Decade-long eco-conservation regreens China's old industrial base

STORY: Decade-long eco-conservation regreens China's old industrial base DATELINE: Aug. 19, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:02 LOCATION: SHENYANG, China CATEGORY: POLITICS/ECONOMY/ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of Liaoning 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): ZHAO SHIWEI, Ranger of Liaohekou National Nature Reserve 3. various of Liaoning 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): LI QIUTONG, Local official, Panjin STORYLINE: After a 10-year battle against environmental pollution, the old industrial hub of Liaoning has undergone fundamental changes in the ecological environment and biodiversity. Panjin City sits along a primary bird migration corridor, welcoming myriad wild migratory birds to breed and winter annually. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): ZHAO SHIWEI, Ranger of Liaohekou National Nature Reserve "Liaohekou National Nature Reserve has been breeding red-crowned cranes since 1996. The endangered red-crowned crane is under national first-class protection." The red-crowned crane is regarded as one of the most sensitive indicator species of the w

Xinhua Headlines: Decade-long eco-conservation regreens China's old industrial base

Xinhua Headlines: Decade-long eco-conservation regreens China's old industrial base

(220819) -- SHENYANG, Aug. 19, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on Sept. 8, 2020 shows the scenery of Dalishu Village of Fengcheng City, northeast China's Liaoning Province. After decades of construction, Dalishu Village has transformed from a former barren hill into a rich and beautiful village in the eastern part of Liaoning Province. (Xinhua/Yao Jianfeng)

Xinhua Headlines: Decade-long eco-conservation regreens China's old industrial base

Xinhua Headlines: Decade-long eco-conservation regreens China's old industrial base

(220819) -- SHENYANG, Aug. 19, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on May 7, 2019 shows a view of the Dingxiang ecological scenic area in Panjin City of northeast China's Liaoning Province. (Xinhua/Pan Yulong)

Xinhua Headlines: Decade-long eco-conservation regreens China's old industrial base

Xinhua Headlines: Decade-long eco-conservation regreens China's old industrial base

(220819) -- SHENYANG, Aug. 19, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Several red-crowned cranes are pictured at a breeding center for crane species in Panjin, northeast China's Liaoning Province, May 9, 2019. (Xinhua/Pan Yulong)

Xinhua Headlines: Decade-long eco-conservation regreens China's old industrial base

Xinhua Headlines: Decade-long eco-conservation regreens China's old industrial base

(220819) -- SHENYANG, Aug. 19, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A baby red-crowned crane is pictured in a crane breeding and protection station under the forestry and wetland protection service center in Panjin City, northeast China's Liaoning Province, July 14, 2022. (Xinhua/Pan Yulong)

Xinhua Headlines: Decade-long eco-conservation regreens China's old industrial base

Xinhua Headlines: Decade-long eco-conservation regreens China's old industrial base

(220819) -- SHENYANG, Aug. 19, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Zhao Shiwei feeds baby red-crowned cranes in a crane breeding and protection station under the forestry and wetland protection service center in Panjin City, northeast China's Liaoning Province, July 13, 2022. (Xinhua/Pan Yulong)

CHINA-BEIJING-HAN ZHENG-YELLOW RIVER BASIN-MEETING (CN)

CHINA-BEIJING-HAN ZHENG-YELLOW RIVER BASIN-MEETING (CN)

(220120) -- BEIJING, Jan. 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Vice Premier Han Zheng, also a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and head of the leading group on promoting eco-conservation and high-quality development in the Yellow River basin, chairs a meeting of the group in Beijing, capital of China, Jan. 19, 2022. (Xinhua/Zhang Ling)