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CHINA-HENAN-LANKAO-TRADITIONAL MUSICAL INSTRUMENT(CN)

(240514) -- LANKAO, May 14, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Instrument maker Xu Yachong processes a guqin, a plucked seven-string traditional Chinese musical instrument, in Lankao County of Kaifeng City, central China's Henan Province, April 17, 2024. In recent years, Lankao County has vigorously developed the traditional musical instrument industry in an effort to fully utilize paulownia trees, which are bountiful in the county. Lankao County is now home to more than 200 traditional musical instrument enterprises, providing guzheng, guqin, pipa, and other traditional Chinese musical instruments. (Xinhua/Hao Yuan)

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CHINA-HENAN-LANKAO-PAULOWNIA-MUSICAL INSTRUMENT (CN)

(231010) -- KAIFENG, Oct. 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Guqin maker Xu Yachong tunes the Guqin at Lankao County of Kaifeng City, central China's Henan Province, Oct. 9, 2023. Lankao County is rich in paulownia trees, an ideal raw material for musical instrument manufacturing. But in the last century, frequent floods and sandstorms left the area with poor soil and crop failures. In the1960s, local Party chief Jiao Yulu initiated the locals to plant paulownia trees to help improve soil and conserve water. In the 1980s, when the trees were thriving, locals found it the fine material to make furniture, as well as traditional Chinese music instruments. Up to date, there are over 200 musical instrument manufacturing workshops with products sold home and abroad in Lankao. (Xinhua/Xing Guangli)

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CHINA-HENAN-LANKAO-PAULOWNIA-MUSICAL INSTRUMENT (CN)

(231010) -- KAIFENG, Oct. 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Guqin maker Xu Yachong plays the Guqin at Lankao County of Kaifeng City, central China's Henan Province, Oct. 9, 2023. Lankao County is rich in paulownia trees, an ideal raw material for musical instrument manufacturing. But in the last century, frequent floods and sandstorms left the area with poor soil and crop failures. In the1960s, local Party chief Jiao Yulu initiated the locals to plant paulownia trees to help improve soil and conserve water. In the 1980s, when the trees were thriving, locals found it the fine material to make furniture, as well as traditional Chinese music instruments. Up to date, there are over 200 musical instrument manufacturing workshops with products sold home and abroad in Lankao. (Xinhua/Xing Guangli)

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Journey toward Chinese modernization Ep 3: Modernization of material and cultural-ethical advancement

STORY: Journey toward Chinese modernization Ep 3: Modernization of material and cultural-ethical advancement DATELINE: Nov. 5, 2022 LENGTH: 00:06:05 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: POLITICS/CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP 1 (English): ZHANG LI, Xinhua correspondent 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): XU YACHONG, Guqin maker and performer 3. various of Xu making the guqin 4. various of Xuchang Village 5. Voice of Xu Yachong 6. STANDUP 2 (English): ZHANG LI, Xinhua correspondent 7. various of Yuanjiacun Village 8. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): WANG CHUANGZHAN, Village committee director 9. various of Yuanjiacun Village 10. STANDUP 3 (English): ZHANG LI, Xinhua correspondent 11. various of the New Era Civilization Practice Center 12. SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): LIU XUEYAN, Shenzhen resident 13. various of the New Era Civilization Practice Center 14. SOUNDBITE 5 (Chinese): LIU XUEYAN, Shenzhen resident 15. SOUNDBITE 6 (Chinese): CHEN MINGSHAN, Office of Cultural-ethical Construction Committee of Futian District, Shenzhen 16. STANDUP 4 (Engl