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US: Waterspout Seen Off Coastline of Carolinas Amid Marine Warning

A water spout was seen off the coastline of Carolinas on Thursday, August 14 amid a tornado and marine warnings. This video shows a waterspout that was touched down just off the coast of Myrtle Beach.

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NEPAL-KATHMANDU-BAISHAK ASNAN FESTIVAL

(240423) -- KATHMANDU, April 23, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A woman pays reverence to a water spout during the Baishak Asnan festival in Kathmandu, Nepal, April 23, 2024. The locals believe that taking a holy bath on this day purifies one's spirit and makes one free from skin diseases. (Photo by Sulav Shrestha/Xinhua)

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CHINA-BEIJING-TEA & TEA CEREMONY EXHIBITION (CN)

(240419) -- BEIJING, April 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A man demonstrates skills of pouring tea from a long spout teapot at the 16th Beijing International Tea and Tea Ceremony Exhibition in Beijing, capital of China, April 19, 2024. The 16th Beijing International Tea and Tea Ceremony Exhibition is held at the National Agricultural Exhibition Center in Beijing from April 19 to 22. The exhibition, which covers an area of some 24,000 square meters, has attracted over 700 exhibitors. (Xinhua/Cai Yang)

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China's provincial culture, tourism exhibited in London

STORY: China's provincial culture, tourism exhibited in London DATELINE: Oct. 22, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:10 LOCATION: London CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the promotion campaign 2. SOUNDBITE (English): JOHN MCLEAN, Chairman of the UK-China Business Development Center STORYLINE: A series of activities were held in London Friday to display and promote the culture and tourism charm of China's southwestern Sichuan Province. The promotion campaign included a landscape photo exhibition, a long-spout teapot pouring Kungfu show, and Sichuan Opera face-changing performance. Some unique cultural products were also exhibited, like the Sichuan embroidery, lacquerware and traditional oil-paper umbrella. Themed "Nihao! China -- Sichuan, more than pandas," the event was hosted by the Culture and Tourism Department of Sichuan Province. For many British panda lovers, their first impression of Sichuan is the homeland of giant pandas. In the past 12 years, the giant pandas Yang Guang and Tian Tian living

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Jordanians join culture salon to touch Chinese tea culture

STORY: Jordanians join culture salon to touch Chinese tea culture DATELINE: May 25, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:55 LOCATION: Amman CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the cultural salon 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): CHEN CHUANDONG, Chinese Ambassador to Jordan 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): DANA FIRAS, Jordanian Princess 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Arabic): LAYAN MUSTAFA, Jordanian student STORYLINE: A cultural salon titled "Tea for Harmony" was held in the Jordanian capital Amman on Wednesday, offering the attendees an opportunity to immerse in the Chinese tea culture. The event, organized by the China Cultural Center in Amman, attracted over 100 visitors, including Jordanian officials, Chinese people in Jordan, and local residents. Tea artists from Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, staged their tea arts during the salon, such as long spout teapot performance, accompanied by melodious ancient Chinese music, and Sichuan opera "Bianlian," also known as face-changing. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): CHEN CHUANDONG, Chinese A

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NEPAL-LALITPUR-SITHI NAKHA FESTIVAL-CLEANING

(230525) -- LALITPUR, May 25, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A man cleans a stone water spout on the occasion of Sithi Nakha Festival in Lalitpur, Nepal, May 25, 2023. The Newar community celebrates the Sithi Nakha festival to mark the beginning of monsoon season by cleaning water sources such as ponds, wells and stone spouts. (Photo by Hari Maharjan/Xinhua)

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Lake Geneva fountain anniversary

GENEVA, Switzerland - Jet d'Eau, a landmark fountain, spews water during a ceremony in Geneva, Switzerland, on Sept. 15, 2011, to mark the 120th anniversary of the construction of the 140-meter-high water spout at the current location.

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Lake Geneva fountain anniversary

GENEVA, Switzerland - Photo shows Lake Geneva and Jet d'Eau, a landmark fountain in Geneva, Switzerland, on Sept. 15, 2011. A ceremony was held the same day in Geneva to mark the 120th anniversary of the construction of the 140-meter-high water spout at the current location.

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Sakurajima active again

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - Smoke and magma spout out from the Showa Crater on Mt. Sakurajima in Kagoshima Prefecture on June 19.

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Sakurajima active again

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - Smoke and magma spout out from the Showa Crater on Mt. Sakurajima in Kagoshima Prefecture on June 19. (Kyodo)

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Lake Geneva fountain anniversary

GENEVA, Switzerland - Jet d'Eau, a landmark fountain, spews water during a ceremony in Geneva, Switzerland, on Sept. 15, 2011, to mark the 120th anniversary of the construction of the 140-meter-high water spout at the current location. (Kyodo)

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Lake Geneva fountain anniversary

GENEVA, Switzerland - Photo shows Lake Geneva and Jet d'Eau, a landmark fountain in Geneva, Switzerland, on Sept. 15, 2011. A ceremony was held the same day in Geneva to mark the 120th anniversary of the construction of the 140-meter-high water spout at the current location. (Kyodo)