Concert showcases Chinese traditional music in New Zealand

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Concert showcases Chinese traditional music in New Zealand

STORY: Concert showcases Chinese traditional music in New Zealand DATELINE: Sept. 28, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:15 LOCATION: CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the concert 2. SOUNDBITE (English): MARK MENZIES, Head of Performance Music for the University of Canterbury STORYLINE: A concert of traditional Chinese music was staged on Tuesday night in Christchurch, the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, attracting over 300 people. The concert was jointly sponsored by the Chinese Consulate General in Christchurch, China's Gansu Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism, and the China Cultural Center in Wellington, to celebrate the 74th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, and the Mid-Autumn Festival. Chinese Consul General in Christchurch He Ying attended the event and delivered a speech, saying that China-New Zealand comprehensive strategic partnership keeps strengthening. "In the first six months of this year, New Zealand's exports to Chi

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