Tea industry brings fortune to remote village in China's Tibet

STORY: Tea industry brings fortune to remote village in China's Tibet DATELINE: April 8, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:18 LOCATION: LHASA, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the tea industry 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Tibetan): PADMA YUDRON, Local villager 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Tibetan): TSEGYEL NORBU, Party chief of Xoiwaka Village 4. various of the tea industry STORYLINE: Thanks to its unique climate, Xoiwaka Village in Bome County in China's Tibet is suitable for planting tea. In 2019, under the guidance of the local government, the village has been promoting the tea industry, which has brought significantly higher incomes. SOUNDBITE 1 (Tibetan): PADMA YUDRON, Local villager "I'm engaged in watering and fertilizing here. I have a daily income of 200 yuan (about 29 U.S. dollars)." Since 2019, more than 40 million yuan (about 5.8 mln U.S. dollars) has been invested in tea farming in the village, including 30 million yuan (about 4.4 mln U.S. dollars) invested by tea-making enterprises. SOUNDBITE 2 (Tibetan): TSEGYEL