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Ziferblat band goes to Switzerland for Eurovision 2025

Host of the National Eurovision Song Contest Timur Miroshnychenko, head of the Ukrainian delegation to the Eurovision Song Contest Oksana Skybinska, members of the Ziferblat band Valentyn Leshchynskyi, Danyil Leshchynskyi, Fedir Khodakov, TV presenter Serhii Prytula and head of the humanitarian department of the Serhii Prytula Foundation Maryna Petrychenko (R to L) are seen at the press conference before the departure of the band for the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 in Basel, Switzerland, at the Central Railway Station, Kyiv, Ukraine, on May 1, 2025 (Photo by Kyrylo Chubotin/Ukrinform)

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Ziferblat band goes to Switzerland for Eurovision 2025

Host of the National Eurovision Song Contest Timur Miroshnychenko, head of the Ukrainian delegation to the Eurovision Song Contest Oksana Skybinska, members of the Ziferblat band Valentyn Leshchynskyi, Danyil Leshchynskyi, Fedir Khodakov, TV presenter Serhii Prytula and head of the humanitarian department of the Serhii Prytula Foundation Maryna Petrychenko (R to L) are seen at the press conference before the departure of the band for the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 in Basel, Switzerland, at the Central Railway Station, Kyiv, Ukraine, on May 1, 2025 (Photo by Kyrylo Chubotin/Ukrinform)

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Ziferblat band goes to Switzerland for Eurovision 2025

Host of the National Eurovision Song Contest Timur Miroshnychenko, head of the Ukrainian delegation to the Eurovision Song Contest Oksana Skybinska, members of the Ziferblat band Valentyn Leshchynskyi, Danyil Leshchynskyi, Fedir Khodakov, TV presenter Serhii Prytula and head of the humanitarian department of the Serhii Prytula Foundation Maryna Petrychenko (R to L) are seen at the press conference before the departure of the band for the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 in Basel, Switzerland, at the Central Railway Station, Kyiv, Ukraine, on May 1, 2025 (Photo by Kyrylo Chubotin/Ukrinform)

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Ziferblat band goes to Switzerland for Eurovision 2025

Host of the National Eurovision Song Contest Timur Miroshnychenko, head of the Ukrainian delegation to the Eurovision Song Contest Oksana Skybinska, members of the Ziferblat band Valentyn Leshchynskyi, Danyil Leshchynskyi, Fedir Khodakov, TV presenter Serhii Prytula and head of the humanitarian department of the Serhii Prytula Foundation Maryna Petrychenko (R to L) are seen at the press conference before the departure of the band for the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 in Basel, Switzerland, at the Central Railway Station, Kyiv, Ukraine, on May 1, 2025 (Photo by Kyrylo Chubotin/Ukrinform)

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Ziferblat band goes to Switzerland for Eurovision 2025

Head of the Ukrainian delegation to the Eurovision Song Contest Oksana Skybinska, members of the Ziferblat band Valentyn Leshchynskyi, Danyil Leshchynskyi, Fedir Khodakov and head of the humanitarian department of the Serhii Prytula Foundation Maryna Petrychenko (R to L) pose for a picture with the national fla of Ukraine before the departure of the band for the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 in Basel, Switzerland, at the Central Railway Station, Kyiv, Ukraine, on May 1, 2025 (Photo by Kyrylo Chubotin/Ukrinform)

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Serviceman Kostiantyn Vierinov attends the premiere of Memory, a new music video by the Cultural Forces of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukrain

Major General Vladyslav Klochkov (L), the chief of the Main Department of Moral and Psychological Support of Ukraines Armed Forces (2021-2024), and writer and translator Ostap Ukrainets attend the premiere of Memory, a new music video by the Cultural Forces of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine, on March 3, 2025. (Photo by Pavlo Bahmut/Ukrinform)

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Serviceman Kostiantyn Vierinov attends the premiere of Memory, a new music video by the Cultural Forces of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukrain

Major General Vladyslav Klochkov, the chief of the Main Department of Moral and Psychological Support of Ukraines Armed Forces (2021-2024), attends the premiere of Memory, a new music video by the Cultural Forces of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine, on March 3, 2025. (Photo by Pavlo Bahmut/Ukrinform)

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Serviceman Kostiantyn Vierinov attends the premiere of Memory, a new music video by the Cultural Forces of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukrain

Major General Vladyslav Klochkov, the chief of the Main Department of Moral and Psychological Support of Ukraines Armed Forces (2021-2024), attends the premiere of Memory, a new music video by the Cultural Forces of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine, on March 3, 2025. (Photo by Pavlo Bahmut/Ukrinform)

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Kash Patel Confirmation Hearing

United States Senator Richard Blumenthal (Democrat of Connecticut) questions Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation-designate Kash Patel, during the Senate Judiciary concerning his nomination to be Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Department of Justice in the Hart Senate Office Building in Washington, DC, on Thursday January 30, 2025. He questions Patel on his knowledge of various members of the January 6th Prison Choir, of which Patel co-produced music for. Photo by Mattie Neretin / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Kash Patel Confirmation Hearing

United States Senator Richard Blumenthal (Democrat of Connecticut) questions Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation-designate Kash Patel, during the Senate Judiciary concerning his nomination to be Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Department of Justice in the Hart Senate Office Building in Washington, DC, on Thursday January 30, 2025. He questions Patel on his knowledge of various members of the January 6th Prison Choir, of which Patel co-produced music for. Photo by Mattie Neretin / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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US: Labrador Puppy Slips On Icy Stairs As Major Winter Storm Hits Kansas

A major winter storm swept into the U.S. central plains on Saturday, January 4, causing icy streets and multiple crashes in Kansas. This video shows a Labrador puppy slipping down icy outdoor stairs in Lawrence.

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China's Gansu holds culture, tourism promotion event in the Netherlands

STORY: China's Gansu holds culture, tourism promotion event in the Netherlands SHOOTING TIME: May 14, 2024 DATELINE: May 16, 2024 LENGTH: 0:00:45 LOCATION: THE HAGUE, the Netherlands CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the event STORYLINE: A cultural and tourism promotional event for northwest China's Gansu Province was held on Tuesday at the Chinese Cultural Center in The Hague, the Netherlands. The event featured a variety of programs such as dances, folk music performances, tea art performances, and a photo exhibition. The promotional event was supported by the Chinese Embassy in the Netherlands and hosted by the Chinese Cultural Center in The Hague and the Gansu Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism. Representatives from the Dutch tourism authority NBTC, the Dutch tourism industry association ANVR, and the Dutch China Friendship Association (VNC) were present. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from The Hague, the Netherlands. (XHTV)

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Hong Kong holds firework show to celebrate Labor Day

STORY: Hong Kong holds firework show to celebrate Labor Day SHOOTING TIME: May 1, 2024 DATELINE: May 2, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:41 LOCATION: HONG KONG, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the fireworks STORYLINE: Tourists swarmed Hong Kong's Victoria Harbor on Wednesday night to enjoy a firework show at sea as one of the first highlights of this Labor Day holiday. Starting at 8 p.m. local time (1200 GMT), the 10-minute display blended in with the night view of the Victoria Harbor and is accompanied by a light and music show. The gold-toned fireworks were set off from a boat 130 meters offshore. Despite the on-and-off drizzles throughout the day, many tourists and Hong Kong residents had arrived three hours prior to the show to find the perfect viewing spot. The Immigration Department of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government estimates that passenger arrivals and departures will total 5.9 million from Tuesday to Sunday, among which over 800,000 trips are made by tourists from the C

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CHINA-BEIJING-VISUALLY IMPAIRED-RESTAURANT (CN)

(240119) -- BEIJING, Jan. 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Restaurant founder Yu Shuang (1st, R), visually impaired Yang Demin (2nd,R), physically disabled He Ning (3rd, R) and visually impaired Zhi Ming (4th, R) make dumplings in the kitchen of Trojan Fairy on the occasion of winter solstice in Beijing, capital of China, Dec. 22, 2023. At Xidan in the very heart of Beijing, restaurant Trojan Fairy, is not an ordinary eatery because the diners can find their way to their tables only through the help of an usher, in complete dark. Yang Demin, the pianist and part-time usher of Trojan Fairy, is now a student at the music department of the Special Education College of Beijing Union University. Yang, with no sense of the light, can accurately locate the table for diners in the restaurant. Yu Shuang, a former surgeon, founded Trojan Fairy in 2009. Yu, once a short period patient of retinal detachment, though cured, set up the restaurant in order to enable customers to have a brief impression on how the visually impair

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CHINA-BEIJING-VISUALLY IMPAIRED-RESTAURANT (CN)

(240119) -- BEIJING, Jan. 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Restaurant founder Yu Shuang (L) instructs as diners try to read and write Braille at the restaurant in Beijing, capital of China, Dec. 24, 2023. At Xidan in the very heart of Beijing, restaurant Trojan Fairy, is not an ordinary eatery because the diners can find their way to their tables only through the help of an usher, in complete dark. Yang Demin, the pianist and part-time usher of Trojan Fairy, is now a student at the music department of the Special Education College of Beijing Union University. Yang, with no sense of the light, can accurately locate the table for diners in the restaurant. Yu Shuang, a former surgeon, founded Trojan Fairy in 2009. Yu, once a short period patient of retinal detachment, though cured, set up the restaurant in order to enable customers to have a brief impression on how the visually impaired people feel everyday. She provides jobs for the disabled with the hope to help them fit into the society. More than 130 visually

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CHINA-BEIJING-VISUALLY IMPAIRED-RESTAURANT (CN)

(240119) -- BEIJING, Jan. 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Zhi Ming (L) and Yang Demin, both visually impaired employees, perform at Trojan Fairy in Beijing, capital of China, Dec. 22, 2023. At Xidan in the very heart of Beijing, restaurant Trojan Fairy, is not an ordinary eatery because the diners can find their way to their tables only through the help of an usher, in complete dark. Yang Demin, the pianist and part-time usher of Trojan Fairy, is now a student at the music department of the Special Education College of Beijing Union University. Yang, with no sense of the light, can accurately locate the table for diners in the restaurant. Yu Shuang, a former surgeon, founded Trojan Fairy in 2009. Yu, once a short period patient of retinal detachment, though cured, set up the restaurant in order to enable customers to have a brief impression on how the visually impaired people feel everyday. She provides jobs for the disabled with the hope to help them fit into the society. More than 130 visually impaired and

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CHINA-BEIJING-VISUALLY IMPAIRED-RESTAURANT (CN)

(240119) -- BEIJING, Jan. 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This combo photo shows Zhou Haoyu, visually impaired employee, smelling the bread he makes at Trojan Fairy in Beijing, capital of China, June 5, 2019 (above) and Zhou accompanying a student on the piano at a training agency for art examinations in Beijing, Jan. 17, 2024 (below, Xinhua/Cai Yang). At Xidan in the very heart of Beijing, restaurant Trojan Fairy, is not an ordinary eatery because the diners can find their way to their tables only through the help of an usher, in complete dark. Yang Demin, the pianist and part-time usher of Trojan Fairy, is now a student at the music department of the Special Education College of Beijing Union University. Yang, with no sense of the light, can accurately locate the table for diners in the restaurant. Yu Shuang, a former surgeon, founded Trojan Fairy in 2009. Yu, once a short period patient of retinal detachment, though cured, set up the restaurant in order to enable customers to have a brief impression on how t

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CHINA-BEIJING-VISUALLY IMPAIRED-RESTAURANT (CN)

(240119) -- BEIJING, Jan. 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Visually impaired Zhou Haoyu demonstrates the lyrics of Italian songs recorded in Braille, in Beijing, capital of China, Jan. 17, 2024. At Xidan in the very heart of Beijing, restaurant Trojan Fairy, is not an ordinary eatery because the diners can find their way to their tables only through the help of an usher, in complete dark. Yang Demin, the pianist and part-time usher of Trojan Fairy, is now a student at the music department of the Special Education College of Beijing Union University. Yang, with no sense of the light, can accurately locate the table for diners in the restaurant. Yu Shuang, a former surgeon, founded Trojan Fairy in 2009. Yu, once a short period patient of retinal detachment, though cured, set up the restaurant in order to enable customers to have a brief impression on how the visually impaired people feel everyday. She provides jobs for the disabled with the hope to help them fit into the society. More than 130 visually impaired

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CHINA-BEIJING-VISUALLY IMPAIRED-RESTAURANT (CN)

(240119) -- BEIJING, Jan. 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Zhi Ming, a visually impaired employee, makes dumplings in the kitchen of Trojan Fairy in Beijing, capital of China, Dec. 22, 2023. At Xidan in the very heart of Beijing, restaurant Trojan Fairy, is not an ordinary eatery because the diners can find their way to their tables only through the help of an usher, in complete dark. Yang Demin, the pianist and part-time usher of Trojan Fairy, is now a student at the music department of the Special Education College of Beijing Union University. Yang, with no sense of the light, can accurately locate the table for diners in the restaurant. Yu Shuang, a former surgeon, founded Trojan Fairy in 2009. Yu, once a short period patient of retinal detachment, though cured, set up the restaurant in order to enable customers to have a brief impression on how the visually impaired people feel everyday. She provides jobs for the disabled with the hope to help them fit into the society. More than 130 visually impaired and

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CHINA-BEIJING-VISUALLY IMPAIRED-RESTAURANT (CN)

(240119) -- BEIJING, Jan. 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This combo photo shows diners preparing to enter Trojan Fairy under the guidance of an usher in Beijing, capital of China, Dec. 24, 2023 (above) and a view of diners entering Trojan Fairy under the guidance of an usher, captured with a thermal imaging camera, in Beijing, Dec. 24, 2023 (below). At Xidan in the very heart of Beijing, restaurant Trojan Fairy, is not an ordinary eatery because the diners can find their way to their tables only through the help of an usher, in complete dark. Yang Demin, the pianist and part-time usher of Trojan Fairy, is now a student at the music department of the Special Education College of Beijing Union University. Yang, with no sense of the light, can accurately locate the table for diners in the restaurant. Yu Shuang, a former surgeon, founded Trojan Fairy in 2009. Yu, once a short period patient of retinal detachment, though cured, set up the restaurant in order to enable customers to have a brief impression on how the

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CHINA-BEIJING-VISUALLY IMPAIRED-RESTAURANT (CN)

(240119) -- BEIJING, Jan. 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This undated combo photo shows some of the visually impaired people that once worked at Trojan Fairy in Beijing, capital of China. At Xidan in the very heart of Beijing, restaurant Trojan Fairy, is not an ordinary eatery because the diners can find their way to their tables only through the help of an usher, in complete dark. Yang Demin, the pianist and part-time usher of Trojan Fairy, is now a student at the music department of the Special Education College of Beijing Union University. Yang, with no sense of the light, can accurately locate the table for diners in the restaurant. Yu Shuang, a former surgeon, founded Trojan Fairy in 2009. Yu, once a short period patient of retinal detachment, though cured, set up the restaurant in order to enable customers to have a brief impression on how the visually impaired people feel everyday. She provides jobs for the disabled with the hope to help them fit into the society. More than 130 visually impaired and o

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CHINA-BEIJING-VISUALLY IMPAIRED-RESTAURANT (CN)

(240119) -- BEIJING, Jan. 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This combo photo shows Zhi Ming (R) and her lover Yang Demin, both visually impaired employees, leaving Special Education College of Beijing Union University in Beijing, capital of China, Dec. 22, 2023 (above) and Zhi Ming (2nd, R) and Yang Demin waiting for a subway on the platform in Beijing, Dec. 22, 2023 (middle) and Zhi Ming (R) and Yang Demin arriving at Trojan Fairy in Beijing, Dec. 22, 2023 (below). They work as music performers and ushers at Trojan Fairy. At Xidan in the very heart of Beijing, restaurant Trojan Fairy, is not an ordinary eatery because the diners can find their way to their tables only through the help of an usher, in complete dark. Yang Demin, the pianist and part-time usher of Trojan Fairy, is now a student at the music department of the Special Education College of Beijing Union University. Yang, with no sense of the light, can accurately locate the table for diners in the restaurant. Yu Shuang, a former surgeon, founded Troja

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CHINA-BEIJING-VISUALLY IMPAIRED-RESTAURANT (CN)

(240119) -- BEIJING, Jan. 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken by a thermal imaging camera shows a waiter serving dishes at Trojan Fairy in Beijing, capital of China, Dec. 24, 2023. At Xidan in the very heart of Beijing, restaurant Trojan Fairy, is not an ordinary eatery because the diners can find their way to their tables only through the help of an usher, in complete dark. Yang Demin, the pianist and part-time usher of Trojan Fairy, is now a student at the music department of the Special Education College of Beijing Union University. Yang, with no sense of the light, can accurately locate the table for diners in the restaurant. Yu Shuang, a former surgeon, founded Trojan Fairy in 2009. Yu, once a short period patient of retinal detachment, though cured, set up the restaurant in order to enable customers to have a brief impression on how the visually impaired people feel everyday. She provides jobs for the disabled with the hope to help them fit into the society. More than 130 visually impaired

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CHINA-BEIJING-VISUALLY IMPAIRED-RESTAURANT (CN)

(240119) -- BEIJING, Jan. 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken by a thermal imaging camera shows diners trying to touch each other's finger in the complete dark at Trojan Fairy in complete darkness in Beijing, capital of China, Dec. 24, 2023. At Xidan in the very heart of Beijing, restaurant Trojan Fairy, is not an ordinary eatery because the diners can find their way to their tables only through the help of an usher, in complete dark. Yang Demin, the pianist and part-time usher of Trojan Fairy, is now a student at the music department of the Special Education College of Beijing Union University. Yang, with no sense of the light, can accurately locate the table for diners in the restaurant. Yu Shuang, a former surgeon, founded Trojan Fairy in 2009. Yu, once a short period patient of retinal detachment, though cured, set up the restaurant in order to enable customers to have a brief impression on how the visually impaired people feel everyday. She provides jobs for the disabled with the hope to hel

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CHINA-BEIJING-VISUALLY IMPAIRED-RESTAURANT (CN)

(240119) -- BEIJING, Jan. 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This combo photo taken by a thermal imaging camera shows people dining at Trojan Fairy in Beijing, capital of China, Dec. 24, 2023. At Xidan in the very heart of Beijing, restaurant Trojan Fairy, is not an ordinary eatery because the diners can find their way to their tables only through the help of an usher, in complete dark. Yang Demin, the pianist and part-time usher of Trojan Fairy, is now a student at the music department of the Special Education College of Beijing Union University. Yang, with no sense of the light, can accurately locate the table for diners in the restaurant. Yu Shuang, a former surgeon, founded Trojan Fairy in 2009. Yu, once a short period patient of retinal detachment, though cured, set up the restaurant in order to enable customers to have a brief impression on how the visually impaired people feel everyday. She provides jobs for the disabled with the hope to help them fit into the society. More than 130 visually impaired and

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Autumn gagaku concert

An autumn gagaku concert is performed by the Music Department of the Imperial Household Agency at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Oct. 22, 2023. (Pool photo)

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U.S.-NEW YORK-CHINA NOW MUSIC FESTIVAL ENDS

(231009) -- NEW YORK, Oct. 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Chen Yi, professor at the Conservatory of Music and Dance at the University of Missouri-Kansas City, Zhou Long, Pulitzer Prize-winning composer, Zhou Juan, a student of musical arts from University of Missouri-Kansas City, Jindong Cai, artistic director of the sixth season of the China Now Music Festival, Chen Bing, professor in the Conducting Department at the Central Conservatory of Music (CCOM) and Liu Xiaojing, pipa virtuoso from the Central Conservatory of Music (from L to R) bow at Jazz at Lincoln Center's in New York, the United States, Oct. 8, 2023. The sixth season of the China Now Music Festival culminated in a grand finale on Sunday in a spellbinding concert at Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York City, paying homage to three generations of composers bridging the United States and China. (Photo by Michael Nagle/Xinhua)

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Concert showcases Chinese traditional music in New Zealand

STORY: Concert showcases Chinese traditional music in New Zealand DATELINE: Sept. 28, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:15 LOCATION: CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the concert 2. SOUNDBITE (English): MARK MENZIES, Head of Performance Music for the University of Canterbury STORYLINE: A concert of traditional Chinese music was staged on Tuesday night in Christchurch, the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, attracting over 300 people. The concert was jointly sponsored by the Chinese Consulate General in Christchurch, China's Gansu Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism, and the China Cultural Center in Wellington, to celebrate the 74th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, and the Mid-Autumn Festival. Chinese Consul General in Christchurch He Ying attended the event and delivered a speech, saying that China-New Zealand comprehensive strategic partnership keeps strengthening. "In the first six months of this year, New Zealand's exports to Chi

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NEW ZEALAND-CHRISTCHURCH-CONCERT-TRADITIONAL CHINESE MUSIC

(230927) -- CHRISTCHURCH, Sept. 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Musicians perform at a concert of traditional Chinese music in Christchurch, New Zealand, Sept. 26, 2023. A concert of traditional Chinese music was staged on Tuesday night in Christchurch, the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, attracting over 300 people. The concert was jointly sponsored by the Chinese Consulate General in Christchurch, China's Gansu Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism, and the China Cultural Center in Wellington, to celebrate the 74th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, and the Mid-Autumn Festival. (Photo by Meng Tao/Xinhua)

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NEW ZEALAND-CHRISTCHURCH-CONCERT-TRADITIONAL CHINESE MUSIC

(230927) -- CHRISTCHURCH, Sept. 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Musicians perform at a concert of traditional Chinese music in Christchurch, New Zealand, Sept. 26, 2023. A concert of traditional Chinese music was staged on Tuesday night in Christchurch, the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, attracting over 300 people. The concert was jointly sponsored by the Chinese Consulate General in Christchurch, China's Gansu Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism, and the China Cultural Center in Wellington, to celebrate the 74th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, and the Mid-Autumn Festival. (Photo by Meng Tao/Xinhua)

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NEW ZEALAND-CHRISTCHURCH-CONCERT-TRADITIONAL CHINESE MUSIC

(230927) -- CHRISTCHURCH, Sept. 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Musicians perform at a concert of traditional Chinese music in Christchurch, New Zealand, Sept. 26, 2023. A concert of traditional Chinese music was staged on Tuesday night in Christchurch, the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, attracting over 300 people. The concert was jointly sponsored by the Chinese Consulate General in Christchurch, China's Gansu Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism, and the China Cultural Center in Wellington, to celebrate the 74th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, and the Mid-Autumn Festival. (Photo by Meng Tao/Xinhua)

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NEW ZEALAND-CHRISTCHURCH-CONCERT-TRADITIONAL CHINESE MUSIC

(230927) -- CHRISTCHURCH, Sept. 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- New Zealand musician Mark Menzies (L, front), head of performance music for the University of Canterbury, performs "New Jasmine" at a concert of traditional Chinese music in Christchurch, New Zealand, Sept. 26, 2023. A concert of traditional Chinese music was staged on Tuesday night in Christchurch, the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, attracting over 300 people. The concert was jointly sponsored by the Chinese Consulate General in Christchurch, China's Gansu Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism, and the China Cultural Center in Wellington, to celebrate the 74th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, and the Mid-Autumn Festival. (Photo by Meng Tao/Xinhua)

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NEW ZEALAND-CHRISTCHURCH-CONCERT-TRADITIONAL CHINESE MUSIC

(230927) -- CHRISTCHURCH, Sept. 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- New Zealand singer Deborah Wai Kapohe (front) performs "Maori Love Song" (Pokarekare Ana) at a concert of traditional Chinese music in Christchurch, New Zealand, Sept. 26, 2023. A concert of traditional Chinese music was staged on Tuesday night in Christchurch, the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, attracting over 300 people. The concert was jointly sponsored by the Chinese Consulate General in Christchurch, China's Gansu Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism, and the China Cultural Center in Wellington, to celebrate the 74th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, and the Mid-Autumn Festival. (Photo by Meng Tao/Xinhua)

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Chinese tea culture event organized in Myanmar

STORY: Chinese tea culture event organized in Myanmar DATELINE: Aug. 2, 2023 LENGTH: 00:04:09 LOCATION: YANGON, Myanmar CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the culture event site 2. various of performances 3. various of speeches 4. various of performances 5. various of tea and cultural products STORYLINE: A Chinese tea culture event, in conjunction with a China tourism promotion event, was held at the China Cultural Center here on Tuesday. The event entitled "Tea for Harmony: Yaji Cultural Salon" and China tourism promotion event featured a traditional tea ceremony and tea tasting, a photo exhibition of Chinese tea culture and tourism, and other activities including the performance of folk music and dances. Supervised by the Chinese Ministry of Culture and Tourism and the Chinese Embassy in Myanmar, the event was organized by the China International Culture Association, the provincial culture and tourism department of China's southwestern province of Yunnan and China Cultural Center in Yangon. Cao

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Street Music Festival staged in Jordan

STORY: Street Music Festival staged in Jordan DATELINE: June 18, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:30 LOCATION: Amman CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the festival 2. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): FIDAA ABU HAMMAD, Head of the Lammet Fann Association 3. various of the festival STORYLINE: The Street Music Festival was held in Amman, the capital city of Jordan to pay homage to Jordanian and Arabic musical heritage. Organized by the Lammet Fann Association in collaboration with the cultural department of the Greater Amman Municipality, the festival has provided a chance for young musicians to show their talents. It also offers audiences an opportunity to revel in the melodies under the open sky during summer nights for free. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): FIDAA ABU HAMMAD, Head of the Lammet Fann Association "Our goal is to bridge the gap between young Jordanian artists and their audience. The concept of street musical evenings allows us to bring our cherished Jordanian musical culture to the streets, eliminating the barriers of tic

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China's tourism upgrades amid accelerated recovery

STORY: China's tourism upgrades amid accelerated recovery DATELINE: April 25, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:52 LOCATION: WUHAN, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the expo 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): ZHOU LI, Associate professor, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): PENG YING, Official in tourism department in Xinjiang, China 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): WANG LIN, Visitor 5. various of the expo STORYLINE: The 2nd China (Wuhan) Culture and Tourism Expo, which concluded Sunday in Wuhan, the capital of central China's Hubei Province, served as a platform displaying emerging culture and tourism trends in China. The expo attracted over 2,000 tourism exhibitors from home and abroad and about 180,000 visitors. Besides tech-integrated forms like robotic music performances, VR, and intelligent wearables, outdoor activities such as recreational vehicle (RV) travel, camping and nighttime tourism were also featured at the expo. A total of 62 contracts worth over 112.5 billion yuan (about 16

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Emperor, empress attend music concert

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko attend a concert by the Metropolitan Police Department music band in Tokyo on Nov. 9, 2014. The concert was held to celebrate the 80th anniversary of their births. (Pool photo by Tokyo Shimbun)

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Imperial Household Agency musicians play "gagaku" music

TOKYO, Japan - "Gagaku" traditional Japanese imperial court music is played by musicians of the Imperial Household Agency in their spring concert at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on April 26, 2014. "Gagaku" performed by the court musicians of the Imperial Household's music department is an Important Intangible Cultural Property. (Pool photo)

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Emperor, empress listen to "gagaku" music

TOKYO, Japan - Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko attend a spring concert by "gagaku" (traditional Japan imperial court music) musicians of the Imperial Household Agency at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on April 26, 2014. "Gagaku" performed by the court musicians of the Imperial Household's music department is an Important Intangible Cultural Property. (Pool photo)

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Emperor, empress attend concert marking 50th wedding anniversary

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Emperor Akihito (2nd from R), his wife Empress Michiko (R), Crown Prince Naruhito (2nd from L) and his wife Crown Princess Masako attend a concert performed by members of the Music Department of the Imperial Household Agency to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the emperor's and empress's wedding and the 20th anniversary of their accession at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on April 17. (Pool photo)

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Emperor, empress attend concert marking 50th wedding anniversary

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Emperor Akihito (L) and his wife Empress Michiko chat as they attend a concert performed by members of the Music Department of the Imperial Household Agency to celebrate the 50th anniversary of their wedding and the 20th anniversary of their accession at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on April 17. (Pool photo)

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Japanese to serve as PR head for Bach Archive Foundation

BERLIN, Germany - Akio Takano, 45, who was appointed head of the public relations department of the Bach Archive Foundation, holds a brochure of a Bach music festival in Berlin on Aug. 22. Takano is the first non-German person to assume the post of the foundation, which researches and manages the work of German composer Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750).

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Parade to mark 400th anniversary of Nihombashi bridge held

TOKYO, Japan - Land, Infrastructure and Transport Minister Chikage Ogi (L in car) and Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara wave to the crowd during a parade on March 30 marking the 400th anniversary of the first Nihombashi bridge in central Tokyo. Some 4,000 people, including members of the New York City Police Department music band, took part in the parade.

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Imperial couple attend court music

Japan's Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko (front centers), accompanied by Crown Prince Naruhito and Princess Masako, attend an imperial court music performance at the Imperial Palace on April 17. Performed by the Imperial Household Agency's Imperial Court Music Department, the show is intended to mark the 10th anniversary Emperor Akihito's enthronement.

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National costume festival held in Mongolia to promote tourism

STORY: National costume festival held in Mongolia to promote tourism DATELINE: July 10, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:55 LOCATION: Ulan Bator CATEGORY: CULTURE/ENTERTAINMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of national costume festival STORYLINE: The 16th edition of Mongolia's national costume festival kicked off in Ulan Bator on Saturday to promote the pandemic-hit tourism sector and encourage the younger generation to wear traditional clothing. More than 10,000 people dressed in traditional costumes participated in the annual festival titled "Mongolians in Deel" in the central square of Ulan Bator, according to the capital city's Department of Tourism. Deel is an item of traditional Mongolian clothing commonly worn for centuries. The one-day festival included numerous activities such as a fashion parade, the best deel contest, a national clothing exhibition and a folk music concert and dance. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Ulan Bator. (XHTV)

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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

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A glimpse of Bodleian Libraries in Oxford

STORY: A glimpse of Bodleian Libraries in Oxford DATELINE: April 24, 2022 LENGTH: 00:04:38 LOCATION: London CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Bodleian Libraries STORYLINE: April 23 marks World Book and Copyright Day. It is an annual celebration initiated by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) to promote reading, publishing, and copyright. The Bodleian Libraries are located in the University of Oxford, Britain. As the library service supporting the University of Oxford, Bodleian Libraries include the principal University library, the Bodleian Library, which has been a library of legal deposit for 400 years, as well as 27 other libraries across Oxford including major research libraries and faculty, department and institute libraries. Together, the Libraries hold more than 13 million printed items, over 80,000 e-journals and outstanding special collections including rare books and manuscripts, classical papyri, maps, music, art and printed ephemera.

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BRITAIN-OXFORD-BODLEIAN LIBRARIES

(220422) -- OXFORD, April 22, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on April 21, 2022 shows a view of Duke Humfrey's Library of the Bodleian Libraries in the University of Oxford, Britain. As the library service supporting the University of Oxford, Bodleian Libraries include the principal University library, the Bodleian Library, which has been a library of legal deposit for 400 years, as well as 27 other libraries across Oxford including major research libraries and faculty, department and institute libraries. Together, the Libraries hold more than 13 million printed items, over 80,000 e-journals and outstanding special collections including rare books and manuscripts, classical papyri, maps, music, art and printed ephemera. (Xinhua/Li Ying)

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BRITAIN-OXFORD-BODLEIAN LIBRARIES

(220422) -- OXFORD, April 22, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on April 21, 2022 shows an exterior view of the Bodleian Libraries in the University of Oxford, Britain. As the library service supporting the University of Oxford, Bodleian Libraries include the principal University library, the Bodleian Library, which has been a library of legal deposit for 400 years, as well as 27 other libraries across Oxford including major research libraries and faculty, department and institute libraries. Together, the Libraries hold more than 13 million printed items, over 80,000 e-journals and outstanding special collections including rare books and manuscripts, classical papyri, maps, music, art and printed ephemera. (Xinhua/Li Ying)

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BRITAIN-OXFORD-BODLEIAN LIBRARIES

(220422) -- OXFORD, April 22, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on April 21, 2022 shows an exterior view of the Bodleian Libraries in the University of Oxford, Britain. As the library service supporting the University of Oxford, Bodleian Libraries include the principal University library, the Bodleian Library, which has been a library of legal deposit for 400 years, as well as 27 other libraries across Oxford including major research libraries and faculty, department and institute libraries. Together, the Libraries hold more than 13 million printed items, over 80,000 e-journals and outstanding special collections including rare books and manuscripts, classical papyri, maps, music, art and printed ephemera. (Xinhua/Li Ying)