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Overseas guests visit millenium-old port along Maritime Silk Road in China

STORY: Overseas guests visit millenium-old port along Maritime Silk Road in China SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 25, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 27, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:57 LOCATION: WENZHOU, China CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): CUI LI, Xinhua correspondent 2. various of the site 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): JOANNE MARIE ANDERSON, Former Mayor of Liverpool 4. various of the guests 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): KWEKU MELVIN SHELDON LISK, Deputy Mayor of Freetown, Sierra Leone 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): ANTONIO CARLOS RODRIGUES PEREIRA JUNIOR, Director of international relations and cooperation from Duque de Caxias, Brazil STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): CUI LI, Xinhua correspondent "We are at Shuomen ancient port site in Wenzhou City, east China's Zhejiang Province. The excavation of this site presents a prosperous scene of Wenzhou along the Maritime Silk Road during the Song (960-1279) and Yuan (1271-1368) Dynasties, holding an important cultural and international significance." During the just-concluded 2023 Mayor

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CHINA-ZHEJIANG-WENZHOU-SHUOMEN ANCIENT PORT-RUINS (CN)

(221011) -- WENZHOU, Oct. 11, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Oct. 10, 2022 shows ruins of buildings from different periods discovered at the archaeological site of Shuomen ancient port in Wenzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province. The archaeological site of Shuomen ancient port was discovered at the end of 2021, with ruins of ancient buildings, shipwrecks, and porcelain pieces unearthed in the following archaeological excavations. According to the National Cultural Heritage Administration, the discovery is important to studies of the ancient Maritime Silk Road. (Xinhua/Weng Xinyang)

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CHINA-ZHEJIANG-WENZHOU-SHUOMEN ANCIENT PORT-RUINS (CN)

(221011) -- WENZHOU, Oct. 11, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on Oct. 10, 2022 shows the ruins of an ancient dock at the archaeological site of Shuomen ancient port in Wenzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province. The archaeological site of Shuomen ancient port was discovered at the end of 2021, with ruins of ancient buildings, shipwrecks, and porcelain pieces unearthed in the following archaeological excavations. According to the National Cultural Heritage Administration, the discovery is important to studies of the ancient Maritime Silk Road. (Xinhua/Weng Xinyang)

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CHINA-ZHEJIANG-WENZHOU-SHUOMEN ANCIENT PORT-RUINS (CN)

(221011) -- WENZHOU, Oct. 11, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on Oct. 10, 2022 shows the ruins of an ancient dock at the archaeological site of Shuomen ancient port in Wenzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province. The archaeological site of Shuomen ancient port was discovered at the end of 2021, with ruins of ancient buildings, shipwrecks, and porcelain pieces unearthed in the following archaeological excavations. According to the National Cultural Heritage Administration, the discovery is important to studies of the ancient Maritime Silk Road. (Xinhua/Weng Xinyang)

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CHINA-ZHEJIANG-WENZHOU-SHUOMEN ANCIENT PORT-RUINS (CN)

(221011) -- WENZHOU, Oct. 11, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Undated combo photo shows porcelain wares discovered at the archaeological site of Shuomen ancient port in Wenzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province. The archaeological site of Shuomen ancient port was discovered at the end of 2021, with ruins of ancient buildings, shipwrecks, and porcelain pieces unearthed in the following archaeological excavations. According to the National Cultural Heritage Administration, the discovery is important to studies of the ancient Maritime Silk Road. (Xinhua)

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CHINA-ZHEJIANG-WENZHOU-SHUOMEN ANCIENT PORT-RUINS (CN)

(221011) -- WENZHOU, Oct. 11, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A staff member covers the foundation of an ancient building at the archaeological site of Shuomen ancient port in Wenzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Oct. 10, 2022. The archaeological site of Shuomen ancient port was discovered at the end of 2021, with ruins of ancient buildings, shipwrecks, and porcelain pieces unearthed in the following archaeological excavations. According to the National Cultural Heritage Administration, the discovery is important to studies of the ancient Maritime Silk Road. (Xinhua/Weng Xinyang)

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CHINA-ZHEJIANG-WENZHOU-SHUOMEN ANCIENT PORT-RUINS (CN)

(221011) -- WENZHOU, Oct. 11, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on Oct. 10, 2022 shows a view of the archaeological site of Shuomen ancient port along the Oujiang River in Wenzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province. The archaeological site of Shuomen ancient port was discovered at the end of 2021, with ruins of ancient buildings, shipwrecks, and porcelain pieces unearthed in the following archaeological excavations. According to the National Cultural Heritage Administration, the discovery is important to studies of the ancient Maritime Silk Road. (Xinhua/Weng Xinyang)

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CHINA-ZHEJIANG-WENZHOU-SHUOMEN ANCIENT PORT-RUINS (CN)

(221011) -- WENZHOU, Oct. 11, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on Oct. 10, 2022 shows ancient ditches discovered at the archaeological site of Shuomen ancient port in Wenzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province. The archaeological site of Shuomen ancient port was discovered at the end of 2021, with ruins of ancient buildings, shipwrecks, and porcelain pieces unearthed in the following archaeological excavations. According to the National Cultural Heritage Administration, the discovery is important to studies of the ancient Maritime Silk Road. (Xinhua/Weng Xinyang)

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CHINA-ZHEJIANG-WENZHOU-SHUOMEN ANCIENT PORT-RUINS (CN)

(221011) -- WENZHOU, Oct. 11, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on Oct. 10, 2022 shows part of the archaeological site of Shuomen ancient port in Wenzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province. The archaeological site of Shuomen ancient port was discovered at the end of 2021, with ruins of ancient buildings, shipwrecks, and porcelain pieces unearthed in the following archaeological excavations. According to the National Cultural Heritage Administration, the discovery is important to studies of the ancient Maritime Silk Road. (Xinhua/Weng Xinyang)

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CHINA-ZHEJIANG-WENZHOU-SHUOMEN ANCIENT PORT-RUINS (CN)

(221011) -- WENZHOU, Oct. 11, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Undated combo photo shows porcelain wares discovered at the archaeological site of Shuomen ancient port in Wenzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province. The archaeological site of Shuomen ancient port was discovered at the end of 2021, with ruins of ancient buildings, shipwrecks, and porcelain pieces unearthed in the following archaeological excavations. According to the National Cultural Heritage Administration, the discovery is important to studies of the ancient Maritime Silk Road. (Xinhua)

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CHINA-ZHEJIANG-WENZHOU-SHUOMEN ANCIENT PORT-RUINS (CN)

(221011) -- WENZHOU, Oct. 11, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A researcher checks the ceramics discovered at the archaeological site of Shuomen ancient port in Wenzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Oct. 11, 2022. The archaeological site of Shuomen ancient port was discovered at the end of 2021, with ruins of ancient buildings, shipwrecks, and porcelain pieces unearthed in the following archaeological excavations. According to the National Cultural Heritage Administration, the discovery is important to studies of the ancient Maritime Silk Road. (Xinhua/Weng Xinyang)

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CHINA-ZHEJIANG-WENZHOU-SHUOMEN ANCIENT PORT-RUINS (CN)

(221011) -- WENZHOU, Oct. 11, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A researcher checks a Longquan celadon ware discovered at the archaeological site of Shuomen ancient port in Wenzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Oct. 11, 2022. The archaeological site of Shuomen ancient port was discovered at the end of 2021, with ruins of ancient buildings, shipwrecks, and porcelain pieces unearthed in the following archaeological excavations. According to the National Cultural Heritage Administration, the discovery is important to studies of the ancient Maritime Silk Road. (Xinhua/Weng Xinyang)