Ancient Chinese jade culture glorious at Hangzhou Asian Games

STORY: Ancient Chinese jade culture glorious at Hangzhou Asian Games DATELINE: Sept. 21, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:05 LOCATION: HANGZHOU, China CATEGORY: CULTURE/SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of "Yucong" 2. various of Hangzhou 3. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): MA DONGFENG, Executive curator of Liangzhu Museum STORYLINE: Jade of Liangzhu Culture, a testament to the 5,000-year-old Chinese civilization, has become a major cultural element of the 19th Asian Games set to open in east China's Hangzhou on Saturday. Their images can be seen in torches, medals, and venues, as well as the decorations found on the heads of its mascots. "Yucong," or "Jade Cong," is the earliest cosmological model in Chinese civilization. It demonstrates the ancient Liangzhu people's understanding of the universe. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): MA DONGFENG, Executive director of Liangzhu Museum "The more rooted in one's culture, the more global it becomes. Integrating the cultural elements of Hangzhou makes the Asian Games distinctive and unique. In this way, w

Manuscripts of world-renowned scientists on display in northwest China

STORY: Manuscripts of world-renowned scientists on display in northwest China DATELINE: June 23, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:00 LOCATION: LANZHOU, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. Various of Tianqing Museum, Lanzhou City, northwest China's Gansu Province 2. STANDUP (English): WANG ZHIYING, Xinhua correspondent 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): LI YUCONG, Tourist 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): LI XIANNING, Staff of Gansu Tianqing Museum STORYLINE: At Gansu Tianqing Museum, northwest China, an exhibition about the manuscripts of world-renowned scientists has recently been very popular, attracting a large number of tourists, especially the students who have just finished their high school or university entrance examinations. This exhibition aims to provide the audience with the opportunity to "communicate" with world-renowned scientists through all the exhibits, obtained from the museum's formal auctions abroad. STANDUP (English): WANG ZHIYING, Xinhua correspondent "Here I'm in the Tianqing Museum in Lanzhou City, northwest