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China: Ultra-Localized Rain Amazes Onlookers In Mianyang, Sichuan

Ultra-localized rain was observed in a housing estate in Mianyang, Sichuan on July 7, 2024. The rain only fell on a small portion of a street while the surrounding area remained dry. Ms. Yang was walking on the road when she unexpectedly encountered the rain. At first, she thought that nearby residents were pouring water from a building above. However, she soon realized that the rain was actually a localized phenomenon after she looked up, as she wasn't close to any buildings.

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Tall Hermann tower

28.05.2024, Tallinn. Tall Hermann is the defensive tower standing at the southwestern corner of Toompea Castle in Tallinn. It is thought to have been built in 1371. A narrow stone staircase of 215 steps leads to the top of the tower. At the top of the tower, 95 metres above sea level, flies the flag that symbolises the ruling power in Estonia. The blue, black, and white of the national flag were first seen here on 12 December 1918 and after years of Soviet occupation, again on 24 February 1989. The flag is raised at sunrise and lowered at sunset Photo Mihkel Maripuu, Postimees

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Tall Hermann tower

28.05.2024, Tallinn. Tall Hermann is the defensive tower standing at the southwestern corner of Toompea Castle in Tallinn. It is thought to have been built in 1371. A narrow stone staircase of 215 steps leads to the top of the tower. At the top of the tower, 95 metres above sea level, flies the flag that symbolises the ruling power in Estonia. The blue, black, and white of the national flag were first seen here on 12 December 1918 and after years of Soviet occupation, again on 24 February 1989. The flag is raised at sunrise and lowered at sunset Photo Mihkel Maripuu, Postimees

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Tall Hermann tower

28.05.2024, Tallinn. Tall Hermann is the defensive tower standing at the southwestern corner of Toompea Castle in Tallinn. It is thought to have been built in 1371. A narrow stone staircase of 215 steps leads to the top of the tower. At the top of the tower, 95 metres above sea level, flies the flag that symbolises the ruling power in Estonia. The blue, black, and white of the national flag were first seen here on 12 December 1918 and after years of Soviet occupation, again on 24 February 1989. The flag is raised at sunrise and lowered at sunset Photo Mihkel Maripuu, Postimees

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Port city in China's Xinjiang sees significant increase in exit, entry trips

STORY: Port city in China's Xinjiang sees significant increase in exit, entry trips SHOOTING TIME: April 1, 2024 DATELINE: April 3, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:04 LOCATION: HORGOS, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Horgos Port 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): RAQING HASMUKHAN, Chinese tourist 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): MERWAN MAISILI, Chinese tourist 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): MIREY JAYNES, Kazakh tourist from Almaty STORYLINE: Horgos, a land port city in China's Xinjiang, has seen a significant increase of exit and entry trips recently. Data from the local authorities show that during the first quarter of this year, around 220,000 exit and entry trips were made via the port in Horgos, an increase of 211 percent year on year. This year marks the Kazakhstan tourism year in China, and an agreement on mutual visa exemption between China and Kazakhstan went into force late last year. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): RAQING HASMUKHAN, Chinese tourist "This year marks the Kazakhstan tourism year in China, and I thought

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First post-quake class in make-shift classrooms in NW China

STORY: First post-quake class in make-shift classrooms in NW China SHOOTING DATE: Dec. 28, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 29, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:46 LOCATION: XINING, China CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of temporary classrooms 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): YAN HUIZHEN, Teacher STORYLINE: Newly-built temporary classrooms are built in Guanting Town Central School, Qinghai Province, NW China. Part of the school buildings were damaged or collapsed after a 6.2-magnitude earthquake hit Jishishan county in neighboring Gansu Province at midnight on December 18. To resume normal school life, temporary classrooms were built by local authorities within days. Students had their first class after the quake on Thursday, starting with post-disaster psychological counseling. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): YAN HUIZHEN, Teacher "All the classrooms are well-equipped, including heating systems, chalkboards, lights and so on. Students are more optimistic than we thought. Though the weather is very cold, we don't feel cold at all staying insi

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Foreign athletes, officials impressed by Hangzhou Asiad opening ceremony

STORY: Foreign athletes, officials impressed by Hangzhou Asiad opening ceremony DATELINE: Sept. 28, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:25 LOCATION: HANGZHOU, China CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. pics of Hangzhou Asiad opening ceremony 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Russian): KIRILL STANIK, Kazakh athlete 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): ARNAB SHARAR, Bangladeshi athlete 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): MASOOD ALI, Pakistani delegation official 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): MOOSA ALHARRASI, Qatari athlete STORYLINE: Many foreign athletes and officials have showered praises for the amazing performances and technological innovations at the opening ceremony of the Hangzhou Asian Games. SOUNDBITE 1 (Russian): KIRILL STANIK, Kazakh athlete "The opening ceremony was amazing. It's the first time I've seen such a performance and I thought it was very cool. The level of performance was very high." SOUNDBITE 2 (English): ARNAB SHARAR, Bangladeshi athlete "We are really amazed as China hosts it (the Asian Games) very nicely. So we are really pleased. The services

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Xinjiang in eyes of content creator from Colombia

STORY: Xinjiang in eyes of content creator from Colombia DATELINE: July 22, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:26 LOCATION: URUMQI, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Fernando Munoz Bernal giving a speech 2. various of videos filmed by Fernando Munoz Bernal 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): FERNANDO MUNOZ BERNAL, Content creator from Colombia 4. various of Fernando Munoz Bernal filming 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): FERNANDO MUNOZ BERNAL, Content creator from Colombia 6. various of Fernando Munoz Bernal filming 7. various of Fernando Munoz Bernal dancing 8. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): FERNANDO MUNOZ BERNAL, Content creator from Colombia STORYLINE: After visiting more than 30 places of Xinjiang in northwest China over the past 3 months, Colombian content creator Fernando Munoz Bernal saw a real Xinjiang, and could not help but share what he had experienced with others. Before 2021, when he first visited there, Fernando had never thought he would be closely associated with western parts of China, especially the remote inland re

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Thai expat amazed by China's anti-desertification efforts

STORY: Thai expat amazed by China's anti-desertification efforts DATELINE: June 17, 2023 LENGTH: 0:02:35 LOCATION: YINCHUAN, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1 SOUNDBITE (English): RUEANG NGAM NAMRIN, Thai student, Ningxia Medical University STORYLINE: A Thai expat living in China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region visited an ecological reserve and learned how to make straw checkerboard barriers, one of the most effective and widely used measures for fixing sand dunes in the region. SOUNDBITE (English): RUEANG NGAM NAMRIN, Thai student, Ningxia Medical University "Hello, guys! This is my first time in desert. This place is called Baijitan in China's Yinchuan here. I was really excited because this is my first time in a desert. At first, I thought it would be hotter, like a very hot and dry place, but apparently it's really windy. And these are my friends, we are here today, doing the checkerboard (sand barriers) here, like for the desert to not fall down apart. It's a very interesting activity, and I'm

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Mozambique's ambassador to China impressed by Tibet's development

STORY: Mozambique's ambassador to China impressed by Tibet's development DATELINE: June 13, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:36 LOCATION: LHASA, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Tibet 2. SOUNDBITE (English): MARIA GUSTAVA, Mozambique's ambassador to China 3. various of Tibet STORYLINE: Mozambique's ambassador to China Maria Gustava said she was impressed by the development of southwest China's Tibet, after making her first visit to the autonomous region. SOUNDBITE (English): MARIA GUSTAVA, Mozambique's ambassador to China "Then when you arrive here, you find that is something that is not what you thought about. I thought that was everything from the historical way because that's what it has been portrayed. I've been to big cities. The lifestyle of people here and in Beijing, everything is the same. You have universities, you have schools, you have hospitals, and you have museums. This is really admirable because Tibet is becoming modern. It's developing. It's attaching all the modern life, but it's still

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Another Summit for Democracy pointless: Quincy Institute

STORY: Another Summit for Democracy pointless: Quincy Institute DATELINE: March 29, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:54 LOCATION: NEW YORK, U.S. CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the U.S. 2. STANDUP (English): XIA LIN, Xinhua correspondent STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): XIA LIN, Xinhua correspondent "The United States is co-hosting the second Summit for Democracy this week, which seems unlikely to accomplish anything useful, reported Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft on March 27, 2023. 'The first Summit for Democracy was a largely pointless exercise in (Joe) Biden's first year in office, and it raises the question of why the administration thought it was worth holding a second one.' The same controversies that marred the first summit are sure to accompany this one, and one problem is that the hosts may end up paying a political price for excluding some states from what is little more than a glorified talking shop. The Biden administration's 'democracy vs. autocracy' rhetoric has never been a good fit fo

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Couple lives dream lifestyle by running coffee van business in China's Tibet

STORY: Couple lives dream lifestyle by running coffee van business in China's Tibet DATELINE: March 27, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:14 LOCATION: LHASA, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of peach blossoms in Bome County, Nyingchi 2. various of the couple 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): MU YIPING & TAN YAN 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): MU YIPING & TAN YAN 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): MU YIPING & TAN YAN STORYLINE: The peach blossoms in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region have attracted a large number of tourists. Mu Yiping and Tan Yan, a young couple from Chongqing, are among them. But there is one thing that makes their trip special -- a coffee van. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): MU YIPING & TAN YAN "I really looked forward to another trip to Tibet. Then I thought of the idea of driving a coffee van. So we did a DIY conversion of our van and drove all the way here from Chongqing. It's our first time. I think it is a good thing to earn travel expenses while traveling and also sharing coffee with everyone. It's also a

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CHINA-BEIJING-CAI QI-STUDY SESSION (CN)

(230220) -- BEIJING, Feb. 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Cai Qi, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and a member of the Secretariat of the CPC Central Committee, addresses the opening of a study session at the Party School of the CPC Central Committee (National Academy of Governance), Feb. 20, 2023. The session on the study and implementation of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era and the guiding principles from the 20th CPC National Congress was attended by officials who are directly managed by the Organization Department of the CPC Central Committee. The study session was the first of its kind. (Xinhua/Ding Lin)

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CHINA-BEIJING-CAI QI-STUDY SESSION (CN)

(230220) -- BEIJING, Feb. 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Cai Qi, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and a member of the Secretariat of the CPC Central Committee, addresses the opening of a study session at the Party School of the CPC Central Committee (National Academy of Governance), on Feb. 20, 2023. The session on the study and implementation of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era and the guiding principles from the 20th CPC National Congress was attended by officials who are directly managed by the Organization Department of the CPC Central Committee. The study session was the first of its kind. (Xinhua/Ding Lin)

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Luxembourgish expat impressed by changes in villagers' lives in S China

STORY: Luxembourgish expat impressed by changes in villagers' lives in S China DATELINE: Jan. 30, 2023 LENGTH: 00:04:04 LOCATION: YIZHOU, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1.various of Zhadong Village in Hechi City 2.SOUNDBITE 1(English): HANSEN NICO RENE, Retiree from Luxembourg 3.various of Zhadong Village in Hechi City 4.SOUNDBITE 2(English): HANSEN NICO RENE, Retiree from Luxembourg STORYLINE: Hansen Nico Rene is a retiree from Luxembourg who now lives in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Between 2018 and 2021, he volunteered in a poverty alleviation campaign in Zhadong Village in Hechi City. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): HANSEN NICO RENE, Retiree from Luxembourg "The first time I came to China was about 10 to 12 years ago. And I thought I had never been to China so the first city was Nanning. Then some friends they brought me to Yizhou. It was a little city. And then we said let's go to the mountains, let's go to the backyard. I said wow, that's amazing. Then I came for the first time to Zhad

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Baseball: Yoshida vows to repay Buffaloes with Red Sox success

New Boston Red Sox outfielder Masataka Yoshida said Thursday he intends to further make good on the Orix Buffaloes' faith in him after he moves to Major League Baseball from Japan. "I want to display a game that is packed with gratitude, for people to see relentless effort," the diminutive 173-centimeter slugger told a press conference at his former Pacific League club's Osaka facility. "There were some hard times at first, but without giving up I worked hard to achieve my goals. Those results contributed to where the team is now," Yoshida said. "This team thought highly of me since I was a youngster, and had high expectations for me. And now I want to repay them for that."

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87-year-old granny's ageless passion for skiing

STORY: 87-year-old granny's ageless passion for skiing DATELINE: Dec. 24, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:56 LOCATION: URUMQI, China CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Liu Zhihua skiing and doing exercise 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): LIU ZHIHUA, 87-year-old skier STORYLINE: At a ski resort in Urumqi, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Liu Zhihua, 87, glided down the intermediate slope as swiftly and fluently as younger skiing enthusiasts do. Under the encouragement of her son, Liu stepped on a pair of skis for the first time in 2007. Having experienced the fun of skiing, Liu became so addicted to the sport that she started to ski with her husband every winter. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): LIU ZHIHUA, 87-year-old skier "I picked up skiing at 72, and my husband at 74. I was a bit nervous then. But with the encouragement of my son, I thought I'd just give it a shot. We each had two instructors, teaching us hand in hand. Day one was tough. My waist and legs ached. Then, on the following day, I was able to walk

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Grad student to open online shop with food for political thought

TOKYO, Japan - Ryo Masuzawa, a first year graduate school student at the Tokyo Institute of Technology photographed on July 29, 2014, in Tokyo, plans to open an online store called "Taberu Seiji" in October that aims to help customers think about politics through their purchase of food items.

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Hokkaido in 1st map of Japan made by famed surveyor

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido in the first map of the Japanese archipelago completed by surveyor Ino Tadataka in the early 19th century is seen in this file photo taken on Aug. 15, 2014. Researchers say the Hokkaido portion of the map was based on data collected by Ino's student and explorer Mamiya Rinzo rather than by Ino alone as previously thought.

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Japanese WW2 soldier's diary published in English

TOKYO, Japan - A diary by former Japanese soldier Genkichi Ichikawa who died in the 1944 Battle of Saipan during World War II is shown in this undated photo. He writes on the first page: "I thought I should never think or write, but a year ago today was the day my child was born."

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Nepali businessman taps into Chinese market via live-streaming e-commerce

STORY: Nepali businessman taps into Chinese market via live-streaming e-commerce DATELINE: Dec. 16, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:12 LOCATION: SHANGHAI, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Shankar Koirala's business in China 2. SOUNDBITE (English): SHANKAR KOIRALA, CEO of Angel Hands STORYLINE: Shankar Koirala, a Nepali businessman, is using live-streaming e-commerce to promote sales of Nepali products in China. After he attended the China International Import Expo (CIIE) in 2020, he decided to start his own business in China. He opened a store in Shanghai recently. SOUNDBITE (English): SHANKAR KOIRALA, CEO of Angel Hands "This is our first shop in China. This is our new Nepal import pavilion. This year, we have so many kinds of products as you can see. We have cashmere scarf, jumpers, and we have singing bowls and we have handmade bags. So because of the customer needs, that's why we bring more products to China this year. I thought I should establish my business in China, and it will be more easy and

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Ichiro's ejection

TORONTO, Canada - After being called out on strikes, Seattle Mariners designated hitter Ichiro Suzuki draws a line with his bat in the sand near home plate, indicating he thought the pitch was outside, in the fifth inning of a game against the Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Centre in Toronto, Canada, on Sept. 26, 2009. Home-plate umpire Brian Runge then ejected Suzuki from the game for arguing, giving the Mariner's right-fielder his first ejection in his professional career.

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Asian club champions Urawa fire manager Osieck

TOKYO, Japan - Urawa Reds have fired manager Holger Osieck (in file photo) just two games into the new season, the J-League first-division club said March 16. The announcement comes 24 hours after Urawa suffered their second game in a row with a 2-0 defeat at home to Nagoya Grampus Eight, although unrest in the dressing room is also thought to have been a factor in the Reds' decision to show Osieck the door.

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Last of late Van Gogh portraits expected to sell for over $40 million

NEW YORK, United States - ''L'Arlesienne, Madame Ginoux,'' one of the last privately held portraits painted by Vincent Van Gogh during his post-Paris period, is expected to sell in May for over $40 million, Christie's auction house said on Feb. 1. L'Arlesienne is thought to be one of the first Van Gogh paintings to arrive in America. It was purchased by Dr. Harry Bakwin, an American doctor, and has been in the Bakwin family collection since 1929.

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Zico forced to ring changes for Germany friendly

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Japan coach Zico speaks to reporters in Yokohama on Dec. 15, the eve of a friendly match between Japan and Germany at International Stadium Yokohama on Dec. 16. Zico has been forced to reshuffle his pack for the match in the wake of a spate of injuries to first-team defenders. ''It's a shame that these players are injured. We thought (defender Yuji) Nakazawa might be okay. Unfortunately that is not the case but we just have to make the best of what we've got,'' Zico said.

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Tani shooting for judo gold at Athens despite bad injury

TOKYO, Japan - Ryoko Tani, Sydney Olympic champion in women's 48-kilogram judo, speaks at a press conference at Tokyo's Kodokan Hall on Aug. 4. Tamura, whose left foot injury sustained during training in mid-July was worse than first thought, said she will compete in Athens to defend her title.

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Free agent Kataoka to join Hanshin

TOKYO, Japan - Free agent and veteran infielder Atsushi Kataoka speaks with the media in Tokyo on Dec. 20 after agreeing to join the Hanshin Tigers for next season. ''I was born in the Kansai region and as a child, Koshien stadium was where I first thought about wanting to play baseball. It has been a dream since then,'' Kataoka said of Hanshin's home field.

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Mexican maguey blossoms at Tokyo's Hama detached palace

TOKYO, Japan - A maguey originally from Mexico blossomed at Tokyo's Hama Detached Palace on July 18 in what is thought to be the first such blossoming in Japan for 70 years.

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5th century clay ship found in Mie tomb

TSU, Japan - Photo shows a clay model ship excavated for the first time in Japan from a fifth century tomb in Mie Prefecture, western Japan. A municipal official holds a clay sword that was used to decorate the ship, which measures 1.4 meters long and 25 centimeters at its widest part. Local archaeologists said April 10 that the ship was thought to carry away the souls of the deceased to heaven. ''It must have been a ship for dead people to make a journey to the afterworld,'' said Kazuhiro Tatsumi, an archaeologist at Doshisha University's archaeological museum, noting the similarity to custom in ancient Egypt.

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Parisians dispute over French government's intervention in energy workers' strike

STORY: Parisians dispute over French government's intervention in energy workers' strike DATELINE: Oct. 14, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:26 LOCATION: Paris CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of petrol stations 2. various of refilling petrol stations 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (French): BERNARD, Paris resident 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (French): DELPHINE, Paris resident 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (French): CELINE, Paris resident 6. various of roads and cars 7. SOUNDBITE 4 (French): JAMES, Paris resident 8. SOUNDBITE 5 (French): ANTOINE, Paris resident STORYLINE: The French government has ordered local authorities to requisition workers needed to ensure petrol supply as France struggles with strikes at oil refineries operated by TotalEnergies and ExxonMobil. This practice has been described by strike supporting Parisians as a "shameful decision." SOUNDBITE 1 (French): BERNARD, Paris resident "My first reaction was that I thought it was an attack on the right to strike and nothing more. If the unions manage to hold out, I think all these big oil g

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CHINA-SHANDONG-QUFU-CONFUCIUS-ANNIVERSARY CEREMONY (CN)

(220928) -- QUFU, Sept. 28, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A ceremony marking the 2,573rd birth anniversary of Confucius is held at Confucius Temple in Qufu, east China's Shandong Province, Sept. 28, 2022. An educator and philosopher, Confucius (551-479 B.C.), who founded a school of thought known as Confucianism, profoundly influenced later generations of Chinese society. He was also the first to set up private schools in China that enrolled students from different social classes. (Xinhua/Li Ziheng)

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CHINA-SHANDONG-QUFU-CONFUCIUS-ANNIVERSARY CEREMONY (CN)

(220928) -- QUFU, Sept. 28, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A ceremony marking the 2,573rd birth anniversary of Confucius is held at Confucius Temple in Qufu, east China's Shandong Province, Sept. 28, 2022. An educator and philosopher, Confucius (551-479 B.C.), who founded a school of thought known as Confucianism, profoundly influenced later generations of Chinese society. He was also the first to set up private schools in China that enrolled students from different social classes. (Xinhua/Li Ziheng)

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CHINA-SHANDONG-QUFU-CONFUCIUS-ANNIVERSARY CEREMONY (CN)

(220928) -- QUFU, Sept. 28, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A ceremony marking the 2,573rd birth anniversary of Confucius is held at Confucius Temple in Qufu, east China's Shandong Province, Sept. 28, 2022. An educator and philosopher, Confucius (551-479 B.C.), who founded a school of thought known as Confucianism, profoundly influenced later generations of Chinese society. He was also the first to set up private schools in China that enrolled students from different social classes. (Xinhua/Li Ziheng)

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CHINA-SHANDONG-QUFU-CONFUCIUS-ANNIVERSARY CEREMONY (CN)

(220928) -- QUFU, Sept. 28, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A ceremony marking the 2,573rd birth anniversary of Confucius is held at Confucius Temple in Qufu, east China's Shandong Province, Sept. 28, 2022. An educator and philosopher, Confucius (551-479 B.C.), who founded a school of thought known as Confucianism, profoundly influenced later generations of Chinese society. He was also the first to set up private schools in China that enrolled students from different social classes. (Xinhua/Li Ziheng)

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CHINA-SHANDONG-QUFU-CONFUCIUS-ANNIVERSARY CEREMONY (CN)

(220928) -- QUFU, Sept. 28, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A ceremony marking the 2,573rd birth anniversary of Confucius is held at Confucius Temple in Qufu, east China's Shandong Province, Sept. 28, 2022. An educator and philosopher, Confucius (551-479 B.C.), who founded a school of thought known as Confucianism, profoundly influenced later generations of Chinese society. He was also the first to set up private schools in China that enrolled students from different social classes. (Xinhua/Li Ziheng)

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CHINA-SHANDONG-QUFU-CONFUCIUS-ANNIVERSARY CEREMONY (CN)

(220928) -- QUFU, Sept. 28, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A ceremony marking the 2,573rd birth anniversary of Confucius is held at Confucius Temple in Qufu, east China's Shandong Province, Sept. 28, 2022. An educator and philosopher, Confucius (551-479 B.C.), who founded a school of thought known as Confucianism, profoundly influenced later generations of Chinese society. He was also the first to set up private schools in China that enrolled students from different social classes. (Xinhua/Li Ziheng)

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CHINA-SHANDONG-QUFU-CONFUCIUS-ANNIVERSARY CEREMONY (CN)

(220928) -- QUFU, Sept. 28, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A ceremony marking the 2,573rd birth anniversary of Confucius is held at Confucius Temple in Qufu, east China's Shandong Province, Sept. 28, 2022. An educator and philosopher, Confucius (551-479 B.C.), who founded a school of thought known as Confucianism, profoundly influenced later generations of Chinese society. He was also the first to set up private schools in China that enrolled students from different social classes. (Xinhua/Li Ziheng)

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CHINA-SHANDONG-QUFU-CONFUCIUS-ANNIVERSARY CEREMONY (CN)

(220928) -- QUFU, Sept. 28, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on Sept. 28, 2022 shows a ceremony marking the 2,573rd birth anniversary of Confucius held at Confucius Temple in Qufu, east China's Shandong Province. An educator and philosopher, Confucius (551-479 B.C.), who founded a school of thought known as Confucianism, profoundly influenced later generations of Chinese society. He was also the first to set up private schools in China that enrolled students from different social classes. (Xinhua/Li Ziheng)

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CHINA-SHANDONG-QUFU-CONFUCIUS-ANNIVERSARY CEREMONY (CN)

(220928) -- QUFU, Sept. 28, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A ceremony marking the 2,573rd birth anniversary of Confucius is held at Confucius Temple in Qufu, east China's Shandong Province, Sept. 28, 2022. An educator and philosopher, Confucius (551-479 B.C.), who founded a school of thought known as Confucianism, profoundly influenced later generations of Chinese society. He was also the first to set up private schools in China that enrolled students from different social classes. (Xinhua/Li Ziheng)

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Digital tech brings better dinning experience to Chinese customers

STORY: Digital tech brings better dinning experience to Chinese customers DATELINE: Aug. 17, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:14 LOCATION: FUZHOU, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: various of a restaurant in FuzhouSOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): XIANG WENCHUN, Restaurant managerSOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): XIANG WENCHUN, Restaurant managerSOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): Dinner in Fuzhou STORYLINE: Digital technologies have been improving customers' dining experience in Fuzhou, China. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): XIANG WENCHUN, Restaurant manager "In this area, we have greeting robots and the dish passing robot. Consumers just need to scan a QR code to order food. It's more convenient for consumers." SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): XIANG WENCHUN, Restaurant manager "We prepare the seasonings for each dish, and then we put them in the cooking robot, which will automatically stir food within a preset time, and when it's done, it will automatically move food onto the plate." SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): Dinner in Fuzhou "When I first saw this, I thought it was quit

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CHINA-SHAANXI-SHIMAO RUINS (CN)

(220806) -- SHENMU, Aug. 6, 2022 (Xinhua) -- An archeologist shows a needle made of bone excavated from the Shimao ruins, an important prehistoric site in Shenmu City, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Aug. 6, 2022. Shimao ruins, located in Shenmu of northwest China's Shaanxi Province, were a neolithic city built about 4,300 years ago and abandoned roughly 300 years later during the Xia Dynasty (2070-1600 B.C.), the first dynasty in China described in historical chronicles. Over the past 10 years, excavators have uncovered a stone city with immense fortifications and sophisticated infrastructure, thousands of luxurious artifacts and a 230-foot-high stepped pyramid. "The site's early date and peripheral location were surprising since Chinese civilization was thought to have first developed in the Central Plains around 500 years after Shimao's founding," read an article in the Archaeology journal. (Xinhua/Zhang Bowen)

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CHINA-SHAANXI-SHIMAO RUINS (CN)

(220806) -- SHENMU, Aug. 6, 2022 (Xinhua) -- An archeologist works at the Shimao ruins, an important prehistoric site in Shenmu City, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Aug. 6, 2022. Shimao ruins, located in Shenmu of northwest China's Shaanxi Province, were a neolithic city built about 4,300 years ago and abandoned roughly 300 years later during the Xia Dynasty (2070-1600 B.C.), the first dynasty in China described in historical chronicles. Over the past 10 years, excavators have uncovered a stone city with immense fortifications and sophisticated infrastructure, thousands of luxurious artifacts and a 230-foot-high stepped pyramid. "The site's early date and peripheral location were surprising since Chinese civilization was thought to have first developed in the Central Plains around 500 years after Shimao's founding," read an article in the Archaeology journal. (Xinhua/Zhang Bowen)

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CHINA-SHAANXI-SHIMAO RUINS (CN)

(220806) -- SHENMU, Aug. 6, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on Aug. 6, 2022 shows a view of the Shimao ruins, an important prehistoric site in Shenmu City, northwest China's Shaanxi Province. Shimao ruins, located in Shenmu of northwest China's Shaanxi Province, were a neolithic city built about 4,300 years ago and abandoned roughly 300 years later during the Xia Dynasty (2070-1600 B.C.), the first dynasty in China described in historical chronicles. Over the past 10 years, excavators have uncovered a stone city with immense fortifications and sophisticated infrastructure, thousands of luxurious artifacts and a 230-foot-high stepped pyramid. "The site's early date and peripheral location were surprising since Chinese civilization was thought to have first developed in the Central Plains around 500 years after Shimao's founding," read an article in the Archaeology journal. (Xinhua/Zhang Bowen)

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CHINA-SHAANXI-SHIMAO RUINS (CN)

(220806) -- SHENMU, Aug. 6, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Aug. 6, 2022 shows needles made of bone excavated from the Shimao ruins, an important prehistoric site in Shenmu City, northwest China's Shaanxi Province. Shimao ruins, located in Shenmu of northwest China's Shaanxi Province, were a neolithic city built about 4,300 years ago and abandoned roughly 300 years later during the Xia Dynasty (2070-1600 B.C.), the first dynasty in China described in historical chronicles. Over the past 10 years, excavators have uncovered a stone city with immense fortifications and sophisticated infrastructure, thousands of luxurious artifacts and a 230-foot-high stepped pyramid. "The site's early date and peripheral location were surprising since Chinese civilization was thought to have first developed in the Central Plains around 500 years after Shimao's founding," read an article in the Archaeology journal. (Xinhua/Zhang Bowen)

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CHINA-SHAANXI-SHIMAO RUINS (CN)

(220806) -- SHENMU, Aug. 6, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Aug. 6, 2022 shows a view of the Shimao ruins, an important prehistoric site in Shenmu City, northwest China's Shaanxi Province. Shimao ruins, located in Shenmu of northwest China's Shaanxi Province, were a neolithic city built about 4,300 years ago and abandoned roughly 300 years later during the Xia Dynasty (2070-1600 B.C.), the first dynasty in China described in historical chronicles. Over the past 10 years, excavators have uncovered a stone city with immense fortifications and sophisticated infrastructure, thousands of luxurious artifacts and a 230-foot-high stepped pyramid. "The site's early date and peripheral location were surprising since Chinese civilization was thought to have first developed in the Central Plains around 500 years after Shimao's founding," read an article in the Archaeology journal. (Xinhua/Yang Yimiao)

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CHINA-SHAANXI-SHIMAO RUINS (CN)

(220806) -- SHENMU, Aug. 6, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on Aug. 6, 2022 shows a view of the Shimao ruins, an important prehistoric site in Shenmu City, northwest China's Shaanxi Province. Shimao ruins, located in Shenmu of northwest China's Shaanxi Province, were a neolithic city built about 4,300 years ago and abandoned roughly 300 years later during the Xia Dynasty (2070-1600 B.C.), the first dynasty in China described in historical chronicles. Over the past 10 years, excavators have uncovered a stone city with immense fortifications and sophisticated infrastructure, thousands of luxurious artifacts and a 230-foot-high stepped pyramid. "The site's early date and peripheral location were surprising since Chinese civilization was thought to have first developed in the Central Plains around 500 years after Shimao's founding," read an article in the Archaeology journal. (Xinhua/Zhang Bowen)

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CHINA-SHAANXI-SHIMAO RUINS (CN)

(220806) -- SHENMU, Aug. 6, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Aug. 6, 2022 shows the reinforcing wall at the Shimao ruins, an important prehistoric site in Shenmu City, northwest China's Shaanxi Province. Shimao ruins, located in Shenmu of northwest China's Shaanxi Province, were a neolithic city built about 4,300 years ago and abandoned roughly 300 years later during the Xia Dynasty (2070-1600 B.C.), the first dynasty in China described in historical chronicles. Over the past 10 years, excavators have uncovered a stone city with immense fortifications and sophisticated infrastructure, thousands of luxurious artifacts and a 230-foot-high stepped pyramid. "The site's early date and peripheral location were surprising since Chinese civilization was thought to have first developed in the Central Plains around 500 years after Shimao's founding," read an article in the Archaeology journal. (Xinhua/Zhang Bowen)

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CHINA-SHAANXI-SHIMAO RUINS (CN)

(220806) -- SHENMU, Aug. 6, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on Aug. 6, 2022 shows a view of the Shimao ruins, an important prehistoric site in Shenmu City, northwest China's Shaanxi Province. Shimao ruins, located in Shenmu of northwest China's Shaanxi Province, were a neolithic city built about 4,300 years ago and abandoned roughly 300 years later during the Xia Dynasty (2070-1600 B.C.), the first dynasty in China described in historical chronicles. Over the past 10 years, excavators have uncovered a stone city with immense fortifications and sophisticated infrastructure, thousands of luxurious artifacts and a 230-foot-high stepped pyramid. "The site's early date and peripheral location were surprising since Chinese civilization was thought to have first developed in the Central Plains around 500 years after Shimao's founding," read an article in the Archaeology journal. (Xinhua/Zhang Bowen)

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CHINA-SHAANXI-SHIMAO RUINS (CN)

(220806) -- SHENMU, Aug. 6, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Archeologists measure a recently-excavated stone carvings at the Shimao ruins, an important prehistoric site in Shenmu City, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Aug. 6, 2022. Shimao ruins, located in Shenmu of northwest China's Shaanxi Province, were a neolithic city built about 4,300 years ago and abandoned roughly 300 years later during the Xia Dynasty (2070-1600 B.C.), the first dynasty in China described in historical chronicles. Over the past 10 years, excavators have uncovered a stone city with immense fortifications and sophisticated infrastructure, thousands of luxurious artifacts and a 230-foot-high stepped pyramid. "The site's early date and peripheral location were surprising since Chinese civilization was thought to have first developed in the Central Plains around 500 years after Shimao's founding," read an article in the Archaeology journal. (Xinhua/Zhang Bowen)

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CHINA-SHAANXI-SHIMAO RUINS (CN)

(220806) -- SHENMU, Aug. 6, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Aug. 6, 2022 shows stone carvings excavated from the Shimao ruins, an important prehistoric site in Shenmu City, northwest China's Shaanxi Province. Shimao ruins, located in Shenmu of northwest China's Shaanxi Province, were a neolithic city built about 4,300 years ago and abandoned roughly 300 years later during the Xia Dynasty (2070-1600 B.C.), the first dynasty in China described in historical chronicles. Over the past 10 years, excavators have uncovered a stone city with immense fortifications and sophisticated infrastructure, thousands of luxurious artifacts and a 230-foot-high stepped pyramid. "The site's early date and peripheral location were surprising since Chinese civilization was thought to have first developed in the Central Plains around 500 years after Shimao's founding," read an article in the Archaeology journal. (Xinhua/Yang Yimiao)