STORY: "China Travel" with foreign teacher in east China's Xuancheng
SHOOTING TIME: Recent footage
DATELINE: Jan. 9, 2025
LENGTH: 00:02:05
LOCATION: XUANCHENG, China
CATEGORY: TRAVEL/CULTURE

SHOTLIST:
1. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): SCOTT CAMPBELL, Teacher at Hefei University of Technology
2. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): BIAN XINGQI, Staff member, Xuancheng Cultural Relics Institute
3. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): SCOTT CAMPBELL, Teacher at Hefei University of Technology
4. SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): WANG HUI, Deputy director of the business department, Xuancheng Branch of the Bank of China
5. SOUNDBITE 5 (Chinese): Staff member, Xuancheng Branch of the Bank of China
6. SOUNDBITE 6 (English): SCOTT CAMPBELL, Teacher at Hefei University of Technology
7. SOUNDBITE 7 (Chinese): Staff member of the Xuancheng Branch of the Bank of China
8. SOUNDBITE 8 (English): SCOTT CAMPBELL, Teacher at Hefei University of Technology
9. SOUNDBITE 9 (English): SCOTT CAMPBELL, Teacher at Hefei University of Technology

STORYLINE:

SOUNDBITE 1 (English): SCOTT CAMPBELL, Teacher at Hefei University of Technology
"Hello, my name is Scott, and I live in Anhui's Xuancheng, which is a small town close to Nanjing, Suzhou and Shanghai. Now that China has introduced a 10-day visa-free travel for foreigners, it's a lot easier for people to travel within China, especially if you want to see the cultural sites. Xuancheng is famous for its history, the home of the four classic treasures, paper, pen, ink and stone, as well as the famous poet Li Bai, and also Jingtinglyuxue, which is the famous green tea here that you see behind me.
So we are here at Jingting Mountain, which is a wonderful place which has inspired artists and poets throughout the centuries, including Li Bai, who wrote the famous poem 'Li Bai Sitting Alone in Jingting Mountain.'"

SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): BIAN XINGQI, Staff member, Xuancheng Cultural Relics Institute
"Xie Tiao Tower was built in the Southern Qi Dynasty, which was in 495 AD. It is also one of the four famed towers in the Jiangnan region. The renowned poet Li Bai in the Tang Dynasty (618-907) visited Xuancheng many times. He ascended this tower and wrote famous poems."

SOUNDBITE 3 (English): SCOTT CAMPBELL, Teacher at Hefei University of Technology
"So we've just arrived at the Bank of China in the city center, and we're about to do some currency exchanges. Let's go in.
So China has been introducing a lot of new policies to make it a lot easier for foreigners to travel in China.

SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): WANG HUI, Deputy director of the business department, Xuancheng Branch of the Bank of China
"Now Bank of China can provide services of foreign currency withdrawal in cash and multi-currency foreign currency exchanges, and we can also provide English translation services."

SOUNDBITE 5 (Chinese): Staff member, Xuancheng Branch of the Bank of China
"Good afternoon, sir."

SOUNDBITE 6 (English): SCOTT CAMPBELL, Teacher at Hefei University of Technology
"Hello, I have five hundred American dollars. I'd like to exchange it for renminbi."

SOUNDBITE 7 (Chinese): Staff member of the Xuancheng Branch of the Bank of China
"Okay. Please give me your passport."

SOUNDBITE 8 (English): SCOTT CAMPBELL, Teacher at Hefei University of Technology
"There you are."

SOUNDBITE 9 (English): SCOTT CAMPBELL, Teacher at Hefei University of Technology
"The tea that I'm drinking right now is called Jingtinglyuxue, which is a very special tea that you can only get here in Anhui's Xuancheng. Just like the tea, there are so many other wonderful cultural aspects about the city. So I really hope that one day you'll get to come here yourself and experience all that the city has to offer."

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