STORY: Student lion dance team set up in E China to cherish traditional culture
SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 11, 2024
DATELINE: Feb. 16, 2024
LENGTH: 00:00:52
LOCATION: FUZHOU, China
CATEGORY: CULTURE

SHOTLIST:
1. various of the school
2. various of students performing lion dance
3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): LIU CHENXIN, Student, Fuzhou Cangshan Guanlan Primary School
4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): DENG SHUIJIN, Deputy secretary-general of Fujian Dragon and Lion Dance Sports Association
5. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): HU JUAN, Vice principal, Fuzhou Cangshan Guanlan Primary School

STORYLINE:

A primary school in east China's Fujian Province has set up a lion dance team with an average age of nine.

The school aims to encourage the students to inherit and promote the traditional Chinese culture.

SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): LIU CHENXIN, Student, Fuzhou Cangshan Guanlan Primary School
"I really like the lion dance. Every time before I go on stage, I am so excited. When I dance, all of my classmates think I am very cool."

SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): DENG SHUIJIN, Deputy secretary-general of Fujian Dragon and Lion Dance Sports Association
"Introducing traditional culture into the campus provides us with an opportunity, so that we can teach dragon and lion dances in this school."

SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): HU JUAN, Vice principal, Fuzhou Cangshan Guanlan Primary School
"We hope to encourage our students to inherit the culture of dragon and lion dances with diligent practice and firm confidence, so that this intangible cultural heritage will not only be seen in textbooks but also in daily life, and the excellent traditional Chinese culture can be carried forward and passed on."

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