Xizang in Archives | The history teller

STORY: Xizang in Archives | The history teller SHOOTING TIME: May 14, 2024 DATELINE: June 12, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:23 LOCATION: LHASA, China CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Archives of Xizang Autonomous Region 2. various of Yuan Jiarui 3. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): YUAN JIARUI, Docent of the Archives of Xizang Autonomous Region STORYLINE: After finishing graduate studies, Yuan Jiarui came to work at the Archives of the Xizang Autonomous Region in Lhasa. As a docent, Jiarui has been deeply impressed by the cultural exchanges between Tibetans and other ethnic groups in China. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): YUAN JIARUI, Docent of the Archives of Xizang Autonomous Region "The Tibetan medical thangka painting has impressed me. There are four diagnostic methods known as 'inspection, auscultation & olfaction, inquiry, and palpation' in traditional Chinese medicine. I have learned that Tibetan medicine also has three diagnostic methods 'inspection, palpation, and inquiry' and presents various symptoms in the form

CANADA-TORONTO-BATTLE OF YORK DAY

CANADA-TORONTO-BATTLE OF YORK DAY

(240428) -- TORONTO, April 28, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A docent speaks to visitors during the Battle of York Day ceremony at Fort York National Historic Site in Toronto, Canada, on April 27, 2024. Hundreds of visitors participated in the 211th anniversary of the Battle of York with special tours and demonstrations on Saturday in Toronto. (Photo by Zou Zheng/Xinhua)

Immersive drama wows visitors at museum in China's Tianjin

STORY: Immersive drama wows visitors at museum in China's Tianjin DATELINE: Oct. 3, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:21 LOCATION: TIANJIN, China CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of Zhangyuan Museum 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): WANG JING, Tianjin North Performing Arts Group Co., Ltd. 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): XU ZIXIANG, Docent, Zhangyuan Museum 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): WANG JING, Tianjin North Performing Arts Group Co., Ltd. STORYLINE: An immersive drama was staged at Zhangyuan Museum in China's Tianjin during the ongoing National Day holiday, attracting a large number of viewers. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): WANG JING, Tianjin North Performing Arts Group Co., Ltd. "Making use of the exhibits at our Zhangyuan Museum, we present the immersive drama in a completely new way, offering our visitors a unique experience through a combination of performances and exhibits." In this century-old former residence, docents dress up and assume different roles, guiding the audience through various stages of history and creating a uniq

Chinese museum preserves enduring legacy of Flying Tigers

STORY: Chinese museum preserves enduring legacy of Flying Tigers DATELINE: Sept. 28, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:19 LOCATION: CHENGDU, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST 1. various of the Jianchuan Museum 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): Docent at Jianchuan Museum 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): FAN JIANCHUAN, Curator of Jianchuan Museum STORYLINE: Even 78 years after the end of World War II (WWII), the heroic story of the Flying Tigers lives on well in a private museum in China. The Flying Tigers was a special combat team, comprised of a group of American volunteer pilots, who came to China over 80 years ago to help the Chinese drive out invading Japanese troops. To commemorate the Flying Tigers and other American servicemen who assisted China during WWII, Fan Jianchuan, who was once an entrepreneur, set up the Hall of the Heroes of the Flying Tigers in Anren Town in China's Sichuan Province. The exhibition hall is part of the Jianchuan Museum, China's largest private museum cluster. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): Docent at Jianchu

Syrian student explores exhibition on ancient Syrian civilization in N China

STORY: Syrian student explores exhibition on ancient Syrian civilization in N China DATELINE: May 18, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:05 LOCATION: TAIYUAN, China CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the exhibition 2. STANDUP (Chinese): MANSOUR MOHAMAD, Syrian student in China 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): HAN MIN, Docent, Shanxi Museum 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): MANSOUR MOHAMAD, Syrian student in China 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): HAN MIN, Docent, Shanxi Museum 6. SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): MANSOUR MOHAMAD, Syrian student in China 7. SOUNDBITE 5 (Chinese): HAN MIN, Docent, Shanxi Museum 8. SOUNDBITE 6 (Chinese): HAN MIN, Docent, Shanxi Museum 9. SOUNDBITE 7 (Chinese): MANSOUR MOHAMAD, Syrian student in China 10. various of the exhibition STORYLINE: Taiyuan, Shanxi Province, China STANDUP (Chinese): MANSOUR MOHAMAD, Syrian student in China "Hello everyone, my name is Mansour. I'm from Syria. I have been studying in China for over three years. I'm very happy today to take you on a tour of a special exhibition on ancient Syrian

GLOBALink| Museum docent's talk show lets young people get interested in cultural relics

STORY: Museum docent's talk show lets young people get interested in cultural relics DATELINE: July 6, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:57 LOCATION: XI'AN, China CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. footages of Bai Xuesong's online shows 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): BAI XUESONG, Docent of Xi'an Beilin Museum STORYLINE: A museum docent's online talk show has attracted a large number of Chinese young people and let them fall in love with ancient cultural relics. Bai Xuesong is a docent with Xi'an Beilin Museum in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province. A livestreaming talk show of his draws 400,000 netizens with more than 5 million likes. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): BAI XUESONG, Docent of Xi'an Beilin Museum "I set a standard for myself. I need to say at least a piece of interesting historical information in 10 seconds or 20 seconds and interpret cultural relics from new perspectives. The most important thing for museums is rigor and accuracy of information. On the basis of accuracy, we try to arouse people's interest with new forms.

GLOBALink| Museum docent's talk show lets young people get interested in cultural relics

A museum docent's online talk show has attracted a large number of Chinese young people and let them fall in love with ancient cultural relics. Produced by Xinhua Global Service

GLOBALink | A glimpse of ancient "textbooks" for imperial exams carved on stone tablets

STORY: A glimpse of ancient "textbooks" for imperial exams carved on stone tablets DATELINE: June 9, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:09 LOCATION: XI'AN, China CATEGORY: EDUCATION SHOTLIST: 1. various of Xi'an Beilin Museum 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): BAI XUESONG, Docent of Xi'an Beilin Museum STORYLINE: Ancient "textbooks" for imperial exams over 1,000 years ago are housed at Xi'an Beilin Museum in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province. The "textbooks" are 12 Confucian classic books in 650,000 characters carved on stone tablets. The tablets were completed in 837 during the Tang Dynasty (618-907). SOUNDBITE (Chinese): BAI XUESONG, Docent of Xi'an Beilin Museum "The stone tablets were housed in the highest educational institute, the Imperial College, in the Tang Dynasty. Before the examinations, students from various parts of the country would gather here to check the textbooks, and when they saw words that were inspiring, they would stop to copy the words in the Confucian classics. The stone tablets were seen as pract

A century-old museum documents specimens, history

STORY: A century-old museum documents specimens, history DATELINE: May 20, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:25 LOCATION: TIANJIN, China CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of Beijiang Museum 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): GU LI, Docent, Beijiang Museum STORYLINE: With more than 20,000 rare specimens of hairy rhinoceros, wild donkey skeletons and fossils unearthed in north China on display, the collection left by French Catholic Jesuit priest and naturalist Paul Emile Licent (1876-1952) a century ago is well preserved in the museum that he built in north China's Tianjin Municipality. The three-story Beijiang Museum, which is the predecessor of Tianjin Natural History Museum, was founded in 1914 when it was among the finest museums in the world and the accolades continued into the 1920s and 1930s. The century-old museum was reopened to the public in 2016 after 78 years of closure. After the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression broke out, the Beijiang Museum was closed in 1938 when Licent was calle

Homework 1,300 years ago reveals Xinjiang's school life in ancient times

STORY: Homework 1,300 years ago reveals Xinjiang's school life in ancient times DATELINE: May 20, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:42 LOCATION: TURPAN, China CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of China's Xinjiang 2. various of a document unearthed in 1969 in Astana ancient cemetery 3. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): DILINUR MAIMING, Docent at Turpan Museum STORYLINE: What was school life like in China's Xinjiang in ancient times? A document unearthed in 1969 in Astana ancient cemetery in Turpan, eastern Xinjiang, offers an intriguing glimpse. The document is a 5-meter scroll, written by Bu Tianshou, a 12-year-old student in 710 AD, Tang Dynasty. Bu transcribed several chapters of two books -- the annotations of the Analects of Confucius by famous scholar Zheng Xuan and The Thousand Character Classic, a Chinese poem used as a primer for teaching Chinese characters to children in ancient China -- both were assigned readings at that time. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): DILINUR MAIMING, Docent at Turpan Museum "This is a copy of Zheng