Digital technology advances China's pursuit for common prosperity

STORY: Digital technology advances China's pursuit for common prosperity DATELINE: Nov. 12, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:20 LOCATION: HANGZHOU, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: various of ChinaSOUNDBITE 1 (English): ZHANG DAHUI, Deputy general manager, Kaiquan Group Co., Ltd.various of factories and workersSOUNDBITE 2 (English): KAROLY SZALAI, Managing director, SINNEO Smart Technologies Co., Ltd.various of rural ChinaSOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): FU LINCHAN, Official of Hengyi Villagevarious of rural ChinaSOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): ZHANG FANDI, Digital Village Engineer, Alibaba Group STORYLINE: Expanding businesses, bridging the urban-rural divide and narrowing the income gap -- at the just-concluded 2022 World Internet Conference Wuzhen Summit, a full range of innovations have demonstrated the role of digitalization in advancing common prosperity in China. In east China's Zhejiang Province, the site of the summit and China's first demonstration zone for common prosperity, digitalization is paying off across-the-board in ma

Picturesque highway in China's Xinjiang boosts local tourism

STORY: Picturesque highway in China's Xinjiang boosts local tourism DATELINE: Aug. 3, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:50 LOCATION: URUMQI, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: various of the villagevarious of the roadSOUNDBITE (Chinese): WANG DUOXIN, Party chief of Hongkeng VillageSOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): MA WEIJUN, Homestay owner in Hongkeng Village STORYLINE: A scenic highway built across Hongkeng Village in northwest China's Xinjiang has boosted local tourism industry and improved people's wellbeing. The 301.6-km S101 highway links provincial capital Urumqi with Bayin'gou pasture in Wusu City. Along the road, travelers can enjoy views of Yardang, Danxia, the Gobi desert, river valleys, canyons, alpine meadows and forests which are called the "geographic gallery on the Tianshan Mountain." SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): WANG DUOXIN, Party chief of Hongkeng Village "The S101 highway was once a dirt road. Since it was paved with asphalt last year, the highway has been attracting more tourists. The number of restaurants in our vil

College graduates in NW China breathe new life into traditional culture promotion

STORY: College graduates in NW China breathe new life into traditional culture promotion DATELINE: July 24, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:31 LOCATION: XI'AN, China CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: various of the villagevarious of the clay sculpturesvarious of Hu Jinwei workingSOUNDBITE (Chinese): HU JINWEI, Inheritor of Fengxiang clay sculpture techniques STORYLINE: Many college graduates working in northwest China's Shaanxi Province have employed new techniques to revive Chinese traditional handicrafts and helped pass on the country's intangible cultural heritage. Fengxiang clay sculptures are fashioned from the unique earth found in Liuying Village, Fengxiang County. The craft was included in a national protection project for intangible cultural heritage in 2006. Hu Jinwei, 28, is one of the inheritors of the techniques. Majoring in product designing, he has been devoted to promoting the Fengxiang clay sculpture. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): HU JINWEI, Inheritor of Fengxiang clay sculpture techniques "After graduation, I re

Villagers' meetings help improve lives of people in rural Xinjiang

STORY: Villagers' meetings help improve lives of people in rural Xinjiang DATELINE: May 26, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:33 LOCATION: URUMQI, China CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: various of the villagevarious of the meetingSOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): Village officialSOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): BI ZHAORONG, First Party Secretary of Qiaoren VillageSOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): VillagerSOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): VillagerSOUNDBITE 5 (Chinese): VillagerSOUNDBITE 6 (Chinese): VillagerSOUNDBITE 7 (Chinese): NAZARBEY MURATH, VillagerSOUNDBITE 8 (Chinese): DAWUT ABDULLA, VillagerSOUNDBITE 9 (Chinese): NAZARBEY MURATH, VillagerSOUNDBITE 10 (Chinese): LI PINGJI, Deputy secretary of Qiaoren Kazak Township Party committee STORYLINE: SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): Village official "Attention, please. We will hold a villagers' meeting at 4:00 p.m. at the village committee. Please attend the meeting on time." In Qiaoren Village of Qiaoren Kazak Township, Qitai County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, holding villagers' meetings is a crucial w