Chinese rock music festival draws big crowd in New York
STORY: Chinese rock music festival draws big crowd in New York
SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 26, 2023
DATELINE: Nov. 27, 2023
LENGTH: 0:05:24
LOCATION: NEW YORK, U.S.
CATEGORY: CULTURE
SHOTLIST:
1. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): LI HONGJIE, Founder of Friends From The East
2. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): SYLVIE STAIGER, Visitor
STORYLINE:
Chinese rock music festival themed Friends From The East kicked off on Saturday night in New York City and cheered up thousands of fans.
The first leg of the two-day event attracted over 3,000 people. The fans, mostly in their 20s or 30s, filled up Knockdown Center in Queens borough, and many were moved into tears during the three-hour performance.
Wu Tiao Ren, a band from south China's Guangdong Province, and Omnipotent Youth Society, a band based in north China's Hebei Province, featured in the performance.
Music serves as a bridge for communication among young people across the globe to make the world a better place, said Li Hongjie, founder of Friends From The East.
SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese)
- Product Code
- ILEA002027290
- Registered date
- 2023/11/27 00:00:00
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- Xinhua / Kyodo News Images
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- Xinhua News Agency.All Rights Reserved
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