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ChineseToday | Art rooted in paddy fields: Yangxi Opera artists in SW China's Chongqing

(240524) -- CHONGQING, May 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Yangxi Opera artists rehearse a verse of Yangxi Opera in Qingquan Village of Tonggu Township, Youyang Tujia and Miao Autonomous County, southwest China's Chongqing, May 16, 2024. In Qingquan Village of Tonggu Township in Youyang, there is a group of opera artists consisting of local farmers of an average age of nearly 70, who perform the ancient Yangxi Opera on the courtyards and dams as the stage, and among the paddy fields, mountains and forests as their background in the village about 1,000 meters above sea level surrounded by mountains and waters. Around the time of May, the white-haired opera troupe members plant rice seedlings in the paddy fields as their routine work, when the day's work draws to a close, Chen Yongxia, one of the leading artists, is heard singing Yangxi Opera in his resonant voice that echos in the mountains. After washing off the soil on their bodies and putting away farming tools, the artists sit around a sweet cinnamon tree in

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ChineseToday | Art rooted in paddy fields: Yangxi Opera artists in SW China's Chongqing

(240524) -- CHONGQING, May 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Students from a primary school learn about Yangxi Opera as Chen Yongxia (1st L) demonstrates in Youyang Tujia and Miao Autonomous County, southwest China's Chongqing, May 17, 2024. In Qingquan Village of Tonggu Township in Youyang, there is a group of opera artists consisting of local farmers of an average age of nearly 70, who perform the ancient Yangxi Opera on the courtyards and dams as the stage, and among the paddy fields, mountains and forests as their background in the village about 1,000 meters above sea level surrounded by mountains and waters. Around the time of May, the white-haired opera troupe members plant rice seedlings in the paddy fields as their routine work, when the day's work draws to a close, Chen Yongxia, one of the leading artists, is heard singing Yangxi Opera in his resonant voice that echos in the mountains. After washing off the soil on their bodies and putting away farming tools, the artists sit around a sweet cinnamon tree

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ChineseToday | Art rooted in paddy fields: Yangxi Opera artists in SW China's Chongqing

(240524) -- CHONGQING, May 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Yangxi Opera artists put on costumes in Qingquan Village of Tonggu Township, Youyang Tujia and Miao Autonomous County, southwest China's Chongqing, May 16, 2024. In Qingquan Village of Tonggu Township in Youyang, there is a group of opera artists consisting of local farmers of an average age of nearly 70, who perform the ancient Yangxi Opera on the courtyards and dams as the stage, and among the paddy fields, mountains and forests as their background in the village about 1,000 meters above sea level surrounded by mountains and waters. Around the time of May, the white-haired opera troupe members plant rice seedlings in the paddy fields as their routine work, when the day's work draws to a close, Chen Yongxia, one of the leading artists, is heard singing Yangxi Opera in his resonant voice that echos in the mountains. After washing off the soil on their bodies and putting away farming tools, the artists sit around a sweet cinnamon tree in front of Chen's

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ChineseToday | Art rooted in paddy fields: Yangxi Opera artists in SW China's Chongqing

(240524) -- CHONGQING, May 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Students from a primary school listen as Yangxi Opera artist Chen Yongxia demonstrates in Youyang Tujia and Miao Autonomous County, southwest China's Chongqing, May 17, 2024. In Qingquan Village of Tonggu Township in Youyang, there is a group of opera artists consisting of local farmers of an average age of nearly 70, who perform the ancient Yangxi Opera on the courtyards and dams as the stage, and among the paddy fields, mountains and forests as their background in the village about 1,000 meters above sea level surrounded by mountains and waters. Around the time of May, the white-haired opera troupe members plant rice seedlings in the paddy fields as their routine work, when the day's work draws to a close, Chen Yongxia, one of the leading artists, is heard singing Yangxi Opera in his resonant voice that echos in the mountains. After washing off the soil on their bodies and putting away farming tools, the artists sit around a sweet cinnamon tree in fro

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ChineseToday | Art rooted in paddy fields: Yangxi Opera artists in SW China's Chongqing

(240524) -- CHONGQING, May 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Yangxi Opera troupe members talk about their performance in Qingquan Village of Tonggu Township, Youyang Tujia and Miao Autonomous County, southwest China's Chongqing, May 16, 2024. In Qingquan Village of Tonggu Township in Youyang, there is a group of opera artists consisting of local farmers of an average age of nearly 70, who perform the ancient Yangxi Opera on the courtyards and dams as the stage, and among the paddy fields, mountains and forests as their background in the village about 1,000 meters above sea level surrounded by mountains and waters. Around the time of May, the white-haired opera troupe members plant rice seedlings in the paddy fields as their routine work, when the day's work draws to a close, Chen Yongxia, one of the leading artists, is heard singing Yangxi Opera in his resonant voice that echos in the mountains. After washing off the soil on their bodies and putting away farming tools, the artists sit around a sweet cinnamon tree

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ChineseToday | Art rooted in paddy fields: Yangxi Opera artists in SW China's Chongqing

(240524) -- CHONGQING, May 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Yangxi Opera artist Chen Yongxia works in a rice field in Qingquan Village of Tonggu Township, Youyang Tujia and Miao Autonomous County, southwest China's Chongqing, May 16, 2024. In Qingquan Village of Tonggu Township in Youyang, there is a group of opera artists consisting of local farmers of an average age of nearly 70, who perform the ancient Yangxi Opera on the courtyards and dams as the stage, and among the paddy fields, mountains and forests as their background in the village about 1,000 meters above sea level surrounded by mountains and waters. Around the time of May, the white-haired opera troupe members plant rice seedlings in the paddy fields as their routine work, when the day's work draws to a close, Chen Yongxia, one of the leading artists, is heard singing Yangxi Opera in his resonant voice that echos in the mountains. After washing off the soil on their bodies and putting away farming tools, the artists sit around a sweet cinnamon tree i

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Coffee festival held in Yemen to celebrate time-honored tradition

STORY: Coffee festival held in Yemen to celebrate time-honored tradition SHOOTING TIME: March 3, 2024 DATELINE: March 6, 2024 LENGTH: 0:03:30 LOCATION: Sanaa CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the festival 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): MOHAMAD AL-AMRI, Visitor 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): ADEL RSAM, Coffee trader 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Arabic): ADEL RSAM, Coffee trader STORYLINE: Yemen held its annual Sanaa Coffee Festival on Sunday, attracting coffee aficionados and industry professionals to celebrate the country's rich coffee heritage. The festival serves as a vital platform for Yemeni coffee farmers, especially those from mountainous regions, to connect with market players and showcase the nation's prized beans, known for their subtle notes of cinnamon and chocolate. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): MOHAMAD AL-AMRI, Visitor "The festival highlighted the profound historical connection between Yemen and coffee. The celebratory atmosphere resembled a national wedding, with people of all ages, men, women, and children, c

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Christmas is coming

Rice porridge. LEHTIKUVA / EMMI KORHONEN - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Emmi Korhonen/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Gender of Russia's first-ever newborn panda cub revealed

STORY: Gender of Russia's first-ever newborn panda cub revealed DATELINE: Sept. 26, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:12 LOCATION: Moscow CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of the newly born panda cub STORYLINE: The first-ever giant panda cub that was born at the Moscow Zoo last month is a female, the Moscow Zoo confirmed Sunday. The cub was born late last month to a young pair of giant pandas, Ruyi (male) and Dingding (female), which arrived in Moscow in April 2019 from China's southwestern province of Sichuan. The baby panda has recently turned one month, and zoologists have carried out tests confirming that the cub is female. The cub is being inspected by experts in a special incubator, where the temperature and humidity are comfortable for it. The incubator has everything necessary for the cub including diapers, blankets and pillows with cassia seeds (Chinese cinnamon). The baby girl currently weighs 1,288 grams and is 36.8cm tall, according to the Moscow Zoo. Specialists from China have conf

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TANZANIA-ZANZIBAR-SPICE

(230226) -- ZANZIBAR, Feb. 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Feb. 24, 2023 shows Cinnamon trees in Zanzibar, Tanzania. Zanzibar is known the world over as the Spice Island. (Xinhua/Dong Jianghui)

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