Chinese farmers stage basketball tournament in once impoverished Xihaigu region

STORY: Chinese farmers stage basketball tournament in once impoverished Xihaigu region DATELINE: April 14, 2023 LENGTH: 0:02:32 LOCATION: YINCHUAN, China CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1 various of the basketball tournament 2 SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): BAI ZIYAN, Deputy Secretary-General of Ningxia Basketball League 3 SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): LI FAN, Basketballer from Jingyuan County Team 4 various of farmers playing basketball STORYLINE: A regional-level basketball tournament is being held for farmers in China's Xihaigu, a place once labeled the "most unfit place for human settlement" by the United Nations in the 1970s. As people have shaken off poverty in Xihaigu, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, sports entertainment has become something easily accessible for locals. A total of 22 teams compete in the 7-day tournament, which features high-standard sports courts and professional referees. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): BAI ZIYAN, Deputy Secretary-General of Ningxia Basketball League "This year marks the

Yellow River offers much needed lifeline for residents in China's Wuzhong

STORY: Yellow River offers much needed lifeline for residents in China's Wuzhong DATELINE: March 23, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:41 LOCATION: YINCHUAN, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of Hongsibu 2. STANDUP 1 (English): MA SIJIA, Xinhua correspondent 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): ZHU XIAOMING, Head of the Third pump station of Hongsibu 4. STANDUP 2 (English): MA SIJIA, Xinhua correspondent 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): WANG HANGDI, Local villager STORYLINE: Hongsibu District Wuzhong City Ningxia, China In Hongsibu District in China's Wuzhong, the Yellow River has been a lifeline for local residents. Hongsibu was once part of the Gobi Desert. But it has now become one of China's largest settlement areas for people relocated from the inhospitable Xihaigu, after a section of the Yellow River was raised 300 meters and became a major water source. STANDUP 1 (English): MA SIJIA, Xinhua correspondent "Guess what these pipes are used for. In irrigation season, I dare not stand here. As Hongsibu is located much

Chinese poverty-alleviation TV drama promotes Sino-Arab cultural exchanges

STORY: Chinese poverty-alleviation TV drama promotes Sino-Arab cultural exchanges DATELINE: Dec. 13, 2022 LENGTH: 0:02:12 LOCATION: YINCHUAN, China CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of TV drama series "Minning Town" 2. various of Minning Town 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): SHERIF EL GAZZAR, General manager of Alnahar Algadid TV, Egypt 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): ZHANG SHIRONG, President of Wisdom House International Cultural Communication Group 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (Arabic): ATIF MOHAMED, General manager of Ashorooq TV, Sudan 6. SOUNDBITE 4 (Arabic): SHERIF EL GAZZAR, General manager of Alnahar Algadid TV, Egypt STORYLINE: China's anti-poverty TV drama series "Minning Town" has been gaining popularity after being broadcast in some Arab countries. The production is set in China's Ningxia from the 1990s to the present day. It shows how villagers from Xihaigu, one of the country's most uninhabitable areas, have triumphed over destitution, under the guidance of China's poverty alleviation policies and with assistance

Qinqiang Opera enriches lives of rural people in China's Ningxia

STORY: Qinqiang Opera enriches lives of rural people in China's Ningxia DATELINE: July 3, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:39 LOCATION: YINCHUAN, China CATEGORY: CULTURE/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): QU LIANYING, Artistic director, Ningxia Qinqiang Opera Theatre SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): LIANG XIAODONG, Local villager SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): QU LIANYING, Artistic director, Ningxia Qinqiang Opera Theatre STORYLINE: As China has better developed cultural life in rural areas, villagers in Xihaigu area in northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region now have much more chances to enjoy Qinqiang Opera. Qinqiang Opera is a genre of Chinese folk opera mainly prevailing in northwest China. With gongs and drums wildly beating, performers in costume and makeup move and sing, drawing applause from the audience. To preserve Qinqiang Opera and enrich people's life in mountain areas, various opera troupes staged performances here frequently. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): QU LIANYING, Artistic director, Ningxia Qinqiang Opera Th