Chinese traditional clothing makes debut at Venice Carnival

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Chinese traditional clothing makes debut at Venice Carnival

STORY: Chinese traditional clothing makes debut at Venice Carnival DATELINE: Feb. 19, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:29 LOCATION: VENICE, Italy CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of Hanfu show 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): MA XIAOHUI, Director of the Chinese side, Confucius Institute at Ca' Foscari University of Venice 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Italian): IRENE DI MAIO, Volunteer 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Italian): MASSIMILIANO DE MARTIN, Councilor for urban planning, private construction and environment of Municipality of Venice STORYLINE: Hanfu, a traditional Chinese style of clothing, made its debut at the Venice Carnival for another important cultural exchange between eastern Chinese city of Suzhou and its sister city in Italy. A total of 16 Chinese and Italian volunteers, wearing Hanfu, participated in the parade launched at the Piazza San Marco, located in the center of the lagoon city. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): MA XIAOHUI, Director of the Chinese side, Confucius Institute at Ca' Foscari University of Venice "This is the first time th

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