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(Chengdu Universiade)CHINA-CHENGDU-WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES-WUSHU(CN)

(230803) -- CHENGDU, Aug. 3, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Berna Tut (1st L) of Türkiye, Li Zhiqin (2nd L) of China, Aigerim Torekhanova (2nd R) of Kazakhstan and Mohana Rahimi of Iran react after the medal ceremony for the Wushu Women's 60kg Final at the 31st FISU Summer World University Games in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Aug. 3, 2023. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorji)

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(Chengdu Universiade)CHINA-SICHUAN-CHENGDU-WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES-WUSHU(CN)

(230803) -- CHENGDU, Aug. 3, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Li Zhiqin (R) of China competes with Berna Tut of Türkiye during the Wushu Women's 60kg Final at the 31st FISU Summer World University Games in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Aug 3, 2023. (Xinhua/Jia Haocheng)

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(Chengdu Universiade)CHINA-SICHUAN-CHENGDU-WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES-WUSHU(CN)

(230803) -- CHENGDU, Aug. 3, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Li Zhiqin (R) of China reacts after winning the Wushu Women's 60kg Final at the 31st FISU Summer World University Games in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Aug 3, 2023. (Xinhua/Jia Haocheng)

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(Chengdu Universiade)CHINA-SICHUAN-CHENGDU-WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES-WUSHU(CN)

(230803) -- CHENGDU, Aug. 3, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Li Zhiqin (R) of China competes with Berna Tut of Türkiye during the Wushu Women's 60kg Final at the 31st FISU Summer World University Games in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Aug 3, 2023. (Xinhua/Jia Haocheng)

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Butterfly boom in China's Yunnan

STORY: Butterfly boom in China's Yunnan DATELINE: May 29, 2023 LENGTH: 0:00:48 LOCATION: KUNMING, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of butterflies STORYLINE: SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ZHAO ZHIQIN, Xinhua correspondent "Do you know 'butterfly explosion'? Every year in late spring and early summer, tens of millions of butterflies emerge from their chrysalises in the Honghe Butterfly Valley in southwest China's Yunnan Province. Come with me to see the sea of butterflies." Due to warmer temperatures, the "butterfly explosion" this year occurred slightly earlier than usual. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): YANG ZHENWEN, Curator of the butterfly valley museum in Jinping Miao, Yao, and Dai Autonomous County "With regard to the 'butterfly explosion' this year, we have obtained very good results from the four observation points. After analyzing the monitoring data of the 23 sampling sites, we've found that the butterflies this year are quite large and very healthy." About 80 million to 100 million butterflies

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CHINA-YUNNAN-BUTTERFLY-BOOM (CN)

(230527) -- HONGHE, May 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Butterflies are seen in the butterfly valley in Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Yunnan Province, May 24, 2023. Tens of millions of butterflies have emerged from their chrysalises in the butterfly valley, presenting an astonishing sight. TO GO WITH "China's Yunnan sees butterfly boom" (Xinhua/Zhao Zhiqin)

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CHINA-YUNNAN-BUTTERFLY-BOOM (CN)

(230527) -- HONGHE, May 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Butterflies are seen in the butterfly valley in Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Yunnan Province, May 24, 2023. Tens of millions of butterflies have emerged from their chrysalises in the butterfly valley, presenting an astonishing sight. TO GO WITH "China's Yunnan sees butterfly boom" (Xinhua/Zhao Zhiqin)

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Spring tea picking starts in China's Yunnan

STORY: Spring tea picking starts in China's Yunnan DATELINE: March 26, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:13 LOCATION: KUNMING, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Jingmai Mountain 2. STANDUP (English): ZHAO ZHIQIN, Xinhua correspondent 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): YAN WENFA, Local tea farmer 4. various of the ceremony 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): YAN YIKAN, Local villager STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): ZHAO ZHIQIN, Xinhua correspondent "As spring has come, the farmers in Jingmai Mountain once again threw themselves into the busy tea plucking work. Today, we are here at the Jingmai Mountain Spring Tea Harvest Festival, to see how the local people start one of their most important activities in a year. Let's go find out." Before harvesting the tea plants, local people held a ceremony to show reverence to nature and their ancestors. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): YAN WENFA, Local tea farmer "We tell the deceased old people that we are harvesting new tea leaves, and then thank our ancestors for leaving the tea trees for us to

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Asia's leading flower market cashes in on "she economy"

STORY: Asia's leading flower market cashes in on "she economy" DATELINE: March 8, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:35 LOCATION: KUNMING, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Kunming's Dounan Flower Market 2. STANDUP (English): ZHAO ZHIQIN, Xinhua correspondent 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): LI SHENGHUAN, Florist 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): ZHANG XIAN, Director of marketing and publicity, Kunming's Dounan Flower Market 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): ZHU QI, Kunming International Flora Auction Trading Center STORYLINE: As Asia's largest fresh-cut flower trading market with a yearly trade volume of 11 billion, the Dounan Flower Market is considered a reliable barometer of the performance of China's flower markets. It has exported flowers to more than 40 countries and regions. STANDUP (English): ZHAO ZHIQIN, Xinhua correspondent "Today, on the International Women's Day, we are here at Kunming's Dounan Flower Market, Asia's largest fresh-cut flower trading market, to see how the 'flower economy' has been boosted. Let's go fi

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Traditional food of Spring Festival: Glutinous Rice Ball

STORY: Traditional food of Spring Festival: Glutinous rice ball DATELINE: Jan. 28, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:51 LOCATION: SHANGHAI, China CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of Xu Zhiqin making glutinous rice balls (courtesy of Songjiang Convergence Media Center) STORYLINE: The glutinous rice ball is a delicacy for the Spring Festival. The Chinese New Year for 2023 marks the Year of the Rabbit. Xu Zhiqin from Shanghai shows how to make rabbit-shaped glutinous rice balls. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Shanghai, China. (XHTV)