CHINA: BEIJING IS NOW HOME TO THE WORLD'S LONGEST CAKE TO MARK THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FOUNDING OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA

Record ID: 983610

  • Title: CHINA: BEIJING IS NOW HOME TO THE WORLD'S LONGEST CAKE TO MARK THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FOUNDING OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA
  • Date: 4th September 1999
  • Summary: BEIJING, CHINA (SEPTEMBER 4, 1999) (REUTERS) 1. SV FRENCH PASTRY CHEF GILLES VILLAIN PUTTING FINISING TOUCH TO FIFTY METRE LONG CAKE, ADDING LITTLE RED FLAGS TO GREAT WALL OF CHINA 0.09 2. CU PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA FLAG ON CAKE 0.17 3. CU CHEF CREATING FLORAL PATTERNS ON CAKE 0.23 4. SV GILLES VILLAIN AND CHINESE ASSISTANT DECORATING CAKE 0.29 5. CU RED FLAG ON CHOCOLATE GREAT WALL OF CHINA 0.34 6. MCU (French) GILLES VILLAIN, CHEF "The main theme is the fiftieth anniversary, and above all, we wanted to celebrate this event. So, we decorated the cake using mainly Chinese themes: the Imperial Temple, the Temple of Heaven, the Great Wall. We also made two lions, traditional protectors of China." 1.03 7. SV OF CHEFS ASSEMBLING CAKE ON LONG TABLE OUTSIDE HOTEL 1.09 8. CU CHEF ADDING WHIPPED CREAM TO CAKE 1.17 9. HV OF CHEFS DECORATING CAKE OUTSIDE, CHOCOLATE LION STILL WRAPPED IN PLASTIC FOIL 1.23 10. SV CHILDREN WATCHING 1.29 11. TV FROM CRANE OF 50 METRE LONG CAKE ON DISPLAY OUTSIDE HOTEL 1.36 12. SV CARLO SCHMED, GENERAL MANAGER AT JIANGUO HOTEL, HOLDING GUINESS BOOK OF WORLD RECORD CERTIFICATE 1.43 13. CU GUINESS BOOK OF WORLD RECORD CERTIFICATE 1.49 14. MCU HOTEL MANAGER CARLO SCHMED SAYING THE HOTEL IS NOW OFFICIALLY ON THE RECORD, ON THE GUINESS BOOK OF WORLD RECORDS 1.59 15. SV HOTEL STAFF CUTTING CAKE 2.07 16. SV PEOPLE GATHERING AROUND CAKE, WAITING FOR THEIR SHARE 2.11 17. MCU WOMAN TUCKING INTO LARGE CHUNK OF CAKE 2.13 18. TV HUNDRED OF PEOPLE GATHERED AROUND CAKE 2.18 19. MCU (Mandarin) MA RONGLI, STUDENT, SPEAKING: "I'd never had such cake, today, we are all here to mark the 50th anniversary of the founding of China." 2.28 20. LV HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE EATING CAKE 2.35 21. MCU YOUNG WOMEN EATING CAKE, LAUGHING, OFFERING SPOONFOOL OF CAKE TO CAMERAMAN 2.42 Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
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  • Location: BEIJING, CHINA
  • Country: China
  • Reuters ID: LVAB11KTMBTLKLXOL3CXIHXLQ59E
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