Solar power farms on plateau fuel China's green energy revolution

STORY: Solar power farms on plateau fuel China's green energy revolution SHOOTING TIME: Recent footage DATELINE: June 9, 2024 LENGTH: 0:01:41 LOCATION: XINING, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of photovoltaic sheep farms 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): MA YOUFU, Herdsman 3. various of photovoltaic sheep farms STORYLINE: Amid China's green energy revolution, the world's largest solar photovoltaic power plant on the Qinghai-Xizang Plateau is forging a unique development path. In the Talatan Gobi Desert in Gonghe County, a flock of sheep were seen in the solar photovoltaic power plant owned by Huanghe Hydropower Development Co., Ltd. They have been tasked with protecting the panels. Their voracious appetite, once a headache for environmentalists, has now become essential for maintaining the smooth operation of the solar power station. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): MA YOUFU, Herdsman "In the past, Talatan was barren, where sheep could not graze. Since the solar photovoltaic power plant was built, the grass u

Group of endangered gibbons spotted in China's Yunnan

STORY: Group of endangered gibbons spotted in China's Yunnan DATELINE: Feb. 2, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:47 LOCATION: KUNMING, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY/ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of crested gibbons in Yunnan, China 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): XIONG YOUFU, Western Black Crested Gibbon monitor STORYLINE: A group of Western Black Crested Gibbons has recently been spotted seeking food in the Wuliangshan National Nature Reserve in southwest China's Yunnan. 　　 A monitor said that this is a gibbon family with one adult male, two adult females and their children. But one gibbon was obviously staying away. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): XIONG YOUFU, Western Black Crested Gibbon monitor "Both male and female gibbons reach adulthood at eight and mature at 10. When they are mature, they will be driven out of the family. At first, they are just not allowed to be close, but to keep a distance of some 50 meters. Gradually they will be chased away and prohibited from staying with the family." 　　 The Western Black Crested Gibbon is a fir