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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/Cui Wen)

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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/Cui Wen)

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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/Cui Wen)

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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/Cui Wen)

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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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XINHUA-PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2022-CHINA NEWS

(230109) -- BEIJING, Jan. 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on June 9, 2022 shows butterflies in the Honghe butterfly valley in southwest China's Yunnan Province. Every year from May to June, a large number of butterflies began to emerge from chrysalises in the Honghe butterfly valley in Yunnan Province. (Xinhua/Hu Chao)

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Gifu Butterflies emerge in Osaka

OSAKA, Japan - Lured by warm temperatures, dozens of the Japanese Luehdorfia, or the Gifu Butterfly, have recently emerged from chrysalises at the home of butterfly enthusiast Hirokazu Sakamoto in Osaka, western Japan. Some are shown in this photo taken on March 17, 2014.

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CHINA-YUNNAN-HONGHE BUTTERFLY VALLEY-"BUTTERFLY EXPLOSION" (CN)

(220610) -- HONGHE, June 10, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on June 8, 2022 shows butterflies in the Honghe butterfly valley in southwest China's Yunnan Province. As of Thursday, hundreds of millions of butterflies began to emerge from chrysalises in the Honghe butterfly valley in southwest China's Yunnan Province, forming a rare ecological spectacle. TO GO WITH: Across China: Biodiverse Yunnan sees rare "butterfly explosion" (Photo by Liang Zhiqiang/Xinhua)

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CHINA-YUNNAN-HONGHE BUTTERFLY VALLEY-"BUTTERFLY EXPLOSION" (CN)

(220610) -- HONGHE, June 10, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on June 9, 2022 shows butterflies in the Honghe butterfly valley in southwest China's Yunnan Province. As of Thursday, hundreds of millions of butterflies began to emerge from chrysalises in the Honghe butterfly valley in southwest China's Yunnan Province, forming a rare ecological spectacle. TO GO WITH: Across China: Biodiverse Yunnan sees rare "butterfly explosion" (Xinhua/Hu Chao)

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CHINA-YUNNAN-HONGHE BUTTERFLY VALLEY-"BUTTERFLY EXPLOSION" (CN)

(220610) -- HONGHE, June 10, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on June 8, 2022 shows butterflies in the Honghe butterfly valley in southwest China's Yunnan Province. As of Thursday, hundreds of millions of butterflies began to emerge from chrysalises in the Honghe butterfly valley in southwest China's Yunnan Province, forming a rare ecological spectacle. TO GO WITH: Across China: Biodiverse Yunnan sees rare "butterfly explosion" (Photo by Liang Zhiqiang/Xinhua)

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CHINA-YUNNAN-HONGHE BUTTERFLY VALLEY-"BUTTERFLY EXPLOSION" (CN)

(220610) -- HONGHE, June 10, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on June 9, 2022 shows a butterfly in the Honghe butterfly valley in southwest China's Yunnan Province. As of Thursday, hundreds of millions of butterflies began to emerge from chrysalises in the Honghe butterfly valley in southwest China's Yunnan Province, forming a rare ecological spectacle. TO GO WITH: Across China: Biodiverse Yunnan sees rare "butterfly explosion" (Xinhua/Hu Chao)

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CHINA-YUNNAN-HONGHE BUTTERFLY VALLEY-"BUTTERFLY EXPLOSION" (CN)

(220610) -- HONGHE, June 10, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on June 8, 2022 shows butterflies in the Honghe butterfly valley in southwest China's Yunnan Province. As of Thursday, hundreds of millions of butterflies began to emerge from chrysalises in the Honghe butterfly valley in southwest China's Yunnan Province, forming a rare ecological spectacle. TO GO WITH: Across China: Biodiverse Yunnan sees rare "butterfly explosion" (Photo by Liang Zhiqiang/Xinhua)

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CHINA-YUNNAN-HONGHE BUTTERFLY VALLEY-"BUTTERFLY EXPLOSION" (CN)

(220610) -- HONGHE, June 10, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on June 9, 2022 shows butterflies in the Honghe butterfly valley in southwest China's Yunnan Province. As of Thursday, hundreds of millions of butterflies began to emerge from chrysalises in the Honghe butterfly valley in southwest China's Yunnan Province, forming a rare ecological spectacle. TO GO WITH: Across China: Biodiverse Yunnan sees rare "butterfly explosion" (Xinhua/Hu Chao)

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CHINA-YUNNAN-HONGHE BUTTERFLY VALLEY-"BUTTERFLY EXPLOSION" (CN)

(220610) -- HONGHE, June 10, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on June 9, 2022 shows butterflies in the Honghe butterfly valley in southwest China's Yunnan Province. As of Thursday, hundreds of millions of butterflies began to emerge from chrysalises in the Honghe butterfly valley in southwest China's Yunnan Province, forming a rare ecological spectacle. TO GO WITH: Across China: Biodiverse Yunnan sees rare "butterfly explosion" (Xinhua/Hu Chao)

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CHINA-YUNNAN-HONGHE BUTTERFLY VALLEY-"BUTTERFLY EXPLOSION" (CN)

(220610) -- HONGHE, June 10, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on June 9, 2022 shows butterflies in the Honghe butterfly valley in southwest China's Yunnan Province. As of Thursday, hundreds of millions of butterflies began to emerge from chrysalises in the Honghe butterfly valley in southwest China's Yunnan Province, forming a rare ecological spectacle. TO GO WITH: Across China: Biodiverse Yunnan sees rare "butterfly explosion" (Xinhua/Hu Chao)

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CHINA-YUNNAN-HONGHE BUTTERFLY VALLEY-"BUTTERFLY EXPLOSION" (CN)

(220610) -- HONGHE, June 10, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on June 9, 2022 shows butterflies in the Honghe butterfly valley in southwest China's Yunnan Province. As of Thursday, hundreds of millions of butterflies began to emerge from chrysalises in the Honghe butterfly valley in southwest China's Yunnan Province, forming a rare ecological spectacle. TO GO WITH: Across China: Biodiverse Yunnan sees rare "butterfly explosion" (Xinhua/Hu Chao)

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Christmas tree decorated with butterfly chrysalises

Photo taken Dec. 22, 2015, at Nagasaki Bio Park in the southwestern Japan city of Nagasaki shows a Christmas tree decorated with golden chrysalises of a large butterfly. Visitors will be able to see the butterflies emerging and flying off. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo