Sino-Malagasy cultural exchanges strengthened through music

STORY: Sino-Malagasy cultural exchanges strengthened through music DATELINE: Nov. 30, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:43 LOCATION: Antananarivo CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the contest 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (French): ANDIMALAZA ELFINIA, Contest winner 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): CHEN LIJUAN, Director, Confucius Institute of University of Antananarivo 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (French): ZHANG WEI, Minister Counsellor, Chinese Embassy in Madagascar STORYLINE: The second edition of "The Most Beautiful Voice in Madagascar" Chinese song contest held its final on Saturday in the Madagascan capital of Antananarivo. Twenty-three contestants from across the island country entered the final. Andimalaza Elfinia, a junior at the Confucius Institute of the University of Antananarivo, won the first place. SOUNDBITE 1 (French): ANDIMALAZA ELFINIA, Contest winner "Despite the difficulty of the Chinese language, I made a lot of effort and perseverance to succeed." Chen Lijuan, director of the Confucius Institute of the University of Antan