Beijing receives over 17.4 million visitors during Spring Festival holiday

STORY: Beijing receives over 17.4 million visitors during Spring Festival holiday SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 11, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 18, 2024 LENGTH: 0:01:39 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: SOCIETY/ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of temple fairs STORYLINE: Beijing received nearly 17.5 million visitors during the just-concluded eight-day Spring Festival holiday, up 37.4 percent year on year, said the municipal culture and tourism bureau on Saturday. The city's tourism sector raked in 28.65 billion yuan (about 4 billion U.S. dollars) during the holiday, marking a 40.6 percent year-on-year increase, according to the bureau. This year's official Spring Festival holiday in China lasted from Feb. 10 to 17. All kinds of Spring Festival temple fairs became one of the top choices for both tourists and locals, with such fairs in the city recording over 5.16 million visits during the period. Many tourists also opted for village sightseeing travels during this holiday period. The city's village tourism sector recorded

Yokosuka store sells 'Koizumi goods' following LDP victory

Yokosuka store sells 'Koizumi goods' following LDP victory

YOKOSUKA, Japan - Shoppers look at ''Koizumi goods'' featuring images of Prime Minister Junichi Koizumi at the Sakaiya department store in the premier's hometown of Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, on July 30. The department store started the sale of about 10 kinds of Koizumi goods such as handkerchiefs, mugs and badges -- all of which bear the likeness of Koizumi.

A glimpse at snow sculptures in NE China's Harbin

STORY: A glimpse at snow sculptures in NE China's Harbin DATELINE: Dec. 13, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:47 LOCATION: HARBIN, China CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the snow sculptures 2. SOUNDBITE(Chinese): WU ZHENSHENG, Art director, Snow sculpture "Chasing Clouds" 3. various of the snow sculptures STORYLINE: To prepare for the 35th Sun Island snow expo to be held in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang, artists are busy carving and shaping all kinds of snow art installations. SOUNDBITE(Chinese): WU ZHENSHENG, Art director, Snow sculpture "Chasing Clouds" "The snow sculpture we are making is about 22 meters wide and 10 meters high. It takes about 2,000 cubic meters of snow. The work, as you can see, is presented in the form of six horses. I am from the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, and I belong to ethnic minority groups. That's why I have unique emotions for horses. I want to make a sculpture of horses at the snow fair to show my love for my hometown." The snow expo is scheduled to open on Jan 5,

Yokosuka store sells 'Koizumi goods' following LDP victory

Yokosuka store sells 'Koizumi goods' following LDP victory

YOKOSUKA, Japan - Shoppers look at ''Koizumi goods'' featuring images of Prime Minister Junichi Koizumi at the Sakaiya department store in the premier's hometown of Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, on July 30. The department store started the sale of about 10 kinds of Koizumi goods such as handkerchiefs, mugs and badges -- all of which bear the likeness of Koizumi.