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Interactive festival opens in U.S. Austin, eyeing power of creativity

STORY: Interactive festival opens in U.S. Austin, eyeing power of creativity SHOOTING TIME: March 8, 2024 DATELINE: March 10, 2024 LENGTH: 0:00:57 LOCATION: HOUSTON, U.S. CATEGORY: SOCIETY/TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of South by Southwest 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): HUGH FORREST, SXSW co-president and chief programming officer 2. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): PAOLA PATINO, European attendee 3. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): JUANITA LODRIGUEC, European attendee STORYLINE: South by Southwest, an annual interactive feast spanning from new technologies and tendencies to film world premieres, individual music, and extended reality experiences, descended Friday on Austin, the capital city of the U.S. state of Texas. "South by Southwest (SXSW) has to offer by going outside their comfort zones," Hugh Forrest, SXSW co-president and chief programming officer, said in his welcoming remarks Friday. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): HUGH FORREST, SXSW co-president and chief programming officer "We believe in the power of community that toge

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(ChineseToday) CHINA-INNER MONGOLIA-ORDOS-HERDSMEN LIFE (CN)

(231018) -- ORDOS, Oct. 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Dorji sorts out his horsing gear at home in Otog Banner of Ordos, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Oct. 16, 2023. Dorji is a 61-year-old herdsman living in Otog Banner. During the autumn season, Dorji's daily routine includes herding horses and goats. He has over 200 Arabas cashmere goats, which provide sound economic returns. In his spare time, Dorji participates in a local cultural activity called "Nair" with his 91-year-old father, Mingan-erdeni. "Nair" dates back to the Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368) and is a form of folk art that involves playing musical instruments, singing, and dancing. It has been listed as a regional intangible cultural heritage in Inner Mongolia. Mingan-erdeni, a former rural doctor, encouraged his neighbors to form a "Nair" band in 2018. This band not only represents the preservation of the "Nair" culture but also serves as an important means to enrich the spiritual life of these senior herdsmen. Harvesting and music toge

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A-bomb literature materials for World Memory

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Photo shows the final draft of Sankichi Toge's Poems of the Atomic Bomb, author and atomic bomb survivor Tamiki Hara's notepad, and anti-war poet Sadako Kurihara's notebook (from L to R) at Hiroshima city hall on June 5, 2014. A citizen group announced the same day it will seek to have the materials included in UNESCO's Memory of the World Register.

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Giant salamanders show up during water tank cleaning

OKAYAMA, Japan - Giant salamanders, a rare species registered as a special national treasure, emerge from behind rocks as their water tank goes through a cleanup at the Ningyo-toge Environmental Engineering Center of the Japan Atomic Energy Agency in Kagamino, Okayama Prefecture, western Japan, on May 15, 2014.

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Memoirs of Hiroshima survivors still draw readers

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Photo taken June 21, 2013 shows Hiroshi Maruya in Hiroshima holding a first edition of "Genbaku shishu" (Collection of Atomic Bomb Poems) by Sankichi Toge (1917-1953). Maruya, who was associated with the poet, has taken great care to preserve his copy.

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Memoirs of Hiroshima survivors still draw readers

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Photo taken June 21, 2013, shows a first edition of "Genbaku shishu" (Collection of Atomic Bomb Poems) by Sankichi Toge (1917-1953). Only 500 copies of the mimeographed first edition were printed.

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China's success attributed to CPC leadership, British expert

STORY: China's success attributed to CPC leadership, British expert DATELINE: Oct. 17, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:52 LOCATION: London CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE (English): ALISTAIR MICHIE, Secretary general of the British East Asia Council STORYLINE: SOUNDBITE (English): ALISTAIR MICHIE, Secretary general of British East Asia Council "I've seen China modernizing at a scale and speed that is unprecedented by any nation in history. And in terms of the last 10 years, I think that has been a remarkable acceleration of the development of China and the acceleration and advancing of its modernizing and opening up. The policy of creating a community for the world with a common destiny is of immense importance. It's hugely important for the world that this happens because the world is moving more towards conflict in the last few years, where the world should be moving towards consensus. It's because there are so many issues in the world that can only be resolved through nations collaborating and working toge

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The Sword Of Doom - film (1966)

Movie Poster Film: The Sword Of Doom; Dai-Bosatsu Toge (1966) Director: Kihachi Okamoto 25 February 1966 Date: 25-Feb-66

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The Sword Of Doom - film (1966)

Tatsuya Nakadai Poster Characters: Ryunosuke Tsukue Film: The Sword Of Doom; Dai-Bosatsu Toge (1967) Director: Kihachi Okamoto 25 February 1966 Date: 25-Feb-66

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The Sword Of Doom - film (1966)

Movie Poster Film: The Sword Of Doom; Dai-Bosatsu Toge (1968) Director: Kihachi Okamoto 25 February 1966 Date: 25-Feb-66

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Hiroshige - 53 Stations of the Tokaido - Print 17

17 Yui - A fine view of Fuji, snow covered, from Satta-toge, overlooking Saruga Bay. This rugged mountain pass commanded the most magnificent view of the whole highway. Utagawa Hiroshige (1797 - 1858). The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido - Hoeido edition (1831-4) Date: 1831 - 1834

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Fire bell and inn at Nakasendo Shimo-no-Suwa

The townscape of Shimosuwa-juku(post town) on the Nakasendo. Tea houses line on both sides of the road and you can see the man at the foot of high ladder, hanging the fire bell in the center. In the back, you can see the Shaso(Shrine forest) of Suwa Taisha Shimosha Akimiya. Shimosuwa-juku is near Wada-toge(pass) and have much hot spings, it has prospered for a junction of Koshukaido.\r\n==Date:unknown, Place:Nagano, Photo:Kusakabe Kinbei, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number38‐39‐0]