A CHINESE camera crew visited William Wordsworth’s home at Rydal Mount near Ambleside when they came to make a TV documentary and magazine feature.
The team from World Traveller TV and Magazine, who are described by VisitBritain as the ‘Rolls Royce’ of media in China, are making a travel and tourism documentary introducing the North of England – Yorkshire and Cumbria - and will also produce an edition of their glossy magazine dedicated to England.
They were accompanied by VisitBritain host Eva Shen who said that Wordsworth was regarded as a “literary giant” in China.
Her colleague, World Traveller magazine editor Jiang Yi, said that Wordsworth’s poetry was studied by all students of literature in Chinese universities.
The visitors were given a tour of the house and grounds by curator Peter Elkington, and they were each presented with a welcome pack hand-written in Chinese.
The film crew also visited a number of other attractions in the Lake District including the World of Beatrix Potter in Bowness.
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