Villagers prepare for special Lunar New Year celebration in China's Jiujiang

STORY: Villagers prepare for special Lunar New Year celebration in China's Jiujiang SHOOTING TIME: Recent footage DATELINE: Feb. 11, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:08 LOCATION: JIUJIANG, China CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of villager practicing a special event 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): WANG ZHIRONG, Villager of Laowuwan village, Jiangxi Province 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): WANG DONGRONG, Villager of Laowuwan village, Jiangxi Province 4. various of villager practicing a special event STORYLINE: Recently, residents in Jiujiang City, east China's Jiangxi Province, have been practicing to stage a special new year celebration event. Every year on the 7th day of the 1st lunar month, local residents dress up to form fast running teams resembling children. Residents wrap their heads in long scarves, paint their faces with red, white, and black pigments, and hold steel forks. After breakfast, they start "patrolling" from house to house. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): WANG ZHIRONG, Villager of Laowuwan village, Jiangxi Pro

Chinese tea culture flourishes among young generation

STORY: Chinese tea culture flourishes among young generation DATELINE: Dec. 18, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:53 LOCATION: HANGZHOU, China CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of tea makers 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): LIU YANLI, Lu Yu's Tea 3. various of tea 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): LIU ZHIRONG, Chairman of Yuchacun Tea Company STORYLINE: Tea had been discovered and utilized by the Chinese people since ancient times. The culture of making and drinking tea was once popular all over the world. In late November, China's traditional tea-making has been added to the intangible cultural heritage list of the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Today, as China's tea culture has evolved with time, the ancient tea-making technique has picked up a new glow among the young generation. A new Chinese tea shop called "Lu Yu's Tea" has recently become a hotspot for young people in Hangzhou. It is named after Tang Dynasty (618-907) scholar Lu Yu, who wrote The Classic of Tea, the first tr

Irrigation, water diversion project alleviates water shortages in NW China county

STORY: Irrigation, water diversion project alleviates water shortages in NW China county DATELINE: May 15, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:48 LOCATION: LANZHOU, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the irrigation and water diversion project 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): ZHANG ZHIRONG, Director of Jingtai County Water Supply Engineering Construction Administration STORYLINE: A new irrigation and water diversion project has recently been completed in Jingtai County of northwest China's Gansu Province. The project called Yongtaichuan draws water from Yindaruqin irrigation project in Gansu and transfers it to the water-deprived Jingtai County, through its 72.3-km-long canals. The project applies technologies such as dynamic monitoring, remote control and automatic flow and pressure control. It is expected to benefit farmlands of nearly 10,000 hectares. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Lanzhou, China. (XHTV)