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GLOBALink | Countermeasures taken to ensure stable power supply amid cold wave in China

STORY: Countermeasures taken to ensure stable power supply amid cold wave in China SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 17, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 18, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:17 LOCATION: CHANGSHA, CHONGQING, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of countermeasures on cold waves 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): TIAN JIACI, Shimen County power supply company under the State Grid Corporation of China 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): DAI JIANPING, Qianjiang power supply company under the State Grid Corporation of China STORYLINE: As cold waves hit multiple parts of China, prompt countermeasures have been taken to prevent power outages and alleviate the impacts of extensive snowfall and other freezing conditions. In Shimen County, central China's Hunan Province, staff workers of the power supply company braved coldness to inspect the power lines that serve 15,000 local residents. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): TIAN JIACI, Shimen County power supply company under the State Grid Corporation of China "We have set up six teams to carry out all-round i

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24 Solar Terms: Great Cold

STORY: 24 Solar Terms: Great Cold DATELINE: Jan. 19, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:35 LOCATION: GUANGZHOU, China CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of animation about Great Cold STORYLINE: Great Cold, or Dahan, the last solar term on the Chinese lunar calendar, falls on Jan. 20 this year. The end of the year is accompanied by freezing coldness. This year, Dahan is closely followed by the Spring Festival, or the Chinese Lunar New Year, which falls on Jan. 22. People begin to decorate their homes and prepare new year dishes at the time. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Guangzhou, China. (XHTV)

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Displaced Yemenis struggle in cold winter amid endless civil war

STORY: Displaced Yemenis struggle in cold winter amid endless civil war DATELINE: Jan. 1, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:00 LOCATION: Sanaa CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. Various of the Dharawan refugee camp near Sanaa, Yemen's capital 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): FAWZIA NASSER, Displaced Yemeni 3. Various of the Dharawan refugee camp 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): MOHAMMAD HUSSEIN, Displaced Yemeni STORYLINE: With temperatures plummeting in Yemen, thousands of internally displaced families are struggling to survive another harsh winter in the devastating and protracted civil war. Crowding in their tattered tents, refugees at the Dharawan camp in the northern suburb of Sanaa are completely at mercy of the winter's coldness. Fawzia Nasser is a displaced woman and mother of twelve children. She and her family all live inside a tent that can hardly protect them from the freezing winds. Three of her sons are also sick, but no one came to help them. Located at the center of the Yemen Highlands, Sanaa is colder than most parts of

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24 Solar Terms: Cold Dew

STORY: 24 Solar Terms: Cold Dew DATELINE: Oct. 8, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:39 LOCATION: GUANGZHOU, China CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: ink paintings about autumn views with birds STORYLINE: Cold Dew (Hanlu), the 17th solar term on the Chinese lunar calendar, falls on Oct. 8 this year. Just as its name suggests, the arrival of Hanlu comes with growing coldness, shorter daytime, and longer nights. Traditionally, the imagery of "dew" is symbolic of colder weather. Cold Dew marks the turning point between cool and cold. Cold Dew falls closely to the Chongyang Festival, thus also shares similar customs. Eating flower cakes, drinking flower wine, and climbing up high, these traditional Chinese customs have always served to add a touch of warmth to crisp autumn days. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Guangzhou, China. (XHTV)

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(EyesonSci)CHINA-QINGHAI-SCIENTIFIC EXPEDITION-BIODIVERSITY (CN)

(220727) -- YUSHU, July 27, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Fan Yadong (L) and Zhang Guoyue, members of a scientific expedition team, collect insect samples from a source of the Yangtze River in northwest China's Qinghai Province, July 26, 2022. Chinese scientists launched an expedition on Sunday in the headwater regions of the Yangtze and Lancang rivers in northwest China's Qinghai Province, to investigate the regions' water resources and ecological environment. Zhang Guoyue and Fan Yadong are two female members of the scientific expedition team. To fulfill their duties as "insect catchers" for the sake of biodiversity survey, Zhang and Fan have to work day and night in the headwater regions of the Yangtze and Lancang rivers, regardless of fatigue from long hours of work, coldness at night, and thin air on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. The expedition will conduct scientific investigations into the water resources, river hydrology, water ecology, glaciers, soil erosion and permafrost of the regions, among other things, accor

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(EyesonSci)CHINA-QINGHAI-SCIENTIFIC EXPEDITION-BIODIVERSITY (CN)

(220727) -- YUSHU, July 27, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Fan Yadong, a member of a scientific expedition team, observes an insect sample she has collected from a source of the Yangtze River in northwest China's Qinghai Province, July 26, 2022. Chinese scientists launched an expedition on Sunday in the headwater regions of the Yangtze and Lancang rivers in northwest China's Qinghai Province, to investigate the regions' water resources and ecological environment. Zhang Guoyue and Fan Yadong are two female members of the scientific expedition team. To fulfill their duties as "insect catchers" for the sake of biodiversity survey, Zhang and Fan have to work day and night in the headwater regions of the Yangtze and Lancang rivers, regardless of fatigue from long hours of work, coldness at night, and thin air on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. The expedition will conduct scientific investigations into the water resources, river hydrology, water ecology, glaciers, soil erosion and permafrost of the regions, among other things, acco

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(EyesonSci)CHINA-QINGHAI-SCIENTIFIC EXPEDITION-BIODIVERSITY (CN)

(220727) -- YUSHU, July 27, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Fan Yadong, a member of a scientific expedition team, makes insect specimens in northwest China's Qinghai Province, July 24, 2022. Chinese scientists launched an expedition on Sunday in the headwater regions of the Yangtze and Lancang rivers in northwest China's Qinghai Province, to investigate the regions' water resources and ecological environment. Zhang Guoyue and Fan Yadong are two female members of the scientific expedition team. To fulfill their duties as "insect catchers" for the sake of biodiversity survey, Zhang and Fan have to work day and night in the headwater regions of the Yangtze and Lancang rivers, regardless of fatigue from long hours of work, coldness at night, and thin air on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. The expedition will conduct scientific investigations into the water resources, river hydrology, water ecology, glaciers, soil erosion and permafrost of the regions, among other things, according to the Changjiang River Scientific Research Instit

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(EyesonSci)CHINA-QINGHAI-SCIENTIFIC EXPEDITION-BIODIVERSITY (CN)

(220727) -- YUSHU, July 27, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Guoyue (L) and Fan Yadong, members of a scientific expedition team, display insect specimens they have collected from a source of the Yangtze River in northwest China's Qinghai Province, July 26, 2022. Chinese scientists launched an expedition on Sunday in the headwater regions of the Yangtze and Lancang rivers in northwest China's Qinghai Province, to investigate the regions' water resources and ecological environment. Zhang Guoyue and Fan Yadong are two female members of the scientific expedition team. To fulfill their duties as "insect catchers" for the sake of biodiversity survey, Zhang and Fan have to work day and night in the headwater regions of the Yangtze and Lancang rivers, regardless of fatigue from long hours of work, coldness at night, and thin air on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. The expedition will conduct scientific investigations into the water resources, river hydrology, water ecology, glaciers, soil erosion and permafrost of the regions, amo

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(EyesonSci)CHINA-QINGHAI-SCIENTIFIC EXPEDITION-BIODIVERSITY (CN)

(220727) -- YUSHU, July 27, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Fan Yadong, a member of a scientific expedition team, collects insect samples from a source of the Yangtze River in northwest China's Qinghai Province, July 26, 2022. Chinese scientists launched an expedition on Sunday in the headwater regions of the Yangtze and Lancang rivers in northwest China's Qinghai Province, to investigate the regions' water resources and ecological environment. Zhang Guoyue and Fan Yadong are two female members of the scientific expedition team. To fulfill their duties as "insect catchers" for the sake of biodiversity survey, Zhang and Fan have to work day and night in the headwater regions of the Yangtze and Lancang rivers, regardless of fatigue from long hours of work, coldness at night, and thin air on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. The expedition will conduct scientific investigations into the water resources, river hydrology, water ecology, glaciers, soil erosion and permafrost of the regions, among other things, according to the Changji

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(EyesonSci)CHINA-QINGHAI-SCIENTIFIC EXPEDITION-BIODIVERSITY (CN)

(220727) -- YUSHU, July 27, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Guoyue (L) and Fan Yadong, members of a scientific expedition team, collect insect samples from a source of the Yangtze River in northwest China's Qinghai Province, July 26, 2022. Chinese scientists launched an expedition on Sunday in the headwater regions of the Yangtze and Lancang rivers in northwest China's Qinghai Province, to investigate the regions' water resources and ecological environment. Zhang Guoyue and Fan Yadong are two female members of the scientific expedition team. To fulfill their duties as "insect catchers" for the sake of biodiversity survey, Zhang and Fan have to work day and night in the headwater regions of the Yangtze and Lancang rivers, regardless of fatigue from long hours of work, coldness at night, and thin air on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. The expedition will conduct scientific investigations into the water resources, river hydrology, water ecology, glaciers, soil erosion and permafrost of the regions, among other things, accor

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Medical workers conduct nucleic acid tests in freezing cold in China's COVID-hit Changchun

STORY: Medical workers conduct nucleic acid tests in freezing cold in China's COVID-hit Changchun DATELINE: March 20, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:55 LOCATION: CHANGCHUN, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: various of ChangchunSOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): ZHONG LIPING, community official of Chaoyang District, ChangchunSOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): MS. GAO, Local resident STORYLINE: Medical workers are dedicated to providing timely and effective nucleic acid tests in freezing coldness for residents in Changchun city of northeast China's Jilin Province. Hit by a new wave of COVID-19 pandemic, the province of Jilin reported 1,191 locally transmitted COVID-19 cases on Saturday. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): ZHONG LIPING, Community worker in Chaoyang District, Changchun "High school students now have online classes. They have a break of about half an hour at noon. When they come here, they can take the tests immediately. There are also residents who cannot stand outside for a long time because of their physical conditions, so we've opened

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"Extreme cold" draws tourists to Inner Mongolia

Photo taken Dec. 25, 2015, shows soft rimes, or ice created by the freezing of vapor, in Genhe in China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. Local authorities are trying to attract tourists by advertising the "extreme coldness" of the district, at which the mercury is said to have dropped to 58 degrees below zero. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo