The magic of Chinese tea

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The magic of Chinese tea

STORY: The magic of Chinese tea DATELINE: Dec. 14, 2022 LENGTH: 00:08:13 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of tea garden and tea-making in China 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): LIU CHANG, Xinhua correspondent 3. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): SHEN DONGMEI, Tea culture consultant of China Tea Science Society; Researcher, Institute of History, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences 4. STANDUP (Chinese): LIU CHANG, Xinhua correspondent 5. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): WANG XIULAN, Inheritor of the national intangible cultural heritage of Zhang Yiyuan jasmine tea-making techniques; Executive director of China Tea Science Society 6. various of tea leaves and tea-making in China STORYLINE: VO In the eyes of the Chinese, tea-making is a tradition, a philosophy, a way of life. From the leaves on the tree, to a cup of fine drink, the steaming of tea embodies thousands of years of tea culture in China. SOUNDBITE: Tea is alive as a leaf, before it becomes a beverage. VO It can be a drink of refinement, as well as one of t

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