STORY: Nepali ambassador embraces Silk Road history at Mogao Grottoes in China
SHOOTING TIME: June 8, 2024
DATELINE: June 9, 2024
LENGTH: 00:01:31
LOCATION: LANZHOU, China
CATEGORY: CULTURE

SHOTLIST:
1. various of envoys from more than 20 countries visiting Mogao Grottoes
2. SOUNDBITE (English): BISHNU PUKAR SHRESTHA, Nepali Ambassador to China
3. various of Dunhuang

STORYLINE:

Over the past few days, envoys from more than 20 countries immersed themselves in the unique cultural spectacles of Mogao Grottoes, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, during a visit to northwest China's Gansu Province.

The distinctive culture of the corridor is best represented by the Mogao Grottoes, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Dunhuang.

Dating back to the 4th century, the site features 735 caves carved into a cliff.

SOUNDBITE (English): BISHNU PUKAR SHRESTHA, Nepali Ambassador to China
"Everything we can see in these grottoes is very much impressive. It has also accumulated the cultures of different parts of the world. Because in the Silk Road at that time, people used to come via the Dunhuang area as a traveler, as a trader.
The concept of the Belt and Road Initiative means that China will remain open, and people and the cultures of the world will come to China just to see, and the Chinese will go to find out the new things that have been developing in this pretty good world."

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