China: Black Swan Seen Scooping Leaves in Reverse at Zhaotong University

On November 15, 2025, in Zhaotong, Yunnan, a video captured the unusual sight of a black swan at Zhaotong University moving backward across a pond while repeatedly scooping leaves toward the shore.

Baima Lake Farm in Huai 'an

Baima Lake Farm in Huai 'an

HUAI'AN, CHINA - JUNE 8, 2024 - Agricultural technicians check the growth of rice seedlings at Baima Lake Farm in Huaian city, Jiangsu province, China, June 8, 2024.

Baima Lake Farm in Huai 'an

Baima Lake Farm in Huai 'an

HUAI'AN, CHINA - JUNE 8, 2024 - Agricultural technicians check the growth of rice seedlings at Baima Lake Farm in Huaian city, Jiangsu province, China, June 8, 2024.

Baima Lake Farm in Huai 'an

Baima Lake Farm in Huai 'an

HUAI'AN, CHINA - JUNE 8, 2024 - Agricultural technicians check the growth of rice seedlings at Baima Lake Farm in Huaian city, Jiangsu province, China, June 8, 2024.

Baima Lake Farm in Huai 'an

Baima Lake Farm in Huai 'an

HUAI'AN, CHINA - JUNE 8, 2024 - Agricultural technicians check the growth of rice seedlings at Baima Lake Farm in Huaian city, Jiangsu province, China, June 8, 2024.

Baima Lake Farm in Huai 'an

Baima Lake Farm in Huai 'an

HUAI'AN, CHINA - JUNE 8, 2024 - Agricultural technicians check the growth of rice seedlings at Baima Lake Farm in Huaian city, Jiangsu province, China, June 8, 2024.

Baima Lake Farm in Huai 'an

Baima Lake Farm in Huai 'an

HUAI'AN, CHINA - JUNE 8, 2024 - Agricultural technicians check the growth of rice seedlings at Baima Lake Farm in Huaian city, Jiangsu province, China, June 8, 2024.

Baima Lake Farm in Huai 'an

Baima Lake Farm in Huai 'an

HUAI'AN, CHINA - JUNE 8, 2024 - Agricultural technicians check the growth of rice seedlings at Baima Lake Farm in Huaian city, Jiangsu province, China, June 8, 2024.

Baima Lake Farm in Huai 'an

Baima Lake Farm in Huai 'an

HUAI'AN, CHINA - JUNE 8, 2024 - Agricultural technicians test rice seedlings at Baima Lake Farm in Huaian city, Jiangsu province, China, June 8, 2024.

Baima Lake Farm in Huai 'an

Baima Lake Farm in Huai 'an

HUAI'AN, CHINA - JUNE 8, 2024 - Agricultural technicians check the growth of rice seedlings at Baima Lake Farm in Huaian city, Jiangsu province, China, June 8, 2024.

Baima Lake Farm in Huai 'an

Baima Lake Farm in Huai 'an

HUAI'AN, CHINA - JUNE 8, 2024 - Agricultural technicians take samples of rice seedlings in a laboratory at Baima Lake Farm in Huai 'an city, Jiangsu province, China, June 8, 2024.

Baima Lake Farm in Huai 'an

Baima Lake Farm in Huai 'an

HUAI'AN, CHINA - JUNE 8, 2024 - Agricultural technicians take samples of rice seedlings in a laboratory at Baima Lake Farm in Huai 'an city, Jiangsu province, China, June 8, 2024.

Baima Lake Farm in Huai 'an

Baima Lake Farm in Huai 'an

HUAI'AN, CHINA - JUNE 8, 2024 - Agricultural technicians take samples of rice seedlings in a laboratory at Baima Lake Farm in Huai 'an city, Jiangsu province, China, June 8, 2024.

Baima Lake Farm in Huai 'an

Baima Lake Farm in Huai 'an

HUAI'AN, CHINA - JUNE 8, 2024 - Agricultural technicians take samples of rice seedlings in a laboratory at Baima Lake Farm in Huai 'an city, Jiangsu province, China, June 8, 2024.

Smart tech transforms harvest in rural area of Guizhou, China

STORY: Smart tech transforms harvest in rural area of Guizhou, China DATELINE: Sept. 21, 2022 LENGTH: 0:00:55 LOCATION: GUIYANG, China CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of unmanned machines working in the fields 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): LUO XIWEN, Academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering STORYLINE: The whole process of rice cultivation, from sowing to harvesting, can be realized with driverless agricultural machinery. Recently, a research team led by Luo Xiwen, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, brought unmanned agricultural machinery to Tangtou Town of Sinan County in China's Guizhou. Unmanned tractors, rototillers, seeding machines and harvesters were on site, which not only make work easier, but also boost efficiency. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): LUO XIWEN, Academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering "Unmanned farming means using advanced science and technology to replace manual labor, using unmanned agricultural machinery to automatically finish what needs to be done

Seeding rice

Seeding rice

Seeding rice==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images)

Seeding rice

Seeding rice

Seeding rice==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images)