ChineseToday | Guardians of endangered trees in SW China

ChineseToday | Guardians of endangered trees in SW China

(240811) -- CHONGQING, Aug. 11, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Transplanted thuja sutchuenensis seedlings are seen at a forestry base in Mangkam County, Qamdo, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, June 5, 2024. Wild Thuja sutchuenensis is an endangered species of gymnosperm endemic to China and under national first-class protection. In 1998, the International Union for Conservation of Nature declared Thuja sutchuenensis extinct, but the species was rediscovered in Chengkou County in 1999. At present, the number of wild adult Thuja sutchuenensis plants in the world is less than 10,000, and they are only distributed in the areas of Daba Mountains including Kaizhou District and Chengkou County of Chongqing. In order to protect this endangered species, Yang Quan from Chongqing Xuebaoshan national nature reserve led a team to carry out the investigation and study of wild Thuja sutchuenensis communities, hoping to expand its population. Through years of efforts, the research team chose to take cutti

Experiencing culture and development in Xitang: Yemeni in China

STORY: Experiencing culture and development in Xitang: Yemeni in China DATELINE: Dec. 10, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:57 LOCATION: JIAXING, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY/CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the scenery in Xitang 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): NABIL, Yemeni in China STORYLINE: SOUNDBITE (Chinese): NABIL, Yemeni in China "I'm Nabil from Yemen. I have been living in China for 33 years. I have traveled to many places. I like traveling. The trip to Xitang six years ago made a real difference for me and my wife. We decided to settle down here. The leisurely and slow life in this ancient town with the antique bridges, the stone roads, and the old buildings made me fall in love with the Chinese culture. So I opened a Hanfu store here. Xitang is not only ancient and traditional. I'll show you the other side of it. This is Xiangfudang in Xitang, the core area of the Jiashan area, a demonstration area in the integrated development of the Yangtze River Delta. There are some high-level sci-tech innovation platforms, some cutti