Foreign expats experience traditional Spring Festival customs in China's Anhui

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Foreign expats experience traditional Spring Festival customs in China's Anhui

STORY: Foreign expats experience traditional Spring Festival customs in China's Anhui DATELINE: Jan. 21, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:53 LOCATION: HEFEI, China CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of celebrations 2. various of attendees 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): BAYRAMOV RAMIL, Azerbaijan student at Anhui University 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): KIRILL POLETKIN, Russian professor at Hefei University of Technology STORYLINE: A Spring Festival party for foreign expats was held Wednesday in Hefei, east China's Anhui Province. Dozens of foreign experts, students, and representatives of foreign chambers of commerce in Anhui experienced traditional Chinese customs to celebrate the coming Chinese New Year. Activities themed around Huangmei Opera, papercuts and Chinese calligraphy were staged at the party. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): BAYRAMOV RAMIL, Azerbaijani student at Anhui University "Today's activity was brilliant. We've known about some Chinese traditional (customs). For example, we knew how to do this kind of papercut.

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