19th-century tea room in Spain contains unique rice paper images of Chinese life

STORY: 19th-century tea room in Spain contains unique rice paper images of Chinese life DATELINE: May 14, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:53 LOCATION: Madrid CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Chinese tea room 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Spanish): FERNANDO PARLORIO, Council for Tourism in Guadalajara 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Spanish): MARIA, Visitor STORYLINE: A small town about 50 kilometers northeast of Madrid is not where you would expect to find one of the best examples of Chinese rice paper decorations, but the Palacio de la Cotilla in Guadalajara has such one. The elegant building that was constructed at the start of the 17th century had long been a noble household, but its biggest treasure is a 19th-century tea room. "It is a room where the owners received visitors, took tea, and watched plays or musical performances," Fernando Parlorio, who is responsible for tourism in Guadalajara, told Xinhua. Now known as the "Chinese Hall," this 60-square-meter room is covered in strips of rice paper that have been hand-