CHINA-SHANXI-YUNGANG GROTTOES-DOCTORS FOR RELICS (CN)

CHINA-SHANXI-YUNGANG GROTTOES-DOCTORS FOR RELICS (CN)

(240301) -- DATONG, March 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Wang Jianguo (front), a staff member of the Yungang Grottoes Research Institute, restores a mural with his colleagues at a studio of the institute in Datong, north China's Shanxi Province, Feb. 27, 2024. Yungang Grottoes, a UNESCO World Heritage site featuring over 50,000 stone Buddhist sculptures in Datong, was built during the Northern Wei Dynasty (386-534). It is considered a pinnacle of Chinese Buddhist art and represents the highest level of sculptural artistry in the world during the 5th century. The Yungang Grottoes Research Institute boasts a relics protection and restoration team mainly consisting of professionals in their 20s and 30s, who are trying their very best to keep these statues in their prime condition as long as possible. Dubbed doctors for relics, these young souls armed with modern technologies have gone beyond fundamental protection and restoration, and walked the extra mile to present these statues in a much more vivid way before touri

CHINA-SWITZERLAND-JILIN-ZERMATT-SNOW AND ICE ECONOMY (CN)

CHINA-SWITZERLAND-JILIN-ZERMATT-SNOW AND ICE ECONOMY (CN)

(231225) -- ZERMATT, Dec. 25, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Dec. 10, 2023 shows a cable car station and a hotel restaurant in Zermatt, Switzerland. As winter falls, the Swiss town of Zermatt and China's Jilin entered their peak season for tourists. Thanks to the landscape that overlooked by the Matterhorn Mountain, one of the natural symbols of Switzerland in the Alps, Zermatt attracts masses of worldwide winter-lovers. Based on winter activities, a full chain of tourism industry has been built in Zermatt, including catering, shopping, hiking, accommodations and so on. The "snow and ice" economy created huge profit for local people. Located at similar degrees in terms of the north latitude, northeast China's Jilin Province is also endowed with excellent natural conditions for developing the "snow and ice" economy. Heavy snowfall, good snow quality, long snow season, and beautiful scenery make the Changbai Mountains home to many popular ski resorts in Jilin. In recent years, more and more touri

Serbian president welcomes Chinese tourists at tourism fair

STORY: Serbian president welcomes Chinese tourists at tourism fair DATELINE: Feb. 23, 2023 LENGTH: 0:02:02 LOCATION: Belgrade CATEGORY: TOURISM SHOTLIST: 1. various of the 44th Belgrade international tourism fair 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Serbian): ALEKSANDAR VUCIC, Serbian President 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): CHEN BO, Chinese Ambassador to Serbia STORYLINE: Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic extended his welcome to Chinese tourists Wednesday at the opening of the 44th Belgrade international tourism fair, where China is the guest of honor for the first time. SOUNDBITE 1 (Serbian): ALEKSANDAR VUCIC, Serbian President "I want to invite Chinese citizens to come to our country. We have a lot of beautiful and valuable things that they can see, and I can guarantee them that nowhere in any other country in Europe will they be welcomed as cordially, with open arms and an open heart, as they will be welcomed in Serbia. We are waiting for you as our closest and dearest friends." From 2012 to 2019, the number of Chinese touri

China holds int'l travel fair after one-year hiatus

STORY: China holds int'l travel fair after one-year hiatus DATELINE: July 23, 2022 LENGTH: 00:04:24 LOCATION: KUNMING, China CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: various of the fairvarious of activitiesSOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): ZHU XIAOYUN, Official in charge of creative products development at National Museum of ChinaSOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): FU CHUNSHAN, Official of the Sichuan Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism STORYLINE: The 2022 China International Travel Mart (CITM) kicked off Friday in Kunming, the capital of southwest China's Yunnan Province, after a hiatus of one year due to the COVID-19 epidemic. Exhibitors from 71 countries and regions are attending the event online or offline, and officials from embassies and consulates of 31 countries have also joined the expo, according to the organizers. The three-day travel fair, with an exhibition area of 80,000 square meters, features various exhibition zones comprising seven themes such as culture and museums, overseas tourism and Yunnan touri