Exhibition of relics from ancient royal families attracts young people in S China

STORY: Exhibition of relics from ancient royal families attracts young people in S China DATELINE: July 19, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:36 LOCATION: NANNING, China CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Nanning Museum 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): QIN ZHONG, Deputy curator of the Nanning Museum 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): WEI YUMEI, Visitor 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): LIANG QIUQIU, Fan of Hanfu, traditional clothing of the Han ethnic group 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): QIN ZHONG, Deputy curator of the Nanning Museum STORYLINE: An exhibition of relics from royal families during the Han Dynasty (202 BC-220 AD) held in Nanning, capital of south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, has attracted lots of visitors, nearly 70 percent of whom are young people. Many of them donned traditional Han clothing. A total of 142 pieces or sets of elegant cultural relics are exhibited, including bronze, pottery, jade and lacquer ware, showcasing the furnishings, banquet, currency, traveling and burial culture of royal families

Chinese cities provide optimized, convenient medical services for residents

STORY: Chinese cities provide optimized, convenient medical services for residents DATELINE: Jan. 4, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:51 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of hospitals in China 2. various of temporary fever clinics 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): ZHAO LONG, Resident in Juye County 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): LIU SHUGUANG, Doctor in Zibo City 5. various of makeshift medical facilities 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): WU YUMEI, Resident in Jiashan County 7. various of hospitals in China 8. SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): LIU JUNMEI, Resident in Nanpi County STORYLINE: As China's COVID-19 response has shifted from infection prevention to medical treatment, cities around the country have taken a combination of measures to boost access to medical treatment and drugs. In Juye County, east China's Shandong Province, 38 nucleic acid testing booths have been converted into temporary fever clinics. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): ZHAO LONG, Resident in Juye County "It is near my home. The doctors here can give us one-on-on

Pharma firms speed up anti-epidemic medicine production

STORY: Pharma firms speed up anti-epidemic medicine production DATELINE: Jan. 3, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:20 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: SOCIETY/HEALTH/MEDICINE SHOTLIST: 1. various of pharma firms speeding up anti-epidemic medicine production 2. STANDUP 1 (English): ZHOU YANG, Xinhua correspondent 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): YU XIAOJIAN, Fujian Nanshaolin Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): YU XUEGANG, Ningxia Qiyuan Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): LI ZHILONG, Sinopharm Holding Ningxia Co., Ltd. 6. STANDUP 2 (English): ZHOU YANG, Xinhua correspondent 7. SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): JIANG YUMEI, Hebei Divinity Pharmacy China Co., Ltd. 8. SOUNDBITE 5 (Chinese): GAO YUN, Market regulation official, Qiaoxi District, Shijiazhuang 9. SOUNDBITE 6 (Chinese): NIU LIZHEN, Resident in Shuozhou 10. SOUNDBITE 7 (Chinese): YIN ZHANJUN, Shuocheng Branch, Shuozhou Administration for Market Regulation STORYLINE: STANDUP 1 (English): ZHOU YANG, Xinhua correspondent "China is going all out to ensure the

Volunteers dedicated to clean up Yangtze River's longest tributary for years

STORY: Volunteers dedicated to clean up Yangtze River's longest tributary for years DATELINE: April 24, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:59 LOCATION: XI'AN, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: various of volunteersSOUNDBITE 1(Chinese): LIU YUMEI, Team memberSOUNDBITE 2(Chinese): LIU YUMEI, Team memberSOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): YAN XIANMIAO, Team member STORYLINE: A group of housewives from Xuyang City in northwest China's Shaanxi Province have been volunteering for years to clean up the banks along the Han River, the longest tributary of the Yangtze River. Founded in 2017, the number of its members has grown from 9 to 70 now. SOUNDBITE 1(Chinese): LIU YUMEI, Team member "We are all housewives. In addition to taking care of kids, we volunteer to join the team to protect the river." SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): LIU YUMEI, Team member "We mainly clean up plastic trash, including plastic bags, bottles and some household garbage." SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): YAN XIANMIAO, Team member "We want to make the river cleaner and the environ

A leisure boat on the Sumida River

A leisure boat on the Sumida River

Roofed boat taken at the bank of Imado River in front of Yumei-ro where Sanya-bori (moat) merges with Sumida River. The water is too shallow to allow the boat to float, which explains why the photograph is so sharp. In the rear is Mukojima, site of Ushijima Shinto Shrine and Chomeiji Temple. Found in the collection of Uchida Kuichi preserved at Nagasaki Municipal Museum, this photograph was verified to have been taken by Uchida in 1872. This is one of the copies later made and sold.==Date:unknown, Place:Tokyo, Photo:Uchida Kuichi, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number90‐25‐0]

A leisure boat on the Sumida River

A leisure boat on the Sumida River

This same photograph can be found in the memorial photograph album of Charles Appleton Longfellow, first son of the famous American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow who lived in Japan from 1871 to 1873. Charles may have asked Uchida Kuichi to take this shot, and it could be Charles wearing a kimono and looking out from between the shoji screens. The woman second from the left is Okiku, owner of the restaurant Yumei-ro at Sanyabori, and the other women are Charles' favourite geisha. The roofed boat probably belongs to Yumei-ro.==Date:about 1872, Place:Tokyo, Photo:Uchida Kuichi, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number53‐50‐0]

A leisure boat on the Sumida River

A leisure boat on the Sumida River

Like photographs #2665 and #4543, this was taken at the bank of Imado River in front of Yumei-ro at the mouth of Sanya-bori. Ushijima Shinto Shrine, also called Ushi-no-Gozen (presently located at Mukojima 1-chome, downstream) and Choumeiji Temple are amid the tall trees at the rear. The person leaning on the handrail in the centre may be Uchida Kuichi. If so, this photograph was probably taken by his apprentice. The photograph was sold after being trimmed and tinted.==Date:unknown, Place:Tokyo, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number53‐44‐0]