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Women in traditional Chinese costume perform "erhu" two-stringed musical instruments during a ceremony marking China day at the World Exposition in Osaka on July 11, 2025. (Pool photo)

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MOROCCO-RABAT-SILK ROAD-CONCERT

(240710) -- RABAT, July 10, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Chinese artists perform with Chinese musical instruments erhu, pipa and sheng (L to R) at a concert in Rabat, capital of Morocco, July 8, 2024. A concert themed the Silk Road was held in the Moroccan capital Rabat on Monday, drawing nearly 400 spectators entranced by performances from Chinese artists. TO GO WITH "Chinese concert captivates Moroccan audience in Rabat" Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Huo Jing)

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CANADA-VANCOUVER-TRADITIONAL CHINESE MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS

(240616) -- VANCOUVER, June 16, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A woman tries traditional Chinese musical instrument erhu during the "Getting to Know Chinese Folk Musical Instruments" event at the Chinatown Storytelling Centre in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, on June 15, 2024. The event held here on Saturday allowed participants to hold and play traditional Chinese instruments, immersing themselves in the rich cultural heritage of Chinese music. (Photo by Liang Sen/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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CANADA-VANCOUVER-TRADITIONAL CHINESE MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS

(240616) -- VANCOUVER, June 16, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A woman tries traditional Chinese musical instrument erhu during the "Getting to Know Chinese Folk Musical Instruments" event at the Chinatown Storytelling Centre in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, on June 15, 2024. The event held here on Saturday allowed participants to hold and play traditional Chinese instruments, immersing themselves in the rich cultural heritage of Chinese music. (Photo by Liang Sen/Xinhua)

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U.S.-NEW YORK-LUNAR NEW YEAR-CONCERT

(240212) -- NEW YORK, Feb. 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Conductor Cai Jindong (center R) and erhu artist Zhang Haiyue (center L) perform at the "The Sound of Spring" concert in New York, the United States, on Feb. 11, 2024. "The Sound of Spring," an annual concert presented by musicians from U.S. and Chinese higher education institutions, has become part of celebrations of the Lunar New Year in the New York metropolitan area. TO GO WITH "Feature: Concert featuring U.S.-China cultural exchanges held in New York to celebrate Lunar New Year" (Xinhua/Liu Yanan)

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SAUDI ARABIA-RIYADH-SPRING FESTIVAL-CELEBRATIONS

(240206) -- RIYADH, Feb. 6, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An actor plays erhu, a traditional musical instrument in China, during an event celebrating the upcoming Chinese Lunar New Year, or the Spring Festival, at the Chinatown of the Boulevard World in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Feb. 5, 2024. (Xinhua/Wang Dongzhen)

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SOUTH AFRICA-CAPE TOWN-SPRING FESTIVAL-GALA PERFORMANCE

(240128) -- CAPE TOWN, Jan. 28, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese artist plays Chinese musical instrument Erhu in Cape Town, South Africa, Jan. 27, 2024. A captivating gala performance presented by a Chinese arts troupe wowed the audience on Saturday evening in Cape Town, the legislative capital of South Africa. TO GO WITH "Chinese arts troupe enchants Cape Town with Spring Festival gala performance" (Photo by Fred Barker/Xinhua)

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Chinese embassy in Tunisia holds cultural show to celebrate Spring Festival

STORY: Chinese embassy in Tunisia holds cultural show to celebrate Spring Festival SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 20, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 21, 2024 LENGTH: 0:03:14 LOCATION: Tunis CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of Tunis 2. various of display of China's intangible cultural heritage 3. various of audience admission 4. various of concert performance STORYLINE: The Chinese Embassy in Tunisia held a cultural show on Saturday evening to celebrate the Chinese New Year at the City of Culture in Tunis, capital of Tunisia. The venue was adorned with Chinese intangible cultural heritages such as papercuts and woodcut paintings. An artistic troupe from China’s Shaanxi province performed a musical show that showcased traditional Chinese instruments such as drums, sheng, erhu, guzheng, and pipa. The event was attended by Chinese Ambassador to Tunisia Wan Li, Tunisian political and artistic figures, and other ambassadors to Tunisia. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Tunis. (XHTV)

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(ChineseToday) CHINA-LIAONING-CHANGTU-ERHU-ARTISAN (CN)

(240107) -- CHANGTU, Jan. 7, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Gong Zhiguang assembles an erhu in Changtu County of Tieling City, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Dec. 28, 2023. Gong Zhiguang is an erhu artisan in Changtu County of Liaoning Province. He has been interested in woods since his childhood and got enchanted by erhu making at once when he saw this ancient technique. Since then, he has devoted himself to erhu making for over ten years. The making of erhu requires many steps such as material selection, processing, assembly, leather covering, polishing and adjustment. Each of the steps is essential and no inattention is allowed during the processes, or deviation in timbre may occur. Nowadays, some of the processes can be finished by machines, but the key part still needs to be finished by hands. With the processing by Gong and several other artisans, the instrument company named "Hairu" they are working for has a yearly output of nearly 2,000 erhus. "Erhu is a traditional musical instrument in China, a

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(ChineseToday) CHINA-LIAONING-CHANGTU-ERHU-ARTISAN (CN)

(240107) -- CHANGTU, Jan. 7, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Gong Zhiguang grinds a block for erhu making in Changtu County of Tieling City, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Dec. 28, 2023. Gong Zhiguang is an erhu artisan in Changtu County of Liaoning Province. He has been interested in woods since his childhood and got enchanted by erhu making at once when he saw this ancient technique. Since then, he has devoted himself to erhu making for over ten years. The making of erhu requires many steps such as material selection, processing, assembly, leather covering, polishing and adjustment. Each of the steps is essential and no inattention is allowed during the processes, or deviation in timbre may occur. Nowadays, some of the processes can be finished by machines, but the key part still needs to be finished by hands. With the processing by Gong and several other artisans, the instrument company named "Hairu" they are working for has a yearly output of nearly 2,000 erhus. "Erhu is a traditional musical instrumen

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(ChineseToday) CHINA-LIAONING-CHANGTU-ERHU-ARTISAN (CN)

(240107) -- CHANGTU, Jan. 7, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Gong Zhiguang checks and adjusts an erhu in Changtu County of Tieling City, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Dec. 28, 2023. Gong Zhiguang is an erhu artisan in Changtu County of Liaoning Province. He has been interested in woods since his childhood and got enchanted by erhu making at once when he saw this ancient technique. Since then, he has devoted himself to erhu making for over ten years. The making of erhu requires many steps such as material selection, processing, assembly, leather covering, polishing and adjustment. Each of the steps is essential and no inattention is allowed during the processes, or deviation in timbre may occur. Nowadays, some of the processes can be finished by machines, but the key part still needs to be finished by hands. With the processing by Gong and several other artisans, the instrument company named "Hairu" they are working for has a yearly output of nearly 2,000 erhus. "Erhu is a traditional musical instrument in

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(ChineseToday) CHINA-LIAONING-CHANGTU-ERHU-ARTISAN (CN)

(240107) -- CHANGTU, Jan. 7, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Gong Zhiguang checks and adjusts an erhu in Changtu County of Tieling City, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Dec. 28, 2023. Gong Zhiguang is an erhu artisan in Changtu County of Liaoning Province. He has been interested in woods since his childhood and got enchanted by erhu making at once when he saw this ancient technique. Since then, he has devoted himself to erhu making for over ten years. The making of erhu requires many steps such as material selection, processing, assembly, leather covering, polishing and adjustment. Each of the steps is essential and no inattention is allowed during the processes, or deviation in timbre may occur. Nowadays, some of the processes can be finished by machines, but the key part still needs to be finished by hands. With the processing by Gong and several other artisans, the instrument company named "Hairu" they are working for has a yearly output of nearly 2,000 erhus. "Erhu is a traditional musical instrument in

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(ChineseToday) CHINA-LIAONING-CHANGTU-ERHU-ARTISAN (CN)

(240107) -- CHANGTU, Jan. 7, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Gong Zhiguang inspects an erhu in Changtu County of Tieling City, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Dec. 28, 2023. Gong Zhiguang is an erhu artisan in Changtu County of Liaoning Province. He has been interested in woods since his childhood and got enchanted by erhu making at once when he saw this ancient technique. Since then, he has devoted himself to erhu making for over ten years. The making of erhu requires many steps such as material selection, processing, assembly, leather covering, polishing and adjustment. Each of the steps is essential and no inattention is allowed during the processes, or deviation in timbre may occur. Nowadays, some of the processes can be finished by machines, but the key part still needs to be finished by hands. With the processing by Gong and several other artisans, the instrument company named "Hairu" they are working for has a yearly output of nearly 2,000 erhus. "Erhu is a traditional musical instrument in China, an

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(ChineseToday) CHINA-LIAONING-CHANGTU-ERHU-ARTISAN (CN)

(240107) -- CHANGTU, Jan. 7, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Gong Zhiguang measures a block for erhu making in Changtu County of Tieling City, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Dec. 28, 2023. Gong Zhiguang is an erhu artisan in Changtu County of Liaoning Province. He has been interested in woods since his childhood and got enchanted by erhu making at once when he saw this ancient technique. Since then, he has devoted himself to erhu making for over ten years. The making of erhu requires many steps such as material selection, processing, assembly, leather covering, polishing and adjustment. Each of the steps is essential and no inattention is allowed during the processes, or deviation in timbre may occur. Nowadays, some of the processes can be finished by machines, but the key part still needs to be finished by hands. With the processing by Gong and several other artisans, the instrument company named "Hairu" they are working for has a yearly output of nearly 2,000 erhus. "Erhu is a traditional musical instrum

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(ChineseToday) CHINA-LIAONING-CHANGTU-ERHU-ARTISAN (CN)

(240107) -- CHANGTU, Jan. 7, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Gong Zhiguang plays erhu in Changtu County of Tieling City, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Dec. 28, 2023. Gong Zhiguang is an erhu artisan in Changtu County of Liaoning Province. He has been interested in woods since his childhood and got enchanted by erhu making at once when he saw this ancient technique. Since then, he has devoted himself to erhu making for over ten years. The making of erhu requires many steps such as material selection, processing, assembly, leather covering, polishing and adjustment. Each of the steps is essential and no inattention is allowed during the processes, or deviation in timbre may occur. Nowadays, some of the processes can be finished by machines, but the key part still needs to be finished by hands. With the processing by Gong and several other artisans, the instrument company named "Hairu" they are working for has a yearly output of nearly 2,000 erhus. "Erhu is a traditional musical instrument in China, and its

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(ChineseToday) CHINA-LIAONING-CHANGTU-ERHU-ARTISAN (CN)

(240107) -- CHANGTU, Jan. 7, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Gong Zhiguang seals an erhu with leather in Changtu County of Tieling City, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Dec. 28, 2023. Gong Zhiguang is an erhu artisan in Changtu County of Liaoning Province. He has been interested in woods since his childhood and got enchanted by erhu making at once when he saw this ancient technique. Since then, he has devoted himself to erhu making for over ten years. The making of erhu requires many steps such as material selection, processing, assembly, leather covering, polishing and adjustment. Each of the steps is essential and no inattention is allowed during the processes, or deviation in timbre may occur. Nowadays, some of the processes can be finished by machines, but the key part still needs to be finished by hands. With the processing by Gong and several other artisans, the instrument company named "Hairu" they are working for has a yearly output of nearly 2,000 erhus. "Erhu is a traditional musical instrument in

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(ChineseToday) CHINA-LIAONING-CHANGTU-ERHU-ARTISAN (CN)

(240107) -- CHANGTU, Jan. 7, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Gong Zhiguang cuts a block for erhu making in Changtu County of Tieling City, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Dec. 28, 2023. Gong Zhiguang is an erhu artisan in Changtu County of Liaoning Province. He has been interested in woods since his childhood and got enchanted by erhu making at once when he saw this ancient technique. Since then, he has devoted himself to erhu making for over ten years. The making of erhu requires many steps such as material selection, processing, assembly, leather covering, polishing and adjustment. Each of the steps is essential and no inattention is allowed during the processes, or deviation in timbre may occur. Nowadays, some of the processes can be finished by machines, but the key part still needs to be finished by hands. With the processing by Gong and several other artisans, the instrument company named "Hairu" they are working for has a yearly output of nearly 2,000 erhus. "Erhu is a traditional musical instrument

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(ChineseToday) CHINA-LIAONING-CHANGTU-ERHU-ARTISAN (CN)

(240107) -- CHANGTU, Jan. 7, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Gong Zhiguang grinds a block for erhu making in Changtu County of Tieling City, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Dec. 28, 2023. Gong Zhiguang is an erhu artisan in Changtu County of Liaoning Province. He has been interested in woods since his childhood and got enchanted by erhu making at once when he saw this ancient technique. Since then, he has devoted himself to erhu making for over ten years. The making of erhu requires many steps such as material selection, processing, assembly, leather covering, polishing and adjustment. Each of the steps is essential and no inattention is allowed during the processes, or deviation in timbre may occur. Nowadays, some of the processes can be finished by machines, but the key part still needs to be finished by hands. With the processing by Gong and several other artisans, the instrument company named "Hairu" they are working for has a yearly output of nearly 2,000 erhus. "Erhu is a traditional musical instrumen

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(ChineseToday) CHINA-LIAONING-CHANGTU-ERHU-ARTISAN (CN)

(240107) -- CHANGTU, Jan. 7, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Gong Zhiguang picks a block for erhu making in Changtu County of Tieling City, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Dec. 28, 2023. Gong Zhiguang is an erhu artisan in Changtu County of Liaoning Province. He has been interested in woods since his childhood and got enchanted by erhu making at once when he saw this ancient technique. Since then, he has devoted himself to erhu making for over ten years. The making of erhu requires many steps such as material selection, processing, assembly, leather covering, polishing and adjustment. Each of the steps is essential and no inattention is allowed during the processes, or deviation in timbre may occur. Nowadays, some of the processes can be finished by machines, but the key part still needs to be finished by hands. With the processing by Gong and several other artisans, the instrument company named "Hairu" they are working for has a yearly output of nearly 2,000 erhus. "Erhu is a traditional musical instrument

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Traditional Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival celebrated in Egypt

STORY: Traditional Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival celebrated in Egypt DATELINE: Sept. 23, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:29 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of Egyptian students reciting Chinese poems 2. various of an ensemble from east China's Jiangxi Province staging a performance 3. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): MOHAMED RAMZY, Junior student of Chinese language at Cairo University STORYLINE: The China Cultural Center in Cairo marked the upcoming Chinese mid-autumn festival with music and poetry recitations performances on Thursday evening. Several Egyptian student winners of a just-concluded recitation contest of Chinese literature attended the event held in the Egyptian captial, impressing the audience with the recitations of iconic classical and modern Chinese poems. At the show, beautiful melodies flew from an ensemble of the pipa, erhu, dizi and other traditional Chinese instruments, which were arranged to stage between each recitation performance. The ensemble from Jingdezhen, a world-famo

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BELGIUM-BRUSSELS-COMIC STRIP FESTIVAL-CHINESE PAVILION

(230909) -- BRUSSELS, Sept. 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People visit the Chinese Pavilion at the Brussels Comic Strip Festival in Brussels, Belgium, on Sept. 8, 2023. The Chinese Pavilion opened its exhibition to the public on Friday during the Brussels Comic Strip Festival from Sept. 8 to 10. Besides comics from China, the Chinese Pavilion also presents Belgian and European comic strip enthusiasts with around ten traditional Chinese craft techniques, such as Tang dynasty pottery, Erhu, pipa and Huimo ink making, with the art of comic books. (Xinhua/Zhao Dingzhe)

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BELGIUM-BRUSSELS-COMIC STRIP FESTIVAL-CHINESE PAVILION

(230909) -- BRUSSELS, Sept. 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People visit the Chinese Pavilion at the Brussels Comic Strip Festival in Brussels, Belgium, on Sept. 8, 2023. The Chinese Pavilion opened its exhibition to the public on Friday during the Brussels Comic Strip Festival from Sept. 8 to 10. Besides comics from China, the Chinese Pavilion also presents Belgian and European comic strip enthusiasts with around ten traditional Chinese craft techniques, such as Tang dynasty pottery, Erhu, pipa and Huimo ink making, with the art of comic books. (Xinhua/Zhao Dingzhe)

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BELGIUM-BRUSSELS-COMIC STRIP FESTIVAL-CHINESE PAVILION

(230909) -- BRUSSELS, Sept. 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Young girls visit the Chinese Pavilion at the Brussels Comic Strip Festival in Brussels, Belgium, on Sept. 8, 2023. The Chinese Pavilion opened its exhibition to the public on Friday during the Brussels Comic Strip Festival from Sept. 8 to 10. Besides comics from China, the Chinese Pavilion also presents Belgian and European comic strip enthusiasts with around ten traditional Chinese craft techniques, such as Tang dynasty pottery, Erhu, pipa and Huimo ink making, with the art of comic books. (Xinhua/Zhao Dingzhe)

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BELGIUM-BRUSSELS-COMIC STRIP FESTIVAL-CHINESE PAVILION

(230909) -- BRUSSELS, Sept. 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A young girl poses for photos in Hanfu costume while visiting the Chinese Pavilion at the Brussels Comic Strip Festival in Brussels, Belgium, on Sept. 8, 2023. The Chinese Pavilion opened its exhibition to the public on Friday during the Brussels Comic Strip Festival from Sept. 8 to 10. Besides comics from China, the Chinese Pavilion also presents Belgian and European comic strip enthusiasts with around ten traditional Chinese craft techniques, such as Tang dynasty pottery, Erhu, pipa and Huimo ink making, with the art of comic books. (Xinhua/Zhao Dingzhe)

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INDONESIA-JAKARTA-CHINESE MUSIC CONCERT

(230824) -- JAKARTA, Aug. 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- An artist performs Erhu Solo "Csardas"during the Silk Road Chinese Music Concert Indonesia in Sun City, Jakarta, Indonesia, on Aug. 24, 2023. (Xinhua/Zulkarnain)

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INDONESIA-JAKARTA-CHINESE MUSIC CONCERT

(230824) -- JAKARTA, Aug. 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Artists perform Erhu Group "Marching Towards The Light" during the Silk Road Chinese Music Concert Indonesia in Sun City, Jakarta, Indonesia, on Aug. 24, 2023. (Xinhua/Xu Qin)

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Small in stature, mighty in service: Inspiring journey of a village doctor

STORY: Small in stature, mighty in service: Inspiring journey of a village doctor DATELINE: Aug. 19, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:35 LOCATION: YUDU, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of village doctor 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): HUANG ZHENGYUE, Villager of Yudu County 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): XIAO QINGHUI, Villager of Yudu County STORYLINE: Xiao Jiulin, a doctor standing less than one meter tall, has been dedicated to the well-being of over 2,000 villagers in Yudu County, China. In the 1960s, an illness left Xiao physically disabled and unable to grow taller. At 18, Xiao dreamed of becoming a painter and also learned to play the Erhu. But his own chronic illness shifted his focus to alleviating the pain of others. He decided to be a village doctor. But he was rejected many times trying to learn medical skills from experienced doctors until an aged doctor finally agreed to give him a try. Yet his appearance continued to spark distrust among villagers at the very beginning of his career as a doctor. S

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Chinese folk art showcased at Jerash Festival in Jordan

STORY: Chinese folk art showcased at Jerash Festival in Jordan DATELINE: Aug. 6, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:23 LOCATION: Amman CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of Chinese performances at Jerash Festival 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): XIAO YILE, Head of the Acrobatic Troupe of the Ningxia Performing Arts Group 3. various of the performances and the audience 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): MAHMOUD ALHANINI, Audience member STORYLINE: Chinese artists on Friday staged during the annual Jerash Festival for Culture and Arts, a mixture of acrobatics and folk music performances, gaining popularity among the local audience. The 11-day festival kicked off on July 26 at the Jerash archaeological site of Jordan, featuring a rich program of poetry, singing, dancing, and theatrical performances by Jordanian, Arab and international folklore groups. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): XIAO YILE, Head of the Acrobatic Troupe of the Ningxia Performing Arts Group "We've brought well-prepared shows, including acrobatics, erhu, pipa and flute, which b

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CHINA-TIANJIN-UNIVERSITY FOR SENIOR CITIZENS (CN)

(230404) -- TIANJIN, April 4, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Senior citizens learn to play Erhu, a Chinese musical instrument, at the culture center of Hexi District, north China's Tianjin, April 4, 2023. Hexi District of Tianjin has set up a university for senior citizens and five branches of it in communities in recent years, providing more than 40 kinds of courses like instrumental music, vocal music, piano and intelligent life services to the middle-aged and elderly people. (Xinhua/Sun Fanyue)

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CHINA-HEBEI-MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS-INDUSTRY (CN)

(230219) -- CANGZHOU, Feb. 19, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A worker checks the quality of traditional Chinese musical instrument Erhu at a workshop in Suning County, north China's Hebei Province, Feb. 18, 2023. More than 800,000 Chinese traditional musical instruments are produced annually by over 70 plants in the county. (Xinhua/Mu Yu)

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Diverse activities held to celebrate Chinese New Year in Malaysia's George Town

STORY: Diverse activities held to celebrate Chinese New Year in Malaysia's George Town DATELINE: Jan. 30, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:33 LOCATION: GEORGE TOWN, Malaysia CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the celebration activities STORYLINE: With the sound of the gongs and drums, lion dances were performed to celebrate the Chinese New Year in George Town, the capital city of Penang state in Malaysia. The local temple fair was also filled with other activities like dragon dance, singing folk songs, playing diabolo, and magic tricks. In addition, musical performances with traditional Chinese instruments like Guzheng, flute, Erhu, and Suona also attracted a large number of people. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from George Town, Malaysia. (XHTV)

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CHINA-ZHEJIANG-HUZHOU-SPRING FESTIVAL-PERFORMANCE (CN)

(230111) -- HUZHOU, Jan. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A volunteer plays Erhu, a Chinese musical instrument, at an auditorium in Shijiaqiao Village of Wuxing District in Huzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Jan. 11, 2023. The performance was held to greet the upcoming Spring Festival. (Xinhua/Xu Yu)

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U.S.-NEW YORK-TIMES SQUARE-NEW YEAR CELEBRATION-HONG KONG-ARTISTS

(230101) -- NEW YORK, Jan. 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- An artist from China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region plays Chinese musical instrument Erhu during the Times Square New Year's Eve celebration in Manhattan, New York, the United States, Dec. 31, 2022. Artists from Hong Kong kicked off the countdown celebration on the eve of 2023 in Times Square. The performance with the theme of "Fusion, Motion, Inspiration - Hong Kong Rocks" blended music, dance, parkour, capoeira and others against a newly created medley. (Photo by Ziyu Julian Zhu/Xinhua)

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China-Japan diplomatic ties 40th anniv. concert in Nanjing

NANJING, China - Zhang Bin (R front) plays the "erhu" stringed instrument during a concert in Nanjing on July 15, 2012. Chinese and Japanese authorities staged the concert to mark the 40th anniversary of bilateral diplomatic ties.

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#CHINA-HEBEI-SHIJIAZHUANG-ELDERS (CN)

(221003) -- SHIJIAZHUANG, Oct. 3, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Liu Mingfei (C), 80, plays Erhu, a Chinese musical instrument, in a band in Luancheng District of Shijiazhuang, north China's Hebei Province, Oct. 2, 2022. Chinese elderly enjoy retired life as they indulge in their hobbies. (Photo by Yan Zhiguo/Xinhua)

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Mid-Autumn Festival-themed concert held in NYC's iconic theatre

STORY: Mid-Autumn Festival-themed concert held in NYC's iconic theatre DATELINE: Sept. 11, 2022 LENGTH: 0:02:28 LOCATION: NEW YORK, U.S. CATEGORY: SOCIETY/CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the concert performances 2. SOUNDBITE (English): STANLEY STRYCHACKI, Attendee STORYLINE: A concert -- "2022 Golden Night Concert" -- was held on Saturday night at the Lincoln Center in New York City, featuring a lineup of Chinese and Western artists. "The concert was beautiful and unique...it makes my day happy today," Stanley Strychacki, a New York resident, told Xinhua after watching the 1.5-hour dance and music performance, including many traditional Chinese music pieces. The 85-year-old said he was impressed by the artistic power of Chinese instruments guzheng and erhu, adding he looks forward to seeing more musicians from China to play at concerts. SOUNDBITE (English): STANLEY STRYCHACKI, Attendee "The concert was beautiful, and was unique, was a mix of the Western music, classical music and Chinese music... it mak

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FRANCE-PARIS-PIANO-LANG LANG-THE DISNEY BOOK

(220901) -- PARIS, Sept. 1, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Chinese pianist Lang Lang (L) and erhu player Guo Gan perform during the unveiling ceremony of Lang Lang's new album The Disney Book at the City Hall of Paris, France, on Sept. 1, 2022. (Xinhua/Gao Jing)

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CHINA-SHANDONG-THE ELDERLY (CN)

(220107) -- JINAN, Jan. 7, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Elderly people attend class of Erhu, which is referred to as the "Chinese Violin", at the Anqiu elderly university, in east China's Shandong Province, Dec. 30, 2021. TO GO WITH: "Across China: University for aged lets Chinese elderly enjoy retired life" (Xinhua/Zhang Liyuan)