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Kenyan youths cherish Chinese culture in Mid-Autumn Festival celebrations

STORY: Kenyan youths cherish Chinese culture in Mid-Autumn Festival celebrations DATELINE: Sept. 30, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:11 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of celebrations 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): CHANTAL ATIENO, Student, University of Nairobi 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): KAREN CHEBET, Student, University of Nairobi STORYLINE: Kenyan students at the Confucius Institute at the University of Nairobi on Thursday enjoyed Mid-Autumn Festival celebrations alongside their Chinese counterparts. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): CHANTAL ATIENO, Student, University of Nairobi "I have been learning Chinese for about 6 months now, and we have been taught different things from paper cutting, calligraphy, dance, 'Wushu.' I am also doing Bianlian, which is face-changing. I enjoy it because when we do it here at the institute we are able to interact with each other, have fun, we are learning at the same time, as we do the cultural activities." SOUNDBITE 2 (English): KAREN CHEBET, Student, University of Nairob

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Jordanians join culture salon to touch Chinese tea culture

STORY: Jordanians join culture salon to touch Chinese tea culture DATELINE: May 25, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:55 LOCATION: Amman CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the cultural salon 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): CHEN CHUANDONG, Chinese Ambassador to Jordan 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): DANA FIRAS, Jordanian Princess 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Arabic): LAYAN MUSTAFA, Jordanian student STORYLINE: A cultural salon titled "Tea for Harmony" was held in the Jordanian capital Amman on Wednesday, offering the attendees an opportunity to immerse in the Chinese tea culture. The event, organized by the China Cultural Center in Amman, attracted over 100 visitors, including Jordanian officials, Chinese people in Jordan, and local residents. Tea artists from Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, staged their tea arts during the salon, such as long spout teapot performance, accompanied by melodious ancient Chinese music, and Sichuan opera "Bianlian," also known as face-changing. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): CHEN CHUANDONG, Chinese A

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JORDAN-AMMAN-CHINESE TEA CULTURE-CULTURAL SALON

(230524) -- AMMAN, May 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- An artist performs Sichuan opera "Bianlian," also known as face-changing, during a cultural salon titled "Tea for Harmony" in Amman, Jordan, on May 24, 2023. The cultural salon was held here on Wednesday, offering the attendees an opportunity to immerse in the Chinese tea culture. (Photo by Mohammad Abu Ghosh/Xinhua)

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JORDAN-AMMAN-CHINESE TEA CULTURE-CULTURAL SALON

(230524) -- AMMAN, May 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- An artist performs Sichuan opera "Bianlian," also known as face-changing, during a cultural salon titled "Tea for Harmony" in Amman, Jordan, on May 24, 2023. The cultural salon was held here on Wednesday, offering the attendees an opportunity to immerse in the Chinese tea culture. (Photo by Mohammad Abu Ghosh/Xinhua)

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HUNGARY-BUDAPEST-CONFUCIUS INSTITUTE-FOUNDING ANNIVERSARY

(220623) -- BUDAPEST, June 23, 2022 (Xinhua) -- The performance of Sichuan opera "Bianlian," also known as face-changing, is staged during a ceremony celebrating the 15th anniversary of the Confucius Institute at Eotvos Lorand University (ELTE) in Budapest, Hungary, June 21, 2022. The Confucius Institute at ELTE in Hungary celebrated its 15th founding anniversary here Tuesday night. Nearly 100 people attended the celebration, including Hungarian Deputy Minister of Culture and Innovation Eszter Vitalyos, and Charge d'Affaires at the Chinese Embassy in Hungary Liu Bo. (Photo by Attila Volgyi/Xinhua)

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AUSTRIA-VIENNA-AUSTRIA MEETS CHINA-EVENT

(220623) -- VIENNA, June 23, 2022 (Xinhua) -- An artist performs Sichuan opera "Bianlian," also known as face-changing, during the event of "Austria meets China" in WIR SIND WIEN.FESTIVAL 2022 in Vienna, Austria, June 22, 2022. The event of "Austria meets China" was held in WIR SIND WIEN.FESTIVAL 2022 on Wednesday. (Xinhua/Guo Chen)