Greater Bay Area tourism promotion event held in Jakarta

STORY: Greater Bay Area tourism promotion event held in Jakarta SHOOTING TIME: June 24, 2024 DATELINE: June 25, 2024 LENGTH: 00:05:01 LOCATION: Jakarta CATEGORY: TOURISM SHOTLIST: 1. various of the event 4. SOUNDBITE (Bahasa Indonesia): CORNELIUS DENNIS, visitor STORYLINE: A Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area tourism promotion event was held on Monday in Jakarta, impressing Indonesian audiences with Guangdong's rich cultural and tourism resources. Featured by a series of captivating performances, informative presentations, and immersive exhibitions, the event also presented the "Charming Guangdong" photography exhibition with 50 artworks showcasing the beauty and cultural richness of Guangdong. More than 200 people, including representatives of relevant cultural and tourism institutions in China's Guangdong Province, representatives of the Indonesian cultural and tourism industry, and media from China and Indonesia, participated in the event. SOUNDBITE (Bahasa Indonesia): CORNELIUS DENNIS, I

China's Anhui promotes tea culture, tourism in Nepal

STORY: China's Anhui promotes tea culture, tourism in Nepal SHOOTING TIME: May 21, 2024 DATELINE: May 22, 2024 LENGTH: 0:02:10 LOCATION: Kathmandu CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of China's Anhui promoting tea culture, tourism in Nepal STORYLINE: An event was held in Kathmandu on Tuesday to promote Anhui Province in central China as a major producer of teas and a popular tourist destination. Wang Jing, deputy director general of the Department of Culture and Tourism of Anhui Province, and representatives from Suzhou City, Yuexi County under Anqing City and Tunxi District of Huangshan City in the province, made presentations of the distinctive features of Anhui and its local regions with a variety of pictures. The performance of Anhui's Huangmei opera, tea culture demonstration, the airing of a cultural and tourism promotion video clip and an exhibition of photos on tea gardens and cultural and natural landscapes in Anhui added colors to the event titled "Tea for Harmony: Yaji Cultural Salon and An

Bogota's International Book Fair

Bogota's International Book Fair

People take part during the 2024 Bogota's International Book Fair 'FILBO' on April 30, 2024 in Bogota, Colombia, where the fair had as a guest of honor the country of Brazil. Photo by: Chepa Beltran/Long Visual Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Bogota's International Book Fair

Bogota's International Book Fair

People take part during the 2024 Bogota's International Book Fair 'FILBO' on April 30, 2024 in Bogota, Colombia, where the fair had as a guest of honor the country of Brazil. Photo by: Chepa Beltran/Long Visual Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Bogota's International Book Fair

Bogota's International Book Fair

People take part during the 2024 Bogota's International Book Fair 'FILBO' on April 30, 2024 in Bogota, Colombia, where the fair had as a guest of honor the country of Brazil. Photo by: Chepa Beltran/Long Visual Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Bogota's International Book Fair

Bogota's International Book Fair

People take part during the 2024 Bogota's International Book Fair 'FILBO' on April 30, 2024 in Bogota, Colombia, where the fair had as a guest of honor the country of Brazil. Photo by: Chepa Beltran/Long Visual Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Bogota's International Book Fair

Bogota's International Book Fair

People take part during the 2024 Bogota's International Book Fair 'FILBO' on April 30, 2024 in Bogota, Colombia, where the fair had as a guest of honor the country of Brazil. Photo by: Chepa Beltran/Long Visual Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Bogota's International Book Fair

Bogota's International Book Fair

People take part during the 2024 Bogota's International Book Fair 'FILBO' on April 30, 2024 in Bogota, Colombia, where the fair had as a guest of honor the country of Brazil. Photo by: Chepa Beltran/Long Visual Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Bogota's International Book Fair

Bogota's International Book Fair

People take part during the 2024 Bogota's International Book Fair 'FILBO' on April 30, 2024 in Bogota, Colombia, where the fair had as a guest of honor the country of Brazil. Photo by: Chepa Beltran/Long Visual Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Bogota's International Book Fair

Bogota's International Book Fair

People take part during the 2024 Bogota's International Book Fair 'FILBO' on April 30, 2024 in Bogota, Colombia, where the fair had as a guest of honor the country of Brazil. Photo by: Chepa Beltran/Long Visual Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Bogota's International Book Fair

Bogota's International Book Fair

People take part during the 2024 Bogota's International Book Fair 'FILBO' on April 30, 2024 in Bogota, Colombia, where the fair had as a guest of honor the country of Brazil. Photo by: Chepa Beltran/Long Visual Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Bogota's International Book Fair

Bogota's International Book Fair

People take part during the 2024 Bogota's International Book Fair 'FILBO' on April 30, 2024 in Bogota, Colombia, where the fair had as a guest of honor the country of Brazil. Photo by: Chepa Beltran/Long Visual Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Bogota's International Book Fair

Bogota's International Book Fair

People take part during the 2024 Bogota's International Book Fair 'FILBO' on April 30, 2024 in Bogota, Colombia, where the fair had as a guest of honor the country of Brazil. Photo by: Chepa Beltran/Long Visual Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Bogota's International Book Fair

Bogota's International Book Fair

People take part during the 2024 Bogota's International Book Fair 'FILBO' on April 30, 2024 in Bogota, Colombia, where the fair had as a guest of honor the country of Brazil. Photo by: Chepa Beltran/Long Visual Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Bogota's International Book Fair

Bogota's International Book Fair

People take part during the 2024 Bogota's International Book Fair 'FILBO' on April 30, 2024 in Bogota, Colombia, where the fair had as a guest of honor the country of Brazil. Photo by: Chepa Beltran/Long Visual Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Bogota's International Book Fair

Bogota's International Book Fair

People take part during the 2024 Bogota's International Book Fair 'FILBO' on April 30, 2024 in Bogota, Colombia, where the fair had as a guest of honor the country of Brazil. Photo by: Chepa Beltran/Long Visual Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Bogota's International Book Fair

Bogota's International Book Fair

People take part during the 2024 Bogota's International Book Fair 'FILBO' on April 30, 2024 in Bogota, Colombia, where the fair had as a guest of honor the country of Brazil. Photo by: Chepa Beltran/Long Visual Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Bogota's International Book Fair

Bogota's International Book Fair

People take part during the 2024 Bogota's International Book Fair 'FILBO' on April 30, 2024 in Bogota, Colombia, where the fair had as a guest of honor the country of Brazil. Photo by: Chepa Beltran/Long Visual Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Bogota's International Book Fair

Bogota's International Book Fair

People take part during the 2024 Bogota's International Book Fair 'FILBO' on April 30, 2024 in Bogota, Colombia, where the fair had as a guest of honor the country of Brazil. Photo by: Chepa Beltran/Long Visual Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Bogota's International Book Fair

Bogota's International Book Fair

People take part during the 2024 Bogota's International Book Fair 'FILBO' on April 30, 2024 in Bogota, Colombia, where the fair had as a guest of honor the country of Brazil. Photo by: Chepa Beltran/Long Visual Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Bogota's International Book Fair

Bogota's International Book Fair

People take part during the 2024 Bogota's International Book Fair 'FILBO' on April 30, 2024 in Bogota, Colombia, where the fair had as a guest of honor the country of Brazil. Photo by: Chepa Beltran/Long Visual Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Bogota's International Book Fair

Bogota's International Book Fair

People take part during the 2024 Bogota's International Book Fair 'FILBO' on April 30, 2024 in Bogota, Colombia, where the fair had as a guest of honor the country of Brazil. Photo by: Chepa Beltran/Long Visual Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Ethereal dance epic vitalizes ancient Chinese painting, causing sensation in Hong Kong

STORY: Ethereal dance epic vitalizes ancient Chinese painting, causing sensation in Hong Kong SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 3 and 5, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 9, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:29 LOCATION: HONG KONG, China CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various interviews with dancers and choreographers 2. file footage of the show 3. various of the show 4. file footage of the show 5. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): HAN ZHEN, Choreographer 6. file footage of the cultural center 7. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): NGAIL SUK-YEE, Chief Manager of the Cultural Presentations Section at the Leisure and Cultural Services Department of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government 8. various of the show 9. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): HAN ZHEN, Choreographer 10. various of events 11. SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): NGAIL SUK-YEE, Chief Manager of the Cultural Presentations Section at the Leisure and Cultural Services Department of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government STORYLINE: As a group of dancers wearing turquoise costumes and towering hair buns

Runway fashion shows return to Istanbul after 2-year suspension

STORY: Runway fashion shows return to Istanbul after 2-year suspension DATELINE: March 19, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:51 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Turkey CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Fashion Week Istanbul 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Turkish): GOKHAN YAVAS, Izmir-born designer 3. various of the Fashion Week Istanbul 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Turkish): GOKHAN YAVAS, Izmir-born designer 5. various of the Fashion Week Istanbul 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (Turkish): MURAT AYTULUM, Designer 7. various of the Fashion Week Istanbul STORYLINE: Runway fashion shows have made a major comeback in Istanbul, Turkey's cultural and financial hub, after a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. More than two dozen Turkish designers put new collections on show at Fashion Week Istanbul on Friday, the closing day of the 4-day event. This year's edition featured hybrid events of film screenings, runway shows, and collection presentations under social-distancing measures. Gokhan Yavas, an Izmir-born designer, presented his menswear collection on a ru

TURKEY-ISTANBUL-FASHION SHOW

TURKEY-ISTANBUL-FASHION SHOW

(220319) -- ISTANBUL, March 19, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A model presents creations of Gokhan Yavas, an Izmir-born designer, during Fashion Week Istanbul in Istanbul, Turkey, March 16, 2022. Runway fashion shows have made a major comeback in Istanbul, Turkey's cultural and financial hub, after a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. More than two dozen Turkish designers put new collections on show at Fashion Week Istanbul on Friday, the closing day of the 4-day event, with this year's edition featuring hybrid events of film screenings, runway shows, and collection presentations under social-distancing measures. TO GO WITH "Feature: Runway fashion shows return to Istanbul after 2-year suspension" (Photo by Unal Cam/Xinhua)

TURKEY-ISTANBUL-FASHION SHOW

TURKEY-ISTANBUL-FASHION SHOW

(220319) -- ISTANBUL, March 19, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Models present creations of Gokhan Yavas, an Izmir-born designer, during Fashion Week Istanbul in Istanbul, Turkey, March 16, 2022. Runway fashion shows have made a major comeback in Istanbul, Turkey's cultural and financial hub, after a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. More than two dozen Turkish designers put new collections on show at Fashion Week Istanbul on Friday, the closing day of the 4-day event, with this year's edition featuring hybrid events of film screenings, runway shows, and collection presentations under social-distancing measures. TO GO WITH "Feature: Runway fashion shows return to Istanbul after 2-year suspension" (Xinhua/Shadati)

TURKEY-ISTANBUL-FASHION SHOW

TURKEY-ISTANBUL-FASHION SHOW

(220319) -- ISTANBUL, March 19, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Gokhan Yavas, an Izmir-born designer, speaks during an interview with Xinhua at Fashion Week Istanbul in Istanbul, Turkey, March 16, 2022. Runway fashion shows have made a major comeback in Istanbul, Turkey's cultural and financial hub, after a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. More than two dozen Turkish designers put new collections on show at Fashion Week Istanbul on Friday, the closing day of the 4-day event, with this year's edition featuring hybrid events of film screenings, runway shows, and collection presentations under social-distancing measures. TO GO WITH "Feature: Runway fashion shows return to Istanbul after 2-year suspension" (Xinhua/Shadati)

TURKEY-ISTANBUL-FASHION SHOW

TURKEY-ISTANBUL-FASHION SHOW

(220319) -- ISTANBUL, March 19, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Gokhan Yavas, an Izmir-born designer, salutes the audience on the catwalk with models, during Fashion Week Istanbul in Istanbul, Turkey, March 16, 2022. Runway fashion shows have made a major comeback in Istanbul, Turkey's cultural and financial hub, after a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. More than two dozen Turkish designers put new collections on show at Fashion Week Istanbul on Friday, the closing day of the 4-day event, with this year's edition featuring hybrid events of film screenings, runway shows, and collection presentations under social-distancing measures. TO GO WITH "Feature: Runway fashion shows return to Istanbul after 2-year suspension" (Xinhua/Shadati)

TURKEY-ISTANBUL-FASHION SHOW

TURKEY-ISTANBUL-FASHION SHOW

(220319) -- ISTANBUL, March 19, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A model presents creations of Gokhan Yavas, an Izmir-born designer, during Fashion Week Istanbul in Istanbul, Turkey, March 16, 2022. Runway fashion shows have made a major comeback in Istanbul, Turkey's cultural and financial hub, after a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. More than two dozen Turkish designers put new collections on show at Fashion Week Istanbul on Friday, the closing day of the 4-day event, with this year's edition featuring hybrid events of film screenings, runway shows, and collection presentations under social-distancing measures. TO GO WITH "Feature: Runway fashion shows return to Istanbul after 2-year suspension" (Photo by Unal Cam/Xinhua)

TURKEY-ISTANBUL-FASHION SHOW

TURKEY-ISTANBUL-FASHION SHOW

(220319) -- ISTANBUL, March 19, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Performers are seen during Fashion Week Istanbul in Istanbul, Turkey, March 17, 2022. Runway fashion shows have made a major comeback in Istanbul, Turkey's cultural and financial hub, after a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. More than two dozen Turkish designers put new collections on show at Fashion Week Istanbul on Friday, the closing day of the 4-day event, with this year's edition featuring hybrid events of film screenings, runway shows, and collection presentations under social-distancing measures. TO GO WITH "Feature: Runway fashion shows return to Istanbul after 2-year suspension" (Xinhua/Shadati)

TURKEY-ISTANBUL-FASHION SHOW

TURKEY-ISTANBUL-FASHION SHOW

(220319) -- ISTANBUL, March 19, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Murat Aytulum, a show participant, speaks during an interview with Xinhua at Fashion Week Istanbul in Istanbul, Turkey, March 16, 2022. Runway fashion shows have made a major comeback in Istanbul, Turkey's cultural and financial hub, after a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. More than two dozen Turkish designers put new collections on show at Fashion Week Istanbul on Friday, the closing day of the 4-day event, with this year's edition featuring hybrid events of film screenings, runway shows, and collection presentations under social-distancing measures. TO GO WITH "Feature: Runway fashion shows return to Istanbul after 2-year suspension" (Xinhua/Shadati)

Vilnius Book Fair 2022 held in Lithuania

STORY: Vilnius Book Fair 2022 held in Lithuania DATELINE: Feb. 25, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:17 LOCATION: Vilnius CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of Vilnius Book fair STORYLINE: Vilnius Book Fair 2022 kicked off on Thursday in the Lithuanian capital Vilnius, attracting some 200 exhibitors from Germany, Italy, Poland, France and many other countries and regions. This year's fair offers visitors texts and images in the context of "Image as Text" unravelling through art exhibitions, live conversation and discussions, presentations of the best books and authors of the year. Due to the pandemic, visitors are advised to wear mask. The ventilation system changes air every hour. About 40,000 participants are expected at the fair this year. The annual book fair is one of the largest book fairs in the Baltic region and is a very important cultural event in Lithuania. This year's book fair runs from Thursday to Sunday. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Vilnius. (XHTV)