High-quality tourist train service put into trial operation in China's Heilongjiang

STORY: High-quality tourist train service put into trial operation in China's Heilongjiang DATELINE: June 19, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:02 LOCATION: HARBIN, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the tourist train and its facilities STORYLINE: China's Heilongjiang Province launched the trial operation of a new high-quality tourist train service on Sunday in the provincial capital Harbin. The "Lindu" train features 15 carriages with various facilities, such as soft sleepers, a bar, a restaurant offering both Chinese and Western food, a tearoom, and a medical room. The train also has large sightseeing windows that allow passengers to enjoy the scenery along the way. The train service also aims to create a cultural and entertainment atmosphere for tourists. A band has been invited to perform live music on the train, and traditional Chinese medicine doctors are available to offer health advice. The train can provide tourists with a comprehensive service that features tourism, entertainment, accommodation,

Texan not cramped in tiny 'chashitsu' tearoom workplace

Texan not cramped in tiny 'chashitsu' tearoom workplace

KYOTO, Japan - Gary Soka Cadwallader (L) teaches his students ''chado,'' the way of tea, in the ''chashitsu'' (tearoom) at the Urasenke school of tea in Kyoto. Cadwallader, from Texas, was made a tea master in the summer of 1997 by the Urasenke house, one of the three Sen families that have been practicing chado since the 16th century. By Isao Morishita

UNFAITHFULLY YOURS

UNFAITHFULLY YOURS

UNFAITHFULLY YOURS [US 1984] Director HOWARD ZIEFF guides actors [lto r] ARMAND ASSANTE, NASTASSJA KINSKI, and DUDLEY MOORE between takes on a Fox set doubling for New York's Russian Tearoom Date: 1984

New Year tea ceremony in Kyoto

New Year tea ceremony in Kyoto

Grand tea master Sen Soshitsu XVI (far L) hosts a New Year tea ceremony at the Urasenke school's Konnichian tearoom in Kyoto, western Japan, on Jan. 7, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

New Year tea ceremony in Kyoto

New Year tea ceremony in Kyoto

Grand tea master Sen Soshitsu XVI (far L) hosts a New Year tea ceremony at the Urasenke school's Konnichian tearoom in Kyoto, western Japan, on Jan. 7, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo