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Drones Inspect Transmission Line in Yinchuan

YINCHUAN, CHINA - JANUARY 9, 2025 - State Grid workers at the 110 kV Shayong Line No. 4 pole tower for the first time to use drone flaw detection technology to carry out X-ray detection of transmission lines, Yinchuan city, Ningxia Province, China, January 9, 2025. It is reported that X-ray inspection is the use of X-rays through metal materials, forming an image on the negative method to determine the internal defects of metal. In this operation, two UAVs were equipped with reflectors and X-ray machines to carry out flaw detection tests.

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Drones Inspect Transmission Line in Yinchuan

YINCHUAN, CHINA - JANUARY 9, 2025 - State Grid workers at the 110 kV Shayong Line No. 4 pole tower for the first time to use drone flaw detection technology to carry out X-ray detection of transmission lines, Yinchuan city, Ningxia Province, China, January 9, 2025. It is reported that X-ray inspection is the use of X-rays through metal materials, forming an image on the negative method to determine the internal defects of metal. In this operation, two UAVs were equipped with reflectors and X-ray machines to carry out flaw detection tests.

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Drones Inspect Transmission Line in Yinchuan

YINCHUAN, CHINA - JANUARY 9, 2025 - State Grid workers at the 110 kV Shayong Line No. 4 pole tower for the first time to use drone flaw detection technology to carry out X-ray detection of transmission lines, Yinchuan city, Ningxia Province, China, January 9, 2025. It is reported that X-ray inspection is the use of X-rays through metal materials, forming an image on the negative method to determine the internal defects of metal. In this operation, two UAVs were equipped with reflectors and X-ray machines to carry out flaw detection tests.

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Drones Inspect Transmission Line in Yinchuan

YINCHUAN, CHINA - JANUARY 9, 2025 - State Grid workers at the 110 kV Shayong Line No. 4 pole tower for the first time to use drone flaw detection technology to carry out X-ray detection of transmission lines, Yinchuan city, Ningxia Province, China, January 9, 2025. It is reported that X-ray inspection is the use of X-rays through metal materials, forming an image on the negative method to determine the internal defects of metal. In this operation, two UAVs were equipped with reflectors and X-ray machines to carry out flaw detection tests.

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Drones Inspect Transmission Line in Yinchuan

YINCHUAN, CHINA - JANUARY 9, 2025 - State Grid workers at the 110 kV Shayong Line No. 4 pole tower for the first time to use drone flaw detection technology to carry out X-ray detection of transmission lines, Yinchuan city, Ningxia Province, China, January 9, 2025. It is reported that X-ray inspection is the use of X-rays through metal materials, forming an image on the negative method to determine the internal defects of metal. In this operation, two UAVs were equipped with reflectors and X-ray machines to carry out flaw detection tests.

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Drones Inspect Transmission Line in Yinchuan

YINCHUAN, CHINA - JANUARY 9, 2025 - State Grid workers at the 110 kV Shayong Line No. 4 pole tower for the first time to use drone flaw detection technology to carry out X-ray detection of transmission lines, Yinchuan city, Ningxia Province, China, January 9, 2025. It is reported that X-ray inspection is the use of X-rays through metal materials, forming an image on the negative method to determine the internal defects of metal. In this operation, two UAVs were equipped with reflectors and X-ray machines to carry out flaw detection tests.

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Drones Inspect Transmission Line in Yinchuan

YINCHUAN, CHINA - JANUARY 9, 2025 - State Grid workers at the 110 kV Shayong Line No. 4 pole tower for the first time to use drone flaw detection technology to carry out X-ray detection of transmission lines, Yinchuan city, Ningxia Province, China, January 9, 2025. It is reported that X-ray inspection is the use of X-rays through metal materials, forming an image on the negative method to determine the internal defects of metal. In this operation, two UAVs were equipped with reflectors and X-ray machines to carry out flaw detection tests.

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Drones Inspect Transmission Line in Yinchuan

YINCHUAN, CHINA - JANUARY 9, 2025 - State Grid workers at the 110 kV Shayong Line No. 4 pole tower for the first time to use drone flaw detection technology to carry out X-ray detection of transmission lines, Yinchuan city, Ningxia Province, China, January 9, 2025. It is reported that X-ray inspection is the use of X-rays through metal materials, forming an image on the negative method to determine the internal defects of metal. In this operation, two UAVs were equipped with reflectors and X-ray machines to carry out flaw detection tests.

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Drones Inspect Transmission Line in Yinchuan

YINCHUAN, CHINA - JANUARY 9, 2025 - State Grid workers at the 110 kV Shayong Line No. 4 pole tower for the first time to use drone flaw detection technology to carry out X-ray detection of transmission lines, Yinchuan city, Ningxia Province, China, January 9, 2025. It is reported that X-ray inspection is the use of X-rays through metal materials, forming an image on the negative method to determine the internal defects of metal. In this operation, two UAVs were equipped with reflectors and X-ray machines to carry out flaw detection tests.

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Drones Inspect Transmission Line in Yinchuan

YINCHUAN, CHINA - JANUARY 9, 2025 - State Grid workers at the 110 kV Shayong Line No. 4 pole tower for the first time to use drone flaw detection technology to carry out X-ray detection of transmission lines, Yinchuan city, Ningxia Province, China, January 9, 2025. It is reported that X-ray inspection is the use of X-rays through metal materials, forming an image on the negative method to determine the internal defects of metal. In this operation, two UAVs were equipped with reflectors and X-ray machines to carry out flaw detection tests.

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Drones Inspect Transmission Line in Yinchuan

YINCHUAN, CHINA - JANUARY 9, 2025 - State Grid workers at the 110 kV Shayong Line No. 4 pole tower for the first time to use drone flaw detection technology to carry out X-ray detection of transmission lines, Yinchuan city, Ningxia Province, China, January 9, 2025. It is reported that X-ray inspection is the use of X-rays through metal materials, forming an image on the negative method to determine the internal defects of metal. In this operation, two UAVs were equipped with reflectors and X-ray machines to carry out flaw detection tests.

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Drones Inspect Transmission Line in Yinchuan

YINCHUAN, CHINA - JANUARY 9, 2025 - State Grid workers at the 110 kV Shayong Line No. 4 pole tower for the first time to use drone flaw detection technology to carry out X-ray detection of transmission lines, Yinchuan city, Ningxia Province, China, January 9, 2025. It is reported that X-ray inspection is the use of X-rays through metal materials, forming an image on the negative method to determine the internal defects of metal. In this operation, two UAVs were equipped with reflectors and X-ray machines to carry out flaw detection tests.

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Drones Inspect Transmission Line in Yinchuan

YINCHUAN, CHINA - JANUARY 9, 2025 - State Grid workers at the 110 kV Shayong Line No. 4 pole tower for the first time to use drone flaw detection technology to carry out X-ray detection of transmission lines, Yinchuan city, Ningxia Province, China, January 9, 2025. It is reported that X-ray inspection is the use of X-rays through metal materials, forming an image on the negative method to determine the internal defects of metal. In this operation, two UAVs were equipped with reflectors and X-ray machines to carry out flaw detection tests.

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Drones Inspect Transmission Line in Yinchuan

YINCHUAN, CHINA - JANUARY 9, 2025 - State Grid workers at the 110 kV Shayong Line No. 4 pole tower for the first time to use drone flaw detection technology to carry out X-ray detection of transmission lines, Yinchuan city, Ningxia Province, China, January 9, 2025. It is reported that X-ray inspection is the use of X-rays through metal materials, forming an image on the negative method to determine the internal defects of metal. In this operation, two UAVs were equipped with reflectors and X-ray machines to carry out flaw detection tests.

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Drones Inspect Transmission Line in Yinchuan

YINCHUAN, CHINA - JANUARY 9, 2025 - State Grid workers at the 110 kV Shayong Line No. 4 pole tower for the first time to use drone flaw detection technology to carry out X-ray detection of transmission lines, Yinchuan city, Ningxia Province, China, January 9, 2025. It is reported that X-ray inspection is the use of X-rays through metal materials, forming an image on the negative method to determine the internal defects of metal. In this operation, two UAVs were equipped with reflectors and X-ray machines to carry out flaw detection tests.

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Drones Inspect Transmission Line in Yinchuan

YINCHUAN, CHINA - JANUARY 9, 2025 - State Grid workers at the 110 kV Shayong Line No. 4 pole tower for the first time to use drone flaw detection technology to carry out X-ray detection of transmission lines, Yinchuan city, Ningxia Province, China, January 9, 2025. It is reported that X-ray inspection is the use of X-rays through metal materials, forming an image on the negative method to determine the internal defects of metal. In this operation, two UAVs were equipped with reflectors and X-ray machines to carry out flaw detection tests.

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Drones Inspect Transmission Line in Yinchuan

YINCHUAN, CHINA - JANUARY 9, 2025 - State Grid workers at the 110 kV Shayong Line No. 4 pole tower for the first time to use drone flaw detection technology to carry out X-ray detection of transmission lines, Yinchuan city, Ningxia Province, China, January 9, 2025. It is reported that X-ray inspection is the use of X-rays through metal materials, forming an image on the negative method to determine the internal defects of metal. In this operation, two UAVs were equipped with reflectors and X-ray machines to carry out flaw detection tests.

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Drones Inspect Transmission Line in Yinchuan

YINCHUAN, CHINA - JANUARY 9, 2025 - State Grid workers at the 110 kV Shayong Line No. 4 pole tower for the first time to use drone flaw detection technology to carry out X-ray detection of transmission lines, Yinchuan city, Ningxia Province, China, January 9, 2025. It is reported that X-ray inspection is the use of X-rays through metal materials, forming an image on the negative method to determine the internal defects of metal. In this operation, two UAVs were equipped with reflectors and X-ray machines to carry out flaw detection tests.

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CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-INT'L WOMEN'S DAY-FEMALE WORKERS (CN)

(230308) -- HARBIN, March 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This combo photo shows flaw detector Li Hong working (L) and posing for a photo at Harbin Boiler Company Ltd. of Harbin Electric Corporation in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, March 6, 2023. Enterprises in Heilongjiang Province, an old industrial base in northeast China, have been making headway towards the goal of making a good start in the first quarter of 2023. There are many female workers playing an active role in various workplaces. The International Women's Day, celebrated on Wednesday, is a great occasion to pay tribute to the "She Power". (Xinhua/Wang Jianwei)

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CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-INT'L WOMEN'S DAY-FEMALE WORKERS (CN)

(230308) -- HARBIN, March 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Flaw detector Li Hong works at Harbin Boiler Company Ltd. of Harbin Electric Corporation in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, March 6, 2023. Enterprises in Heilongjiang Province, an old industrial base in northeast China, have been making headway towards the goal of making a good start in the first quarter of 2023. There are many female workers playing an active role in various workplaces. The International Women's Day, celebrated on Wednesday, is a great occasion to pay tribute to the "She Power". (Xinhua/Shi Feng)

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CHINA-GUIZHOU-HIGH-SPEED RAILWAY-CONSTRUCTION (CN)

(230227) -- DUYUN, Feb. 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A technician uses a flaw detector to detect rail track near the Duyun East Railway Station along Guiyang-Nanning high-speed railway in Duyun, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Feb. 27, 2023. The Guiyang-Nanning high-speed railway, with a maximum speed of 350 km per hour, is expected to go into service in 2023. (Xinhua/Liu Xu)

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Gun violence exposes U.S. institutional flaw

STORY: Gun violence exposes U.S. institutional flaw DATELINE: Feb. 2, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:07 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): RENE, Resident, Los Angeles, U.S.various of 2. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): GALLEGOS, Resident, Los Angeles, U.S. 3. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): PAUL COLE PADILLA, Educational administrator, Los Angeles, U.S. 4. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): JUDY CHU, U.S. representative for California's 28th congressional district, home to Monterey Park STORYLINE: SOUNDBITE 1 (English): RENE, Resident, Los Angeles, U.S. "I'm shaking up, I've been here 11 years, I never thought it would happen this close to home." SOUNDBITE 2 (English): GALLEGOS, Resident, Los Angeles, U.S. "Very sad." SOUNDBITE 3 (English): PAUL COLE PADILLA, Educational administrator, Los Angeles, U.S. "We keep talking about domestic violence." The latest tragedies included a shooting in Monterey Park in Southern California on Jan. 21. that killed 11 people and another two shootings that left seven people d

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Xinhua Headlines: Multi-ethnic "train doctors" safeguard Xinjiang's fast-track development

(230127) -- URUMQI, Jan. 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Mechanic Azigul Tuniyaz examines an ultrasonic flaw detector at the Urumqi bullet train unit maintenance station in Urumqi, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Jan. 16, 2023. (Xinhua/Ding Lei)

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Multi-ethnic team of technicians in China's Xinjiang work to ensure railway safety

STORY: Multi-ethnic team of technicians in China's Xinjiang work to ensure railway safety DATELINE: Jan. 20, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:42 LOCATION: URUMQI, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of a train maintenance center in Urumqi 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): AZIGULI TUNIYAZI, Technician, Bullet train maintenance center in Urumqi 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): ALIMU YIMIN, Technician, Bullet train maintenance center in Urumqi 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): DING JIJUN, Assistance director, Bullet train maintenance center in Urumqi STORYLINE: At a train maintenance center in Urumqi, the capital of northwest China's Xinjiang, a multi-ethnic team of technicians has been working around the clock to ensure the safe operation of bullet trains. Uygur technician Aziguli Tuniyazi is one of the first-generation rail flaw detection technicians in Xinjiang. Years of practical work have made her an expert in the field. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): AZIGULI TUNIYAZI, Technician, Bullet train maintenance center in Urumqi "We detected a

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Railway technicians in China work amid cold weather to ensure safe trips for travel season

STORY: Railway technicians in China work amid cold weather to ensure safe trips for travel season DATELINE: Jan. 15, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:32 LOCATION: ZHENGZHOU, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the technicians working 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): XING HEPENG, Technician with China Railway Zhengzhou Group Co., Ltd. 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): GUO XIAOQING, Technician with China Railway Zhengzhou Group Co., Ltd. 4. various of the railway 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): HE SHOUCHANG, Technician with China Railway Zhengzhou Group Co., Ltd. 6. SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): HE SHOUCHANG, Technician with China Railway Zhengzhou Group Co., Ltd. STORYLINE: Rail flaw detection technicians in Anyang City, central China's Henan Province have been working hard to ensure safe trips during the Spring Festival travel rush. They start working from early morning, covering nearly 8 kilometers on sections along the Beijing-Guangzhou high-speed railway on a daily basis. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): XING HEPENG, Technician with China R

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Maintenance technicians in China's Tibet work hard to ensure railway safety

STORY: Maintenance technicians in China's Tibet work hard to ensure railway safety DATELINE: Jan. 15, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:05 LOCATION: LHASA, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): NORBU, Supervisor of Lhasa-Nyingchi railway flaw detection team 2. various of the Lhasa-Nyingchi railway STORYLINE: The Lhasa-Nyingchi line, the first electrified railway in China's Tibet where Fuxing bullet trains run, was put into operation in 2021. Many technicians have been making great efforts to ensure the safe and smooth operation of the railway. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): NORBU, Supervisor of Lhasa-Nyingchi railway flaw detection team "My name is Norbu. I am the supervisor of the Lhasa-Nyingchi railway flaw detection team. Since 2009, I've been working as a flaw detection worker. The purpose of our work is to use advanced instruments to scan the damage inside the track that cannot be seen by naked eyes. After checking the rail by ultrasonic waves to accurately locate the damages, we then notify the workers t

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San Onofre nuclear power plant

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in March 2011 shows San Onofre nuclear power plant in California. Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. and a local utility in California were aware of a design flaw in Mitsubishi-made steam generators for a reactor at the plant before a radiation leak in January 2012, according to a document released by the U.S. nuclear regulator.

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Japan not satisfied with U.S. beef investigation report

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi speak with reporters at his office on Feb. 20. He said it is ''quite difficult'' for Japan to lift its import ban on American beef immediately. The United States published a report on Feb. 17 in which it admitted a flaw in the U.S. inspection system for beef exports to Japan and vowed to take preventive measures.

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Japanese car drivers affected by GPS bug

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese car navigation system manufacturers receive a number of phone calls from drivers on Aug. 22 as their automobile directional devices failed because of a computer flaw. The photo shows an employee of Pioneer Electronic Corp., one of car navigation system makers, updating navigation devices that are based on global positioning system (GPS) at the company's Ryogoku service station in Tokyo.

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New rail flaw detection vehicle used in north China's Shanxi

STORY: New rail flaw detection vehicle used in north China's Shanxi DATELINE: Nov. 6, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:24 LOCATION: TAIYUAN, China CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of rail flaw detection vehicle STORYLINE: A new kind of rail flaw detection vehicle has been used in Shanxi, a major coal-producing province in north China to improve working efficiency as the heating season approaches. The vehicle powered by lithium battery has been equipped with a panoramic sunroof and an ultrasonic detection system. With nine probes, it can detect the rail thoroughly and show the problem on the computer. Made of titanium alloy, the body of the vehicle weighs 800 kg, which is convenient for inspectors to assemble before use. With the help of the new vehicle, railway inspectors can detect 20-km railways in three hours, which is three times quicker than traditional hand push detectors. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Taiyuan, China. (XHTV)

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CHINA-YUNNAN-JIANSHUI-POTTERY-CRAFTSMAN (CN)

(220705) -- KUNMING, July 5, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Xu Ronghong (L), a Zitao (purple pottery) craftsman, teaches an apprentice to polish a pottery ware in Wanyao Village of Jianshui County, Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Yunnan Province, June 30, 2022. Xu Ronghong, 57, is an inheritor of the making skills of Jianshui purple pottery, one of the national intangible cultural heritages of China. Xu was born in Jianshui County. As the fifth generation pottery maker of his family, Xu started to learn the techniques since childhood. In order to make an excellent piece of pottery, every process including clay preparing, modeling, decorating, firing and polishing all need great concentration. "The procedures are interlocking. One tiny flaw in a certain process would lead to a defective product," Xu said while adding carved decorations to the surface of a pottery ware. Xu sees pottery as a carrier to convey the beauty of multiple artistic forms such as calligraphy, painting and carving,

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CHINA-YUNNAN-JIANSHUI-POTTERY-CRAFTSMAN (CN)

(220705) -- KUNMING, July 5, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Xu Ronghong, a Zitao (purple pottery) craftsman, watches as his apprentices make pottery wares in Wanyao Village of Jianshui County, Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Yunnan Province, June 30, 2022. Xu Ronghong, 57, is an inheritor of the making skills of Jianshui purple pottery, one of the national intangible cultural heritages of China. Xu was born in Jianshui County. As the fifth generation pottery maker of his family, Xu started to learn the techniques since childhood. In order to make an excellent piece of pottery, every process including clay preparing, modeling, decorating, firing and polishing all need great concentration. "The procedures are interlocking. One tiny flaw in a certain process would lead to a defective product," Xu said while adding carved decorations to the surface of a pottery ware. Xu sees pottery as a carrier to convey the beauty of multiple artistic forms such as calligraphy, painting and carving, and t

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CHINA-YUNNAN-JIANSHUI-POTTERY-CRAFTSMAN (CN)

(220705) -- KUNMING, July 5, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Xu Ronghong, a Zitao (purple pottery) craftsman, makes a pottery ware in Wanyao Village of Jianshui County, Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Yunnan Province, June 30, 2022. Xu Ronghong, 57, is an inheritor of the making skills of Jianshui purple pottery, one of the national intangible cultural heritages of China. Xu was born in Jianshui County. As the fifth generation pottery maker of his family, Xu started to learn the techniques since childhood. In order to make an excellent piece of pottery, every process including clay preparing, modeling, decorating, firing and polishing all need great concentration. "The procedures are interlocking. One tiny flaw in a certain process would lead to a defective product," Xu said while adding carved decorations to the surface of a pottery ware. Xu sees pottery as a carrier to convey the beauty of multiple artistic forms such as calligraphy, painting and carving, and to bear the rich cultural

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CHINA-YUNNAN-JIANSHUI-POTTERY-CRAFTSMAN (CN)

(220705) -- KUNMING, July 5, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Xu Ronghong, a Zitao (purple pottery) craftsman, adds calligraphy decorations to the surface of a pottery ware in Wanyao Village of Jianshui County, Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Yunnan Province, June 30, 2022. Xu Ronghong, 57, is an inheritor of the making skills of Jianshui purple pottery, one of the national intangible cultural heritages of China. Xu was born in Jianshui County. As the fifth generation pottery maker of his family, Xu started to learn the techniques since childhood. In order to make an excellent piece of pottery, every process including clay preparing, modeling, decorating, firing and polishing all need great concentration. "The procedures are interlocking. One tiny flaw in a certain process would lead to a defective product," Xu said while adding carved decorations to the surface of a pottery ware. Xu sees pottery as a carrier to convey the beauty of multiple artistic forms such as calligraphy, painting an

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CHINA-YUNNAN-JIANSHUI-POTTERY-CRAFTSMAN (CN)

(220705) -- KUNMING, July 5, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on June 30, 2022 shows Xu Ronghong, a Zitao (purple pottery) craftsman, adding calligraphy decorations to the surface of a pottery ware in Wanyao Village of Jianshui County, Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Yunnan Province. Xu Ronghong, 57, is an inheritor of the making skills of Jianshui purple pottery, one of the national intangible cultural heritages of China. Xu was born in Jianshui County. As the fifth generation pottery maker of his family, Xu started to learn the techniques since childhood. In order to make an excellent piece of pottery, every process including clay preparing, modeling, decorating, firing and polishing all need great concentration. "The procedures are interlocking. One tiny flaw in a certain process would lead to a defective product," Xu said while adding carved decorations to the surface of a pottery ware. Xu sees pottery as a carrier to convey the beauty of multiple artistic forms suc

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CHINA-YUNNAN-JIANSHUI-POTTERY-CRAFTSMAN (CN)

(220705) -- KUNMING, July 5, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Xu Ronghong, a Zitao (purple pottery) craftsman, polishes a pottery ware in Wanyao Village of Jianshui County, Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Yunnan Province, June 30, 2022. Xu Ronghong, 57, is an inheritor of the making skills of Jianshui purple pottery, one of the national intangible cultural heritages of China. Xu was born in Jianshui County. As the fifth generation pottery maker of his family, Xu started to learn the techniques since childhood. In order to make an excellent piece of pottery, every process including clay preparing, modeling, decorating, firing and polishing all need great concentration. "The procedures are interlocking. One tiny flaw in a certain process would lead to a defective product," Xu said while adding carved decorations to the surface of a pottery ware. Xu sees pottery as a carrier to convey the beauty of multiple artistic forms such as calligraphy, painting and carving, and to bear the rich cultur

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CHINA-YUNNAN-JIANSHUI-POTTERY-CRAFTSMAN (CN)

(220705) -- KUNMING, July 5, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Xu Ronghong, a Zitao (purple pottery) craftsman, polishes a pottery ware in Wanyao Village of Jianshui County, Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Yunnan Province, June 30, 2022. Xu Ronghong, 57, is an inheritor of the making skills of Jianshui purple pottery, one of the national intangible cultural heritages of China. Xu was born in Jianshui County. As the fifth generation pottery maker of his family, Xu started to learn the techniques since childhood. In order to make an excellent piece of pottery, every process including clay preparing, modeling, decorating, firing and polishing all need great concentration. "The procedures are interlocking. One tiny flaw in a certain process would lead to a defective product," Xu said while adding carved decorations to the surface of a pottery ware. Xu sees pottery as a carrier to convey the beauty of multiple artistic forms such as calligraphy, painting and carving, and to bear the rich cult

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CHINA-YUNNAN-JIANSHUI-POTTERY-CRAFTSMAN (CN)

(220705) -- KUNMING, July 5, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Xu Ronghong, a Zitao (purple pottery) craftsman, shows a pottery ware in Wanyao Village of Jianshui County, Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Yunnan Province, June 30, 2022. Xu Ronghong, 57, is an inheritor of the making skills of Jianshui purple pottery, one of the national intangible cultural heritages of China. Xu was born in Jianshui County. As the fifth generation pottery maker of his family, Xu started to learn the techniques since childhood. In order to make an excellent piece of pottery, every process including clay preparing, modeling, decorating, firing and polishing all need great concentration. "The procedures are interlocking. One tiny flaw in a certain process would lead to a defective product," Xu said while adding carved decorations to the surface of a pottery ware. Xu sees pottery as a carrier to convey the beauty of multiple artistic forms such as calligraphy, painting and carving, and to bear the rich cultural

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CHINA-YUNNAN-JIANSHUI-POTTERY-CRAFTSMAN (CN)

(220705) -- KUNMING, July 5, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Xu Ronghong, a Zitao (purple pottery) craftsman, checks a pottery ware in Wanyao Village of Jianshui County, Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Yunnan Province, June 30, 2022. Xu Ronghong, 57, is an inheritor of the making skills of Jianshui purple pottery, one of the national intangible cultural heritages of China. Xu was born in Jianshui County. As the fifth generation pottery maker of his family, Xu started to learn the techniques since childhood. In order to make an excellent piece of pottery, every process including clay preparing, modeling, decorating, firing and polishing all need great concentration. "The procedures are interlocking. One tiny flaw in a certain process would lead to a defective product," Xu said while adding carved decorations to the surface of a pottery ware. Xu sees pottery as a carrier to convey the beauty of multiple artistic forms such as calligraphy, painting and carving, and to bear the rich cultural

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Women flaw detection team in NW China

STORY: Women flaw detection team in NW China DATELINE: March 9, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:00 LOCATION: YINCHUAN, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the women flaw detection team 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) LV YE, Yinchuan Works Section of China Railway Lanzhou Group Co., Ltd. STORYLINE: Along a railway section in northwest China's Ningxia, a nine-member team is working on tracks to detect rail flaws to ensure the safety of railway operations. All the team members are women with the oldest aged 27 and the youngest 24. They need to walk nearly 2,000 km each year on the railway tracks. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) LYU YE, Yinchuan Works Section of China Railway Lanzhou Group Co., Ltd. "Our team is the only women rail flaw detection team of China Railway Lanzhou Group Co., Ltd. The youngest of us was born in 1998. Our work mainly uses ultrasonic waves to do 'physical examinations' on rails, the same work as medical examinations. Our rail detecting devices weigh more than 40 kg when filled with water, making it diffi

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Japan not satisfied with U.S. beef investigation report

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi speak with reporters at his office on Feb. 20. He said it is ''quite difficult'' for Japan to lift its import ban on American beef immediately. The United States published a report on Feb. 17 in which it admitted a flaw in the U.S. inspection system for beef exports to Japan and vowed to take preventive measures. (Kyodo)

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Okinawa Gov. Onaga meets reporters on U.S. base relocation issue

Okinawa Gov. Takeshi Onaga answers questions from reporters in Naha, southwestern Japan, on July 16, 2015, after receiving a report from a panel that assessed the former governor's decision to approve land reclamation off the Henoko district of Nago for the planned relocation of the U.S. Marine Corps Futenma air base. The report indicated there was a legal flaw in the approval process. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Okinawa panel finds flaw in ex-governor's landfill approval

Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on July 16, 2015. The top government spokesman said an administrative decision has already been made, after the latest report by an advisory panel to Okinawa Gov. Takeshi Onaga said it has found a "legal flaw" in the process of his predecessor's controversial approval of landfill work to build a U.S. air base in the prefecture. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Okinawa panel finds flaw in ex-governor's landfill approval: sources

Photo taken in March 2015 from a Kyodo News airplane shows the Henoko coastal area of Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, where a U.S. Marine Corps air base is set to be relocated. An advisory panel to Okinawa Gov. Takeshi Onaga, examining his predecessor's approval of landfill work for the base, found a "legal flaw" in the approval process in a report on July 16, according to sources close to the matter. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Okinawa panel finds flaw in ex-governor's landfill approval: sources

Okinawa Gov. Takeshi Onaga (R) receives a report from a representative of his advisory panel at the prefectural government building in Naha on July 16, 2015. The report says the panel, examining his predecessor's approval of landfill work for a U.S. Marine Corps air base, found a "legal flaw" in the approval process, according to sources close to the matter. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese car drivers affected by GPS bug

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese car navigation system manufacturers receive a number of phone calls from drivers on Aug. 22 as their automobile directional devices failed because of a computer flaw. The photo shows an employee of Pioneer Electronic Corp., one of car navigation system makers, updating navigation devices that are based on global positioning system (GPS) at the company's Ryogoku service station in Tokyo.