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A documentary feature which looks at poverty eradication in Guizhou province has opened across domestic theaters. It is directed and produced by Peng Lanyu, who has traced the transformation in western Guizhou’s Liupanshui region over the past two years. The documentary follows and interviews more than 20 village heads and influential entrepreneurs, telling the story through their efforts at promoting tourism and helping locals sell agricultural products.
Freight train to boost cross-border e-commerce
A new route has been added to the China-Europe freight service, as a train made its maiden trip from Zhengzhou, Henan province, to Belgium on Saturday. The service, exclusively for cross-border e-commerce, is the first of its kind departing from Zhengzhou. China-Europe freight trains made 6,363 trips last year, up 73 percent year-on-year, connecting 59 cities in China with 49 cities in 15 European countries.
As ice melts, Greenland to be big sand exporter
Greenland could start to export sand in a spinoff from global warming that is melting the island’s vast ice sheet and washing large amounts of sediment into the sea. Mining of sand and gravel, widely used in the construction industry, could boost the economy for Greenland’s 56,000 population. By mining sand, “Greenland could benefit from the challenges brought by climate change,” a team of scientists in Denmark and the United
States wrote in the journal Nature Sustainability.
Tech: Smart mattress adjusts temperature
Eight Sleep, a US tech company, has unveiled the Pod, which is a smart mattress that can adjust its temperature automatically throughout the night according to your sleeping habits. Your body’s temperature naturally shifts as you sleep, cooling off as you wind down for the night and warming up in the run-up to the morning. A “thermal alarm” also allows you to use the mattress as an alarm clock, by having it cool down your side of the bed to wake you up. Temperature options range from a cool 13 C all the way up to 46 C.
World: Stunt performer enjoys the high life
Footage has emerged of a daredevil performing an audacious slackline stunt above a Swiss lake. Samuel Volery can be seen spinning around 900 meters above the ground, with buildings looking like little dots in the far distance as he completes the “Da Vinci” in the town of Arvenbuel, in the Alps above Walensee lake. His workout in the air, named due to its shape, reminiscent of a famous sketch by Leonardo da Vinci showing a man with outstretched limbs, was captured by photographer Tobias Rodenkirch.
Artists with special needs from Chongqing have been awarded first prize at an international event in Cairo, Egypt. The Third Awladna International Forum for Arts of the Gifted provided an
opportunity for artists from 36 countries and regions to showcase their talent in art, music, movies, sports and handicrafts. The Chongqing Disabled People’s Performing Art Troupe’s 18-member team presented five performances, including four dances and a flute solo. The artists also staged eight public performances at the theater, in the streets and at a local hospital during their one-week visit.
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Culture: Artists in Chongqing win award People: Village woman becomes viral star
A woman living in a mountainous area of Shaanxi province has become an online celebrity less than a year since she started to upload short videos to Douyin (one of China’s most popular video-sharing platforms). Wu Shiju, 62, from Wencai village, has more than 200,000 followers who like the short videos of life on the Daba Mountain. A mobile phone helps her to connect with the outside world, and allows people to know more about real life on the mountains.
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