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NEW ZEALAND-AUCKLAND-CHINESE NEW YEAR-BEACH CARNIVAL

(240204) -- AUCKLAND, Feb. 4, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People learn Chinese Wudang Kongfu during the "Happy Chinese New Year" Beach Carnival in Auckland, New Zealand, Feb. 4, 2024. The "Happy Chinese New Year" Beach Carnival, co-hosted by the China Cultural Centre in Auckland and the Asian Community Engagement Trust, was held at the Mission Bay Beach in Auckland on Sunday. (Xinhua/Guo Lei)

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NEW ZEALAND-AUCKLAND-CHINESE NEW YEAR-BEACH CARNIVAL

(240204) -- AUCKLAND, Feb. 4, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People learn Chinese Wudang Kongfu during the "Happy Chinese New Year" Beach Carnival in Auckland, New Zealand, Feb. 4, 2024. The "Happy Chinese New Year" Beach Carnival, co-hosted by the China Cultural Centre in Auckland and the Asian Community Engagement Trust, was held at the Mission Bay Beach in Auckland on Sunday. (Xinhua/Guo Lei)

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NEW ZEALAND-AUCKLAND-CHINESE NEW YEAR-BEACH CARNIVAL

(240204) -- AUCKLAND, Feb. 4, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People learn Chinese Wudang Kongfu during the "Happy Chinese New Year" Beach Carnival in Auckland, New Zealand, Feb. 4, 2024. The "Happy Chinese New Year" Beach Carnival, co-hosted by the China Cultural Centre in Auckland and the Asian Community Engagement Trust, was held at the Mission Bay Beach in Auckland on Sunday. (Xinhua/Guo Lei)

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NEW ZEALAND-AUCKLAND-CHINESE NEW YEAR-BEACH CARNIVAL

(240204) -- AUCKLAND, Feb. 4, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People learn Chinese Wudang Kongfu during the "Happy Chinese New Year" Beach Carnival in Auckland, New Zealand, Feb. 4, 2024. The "Happy Chinese New Year" Beach Carnival, co-hosted by the China Cultural Centre in Auckland and the Asian Community Engagement Trust, was held at the Mission Bay Beach in Auckland on Sunday. (Xinhua/Guo Lei)

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NEW ZEALAND-AUCKLAND-CHINESE NEW YEAR-BEACH CARNIVAL

(240204) -- AUCKLAND, Feb. 4, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People learn Chinese Wudang Kongfu during the "Happy Chinese New Year" Beach Carnival in Auckland, New Zealand, Feb. 4, 2024. The "Happy Chinese New Year" Beach Carnival, co-hosted by the China Cultural Centre in Auckland and the Asian Community Engagement Trust, was held at the Mission Bay Beach in Auckland on Sunday. (Xinhua/Guo Lei)

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NEW ZEALAND-AUCKLAND-CHINESE NEW YEAR-BEACH CARNIVAL

(240204) -- AUCKLAND, Feb. 4, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People learn Chinese Wudang Kongfu during the "Happy Chinese New Year" Beach Carnival in Auckland, New Zealand, Feb. 4, 2024. The "Happy Chinese New Year" Beach Carnival, co-hosted by the China Cultural Centre in Auckland and the Asian Community Engagement Trust, was held at the Mission Bay Beach in Auckland on Sunday. (Xinhua/Guo Lei)

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NEPAL-LALITPUR-CHINESE BRIDGE COMPETITION-FINAL ROUND

(230612) -- LALITPUR, June 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A student demonstrates Chinese kongfu during the final round of the 22nd Chinese Bridge language contest in Lalitpur, Nepal, June 11, 2023. A total of 10 Nepali college students on Sunday contested in the final round of the 22nd "Chinese Bridge" language contest in Lalitpur, a city in the Kathmandu Valley. The Chinese language proficiency competition, hosted by the Chinese Embassy in Nepal and organized by the Confucius Institute at Kathmandu University, featured speeches on "One World, One Family," quizzes on Chinese knowledge and talent shows. (Photo by Hari Maharjan/Xinhua)

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Chinese Culture Day celebrated at Chicago Field Museum in U.S.

STORY: Chinese Culture Day celebrated at Chicago Field Museum in U.S. DATELINE: May 18, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:06 LOCATION: CHICAGO, U.S. CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of performances 2. pan right of audiences 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): CALEB FELTIS, Champion of 2023 U.S. Midwest University "Chinese Bridge" Speech Competition 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): DEBORAH BEKKEN, Director of the Field Museum's Gantz Family Collections Center STORYLINE: Some 80 American students gathered in the Field Museum in downtown Chicago early this week to have a taste of Chinese food and an in-person experience of Chinese culture on the Chinese Culture Day jointly hosted by the Chinese Consulate in Chicago and the Field Museum. Several teenagers performed Chinese Kongfu on a makeshift platform in the museum's central hall. The performance received acclaim from both event participants and bystanders. Chinese traditional instruments, Chinese folk dance, Peking Opera, and Tai Chi dance all took turns on stage. Aside from the

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London holds Chinese Language Day event

STORY: London holds Chinese Language Day event DATELINE: May 13, 2023 LENGTH: 00:04:21 LOCATION: London CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of Chinese Language Day event 2. SOUNDBITE (English): JOAN DESLANDES, Head teacher of Kingsford Community School in east London STORYLINE: More than 100 British secondary school students and teachers participated in an International Chinese Language Day event in London on Thursday. The event, hosted by the Chinese Bridge Club and the Chinese Proficiency Test UK Committee, marked the end of the 2023 International Chinese Language Day activities across Britain. Teachers of six Confucius Institutes from London, Oxford and Nottingham brought different workshops showcasing traditional Chinese culture, covering Chinese calligraphy, paper folding, paper painting and rubbing, Chinese opera face painting and Chinese Kongfu, among other activities. The activities were welcomed by participants. SOUNDBITE (English): JOAN DESLANDES, Head teacher of Kingsford Communit

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KENYA-NAIROBI-CHINESE CULTURAL EVENT

(221129) -- NAIROBI, Nov. 29, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A Kenyan student performs Chinese Kongfu during a Chinese cultural event held at the Kenya National Theater in Nairobi, Kenya on Nov. 28, 2022. Launched by Chinese Embassy in Kenya, Kenya Cultural Center and Confucius Institute at the University of Nairobi, an event themed with Chinese opera was held at the Kenya National Theater on Monday in Nairobi. A series of activities enables attendees to have a better knowledge of Chinese opera and experience the charm of traditional Chinese culture. (Xinhua/Li Yahui)

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KENYA-NAIROBI-CHINESE CULTURAL EVENT

(221129) -- NAIROBI, Nov. 29, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Kenyan students perform Chinese Kongfu during a Chinese cultural event held at the Kenya National Theater in Nairobi, Kenya, Nov. 28, 2022. Launched by Chinese Embassy in Kenya, Kenya Cultural Center and Confucius Institute at the University of Nairobi, an event themed with Chinese opera was held at the Kenya National Theater on Monday in Nairobi. A series of activities enables attendees to have a better knowledge of Chinese opera and experience the charm of traditional Chinese culture. (Xinhua/Li Yahui)

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Confucius Day marked in Budapest with cultural programs

STORY: Confucius Day marked in Budapest with cultural programs DATELINE: Sept. 25, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:31 LOCATION: Budapest CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: various of the eventSOUNDBITE 1 (Hungarian): ENIKO GAJASZ, Cultural program organizer of ELTE's Confucius InstituteSOUNDBITE 2 (Hungarian): ENIKO GAJASZ, Cultural program organizer of ELTE's Confucius InstituteSOUNDBITE 3 (Hungarian): MATYAS PETRO, DoctorSOUNDBITE 4 (Hungarian): MATYAS PETRO, Doctor STORYLINE: The Confucius Institute at the Eotvos Lorand University (ELTE) of the Hungarian capital celebrated the birthday of Confucius with rich cultural programs on Saturday. About 100 audiences from Hungary and China enjoyed concerts, Kongfu performances and lion dances at the Confucius Day event. The audience also had the chance to try Chinese calligraphy, Chinese paper cut, chopsticks usage, Peking Opera Mask coloring, Chinese chess and learn the basics of China's beloved Jianzi, also known as shuttlecock kicking. Eniko Gajasz, cultural program organizer

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New Zealand students shine in Chinese Bridge language event

STORY: New Zealand students shine in Chinese Bridge language event DATELINE: Sept. 25, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:11 LOCATION: AUCKLAND, New Zealand CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the "Chinese Bridge" event STORYLINE: With lion dance, Chinese Kongfu, Chinese crosstalk, songs and dances, and award-winning speeches, students from across New Zealand showcased their Chinese language proficiency in the annual "Chinese Bridge" event held on Saturday. Fifteen secondary school students and two primary school students participated in the event, which was organized by the Confucius Institute in Auckland. Chinese Ambassador to New Zealand Wang Xiaolong said in his opening remarks that he hopes there will be more New Zealand youths to join the China-New Zealand language and cultural exchange community and become ambassadors of friendship between the people of the two countries. Saturday's event was a prelude to the New Zealand Chinese Language Week 2022, which runs from Sept. 25 to Oct. 1. "We set up t

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KENYA-NAIROBI-LIBRARY-CHINESE CULTURAL EVENT

(220409) -- NAIROBI, April 9, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A Kenyan girl shows how to use chopsticks during a Chinese language experience event in Nairobi, Kenya, April 8, 2022. The Kenya National Library Service on Friday hosted a Chinese language experience event, as part of efforts to strengthen cultural relations between the two countries. Highlights of the event included enlightening participants on learning basic Chinese language, Chinese poems and songs, Chinese Kongfu and Peking Opera. (Xinhua/Long Lei)

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KENYA-NAIROBI-LIBRARY-CHINESE CULTURAL EVENT

(220409) -- NAIROBI, April 9, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Kenyans learn to draw opera mask during a Chinese language experience event in Nairobi, Kenya, April 8, 2022. The Kenya National Library Service on Friday hosted a Chinese language experience event, as part of efforts to strengthen cultural relations between the two countries. Highlights of the event included enlightening participants on learning basic Chinese language, Chinese poems and songs, Chinese Kongfu and Peking Opera. (Xinhua/Long Lei)

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KENYA-NAIROBI-LIBRARY-CHINESE CULTURAL EVENT

(220409) -- NAIROBI, April 9, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A Kenyan learns to draw opera mask during a Chinese language experience event in Nairobi, Kenya, April 8, 2022. The Kenya National Library Service on Friday hosted a Chinese language experience event, as part of efforts to strengthen cultural relations between the two countries. Highlights of the event included enlightening participants on learning basic Chinese language, Chinese poems and songs, Chinese Kongfu and Peking Opera. (Xinhua/Long Lei)

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KENYA-NAIROBI-LIBRARY-CHINESE CULTURAL EVENT

(220409) -- NAIROBI, April 9, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Kenyan people learn to write Chinese characters during a Chinese language experience event in Nairobi, Kenya, April 8, 2022. The Kenya National Library Service on Friday hosted a Chinese language experience event, as part of efforts to strengthen cultural relations between the two countries. Highlights of the event included enlightening participants on learning basic Chinese language, Chinese poems and songs, Chinese Kongfu and Peking Opera. (Xinhua/Long Lei)