Tea gardens bring fortune to remote villages in NW China

STORY: Tea gardens bring fortune to remote villages in NW China DATELINE: April 29, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:08 LOCATION: XI'AN, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1.various of tea gardens in Ankang City 2.SOUNDBITE (Chinese): FANG LIZONG, Tea farmer 3.various of tea gardens in Ankang City 4.SOUNDBITE(Chinese): HU XUEHUA, Deputy director, Huimin Tea Cooperative 5.various of tea gardens in Xixiang County 6.SOUNDBITE (Chinese): LIAO JIHUI, Tea farmer 7.SOUNDBITE (Chinese): CHEN ZHILONG, Official with Bureau of Tea Industry, Xixiang County STORYLINE: Liushui Township, Ankang City Shaanxi Province, NW China Tea gardens covering over 1,000 mu (over 60 hectares) of land have been developed in Liushui Township. Hundreds of local villagers work here, engaged in tea leaves picking, garden management and land circulation. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): FANG LIZONG, Tea farmer "It's easier for us to work near home instead of looking for jobs in big cities because we are getting old. I'm over 60. Picking tea leaves here earn me ove