Folk art performances held in Beijing's community to welcome Spring Festival

STORY: Folk art performances held in Beijing's community to welcome Spring Festival SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 1, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 3, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:48 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of folk art performances 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): LUO ZIJIE, Local resident 3. various of folk art performances STORYLINE: A temple fair was held in Beijing's Dongcheng District to celebrate the Chinese Xiaonian festival, also known as the Little New Year or the Kitchen God Day, on Thursday. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): LUO ZIJIE, Local resident "I saw lion dances, Huaban (a folk art form) performances, and Pingju opera performances. I feel that this event is full of traditional atmospheres. Wish everyone a happy Spring Festival!" This year's Xiaonian falls on Feb. 2. The festival is considered to be the prologue of the Spring Festival starting from which people begin to prepare for the Lunar New Year. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Beijing. (XHTV)