Villagers protect ancient forest for generations in E China

STORY: Villagers protect ancient forest for generations in E China DATELINE: March 12, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:25 LOCATION: NANCHANG, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the forest 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): KANG ZHAOXUN, Villager STORYLINE: At the foot of Jinggang Mountains, villagers from Jintan Village, Taihe County, east China's Jiangxi Province have planted and protected an ancient forest for many generations. Locals say their ancestors had required the younger generations to stick to the family discipline, which asked them to plant more trees and not to fell them. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): KANG ZHAOXUN, Villager "This is a tradition from our ancestors. It was written in our pedigree, telling us descendants not to fell trees randomly." The tradition of planting trees has lasted for nearly 1,000 years, creating a forest with an area of nearly 300 mu (20 hectares). Villagers here plant trees every March. Since the 1980s, people took turns to protect the ancient forest. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): KA