New landmark in DRC embodies China-Africa friendship

STORY: New landmark in DRC embodies China-Africa friendship DATELINE: Sept. 18, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:21 LOCATION: Kinshasa CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the project 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): TANG WENSHENG, Chinese architect 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): TANG WENSHENG, Chinese architect 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): TANG WENSHENG, Chinese architect 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (French): MWENDANGA MUSENGO DESIRE-SALOMON, General director, National Institute of the Arts, DRC STORYLINE: SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): TANG WENSHENG, Chinese architect "My father once worked and lived in Africa, so I have felt some kind of connection with the continent. When I heard this project was in Africa, I really wanted to be part of it." Chinese architect Tang Wensheng is the chief designer of the China-aided Central African Cultural and Arts Center project in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo. The center, a new landmark, is taking shape. Its core building resembles the shape of an African drum, an inspiration that

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