Foreigners experience Chinese opera to celebrate Lantern Festival in Shanghai

STORY: Foreigners experience Chinese opera to celebrate Lantern Festival in Shanghai DATELINE: Feb. 7, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:51 LOCATION: SHANGHAI, China CATEGORY: CULTURE/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1 various of the performance 2 SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ASHISH MASKAY, Nepalese doctor in Shanghai 3 SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): LI DONG, Foreign student from Laos 4 SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): GU HAOHAO, Head of Shanghai Kunqu Opera Troupe STORYLINE: Over three dozen foreigners in Shanghai watched Chinese opera performances staged by the Shanghai Kunqu Opera Troupe on the Lantern Festival that fell on Sunday. Some of them were also invited to play a role in the opera to experience the charm of Chinese opera. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ASHISH MASKAY, Nepalese doctor in Shanghai "Today was a big learning moment for me. I really feel that knowing these Chinese values and the history helps me to appreciate the present better. It was very nice. So today I'm gonna go home and start reading about The Three Kingdoms, so I think it has a lot of