Farming

Farming

Farmers are removing impurities in the water chestnut pond in Huai 'an City, Jiangsu Province, China on July 28, 2025.

Farming

Farming

Farmers are removing impurities in the water chestnut pond in Huai 'an City, Jiangsu Province, China on July 28, 2025.

Farming

Farming

Farmers are removing impurities in the water chestnut pond in Huai 'an City, Jiangsu Province, China on July 28, 2025.

Farming

Farming

Farmers are removing impurities in the water chestnut pond in Huai 'an City, Jiangsu Province, China on July 28, 2025.

Farming

Farming

Farmers are removing impurities in the water chestnut pond in Huai 'an City, Jiangsu Province, China on July 28, 2025.

Farming

Farming

Farmers are removing impurities in the water chestnut pond in Huai 'an City, Jiangsu Province, China on July 28, 2025.

Purifying Wheat in Suqian

Purifying Wheat in Suqian

SUQIAN, CHINA - MAY 24, 2025 - Farmers are removing impurities and purifying wheat in the fields in Suqian City, Jiangsu Province, China on May 24, 2025.

Purifying Wheat in Suqian

Purifying Wheat in Suqian

SUQIAN, CHINA - MAY 24, 2025 - Farmers are removing impurities and purifying wheat in the fields in Suqian City, Jiangsu Province, China on May 24, 2025.

Purifying Wheat in Suqian

Purifying Wheat in Suqian

SUQIAN, CHINA - MAY 24, 2025 - Farmers are removing impurities and purifying wheat in the fields in Suqian City, Jiangsu Province, China on May 24, 2025.

Purifying Wheat in Suqian

Purifying Wheat in Suqian

SUQIAN, CHINA - MAY 24, 2025 - Farmers are removing impurities and purifying wheat in the fields in Suqian City, Jiangsu Province, China on May 24, 2025.

Purifying Wheat in Suqian

Purifying Wheat in Suqian

SUQIAN, CHINA - MAY 24, 2025 - Farmers are removing impurities and purifying wheat in the fields in Suqian City, Jiangsu Province, China on May 24, 2025.

Purifying Wheat in Suqian

Purifying Wheat in Suqian

SUQIAN, CHINA - MAY 24, 2025 - Farmers are removing impurities and purifying wheat in the fields in Suqian City, Jiangsu Province, China on May 24, 2025.

Purifying Wheat in Suqian

Purifying Wheat in Suqian

SUQIAN, CHINA - MAY 24, 2025 - Farmers are removing impurities and purifying wheat in the fields in Suqian City, Jiangsu Province, China on May 24, 2025.

Purifying Wheat in Suqian

Purifying Wheat in Suqian

SUQIAN, CHINA - MAY 24, 2025 - Farmers are removing impurities and purifying wheat in the fields in Suqian City, Jiangsu Province, China on May 24, 2025.

(ZhejiangPictorial)CHINA-ZHEJIANG-KAIHUA-PAPERMAKING (CN)

(ZhejiangPictorial)CHINA-ZHEJIANG-KAIHUA-PAPERMAKING (CN)

(231110) -- QUZHOU, Nov. 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A worker removes impurities on paper at Huang Hongjian's studio in Kaihua County of Quzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Nov. 9, 2023. Almost extinct, the traditional skills of making Kaihua paper, a kind of thin and enduring paper according to historical accounts, are now regaining vitality. Huang Hongjian, a 50-year-old farmer born in Kaihua, has been endeavoring to revitalize the skills since 2010 when he set out on a journey of visiting papermaking workshops and reading historical and technical books, trying to decode the making of Kaihua paper. With the support from Fudan University and local government, he finally managed to produce high-quality paper by the end of 2016. Since then, 20 varieties of handmade papers have been developed, meeting the need of ancient book restoring, reprinting, etc. Huang is now working on the setting of technical details for production on a larger scale. "Modern technology and traditional craftsmanship need to be

(ZhejiangPictorial)CHINA-ZHEJIANG-KAIHUA-PAPERMAKING (CN)

(ZhejiangPictorial)CHINA-ZHEJIANG-KAIHUA-PAPERMAKING (CN)

(231110) -- QUZHOU, Nov. 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A worker removes impurities on paper at Huang Hongjian's studio in Kaihua County of Quzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Nov. 9, 2023. Almost extinct, the traditional skills of making Kaihua paper, a kind of thin and enduring paper according to historical accounts, are now regaining vitality. Huang Hongjian, a 50-year-old farmer born in Kaihua, has been endeavoring to revitalize the skills since 2010 when he set out on a journey of visiting papermaking workshops and reading historical and technical books, trying to decode the making of Kaihua paper. With the support from Fudan University and local government, he finally managed to produce high-quality paper by the end of 2016. Since then, 20 varieties of handmade papers have been developed, meeting the need of ancient book restoring, reprinting, etc. Huang is now working on the setting of technical details for production on a larger scale. "Modern technology and traditional craftsmanship need to be

Uyuni salt flat in Bolivia

Uyuni salt flat in Bolivia

UYUNI, Bolivia - A Feb. 3, 2013, photo shows a Bolivian government engineer showing impurities removed through experimental lithium extraction using Japanese technology at a plant for experimental lithium extraction at the Uyuni salt flat in Bolivia. The area is believed to contain half the world's lithium reserves.

New soybean yield record set in NE China

STORY: New soybean yield record set in NE China DATELINE: Oct. 6, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:19 LOCATION: HARBIN, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of soybean fields 2. various of the soybean production competition 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): GONG ZHENPING, Head of the soybean production assessment expert panel 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): LI KUN, Agricultural technician of 854 Farm Co., Ltd. 5. various of soybean fields STORYLINE: A new national soybean yield record has been set in a high-yield soybean production competition in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. It was recognized by an expert panel authorized by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): GONG ZHENPING, Head of the soybean production assessment expert panel "After deducting impurities, the soybean yield reached 311.2 kg per mu (0.07 hectares) on a contiguous field of 100 mu, setting the record in the high-yield soybean production competition of Heilongjiang Province." A technician explained the reasons behi

Xinhua Headlines: China reaps bumper summer harvest securing food security

Xinhua Headlines: China reaps bumper summer harvest securing food security

(220608) -- JINAN, June 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A staff member removes impurities and measures the loss rate in the process of harvesting in Tancheng County of Linyi City, east China's Shandong Province, June 2, 2022. (Photo by Zhang Chunlei/Xinhua)

Traditional Chinese Medicine

Traditional Chinese Medicine

Villagers clean impurities in a medicinal plant in Bijie, Guizhou province, China, March 24, 2021.

Traditional Chinese Medicine

Traditional Chinese Medicine

A villager cleans impurities in a medicinal plant in Bijie, Guizhou province, China, March 24, 2021.

Traditional Chinese Medicine

Traditional Chinese Medicine

Villagers clean impurities in a medicinal plant in Bijie, Guizhou province, China, March 24, 2021.

Pepper Products Production

Pepper Products Production

Workers remove impurities in chili peppers at a production workshop of a chili processing company in Longli County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Jan 19, 2021.

Pepper Products Production

Pepper Products Production

A worker removes impurities in chili peppers at a production workshop of a chili processing company in Longli County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Jan 19, 2021.