Dragon Boat Festival celebration offers taste of Chinese culture on Danube river

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Dragon Boat Festival celebration offers taste of Chinese culture on Danube river

STORY: Dragon Boat Festival celebration offers taste of Chinese culture on Danube river DATELINE: June 29, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:21 LOCATION: Bratislava CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of Chinese culture performances at a pier in Bratislava, Slovakia 2. various of Chinese Ambassador to Slovakia, Sun Lijie, at a pier in Bratislava, Slovakia 3. various of guests boarding the cruise 4. various of the river Danube 5. various of activities on the cruise 6. SOUNDBITE 1 (Slovak): MARTINA SLIACKA, Cruise guest 7. SOUNDBITE 2 (Slovak): DANIEL BIDELNICA, Slovak painter STORYLINE: One of Bratislava's most frequented piers on the river Danube turned into a festival venue on Friday last week, as visitors from various sphere of life were treated to a taste of Chinese culture in the celebration of Dragon Boat Festival. The Confucius Institute in Bratislava organized an introductory performance on the bank and then a culture-laden boat trip along the river to mark the traditional Chinese festival with a history of ov

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