN)

(220915) -- HARBIN, Sept. 15, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Shang Meihan (4th L) does figure exercises with other performers at a folk exhibition hall in the Hezhe ethnic village of Zhuaji in Wusu Township of Fuyuan City, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Sept. 4, 2022. The Hezhes are one of the smallest ethnic minority groups in China. They live mainly by hunting and fishing in the plains in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. Shang Meihan is a young woman from the Hezhe ethnic group. While working as a public servant at the Wusu Town, the 25-year-old is also a part-time "cultural ambassador." In her spare time, she volunteers as a folk exhibition guide and a folk art performer in a Hezhe ethnic village. Meanwhile, Shang embraces a dream of inheriting the Hezhe ethnic culture. She not only teaches Hezhe songs and dances to children, but also learns traditional fish-skin handicraft from experienced artisans. "We Hezhe people don't have a written language so we count on non-verbal inheritance of the cul

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CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-HEZHE ETHNIC GROUP (CN)

(220915) -- HARBIN, Sept. 15, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Shang Meihan (R) does figure exercises at a folk exhibition hall in the Hezhe ethnic village of Zhuaji in Wusu Township of Fuyuan City, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Sept. 4, 2022. The Hezhes are one of the smallest ethnic minority groups in China. They live mainly by hunting and fishing in the plains in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. Shang Meihan is a young woman from the Hezhe ethnic group. While working as a public servant at the Wusu Town, the 25-year-old is also a part-time "cultural ambassador." In her spare time, she volunteers as a folk exhibition guide and a folk art performer in a Hezhe ethnic village. Meanwhile, Shang embraces a dream of inheriting the Hezhe ethnic culture. She not only teaches Hezhe songs and dances to children, but also learns traditional fish-skin handicraft from experienced artisans. "We Hezhe people don't have a written language so we count on non-verbal inheritance of the culture," says Shang Meihan.

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CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-FUYUAN-CULTURAL TOURISM (CN)

(220908) -- HARBIN, Sept. 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A staff member presents a traditional instrument performance at a folk custom exhibition center of Hezhe ethnic group in Wusu Town of Fuyuan City, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Sept. 4, 2022. Fuyuan has been making persistent efforts to improve local ecological environment, attracting tourists with its distinctive cultural tourism industry. (Xinhua/Lan Hongguang)

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CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-FUYUAN-CULTURAL TOURISM (CN)

(220908) -- HARBIN, Sept. 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on Sept. 4, 2022 shows a village in Wusu Town of Fuyuan City, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. Fuyuan has been making persistent efforts to improve local ecological environment, attracting tourists with its distinctive cultural tourism industry. (Xinhua/Zhang Tao)