Chinese artists brew tea in Rewi Alley's hometown to enhance cultural exchanges

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Chinese artists brew tea in Rewi Alley's hometown to enhance cultural exchanges

STORY: Chinese artists brew tea in Rewi Alley's hometown to enhance cultural exchanges DATELINE: May 14, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:43 LOCATION: CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand CATEGORY: SOCIETY/CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the event STORYLINE: A group of Chinese artists have staged a delicate tea culture display with the performance of Guqin and Dunhuang dance in the hometown of Rewi Alley, who opened the door for New Zealand-China friendly ties. The event, dubbed Tea and the World, was held in a community library in Christchurch, New Zealand's South Island, on Friday and Rewi Alley Chinese School on Saturday, aiming to enhance cultural exchanges between the two countries. About 100 spectators from different cultural and ethnic backgrounds observed the Chinese tea culture and art show on Friday, featuring Guqin, a plucked seven-string Chinese musical instrument, and Dunhuang dance, which draws inspiration from body movements on Dunhuang grotto frescoes found in Dunhuang, northwest China's Gansu province. China is

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