Britain's Bristol celebrates Mid-Autumn Festival with Chinese artists

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Britain's Bristol celebrates Mid-Autumn Festival with Chinese artists

STORY: Britain's Bristol celebrates Mid-Autumn Festival with Chinese artists DATELINE: Sept. 25, 2023 LENGTH: 0:02:05 LOCATION: BRISTOL, Britain CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of performances 2. SOUNDBITE (English): KATE NEWNHAM, Bristol Museum and Art Gallery senior collections officer STORYLINE: Many in Bristol in southwest England had an early taste of the Mid-Autumn Festival atmosphere on Saturday afternoon thanks to an acclaimed cultural show presented by Chinese artists from Bristol's sister city Guangzhou. The Mid-Autumn Festival, also known as the Moon Festival, is a traditional Chinese festival symbolizing family reunions. It falls on Sept. 29 this year. Under the theme "All Under One Moon," the show comprising dances, acrobatics, puppets play, Cantonese opera and music, took place at the Bristol Museum and Art Gallery. The artists were from five teams based in Guangzhou, the capital city of south China's Guangdong Province, including Guangzhou Song and Dance Theatre, Guangzhou Acro

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