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(240429) -- BEIJING, April 29, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This combo photo shows a view of Yuehe historical area in 1979 (L, photo by Pang Yiying) and people visiting the area on April 26, 2024 (by Xinhua photographer Jiang Han) in Nanhu District, Jiaxing of east China's Zhejiang Province. (Xinhua)

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(ZhejiangPictorial) CHINA-ZHEJIANG-JIAXING-YUEHE HISTORICAL AREA (CN)

(240428) -- JIAXING, April 28, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This combo photo shows a view of Yuehe historical area in 1979 (L, photo by Pang Yiying) and people visiting the area on April 26, 2024 (by Xinhua photographer Jiang Han) in Nanhu District, Jiaxing of east China's Zhejiang Province. Yuehe historical area, which covers an area of 90,000 square meters, could date back to the Ming and Qing dynasties (1368-1911). With the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, Waiyue river and Liyue river flowing through, the area is the most complete and largest historical area in Jiaxing City that can best showcase the residential and cultural characteristics of the water town in "Jiangnan," the scenic region south of the Yangtze River. Since 2003, various measures were taken to regain the prosperity of the area: more than 80,000 square meters of traditional residential buildings were restored in traditional style, and a tourism industry has been developed taking advantages of local historical heritages. Nowadays, Yuehe historical ar

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(ZhejiangPictorial) CHINA-ZHEJIANG-JIAXING-YUEHE HISTORICAL AREA (CN)

(240428) -- JIAXING, April 28, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This combo photo shows a view of Yuehe historical area in 1979 (L, photo by Pang Yiying) and people visiting the area on April 26, 2024 (by Xinhua photographer Jiang Han) in Nanhu District, Jiaxing of east China's Zhejiang Province. Yuehe historical area, which covers an area of 90,000 square meters, could date back to the Ming and Qing dynasties (1368-1911). With the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, Waiyue river and Liyue river flowing through, the area is the most complete and largest historical area in Jiaxing City that can best showcase the residential and cultural characteristics of the water town in "Jiangnan," the scenic region south of the Yangtze River. Since 2003, various measures were taken to regain the prosperity of the area: more than 80,000 square meters of traditional residential buildings were restored in traditional style, and a tourism industry has been developed taking advantages of local historical heritages. Nowadays, Yuehe historical ar

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(ZhejiangPictorial) CHINA-ZHEJIANG-JIAXING-YUEHE HISTORICAL AREA (CN)

(240428) -- JIAXING, April 28, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This combo photo shows a view of Yuehe historical area in 1979 (above, photo by Pang Yiying) and people visiting the area on April 26, 2024 (by Xinhua photographer Jiang Han) in Nanhu District, Jiaxing of east China's Zhejiang Province. Yuehe historical area, which covers an area of 90,000 square meters, could date back to the Ming and Qing dynasties (1368-1911). With the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, Waiyue river and Liyue river flowing through, the area is the most complete and largest historical area in Jiaxing City that can best showcase the residential and cultural characteristics of the water town in "Jiangnan," the scenic region south of the Yangtze River. Since 2003, various measures were taken to regain the prosperity of the area: more than 80,000 square meters of traditional residential buildings were restored in traditional style, and a tourism industry has been developed taking advantages of local historical heritages. Nowadays, Yuehe historica

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(ZhejiangPictorial) CHINA-ZHEJIANG-JIAXING-YUEHE HISTORICAL AREA (CN)

(240428) -- JIAXING, April 28, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This combo photo shows a view of Yuehe historical area in 1979 (above, photo by Pang Yiying) and the area on April 26, 2024 (by Xinhua photographer Jiang Han) in Nanhu District, Jiaxing of east China's Zhejiang Province. Yuehe historical area, which covers an area of 90,000 square meters, could date back to the Ming and Qing dynasties (1368-1911). With the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, Waiyue river and Liyue river flowing through, the area is the most complete and largest historical area in Jiaxing City that can best showcase the residential and cultural characteristics of the water town in "Jiangnan," the scenic region south of the Yangtze River. Since 2003, various measures were taken to regain the prosperity of the area: more than 80,000 square meters of traditional residential buildings were restored in traditional style, and a tourism industry has been developed taking advantages of local historical heritages. Nowadays, Yuehe historical area is welcom

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(ZhejiangPictorial) CHINA-ZHEJIANG-JIAXING-YUEHE HISTORICAL AREA (CN)

(240428) -- JIAXING, April 28, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This combo photo shows a view of Yuehe historical area in 1979 (L, photo by Pang Yiying) and people visiting the area on April 26, 2024 (by Xinhua photographer Jiang Han) in Nanhu District, Jiaxing of east China's Zhejiang Province. Yuehe historical area, which covers an area of 90,000 square meters, could date back to the Ming and Qing dynasties (1368-1911). With the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, Waiyue river and Liyue river flowing through, the area is the most complete and largest historical area in Jiaxing City that can best showcase the residential and cultural characteristics of the water town in "Jiangnan," the scenic region south of the Yangtze River. Since 2003, various measures were taken to regain the prosperity of the area: more than 80,000 square meters of traditional residential buildings were restored in traditional style, and a tourism industry has been developed taking advantages of local historical heritages. Nowadays, Yuehe historical ar

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CHINA-JIANGSU-NANJING-NANJING MASSACRE VICTIMS-QINGMING FESTIVAL-REMEMBRANCE (CN)

(240403) -- NANJING, April 3, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Ai Yiying, a survivor of the Nanjing Massacre, lays flowers to victims of the Nanjing Massacre at the Memorial Hall of the Victims in Nanjing Massacre by Japanese Invaders, in Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu Province, April 3, 2024. Relatives of victims of the Nanjing Massacre, as well as survivors, the descendants of survivors and student representatives, on Wednesday gathered at the Memorial Hall of the Victims in Nanjing Massacre by Japanese Invaders to pay tribute to those who lost their lives 87 years ago. Thursday is Qingming Festival, or Tomb-Sweeping Day, a traditional Chinese festival during which people to pay tribute to the dead and worship their ancestors. (Xinhua/Li Bo)

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CHINA-JIANGSU-NANJING-NANJING MASSACRE VICTIMS-QINGMING FESTIVAL-REMEMBRANCE (CN)

(240403) -- NANJING, April 3, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Ai Yiying (1st R), a survivor of the Nanjing Massacre, attends a memorial ceremony at the Memorial Hall of the Victims in Nanjing Massacre by Japanese Invaders, in Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu Province, April 3, 2024. Relatives of victims of the Nanjing Massacre, as well as survivors, the descendants of survivors and student representatives, on Wednesday gathered at the Memorial Hall of the Victims in Nanjing Massacre by Japanese Invaders to pay tribute to those who lost their lives 87 years ago. Thursday is Qingming Festival, or Tomb-Sweeping Day, a traditional Chinese festival during which people to pay tribute to the dead and worship their ancestors. (Xinhua/Li Bo)

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CHINA-JIANGSU-NANJING-NANJING MASSACRE VICTIMS-QINGMING FESTIVAL-REMEMBRANCE (CN)

(240403) -- NANJING, April 3, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Nanjing Massacre survivors Ai Yiying, Xia Shuqin, Liu Minsheng, Chen Deshou (from R to L, front) attend a memorial ceremony at the Memorial Hall of the Victims in Nanjing Massacre by Japanese Invaders, in Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu Province, April 3, 2024. Relatives of victims of the Nanjing Massacre, as well as survivors, the descendants of survivors and student representatives, on Wednesday gathered at the Memorial Hall of the Victims in Nanjing Massacre by Japanese Invaders to pay tribute to those who lost their lives 87 years ago. Thursday is Qingming Festival, or Tomb-Sweeping Day, a traditional Chinese festival during which people to pay tribute to the dead and worship their ancestors. (Xinhua/Li Bo)

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CHINA-JIANGSU-NANJING MASSACRE VICTIMS-NATIONAL MEMORIAL CEREMONY (CN)

(231213) -- NANJING, Dec. 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Ai Yiying, a survivor of the Nanjing Massacre, attends the national memorial ceremony for the Nanjing Massacre victims at the Memorial Hall of the Victims in Nanjing Massacre by Japanese Invaders in Nanjing, capital of east China's Jiangsu Province, Dec. 13, 2023. The people of Nanjing observed a moment of silence, and sirens were heard across the city as China held a memorial ceremony on Wednesday to mourn the 300,000 victims of the Nanjing Massacre. (Xinhua/Ji Chunpeng)

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Chinese embrace digital yuan as China further promotes pilot program

STORY: Chinese embrace digital yuan as China further promotes pilot program DATELINE: May 14, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:42 LOCATION: GUANGZHOU, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: STANDUP(English): YE TING, Xinhua correspondentSOUNDBITE 1(Chinese):LIU YIYING, Manager of Canton Tower Tourism Culture Co.various of GuangzhouSOUNDBITE 2(Chinese): MS. ZHANG, Touristvarious of Guangzhou STORYLINE: China has stepped up efforts to promote the digital yuan with pilot programs. Since 2017, the country has tested the use of the digital yuan in a number of cities, including Guangzhou. STANDUP(English): YE TING, Xinhua correspondent "We are now in the Canton Tower. As China keeps promoting its digital fiat currency, we can use the digital yuan in restaurants, vending machines, stores, and even in the tramcars. Let's have a look. I'm about to enter the station. I have already downloaded the digital yuan application. I can simply use the QR code to take the trams." SOUNDBITE 1(Chinese):LIU YIYING, Manager of Canton Tower Tourism