7-meter-high steamer set used in bun shop in China to meet New Year demand

STORY: 7-meter-high steamer set used in bun shop in China to meet New Year demand SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 21, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 5, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:30 LOCATION: NANTONG, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the steamed bun shop 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): SU XIUPING, Pastry cook STORYLINE: At a small steamed bun shop in Nantong City, east China's Jiangsu Province, an incredibly high steamer set has made the shop a popular destination for many food buyers and also those who are just curious. The steamer set has 57 layers and is over 7 meters tall. Employees of the shop have to use an elevator to get the steamers. A pastry cook at the shop said there has been an increasing demand for steamed buns as the Spring Festival is around the corner, and that is why they are using more layers of steamers. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): SU XIUPING, Pastry cook "Our steamed buns are traditional, fermented with rice wine. It tastes good. It's chewy and has a special flavor. Our buns are very popular among the locals. As

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The town and coastline of Mogi is seen in the mid-Meiji Period. The pier built for the steamers to Unzen in 1901 at the edge of the cape is not apparent yet. Visible half-way along the cape is the Nagasaki Mogi Hotel, a resort for foreign visitors. It is said that crew members of war vessels harboured in the Nagasaki used to march from Nagasaki to Mogi and stay in this hotel. The sandy beach is used to dry fishing nets.==Date:unknown, Place:Nagasaki, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number109‐37‐0]