Confucius class in Congo celebrates Chinese New Year

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Confucius class in Congo celebrates Chinese New Year

STORY: Confucius class in Congo celebrates Chinese New Year DATELINE: Jan. 22, 2023 LENGTH: 0:04:45 LOCATION: Brazzaville CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Revolution High School in Brazzaville 2. various of the gala 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): WANG YULAN, Head of the Confucius classes of the Revolution High School STORYLINE: The students of the Confucius class of the Revolution High School in Brazzaville, capital of the Republic of the Congo, held a gala this Saturday for the Chinese New Year, the Year of the Rabbit, symbolling good fortune, great ambition, bright future, wealth and prosperity. This celebration, in which Chinese classes from various high schools in Brazzaville took part, was marked by several activities, in particular the recital of poems in Chinese language, Chinese songs, and the performance of the dragon dance by the students of the Wushu Federation of Congo. "The Sino-Congolese collaboration at the cultural level has grown, especially with the opening of Confucius classes

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