Unique culture attracts tourists to villages in SW China

STORY: Unique culture attracts tourists to villages in SW China SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 20-22, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 6, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:28 LOCATION: GUIYANG, China CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of villages 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): XUE XUCHU, Tourist 3. various of tourists 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): TEO KOK SEONG, Tourist STORYLINE: In Anshun City, southwest China's Guizhou Province, ancient stone buildings and unique local traditions have made a cluster of villages popular tourist destinations for many. The stone-structured Tunpu residential buildings were built in the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), when some troops were sent to Anshun, where they built villages and turned the neighborhood into farmland for growing crops. Tunpu culture, which is unique to Anshun, features distinctive costumes, dialects, architecture, religion, arts and lifestyles. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): XUE XUCHU, Tourist "Tunpu culture is a kind of culture that tourists are interested in. It's a place that I always take my friends

LEBANON-NAQOURA-UNIFIL-CHINESE LEARNING COURSES

LEBANON-NAQOURA-UNIFIL-CHINESE LEARNING COURSES

(230601) -- BEIRUT, June 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Trainees watch a performance of traditional Chinese health exercise during a Chinese language and culture course held at the headquarters of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) in Naqoura, southern Lebanon, on May 31, 2023. The Chinese culture fan was so thrilled that the Chinese language training course is coming back to the headquarters of the UNIFIL after a long suspension due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On the sideline of the lectures, Chinese peacekeepers demonstrated some traditional Chinese cultural activities, including calligraphy, painting, martial arts, tea art, and lion dance. Simple Chinese meals were also served to the participants. TO GO WITH "Feature: UN peacekeepers in Lebanon welcome back Chinese learning courses" (Photo by Yang Xuchu/Xinhua)