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Taiwan compatriot devoted to rural revitalization in Chinese mainland

STORY: Taiwan compatriot devoted to rural revitalization in Chinese mainland SHOOTING TIME: June 13, 2024 DATELINE: June 14, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:12 LOCATION: XIAMEN, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Wu Ping-Chang promoting rural revitalization in Xiamen 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): WU PING-CHANG, Young man from China's Taiwan 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): WU PING-CHANG, Young man from China's Taiwan STORYLINE: Wu Ping-Chang, a young man from China's Taiwan, has been devoted to promoting rural revitalization since he moved to Xiamen in Fujian Province in 2018. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): WU PING-CHANG, Young man from China's Taiwan "I grew up in the countryside, brought up by my grandma, so I have a special connection to rural areas. In this village, the grannies only speak the local dialect, which we also speak. This makes it easy for us to blend in and connect with the villagers. We genuinely love the countryside and want to make this place better." SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): WU PING-CHANG, Young man fr

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Zambian grannies play football to keep fit

STORY: Zambian grannies play football to keep fit DATELINE: July 30, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:19 LOCATION: Lusaka CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of grannies playing football 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ELIZABETH MTONGA, Manager of YASA Grannies team 3. various of training 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinyanja): MISOZI PHIRI, 51-year-old player 5. various of training 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinyanja): MELIYA MWALE, 65-year-old player STORYLINE: At a community playing ground in Zambia's capital Lusaka, a group of elderly women have gathered to play football. Unlike young women who take training in order to compete in tournaments, these grannies are doing it to keep healthy. Formed last year, the team is one of the teams under the Youth Armory Soccer Academy (YASA), a project managed by the Youth Armory Organization. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ELIZABETH MTONGA, Manager of YASA Grannies team "Many women who come here, they are grannies, are from 45, I think the oldest is 74 years old. Apart from keeping fit, others way back (when

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ZAMBIA-GRANNIES-FOOTBALL-TRAINING

(230730) -- LUSAKA, July 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Members of the Yasha Grannies football team take part in a training in Lusaka, Zambia, July 27, 2023. TO GO WITH "Feature: Zambian grannies play football to keep fit" (Photo by Martin Mbangweta/Xinhua)

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ZAMBIA-GRANNIES-FOOTBALL-TRAINING

(230730) -- LUSAKA, July 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Members of the Yasha Grannies football team take part in a training in Lusaka, Zambia, July 27, 2023. TO GO WITH "Feature: Zambian grannies play football to keep fit" (Photo by Martin Mbangweta/Xinhua)

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ZAMBIA-GRANNIES-FOOTBALL-TRAINING

(230730) -- LUSAKA, July 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A goalkeeper of the Yasha Grannies football team takes part in a training in Lusaka, Zambia, July 27, 2023. TO GO WITH "Feature: Zambian grannies play football to keep fit" (Photo by Martin Mbangweta/Xinhua)

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CHINA-FUJIAN-QUANZHOU-COVID-19-VOLUNTEERS-SUPPORT (CN)

(220405) -- QUANZHOU, April 5, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A volunteer granny picks vegetables for cooking at Xinbu Community in Quanzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province, April 5, 2022. A group of local grannies, with an average age of over 70, have been volunteering to cook and deliver lunches to frontline essential workers in Quanzhou amid the latest COVID-19 resurgence. They have prepared over 1,000 packed meals so far. (Photo by Zhou Yi/Xinhua)

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CHINA-FUJIAN-QUANZHOU-COVID-19-VOLUNTEERS-SUPPORT (CN)

(220405) -- QUANZHOU, April 5, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Volunteer grannies pick vegetables for cooking at Xinbu Community in Quanzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province, April 5, 2022. A group of local grannies, with an average age of over 70, have been volunteering to cook and deliver lunches to frontline essential workers in Quanzhou amid the latest COVID-19 resurgence. They have prepared over 1,000 packed meals so far. (Photo by Zhou Yi/Xinhua)

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CHINA-FUJIAN-QUANZHOU-COVID-19-VOLUNTEERS-SUPPORT (CN)

(220405) -- QUANZHOU, April 5, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A volunteer granny delivers lunch meals at Xinbu Community in Quanzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province, April 5, 2022. A group of local grannies, with an average age of over 70, have been volunteering to cook and deliver lunches to frontline essential workers in Quanzhou amid the latest COVID-19 resurgence. They have prepared over 1,000 packed meals so far. (Photo by Zhou Yi/Xinhua)

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CHINA-FUJIAN-QUANZHOU-COVID-19-VOLUNTEERS-SUPPORT (CN)

(220405) -- QUANZHOU, April 5, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A volunteer granny gives out lunch to a frontline essential worker fighting the COVID-19 epidemic at Xinbu Community in Quanzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province, April 5, 2022. A group of local grannies, with an average age of over 70, have been volunteering to cook and deliver lunches to frontline essential workers in Quanzhou amid the latest COVID-19 resurgence. They have prepared over 1,000 packed meals so far. (Photo by Zhou Yi/Xinhua)

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CHINA-FUJIAN-QUANZHOU-COVID-19-VOLUNTEERS-SUPPORT (CN)

(220405) -- QUANZHOU, April 5, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Volunteer grannies cook at Xinbu Community in Quanzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province, April 5, 2022. A group of local grannies, with an average age of over 70, have been volunteering to cook and deliver lunches to frontline essential workers in Quanzhou amid the latest COVID-19 resurgence. They have prepared over 1,000 packed meals so far. (Photo by Zhou Yi/Xinhua)

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CHINA-FUJIAN-QUANZHOU-COVID-19-VOLUNTEERS-SUPPORT (CN)

(220405) -- QUANZHOU, April 5, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A volunteer granny loads a basket of vegetables onto a three-wheeler at Xinbu Community in Quanzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province, April 5, 2022. A group of local grannies, with an average age of over 70, have been volunteering to cook and deliver lunches to frontline essential workers in Quanzhou amid the latest COVID-19 resurgence. They have prepared over 1,000 packed meals so far. (Photo by Zhou Yi/Xinhua)

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CHINA-FUJIAN-QUANZHOU-COVID-19-VOLUNTEERS-SUPPORT (CN)

(220405) -- QUANZHOU, April 5, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A volunteer granny cooks at Xinbu Community in Quanzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province, April 5, 2022. A group of local grannies, with an average age of over 70, have been volunteering to cook and deliver lunches to frontline essential workers in Quanzhou amid the latest COVID-19 resurgence. They have prepared over 1,000 packed meals so far. (Photo by Zhou Yi/Xinhua)

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CHINA-FUJIAN-QUANZHOU-COVID-19-VOLUNTEERS-SUPPORT (CN)

(220405) -- QUANZHOU, April 5, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A volunteer granny makes cooking fire at Xinbu Community in Quanzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province, April 5, 2022. A group of local grannies, with an average age of over 70, have been volunteering to cook and deliver lunches to frontline essential workers in Quanzhou amid the latest COVID-19 resurgence. They have prepared over 1,000 packed meals so far. (Photo by Zhou Yi/Xinhua)

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CHINA-FUJIAN-QUANZHOU-COVID-19-VOLUNTEERS-SUPPORT (CN)

(220405) -- QUANZHOU, April 5, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Volunteer grannies ride three-wheelers to deliver lunch for frontline essential workers at Xinbu Community in Quanzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province, April 5, 2022. A group of local grannies, with an average age of over 70, have been volunteering to cook and deliver lunches to frontline essential workers in Quanzhou amid the latest COVID-19 resurgence. They have prepared over 1,000 packed meals so far. (Photo by Zhou Yi/Xinhua)

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And Now For Something Complete (1971)

Hell'S Grannies Scene Film: And Now For Something Completely Different; Monty Python'S And Now For Something Completely Diff (UK 1971) / Sketch: 'Hell'S Grannies' Director: Ian Mcnaughton 28 September 1971 Date: 28 September 1971