STORY: More Vietnamese tourists take high-speed train to visit China's Yunnan
SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 16, 2023
DATELINE: Dec. 17, 2023
LENGTH: 00:01:40
LOCATION: KUNMING, China
CATEGORY: TOURISM

SHOTLIST:
1. various of bullet train in China 
2. various of Vietnamese tourists
3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): Vietnamese tour guide
4. various of Vietnamese tourists
5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): LI YAN, Head of Honghe train station
6. various of bullet train in China

STORYLINE:

Thanks to its favorable geographical location and the rapid development of high-speed train network in China, Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture of southwest China's Yunnan Province has welcomed more and more Vietnamese tourists.

Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture is adjacent to Vietnam and the convenience provided by high-speed trains in Yunnan has attracted a lot of Vietnamese tour groups to start their journey of Yunnan here.

SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): Vietnamese tour guide
"Now, Vietnamese tourists like to visit Yunnan, see the scenery, learn about Chinese culture, history, customs and habits. The staff at Honghe station are very friendly. The procedures are very convenient."

SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): LI YAN, Head of Honghe train station
"In order to provide good service, we got in touch with Vietnamese tour groups in advance to know their itinerary, and arranged special personnel to provide guidance for security check, dining, ticket checking and ride to make the travel experience of Vietnamese tour groups better."

Since the beginning of this year, China Railway Kunming Bureau Group Co., Ltd. has received 117 Vietnamese tour groups with more than 3,200 visitors.

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Kunming, China.
(XHTV)