TÜRKIYE-BURSA-COFFEE ON BICYCLE

TÜRKIYE-BURSA-COFFEE ON BICYCLE

(240327) -- BURSA, March 27, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Enes Sefa Unlu prepares coffee in Bursa, Türkiye, on March 25, 2024. In northwestern Türkiye's Bursa city, a 27-year-old man ingeniously transformed his bicycle into a mobile coffee shop, a fresh idea for sipping a cup of coffee outdoors. (Photo by Mustafa Kaya/Xinhua) TO GO WITH Feature: Coffee on bicycle, new way for Turks' daily caffeine fix

TÜRKIYE-BURSA-COFFEE ON BICYCLE

TÜRKIYE-BURSA-COFFEE ON BICYCLE

(240327) -- BURSA, March 27, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Enes Sefa Unlu prepares coffee in Bursa, Türkiye, on March 25, 2024. In northwestern Türkiye's Bursa city, a 27-year-old man ingeniously transformed his bicycle into a mobile coffee shop, a fresh idea for sipping a cup of coffee outdoors. (Photo by Mustafa Kaya/Xinhua) TO GO WITH Feature: Coffee on bicycle, new way for Turks' daily caffeine fix

Centuries-old tea road regains glory as Belt and Road cooperation deepens

STORY: Centuries-old tea road regains glory as Belt and Road cooperation deepens DATELINE: Oct. 2, 2023 LENGTH: 00:05:07 LOCATION: FUZHOU, China/ST. PETERSBURG, Russia CATEGORY: CULTURE/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (Russian): MARIA ALEKSEEVA, Xinhua reporter 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): ZOU YINGWEN, Inheritor of Wuyi Mountains tea-making crafts 3. STANDUP (Russian): MARIA ALEKSEEVA, Xinhua reporter 4. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): HUANG BOQUAN, Dean of School of History and Culture, Hubei University 5. STANDUP (Russian): MARIA ALEKSEEVA, Xinhua reporter 6. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): TIAN JIAN, Director of Shanxi merchants research institute in Qixian County 7. SOUNDBITE (Russia): SERGEY KALASHNIKOV, Chairman of Russian Association for International Cooperation STORYLINE: STANDUP (Russian): MARIA ALEKSEEVA, Xinhua reporter "As the famous ancient Chinese philosopher Zhu Xi said in his poem, 'Sipping tea clears the mind, and refreshes the spirit.' We Russians also say, 'Drinking tea can live a long life.' I don't know whether th

New Year's tea ceremony with huge bowls at Nara temple

New Year's tea ceremony with huge bowls at Nara temple

NARA, Japan - Pilgrims attend a New Year's tea ceremony at the Saidaiji temple in Nara on Jan. 15 that involves huge tea bowls measuring 30 to 40 centimeters in diameter. The bowls weigh as much as 7 kilograms each -- so heavy that some female pilgrims required assistance when sipping the powdered green tea.

CHINA-HENAN-ALS SUFFERER-ROAD TRIP (CN)

CHINA-HENAN-ALS SUFFERER-ROAD TRIP (CN)

(220818) -- ZHENGZHOU, Aug. 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Zhao Tianci (R) poses for a photo with his mother Liu Wenyan during their trip in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, July 1, 2022. Liu Wenyan considers herself lucky. Despite being confined to a wheelchair most of the time, she has recently finished a road trip covering over 15,000 km. The round trip from her home city of Shangqiu in central China's Henan Province to northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region and back again took 31 days. Liu, aged 52, suffers from a neurodegenerative disease called amyotrophic lateral sclerosis or ALS. But the condition did not stop her enjoying the journey with her son Zhao Tianci, taking in various types of scenery along the way, sipping tea on the prairie and enjoying local delicacies. TO GO WITH "Feature: ALS sufferer inspires others with 15,000-km road trip" (Xinhua)

CHINA-HENAN-ALS SUFFERER-ROAD TRIP (CN)

CHINA-HENAN-ALS SUFFERER-ROAD TRIP (CN)

(220818) -- ZHENGZHOU, Aug. 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Zhao Tianci (R) poses for a photo with his mother Liu Wenyan during their trip in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, June 30, 2022. Liu Wenyan considers herself lucky. Despite being confined to a wheelchair most of the time, she has recently finished a road trip covering over 15,000 km. The round trip from her home city of Shangqiu in central China's Henan Province to northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region and back again took 31 days. Liu, aged 52, suffers from a neurodegenerative disease called amyotrophic lateral sclerosis or ALS. But the condition did not stop her enjoying the journey with her son Zhao Tianci, taking in various types of scenery along the way, sipping tea on the prairie and enjoying local delicacies. TO GO WITH "Feature: ALS sufferer inspires others with 15,000-km road trip" (Xinhua)

CHINA-HENAN-ALS SUFFERER-ROAD TRIP (CN)

CHINA-HENAN-ALS SUFFERER-ROAD TRIP (CN)

(220818) -- ZHENGZHOU, Aug. 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Zhao Tianci (R) poses for a photo with his mother Liu Wenyan during their trip in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, July 3, 2022. Liu Wenyan considers herself lucky. Despite being confined to a wheelchair most of the time, she has recently finished a road trip covering over 15,000 km. The round trip from her home city of Shangqiu in central China's Henan Province to northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region and back again took 31 days. Liu, aged 52, suffers from a neurodegenerative disease called amyotrophic lateral sclerosis or ALS. But the condition did not stop her enjoying the journey with her son Zhao Tianci, taking in various types of scenery along the way, sipping tea on the prairie and enjoying local delicacies. TO GO WITH "Feature: ALS sufferer inspires others with 15,000-km road trip" (Xinhua)

CHINA-HENAN-ALS SUFFERER-ROAD TRIP (CN)

CHINA-HENAN-ALS SUFFERER-ROAD TRIP (CN)

(220818) -- ZHENGZHOU, Aug. 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Zhao Tianci (R) poses for a photo with his mother Liu Wenyan in Shangqiu City, central China's Henan Province, Aug. 18, 2022. Liu Wenyan considers herself lucky. Despite being confined to a wheelchair most of the time, she has recently finished a road trip covering over 15,000 km. The round trip from her home city of Shangqiu in central China's Henan Province to northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region and back again took 31 days. Liu, aged 52, suffers from a neurodegenerative disease called amyotrophic lateral sclerosis or ALS. But the condition did not stop her enjoying the journey with her son Zhao Tianci, taking in various types of scenery along the way, sipping tea on the prairie and enjoying local delicacies. TO GO WITH "Feature: ALS sufferer inspires others with 15,000-km road trip" (Xinhua)

"Camping fever" on rise in China amid COVID-19

STORY: "Camping fever" on rise in China amid COVID-19 DATELINE: May 6, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:15 LOCATION: HANGZHOU, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): YIN XIAOSHENG, Xinhua correspondent 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): DAINCA WANG, Operation manager of ABC Camping Country 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): ZHONG WEI, T-Mall outdoor products 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): Mr. ZHANG, Camper 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): Ms. WANG, Camper 6. SOUNDBITE 5 (Chinese): DAINCA WANG, Operation manager of ABC Camping Country STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): YIN XIAOSHENG, Xinhua correspondent "Hiking, river tracing, watching the stars while sipping coffee in a tent hotel... In recent years, camping has increasingly gained popularity among Chinese tourists. Now, people's impression of camping has changed from 'survival in the wild' to 'glamorous camping.' Tipi tent, velarium, lightweight tables and chairs, designed cooker... Glamping has emerged as a new vacation trend. Unable to travel far during the epidemic, young peopl

Britannia and Eve, January 1935

Britannia and Eve, January 1935

A vampish blonde bombshell stares seductively at the viewer as she sips a cocktail. Date: January 1935

New Year's tea ceremony with huge bowls at Nara temple

New Year's tea ceremony with huge bowls at Nara temple

NARA, Japan - Pilgrims attend a New Year's tea ceremony at the Saidaiji temple in Nara on Jan. 15 that involves huge tea bowls measuring 30 to 40 centimeters in diameter. The bowls weigh as much as 7 kilograms each -- so heavy that some female pilgrims required assistance when sipping the powdered green tea. (Kyodo)

Girls having a meal

Girls having a meal

Five women are having a meal. Each is involved in a different activity such as eating cooked rice, sipping miso soup, eating side dishes and pouring tea from a porcelain teapot. The woman on the left seems to be a maid. ==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number91‐49‐0]

World's biggest tea party kicks off Y2K revelry in H.K.

World's biggest tea party kicks off Y2K revelry in H.K.

HONG KONG, - Hong Kong hosts what it called the world's biggest tea party on Nov. 27 with 4,950 international and local tea lovers brewing and sipping cups of ''cha'' together on the territory's harbor front. A girl from Macao sat on mattresses and brewed her Chinese tea. The brew-up kicked off festive activities in Hong Kong that will run up to and into the new millennium.