STORY: Ali's tales of finding dragons | Dragon dancing in south China village
SHOOTING DATE: Jan. 24, 2024
DATELINE: Feb. 29, 2024
LENGTH: 00:01:49
LOCATION: GUANGZHOU, China
CATEGORY: SOCIETY/CULTURE 

SHOTLIST:
1. various of Malian basketball blogger Ali visiting Dajingtou Village in China's Guangdong 

STORYLINE:

SOUNDBITE (Chinese): BALLO ALI, Malian basketball blogger
"Hello, everyone. I am Ali, a basketball enthusiast. This year is the Year of the Dragon, and I have taken on a new mysterious mission. Let's go. It is said that there are many legends about dragons in Dongguan (in Guangdong Province). In the village of Dajingtou in Dalang Town, dragon dancing has a history of several hundred years. Isn't this the "dragon" of Dajingtou? 

Yes.

We are going out for training.

Where are you training?

Over there.

Join us.

Great. 

Let's go.

Why do you need to lie down for dragon dance training?

Yes.

It's a technique in dragon dance competitions.

Do you want to have a try?

Sure. 

I'm tired.

So tired.

Are you feeling tired?

Yes. 

I'm having sore shoulders. 

Very nice. Give me five.

Over the years, cultural heritage inheritors Uncle Huai and the Dajingtou women's dragon dance team have always maintained their passion for dragon dancing.

SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): UNCLE HUAI, Cultural heritage inheritor
"These trophies, including over 50 major awards, are all won by our women's dragon dance team. The grass dragon before has evolved into today's cloth dragon, injecting new impetus into Dajingtou's dragon dancing. Here, there are many villagers like Uncle Huai, who are keen on dragon dancing. And they are all "descendants of the dragon."

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