Chinese cultural center in Israel celebrates Dragon Boat Festival

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Chinese cultural center in Israel celebrates Dragon Boat Festival

STORY: Chinese cultural center in Israel celebrates Dragon Boat Festival DATELINE: June 23, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:48 LOCATION: Jerusalem CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of celebrations and activities 2. SOUNDBITE (English): LEAD, Student, China's University of International Business and Economics STORYLINE: The China Cultural Center in the Israeli city of Tel Aviv held an event on Thursday evening to celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival, attracting 150 visitors from various countries. Originating in China thousands of years ago, the Dragon Boat Festival, which annually commemorates the Chinese patriotic poet Qu Yuan (about 340 BC-278 BC) on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month of the Chinese calendar, has now become a national holiday when people enjoy eating zongzi, a sticky rice dumpling, and watch dragon boat races. Decorated with red lanterns, the center was permeated with a lively atmosphere of traditional Chinese festivals. Coiling several bamboo leaves into the shape of a cone, the visit

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