Candied fruit snacks sweeten Chinese New Year in Xiongan New Area

STORY: Candied fruit snacks sweeten Chinese New Year in Xiongan New Area DATELINE: Feb. 7, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:46 LOCATION: SHIJIAZHUANG, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of candied fruit 2. various of haws 3. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): XIN AIQING, Dashuliuzhuang villager, Head of Hebei Yinongyuan Food Co., Ltd. 4. various of production of candied fruit STORYLINE: During the Chinese New Year holiday, in Dashuliuzhuang Village, Xiongan New Area, north China's Hebei Province, villagers have been busy making "tanghulu," a traditional Chinese snack of candied fruit. The village boasts a history of more than 100 years of making candied fruit. Over 30 varieties of candied fruit are produced in the village, including those made from haws, Chinese yams, Chinese chestnuts, durians and strawberries. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): XIN AIQING, Dashuliuzhuang villager, Head of Hebei Yinongyuan Food Co., Ltd. "More than two-thirds of the villagers are engaged in the candied fruit business. Our factory has over 100 employe

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(230103) -- JINAN, Jan. 3, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People buy sugar-coated haws on Furong Street in Jinan, east China's Shandong Province, Jan. 2, 2023. Furong Street, a 500-meter-long old street with more than 150 food and beverage shops, is getting back to its hustle and bustle these days. (Xinhua/Xu Suhui)

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CHINA-LIAONING-DANDONG-ON-BOARD MARKET (CN)

(220117) -- DANDONG, Jan. 17, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A villager prepares to sell homemade sugar-coated haws on a "slow train" at Shicheng Station in Fengcheng City, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Jan. 15, 2022. Trains No. 4317 and 4318 are "slow trains" operating between Tonghua of Jilin Province and Dandong of Liaoning Province in northeast China. In the run-up to the Lunar New Year, the local railway authorities have been organizing onboard markets which allow villagers living along the trains' route to sell goods to passengers without leaving the train cars. (Xinhua/Yang Qing)

Daily Life In Beijing

Daily Life In Beijing

Photo taken on February 15, 2021 shows a shop selling sugar-coated haws in Beijing, China.

Daily Life In Beijing

Daily Life In Beijing

Children taste sugar-coated haws in Beijing, China, Feb 15, 2021.