STORY: Electric workers stay on duty during Spring Festival holiday
SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 25, 2025
DATELINE: Jan. 28, 2025
LENGTH: 00:00:54
LOCATION: XIAMEN, China
CATEGORY: SOCIETY

SHOTLIST:
1. various of the Gulangyu Island in Xiamen, southeast China's Fujian Province
2. various of Wang Yihong inspect the power supply line
3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): WANG YIHONG, Electric worker at Gulangyu Island
3. various of Sun Zhihong debugging the unmanned boat
4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): SUN ZHIHONG, Submarine cable maintenance worker

STORYLINE:

This is electrician Wang Yihong's fourth year spending the Spring Festival holiday working on Gulangyu Island in east China's Xiamen.

SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): WANG YIHONG, Electric worker at Gulangyu Island
"For me, the Spring Festival holiday is just a working day which is a little more important than an ordinary working day. Because there will be more tourists on the island than usual, we should put more effort into ensuring the power supply is stable and reliable. When the residents, tourists, and businesses on the island enjoy a happy Spring Festival, I feel that my job is worth it."

For many electric workers, staying on duty means that more families have a happy reunion.

SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): SUN ZHIHONG, Submarine cable maintenance worker
"During the Spring Festival holiday, we need to continue the maintenance work to ensure a stable power supply. This is my fifth year staying on duty during the Spring Festival holiday. My family fully supports me, as they know that my work is to ensure a happy reunion for all and that it's worth it. "

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Xiamen, China.
(XHTV)