STORY: Traditional delicacy on Xiaoxue solar term: pickled vegetables
SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 17, 2023
DATELINE: Nov. 21, 2023
LENGTH: 00:01:35
LOCATION: SHANGHAI, China
CATEGORY: CULTURE

SHOTLIST:
1. various of a village in Shanghai
2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MOHAMED KHAMIS, Student of Shanghai International Studies University
3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): MOHAMED KHAMIS, Student of Shanghai International Studies University
4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): MOHAMED KHAMIS, Student of Shanghai International Studies University
5. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): MOHAMED KHAMIS, Student of Shanghai International Studies University
6. SOUNDBITE 5 (English): MOHAMED KHAMIS, Student of Shanghai International Studies University

STORYLINE:

Wednesday marks Xiaoxue, or Minor Snow, the 20th solar term on the Chinese lunar calendar. Find out what Chinese people like to eat during this time of the year.

SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MOHAMED KHAMIS, Student of Shanghai International Studies University
"A Chinese proverb: 'Pickle vegetables on Xiaoxue (Minor Snow), and pickle meat on Daxue (Major Snow).' The solar term Xiaoxue is coming, so let's pickle vegetables today."

SOUNDBITE 2 (English): MOHAMED KHAMIS, Student of Shanghai International Studies University
"As winters were long and cold, people in ancient times came up with making pickles to cope with the lack of supplies.
Now, life gets affluent, but people still have the tradition of pickling vegetables in most places of China."

SOUNDBITE 3 (English): MOHAMED KHAMIS, Student of Shanghai International Studies University
"After being dried for a day, they are ready to be marinated."

SOUNDBITE 4 (English): MOHAMED KHAMIS, Student of Shanghai International Studies University
"They are ready to eat after about 10 days to half a month. And this is the final product."

SOUNDBITE 5 (English): MOHAMED KHAMIS, Student of Shanghai International Studies University
"So delicious. Pickles come from the wisdom of ancient times. They are also today's delicacy. Besides potherb mustard, cabbage, radish and cucumber are also what people use to make pickles. Are you ready to have a try?"

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