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86-year-old agronomist spreads seeds of corn, hope in China

STORY: 86-year-old agronomist spreads seeds of corn, hope in China DATELINE: Oct. 16, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:35 LOCATION: HAIKOU, China CATEGORY: AGRICULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of Cheng Xiangwen working at corn fields 2. file of Cheng Xiangwen working in Hainan 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): CHENG XIANGWEN, Agronomist 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): CHENG XIANGWEN, Agronomist 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): CHENG XIANGWEN, Agronomist STORYLINE: 86-year-old Cheng Xiangwen is an agronomist and spends most of his life studying and cultivating corn. Cheng is a native of central China's Henan Province, a massive corn production base. After graduating in 1963, Cheng became an agrotechnician in Henan's Xunxian County. In 1964, he came to Hainan, where it was warmer, and started corn breeding work there. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): CHENG XIANGWEN, Agronomist "The living conditions were difficult when we first came here, we lived in local farmers' homes. To reduce expenses, we bought a sewing machine to sew bags." SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese

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(220105) -- HAIKOU, Jan. 5, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Cheng Xiangwen observes the growth of corns at the field of a cultivating base in Sanya, south China's Hainan Province, Feb. 24, 2021. TO GO WITH "Profile: 86-yr-old agronomist spreads seeds of corn, hope in China" (Xinhua/Zhang Liyun)

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(220105) -- HAIKOU, Jan. 5, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Cheng Xiangwen works at the corn field of a cultivating base in Sanya, south China's Hainan Province, Feb. 24, 2021. TO GO WITH "Profile: 86-yr-old agronomist spreads seeds of corn, hope in China" (Xinhua/Zhang Liyun)

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(220105) -- HAIKOU, Jan. 5, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Cheng Xiangwen (1st R) instructs as the workers learn the pollination methods at the corn field of a cultivating base in Sanya, south China's Hainan Province, Feb. 24, 2021. TO GO WITH "Profile: 86-yr-old agronomist spreads seeds of corn, hope in China" (Xinhua/Zhang Liyun)

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CHINA-HAINAN-HAIKOU-AGRONOMIST-CHENG XIANGWEN (CN)

(220105) -- HAIKOU, Jan. 5, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Cheng Xiangwen observes the growth of corns at the field of a cultivating base in Sanya, south China's Hainan Province, Feb. 24, 2021. TO GO WITH "Profile: 86-yr-old agronomist spreads seeds of corn, hope in China" (Xinhua/Zhang Liyun)

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CHINA-HAINAN-HAIKOU-AGRONOMIST-CHENG XIANGWEN (CN)

(220105) -- HAIKOU, Jan. 5, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Cheng Xiangwen observes the growth of corns at the field of a cultivating base in Sanya, south China's Hainan Province, Feb. 24, 2021. TO GO WITH "Profile: 86-yr-old agronomist spreads seeds of corn, hope in China" (Xinhua/Zhang Liyun)