World significance of Dunhuang Studies explored by experts, scholars

STORY: World significance of Dunhuang Studies explored by experts, scholars DATELINE: Sept. 11, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:51 LOCATION: LANZHOU, China CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the seminar 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): ZHANG YUANLIN, Deputy Director of Dunhuang Academy 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): RONG XINJIANG, Professor at Peking University 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): NEIL SCHMID, Researcher at Dunhuang Academy STORYLINE: An international academic seminar on the global significance of Dunhuang Studies has brought world experts to Dunhuang city in northwest China's Gansu province. The seminar provided a platform for intellectual discourse on topics such as the expansion of Dunhuang Studies into new fields and the promotion of Dunhuang culture from international perspectives. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): ZHANG YUANLIN, Deputy Director of Dunhuang Academy "Dunhuang culture, nurtured in the rich soil of traditional Chinese culture, is a result of infusion with other foreign cultures such as Indian Buddhism. As

Green heating becoming popular in NE China rural area

STORY: Green heating becoming popular in NE China rural area DATELINE: Nov. 10, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:27 LOCATION: PANJIN, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. aerial view of Panjin City, Liaoning Province 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): FU JINGFA, Yuanlin Villager 3. various of staff of State Grid Panjin Dawa District Power Supply Branch checking facilities 4. various of views of Panjin City STORYLINE: China has been stepping up efforts to use clean energy and protect the environment. As winter heating season begins, more and more rural households in north China are adopting a green heating method called air-source heat pump instead of burning coal. When properly installed, an air-source heat pump can deliver up to three times more heat energy to a home than the electrical energy it consumes. Around 100 households in a village in Panjin City, northeast China's Liaoning Province, have installed this kind of heat pump. Fu Jingfa is among the first ones to embrace the green heating equipment. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): F