STORY: Vlog: What it's like to be an ancient princess in China's Luoyang
SHOOTING TIME: Recent footage
DATELINE: May 16, 2024
LENGTH: 00:01:47
LOCATION: LUOYANG, China
CATEGORY: CULTURE

SHOTLIST:
1. STANDUP 1 (Chinese): ISHARA, Sri Lankan student in China
2. various of Ishara in Luoyang
3. STANDUP 2 (Chinese): ISHARA, Sri Lankan student in China
4. various of Ishara in Luoyang
5. STANDUP 3 (Chinese): ISHARA, Sri Lankan student in China
6. SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): DUAN YU, Makeup artist
7. various of Ishara in Luoyang
8. STANDUP 4 (Chinese): ISHARA, Sri Lankan student in China
9. various of Ishara in Luoyang
10. STANDUP 5 (Chinese): ISHARA, Sri Lankan student in China
11. various of Ishara in Luoyang
12. STANDUP 6 (Chinese): ISHARA, Sri Lankan student in China
13. various of Ishara in Luoyang

STORYLINE:

Ishara, a young student from Sri Lanka, recently spent a special day in Luoyang, an ancient capital city in central China's Henan Province.

She dressed up in traditional Chinese attire, and participated in a feast hosted by "Empress Wu Zetian," enjoying captivating performances while savoring distinctive court cuisine.

At a Sui-Tang Luoyang City heritage park, she was enchanted by classical dance, feeling as if she had travelled back in time to become a princess of the Tang Dynasty (618-907).

STANDUP 1 (Chinese): ISHARA, Sri Lankan student in China
"Hello, today I will experience being a princess for one day in Luoyang. Let's go!"

STANDUP 2 (Chinese): ISHARA, Sri Lankan student in China
"Wow, it's so beautiful! I'm going to transform now."

STANDUP 3 (Chinese): ISHARA, Sri Lankan student in China
"What are these?"

SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): DUAN YU, Makeup artist
"These are molds for ornamental floral stickers. You can take a look. There are many different flower patterns to choose from."

STANDUP 4 (Chinese): ISHARA, Sri Lankan student in China
"Friends, today 'Empress Wu Zetian' invited me to the palace for dinner. Let me show you."

STANDUP 5 (Chinese): ISHARA, Sri Lankan student in China
"Hello. Thank you for inviting me to the meal today."

STANDUP 6 (Chinese): ISHARA, Sri Lankan student in China
"I'm learning to dance, the kind all Tang Dynasty princesses knew."

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