Lion dance performed in Cambodia to celebrate Chinese Lunar New Year

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Lion dance performed in Cambodia to celebrate Chinese Lunar New Year

STORY: Lion dance performed in Cambodia to celebrate Chinese Lunar New Year DATELINE: Jan. 21, 2023 LENGTH: 00:04:03 LOCATION: Phnom Penh CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of lion and dragon dance at the Royal Palace in Phnom Penh 2. various of shop selling New Year decorative items 3. various of New Year decorations at public places in Phnom Penh STORYLINE: Folk artists performed lion and dragon dance in Cambodia on Saturday to celebrate the Chinese Lunar New Year, or Spring Festival, which falls on Jan. 22 this year. The dancers from six different troupes jointly performed at the Royal Palace in Phnom Penh, receiving a warm welcome from Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister and Royal Palace Minister Kong Sam Ol. Although it is not an official holiday in Cambodia, Spring Festival is broadly celebrated in the Southeast Asian nation. Days ahead of the New Year, Cambodians with Chinese ancestry always decorate their houses with red color paper-cuts, flowers, red lanterns and Chinese couplets to greet the N

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