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China: Powerful Winds Batter Xi’an as Sudden Storm Strikes

This is the shocking moment that a violent storm struck Xi’an, unleashing heavy rain, gale-force winds, and hail that turned the cityscape into a scene of chaos. On May 8, 2025, in Xi’an’s Xianyang area, the video showed torrential rain pounding the streets while trees swayed violently under gale-force winds. Hailstones bounced off surfaces as visibility dropped rapidly, making the afternoon appear like night. The suddenness and intensity of the storm left onlookers visibly shaken. The video ended with rainwater flooding the streets and the storm continuing to rage, as people sheltered under overhangs and building entrances.

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CHINA-SHAANXI-SILK ROAD-OPENNESS (CN)

(240418) -- XI'AN, April 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on March 5, 2024 shows the plant of People & Technology from the Republic of Korea in Qianxian County of Xianyang, northwest China's Shaanxi Province. TO GO WITH "Letter from China: Perceiving openness in ancient Silk Road city Xi'an" (Xinhua/Zhao Yingbo)

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(InXizang)CHINA-XIZANG-FORMER SERF-NEW LIFE-KELSANG YUDRON (CN)

(240405) -- LHASA, April 5, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Kelsang Yudron washes apples at home in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, April 3, 2024. Kelsang Yudron was born in 1947 in what is now Lhunzhub County, located in Lhasa City. Her family of eight lived in a cramped mud house of around 30 square meters. With no decent furniture, they slept on a humble bed made of mud bricks and covered with thick hays and blankets. They toiled from dawn till midnight, working in the fields and tending to livestock for their feudal lords. Hunger and discomfort plagued them at night. Hard labor and poor nutrition often led to illness for many serfs. In 1959, the democratic reform in Xizang liberated around one million serfs, including Kelsang Yudron's family. In 1960, she seized the opportunity to study nursing in Xianyang, northwest China's Shaanxi Province. Having completed her education in six years, she returned to her hometown afterward and dedicated over three decades to saving lives. Upon retirement, Kelsan

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(InXizang)CHINA-XIZANG-FORMER SERF-NEW LIFE-KELSANG YUDRON (CN)

(240405) -- LHASA, April 5, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Kelsang Yudron (C) chats with her friends at a tea house in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, April 3, 2024. Kelsang Yudron was born in 1947 in what is now Lhunzhub County, located in Lhasa City. Her family of eight lived in a cramped mud house of around 30 square meters. With no decent furniture, they slept on a humble bed made of mud bricks and covered with thick hays and blankets. They toiled from dawn till midnight, working in the fields and tending to livestock for their feudal lords. Hunger and discomfort plagued them at night. Hard labor and poor nutrition often led to illness for many serfs. In 1959, the democratic reform in Xizang liberated around one million serfs, including Kelsang Yudron's family. In 1960, she seized the opportunity to study nursing in Xianyang, northwest China's Shaanxi Province. Having completed her education in six years, she returned to her hometown afterward and dedicated over three decades to saving lives. Upo

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(InXizang)CHINA-XIZANG-FORMER SERF-NEW LIFE-KELSANG YUDRON (CN)

(240405) -- LHASA, April 5, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Kelsang Yudron makes a phone call at home in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, April 3, 2024. Kelsang Yudron was born in 1947 in what is now Lhunzhub County, located in Lhasa City. Her family of eight lived in a cramped mud house of around 30 square meters. With no decent furniture, they slept on a humble bed made of mud bricks and covered with thick hays and blankets. They toiled from dawn till midnight, working in the fields and tending to livestock for their feudal lords. Hunger and discomfort plagued them at night. Hard labor and poor nutrition often led to illness for many serfs. In 1959, the democratic reform in Xizang liberated around one million serfs, including Kelsang Yudron's family. In 1960, she seized the opportunity to study nursing in Xianyang, northwest China's Shaanxi Province. Having completed her education in six years, she returned to her hometown afterward and dedicated over three decades to saving lives. Upon retirement, K

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(InXizang)CHINA-XIZANG-FORMER SERF-NEW LIFE-KELSANG YUDRON (CN)

(240405) -- LHASA, April 5, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Kelsang Yudron presents her ID card in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, April 3, 2024. Kelsang Yudron was born in 1947 in what is now Lhunzhub County, located in Lhasa City. Her family of eight lived in a cramped mud house of around 30 square meters. With no decent furniture, they slept on a humble bed made of mud bricks and covered with thick hays and blankets. They toiled from dawn till midnight, working in the fields and tending to livestock for their feudal lords. Hunger and discomfort plagued them at night. Hard labor and poor nutrition often led to illness for many serfs. In 1959, the democratic reform in Xizang liberated around one million serfs, including Kelsang Yudron's family. In 1960, she seized the opportunity to study nursing in Xianyang, northwest China's Shaanxi Province. Having completed her education in six years, she returned to her hometown afterward and dedicated over three decades to saving lives. Upon retirement, Kelsang

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(InXizang)CHINA-XIZANG-FORMER SERF-NEW LIFE-KELSANG YUDRON (CN)

(240405) -- LHASA, April 5, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Kelsang Yudron airs clothes at home in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, April 3, 2024. Kelsang Yudron was born in 1947 in what is now Lhunzhub County, located in Lhasa City. Her family of eight lived in a cramped mud house of around 30 square meters. With no decent furniture, they slept on a humble bed made of mud bricks and covered with thick hays and blankets. They toiled from dawn till midnight, working in the fields and tending to livestock for their feudal lords. Hunger and discomfort plagued them at night. Hard labor and poor nutrition often led to illness for many serfs. In 1959, the democratic reform in Xizang liberated around one million serfs, including Kelsang Yudron's family. In 1960, she seized the opportunity to study nursing in Xianyang, northwest China's Shaanxi Province. Having completed her education in six years, she returned to her hometown afterward and dedicated over three decades to saving lives. Upon retirement, Kelsang

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(InXizang)CHINA-XIZANG-FORMER SERF-NEW LIFE-KELSANG YUDRON (CN)

(240405) -- LHASA, April 5, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Kelsang Yudron boils some water at home in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, April 3, 2024. Kelsang Yudron was born in 1947 in what is now Lhunzhub County, located in Lhasa City. Her family of eight lived in a cramped mud house of around 30 square meters. With no decent furniture, they slept on a humble bed made of mud bricks and covered with thick hays and blankets. They toiled from dawn till midnight, working in the fields and tending to livestock for their feudal lords. Hunger and discomfort plagued them at night. Hard labor and poor nutrition often led to illness for many serfs. In 1959, the democratic reform in Xizang liberated around one million serfs, including Kelsang Yudron's family. In 1960, she seized the opportunity to study nursing in Xianyang, northwest China's Shaanxi Province. Having completed her education in six years, she returned to her hometown afterward and dedicated over three decades to saving lives. Upon retirement, Kel

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(InXizang)CHINA-XIZANG-FORMER SERF-NEW LIFE-KELSANG YUDRON (CN)

(240405) -- LHASA, April 5, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on April 3, 2024 shows a portrait of Kelsang Yudron in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. Kelsang Yudron was born in 1947 in what is now Lhunzhub County, located in Lhasa City. Her family of eight lived in a cramped mud house of around 30 square meters. With no decent furniture, they slept on a humble bed made of mud bricks and covered with thick hays and blankets. They toiled from dawn till midnight, working in the fields and tending to livestock for their feudal lords. Hunger and discomfort plagued them at night. Hard labor and poor nutrition often led to illness for many serfs. In 1959, the democratic reform in Xizang liberated around one million serfs, including Kelsang Yudron's family. In 1960, she seized the opportunity to study nursing in Xianyang, northwest China's Shaanxi Province. Having completed her education in six years, she returned to her hometown afterward and dedicated over three decades to saving lives. Upon r

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CHINA-SHAANXI-FEMALE ARCHAEOLOGISTS(CN)

(240308) -- XI'AN, March 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Wang Xiaojuan, a female archaeologist of an archaeological team from the Shaanxi Academy of Archaeology, works in Xianyang in northwest China's Shaanxi Province, March 5, 2024. TO GO WITH "China Focus: Archaeological study in China sees surge in female participation" (Xinhua/Li Yibo)

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CHINA-SHAANXI-FEMALE ARCHAEOLOGISTS(CN)

(240308) -- XI'AN, March 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This combo photo taken on March 5, 2024 shows female archaeologists Wang Hongying (above, L), Wang Xiaojuan (above, R), Zhang Jiayang (below, L) and Guo Jie posing for photos in Xianyang in northwest China's Shaanxi Province. TO GO WITH "China Focus: Archaeological study in China sees surge in female participation" (Xinhua/Li Yibo)

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CHINA-SHAANXI-FEMALE ARCHAEOLOGISTS(CN)

(240308) -- XI'AN, March 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Wang Hongying, a female archaeologist of an archaeological team from the Shaanxi Academy of Archaeology, documents information of animal bones in Xianyang in northwest China's Shaanxi Province, March 5, 2024. TO GO WITH "China Focus: Archaeological study in China sees surge in female participation" (Xinhua/Li Yibo)

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CHINA-SHAANXI-FEMALE ARCHAEOLOGISTS(CN)

(240308) -- XI'AN, March 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Zhu Yingpei, the team leader of an archaeological team from the Shaanxi Academy of Archaeology, works in Xianyang in northwest China's Shaanxi Province, March 5, 2024. TO GO WITH "China Focus: Archaeological study in China sees surge in female participation" (Xinhua/Li Yibo)

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CHINA-SHAANXI-FEMALE ARCHAEOLOGISTS(CN)

(240308) -- XI'AN, March 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Female archaeologists of an archaeological team from the Shaanxi Academy of Archaeology document findings in Xianyang in northwest China's Shaanxi Province, March 5, 2024. TO GO WITH "China Focus: Archaeological study in China sees surge in female participation" (Xinhua/Li Yibo)

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CHINA-SHAANXI-FEMALE ARCHAEOLOGISTS(CN)

(240308) -- XI'AN, March 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Zhu Yingpei, the team leader of an archaeological team from the Shaanxi Academy of Archaeology, documents findings in Xianyang in northwest China's Shaanxi Province, March 5, 2024. TO GO WITH "China Focus: Archaeological study in China sees surge in female participation" (Xinhua/Li Yibo)

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CHINA-SHAANXI-FEMALE ARCHAEOLOGISTS(CN)

(240308) -- XI'AN, March 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Jiayang, a female archaeologist of an archaeological team from the Shaanxi Academy of Archaeology, documents findings in Xianyang in northwest China's Shaanxi Province, March 5, 2024. TO GO WITH "China Focus: Archaeological study in China sees surge in female participation" (Xinhua/Li Yibo)

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CHINA-SHAANXI-FEMALE ARCHAEOLOGISTS(CN)

(240308) -- XI'AN, March 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Female archaeologists of an archaeological team from the Shaanxi Academy of Archaeology, play with a cat as they take break during work in Xianyang in northwest China's Shaanxi Province, March 5, 2024. TO GO WITH "China Focus: Archaeological study in China sees surge in female participation" (Xinhua/Li Yibo)

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CHINA-SHAANXI-LI QIANG-INSPECTION (CN)

(240130) -- XI'AN, Jan. 30, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Premier Li Qiang, also a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, visits a display devices company in Xianyang, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Jan. 29, 2024. Li made an inspection tour in northwest China's Shaanxi Province from Monday to Tuesday. (Xinhua/Liu Bin)

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