Exploring venue for artistic gymnastics events of World University Games

STORY: Exploring venue for artistic gymnastics events of World University Games DATELINE: July 16, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:05 LOCATION: CHENGDU, China CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Dong'an Lake Sports Park 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): HUANG HAIAN, Deputy director, Gymnastics stadium at Dong'an Lake Sports Park 3. various of the Gymnastics stadium at Dong'an Lake Sports Park 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): HUANG HAIAN, Deputy director, Gymnastics stadium at Dong'an Lake Sports Park STORYLINE: Dong'an Lake Sports Park Chengdu City, SW China This stadium is the venue for artistic gymnastics events at the upcoming 31st FISU World University Games. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): HUANG HAIAN, Deputy director, Gymnastics stadium at Dong'an Lake Sports Park "We used a lot of energy-saving and eco-friendly materials during the construction. The air conditioning is off now, and the fresh-air system is on. The temperature inside the stadium is 2-3 degrees lower than the outside, so there is no need to turn on the air cond

CHINA-TIBET-NGARI OBSERVATORY-LONGEST-SERVING STAFF (CN)

CHINA-TIBET-NGARI OBSERVATORY-LONGEST-SERVING STAFF (CN)

(230528) -- NGARI, May 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This file photo taken in 2011 shows the first observation tower of the Ngari Observatory in Ngari Prefecture, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. You Xianlong, a 36-year-old resident engineer at the Ngari Observatory in Tibet Autonomous Region, is responsible for equipment observation and operation maintenance along with seven colleagues. He is also the longest-serving engineer at the observatory. You's career began in 2006 when he met Yao Yongqiang, a scientist at the National Astronomical Observatories under the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), who was looking for workers to conduct long-term measurements in challenging plateau environments. Since then, You has been working at the Ngari Observatory for 17 years. Selecting an observatory site is a complex process that involves examining terrain, geology, and support conditions. It also requires years of measurement and evaluation of factors such as the number of clear nights, astronomical seeing cond

CHINA-TIBET-NGARI OBSERVATORY-LONGEST-SERVING STAFF (CN)

CHINA-TIBET-NGARI OBSERVATORY-LONGEST-SERVING STAFF (CN)

(230528) -- NGARI, May 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This file photo taken in December 2010 shows You Xianlong working at the Oma Observatory in Ngari Prefecture, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. You Xianlong, a 36-year-old resident engineer at the Ngari Observatory in Tibet Autonomous Region, is responsible for equipment observation and operation maintenance along with seven colleagues. He is also the longest-serving engineer at the observatory. You's career began in 2006 when he met Yao Yongqiang, a scientist at the National Astronomical Observatories under the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), who was looking for workers to conduct long-term measurements in challenging plateau environments. Since then, You has been working at the Ngari Observatory for 17 years. Selecting an observatory site is a complex process that involves examining terrain, geology, and support conditions. It also requires years of measurement and evaluation of factors such as the number of clear nights, astronomical seeing cond

(MASTER OF CRAFTS)CHINA-HUNAN-CHANGSHA-YUEZHOU FAN-INHERITOR (CN)

(MASTER OF CRAFTS)CHINA-HUNAN-CHANGSHA-YUEZHOU FAN-INHERITOR (CN)

(220630) -- CHANGSHA, June 30, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Liu Zhengwen (R) and his son cut the fan cover at his "Baling fan studio" in Yueyang City, central China's Hunan Province, June 23, 2022. Yuezhou fan dates back to the late Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) and early Qing Dynasty (1644-1911). The fan, having a history of about 400 years, is one of the most famous fans in China for its delicacy. Using fine bamboo as its framework, ox horn as the nail, and Xuan paper as the cover, the fan goes through 72 complicated procedures before done, while the making of framework requires most exquisite and skillful work. The crafts of making Yuezhou fan was listed in the fifth batch of national intangible cultural heritages in 2021. Liu Zhengwen, 70 years old, a provincial intangible cultural heritage inheritor of Yuezhou fan, has been engaged in the crafts for 56 years. Enrolled into a Yueyang fan making factory in the 1970s, Liu witnessed himself the declining of the fan factory with the popularity of electric fans and air cond

(MASTER OF CRAFTS)CHINA-HUNAN-CHANGSHA-YUEZHOU FAN-INHERITOR (CN)

(MASTER OF CRAFTS)CHINA-HUNAN-CHANGSHA-YUEZHOU FAN-INHERITOR (CN)

(220630) -- CHANGSHA, June 30, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Liu Zhengwen (R) and his son cut the fan cover at his "Baling fan studio" in Yueyang City, central China's Hunan Province, June 23, 2022. Yuezhou fan dates back to the late Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) and early Qing Dynasty (1644-1911). The fan, having a history of about 400 years, is one of the most famous fans in China for its delicacy. Using fine bamboo as its framework, ox horn as the nail, and Xuan paper as the cover, the fan goes through 72 complicated procedures before done, while the making of framework requires most exquisite and skillful work. The crafts of making Yuezhou fan was listed in the fifth batch of national intangible cultural heritages in 2021. Liu Zhengwen, 70 years old, a provincial intangible cultural heritage inheritor of Yuezhou fan, has been engaged in the crafts for 56 years. Enrolled into a Yueyang fan making factory in the 1970s, Liu witnessed himself the declining of the fan factory with the popularity of electric fans and air cond