Bukovel ski resort

Bukovel ski resort

IVANO-FRANKIVSK REGION, UKRAINE - JANUARY 31, 2025 - A man helps a boy to fasten a snowboard at the Bukovel ski resort, Ivano-Frankivsk region, western Ukraine (Photo by Yurii Rylchuk/Ukrinform)

Stone drill unearthed in E China reveals drilling technique of ancient Chinese

STORY: Stone drill unearthed in E China reveals drilling technique of ancient Chinese DATELINE: Aug. 10, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:01 LOCATION: HEFEI, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY/CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of Lingjiatan relics site 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): JIA LEI, Guide at Lingjiatan relics site 3. various of Lingjiatan relics site STORYLINE: A stone drill unearthed from a relics site in east China's Anhui Province has revealed the superb drilling technique of the ancient Chinese. The drill, which was found at the Lingjiatan relics site in Ma'anshan City, is believed to be used by ancient Chinese to make jade ware. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): JIA LEI, Guide at Lingjiatan relics site "The stone drill is 6.3 centimeters long and was made of gravel. There is a spiral-shaped bit on each end of the drill. We've also found a groove on its body, which is believed to be used to fasten string or belt when making jade ware." The Lingjiatan relics site is a Neolithic settlement site dating back 5,300 to 5,800 years, with a tot

Lower Limb Rehabilitation Robot

Lower Limb Rehabilitation Robot

CHONGQING, CHINA - JULY 4, 2023 - Medical staff fasten a patient to a lower limb rehabilitation robot in Chongqing, China, July 4, 2023.

Treat you to my candy, Mr. policeman

STORY: Treat you to my candy, Mr. policeman DATELINE: Feb. 27, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:11 LOCATION: WUHAN, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of a kid and a policeman STORYLINE: A little girl wanted to share her candy with this traffic policeman in central China's Xiangyang. After noticing that the girl's helmet was too loose, the policeman helped her fasten it, and refused to accept the gift. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Wuhan, China. (XHTV)

CHINA-XINJIANG-URUMQI-BULLET TRAIN-MAINTENANCE (CN)

CHINA-XINJIANG-URUMQI-BULLET TRAIN-MAINTENANCE (CN)

(230115) -- URUMQI, Jan. 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Technicians fasten the bolts of a bullet train at a maintenance center in Urumqi, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Jan. 14, 2023. Technicians at a high-speed train maintenance center in Urumqi have been busy carrying out maintenance work for trains during the Spring Festival travel rush. The Spring Festival travel rush, also known as "chunyun," began on Jan. 7 and will last until Feb. 15 this year, during which many Chinese people will travel to reunite with their families for the Chinese Lunar New Year, which falls on Jan. 22 this year. (Xinhua/Ding Lei)

CHINA-GUANGDONG-GUANGZHOU-NAVY SHIPS-RELIEF SUPPLIES-TONGA-DEPARTURE (CN)

CHINA-GUANGDONG-GUANGZHOU-NAVY SHIPS-RELIEF SUPPLIES-TONGA-DEPARTURE (CN)

(220131) -- GUANGZHOU, Jan. 31, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Members of People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy fasten tractors on a ship delivering relief supplies to Tonga, Jan. 30, 2022. A flotilla comprised of two ships of the PLA Navy departed from a port in south China's Guangzhou City Monday to deliver China's disaster relief supplies to the South Pacific island nation of Tonga. This relief mission follows China's delivery of multiple batches of emergency supplies to Tonga, which was hit by disasters resulting from a massive volcano eruption earlier this month and its ensuing tsunami. Weighing approximately 1,400 tonnes, the latest supplies include mobile homes, tractors, electricity generators, water pumps, water purifiers, food and medical supplies. (Photo by Xue Chengqing/Xinhua)

Picnic At Hanging Rock (1975)

Picnic At Hanging Rock (1975)

Girls Fasten Corsets Film: Picnic At Hanging Rock (AUS 1975) Director: Peter Weir 08 August 1975 Date: 08 August 1975

Soy sauce maker invents hula hoop-like activity to promote tradition

Soy sauce maker invents hula hoop-like activity to promote tradition

Yoichi Ninagawa, president of Nitto Jozo Inc., a white soy sauce maker, stands with a Taga Hoop in Hekinan, Aichi Prefecture in July 2016. Japanese soy sauce and miso fermented soybean paste makers have been holding competitions to hula "taga," or the bamboo hoop used to fasten the wooden barrel that holds the fermented products, in a bid to maintain the condiments' traditional production method. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Soy sauce maker invents hula hoop-like activity to promote tradition

Soy sauce maker invents hula hoop-like activity to promote tradition

A man rotates a Taga Hoop during an event in Hekinan, Aichi Prefecture in July 2016. Japanese soy sauce and miso fermented soybean paste makers have been holding competitions to hula "taga," or the bamboo hoop used to fasten the wooden barrel that holds the fermented products, in a bid to maintain the condiments' traditional production method. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo