CHINA-BEIJING-VILLAGE CAFE (CN)

CHINA-BEIJING-VILLAGE CAFE (CN)

(240731) -- BEIJING, July 31, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This photo taken on June 12, 2024 shows Meiluo Cafe in Shangwangyu Village of Huairou District in Beijing, capital of China. TO GO WITH "Across China: Village cafe a new haven for Chinese urbanites" Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Zhang Chenlin)

CHINA-BEIJING-VILLAGE CAFE (CN)

CHINA-BEIJING-VILLAGE CAFE (CN)

(240731) -- BEIJING, July 31, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- People enjoy their leisure time at Heyin Cafe in Shangwangyu Village of Huairou District in Beijing, capital of China, June 12, 2024. TO GO WITH "Across China: Village cafe a new haven for Chinese urbanites" Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Zhang Chenlin)

CHINA-BEIJING-VILLAGE CAFE (CN)

CHINA-BEIJING-VILLAGE CAFE (CN)

(240731) -- BEIJING, July 31, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This photo taken on June 12, 2024 shows Meiluo Cafe in Shangwangyu Village of Huairou District in Beijing, capital of China. TO GO WITH "Across China: Village cafe a new haven for Chinese urbanites" Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Zhang Chenlin)

CHINA-BEIJING-VILLAGE CAFE (CN)

CHINA-BEIJING-VILLAGE CAFE (CN)

(240731) -- BEIJING, July 31, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This photo shows a cup of coffee at Heyin Cafe in Shangwangyu Village of Huairou District in Beijing, capital of China, June 12, 2024. TO GO WITH "Across China: Village cafe a new haven for Chinese urbanites" Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Zhang Chenlin)

CHINA-CHONGQING-SUBWAY LINE-VENDORS (CN)

CHINA-CHONGQING-SUBWAY LINE-VENDORS (CN)

(240416) -- CHONGQING, April 16, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Local villagers line up to take a train of Chongqing Rail Transit Line 4 to sell their home-grown vegetables and fruits to the urbanites in southwest China's Chongqing, March 27, 2024. TO GO WITH "Feature: For all some opposition, subway line in Chongqing keeps open to all" (Xinhua/Wang Quanchao)

CHINA-CHONGQING-SUBWAY LINE-VENDORS (CN)

CHINA-CHONGQING-SUBWAY LINE-VENDORS (CN)

(240416) -- CHONGQING, April 16, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Local villagers take a train of Chongqing Rail Transit Line 4 to sell their home-grown vegetables and fruits to the urbanites in southwest China's Chongqing, March 27, 2024. TO GO WITH "Feature: For all some opposition, subway line in Chongqing keeps open to all" (Xinhua/Wang Quanchao)

CHINA-HUNAN-HUAIHUA-OLD VILLAGE HOUSES (CN)

CHINA-HUNAN-HUAIHUA-OLD VILLAGE HOUSES (CN)

(240101) -- HUAIHUA, Jan. 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Nov. 20, 2023 shows a renovated old village house in Fangshiping Village of Huaihua City, central China's Hunan Province. TO GO WITH "Across China: Urbanites find nostalgia in old village houses" (Xinhua/Yu Chunsheng)

CHINA-HUNAN-HUAIHUA-OLD VILLAGE HOUSES (CN)

CHINA-HUNAN-HUAIHUA-OLD VILLAGE HOUSES (CN)

(240101) -- HUAIHUA, Jan. 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Nov. 20, 2023 shows a view of the Fangshiping Village of Huaihua City, central China's Hunan Province. TO GO WITH "Across China: Urbanites find nostalgia in old village houses" (Xinhua/Yu Chunsheng)

CHINA-HUNAN-HUAIHUA-OLD VILLAGE HOUSES (CN)

CHINA-HUNAN-HUAIHUA-OLD VILLAGE HOUSES (CN)

(240101) -- HUAIHUA, Jan. 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Nov. 20, 2023 shows a renovated old village house in Fangshiping Village of Huaihua City, central China's Hunan Province. TO GO WITH "Across China: Urbanites find nostalgia in old village houses" (Xinhua/Yu Chunsheng)

CHINA-HUNAN-HUAIHUA-OLD VILLAGE HOUSES (CN)

CHINA-HUNAN-HUAIHUA-OLD VILLAGE HOUSES (CN)

(240101) -- HUAIHUA, Jan. 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Jingmei makes tea in Fangshiping Village of Huaihua City, central China's Hunan Province, Nov. 20, 2023. TO GO WITH "Across China: Urbanites find nostalgia in old village houses" (Xinhua/Yu Chunsheng)

CHINA-HUNAN-HUAIHUA-OLD VILLAGE HOUSES (CN)

CHINA-HUNAN-HUAIHUA-OLD VILLAGE HOUSES (CN)

(240101) -- HUAIHUA, Jan. 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Yin Ping dries persimmons in Fangshiping Village of Huaihua City, central China's Hunan Province, Nov. 20, 2023. TO GO WITH "Across China: Urbanites find nostalgia in old village houses" (Xinhua/Yu Chunsheng)

CHINA-TIANJIN-TOURISM-CAMPING ECONOMY (CN)

CHINA-TIANJIN-TOURISM-CAMPING ECONOMY (CN)

(230801) -- TIANJIN, Aug. 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on May 27, 2023 shows campers having fun at a special park for recreational vehicles (RVs) in Xiqing District, north China's Tianjin Municipality. TO GO WITH "Across China: Chinese urbanites flock to nature as "camping economy" booms" (Xinhua)

Lifestyle in Shanghai

Lifestyle in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - MAY 26, 2023 - Customers scan and pay for the use of several timing unit Spaces in a shopping mall in Shanghai, China, May 26, 2023. This new kind of paid private space is being accepted by more and more urbanites.

Lifestyle in Shanghai

Lifestyle in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - MAY 26, 2023 - Customers scan and pay for the use of several timing unit Spaces in a shopping mall in Shanghai, China, May 26, 2023. This new kind of paid private space is being accepted by more and more urbanites.

Lifestyle in Shanghai

Lifestyle in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - MAY 26, 2023 - Customers scan and pay for the use of several timing unit Spaces in a shopping mall in Shanghai, China, May 26, 2023. This new kind of paid private space is being accepted by more and more urbanites.

Lifestyle in Shanghai

Lifestyle in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - MAY 26, 2023 - Customers scan and pay for the use of several timing unit Spaces in a shopping mall in Shanghai, China, May 26, 2023. This new kind of paid private space is being accepted by more and more urbanites.

Lifestyle in Shanghai

Lifestyle in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - MAY 26, 2023 - Customers scan and pay for the use of several timing unit Spaces in a shopping mall in Shanghai, China, May 26, 2023. This new kind of paid private space is being accepted by more and more urbanites.

Lifestyle in Shanghai

Lifestyle in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - MAY 26, 2023 - Customers scan and pay for the use of several timing unit Spaces in a shopping mall in Shanghai, China, May 26, 2023. This new kind of paid private space is being accepted by more and more urbanites.

Lifestyle in Shanghai

Lifestyle in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - MAY 26, 2023 - Customers scan and pay for the use of several timing unit Spaces in a shopping mall in Shanghai, China, May 26, 2023. This new kind of paid private space is being accepted by more and more urbanites.

Lifestyle in Shanghai

Lifestyle in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - MAY 26, 2023 - Customers scan and pay for the use of several timing unit Spaces in a shopping mall in Shanghai, China, May 26, 2023. This new kind of paid private space is being accepted by more and more urbanites.

Lifestyle in Shanghai

Lifestyle in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - MAY 26, 2023 - Customers scan and pay for the use of several timing unit Spaces in a shopping mall in Shanghai, China, May 26, 2023. This new kind of paid private space is being accepted by more and more urbanites.

Lifestyle in Shanghai

Lifestyle in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - MAY 26, 2023 - Customers scan and pay for the use of several timing unit Spaces in a shopping mall in Shanghai, China, May 26, 2023. This new kind of paid private space is being accepted by more and more urbanites.

Lifestyle in Shanghai

Lifestyle in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - MAY 26, 2023 - Customers scan and pay for the use of several timing unit Spaces in a shopping mall in Shanghai, China, May 26, 2023. This new kind of paid private space is being accepted by more and more urbanites.

Lifestyle in Shanghai

Lifestyle in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - MAY 26, 2023 - Customers scan and pay for the use of several timing unit Spaces in a shopping mall in Shanghai, China, May 26, 2023. This new kind of paid private space is being accepted by more and more urbanites.

Lifestyle in Shanghai

Lifestyle in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - MAY 26, 2023 - Customers scan and pay for the use of several timing unit Spaces in a shopping mall in Shanghai, China, May 26, 2023. This new kind of paid private space is being accepted by more and more urbanites.

Lifestyle in Shanghai

Lifestyle in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - MAY 26, 2023 - Customers scan and pay for the use of several timing unit Spaces in a shopping mall in Shanghai, China, May 26, 2023. This new kind of paid private space is being accepted by more and more urbanites.

CHINA-BEIJING-2022 BEIJING INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (CN)

CHINA-BEIJING-2022 BEIJING INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (CN)

(220822) -- BEIJING, Aug. 22, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People wait to watch a movie in Red Theatre in Beijing, capital of China, Aug. 18, 2022. TO GO WITH "Economic Watch: Movie fest, fitness: Chinese urbanites indulge in new consumption fervor" (Xinhua/Han Xiao)

CHINA-BEIJING-2022 BEIJING INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (CN)

CHINA-BEIJING-2022 BEIJING INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (CN)

(220822) -- BEIJING, Aug. 22, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People watch a movie released during the 2022 Beijing International Film Festival in Red Theatre in Beijing, capital of China, Aug. 18, 2022. TO GO WITH "Economic Watch: Movie fest, fitness: Chinese urbanites indulge in new consumption fervor" (Xinhua/Han Xiao)

CHINA-BEIJING-2022 BEIJING INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (CN)

CHINA-BEIJING-2022 BEIJING INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (CN)

(220822) -- BEIJING, Aug. 22, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A woman waits to watch a movie in Red Theatre in Beijing, capital of China, Aug. 18, 2022. TO GO WITH "Economic Watch: Movie fest, fitness: Chinese urbanites indulge in new consumption fervor" (Xinhua/Han Xiao)

CHINA-BEIJING-2022 BEIJING INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (CN)

CHINA-BEIJING-2022 BEIJING INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (CN)

(220822) -- BEIJING, Aug. 22, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A woman waits to watch a movie in Red Theatre in Beijing, capital of China, Aug. 18, 2022. TO GO WITH "Economic Watch: Movie fest, fitness: Chinese urbanites indulge in new consumption fervor" (Xinhua/Han Xiao)

Big data industry transforms mountainous inland province

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Traditional food, open-space restaurant more appealing in Indonesia during pandemic

STORY: Traditional food, open-space restaurant more appealing in Indonesia during pandemic DATELINE: April 8, 2022 LENGTH: 00:04:07 LOCATION: SOUTH TANGERANG, Indonesia CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP 1 (English): SUN LEI, Xinhua correspondent 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): EKO SULISTYANTO, Restaurant owner 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): ARIE MEGA, Customer 4. STANDUP 2 (English): SUN LEI, Xinhua correspondent 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): EKO SULISTYANTO, Restaurant owner 6. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): VERONICA TJAHJONO, Customer STORYLINE: STANDUP 1 (English): SUN LEI, Xinhua correspondent "Check out this neighborhood in south Tangerang. You may find it unimpressive. But this suburban area actually houses a mom-and-pop restaurant that is frequented by urbanites who are trying to get away from the hustle and bustle and embrace nature, traditional food, and a piece of serenity." SOUNDBITE 1 (English): EKO SULISTYANTO, Restaurant owner "So, in my imagination, my warung is how to combine culinary, nature and tradition,

Urbanites flock to outdoor yoga to release stress

Urbanites flock to outdoor yoga to release stress

Instructor Arisa Takada (front) leads participants during a "Jingu Stadium Night Yoga" event in Jingu Stadium in Tokyo on May 26, 2017. Outdoor yoga events are a popular way to release stress in Tokyo and other major Japanese cities. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Not just retirees, but younger urbanites seek quieter rural life

Not just retirees, but younger urbanites seek quieter rural life

Photo taken June 3, 2017, shows participants in a farming event to plant rice in Ina, Nagano Prefecture, central Japan. The event is aimed at encouraging urbanites to settle in the city. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo