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CHINA-GUANGXI-LIUZHOU-PICKLED BAMBOO SHOOTS-YOUNG ENTREPRENEUR (CN)

(240725) -- LIUZHOU, July 25, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Yan Qianqian (1st, R) and her father Yan Jiantiao (C) harvest bamboo shoots at a planting base in Liuzhou, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, July 23, 2024. After working at an airport for 5 years, Yan Qianqian decided to quit the job and start her own business in her hometown in 2021. Yan Qianqian, now 29, and her father Yan Jiantiao founded an agriculture company focusing on producing pickled bamboo shoots, which is an important ingredient for the popular Luosifen rice noodles. For years, she has been working with experts from local universities to improve the traditional making methods of the pickled bamboo shoots with modern technologies, trying to gain more favor from the young generation. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Huang Xiaobang)

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CHINA-GUANGXI-LIUZHOU-PICKLED BAMBOO SHOOTS-YOUNG ENTREPRENEUR (CN)

(240725) -- LIUZHOU, July 25, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Yan Qianqian (2nd, R) and her father Yan Jiantiao (1st, R) check the ferment situation of pickled bamboo shoots with Dr. Yu Wanguo (1st, L) from College of Biological and Chemical Engineering under Guangxi University of Science and Technology, in Liuzhou, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, July 24, 2024. After working at an airport for 5 years, Yan Qianqian decided to quit the job and start her own business in her hometown in 2021. Yan Qianqian, now 29, and her father Yan Jiantiao founded an agriculture company focusing on producing pickled bamboo shoots, which is an important ingredient for the popular Luosifen rice noodles. For years, she has been working with experts from local universities to improve the traditional making methods of the pickled bamboo shoots with modern technologies, trying to gain more favor from the young generation. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Huang Xiaobang)

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CHINA-GUANGXI-LIUZHOU-PICKLED BAMBOO SHOOTS-YOUNG ENTREPRENEUR (CN)

(240725) -- LIUZHOU, July 25, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- An aerial drone photo taken on July 23, 2024 shows Yan Qianqian driving a car to harvest bamboo shoots at a planting base in Liuzhou, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. After working at an airport for 5 years, Yan Qianqian decided to quit the job and start her own business in her hometown in 2021. Yan Qianqian, now 29, and her father Yan Jiantiao founded an agriculture company focusing on producing pickled bamboo shoots, which is an important ingredient for the popular Luosifen rice noodles. For years, she has been working with experts from local universities to improve the traditional making methods of the pickled bamboo shoots with modern technologies, trying to gain more favor from the young generation. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Huang Xiaobang)

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CHINA-GUANGXI-LIUZHOU-PICKLED BAMBOO SHOOTS-YOUNG ENTREPRENEUR (CN)

(240725) -- LIUZHOU, July 25, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Yan Qianqian (C) processes bamboo shoots at a production line of a pickled bamboo shoots processing plant in Liuzhou, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, July 23, 2024. After working at an airport for 5 years, Yan Qianqian decided to quit the job and start her own business in her hometown in 2021. Yan Qianqian, now 29, and her father Yan Jiantiao founded an agriculture company focusing on producing pickled bamboo shoots, which is an important ingredient for the popular Luosifen rice noodles. For years, she has been working with experts from local universities to improve the traditional making methods of the pickled bamboo shoots with modern technologies, trying to gain more favor from the young generation. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Huang Xiaobang)

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CHINA-GUANGXI-LIUZHOU-PICKLED BAMBOO SHOOTS-YOUNG ENTREPRENEUR (CN)

(240725) -- LIUZHOU, July 25, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Yan Qianqian (L) gives instruction as a worker listens at a pickled bamboo shoots processing plant in Liuzhou, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, July 23, 2024. After working at an airport for 5 years, Yan Qianqian decided to quit the job and start her own business in her hometown in 2021. Yan Qianqian, now 29, and her father Yan Jiantiao founded an agriculture company focusing on producing pickled bamboo shoots, which is an important ingredient for the popular Luosifen rice noodles. For years, she has been working with experts from local universities to improve the traditional making methods of the pickled bamboo shoots with modern technologies, trying to gain more favor from the young generation. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Huang Xiaobang)

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CHINA-GUANGXI-LIUZHOU-PICKLED BAMBOO SHOOTS-YOUNG ENTREPRENEUR (CN)

(240725) -- LIUZHOU, July 25, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Yan Qianqian (L) and her father Yan Jiantiao process bamboo shoots at a production line of a pickled bamboo shoots processing plant in Liuzhou, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, July 23, 2024. After working at an airport for 5 years, Yan Qianqian decided to quit the job and start her own business in her hometown in 2021. Yan Qianqian, now 29, and her father Yan Jiantiao founded an agriculture company focusing on producing pickled bamboo shoots, which is an important ingredient for the popular Luosifen rice noodles. For years, she has been working with experts from local universities to improve the traditional making methods of the pickled bamboo shoots with modern technologies, trying to gain more favor from the young generation. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Huang Xiaobang)

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CHINA-GUANGXI-LIUZHOU-PICKLED BAMBOO SHOOTS-YOUNG ENTREPRENEUR (CN)

(240725) -- LIUZHOU, July 25, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Yan Qianqian (L) and her father Yan Jiantiao (C) inspect the ferment situation of pickled bamboo shoots with Dr. Yu Wanguo from College of Biological and Chemical Engineering under Guangxi University of Science and Technology, in Liuzhou, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, July 24, 2024. After working at an airport for 5 years, Yan Qianqian decided to quit the job and start her own business in her hometown in 2021. Yan Qianqian, now 29, and her father Yan Jiantiao founded an agriculture company focusing on producing pickled bamboo shoots, which is an important ingredient for the popular Luosifen rice noodles. For years, she has been working with experts from local universities to improve the traditional making methods of the pickled bamboo shoots with modern technologies, trying to gain more favor from the young generation. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Huang Xiaobang)

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CHINA-GUANGXI-LIUZHOU-PICKLED BAMBOO SHOOTS-YOUNG ENTREPRENEUR (CN)

(240725) -- LIUZHOU, July 25, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Yan Qianqian (L) and her father Yan Jiantiao visit a restaurant for survey of pickled bamboo shoots in Liuzhou, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, July 23, 2024. After working at an airport for 5 years, Yan Qianqian decided to quit the job and start her own business in her hometown in 2021. Yan Qianqian, now 29, and her father Yan Jiantiao founded an agriculture company focusing on producing pickled bamboo shoots, which is an important ingredient for the popular Luosifen rice noodles. For years, she has been working with experts from local universities to improve the traditional making methods of the pickled bamboo shoots with modern technologies, trying to gain more favor from the young generation. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Huang Xiaobang)

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CHINA-GUANGXI-LIUZHOU-PICKLED BAMBOO SHOOTS-YOUNG ENTREPRENEUR (CN)

(240725) -- LIUZHOU, July 25, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Yan Qianqian (L) and her father Yan Jiantiao carry bamboo shoots at a planting base in Liuzhou, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, July 23, 2024. After working at an airport for 5 years, Yan Qianqian decided to quit the job and start her own business in her hometown in 2021. Yan Qianqian, now 29, and her father Yan Jiantiao founded an agriculture company focusing on producing pickled bamboo shoots, which is an important ingredient for the popular Luosifen rice noodles. For years, she has been working with experts from local universities to improve the traditional making methods of the pickled bamboo shoots with modern technologies, trying to gain more favor from the young generation. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Huang Xiaobang)

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CHINA-GUANGXI-LIUZHOU-PICKLED BAMBOO SHOOTS-YOUNG ENTREPRENEUR (CN)

(240725) -- LIUZHOU, July 25, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Yan Qianqian (2nd, R) and her father Yan Jiantiao (3rd, R) harvest bamboo shoots at a planting base in Liuzhou, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, July 23, 2024. After working at an airport for 5 years, Yan Qianqian decided to quit the job and start her own business in her hometown in 2021. Yan Qianqian, now 29, and her father Yan Jiantiao founded an agriculture company focusing on producing pickled bamboo shoots, which is an important ingredient for the popular Luosifen rice noodles. For years, she has been working with experts from local universities to improve the traditional making methods of the pickled bamboo shoots with modern technologies, trying to gain more favor from the young generation. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Huang Xiaobang)

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CHINA-GUANGXI-LIUZHOU-PICKLED BAMBOO SHOOTS-YOUNG ENTREPRENEUR (CN)

(240725) -- LIUZHOU, July 25, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Yan Qianqian (C) and her father Yan Jiantiao (L) observe the ferment situation of pickled bamboo shoots with Dr. Yu Wanguo from College of Biological and Chemical Engineering under Guangxi University of Science and Technology, in Liuzhou, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, July 24, 2024. After working at an airport for 5 years, Yan Qianqian decided to quit the job and start her own business in her hometown in 2021. Yan Qianqian, now 29, and her father Yan Jiantiao founded an agriculture company focusing on producing pickled bamboo shoots, which is an important ingredient for the popular Luosifen rice noodles. For years, she has been working with experts from local universities to improve the traditional making methods of the pickled bamboo shoots with modern technologies, trying to gain more favor from the young generation. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Huang Xiaobang)

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CHINA-GUANGXI-LIUZHOU-PICKLED BAMBOO SHOOTS-YOUNG ENTREPRENEUR (CN)

(240725) -- LIUZHOU, July 25, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Yan Qianqian takes a rest in her office in Liuzhou, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, July 24, 2024. After working at an airport for 5 years, Yan Qianqian decided to quit the job and start her own business in her hometown in 2021. Yan Qianqian, now 29, and her father Yan Jiantiao founded an agriculture company focusing on producing pickled bamboo shoots, which is an important ingredient for the popular Luosifen rice noodles. For years, she has been working with experts from local universities to improve the traditional making methods of the pickled bamboo shoots with modern technologies, trying to gain more favor from the young generation. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Huang Xiaobang)

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CHINA-GUANGXI-LIUZHOU-PICKLED BAMBOO SHOOTS-YOUNG ENTREPRENEUR (CN)

(240725) -- LIUZHOU, July 25, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Yan Qianqian displays a bottle of pickled bamboo shoots produced by her company in Liuzhou, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, July 23, 2024. After working at an airport for 5 years, Yan Qianqian decided to quit the job and start her own business in her hometown in 2021. Yan Qianqian, now 29, and her father Yan Jiantiao founded an agriculture company focusing on producing pickled bamboo shoots, which is an important ingredient for the popular Luosifen rice noodles. For years, she has been working with experts from local universities to improve the traditional making methods of the pickled bamboo shoots with modern technologies, trying to gain more favor from the young generation. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Huang Xiaobang)

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CHINA-GUANGXI-LIUZHOU-PICKLED BAMBOO SHOOTS-YOUNG ENTREPRENEUR (CN)

(240725) -- LIUZHOU, July 25, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Yan Qianqian carries bamboo shoots at a planting base in Liuzhou, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, July 23, 2024. After working at an airport for 5 years, Yan Qianqian decided to quit the job and start her own business in her hometown in 2021. Yan Qianqian, now 29, and her father Yan Jiantiao founded an agriculture company focusing on producing pickled bamboo shoots, which is an important ingredient for the popular Luosifen rice noodles. For years, she has been working with experts from local universities to improve the traditional making methods of the pickled bamboo shoots with modern technologies, trying to gain more favor from the young generation. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Huang Xiaobang)

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CHINA-GUANGXI-LIUZHOU-PICKLED BAMBOO SHOOTS-YOUNG ENTREPRENEUR (CN)

(240725) -- LIUZHOU, July 25, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- An aerial drone photo taken on July 24, 2024 shows an exterior view of a pickled bamboo shoots processing plant founded by Yan Qianqian in Liuzhou, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. After working at an airport for 5 years, Yan Qianqian decided to quit the job and start her own business in her hometown in 2021. Yan Qianqian, now 29, and her father Yan Jiantiao founded an agriculture company focusing on producing pickled bamboo shoots, which is an important ingredient for the popular Luosifen rice noodles. For years, she has been working with experts from local universities to improve the traditional making methods of the pickled bamboo shoots with modern technologies, trying to gain more favor from the young generation. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Huang Xiaobang)

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Farmers Harvesting Butterbur - China

An aerial drone photo taken on June 17, 2024 shows farmers harvesting butterbur, a herbal plant used as a food ingredient, at Shangqiang Village, Wuxing District of Huzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province. Photo by He Weiwei/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(240618) -- BEIJING, June 18, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- An aerial drone photo taken on June 17, 2024 shows farmers harvesting butterbur, a herbal plant used as a food ingredient, at Shangqiang Village, Wuxing District of Huzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province. (Photo by He Weiwei/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(240618) -- BEIJING, June 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on June 17, 2024 shows farmers harvesting butterbur, a herbal plant used as a food ingredient, at Shangqiang Village, Wuxing District of Huzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province. (Photo by He Weiwei/Xinhua)

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Villagers Harvesting Ottelia Acuminata Flowers - China

Villagers harvest ottelia acuminata flowers at an ottelia acuminata planting base in Eryuan County of Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Yunnan Province on June 5, 2024. Ottelia acuminata only lives in fresh water of high quality, and is viewed as an indicator species of the natural environment. Its flowers are taken as an important food ingredient for people of the Bai ethnic group in southwest China. Photo by Luo Xincai/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Villagers Harvesting Ottelia Acuminata Flowers - China

Villagers harvest ottelia acuminata flowers at an ottelia acuminata planting base in Eryuan County of Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Yunnan Province on June 5, 2024. Ottelia acuminata only lives in fresh water of high quality, and is viewed as an indicator species of the natural environment. Its flowers are taken as an important food ingredient for people of the Bai ethnic group in southwest China. Photo by Luo Xincai/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Villagers Harvesting Ottelia Acuminata Flowers - China

An aerial drone photo taken on June 5, 2024 shows villagers harvesting ottelia acuminata flowers at an ottelia acuminata planting base in Eryuan County of Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Yunnan Province. Ottelia acuminata only lives in fresh water of high quality, and is viewed as an indicator species of the natural environment. Its flowers are taken as an important food ingredient for people of the Bai ethnic group in southwest China. Photo by Luo Xincai/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Villagers Harvesting Ottelia Acuminata Flowers - China

A drone photo taken on June 5, 2024 shows villagers harvesting ottelia acuminata flowers at an ottelia acuminata planting base in Eryuan County of Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Yunnan Province. Ottelia acuminata only lives in fresh water of high quality, and is viewed as an indicator species of the natural environment. Its flowers are taken as an important food ingredient for people of the Bai ethnic group in southwest China. Photo by Luo Xincai/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Villagers Harvesting Ottelia Acuminata Flowers - China

Newly harvested ottelia acuminata flowers are pictured at an ottelia acuminata planting base in Eryuan County of Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Yunnan Province on June 5, 2024. Ottelia acuminata only lives in fresh water of high quality, and is viewed as an indicator species of the natural environment. Its flowers are taken as an important food ingredient for people of the Bai ethnic group in southwest China. Photo by Luo Xincai/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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#CHINA-YUNNAN-ERYUAN-OTTELIA ACUMINATA-HARVEST (CN)

(240605) -- ERYUAN, June 5, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Newly harvested ottelia acuminata flowers are pictured at an ottelia acuminata planting base in Eryuan County of Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Yunnan Province on June 5, 2024. Ottelia acuminata only lives in fresh water of high quality, and is viewed as an indicator species of the natural environment. Its flowers are taken as an important food ingredient for people of the Bai ethnic group in southwest China. (Photo by Luo Xincai/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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#CHINA-YUNNAN-ERYUAN-OTTELIA ACUMINATA-HARVEST (CN)

(240605) -- ERYUAN, June 5, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A drone photo taken on June 5, 2024 shows villagers harvesting ottelia acuminata flowers at an ottelia acuminata planting base in Eryuan County of Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Yunnan Province. Ottelia acuminata only lives in fresh water of high quality, and is viewed as an indicator species of the natural environment. Its flowers are taken as an important food ingredient for people of the Bai ethnic group in southwest China. (Photo by Luo Xincai/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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#CHINA-YUNNAN-ERYUAN-OTTELIA ACUMINATA-HARVEST (CN)

(240605) -- ERYUAN, June 5, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- An aerial drone photo taken on June 5, 2024 shows villagers harvesting ottelia acuminata flowers at an ottelia acuminata planting base in Eryuan County of Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Yunnan Province. Ottelia acuminata only lives in fresh water of high quality, and is viewed as an indicator species of the natural environment. Its flowers are taken as an important food ingredient for people of the Bai ethnic group in southwest China. (Photo by Luo Xincai/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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#CHINA-YUNNAN-ERYUAN-OTTELIA ACUMINATA-HARVEST (CN)

(240605) -- ERYUAN, June 5, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Villagers harvest ottelia acuminata flowers at an ottelia acuminata planting base in Eryuan County of Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Yunnan Province on June 5, 2024. Ottelia acuminata only lives in fresh water of high quality, and is viewed as an indicator species of the natural environment. Its flowers are taken as an important food ingredient for people of the Bai ethnic group in southwest China. (Photo by Luo Xincai/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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#CHINA-YUNNAN-ERYUAN-OTTELIA ACUMINATA-HARVEST (CN)

(240605) -- ERYUAN, June 5, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Villagers harvest ottelia acuminata flowers at an ottelia acuminata planting base in Eryuan County of Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Yunnan Province on June 5, 2024. Ottelia acuminata only lives in fresh water of high quality, and is viewed as an indicator species of the natural environment. Its flowers are taken as an important food ingredient for people of the Bai ethnic group in southwest China. (Photo by Luo Xincai/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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#CHINA-YUNNAN-ERYUAN-OTTELIA ACUMINATA-HARVEST (CN)

(240605) -- ERYUAN, June 5, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Villagers harvest ottelia acuminata flowers at an ottelia acuminata planting base in Eryuan County of Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Yunnan Province on June 5, 2024. Ottelia acuminata only lives in fresh water of high quality, and is viewed as an indicator species of the natural environment. Its flowers are taken as an important food ingredient for people of the Bai ethnic group in southwest China. (Photo by Luo Xincai/Xinhua)

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#CHINA-YUNNAN-ERYUAN-OTTELIA ACUMINATA-HARVEST (CN)

(240605) -- ERYUAN, June 5, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Villagers harvest ottelia acuminata flowers at an ottelia acuminata planting base in Eryuan County of Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Yunnan Province on June 5, 2024. Ottelia acuminata only lives in fresh water of high quality, and is viewed as an indicator species of the natural environment. Its flowers are taken as an important food ingredient for people of the Bai ethnic group in southwest China. (Photo by Luo Xincai/Xinhua)

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#CHINA-YUNNAN-ERYUAN-OTTELIA ACUMINATA-HARVEST (CN)

(240605) -- ERYUAN, June 5, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on June 5, 2024 shows villagers harvesting ottelia acuminata flowers at an ottelia acuminata planting base in Eryuan County of Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Yunnan Province. Ottelia acuminata only lives in fresh water of high quality, and is viewed as an indicator species of the natural environment. Its flowers are taken as an important food ingredient for people of the Bai ethnic group in southwest China. (Photo by Luo Xincai/Xinhua)

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#CHINA-YUNNAN-ERYUAN-OTTELIA ACUMINATA-HARVEST (CN)

(240605) -- ERYUAN, June 5, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A drone photo taken on June 5, 2024 shows villagers harvesting ottelia acuminata flowers at an ottelia acuminata planting base in Eryuan County of Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Yunnan Province. Ottelia acuminata only lives in fresh water of high quality, and is viewed as an indicator species of the natural environment. Its flowers are taken as an important food ingredient for people of the Bai ethnic group in southwest China. (Photo by Luo Xincai/Xinhua)

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#CHINA-YUNNAN-ERYUAN-OTTELIA ACUMINATA-HARVEST (CN)

(240605) -- ERYUAN, June 5, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Newly harvested ottelia acuminata flowers are pictured at an ottelia acuminata planting base in Eryuan County of Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Yunnan Province on June 5, 2024. Ottelia acuminata only lives in fresh water of high quality, and is viewed as an indicator species of the natural environment. Its flowers are taken as an important food ingredient for people of the Bai ethnic group in southwest China. (Photo by Luo Xincai/Xinhua)

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Kwem, a traditional dish in Cameroon

STORY: Kwem, a traditional dish in Cameroon SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 24, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 27, 2024 LENGTH: 0:03:57 LOCATION: OKOLA, Cameroon CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. Various of Konabeng village, in Okola subdivision of the Center region, in Cameroon 2. Various of Kwem 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (French): THERESE MANYA, Resident of Konabeng Village 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (French): MVOGO, Resident of Konabeng Village STORYLINE: Kwem is a traditional vegetarian dish in Cameroon made with cassava leaves and palm nuts as the key ingredient. When served, the dish is traditionally accompanied by rice, plantains, yams, or cassava tubers. In Cameroon, this dish is seen as one of the national delicacies. The local people believe that it is good for health. SOUNDBITE 1 (French): THERESE MANYA, Resident of Konabeng Village "I'm going to prepare Kwem without salt today. I went to the field in the morning to pick up the Kwem. I mash the cassava leaves, and when I'm almost done, I put the palm fruit on the fire and extract the juice,

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India imposes 40 pct duty on onion exports

STORY: India imposes 40 pct duty on onion exports DATELINE: Aug. 21, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:30 LOCATION: New Delhi CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of India gate 2. various of vegetable market 3. various of onion 4. various of export containers STORYLINE: Indian government Saturday imposed a 40 percent duty on the export of onions. The order was issued by the federal finance ministry with the aim to check the price rise and ensure ample supplies of the essential Indian kitchen ingredient in the domestic market. As per the notification, export duty on onions shall come into force with immediate effect and will remain applicable until Dec. 31, 2023. The decision to impose the 40 percent duty on the export of onions came as prices of the commodity continued to rise in August. Reports said onion prices are likely to increase further the next month. On Aug. 11, the federal government started releasing onion from its buffer stock to contain the prices. Buffer stock is maintained for price stabilization and

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Harvest season for lotus root starts in Mile, China's Yunnan

STORY: Harvest season for lotus root starts in Mile, China's Yunnan DATELINE: June 27, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:40 LOCATION: MILE, Yunnan CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of lotus root pond 2. various of farmers working STORYLINE: A total of 17,000 mu (1,122 hectares) of lotus ponds in Zhuyuan Town, in Mile City, SW China's Yunnan have entered harvest season. Farmers are busy with digging out lotus roots, a crunchy aquatic vegetable that is a favorite ingredient in Chinese cuisine. In recent years, local farmers have relied on the lotus pond to develop lotus economy by promoting tourism and selling lotus roots. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Mile, Yunnan. (XHTV)

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Growing plants for medicinal use in Nara Pref.

TOKYO, Japan - Members of "farming Kitora" harvest Angelica acutiloba, an ingredient of Kampo medicine, Japan's traditional herbal medicine, in the village of Asuka, Nara Prefecture, in December 2014. Demand for plants used in Kampo medicine has been increasing in Japan.

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Time-honored "koji" store thriving on magical ingredient

OITA, Japan - Myoho Asari (R), her father Koichi (2nd from R) and her second son Ryotoku (L) prepare steamed rice for putting koji mold into it on Nov. 7, 2012, at their store Kojiya Honten in Saiki, Oita Prefecture. (Photo by Makoto Hori)

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Time-honored "koji" store thriving on magical ingredient

OITA, Japan - Photo shows Kojiya Honten, a producer and retailer of "koji" fermented seasoning made from rice malt, at sundown on a street in Saiki, Oita Prefecture. The street is home to a number of long-established stores. Photo taken on Nov. 7, 2012. (Photo by Makoto Hori)

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Senba Kitcho restaurant chain gets court OK for rehabilitation

OSAKA, Japan - Sachiko Yuki, the 70-year-old new president of upmarket Japanese restaurant chain Senba Kitcho K.K., tells reporters in Osaka on Jan. 21 that the company has been granted court authorization to start rehabilitation. The restaurant chain has been reeling from a damaged reputation after it was found to have been offering customers some products with expired consumption dates or falsely labeled ingredient origins.

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Japanese noodle firms pin hopes on growing foreign demand

OSAKA, Japan - A woman eats ''udon'' noodles used as an ingredient for a popular Chinese dish called ''huo guo'' at an Osaka restaurant.

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Tea-leaf picking starts in Japan

NAGOYA, Japan - Women dressed in traditional tea leaf picker's costume pick young tea leaves at a ''tencha'' tea farm in Nishio, Aichi Prefecture, on May 2, the 88th day after the setting of spring, traditionally the first day of tea-leaf picking in Japan. Nishio is the country's No. 1 producer of ''tencha,'' the ingredient for Japanese powdered green tea.

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Fujiya chief to resign over old ingredient scandal

TOKYO, Japan - Fujiya Co. President Rintaro Fujii is about to leave a room after a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 15. Fujii said that he will resign to take the blame for the major confectioner's shipment of cream puffs and other products made from old ingredients.

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Fujiya chief to resign over old ingredient scandal

TOKYO, Japan - Fujiya Co. President Rintaro Fujii (L) is stern-faced at his press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 15. Fujii said that he will resign to take the blame for the major confectioner's shipment of cream puffs and other products made from old ingredients.

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Fujiya chief to resign over old ingredient scandal

TOKYO, Japan - Fujiya Co. President Rintaro Fujii (C), flanked by his aides, bows at a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 15. Fujii said that he will resign to take the blame for the major confectioner's shipment of cream puffs and other products made from old ingredients.

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Fujiya chief to resign over old ingredient scandal

TOKYO, Japan - Fujiya Co. President Rintaro Fujii (L) bows at a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 15. Fujii said that he will resign to take the blame for the major confectioner's shipment of cream puffs and other products made from old ingredients.

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Papers on 9 Snow Brand execs sent to prosecutors

OSAKA, Japan - Photo shows Snow Brand Milk Products Co.'s plant in Taiki, Hokkaido. The plant former head Osamu Kubota is one of the nine company officials sent to prosecutors on March 16 on suspicion of professional negligence in the massive outbreak of food poisoning that hit western Japan last summer. Others include former Snow Brand President Tetsuro Ishikawa and former Senior Managing Director Hiroshi Soma. The powdered skim milk produced in Taiki was an ingredient in tainted dairy products such as low-fat milk and yogurt drinks made at Snow Brand's Osaka plant that led to widespread food poisoning in June and July last year.

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Chinese drink found to contain Viagra element

NAGOYA, Japan - The Aichi prefectural government has found a so-called health drink imported from China (photo) contains an active ingredient of the anti-impotence drug Viagra and directed the importer in Nagoya to recall the product, officials said Feb. 8. The importer, ASG in Nagoya's Meito Ward, imported 47,000 20-milliliter bottles of the drink from China between February last year and January and has sold 43,000 bottles, mostly in drugstores in Aichi and other prefectures.

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(InTibet)CHINA-TIBET-NAGQU-BIRU-CATERPILLAR FUNGI-HARVEST (CN)

(220531) -- NAGQU, May 31, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People depart for caterpillar fungus collection in Lainqu Township, Biru County of Nagqu, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, May 26, 2022. On the prairie of over 4,700 meters above sea level in Biru County, herdsmen are busy hunting down caterpillar fungus at the harvest time. Biru County is a key site of yielding caterpillar fungus, an expensive ingredient in traditional Chinese medicine. Found only at high altitudes, the fungus, known in China as "winter-worm summer-grass," is said to be effective in boosting the immune system. The caterpillar fungus harvest time lasts 45 days. For local herdsmen, collecting this precious fungus offers them seasonal jobs and increases their income. Trekking on the alpine ground, searching for the tiny caterpillar fungus as small as an apple stalk, fungus diggers must brave harsh weather conditions from sunrise till sunset. Fungus diggers use an ice pick to prod the earth and dig a hole about 10 centimeters de

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(InTibet)CHINA-TIBET-NAGQU-BIRU-CATERPILLAR FUNGI-HARVEST (CN)

(220531) -- NAGQU, May 31, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Local herdsmen hunt down caterpillar fungus on highlands with an altitude of 4,700 meters in Biru County of Nagqu, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, May 26, 2022. On the prairie of over 4,700 meters above sea level in Biru County, herdsmen are busy hunting down caterpillar fungus at the harvest time. Biru County is a key site of yielding caterpillar fungus, an expensive ingredient in traditional Chinese medicine. Found only at high altitudes, the fungus, known in China as "winter-worm summer-grass," is said to be effective in boosting the immune system. The caterpillar fungus harvest time lasts 45 days. For local herdsmen, collecting this precious fungus offers them seasonal jobs and increases their income. Trekking on the alpine ground, searching for the tiny caterpillar fungus as small as an apple stalk, fungus diggers must brave harsh weather conditions from sunrise till sunset. Fungus diggers use an ice pick to prod the earth and dig a hol