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Discover rural China through art

STORY: Discover rural China through art SHOOTING TIME: March 10, 2024 DATELINE: March 13, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:05 LOCATION: HEFEI, China CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of traditional villages of Xidi and Hongcun 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): SEBASTIAN THOMMEN, Irish artist 3. various of painting 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): DIEGO EGUINLIAN, Argentine artist 5. various of painting 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): ANASTASIA PETRYAEVA, Russian artist 7. various of painting 8. various of traditional villages of Xidi and Hongcun STORYLINE: A dozen artists from countries including Ireland, Argentina, and Russia have gathered in rural Anhui Province in east China for art. The artists came to two traditional villages of Xidi and Hongcun for a watercolor painting festival, discovering rural China through their eyes and by painting brushes. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): SEBASTIAN THOMMEN, Irish artist "I feel very relaxed. Everyone here is so nice and so hospitable and so generous. And it's a real sense of home here. The natural

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(AmazingAnhui)CHINA-ANHUI-XIDI-HONGCUN-VILLAGE VIEWS (CN)

(231116) -- YIXIAN, Nov. 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People visit Xidi Village of Yixian County, east China's Anhui Province, Nov. 16, 2023. (Xinhua/Zhang Haofu)

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(AmazingAnhui)CHINA-ANHUI-XIDI-HONGCUN-VILLAGE VIEWS (CN)

(231116) -- YIXIAN, Nov. 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Nov. 15, 2023 shows a view at Hongcun Village during sunrise in Yixian County, east China's Anhui Province. (Xinhua/Zhang Duan)

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(AmazingAnhui)CHINA-ANHUI-XIDI-HONGCUN-VILLAGE VIEWS (CN)

(231116) -- YIXIAN, Nov. 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Nov. 16, 2023 shows a view at Xidi Village of Yixian County, east China's Anhui Province. (Xinhua/Zhang Haofu)

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(AmazingAnhui)CHINA-ANHUI-XIDI-HONGCUN-VILLAGE VIEWS (CN)

(231116) -- YIXIAN, Nov. 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Students paint from life at Hongcun Village in Yixian County, east China's Anhui Province, Nov. 14, 2023. (Xinhua/Zhang Haofu)

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(AmazingAnhui)CHINA-ANHUI-XIDI-HONGCUN-VILLAGE VIEWS (CN)

(231116) -- YIXIAN, Nov. 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A cat is seen at Xidi Village of Yixian County, east China's Anhui Province, Nov. 16, 2023. (Xinhua/Zhang Duan)

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(AmazingAnhui)CHINA-ANHUI-XIDI-HONGCUN-VILLAGE VIEWS (CN)

(231116) -- YIXIAN, Nov. 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Nov. 15, 2023 shows a view at Xidi Village of Yixian County, east China's Anhui Province. (Xinhua/Zhang Duan)

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(AmazingAnhui)CHINA-ANHUI-XIDI-HONGCUN-VILLAGE VIEWS (CN)

(231116) -- YIXIAN, Nov. 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Nov. 14, 2023 shows a view at Hongcun Village in Yixian County, east China's Anhui Province. (Xinhua/Zhang Haofu)

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(AmazingAnhui)CHINA-ANHUI-XIDI-HONGCUN-VILLAGE VIEWS (CN)

(231116) -- YIXIAN, Nov. 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Nov. 14, 2023 shows a night view at Hongcun Village in Yixian County, east China's Anhui Province. (Xinhua/Zhang Haofu)

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(AmazingAnhui)CHINA-ANHUI-XIDI-HONGCUN-VILLAGE VIEWS (CN)

(231116) -- YIXIAN, Nov. 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People visit Xidi Village of Yixian County, east China's Anhui Province, Nov. 16, 2023. (Xinhua/Zhang Haofu)

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(AmazingAnhui)CHINA-ANHUI-XIDI-HONGCUN-VILLAGE VIEWS (CN)

(231116) -- YIXIAN, Nov. 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Nov. 14, 2023 shows a view at Hongcun Village in Yixian County, east China's Anhui Province. (Xinhua/Zhang Haofu)

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(AmazingAnhui)CHINA-ANHUI-XIDI-HONGCUN-VILLAGE VIEWS (CN)

(231116) -- YIXIAN, Nov. 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Nov. 16, 2023 shows a view at Xidi Village of Yixian County, east China's Anhui Province. (Xinhua/Zhang Duan)

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(AmazingAnhui)CHINA-ANHUI-XIDI-HONGCUN-VILLAGE VIEWS (CN)

(231116) -- YIXIAN, Nov. 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People visit Xidi Village of Yixian County, east China's Anhui Province, Nov. 15, 2023. (Xinhua/Zhang Duan)

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(AmazingAnhui)CHINA-ANHUI-XIDI-HONGCUN-VILLAGE VIEWS (CN)

(231116) -- YIXIAN, Nov. 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Nov. 15, 2023 shows a view at Xidi Village of Yixian County, east China's Anhui Province. (Xinhua/Zhang Duan)

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(AmazingAnhui)CHINA-ANHUI-XIDI-HONGCUN-VILLAGE VIEWS (CN)

(231116) -- YIXIAN, Nov. 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Nov. 14, 2023 shows a view at Hongcun Village in Yixian County, east China's Anhui Province. (Xinhua/Zhang Duan)

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(AmazingAnhui)CHINA-ANHUI-XIDI-HONGCUN-VILLAGE VIEWS (CN)

(231116) -- YIXIAN, Nov. 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Nov. 15, 2023 shows a view at Xidi Village of Yixian County, east China's Anhui Province. (Xinhua/Zhang Duan)

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Narrow alley, broad minds | Cultural China

STORY: Narrow alley, broad minds | Cultural China DATELINE: Sept. 16, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:54 LOCATION: HEFEI, China CATEGORY: Culture SHOTLIST: 1. various of alleys 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): ZHANG YUN, Party secretary of Liuchixiang Community, descendant of Zhang Ying 3. various of Zhang Yun 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): HU AOLI, Party secretary of Xidi Village, descendant of the Hu family 5. various of Hu Aoli 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): ZHANG YUN, Party secretary of Liuchixiang Community, descendant of Zhang Ying 7. SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): HU AOLI, Party secretary of Xidi Village, descendant of the Hu family 8. SOUNDBITE 5 (Chinese): ZHANG YUN, Party secretary of Liuchixiang Community, descendant of Zhang Ying STORYLINE: SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): ZHANG YUN, Party secretary of Liuchixiang Community, descendant of Zhang Ying "In Tongcheng, there are many alleyways, but I believe this alley is the widest. Liuchixiang (Six-Foot Lane) Community is located in the old city of Tongcheng, home to more than 7,000 residents.

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CHINA-ANHUI-HUANGSHAN-TOURISM (CN)

(230916) -- HUANGSHAN, Sept. 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People visit the Xidi ancient village in Yixian County of Huangshan City, east China's Anhui Province on Sept. 7, 2023. (Photo by Shi Yalei/Xinhua)

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CHINA-ANHUI-YIXIAN-ECOTOURISM (CN)

(230324) -- YIXIAN, March 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Tourists visit the Xidi ancient town in Yixian County, east China's Anhui Province, March 24, 2023. In recent years, Yixian County in Anhui has attached great importance to its development of local ecotourism. (Xinhua/Zhang Chen)

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CHINA-ANHUI-YIXIAN-ECOTOURISM (CN)

(230324) -- YIXIAN, March 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on March 24, 2023 shows the view of the Xidi ancient town in Yixian County, east China's Anhui Province. In recent years, Yixian County in Anhui has attached great importance to its development of local ecotourism. (Xinhua/Du Yu)

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#CHINA-ANHUI-YIXIAN-ECOTOURISM (CN)

(230324) -- YIXIAN, March 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on March 24, 2023 shows the view of the Xidi ancient town in Yixian County, east China's Anhui Province. In recent years, Yixian County in Anhui has attached great importance to its development of local ecotourism. (Photo by Shi Yalei/Xinhua)

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A "paradise for photographers" in China's Anhui

STORY: A "paradise for photographers" in China's Anhui DATELINE: Nov. 19, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:33 LOCATION: HEFEI, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of sceneries of Tachuan Village STORYLINE: With late autumn approaching, photographers are flocking to Tachuan Village in the city of Huangshan, east China's Anhui Province to photograph the colorful autumn scenery. Known as one of the four most beautiful autumn sceneries in China, Tachuan Village in Yixian County has become a paradise for photographers. In recent years, Yixian County has been rolling out favorable measures to develop a new model of rural tourism with photography. It has set up "Best Photo Spots" where tourists can easily take beautiful pictures of the landscape and launched photography-themed tours to support local photography tourism. With two world cultural heritage villages of Xidi and Hongcun and many ancient Hui-style buildings of the Ming and Qing dynasties, Yixian County has inherent tourism advantages. Xinhua News Ag