Night economy injects vitality into China's millennium-old town

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Night economy injects vitality into China's millennium-old town

STORY: Night economy injects vitality into China's millennium-old town DATELINE: Sept. 9, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:50 LOCATION: HEFEI, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): YAO XUEXIN, Deputy general manager of the operating company of Shuidong Ancient Town 2. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): LUO YALAN, Inheritor of Chinese Xuan Paper Fan-making techniques 3. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): HE ZEHUA, Inheritor of the Southern-Anhui Shadow Puppet Show 4. SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): WEI ZHEN, Local photographer STORYLINE: Booming night economy has brought new vitality to an old town in east China's Anhui Province. Shuidong is a town with a history of more than 1,000 years in Anhui. With the rise of various cultural tourism activities, this ancient town has seen a robust recovery of the night-time economy. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): YAO XUEXIN, Deputy general manager of the operating company of Shuidong Ancient Town "Shuidong Ancient Town covers an area of about 30,000 square meters. This is an old street with a hi

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