STORY: Poetry contest between foreign students and "Tang Dynasty poets" in Shanghai
SHOOTING TIME: April 30, 2024
DATELINE: May 19, 2024
LENGTH: 0:03:37
LOCATION: SHANGHAI, China
CATEGORY: SOCIETY

SHOTLIST:
1. various of the Museum of Shanghai Jiao Tong University
2. SOUNDBITES 1-46

STORYLINE:

In a museum in Shanghai, two foreign students have a poetry contest with some Tang Dynasty poets who have time-travelled to the modern.

SOUNDBITE 1 (English): VALERIIA IUSHMANOVA, Student, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
"Hello, Sophia. Do you know any interesting activities around here?"

SOUNDBITE 2 (English): SOFIA OYOLA APONTE LIMAS, Exchange student, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
"Hi, Valeriia! I just heard that inside the museum they have a new exhibition of the Tang Dynasty. So I think we can go and have a look."

SOUNDBITE 3 (English): VALERIIA IUSHMANOVA, Student, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
"Yes, sure. Let's go!"

SOUNDBITE 4 (English): SOFIA OYOLA APONTE LIMAS, Exchange student, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
"Wow, so beautiful! All these pictures are so beautiful."

SOUNDBITE 5 (English): VALERIIA IUSHMANOVA, Student, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
"Yeah, that's true. Oh, look, the woman in this picture is very beautiful."

SOUNDBITE 6 (English): SOFIA OYOLA APONTE LIMAS, Exchange student, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
"I really like her clothes."

SOUNDBITE 7 (English): VALERIIA IUSHMANOVA, Student, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
"What type of dress is it?"

SOUNDBITE 8 (English):SOFIA OYOLA APONTE LIMAS, Exchange student, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
"It should be a traditional clothing of the Tang Dynasty."

SOUNDBITE 9 (English): FANG FANG, Staff, Archives and Museums of Shanghai Jiao Tong University
"Are you the students of Shanghai Jiao Tong University?"

SOUNDBITE 10 (English): SOFIA OYOLA APONTE LIMAS, Exchange student, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
"Yes, we are. We've heard about this amazing exhibition, so we're here to take a look."

SOUNDBITE 11 (English): VALERIIA IUSHMANOVA, Student, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
"Your clothes are very beautiful, just like this picture."

SOUNDBITE 12 (English): FANG FANG, Staff, Archives and Museums of Shanghai Jiao Tong University
"That's so nice of you. Actually, you can dress up just like me, do you want to have a try?"

SOUNDBITE 13 (English): VALERIIA IUSHMANOVA, Student, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
"Yes!"

SOUNDBITE 14 (English): FANG FANG, Staff, Archives and Museums of Shanghai Jiao Tong University
"OK, Great! Let's go.
What's your major?"

SOUNDBITE 15 (English): SOFIA OYOLA APONTE LIMAS, Exchange student, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
"I'm studying Chinese Mandarin."

SOUNDBITE 16 (English): FANG FANG, Staff, Archives and Museums of Shanghai Jiao Tong University
"Oh, nice!"

SOUNDBITE 17 (English): VALERIIA IUSHMANOVA, Student, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
"Me too."

SOUNDBITE 18 (English): FANG FANG, Staff, Archives and Museums of Shanghai Jiao Tong University
"Oh, great!"

SOUNDBITE 19 (English): VALERIIA IUSHMANOVA, Student, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
"Who's he?"

SOUNDBITE 20 (English): FANG FANG, Staff, Archives and Museums of Shanghai Jiao Tong University
"He's Li Bai, one of the most influential poets in the Tang Dynasty."

SOUNDBITE 21 (Chinese): HE TIANYU, Student, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
"Hello, everyone! Welcome to the exhibition. You need to pass my Tang poetry tests to move on to the next step. The first question is how did this painter show a magnificent view of 'flying down three thousand feet?'"

SOUNDBITE 22 (English): SOFIA OYOLA APONTE LIMAS, Exchange student, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
"Look at the child next to the adult."

SOUNDBITE 23 (English): VALERIIA IUSHMANOVA, Student, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
"He turns around and faces towards the opposite direction."

SOUNDBITE 24 (Chinese): HE TIANYU, Student, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
"Good! The next question is I'll say the first line, and you may say the second one. The sunlit Censer Peak exhales incense like cloud; Like an upended stream the cataract sounds loud."

SOUNDBITE 25 (Chinese): SOFIA OYOLA APONTE LIMAS, Exchange student, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
"Its torrent dashes down three thousand feet from high."

SOUNDBITE 26 (Chinese): VALERIIA IUSHMANOVA, Student, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
"As if the Silver River fell from the blue sky."

SOUNDBITE 27 (Chinese): HE TIANYU, Student, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
"Congratulations on passing the tests."

SOUNDBITE 28 (English): VALERIIA IUSHMANOVA, Student, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
"Oh, what a lovely melody!"

SOUNDBITE 29 (English): SOFIA OYOLA APONTE LIMAS, Exchange student, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
"Who is playing the flute?"

SOUNDBITE 30 (English): FANG FANG, Staff, Archives and Museums of Shanghai Jiao Tong University
"That's Wang Wei. Let's go and have a look."

SOUNDBITE 31 (Chinese): LI YUYAO, Student, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
"Greetings to three poet friends."

SOUNDBITE 32 (English): VALERIIA IUSHMANOVA, Student, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
"The melody is very beautiful, but a bit sad. May I know the reason?"

SOUNDBITE 33 (Chinese): LI YUYAO, Student, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
"I just said goodbye to a friend of mine."

SOUNDBITE 34 (English): SOFIA OYOLA APONTE LIMAS, Exchange student, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
"You must have worried about your friend a lot."

SOUNDBITE 35 (Chinese): LI YUYAO, Student, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
"Yes. No dust is raised on the road wet with morning rain; the willows by the hotel look so fresh and green. I invite you to drink a cup of wine again; West of the sunny pass no more friends will be seen."

SOUNDBITE 36 (English): VALERIIA IUSHMANOVA, Student, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
"In my country, we also have poets who have written something similar."

SOUNDBITE 37 (English): FANG FANG, Staff, Archives and Museums of Shanghai Jiao Tong University
"Well, humans share common feelings and great minds think alike."

SOUNDBITE 38 (English): SOFIA OYOLA APONTE LIMAS, Exchange student, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
"The melody moves me a lot, which reminds me of my friends and family, could you please teach us?"

SOUNDBITE 39 (Chinese): LI YUYAO, Student, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
"Certainly, I'm glad to know that you're interested in it."

SOUNDBITE 40 (English): VALERIIA IUSHMANOVA, Student, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
"Oh, that's great!"

SOUNDBITE 41 (Chinese): LI YUYAO, Student, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
"You can have a try. Very good! Well-done! It's amazing that you've made such big progress during such a short time, you're truly talented."

SOUNDBITE 42 (English): VALERIIA IUSHMANOVA, Student, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
"That's so kind of you."

SOUNDBITE 43 (English): FANG FANG, Staff, Archives and Museums of Shanghai Jiao Tong University
"What do you think of the exhibition?"

SOUNDBITE 44 (English): VALERIIA IUSHMANOVA, Student, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
"That was really interesting."

SOUNDBITE 45 (English): SOFIA OYOLA APONTE LIMAS, Exchange student, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
"It's an amazing experience, lovely poems, fine pictures and great poets. Thank you, teacher."

SOUNDBITE 46 (English): FANG FANG, Staff, Archives and Museums of Shanghai Jiao Tong University
"Thank you for coming. Bye bye!"

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