Volunteers contribute to swan protection efforts in NW China's Xinjiang

STORY: Volunteers contribute to swan protection efforts in NW China's Xinjiang SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 28, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 2, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:46 LOCATION: URUMQI, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of swans 2. various of volunteers 3. various of Swan Bay of Kaidu River 4. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): GE YUJIE, Head of local volunteer service team for wildlife protection 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): ZHAO ZHIYA, Local resident, volunteer STORYLINE: More and more people are making their contributions to protecting swans and other wild birds in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Swan Bay of Kaidu River is home to a variety of migratory birds, thanks to the efforts to protect the local ecosystem. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): GE YUJIE, Head of local volunteer service team for wildlife protection "I was very surprised to find six swans here in the winter of 2013. Later, we quickly set up a wildlife protection volunteer service team. The number of people in our team has grown from just a few i

4-year-old girl's passion for skiing in north China's Hebei

STORY: 4-year-old girl's passion for skiing in north China's Hebei DATELINE: March 1, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:35 LOCATION: XINGTAI, China CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of girl skiing STORYLINE: The Beijing 2022 has ignited a passion for winter sports. Zhang Zhiya is a 4-year-old girl living in a village in north China's Hebei. She first tried skiing in 2020. Since then, she fell in love with winter sports. With the support of her parents, Zhiya learned toughness and courage through skiing. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Xingtai, China. (XHTV)