STORY: Wild edible mushrooms bring economic benefits to locals in China's Yunnan
DATELINE: Aug. 17, 2023
LENGTH: 00:02:31
LOCATION: KUNMING, China
CATEGORY: SOCIETY/ECONOMY
 
SHOTLIST:
1. various of a local villager looking for wild mushroom
2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): LI SHUNWEN, Villager of Chahe Village, Nanhua County
3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): Local merchant
4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): LI SHUNWEN, Villager of Chahe Village, Nanhua County
5. SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): Local merchant
6. SOUNDBITE 5 (Chinese): LI SHUNWEN, Villager of Chahe Village, Nanhua County
7. SOUNDBITE 6 (Chinese): YU YUEXIAN, President of a local food company
8. SOUNDBITE 7 (Chinese): Restaurant waiter
9. SOUNDBITE 8 (Chinese): VOICE OF YU JIALING, Staffer of a local food company
10. SOUNDBITE 9 (Chinese): VOICE OF LUO FUQIANG, Director of food quality at a local food company
11. SOUNDBITE 10 (Chinese): VOICE OF YU JIALING, Staffer of a local food company
 
STORYLINE:
 
Nanhua County in southwest China's Yunnan Province is known for its abundant resources of wild edible mushrooms. Now comes the harvest season.
 
This delicious food not only satisfies taste buds of diners, but also brings economic benefits to local people.
 
SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): LI SHUNWEN, Villager of Chahe Village, Nanhua County
"If I look for wild mushrooms, I will get up at five or six o'clock in the morning, and it is still dark. 
We can earn about 40,000 to 50,000 yuan (about 5,500 to 6,800 USD) by picking wild mushrooms every year. The season lasts for three months. You need to get up at around five o'clock in the morning, so you can find the mushrooms. Looking for mushrooms depends on the terrain, they do not grow everywhere. Now I'm heading to the market to sell the mushrooms."
 
SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): Local merchant
"I will buy them all."
 
SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): LI SHUNWEN, Villager of Chahe Village, Nanhua County
"Great."
 
SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): Local merchant
"His mushrooms always have good quality."
 
SOUNDBITE 5 (Chinese): LI SHUNWEN, Villager of Chahe Village, Nanhua County
"The mushrooms sold very fast today, just in several minutes at 350 yuan (about 48 USD). We pick them in the morning, and they will be packed and delivered by express at noon, some of them can reach dining tables across the country as early as in the afternoon. This makes me feel very happy and proud."
 
SOUNDBITE 6 (Chinese): YU YUEXIAN, President of a local food company
"This is the season when wild mushrooms go on the market, and it is the golden period for catering industry in Nanhua County. At the busiest time in the evening, we have to work late until one o'clock every day."
 
SOUNDBITE 7 (Chinese): Restaurant waiter
"The dish is ready."
 
SOUNDBITE 8 (Chinese): VOICE OF YU JIALING, Staffer of a local food company
"Our company mainly makes freeze-dried mushrooms, which are sold to Jiangsu, Guangzhou, Shanghai and Zhejiang."
 
SOUNDBITE 9 (Chinese): VOICE OF LUO FUQIANG, Director of food quality at a local food company
"Picking and selling wild mushrooms have greatly improved the incomes of local farmers in Nanhua County."
 
SOUNDBITE 10 (Chinese): VOICE OF YU JIALING, Staffer of a local food company
"For Nanhua people, the little wild mushrooms can bring big economic benefits."
 
Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Kunming, China.
(XHTV)