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Making golf club that combines Chinese and Western styles

STORY: Making golf club that combines Chinese and Western styles SHOOTING TIME: March 29, 2024 DATELINE: March 30, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:31 LOCATION: YUJIANG, China CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of wood carving 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): FOLEY MARTIN, Canadian sculpture designer 3. various of Martin working 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): FOLEY MARTIN, Canadian sculpture designer 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): FOLEY MARTIN, Canadian sculpture designer STORYLINE: Wood carving, a traditional Chinese art with a history of thousands of years. Yujiang, a county in east China's Jiangxi Province, is renowned for its wood carvings. A 63-year-old Canadian artist, came here to explore Chinese intangible cultural heritage. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): FOLEY MARTIN, Canadian sculpture designer "I've always wanted to see China. Since I was a young boy, I've always been fascinated by Chinese art." A year ago, Martin established a studio in Yujiang and collaborated with local wood carvers. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): FOLEY MARTIN, C

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China-Thailand cooperation on electric taxis transforming Thai airport

STORY: China-Thailand cooperation on electric taxis transforming Thai airport SHOOTING TIME: March 15, 2024 DATELINE: March 24, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:06 LOCATION: Bangkok CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Suvarnabhumi Airport 2. various of EV cars at the Suvarnabhumi Airport 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Thai): SUCHAT, Taxi driver in Bangkok 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): LIAO YUJIANG, Chief account director of Aion (Thailand) 5. various of the Suvarnabhumi Airport STORYLINE: The Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok is Thailand's busiest airport, welcoming over 50 million travelers annually. Recognizing the need for sustainable travel options, Airports of Thailand (AOT) has joined forces with Chinese electric vehicle (EV) carmaker GAC Aion to introduce electric taxi services since January this year. The initiative aims not only to enhance the passenger experience but also to propel the airport towards a greener future. Suchat, 58, has been in the taxi industry for eight years. While Suchat owns seven combustion engin

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China-made yachts shipped from Dongting Lake to Dubai

STORY: China-made yachts shipped from Dongting Lake to Dubai SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 1, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 2, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:30 LOCATION: CHANGSHA, China CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of vessels STORYLINE: Four yachts were shipped from Dongting, China's second-largest freshwater lake, to Dubai, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Monday, the first day of 2024. The yachts were made in Yuanjiang City, which is in the hinterland of Dongting Lake and has fostered a flourishing shipbuilding industry. Shipbuilding is now a pillar industry for Yujiang, boasting an output value of over 10.5 billion yuan (1.49 billion U.S. dollars) last year. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Changsha, China. (XHTV)

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CHINA-GUANGXI-EXPRESSWAY-GRAND BRIDGE-CONSTRUCTION (CN)

(231210) -- HENGZHOU, Dec. 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Workers work at the construction site of Xijin Yujiang grand bridge on Shanglin-Hengzhou expressway in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Dec. 10, 2023. The two sides of the 1,190-meter-long bridge were joined together on Sunday. (Xinhua/Lu Boan)

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CHINA-GUANGXI-EXPRESSWAY-GRAND BRIDGE-CONSTRUCTION (CN)

(231210) -- HENGZHOU, Dec. 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Workers work at the construction site of Xijin Yujiang grand bridge on Shanglin-Hengzhou expressway in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Dec. 10, 2023. The two sides of the 1,190-meter-long bridge were joined together on Sunday. (Xinhua/Lu Boan)

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CHINA-GUANGXI-EXPRESSWAY-GRAND BRIDGE-CONSTRUCTION (CN)

(231210) -- HENGZHOU, Dec. 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Dec. 10, 2023 shows the construction site of Xijin Yujiang grand bridge on Shanglin-Hengzhou expressway in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. The two sides of the 1,190-meter-long bridge were joined together on Sunday. (Xinhua/Lu Boan)

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CHINA-GUANGXI-EXPRESSWAY-GRAND BRIDGE-CONSTRUCTION (CN)

(231210) -- HENGZHOU, Dec. 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Dec. 10, 2023 shows the construction site of Xijin Yujiang grand bridge on Shanglin-Hengzhou expressway in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. The two sides of the 1,190-meter-long bridge were joined together on Sunday. (Xinhua/Lu Boan)

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CHINA-GUANGXI-EXPRESSWAY-GRAND BRIDGE-CONSTRUCTION (CN)

(231210) -- HENGZHOU, Dec. 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Dec. 10, 2023 shows the construction site of Xijin Yujiang grand bridge on Shanglin-Hengzhou expressway in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. The two sides of the 1,190-meter-long bridge were joined together on Sunday. (Xinhua/Lu Boan)

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CHINA-HUBEI-WUHAN-YANGTZE FINLESS PORPOISES-PROTECTION (CN)

(230727) -- WUHAN, July 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Hao Yujiang, an associate researcher of the the Institute of Hydrobiology, the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), observes a Yangtze finless porpoise at the Baiji Dolphin House under his institute in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, on July 12, 2023. Three generations of researchers at the Institute of Hydrobiology, the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) have spent decades rescuing and nursing endangered species - the Baiji dolphin and the Yangtze finless porpoise. The latter is dubbed the "smiling angel of the Yangtze River" as its slightly curly lips resemble those of a smiling person. Baiji dolphin Qi Qi passed away in July 2002 after living for more than 22 years at the Baiji Dolphin House under CAS Institute of Hydrobiology in Wuhan. There was no more Baiji dolphin at the house after Qi Qi's death, but the house and the Wuhan Baiji Conservation Foundation kept their names unchanged. Researchers there decided to apply protective measures designed for Baiji

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CHINA-HUBEI-WUHAN-YANGTZE FINLESS PORPOISES-PROTECTION (CN)

(230727) -- WUHAN, July 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Hao Yujiang, an associate researcher of the the Institute of Hydrobiology, the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), conducts an observation of the Yangtze finless porpoise at the Shishou section of Yangtze River in central China's Hubei Province, Sept 23, 2022. Three generations of researchers at the Institute of Hydrobiology, the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) have spent decades rescuing and nursing endangered species - the Baiji dolphin and the Yangtze finless porpoise. The latter is dubbed the "smiling angel of the Yangtze River" as its slightly curly lips resemble those of a smiling person. Baiji dolphin Qi Qi passed away in July 2002 after living for more than 22 years at the Baiji Dolphin House under CAS Institute of Hydrobiology in Wuhan. There was no more Baiji dolphin at the house after Qi Qi's death, but the house and the Wuhan Baiji Conservation Foundation kept their names unchanged. Researchers there decided to apply protective measures designed for Ba

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Aerial view of bridge construction in S China

STORY: Aerial view of bridge construction in S China DATELINE: March 10, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:43 LOCATION: NANNING, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the bridge under construction STORYLINE: The Feilong Bridge in the city of Hengzhou, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, is under construction. The bridge, with a total length of 940 meters, will provide rapid access to both sides of the Yujiang River in Guangxi and further improve the efficiency of transportation upon completion. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Nanning, China. (XHTV)

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Highway Construction in China

The final 100 meters of the Shiqian expressway asphalt pavement is laid at the Yujiang River Bridge in Chongqing, China, Dec. 8, 2020.