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Volunteers dedicated to clean up Yangtze River's longest tributary for years

STORY: Volunteers dedicated to clean up Yangtze River's longest tributary for years DATELINE: April 24, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:59 LOCATION: XI'AN, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: various of volunteersSOUNDBITE 1(Chinese): LIU YUMEI, Team memberSOUNDBITE 2(Chinese): LIU YUMEI, Team memberSOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): YAN XIANMIAO, Team member STORYLINE: A group of housewives from Xuyang City in northwest China's Shaanxi Province have been volunteering for years to clean up the banks along the Han River, the longest tributary of the Yangtze River. Founded in 2017, the number of its members has grown from 9 to 70 now. SOUNDBITE 1(Chinese): LIU YUMEI, Team member "We are all housewives. In addition to taking care of kids, we volunteer to join the team to protect the river." SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): LIU YUMEI, Team member "We mainly clean up plastic trash, including plastic bags, bottles and some household garbage." SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): YAN XIANMIAO, Team member "We want to make the river cleaner and the environ

(BEIJING 2022) CHINA-BEIJING-OLYMPIC TORCH RELAY (CN)

(BEIJING 2022) CHINA-BEIJING-OLYMPIC TORCH RELAY (CN)

(220202) -- BEIJING, Feb. 2, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Torch bearers Zhang Xuyang(L) and Cui Jingshan pose for photos after passing of the flame during the Beijing 2022 Olympic Torch Relay at the Olympic Forest Park in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 2, 2022. (Xinhua/Jia Haocheng)

(BEIJING 2022) CHINA-BEIJING-OLYMPIC TORCH RELAY (CN)

(BEIJING 2022) CHINA-BEIJING-OLYMPIC TORCH RELAY (CN)

(220202) -- BEIJING, Feb. 2, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Torch bearers Zhang Xuyang (R) and Wang Jianfeng attend the Beijing 2022 Olympic Torch Relay at the Olympic Forest Park in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 2, 2022. (Xinhua/Jia Haocheng)

(BEIJING 2022) CHINA-BEIJING-OLYMPIC TORCH RELAY (CN)

(BEIJING 2022) CHINA-BEIJING-OLYMPIC TORCH RELAY (CN)

(220202) -- BEIJING, Feb. 2, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Torch bearer Zhang Xuyang runs with the torch during the Beijing 2022 Olympic Torch Relay at the Olympic Forest Park in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 2, 2022. (Xinhua/Jia Haocheng)

(BEIJING 2022) CHINA-BEIJING-OLYMPIC TORCH RELAY (CN)

(BEIJING 2022) CHINA-BEIJING-OLYMPIC TORCH RELAY (CN)

(220202) -- BEIJING, Feb. 2, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Torch bearer Zhang Xuyang runs with the torch during the Beijing 2022 Olympic Torch Relay at the Olympic Forest Park in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 2, 2022. (Xinhua/Jia Haocheng)