STORY: British photographer explores cultural heritage, scenery in China's Greater Bay Area
SHOOTING TIME: July 10, 2024
DATELINE: July 11, 2024
LENGTH: 0:02:25
LOCATION: SHENZHEN, China
CATEGORY: SOCIETY

SHOTLIST:
1. various of British photographer exploring the Greater Bay Area

STORYLINE:

SOUNDBITE 1 (English): JASON ILLIDGE, British photographer
"We're traveling on a world record project. The (Shenzhen-Zhongshan) Link consists of an undersea tunnel, two bridges and two artificial islands, making it one of the most challenging cross-sea cluster projects in the world."

SOUNDBITE 2 (English): JASON ILLIDGE, British photographer
"Let's go.
How can you come to Baoan and not get to know the famous Shajing oysters and I'm here to meet the oyster king. Let's go."

SOUNDBITE (Chinese): CHEN PEIZHONG, Inheritor of Shajing's oyster production traditions
"We have a history of about 1,000 years."

Shenzhen Shajing is the first place in the world to raise oysters artificially.

And it is said that the Shajing people have been raising oysters by inserting poles since the Song Dynasty over a thousand years ago.

SOUNDBITE 3 (English): JASON ILLIDGE, British photographer
"Special techniques I used to bring out the goodness and the nutrition in delicious oysters. Shajing oysters, hao city. Now, where to go next? Coming down from Shenzhen-Zhongshan Link, it's also a good choice to come to the Shajing ancient fair to experience the traditional culture.
It's the first time I've seen riding a bicycle under a viaduct. It seems to be the charm of Shenzhen, a city of mountains and seas. Hao city. With the Shenzhen-Zhongshan Link, a half-hour commute between the two cities has become a reality. The entire Greater Bay Area has been brought much closer together as if the cars of a Ferris wheel were all closely connected. I'm off to explore more of Shenzhen. See you next time."

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