Chinese dance drama celebrates 45 years of cultural bridge-building

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Chinese dance drama celebrates 45 years of cultural bridge-building

STORY: Chinese dance drama celebrates 45 years of cultural bridge-building SHOOTING TIME: Earlier footage DATELINE: May 29, 2024 LENGTH: 00:03:00 LOCATION: LANZHOU, China CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of dancers performing the Chinese dance drama "Flower Rains along Silk Road" 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): WANG QIONG, Deputy Director of Gansu provincial song and dance theater 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): WANG QIONG, Deputy Director of Gansu provincial song and dance theater STORYLINE: "Flower Rains along the Silk Road" is a Chinese dance drama inspired by the traditional dances of the Mogao Grottoes in Dunhuang, northwest China's Gansu Province. It captures the vibrant art and prosperity along the Silk Road during the Tang Dynasty (618-907). Since its inception in 1979, the performance has been staged 3,952 times and watched by over 5 million viewers. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): WANG QIONG, Deputy Director of Gansu provincial song and dance theater "Our predecessors, over 40 years ago, turned the static im

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