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China-Europe Freight Service - Harbin

An aerial drone photo taken on July 29, 2024 shows Suifenhe Railway Port in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. Manzhouli, Suifenhe and Tongjiang, the three railway ports on the eastern corridor of the train for China-Europe freight service in northeast China, had seen a total of 30,000 train for China-Europe freight service trips as of Tuesday, delivering 2.91 million twenty-foot equivalent unit (TEU) containers of goods, according to the China Railway Harbin Group Co., Ltd. Photo by Qu Yiwei/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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China-Europe Freight Service - Harbin

An aerial drone photo shows trains for China-Europe freight service at Manzhouli Railway Port in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, August 20, 2024. Manzhouli, Suifenhe and Tongjiang, the three railway ports on the eastern corridor of the train for China-Europe freight service in northeast China, had seen a total of 30,000 train for China-Europe freight service trips as of Tuesday, delivering 2.91 million twenty-foot equivalent unit (TEU) containers of goods, according to the China Railway Harbin Group Co., Ltd. Photo by Huang Xu/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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China-Europe Freight Service - Harbin

An aerial drone photo shows containers being loaded at Suifenhe Railway Port in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, August 7, 2024. Manzhouli, Suifenhe and Tongjiang, the three railway ports on the eastern corridor of the train for China-Europe freight service in northeast China, had seen a total of 30,000 train for China-Europe freight service trips as of Tuesday, delivering 2.91 million twenty-foot equivalent unit (TEU) containers of goods, according to the China Railway Harbin Group Co., Ltd. Photo by Qu Yiwei/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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China-Europe Freight Service - Harbin

An aerial drone photo shows containers being loaded at Manzhouli Railway Port in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, August 6, 2024. Manzhouli, Suifenhe and Tongjiang, the three railway ports on the eastern corridor of the train for China-Europe freight service in northeast China, had seen a total of 30,000 train for China-Europe freight service trips as of Tuesday, delivering 2.91 million twenty-foot equivalent unit (TEU) containers of goods, according to the China Railway Harbin Group Co., Ltd. Photo by Huang Xu/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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China-Europe Freight Service - Harbin

A container is being loaded at Manzhouli Railway Port in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, August 6, 2024. Manzhouli, Suifenhe and Tongjiang, the three railway ports on the eastern corridor of the train for China-Europe freight service in northeast China, had seen a total of 30,000 train for China-Europe freight service trips as of Tuesday, delivering 2.91 million twenty-foot equivalent unit (TEU) containers of goods, according to the China Railway Harbin Group Co., Ltd. Photo by Huang Xu/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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China-Europe Freight Service - Harbin

An aerial drone photo shows a train for China-Europe freight service at Tongjiang North Railway Port in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, August 7, 2024. Manzhouli, Suifenhe and Tongjiang, the three railway ports on the eastern corridor of the train for China-Europe freight service in northeast China, had seen a total of 30,000 train for China-Europe freight service trips as of Tuesday, delivering 2.91 million twenty-foot equivalent unit (TEU) containers of goods, according to the China Railway Harbin Group Co., Ltd. Photo by Wu Yunan/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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China-Europe Freight Service - Harbin

An aerial drone photo shows a train for China-Europe freight service pulling in at Suifenhe Railway Port in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, August 9, 2024. Manzhouli, Suifenhe and Tongjiang, the three railway ports on the eastern corridor of the train for China-Europe freight service in northeast China, had seen a total of 30,000 train for China-Europe freight service trips as of Tuesday, delivering 2.91 million twenty-foot equivalent unit (TEU) containers of goods, according to the China Railway Harbin Group Co., Ltd. Photo by Qu Yiwei/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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China-Europe Freight Service - Harbin

An aerial drone photo shows a train for China-Europe freight service pulling out of Tongjiang North Railway Port in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, August 9, 2024. Manzhouli, Suifenhe and Tongjiang, the three railway ports on the eastern corridor of the train for China-Europe freight service in northeast China, had seen a total of 30,000 train for China-Europe freight service trips as of Tuesday, delivering 2.91 million twenty-foot equivalent unit (TEU) containers of goods, according to the China Railway Harbin Group Co., Ltd. Photo by Wu Yunan/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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China-Europe Freight Service - Harbin

An aerial drone photo shows a container being loaded at Tongjiang North Railway Port in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, August 7, 2024. Manzhouli, Suifenhe and Tongjiang, the three railway ports on the eastern corridor of the train for China-Europe freight service in northeast China, had seen a total of 30,000 train for China-Europe freight service trips as of Tuesday, delivering 2.91 million twenty-foot equivalent unit (TEU) containers of goods, according to the China Railway Harbin Group Co., Ltd. Photo by Wu Yunan/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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China-Laos Railway sees travel boom during Dragon Boat Festival holiday

STORY: China-Laos Railway sees travel boom during Dragon Boat Festival holiday SHOOTING TIME: June 10, 2024 DATELINE: June 12, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:11 LOCATION: XISHUANGBANNA, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. aerial view of the Mohan railway station 2. various of cross-border passengers 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): Passenger 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): LI SHILING, Tour guide in Yunnan 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): LI JUN, Railway police officer, Mohan checkpoint, Yunnan 6. various of cross-border passengers STORYLINE: During China's Dragon Boat Festival holiday, the China-Laos Railway saw a significant rise in international passengers. The China-Laos Railway had handled over 1,628 cross-border passenger trips during the three-day holiday, up 28.29 percent year on year, according to the Mohan checkpoint on China's border with Laos. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): Passenger "We flew to Xishuangbanna from Guangzhou to experience the China-Laos Railway. We can go straight to Luang Prabang from Xishuangbanna station, which i

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XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(240611) -- BEIJING, June 11, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- An aerial drone photo shows tourists visiting the Slender West Lake scenic spot in Yangzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province, June 10, 2024. China saw 110 million domestic tourist trips made during the three-day Dragon Boat Festival holiday, up 6.3 percent from the same period last year, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism said Monday. (Photo by Zhou Shegen/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(240611) -- BEIJING, June 11, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo shows tourists visiting the Slender West Lake scenic spot in Yangzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province, June 10, 2024. China saw 110 million domestic tourist trips made during the three-day Dragon Boat Festival holiday, up 6.3 percent from the same period last year, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism said Monday. (Photo by Zhou Shegen/Xinhua)

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Mingsha Mountain And Crescent Spring Scenic

Tourist ride camels at the Mingshashan and the Crescent Lake, an oasis scenic spot in the Gobi Desert in Dunhuang, northwest China's Gansu Province, June 9, 2024. China saw 110 million domestic tourist trips made during the three-day Dragon Boat Festival holiday, up 6.3 percent from the same period last year, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism said Monday. Photo by Zhang Xiaoliang/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Mingsha Mountain And Crescent Spring Scenic

Tourist ride camels at the Mingshashan and the Crescent Lake, an oasis scenic spot in the Gobi Desert in Dunhuang, northwest China's Gansu Province, June 9, 2024. China saw 110 million domestic tourist trips made during the three-day Dragon Boat Festival holiday, up 6.3 percent from the same period last year, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism said Monday. Photo by Zhang Xiaoliang/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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#(FOCUS) CHINA-DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL-HOLIDAY-DOMESTIC TOURIST TRIPS (CN)

(240610) -- BEIJING, June 10, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Tourists watch a teapot tea performance at Jieling Community of Suining City, southwest China's Sichuan Province, June 10, 2024. China saw 110 million domestic tourist trips made during the three-day Dragon Boat Festival holiday, up 6.3 percent from the same period last year, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism said Monday. (Photo by Zhong Min/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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#(FOCUS) CHINA-DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL-HOLIDAY-DOMESTIC TOURIST TRIPS (CN)

(240610) -- BEIJING, June 10, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Tourists watch a traditional wedding performance at a scenic area in Jiyuan City, east China's Shandong Province, June 10, 2024. China saw 110 million domestic tourist trips made during the three-day Dragon Boat Festival holiday, up 6.3 percent from the same period last year, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism said Monday. (Photo by Miao Qiunao/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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#(FOCUS) CHINA-DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL-HOLIDAY-DOMESTIC TOURIST TRIPS (CN)

(240610) -- BEIJING, June 10, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Children have fun at a beach in Yantai, east China's Shandong Province, June 10, 2024. China saw 110 million domestic tourist trips made during the three-day Dragon Boat Festival holiday, up 6.3 percent from the same period last year, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism said Monday. (Photo by Sun Wentan/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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#(FOCUS) CHINA-DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL-HOLIDAY-DOMESTIC TOURIST TRIPS (CN)

(240610) -- BEIJING, June 10, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Tourists on a bamboo raft visit Zhuoshui ancient town in Qianjiang District of southwest China's Chongqing, June 10, 2024. China saw 110 million domestic tourist trips made during the three-day Dragon Boat Festival holiday, up 6.3 percent from the same period last year, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism said Monday. (Photo by Yang Min/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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#(FOCUS) CHINA-DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL-HOLIDAY-DOMESTIC TOURIST TRIPS (CN)

(240610) -- BEIJING, June 10, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- An aerial drone photo shows tourists viewing lotus in Suining City, southwest China's Sichuan Province, June 10, 2024. China saw 110 million domestic tourist trips made during the three-day Dragon Boat Festival holiday, up 6.3 percent from the same period last year, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism said Monday. (Photo by Liu Changsong/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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#(FOCUS) CHINA-DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL-HOLIDAY-DOMESTIC TOURIST TRIPS (CN)

(240610) -- BEIJING, June 10, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- An aerial drone photo shows tourists visiting the Slender West Lake scenic spot in Yangzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province, June 10, 2024. China saw 110 million domestic tourist trips made during the three-day Dragon Boat Festival holiday, up 6.3 percent from the same period last year, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism said Monday. (Photo by Zhou Shegen/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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#(FOCUS) CHINA-DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL-HOLIDAY-DOMESTIC TOURIST TRIPS (CN)

(240610) -- BEIJING, June 10, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Tourists visit the Slender West Lake scenic spot in Yangzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province, June 10, 2024. China saw 110 million domestic tourist trips made during the three-day Dragon Boat Festival holiday, up 6.3 percent from the same period last year, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism said Monday. (Photo by Ren Fei/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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#(FOCUS) CHINA-DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL-HOLIDAY-DOMESTIC TOURIST TRIPS (CN)

(240610) -- BEIJING, June 10, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Tourist ride camels at the Mingshashan and the Crescent Lake, an oasis scenic spot in the Gobi Desert in Dunhuang, northwest China's Gansu Province, June 9, 2024. China saw 110 million domestic tourist trips made during the three-day Dragon Boat Festival holiday, up 6.3 percent from the same period last year, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism said Monday. (Photo by Zhang Xiaoliang/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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#(FOCUS) CHINA-DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL-HOLIDAY-DOMESTIC TOURIST TRIPS (CN)

(240610) -- BEIJING, June 10, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Tourist ride camels at the Mingshashan and the Crescent Lake, an oasis scenic spot in the Gobi Desert in Dunhuang, northwest China's Gansu Province, June 9, 2024. China saw 110 million domestic tourist trips made during the three-day Dragon Boat Festival holiday, up 6.3 percent from the same period last year, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism said Monday. (Photo by Zhang Xiaoliang/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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#(FOCUS) CHINA-DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL-HOLIDAY-DOMESTIC TOURIST TRIPS (CN)

(240610) -- BEIJING, June 10, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Tourists are greeted by locals wearing traditional costumes in Sanjiao Village, in Shuifu County, southwest China's Yunan Province, June 10, 2024. China saw 110 million domestic tourist trips made during the three-day Dragon Boat Festival holiday, up 6.3 percent from the same period last year, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism said Monday. (Photo by Di Tingxiu/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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#(FOCUS) CHINA-DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL-HOLIDAY-DOMESTIC TOURIST TRIPS (CN)

(240610) -- BEIJING, June 10, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo shows tourists visiting the Slender West Lake scenic spot in Yangzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province, June 10, 2024. China saw 110 million domestic tourist trips made during the three-day Dragon Boat Festival holiday, up 6.3 percent from the same period last year, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism said Monday. (Photo by Zhou Shegen/Xinhua)

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#(FOCUS) CHINA-DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL-HOLIDAY-DOMESTIC TOURIST TRIPS (CN)

(240610) -- BEIJING, June 10, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Tourists watch a traditional wedding performance at a scenic area in Jiyuan City, east China's Shandong Province, June 10, 2024. China saw 110 million domestic tourist trips made during the three-day Dragon Boat Festival holiday, up 6.3 percent from the same period last year, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism said Monday. (Photo by Miao Qiunao/Xinhua)

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#(FOCUS) CHINA-DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL-HOLIDAY-DOMESTIC TOURIST TRIPS (CN)

(240610) -- BEIJING, June 10, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Tourists are greeted by locals wearing traditional costumes in Sanjiao Village, in Shuifu County, southwest China's Yunan Province, June 10, 2024. China saw 110 million domestic tourist trips made during the three-day Dragon Boat Festival holiday, up 6.3 percent from the same period last year, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism said Monday. (Photo by Di Tingxiu/Xinhua)

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#(FOCUS) CHINA-DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL-HOLIDAY-DOMESTIC TOURIST TRIPS (CN)

(240610) -- BEIJING, June 10, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Tourists watch a teapot tea performance at Jieling Community of Suining City, southwest China's Sichuan Province, June 10, 2024. China saw 110 million domestic tourist trips made during the three-day Dragon Boat Festival holiday, up 6.3 percent from the same period last year, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism said Monday. (Photo by Zhong Min/Xinhua)

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#(FOCUS) CHINA-DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL-HOLIDAY-DOMESTIC TOURIST TRIPS (CN)

(240610) -- BEIJING, June 10, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Children have fun at a beach in Yantai, east China's Shandong Province, June 10, 2024. China saw 110 million domestic tourist trips made during the three-day Dragon Boat Festival holiday, up 6.3 percent from the same period last year, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism said Monday. (Photo by Sun Wentan/Xinhua)

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#(FOCUS) CHINA-DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL-HOLIDAY-DOMESTIC TOURIST TRIPS (CN)

(240610) -- BEIJING, June 10, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Tourist ride camels at the Mingshashan and the Crescent Lake, an oasis scenic spot in the Gobi Desert in Dunhuang, northwest China's Gansu Province, June 9, 2024. China saw 110 million domestic tourist trips made during the three-day Dragon Boat Festival holiday, up 6.3 percent from the same period last year, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism said Monday. (Photo by Zhang Xiaoliang/Xinhua)

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#(FOCUS) CHINA-DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL-HOLIDAY-DOMESTIC TOURIST TRIPS (CN)

(240610) -- BEIJING, June 10, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Tourists visit the Slender West Lake scenic spot in Yangzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province, June 10, 2024. China saw 110 million domestic tourist trips made during the three-day Dragon Boat Festival holiday, up 6.3 percent from the same period last year, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism said Monday. (Photo by Ren Fei/Xinhua)

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#(FOCUS) CHINA-DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL-HOLIDAY-DOMESTIC TOURIST TRIPS (CN)

(240610) -- BEIJING, June 10, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Tourist ride camels at the Mingshashan and the Crescent Lake, an oasis scenic spot in the Gobi Desert in Dunhuang, northwest China's Gansu Province, June 9, 2024. China saw 110 million domestic tourist trips made during the three-day Dragon Boat Festival holiday, up 6.3 percent from the same period last year, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism said Monday. (Photo by Zhang Xiaoliang/Xinhua)

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#(FOCUS) CHINA-DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL-HOLIDAY-DOMESTIC TOURIST TRIPS (CN)

(240610) -- BEIJING, June 10, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Tourists on a bamboo raft visit Zhuoshui ancient town in Qianjiang District of southwest China's Chongqing, June 10, 2024. China saw 110 million domestic tourist trips made during the three-day Dragon Boat Festival holiday, up 6.3 percent from the same period last year, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism said Monday. (Photo by Yang Min/Xinhua)

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#(FOCUS) CHINA-DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL-HOLIDAY-DOMESTIC TOURIST TRIPS (CN)

(240610) -- BEIJING, June 10, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo shows tourists viewing lotus in Suining City, southwest China's Sichuan Province, June 10, 2024. China saw 110 million domestic tourist trips made during the three-day Dragon Boat Festival holiday, up 6.3 percent from the same period last year, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism said Monday. (Photo by Liu Changsong/Xinhua)

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Hong Kong holds firework show to celebrate Labor Day

STORY: Hong Kong holds firework show to celebrate Labor Day SHOOTING TIME: May 1, 2024 DATELINE: May 2, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:41 LOCATION: HONG KONG, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the fireworks STORYLINE: Tourists swarmed Hong Kong's Victoria Harbor on Wednesday night to enjoy a firework show at sea as one of the first highlights of this Labor Day holiday. Starting at 8 p.m. local time (1200 GMT), the 10-minute display blended in with the night view of the Victoria Harbor and is accompanied by a light and music show. The gold-toned fireworks were set off from a boat 130 meters offshore. Despite the on-and-off drizzles throughout the day, many tourists and Hong Kong residents had arrived three hours prior to the show to find the perfect viewing spot. The Immigration Department of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government estimates that passenger arrivals and departures will total 5.9 million from Tuesday to Sunday, among which over 800,000 trips are made by tourists from the C

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China's Yunnan sees over 12 mln visits during Qingming holiday

STORY: China's Yunnan sees over 12 mln visits during Qingming holiday SHOOTING TIME: April 4-6, 2024 DATELINE: April 8, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:15 LOCATION: KUNMING, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of tourists in China's Yunnan during Qingming holiday STORYLINE: Southwest China's Yunnan Province saw nearly 12.47 million tourist trips during the three-day Qingming Festival holiday that ended on Saturday, data showed. This figure was up 59.5 percent from the same holiday in 2019, according to the China Tourism Academy. Tourism revenue totaled 11.32 billion yuan (about 1.6 billion U.S. dollars), up 85.7 percent from the same period in 2019 before the COVID-19 epidemic. Yunnan boasts rich tourism resources, including several UNESCO World Heritage sites. The most popular tourist destinations during this year's Qingming Festival holiday included the old towns of Lijiang and Dali. Qingming Festival, or Tomb-Sweeping Day, is a traditional Chinese festival for people to pay tribute to the de

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Three Gorges Tour in Yichang

YICHANG, CHINA - FEBRUARY 29, 2024 - Tourists visit the Three Gorges of the Yangtze River on a cruise ship in Yichang, Hubei province, Feb 29, 2024. On Feb 29, the National Bureau of Statistics released a statistical communique on 2023 National Economic and social development, showing that China made 4.89 billion domestic trips, an increase of 93.3 percent over the previous year.

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Three Gorges Tour in Yichang

YICHANG, CHINA - FEBRUARY 29, 2024 - Tourists visit the Three Gorges of the Yangtze River on a cruise ship in Yichang, Hubei province, Feb 29, 2024. On Feb 29, the National Bureau of Statistics released a statistical communique on 2023 National Economic and social development, showing that China made 4.89 billion domestic trips, an increase of 93.3 percent over the previous year.

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Three Gorges Tour in Yichang

YICHANG, CHINA - FEBRUARY 29, 2024 - Tourists visit the Three Gorges of the Yangtze River on a cruise ship in Yichang, Hubei province, Feb 29, 2024. On Feb 29, the National Bureau of Statistics released a statistical communique on 2023 National Economic and social development, showing that China made 4.89 billion domestic trips, an increase of 93.3 percent over the previous year.

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Three Gorges Tour in Yichang

YICHANG, CHINA - FEBRUARY 29, 2024 - Tourists visit the Three Gorges of the Yangtze River on a cruise ship in Yichang, Hubei province, Feb 29, 2024. On Feb 29, the National Bureau of Statistics released a statistical communique on 2023 National Economic and social development, showing that China made 4.89 billion domestic trips, an increase of 93.3 percent over the previous year.

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China taps consumption potential to sustain high-quality growth

STORY: China taps consumption potential to sustain high-quality growth SHOOTING TIME: File DATELINE: Jan. 21, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:15 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of China-related footage 2. various of a McKinsey report "China consumption: Start of a new era" STORYLINE: The past few weeks have witnessed the rise to stardom of Harbin, China's "ice city" with a record influx of visitors. Over 3 million visitors flocked to the city during the New Year holidays, and tourism revenue rocketed 791.92 percent to over 5.9 billion yuan (about 820 million U.S. dollars). This wooing of tourists once again shows the huge momentum of domestic consumption in China's huge market. Data show 135 million domestic tourist trips were made in China during the three-day New Year holiday, up 155.3 percent year on year, and tourist revenue surpassed 79.73 billion yuan (about 11.08 billion U.S. dollars). Physical stores across the country are also introducing novel consumption scenarios to at

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Robust, diverse New Year consumption points to China's economic vitality

STORY: Robust, diverse New Year consumption points to China's economic vitality SHOOTING TIME: Recent footage DATELINE: Jan. 2, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:47 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of China 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): WANG FENG, General manager, Sanshuiyuan eco-tourism resort in Shandong 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): Tourist STORYLINE: During the past three-day New Year holiday, China has witnessed strong consumption performances in multiple sectors including transport, tourism, catering, and retail sales. According to the Ministry of Transport, passenger volume handled by China's transport network during the New Year holiday is projected to hit over 128 million trips, up 78.4 percent from a year ago. Statistics show that a total of 135 million domestic trips were made within China during the New Year holiday, up 155.3 percent over the same period last year and up 9.4 percent over the figure from 2019. During the period, the total revenue in China's tourist market surpassed 79.73

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China Eastern Airlines launches direct flights linking Shanghai, Cairo

STORY: China Eastern Airlines launches direct flights linking Shanghai, Cairo SHOOTING DATE: Dec. 11, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 13, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:17 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the launching ceremony 2. various of guests 3. Footage by China Eastern Airlines STORYLINE: China Eastern Airlines began operating direct flights between Shanghai and the Egyptian capital Cairo on Monday, the operator has announced. The new service makes three round trips per week on Monday, Thursday, and Saturday, it said, adding it was the first Chinese airline to operate the Shanghai-Cairo air route. The first flight departed from Shanghai Pudong International Airport with 232 passengers onboard. It arrived at Cairo International Airport at 7:19 am local time (0519 GMT) on Monday. A ceremony was held in Cairo late Monday to mark the launch of the first flight of the new air route, which was attended by Chinese Ambassador to Egypt Liao Liqiang and Egypt's Civil Aviation Minister Mohamed Abb

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EGYPT-CAIRO-CHINA EASTERN AIRLINES-DIRECT FLIGHT-SHANGHAI

(231213) -- CAIRO, Dec. 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Ambassador to Egypt Liao Liqiang delivers a speech at the launching ceremony of the first flight of the Shanghai-Cairo air route of the China Eastern Airlines in Cairo, Egypt, Dec. 11, 2023. China Eastern Airlines began operating direct flights between Shanghai and the Egyptian capital Cairo on Monday, the operator has announced. The new service makes three round trips per week on Monday, Thursday, and Saturday, it said, adding it was the first Chinese airline to operate the Shanghai-Cairo air route. The first flight departed from Shanghai Pudong International Airport with 232 passengers onboard. It arrived at Cairo International Airport at 7:19 am local time (0519 GMT) on Monday. (Xinhua/Sui Xiankai)

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EGYPT-CAIRO-CHINA EASTERN AIRLINES-DIRECT FLIGHT-SHANGHAI

(231213) -- CAIRO, Dec. 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- The launching ceremony of the first flight of the Shanghai-Cairo air route of the China Eastern Airlines is held in Cairo, Egypt, Dec. 11, 2023. China Eastern Airlines began operating direct flights between Shanghai and the Egyptian capital Cairo on Monday, the operator has announced. The new service makes three round trips per week on Monday, Thursday, and Saturday, it said, adding it was the first Chinese airline to operate the Shanghai-Cairo air route. The first flight departed from Shanghai Pudong International Airport with 232 passengers onboard. It arrived at Cairo International Airport at 7:19 am local time (0519 GMT) on Monday. (Xinhua/Sui Xiankai)

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EGYPT-CAIRO-CHINA EASTERN AIRLINES-DIRECT FLIGHT-SHANGHAI

(231213) -- CAIRO, Dec. 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Egypt's Civil Aviation Minister Mohamed Abbas Helmy delivers a speech at the launching ceremony of the first flight of the Shanghai-Cairo air route of the China Eastern Airlines in Cairo, Egypt, Dec. 11, 2023. China Eastern Airlines began operating direct flights between Shanghai and the Egyptian capital Cairo on Monday, the operator has announced. The new service makes three round trips per week on Monday, Thursday, and Saturday, it said, adding it was the first Chinese airline to operate the Shanghai-Cairo air route. The first flight departed from Shanghai Pudong International Airport with 232 passengers onboard. It arrived at Cairo International Airport at 7:19 am local time (0519 GMT) on Monday. (Xinhua/Sui Xiankai)

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NE China ports handle over 2,700 China-Europe freight train trips in H1

STORY: NE China ports handle over 2,700 China-Europe freight train trips in H1 DATELINE: July 8, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:20 LOCATION: HARBIN, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Manzhouli and Suifenhe ports 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): YANG FUMING, Staff member, Suifenhe Station, China Railway Harbin Group Co., Ltd. STORYLINE: According to the China Railway Harbin Group Co., Ltd., northeast China's ports of Manzhouli and Suifenhe on the China-Russia border have seen over 2,700 China-Europe freight train trips in the first six months of this year. During the period, the two ports handled 2,754 China-Europe freight train trips with 293,000 TEUs of goods, up 6.5 percent and 18.2 percent year on year, respectively. The China-Europe freight train service has three main corridors. The Suifenhe and Manzhouli ports are on the eastern corridor, which mainly focuses on the import and export of goods between east China, south China and northeast China, and European countries. Currently, there are more than 20 Ch

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Direct flights between China's Xiamen, Myanmar's Yangon resume after COVID-19 hiatus

STORY: Direct flights between China's Xiamen, Myanmar's Yangon resume after COVID-19 hiatus DATELINE: April 27, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:31 LOCATION: YANGON, Myanmar CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the resumption of Xiamen-Yangon direct flights 2. various of the Yangon International Airport STORYLINE: A commercial flight operated by China's Xiamen Airlines landed at the Yangon International Airport on Wednesday afternoon, marking the resumption of direct passenger flights between China's Xiamen and Myanmar's Yangon since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. Xiamen Airlines reopened the route between Xiamen in east China's Fujian Province and Yangon in southern Myanmar with three round trips every Monday, Wednesday and Friday after it suspended all direct flights between the two cities in February 2020. The resumption of the flights aims to boost economic and people-to-people exchanges between Fujian and Myanmar, the airlines said in a statement. Myanmar reopened the Yangon International A

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Int'l experts optimistic about China's economic recovery

STORY: Int'l experts optimistic about China's economic recovery DATELINE: Feb. 16, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:59 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of views in China 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): HAMID RASHID, Chief of Global Economic Monitoring Branch, Economic Analysis and Policy Division, UN DESA 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): PATRICK MWANGI, International affairs analyst in Kenya STORYLINE: Off to a good start in 2023, China's economy is seeing a faster-than-expected recovery. During the seven-day Spring Festival holiday, China saw nearly 2.9 million cross-border trips, up 120.5 percent year on year, and 308 million domestic trips, up 23.1 percent compared with 2022. In January, the purchasing managers' index for China's manufacturing sector came in at 50.1, returning to expansion territory after three consecutive months of contraction. This outstanding performance has won applause from international experts. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): HAMID RASHID, Chief of Global Economic Monitoring Branch, E

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China's outbound group travel services revive

STORY: China's outbound group travel services revive DATELINE: Feb. 11, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:46 LOCATION: SHANGHAI, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): ZHANG MENGJIE, Xinhua correspondent 2. various of tourists at airports in Shanghai and Guangzhou 3. various of tourists arriving at Singapore STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): ZHANG MENGJIE, Xinhua correspondent "I'm in the Shanghai Pudong International Airport. Since China resumed outbound group travel to 20 countries, several overseas trips organized by local travel agencies in Shanghai started their happy journeys from here." China on Monday resumed outbound group travel to 20 countries, including Thailand, the Maldives, the United Arab Emirates, Russia and New Zealand. Group tours between the Chinese mainland and the Hong Kong and Macao special administrative regions also resumed. The move came after the country downgraded its management of COVID-19 from Class A to Class B on Jan. 8. It has been three years since the country suspended o