Foreign friends share joys of celebrating Spring Festival in China

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Foreign friends share joys of celebrating Spring Festival in China

STORY: Foreign friends share joys of celebrating Spring Festival in China SHOOTING TIME: Recent footage DATELINE: Feb. 11, 2024 LENGTH: 0:01:34 LOCATION: YINCHUAN, YICHUN, DONGGUAN, China CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of foreign travelers in China STORYLINE: As Spring Festival celebrations are well underway in China, many overseas friends who live in China or are just paying a visit here indulge themselves with various festive activities. A group of foreign experts and international students visited a cultural tourism site in northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. They learned about China's intangible cultural heritages, such as dyeing and printing, and experienced Chinese New Year traditions. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): PHILIP CLARK BERRY, British teacher "Today's activities were really good. I really enjoyed it. The lion and dragon dance was very good, very powerful." SOUNDBITE 2 (English): DHAKSHAYANI, Indian student "I have done many activities today. Those were very good. I did paint

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