News Roundup: Guangxi Longsheng Harvest Carnival, National Corpus Alliance Launch, African Elephant Calf Turns One Month Old

News Roundup: Harvest Carnival, Corpus Ecosystem Alliance, African Elephant Calf’s One-Month Milestone Draw Attention

Around September 29, a range of social and international Chinese-language news items drew attention. From a rural harvest experience in Guangxi to AI corpus ecosystem development in Beijing, from martyr commemoration in Heilongjiang to African elephant conservation in Guangdong, and to an overseas Chinese community celebration in Brazil and a “China’s Good People” story in Zhejiang, the coverage presented diverse hot topics.

Guangxi Longsheng: Foreign Students Experience Harvest Carnival

Longsheng in Guangxi held a harvest carnival, where foreign students took part in activities including tasting black chicken soup, displaying wild lilies with local villagers, carrying water, tasting passion fruit, transporting corn with wheelbarrows, and fishing.^[1]

National Corpus Innovation Ecosystem Alliance Launched in Beijing

On September 29, the National Corpus Innovation Ecosystem Alliance was officially launched in Beijing, releasing a series of major results including corpus standards and specifications, the Aocang Corpus Community Service Platform, and the international English-language academic journal Data Express in AI Corpus.^[2]

Heilongjiang: Federation of Industry and Commerce Holds Martyrs Commemoration Event

On September 29, the Heilongjiang Provincial Federation of Industry and Commerce held a themed event titled “Remembering Revolutionary Martyrs and Passing On the Red Gene” at the Harbin Martyrs’ Cemetery.^[3]

Guangdong Qingyuan: African Elephant Calf “Taibao” Turns One Month Old

On September 29, the African elephant calf “Taibao” (nicknamed “Xiaoshisan”) at Chimelong Forest Kingdom in Qingyuan, Guangdong, celebrated its one-month birthday and officially met visitors; this appearance added new life to the Qingyuan Chimelong African elephant family, China’s largest ex situ conservation population of African elephants.^[4]

Santa Catarina, Brazil: Over 300 Overseas Chinese Celebrate National Day and Mid-Autumn Festival

The Chinese Overseas Fellowship Association of Santa Catarina, Brazil, held a large gala on the 27th to “Welcome National Day and Celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival,” with more than 300 overseas Chinese participating.^[5]

Ningbo, Zhejiang: Zhenhai “Red Grandpa” Named to “China’s Good People” List

Chen Weigao, a “red lecturer” in Zhenhai District, Ningbo, Zhejiang, was recently named to the “China’s Good People” list. He said, “This honor belongs to every ‘Red Child’ and ‘Red Grandpa.’”^[6]