STORY: Foreign vloggers taste herbal tea in China's Wuzhou
SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 6, 2024
DATELINE: Nov. 12, 2024
LENGTH: 00:01:48
LOCATION: WUZHOU, China
CATEGORY: CULTURE

SHOTLIST:
1. various of the herbal tea
2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): LUKE, Irish vlogger
3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): ALEX, British vlogger
4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): ALEX & LUKE
5. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): ALEX, British vlogger
6. SOUNDBITE 5 (Chinese): WU SHANGGAN, Doctor of traditional Chinese medicine
7. SOUNDBITE 6 (English): ALEX, British vlogger
8. SOUNDBITE 7 (Chinese): WU SHANGGAN, Chinese physician
9. SOUNDBITE 8 (Chinese/English): ALEX, British vlogger
10. SOUNDBITE 9 (Chinese): WU SHIXING, Local herbal tea supplier 
11. SOUNDBITE 10 (English): LUKE, Irish vlogger
12.  SOUNDBITE 11 (English): ALEX, British vlogger
13.  SOUNDBITE 12 (English): LUKE, Irish vlogger
14.  SOUNDBITE 13 (English): ALEX, British vlogger
15. SOUNDBITE 14 (English): ALEX, British vlogger
16. SOUNDBITE 15 (English): LUKE, Irish vlogger

STORYLINE:

Wuzhou
Guangxi, China

SOUNDBITE 1 (English): LUKE, Irish vlogger
"We are here in the qilou (arcade houses). And we're going to try some herbal tea for the first time.

SOUNDBITE 2 (English): ALEX, British vlogger
"Yeah, we've got the doctor over there, waiting for us."

SOUNDBITE 3 (English): ALEX & LUKE
"Let's go."

SOUNDBITE 4 (English): ALEX, British vlogger
"Hello."

SOUNDBITE 5 (Chinese): WU SHANGGAN, Doctor of traditional Chinese medicine
"Welcome to Wuzhou, south China's Guangxi."

SOUNDBITE 6 (English): ALEX, British vlogger
"Can you recommend a drink for me?"

SOUNDBITE 7 (Chinese): WU SHANGGAN, Chinese physician
"Show me your tongue. Let me feel your pulse. You often stay up late and don't sleep well. The dampness-removing tea is suitable for you."

SOUNDBITE 8 (Chinese/English): ALEX, British vlogger
"Here we go. Thank you."

SOUNDBITE 9 (Chinese): WU SHIXING, Local herbal tea supplier
"Located in south China, Wuzhou has a humid and hot climate. Therefore, the people here have developed a habit of drinking herbal tea during the past thousands of years. The herbal tea is also popular among young people."

SOUNDBITE 10 (English): LUKE, Irish vlogger
"How do you feel about the drinks?"

SOUNDBITE 11 (English): ALEX, British vlogger
"I thought it was a very interesting experience. I like the way he tailor-makes each medicine (drink) depending on what your tongue looks like. It's very different from what we have back home, right?"

SOUNDBITE 12 (English): LUKE, Irish vlogger
"Yeah, very different. I love the taste of medicine. You can enjoy it."

SOUNDBITE 13 (English): ALEX, British vlogger
"Normally medicine tastes a little bit disgusting, but actually that medicine was nice. And I enjoyed it."

SOUNDBITE 14 (English): ALEX, British vlogger
"I think we have something to learn from Chinese medicine for sure."

SOUNDBITE 15 (English): LUKE, Irish vlogger
"100 percent."

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