STORY: Foreign students in China's Tianjin celebrate Dragon Boat Festival
SHOOTING TIME: June 8-10, 2024
DATELINE: June 10, 2024
LENGTH: 00:00:54
LOCATION: TIANJIN, China
CATEGORY: CULTURE

SHOTLIST:
1. various of students' activities at Tianjin Nankai High School
2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): KURGANOVA KIRA, Russian student, Tianjin Nankai High School
3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): MIYAZAWA TAMAKI, Japanese student, Tianjin Nankai High School
4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): CHAIPATH CHISA, Thai student, Tianjin Nankai High School
5. various of students' activities at Tianjin University of Finance and Economics
6. SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): URAZNIYAZOVA DINORA, Uzbek student, Tianjin University of Finance and Economics

STORYLINE:

The Dragon Boat Festival, also known as the Duanwu Festival, falls on Monday this year. International students in north China's Tianjin were invited to celebrate the festival with the locals. They engaged in traditional activities like calligraphy, wearing scented sachets, and making zongzi.

SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): KURGANOVA KIRA, Russian student, Tianjin Nankai High School
"The stuffing (of zongzi) is delicious. I know that the Duanwu Festival commemorates Qu Yuan."

SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): MIYAZAWA TAMAKI, Japanese student, Tianjin Nankai High School
"I really want to know more about Qu Yuan and his poems."

SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): CHAIPATH CHISA, Thai student, Tianjin Nankai High School
"(The Duanwu Festival) is a very important and traditional part of the (Chinese) culture. I like Chinese culture and stories very much."

SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): URAZNIYAZOVA DINORA, Uzbek student, Tianjin University of Finance and Economics
"I attended Dragon Boat Festival activities organized by our university. I made zongzi and wore a scented sachet, which made me feel the atmosphere of the festival. There are many activities related to the Dragon Boat Festival. I like dragon boat racing the most, because I like the vibrant atmosphere of the racing."

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