STORY: Traditional delicacy on Xiaohan solar term: rice cake
SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 5, 2024
DATELINE: Jan. 6, 2024
LENGTH: 00:01:33
LOCATION: SHANGHAI, China
CATEGORY: CULTURE

SHOTLIST:
1. various of Mina walking
2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MINA, Student, Shanghai International Studies University
3. various of a rice cake shop
4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): MINA, Student, Shanghai International Studies University
5. various of making process of rice cakes
6. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): GU, Resident in Songjiang District, Shanghai
7. SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): MINA, Student, Shanghai International Studies University
8. SOUNDBITE 5 (Chinese): GU, Resident in Songjiang District, Shanghai
9. SOUNDBITE 6 (Chinese): MINA, Student, Shanghai International Studies University
10. SOUNDBITE 7 (Chinese): GU, Resident in Songjiang District, Shanghai
11. various of rice cakes
12. SOUNDBITE 8 (Chinese): GU, Resident in Songjiang District, Shanghai
13. SOUNDBITE 9 (Chinese): MINA, Student, Shanghai International Studies University

STORYLINE:

SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MINA, Student, Shanghai International Studies University
"Minor Cold, or Xiaohan, is the 23rd solar term of the 24 traditional Chinese solar terms. For most areas of China, it marks the start of the coldest days of the year. All the families are busy preparing rice cakes. Let's join them."

SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): MINA, Student, Shanghai International Studies University
"Hi, Ms. Gu. Can you teach me how to make rice cakes?"

SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): GU, Resident in Songjiang District, Shanghai
"Don't break it. Just press it."

SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): MINA, Student, Shanghai International Studies University
"I put quite a lot of rice flour here."

SOUNDBITE 5 (Chinese): GU, Resident in Songjiang District, Shanghai
"Add some sweet filling. Use both your hands. You can't do it with one hand.
This sieve is more handy. Sift the flour.
Turn it upside down."

SOUNDBITE 6 (Chinese): MINA, Student, Shanghai International Studies University
"I'm afraid (of dropping it)."

SOUNDBITE 7 (Chinese): GU, Resident in Songjiang District, Shanghai
"Just like this. Hold it tight.
Knock the two bars together."

Yexie Rice Cake is an intangible cultural heritage of Shanghai. It tastes sweet and sticky. As Minor Cold arrives, the Spring Festival is also approaching.

Chinese people enjoy having rice cakes to celebrate the New Year as (New Year) "rice cake" sounds like "rising higher" in Chinese. People embody good wishes into the small snacks and share them with others.

SOUNDBITE 8 (Chinese): GU, Resident in Songjiang District, Shanghai
"You've done well. Have a try."

SOUNDBITE 9 (Chinese): MINA, Student, Shanghai International Studies University
"Thank you. It's so delicious and sweet."

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