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

Lotus-shaped lamps light up summer night in E China

STORY: Lotus-shaped lamps light up summer night in E China DATELINE: July 13, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:15 LOCATION: XUANCHENG, China CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of lotus-shaped lamps STORYLINE: Every summer, residents in Shuidong Town of Xuancheng City, east China's Anhui Province would set free lotus-shaped lamps on the Shuiyangjiang River. The colorful lotus lamps drift in the river, glowing like stars. This tradition originated in the Tang Dynasty (618-907) as a way for people to wish for a good harvest and fortune. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Xuancheng, China. (XHTV)