Dragon show highlight of Mid-Autumn Festival celebrations in Anhui, China

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Dragon show highlight of Mid-Autumn Festival celebrations in Anhui, China

STORY: Dragon show highlight of Mid-Autumn Festival celebrations in Anhui, China DATELINE: Sept. 10, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:11 LOCATION: HUANGSHAN,China CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of dragon dances and parades 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): Visitor 3. various of dragon dances and parades STORYLINE: A 120-meter-long dragon show is the highlight of the Mid-Autumn Festival celebrations held in Tunxi District of Huangshan, east China's Anhui Province on Friday evening. The Mid-Autumn Festival is generally regarded as one of the most important traditional festivals in China and is marked on the 15th day of the eighth month on the Chinese lunar calendar. This year's Mid-Autumn Festival falls on Saturday. Residents in Xinjiang Village of Tunxi District have a tradition of celebrating the festival with dragon dances and parades, to pray for good weather, peace and harvests. The tradition has been preserved for over 300 years. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): Visitor "I came here to experience the local culture. I didn't

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