Lao students meet Chinese culture in Dragon Boat Festival celebration

STORY: Lao students meet Chinese culture in Dragon Boat Festival celebration DATELINE: June 6, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:30 LOCATION: Vientiane CATEGORY: CULTURE/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the celebration 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Lao): PHONETHIP CHANTHAVONG, Student from Faculty of Letters, National University of Laos 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Lao): KOUN CHITTASONE, Student 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Lao): SOMSANOUK DALAVONG, Head of Chinese department, Faculty of Letter, National University of Laos STORYLINE: A party for Chinese poem recitation on the occasion of the Dragon Boat Festival was held at the National University of Laos (NUOL) on Friday. The gathering, providing Lao university students with an encounter with China's rich culture, was organized by China Cultural Center in Laos and collaborated with NUOL. Hundreds of people, mostly Lao university students, gathered to learn and enjoy the beauty of Chinese poetry, accompanied by songs, music and dances in Lao style. The Dragon Boat Festival, also called the Duanwu Festival, i

Statue of General Saigo - Ueno Park, Tokyo, Japan

Statue of General Saigo - Ueno Park, Tokyo, Japan

Statue of General Saigo Takamori (Takanaga) (1828-1877). Saigo was one of the most influential samurai in Japanese history, living during the late Edo Period and early Meiji Era. He has been dubbed the 'last true samurai'. The famous bronze statue shown here (of Saigo in hunting attire with his dog) stands in Ueno Park, Tokyo, Japan. Made by Takamura Koun, it was unveiled on 18 December 1898. Date: circa 1910s

Koun-kyo Bridge over the Fuefuki River

Koun-kyo Bridge over the Fuefuki River

Koun-kyo Bridge over the Fuefuki River==Date:unknown, Place:Yamanashi, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images)

The entrance to Ueno Park

The entrance to Ueno Park

The stairs on the right lead to Ueno Park from Ueno Square. The hill above the stairs was called Sakuragaoka. A Confucian Shrine (later moved to Yushima) was built there in 1630 by Hayashi Razan. The famous statue of Saigo Takamori by Takamura Koun was erected here in 1897. The roof to the left of the stairs is Ueno Kiyomizu-do, built by the priest Tenkai. The Kuromon (Black Gate) was stood formerly on the site at the left edge of the photograph. Mid-Meiji Period.==Date:unknown, Place:Tokyo, Photo:Tamamura Kozaburo, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number48‐68‐0]

Path to Zenkoji Temple

Path to Zenkoji Temple

The city at the foot of the temple leading to the Nio Gate of Zenkoji. The present Nio Gate was reconstructed in 1918, with the statue of Nio by Takamura Koun etc. placed in the gate.==Date:unknown, Place:Nagano, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number37‐84‐0]