STORY: Vlog: Tanzanian's adventure in China's Tengger Desert
SHOOTING TIME: Recent footage
DATELINE: Sept. 5, 2024
LENGTH: 00:03:49
LOCATION: YINCHUAN, China
CATEGORY: SOCIETY

SHOTLIST:
1. STANDUP 1 (English): RICHARD DJURIST NGENZI, Tanzanian tourist
2. STANDUP 2 (English): RICHARD DJURIST NGENZI, Tanzanian tourist
3. STANDUP 3 (Chinese): RICHARD DJURIST NGENZI, Tanzanian tourist
4. STANDUP 4 (Chinese): RICHARD DJURIST NGENZI, Tanzanian tourist
5. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): Chinese tourists
6. STANDUP 5 (English): RICHARD DJURIST NGENZI, Tanzanian tourist
7. STANDUP 6 (English): RICHARD DJURIST NGENZI, Tanzanian tourist
8. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): Chinese tourist
9. STANDUP 7 (English): RICHARD DJURIST NGENZI, Tanzanian tourist
10. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): Chinese tourist
11. STANDUP 8 (English): RICHARD DJURIST NGENZI, Tanzanian tourist
10. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): Chinese tourist
12. STANDUP 9 (English): RICHARD DJURIST NGENZI, Tanzanian tourist
13. STANDUP 10 (English): RICHARD DJURIST NGENZI, Tanzanian tourist
14. SOUNDBITE 5 (English): EDWARD CHABU, Zambian artist
15. STANDUP 11 (English): RICHARD DJURIST NGENZI, Tanzanian tourist
16. STANDUP 12 (English): RICHARD DJURIST NGENZI, Tanzanian tourist

STORYLINE:

STANDUP 1 (English): RICHARD DJURIST NGENZI, Tanzanian tourist
"Hello, my people. So for those who love to enjoy activities, this is a place called 'Legend of the Desert,' and right here you can enjoy various activities such as truck tracking inside the sand and camel riding. As you can see around me, a lot of tourists are coming here, taking photos and enjoying their time."

STANDUP 2 (English): RICHARD DJURIST NGENZI, Tanzanian tourist
"Welcome to Zhongwei and Ningxia, the Tengger Desert. Come and have fun. We are now going to fly without wings! Are you ready to fly with me?"

STANDUP 3 (English): RICHARD DJURIST NGENZI, Tanzanian tourist
"Enjoy the scenery of the desert with me from top. Beautiful, beautiful. What a view from the top! As you can see down there, there are people tracking with the camel ride. These are all activities that you can enjoy."

STANDUP 4 (Chinese): RICHARD DJURIST NGENZI, Tanzanian tourist
"Are you having fun?"

SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): Chinese tourists
"Yes, we are."

STANDUP 5 (English): RICHARD DJURIST NGENZI, Tanzanian tourist
"Have you ever gone for sand tracking in the truck? It's one of the best experiences that you can have here in the desert. Right now I'm in the truck whereby we're going for sand tracking. I love it when the truck goes down and comes up in the sand dunes. I feel like goosebumps."

STANDUP 6 (English): RICHARD DJURIST NGENZI, Tanzanian tourist
"How do you feel?"

SOUNDBITE 2 (English): Chinese tourist
"I feel I was very happy. It is very exciting."

STANDUP 7 (English): RICHARD DJURIST NGENZI, Tanzanian tourist
"Exciting?"

SOUNDBITE 3 (English): Chinese tourist
"Yes."

STANDUP 8 (English): RICHARD DJURIST NGENZI, Tanzanian tourist
"Do you love it?"

SOUNDBITE 4 (English): Chinese tourist
"I like it."

STANDUP 9 (English): RICHARD DJURIST NGENZI, Tanzanian tourist
"As you can see right now, people are resting while enjoying the view of the Star Hotel. From here you can see the mountains and all the areas of view of the Tengger Desert here in Shapotou."

STANDUP 10 (English): RICHARD DJURIST NGENZI, Tanzanian tourist
"Can you say anything to people who would like to visit this hotel?"

SOUNDBITE 5 (English): EDWARD CHABU, Zambian artist
"It's nice. It's fun. So we normally have some African performances, not only African, but also have some Chinese performances right here. So we normally come here. They do their Chinese performances and also do some Zambian performances. And we have actually mixed some Chinese and Zambian performances together, so normally do them together. So it's fun."

STANDUP 11 (English): RICHARD DJURIST NGENZI, Tanzanian tourist
"As you can see behind, there are many people waiting to see the sunset and the beautiful scenery of the starry sky. And next time I hope you can also come here and enjoy, have fun with your family, friends. Let's have fun together."

STANDUP 12 (English): RICHARD DJURIST NGENZI, Tanzanian tourist
"Have you ever experienced fireworks in the desert? This is one of the magnificent experiences in the desert. You can not only experience the dry weather or the semi-arid oasis, but also you can experience fireworks, and people enjoy listening (to) songs, watching cultural activities, like dancing, some martial arts performances. It has been a nice experience. It has been awesome and wonderful and as you can see, everyone is happy. It's a nice experience."

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