China: Tourists and Locals Rescue Yaks from Mud Pit in Qinghai

In Qinghai, China, tourists and locals joined forces with an excavator operator to rescue four yaks stuck in deep mud on September 30, 2025. After spotting the trapped animals, the tourists alerted a herdsman and enlisted help from a nearby construction site. Working for nearly an hour, they freed all four yaks safely. The herdsman said the rescue prevented losses of over RMB 40,000.

CICLISMO - Giro d'Italia - Giro d'Italia Women - Stage 4 - Castello Tesino/Pianezze

CICLISMO - Giro d'Italia - Giro d'Italia Women - Stage 4 - Castello Tesino/Pianezze

Mendelspeck e-work team with the banner for their deceased teammate Sara Piffer during Giro d'Italia Women - Stage 4 - Castello Tesino/Pianezze, Giro d'Italia race in Pianezze, Italy, July 09 2025

CICLISMO - Giro d'Italia - Giro d'Italia Women - Stage 2 - Clusone/Aprica

CICLISMO - Giro d'Italia - Giro d'Italia Women - Stage 2 - Clusone/Aprica

Team Mendelspeck e-work during Giro d'Italia Women - Stage 2 - Clusone/Aprica, Giro d'Italia race in Aprica, Italy, July 07 2025

CICLISMO - Giro d'Italia - Giro d'Italia Women - Stage 2 - Clusone/Aprica

CICLISMO - Giro d'Italia - Giro d'Italia Women - Stage 2 - Clusone/Aprica

Team Mendelspeck e-work during Giro d'Italia Women - Stage 2 - Clusone/Aprica, Giro d'Italia race in Aprica, Italy, July 07 2025

Death Toll Hits 6 After Tour Boat Capsizes - Chile

Death Toll Hits 6 After Tour Boat Capsizes - Chile

- Search and rescue team members work on a tour boat accident site in the waters near San Juan de la Costa, Osorno Province, Chile, January 27, 2025. Six people were killed after a tour boat capsized in southern Chile on Sunday, the country's investigative police said Monday. The accident occurred in the Punta Tiburones area of San Juan de la Costa, a town in Osorno Province in Chile's Pacific Coast Los Lagos Region, some 960 kilometers south of the country's capital Santiago. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Death Toll Hits 6 After Tour Boat Capsizes - Chile

Death Toll Hits 6 After Tour Boat Capsizes - Chile

- Search and rescue team members work on a tour boat accident site in the waters near San Juan de la Costa, Osorno Province, Chile, January 27, 2025. Six people were killed after a tour boat capsized in southern Chile on Sunday, the country's investigative police said Monday. The accident occurred in the Punta Tiburones area of San Juan de la Costa, a town in Osorno Province in Chile's Pacific Coast Los Lagos Region, some 960 kilometers south of the country's capital Santiago. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Death Toll Hits 6 After Tour Boat Capsizes - Chile

Death Toll Hits 6 After Tour Boat Capsizes - Chile

- Search and rescue team members work on a tour boat accident site in the waters near San Juan de la Costa, Osorno Province, Chile, January 27, 2025. Six people were killed after a tour boat capsized in southern Chile on Sunday, the country's investigative police said Monday. The accident occurred in the Punta Tiburones area of San Juan de la Costa, a town in Osorno Province in Chile's Pacific Coast Los Lagos Region, some 960 kilometers south of the country's capital Santiago. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Death Toll Hits 6 After Tour Boat Capsizes - Chile

Death Toll Hits 6 After Tour Boat Capsizes - Chile

- Search and rescue team members work on a tour boat accident site in the waters near San Juan de la Costa, Osorno Province, Chile, January 27, 2025. Six people were killed after a tour boat capsized in southern Chile on Sunday, the country's investigative police said Monday. The accident occurred in the Punta Tiburones area of San Juan de la Costa, a town in Osorno Province in Chile's Pacific Coast Los Lagos Region, some 960 kilometers south of the country's capital Santiago. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Death Toll Hits 6 After Tour Boat Capsizes - Chile

Death Toll Hits 6 After Tour Boat Capsizes - Chile

- Search and rescue team members work on a tour boat accident site in the waters near San Juan de la Costa, Osorno Province, Chile, January 27, 2025. Six people were killed after a tour boat capsized in southern Chile on Sunday, the country's investigative police said Monday. The accident occurred in the Punta Tiburones area of San Juan de la Costa, a town in Osorno Province in Chile's Pacific Coast Los Lagos Region, some 960 kilometers south of the country's capital Santiago. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Paris 2024 - Wooden Eiffel Tower

Paris 2024 - Wooden Eiffel Tower

In France, in the small village of Souille, 893 souls are celebrating the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in their own way with in the heart of the village, a wooden reproduction of the Eiffel Tower which is 12 meters high and required 21 days of work by their creator Pierrot Leg. Photo by Gile M/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

Paris 2024 - Wooden Eiffel Tower

Paris 2024 - Wooden Eiffel Tower

In France, in the small village of Souille, 893 souls are celebrating the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in their own way with in the heart of the village, a wooden reproduction of the Eiffel Tower which is 12 meters high and required 21 days of work by their creator Pierrot Leg. Photo by Gile M/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

Paris 2024 - Wooden Eiffel Tower

Paris 2024 - Wooden Eiffel Tower

In France, in the small village of Souille, 893 souls are celebrating the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in their own way with in the heart of the village, a wooden reproduction of the Eiffel Tower which is 12 meters high and required 21 days of work by their creator Pierrot Leg. Photo by Gile M/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

Paris 2024 - Wooden Eiffel Tower

Paris 2024 - Wooden Eiffel Tower

In France, in the small village of Souille, 893 souls are celebrating the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in their own way with in the heart of the village, a wooden reproduction of the Eiffel Tower which is 12 meters high and required 21 days of work by their creator Pierrot Leg. Photo by Gile M/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

Paris 2024 - Wooden Eiffel Tower

Paris 2024 - Wooden Eiffel Tower

In France, in the small village of Souille, 893 souls are celebrating the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in their own way with in the heart of the village, a wooden reproduction of the Eiffel Tower which is 12 meters high and required 21 days of work by their creator Pierrot Leg. Photo by Gile M/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

CHINA-HEBEI-ZHAO LEJI-INSPECTION TOUR(CN)

CHINA-HEBEI-ZHAO LEJI-INSPECTION TOUR(CN)

(240604) -- SHIJIAZHUANG, June 4, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Zhao Leji, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the National People's Congress Standing Committee, visits an exhibition hall displaying the work of the people's congresses in Hebei at the Party School of the CPC Hebei Provincial Committee in north China's Hebei Province, June 4, 2024. Zhao made an inspection tour from last Sunday to Tuesday in north China's Hebei Province. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Ding Haitao)

CHINA-HEBEI-ZHAO LEJI-INSPECTION TOUR(CN)

CHINA-HEBEI-ZHAO LEJI-INSPECTION TOUR(CN)

(240604) -- SHIJIAZHUANG, June 4, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Zhao Leji, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the National People's Congress Standing Committee, visits an exhibition hall displaying the work of the people's congresses in Hebei at the Party School of the CPC Hebei Provincial Committee in north China's Hebei Province, June 4, 2024. Zhao made an inspection tour from last Sunday to Tuesday in north China's Hebei Province. (Xinhua/Ding Haitao)

Australia: Mass Stranding Of Pilot Whales At Toby’s Inlet Near Dunsborough 8

More than a hundred pilot whales were stranded at Toby's Inlet near Dunsborough, Western Australia on Thursday, April 25. Beachgoers helped pour water on the whales on shore as they were being directed back to the sea. Among the 4 pods of about 160 whales that were stranded, 28 died.

Australia: Mass Stranding Of Pilot Whales At Toby’s Inlet Near Dunsborough

More than a hundred pilot whales were stranded at Toby's Inlet near Dunsborough, Western Australia on Thursday, April 25. Beachgoers helped pour water on the whales on shore as they were being directed back to the sea. Among the 4 pods of about 160 whales that were stranded, 28 died.

Australia: Mass Stranding Of Pilot Whales At Toby’s Inlet Near Dunsborough 2

More than a hundred pilot whales were stranded at Toby's Inlet near Dunsborough, Western Australia on Thursday, April 25. Beachgoers helped pour water on the whales on shore as they were being directed back to the sea. Among the 4 pods of about 160 whales that were stranded, 28 died.

Australia: Mass Stranding Of Pilot Whales At Toby’s Inlet Near Dunsborough 3

More than a hundred pilot whales were stranded at Toby's Inlet near Dunsborough, Western Australia on Thursday, April 25. Beachgoers helped pour water on the whales on shore as they were being directed back to the sea. Among the 4 pods of about 160 whales that were stranded, 28 died.

Australia: Mass Stranding Of Pilot Whales At Toby’s Inlet Near Dunsborough 4

More than a hundred pilot whales were stranded at Toby's Inlet near Dunsborough, Western Australia on Thursday, April 25. Beachgoers helped pour water on the whales on shore as they were being directed back to the sea. Among the 4 pods of about 160 whales that were stranded, 28 died.

Australia: Mass Stranding Of Pilot Whales At Toby’s Inlet Near Dunsborough 5

More than a hundred pilot whales were stranded at Toby's Inlet near Dunsborough, Western Australia on Thursday, April 25. Beachgoers helped pour water on the whales on shore as they were being directed back to the sea. Among the 4 pods of about 160 whales that were stranded, 28 died.

Australia: Mass Stranding Of Pilot Whales At Toby’s Inlet Near Dunsborough 6

More than a hundred pilot whales were stranded at Toby's Inlet near Dunsborough, Western Australia on Thursday, April 25. Beachgoers helped pour water on the whales on shore as they were being directed back to the sea. Among the 4 pods of about 160 whales that were stranded, 28 died.

Australia: Mass Stranding Of Pilot Whales At Toby’s Inlet Near Dunsborough 7

More than a hundred pilot whales were stranded at Toby's Inlet near Dunsborough, Western Australia on Thursday, April 25. Beachgoers helped pour water on the whales on shore as they were being directed back to the sea. Among the 4 pods of about 160 whales that were stranded, 28 died.

A Croatian tour guide with connection with China spanning decades

STORY: A Croatian tour guide with connection with China spanning decades SHOOTING DATE: Feb. 2, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 4, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:01 LOCATION: Zagreb CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of central square in Zagreb and Zlata Merlin working 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Croatian): ZLATA MERLIN, Croatian tour guide 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Croatian): ZLATA MERLIN, Croatian tour guide 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Croatian): ZLATA MERLIN, Croatian tour guide STORYLINE: There are only a few Croatians who can speak fluently the Chinese language, and Zlata Merlin is one of them. Despite lacking formal education in Chinese, her life trajectory unexpectedly led her to China. SOUNDBITE 1 (Croatian): ZLATA MERLIN, Croatian tour guide "45 years ago, my husband, who graduated in Chinese language in China, was employed by the embassy, and our family went to work in China." Merlin graduated in literature, Russian and Italian language at the Faculty of Philosophy of the University of Zagreb. When she came to China, she didn't speak a word of t

CHINA-TIANJIN-ZHAO LEJI-INSPECTION (CN)

CHINA-TIANJIN-ZHAO LEJI-INSPECTION (CN)

(240115) -- TIANJIN, Jan. 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Zhao Leji, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the National People's Congress (NPC) Standing Committee, inspects a primary-level legislative outreach office in north China's Tianjin Municipality on Jan. 14, 2024. China's top legislator Zhao Leji heard opinions concerning the work report of the Standing Committee of the NPC during a two-day inspection tour here. (Xinhua/Yue Yuewei)

CHINA-TIANJIN-ZHAO LEJI-INSPECTION (CN)

CHINA-TIANJIN-ZHAO LEJI-INSPECTION (CN)

(240115) -- TIANJIN, Jan. 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Zhao Leji, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the National People's Congress (NPC) Standing Committee, inspects a lawmakers' station in north China's Tianjin Municipality on Jan. 14, 2024. China's top legislator Zhao Leji heard opinions concerning the work report of the Standing Committee of the NPC during a two-day inspection tour here. (Xinhua/Yue Yuewei)

CHINA-TIANJIN-ZHAO LEJI-INSPECTION (CN)

CHINA-TIANJIN-ZHAO LEJI-INSPECTION (CN)

(240115) -- TIANJIN, Jan. 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Zhao Leji, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the National People's Congress (NPC) Standing Committee, visits the Standing Committee of the Tianjin Municipal People's Congress in north China's Tianjin Municipality on Jan. 15, 2024. China's top legislator Zhao Leji heard opinions concerning the work report of the Standing Committee of the NPC during a two-day inspection tour here. (Xinhua/Yue Yuewei)

CHINA-TIANJIN-ZHAO LEJI-INSPECTION (CN)

CHINA-TIANJIN-ZHAO LEJI-INSPECTION (CN)

(240115) -- TIANJIN, Jan. 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Zhao Leji, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the National People's Congress (NPC) Standing Committee, speaks at a seminar to solicit opinions concerning the work report of the Standing Committee of the NPC in north China's Tianjin Municipality on Jan. 15, 2024. China's top legislator Zhao Leji heard opinions concerning the work report of the Standing Committee of the NPC during a two-day inspection tour here. (Xinhua/Yue Yuewei)

CHINA-CHONGQING-ZHAO LEJI-INSPECTION (CN)

CHINA-CHONGQING-ZHAO LEJI-INSPECTION (CN)

(231116) -- CHONGQING, Nov. 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Zhao Leji, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, learns about the work of deputies to people's congresses at a subdistrict office in Jiulongpo District, southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, Nov. 15, 2023. Zhao made an inspection tour in Chongqing from Monday to Thursday. (Xinhua/Li Tao)

Press tour to Zhytomyr Region on humanitarian demining

Press tour to Zhytomyr Region on humanitarian demining

ZHYTOMYR REGION, UKRAINE - SEPTEMBER 20, 2023 - Sappers are seen at work during a press tour set to demonstrate the integration of AI into the process of humanitarian demining, Zhytomyr Region, northern Ukraine.

Press tour to Zhytomyr Region on humanitarian demining

Press tour to Zhytomyr Region on humanitarian demining

ZHYTOMYR REGION, UKRAINE - SEPTEMBER 20, 2023 - Sappers are seen at work during a press tour set to demonstrate the integration of AI into the process of humanitarian demining, Zhytomyr Region, northern Ukraine.

Press tour to Zhytomyr Region on humanitarian demining

Press tour to Zhytomyr Region on humanitarian demining

ZHYTOMYR REGION, UKRAINE - SEPTEMBER 20, 2023 - Sappers are seen at work during a press tour set to demonstrate the integration of AI into the process of humanitarian demining, Zhytomyr Region, northern Ukraine.

Press tour to Zhytomyr Region on humanitarian demining

Press tour to Zhytomyr Region on humanitarian demining

ZHYTOMYR REGION, UKRAINE - SEPTEMBER 20, 2023 - Sappers are seen at work during a press tour set to demonstrate the integration of AI into the process of humanitarian demining, Zhytomyr Region, northern Ukraine.

Press tour to Zhytomyr Region on humanitarian demining

Press tour to Zhytomyr Region on humanitarian demining

ZHYTOMYR REGION, UKRAINE - SEPTEMBER 20, 2023 - A sapper is seen at work during a press tour set to demonstrate the integration of AI into the process of humanitarian demining, Zhytomyr Region, northern Ukraine.

Press tour to Zhytomyr Region on humanitarian demining

Press tour to Zhytomyr Region on humanitarian demining

ZHYTOMYR REGION, UKRAINE - SEPTEMBER 20, 2023 - A sapper is seen at work during a press tour set to demonstrate the integration of AI into the process of humanitarian demining, Zhytomyr Region, northern Ukraine.

Press tour to Zhytomyr Region on humanitarian demining

Press tour to Zhytomyr Region on humanitarian demining

ZHYTOMYR REGION, UKRAINE - SEPTEMBER 20, 2023 - Sappers are seen at work during a press tour set to demonstrate the integration of AI into the process of humanitarian demining, Zhytomyr Region, northern Ukraine.

Press tour to Zhytomyr Region on humanitarian demining

Press tour to Zhytomyr Region on humanitarian demining

ZHYTOMYR REGION, UKRAINE - SEPTEMBER 20, 2023 - A sapper is seen at work during a press tour set to demonstrate the integration of AI into the process of humanitarian demining, Zhytomyr Region, northern Ukraine.

Press tour to Zhytomyr Region on humanitarian demining

Press tour to Zhytomyr Region on humanitarian demining

ZHYTOMYR REGION, UKRAINE - SEPTEMBER 20, 2023 - Sappers are seen at work during a press tour set to demonstrate the integration of AI into the process of humanitarian demining, Zhytomyr Region, northern Ukraine.

Press tour to Zhytomyr Region on humanitarian demining

Press tour to Zhytomyr Region on humanitarian demining

ZHYTOMYR REGION, UKRAINE - SEPTEMBER 20, 2023 - A sapper is seen at work during a press tour set to demonstrate the integration of AI into the process of humanitarian demining, Zhytomyr Region, northern Ukraine.

Press tour to Zhytomyr Region on humanitarian demining

Press tour to Zhytomyr Region on humanitarian demining

ZHYTOMYR REGION, UKRAINE - SEPTEMBER 20, 2023 - Sappers are seen at work during a press tour set to demonstrate the integration of AI into the process of humanitarian demining, Zhytomyr Region, northern Ukraine.

Press tour to Zhytomyr Region on humanitarian demining

Press tour to Zhytomyr Region on humanitarian demining

ZHYTOMYR REGION, UKRAINE - SEPTEMBER 20, 2023 - Sappers are seen at work during a press tour set to demonstrate the integration of AI into the process of humanitarian demining, Zhytomyr Region, northern Ukraine.

Walking from past to present -- Rediscover Hong Kong with volunteer tour guide

STORY: Walking from past to present -- Rediscover Hong Kong with volunteer tour guide DATELINE: Aug. 22, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:26 LOCATION: HONG KONG, China CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): NG LIKBO, Volunteer tour guide 2. various of the city 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): NG LIKBO, Volunteer tour guide 4. various of the city 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): NG LIKBO, Volunteer tour guide STORYLINE: For 71-year-old Ng Likbo, "city walk," a new travel trend for youngsters, has never been a novelty. Since around 13 years ago, it has been the routine work of the retiree and volunteer tour guide to lead residents and tourists to walk along the streets and alleys of Hong Kong, his hometown, viewing buildings up close and gaining a deep understanding of the local history and culture. More than five years ago, Ng began to work on a tour along the "Kowloon City in Transformation" Walking Trail, an urban renewal project in Hong Kong. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): NG LIKBO, Volunteer tour guide "My name is Ng Lik

CHINA-XINJIANG-URUMQI-INT'L DANCE FESTIVAL-SOFIA (CN)

CHINA-XINJIANG-URUMQI-INT'L DANCE FESTIVAL-SOFIA (CN)

(230727) -- URUMQI, July 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Sofia (R) presents her paper-cutting work at the Xinjiang Library in Urumqi, capital of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, on July 23, 2023. "This is an unforgettable tour of Xinjiang - wondrous!" said Sofia Maksimovna Efremenko, a young Russian dancer who has spent a pleasant week here. A member of the song and dance ensemble "Zorenka" of Balashov City, Saratov Oblast of Russia, Sofia came along with more than 1,000 of her counterparts from Asia, Europe and Africa for the 6th China Xinjiang International Dance Festival being held from July 20 to Aug. 5. Besides their performance on stage, Sofia and her colleagues visited places of interest in Urumqi for a profound experience of the Chinese culture, particularly the traditions in Xinjiang. "I'll definitely come again." (Xinhua/Hu Huhu)

Int'l students witness rural revitalization in NE China

STORY: Int'l students witness rural revitalization in NE China DATELINE: July 26, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:34 LOCATION: SHENYANG, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of village scenes in Panjin, Liaoning Province 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): MAIMOUNA AMATOU RAHMANE THIAM, Int'l student from Senegal STORYLINE: A total of 24 international students from 20 countries have participated in a tour in Panjin City, northeast China's Liaoning Province from July 20 to 23, to experience the vitality of China's rural revitalization. In a rice-crab co-culture production base in Ping'an village, international students had the chance to learn about the local rice planting techniques and how rice and crabs can be grown together in the same field. They also shared with local students the agriculture and rural development in other parts of the world. At Zengjia village, a model village for rural environmental enhancement in Panjin, international students admired the lotus flowers and participated in the volunteer work. SOU

CHINA-SICHUAN-ZHAO LEJI-RESEARCH TOUR (CN)

CHINA-SICHUAN-ZHAO LEJI-RESEARCH TOUR (CN)

(230609) -- CHENGDU, June 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Zhao Leji, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the National People's Congress Standing Committee, listens to a report on the work for the education campaign on the study and implementation of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era in southwest China's Sichuan Province, June 6, 2023. Zhao made a research tour in southwest China's Sichuan Province from Tuesday to Friday. Leading an inspection team, Zhao examined the enforcement of the Seed Law in several cities in Sichuan. (Xinhua/Li Tao)

CHINA-INNER MONGOLIA-XI JINPING-INSPECTION (CN)

CHINA-INNER MONGOLIA-XI JINPING-INSPECTION (CN)

(230608) -- HOHHOT, June 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- General Secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee Xi Jinping, also Chinese president and chairman of the Central Military Commission, hears a work report from the Party committee and government of Inner Mongolia and delivers an important speech in Hohhot, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, June 8, 2023. Xi made an inspection tour in Hohhot, the capital of the autonomous region, on Wednesday and Thursday. (Xinhua/Ju Peng)

CHINA-INNER MONGOLIA-XI JINPING-INSPECTION (CN)

CHINA-INNER MONGOLIA-XI JINPING-INSPECTION (CN)

(230608) -- HOHHOT, June 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- General Secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee Xi Jinping, also Chinese president and chairman of the Central Military Commission, hears a work report from the Party committee and government of Inner Mongolia and delivers an important speech in Hohhot, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, June 8, 2023. Xi made an inspection tour in Hohhot, the capital of the autonomous region, on Wednesday and Thursday. (Xinhua/Xie Huanchi)

Moroccan man takes a tour at "oriental capital of museums"

STORY: Moroccan man takes a tour at "oriental capital of museums" DATELINE: May 18, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:40 LOCATION: LUOYANG, China CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of Yassir Rakhmi visiting the museum STORYLINE: As the capital of 13 ancient dynasties, Luoyang in China's Henan Province, is dubbed the "oriental capital of museums." SOUNDBITE 1 (English): YASSIR RAKHIMI, Teacher of Luoyang No.2 Foreign Language School "My name is Yassir, and I work in Luoyang as an English teacher. I have been living in Luoyang for more than 4 years. I like the Chinese culture very much, that's why I go to museums as often as I can. In the history of China, there are 13 dynasties (when Luoyang was the capital). Now Luoyang has been built into the "oriental museum capital," and 102 museums have been built. When I have no work to do, I'd like to visit museums, feel the history and culture of China." Ancient tea road museum The ancient tea road, flourishing in the 17th century, stretched about 13,000 km, linking east Ch

Egypt welcomes arrival of more Chinese tourists: official

STORY: Egypt welcomes arrival of more Chinese tourists: official DATELINE: May 5, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:39 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of popular travel destinations in Egypt 2. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): MOHAMED A. SALAMA, Egyptian Tourism Promotion Authority STORYLINE: Mohamed A. Salama, head of the International Tourism Offices Sector at the Egyptian Tourism Promotion Authority, said that Egypt welcomes the arrival of Chinese tourists and is working on preparation and promotion work to attract more Chinese tourists. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): MOHAMED A. SALAMA, Egyptian Tourism Promotion Authority "We hope that Egypt will be on top of the destinations visited by Chinese tourists. Chinese tourists are always welcomed in Egypt. They are very important to the Egyptian economy and the Egyptian tourism. Tourism and cultural relations between the two countries have always been of great importance to both sides. Egypt is trying hard and making great efforts to attract a larger number of Chinese tour