The magic of Chinese tea

STORY: The magic of Chinese tea DATELINE: Dec. 14, 2022 LENGTH: 00:08:13 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of tea garden and tea-making in China 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): LIU CHANG, Xinhua correspondent 3. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): SHEN DONGMEI, Tea culture consultant of China Tea Science Society; Researcher, Institute of History, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences 4. STANDUP (Chinese): LIU CHANG, Xinhua correspondent 5. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): WANG XIULAN, Inheritor of the national intangible cultural heritage of Zhang Yiyuan jasmine tea-making techniques; Executive director of China Tea Science Society 6. various of tea leaves and tea-making in China STORYLINE: VO In the eyes of the Chinese, tea-making is a tradition, a philosophy, a way of life. From the leaves on the tree, to a cup of fine drink, the steaming of tea embodies thousands of years of tea culture in China. SOUNDBITE: Tea is alive as a leaf, before it becomes a beverage. VO It can be a drink of refinement, as well as one of t

(BEIJING 2022) CHINA-BEIJING-OLYMPIC TORCH RELAY (CN)

(BEIJING 2022) CHINA-BEIJING-OLYMPIC TORCH RELAY (CN)

(220202) -- BEIJING, Feb. 2, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Torch bearer Liu Xiulan runs with the torch during the Beijing 2022 Olympic Torch Relay at the Olympic Forest Park in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 2, 2022. (Xinhua/Jia Haocheng)

(BEIJING 2022) CHINA-BEIJING-OLYMPIC TORCH RELAY (CN)

(BEIJING 2022) CHINA-BEIJING-OLYMPIC TORCH RELAY (CN)

(220202) -- BEIJING, Feb. 2, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Torch bearers Jiang Caishi (L) and Liu Xiulan attend the Beijing 2022 Olympic Torch Relay at the Olympic Forest Park in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 2, 2022. (Xinhua/Jia Haocheng)

(BEIJING 2022) CHINA-BEIJING-OLYMPIC TORCH RELAY (CN)

(BEIJING 2022) CHINA-BEIJING-OLYMPIC TORCH RELAY (CN)

(220202) -- BEIJING, Feb. 2, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Torch bearers Liu Xiulan (L) and Yuan Weidong attend the Beijing 2022 Olympic Torch Relay at the Olympic Forest Park in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 2, 2022. (Xinhua/Jia Haocheng)

(BEIJING 2022) CHINA-BEIJING-OLYMPIC TORCH RELAY (CN)

(BEIJING 2022) CHINA-BEIJING-OLYMPIC TORCH RELAY (CN)

(220202) -- BEIJING, Feb. 2, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Torch bearer Liu Xiulan runs with the torch during the Beijing 2022 Olympic Torch Relay at the Olympic Forest Park in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 2, 2022. (Xinhua/Jia Haocheng)