Taiyuan is my second home: 81-yr-old American

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Taiyuan is my second home: 81-yr-old American

STORY: Taiyuan is my second home: 81-yr-old American DATELINE: April 27, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:14 LOCATION: TAIYUAN, China CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): DAVID EDGREN 2. various of photos of the Edgren family 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): DAVID EDGREN 4. various of David Edgren with friends 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): DAVID EDGREN 6. various of views in Taiyuan 7. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): DAVID EDGREN 8. SOUNDBITE 5 (English): DAVID EDGREN 9. various of David Edgren delivering a speech STORYLINE: SOUNDBITE 1 (English): DAVID EDGREN "Good morning. This is Yeye (Grandpa) David from Columbia, South Carolina. I'm going to come to Beijing. I'm going to come to Wenzhou, and Taiyuan, my second home." David Edgren from the United States is famous on Douyin, the Chinese version of TikTok. His son Andy Edgren runs an account, which has nearly 1.75 million followers, sharing the story of his family. The Edgren family came to Taiyuan, north China's Shanxi Province, in 1984. The parents became English t

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