Chinese New Year Festival and Market Day held in Auckland

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Chinese New Year Festival and Market Day held in Auckland

STORY: Chinese New Year Festival and Market Day held in Auckland SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 3, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 5, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:12 LOCATION: AUCKLAND, New Zealand CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of Chinese New Year Festival and Market Day held in Auckland STORYLINE: The Chinese New Year Festival and Market Day, a signature event that has become a long-cherished tradition for various communities in New Zealand, opened on Saturday in Auckland. The indoor market featured cultural performances by artists from home and abroad and stalls supported by government agencies, non-government organizations, community groups and commercial entities. Peking Opera, Wudang Kungfu and Hubei folk songs, dances and musical instruments attracted hundreds of spectators. It is also the first year the Chinese embassy set up stalls promoting information about bilateral economic cooperation, culture and tourism, education and cultural exchanges. The outdoor is a bustling food street with mouthwatering traditional and

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