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Xinhua Headlines: Boom of traditional culture drives museum craze in China

(230829) -- TAIYUAN, Aug. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Children learn Qinqiang Opera at the Yisushe Theater cultural block in Xi'an City, capital of northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Aug. 6, 2023. (Xinhua)

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Xinhua Headlines: Boom of traditional culture drives museum craze in China

(230829) -- TAIYUAN, Aug. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A tourist visits an exhibition at a Qinqiang opera art museum in the Yisushe Theater cultural block in Xi'an, capital of northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Aug. 8, 2023. (Xinhua/Liu Xiao)

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CHINA-SHAANXI-XI'AN-QINQIANG OPERA ART MUSEUM (CN)

(230809) -- XI'AN, Aug. 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Visitors look at an exhibit at a Qinqiang opera art museum in the Yisushe Theater cultural block in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Aug. 8, 2023. The Qinqiang opera art museum, which presents the development history and the unique artistic charm of the Qinqiang Opera through abundant historical relics and multimedia interactive display forms, has attracted many tourists during the summer vacation. (Xinhua/Liu Xiao)

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CHINA-SHAANXI-XI'AN-QINQIANG OPERA ART MUSEUM (CN)

(230809) -- XI'AN, Aug. 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A tourist visits an exhibition at a Qinqiang opera art museum in the Yisushe Theater cultural block in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Aug. 8, 2023. The Qinqiang opera art museum, which presents the development history and the unique artistic charm of the Qinqiang Opera through abundant historical relics and multimedia interactive display forms, has attracted many tourists during the summer vacation. (Xinhua/Zou Jingyi)

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CHINA-SHAANXI-XI'AN-QINQIANG OPERA ART MUSEUM (CN)

(230809) -- XI'AN, Aug. 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People visit an exhibition at a Qinqiang opera art museum in the Yisushe Theater cultural block in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Aug. 8, 2023. The Qinqiang opera art museum, which presents the development history and the unique artistic charm of the Qinqiang Opera through abundant historical relics and multimedia interactive display forms, has attracted many tourists during the summer vacation. (Xinhua/Zou Jingyi)

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CHINA-SHAANXI-XI'AN-QINQIANG OPERA ART MUSEUM (CN)

(230809) -- XI'AN, Aug. 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A tourist visits an exhibition at a Qinqiang opera art museum in the Yisushe Theater cultural block in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Aug. 8, 2023. The Qinqiang opera art museum, which presents the development history and the unique artistic charm of the Qinqiang Opera through abundant historical relics and multimedia interactive display forms, has attracted many tourists during the summer vacation. (Xinhua/Liu Xiao)

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CHINA-SHAANXI-XI'AN-QINQIANG OPERA ART MUSEUM (CN)

(230809) -- XI'AN, Aug. 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A tourist visits an exhibition at a Qinqiang opera art museum in the Yisushe Theater cultural block in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Aug. 8, 2023. The Qinqiang opera art museum, which presents the development history and the unique artistic charm of the Qinqiang Opera through abundant historical relics and multimedia interactive display forms, has attracted many tourists during the summer vacation. (Xinhua/Liu Xiao)

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CHINA-SHAANXI-XI'AN-QINQIANG OPERA ART MUSEUM (CN)

(230809) -- XI'AN, Aug. 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People visit an exhibition at a Qinqiang opera art museum in the Yisushe Theater cultural block in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Aug. 8, 2023. The Qinqiang opera art museum, which presents the development history and the unique artistic charm of the Qinqiang Opera through abundant historical relics and multimedia interactive display forms, has attracted many tourists during the summer vacation. (Xinhua/Liu Xiao)

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CHINA-SHAANXI-XI'AN-QINQIANG OPERA ART MUSEUM (CN)

(230809) -- XI'AN, Aug. 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A tourist visits an exhibition at a Qinqiang opera art museum in the Yisushe Theater cultural block in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Aug. 8, 2023. The Qinqiang opera art museum, which presents the development history and the unique artistic charm of the Qinqiang Opera through abundant historical relics and multimedia interactive display forms, has attracted many tourists during the summer vacation. (Xinhua/Zou Jingyi)

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CHINA-SHAANXI-XI'AN-QINQIANG OPERA ART MUSEUM (CN)

(230809) -- XI'AN, Aug. 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People visit an exhibition at a Qinqiang opera art museum in the Yisushe Theater cultural block in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Aug. 8, 2023. The Qinqiang opera art museum, which presents the development history and the unique artistic charm of the Qinqiang Opera through abundant historical relics and multimedia interactive display forms, has attracted many tourists during the summer vacation. (Xinhua/Liu Xiao)

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CHINA-SHAANXI-XI'AN-QINQIANG OPERA ART MUSEUM (CN)

(230809) -- XI'AN, Aug. 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Visitors experience piying opera, or shadow puppet performance, at a Qinqiang opera art museum in the Yisushe Theater cultural block in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Aug. 8, 2023. The Qinqiang opera art museum, which presents the development history and the unique artistic charm of the Qinqiang Opera through abundant historical relics and multimedia interactive display forms, has attracted many tourists during the summer vacation. (Xinhua/Zou Jingyi)

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CHINA-SHAANXI-XI'AN-QINQIANG OPERA ART MUSEUM (CN)

(230809) -- XI'AN, Aug. 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People visit an exhibition at a Qinqiang opera art museum in the Yisushe Theater cultural block in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Aug. 8, 2023. The Qinqiang opera art museum, which presents the development history and the unique artistic charm of the Qinqiang Opera through abundant historical relics and multimedia interactive display forms, has attracted many tourists during the summer vacation. (Xinhua/Zou Jingyi)

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CHINA-SHAANXI-XI'AN-PENG LIYUAN-KYRGYZSTAN-UZBEKISTAN-FIRST LADIES-HISTORIC THEATER-VISIT (CN)

(230519) -- XI'AN, May 19, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Peng Liyuan, wife of Chinese President Xi Jinping, Aigul Japarova, wife of Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov, and Ziroatkhon Mirziyoyeva, wife of Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev, visit a Qinqiang opera art museum in the Yisushe Theater cultural block in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, May 19, 2023. Peng on Friday morning invited the first ladies of Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan to visit the historic Yisushe Theater in Xi'an. Japarov and Mirziyoyev were in Xi'an for the China-Central Asia Summit, which concluded on Friday. (Xinhua/Ding Lin)

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CHINA-SHAANXI-XI'AN-PENG LIYUAN-KYRGYZSTAN-UZBEKISTAN-FIRST LADIES-HISTORIC THEATER-VISIT (CN)

(230519) -- XI'AN, May 19, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Peng Liyuan, wife of Chinese President Xi Jinping, Aigul Japarova, wife of Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov, and Ziroatkhon Mirziyoyeva, wife of Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev, are briefed on the popularity of Qinqiang in China while visiting a Qinqiang opera art museum in the Yisushe Theater cultural block in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, May 19, 2023. Peng on Friday morning invited the first ladies of Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan to visit the historic Yisushe Theater in Xi'an. Japarov and Mirziyoyev were in Xi'an for the China-Central Asia Summit, which concluded on Friday. (Xinhua/Xie Huanchi)

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CHINA-SHAANXI-XI'AN-TANG PARADISE (CN)

(230518) -- XI'AN, May 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Actors perform Qinqiang Opera at the Tang Paradise in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Feb. 5, 2023. The Tang Paradise, located in the south of Xi'an, is a large cultural theme park showing the life style of the prosperous Tang Dynasty (618-907). (Xinhua/Liu Xiao)

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CHINA-SHAANXI-XI'AN-HISTORIC CITY-MUSIC (CN)

(230514) -- XI'AN, May 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Members of the Xi'an Symphony Orchestra perform in an outdoor concert near the Giant Wild Goose Pagoda in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Sept. 19, 2020. Founded about 3,100 years ago, Xi'an, which is today the capital of China's Shaanxi Province, served as the capital for 13 dynasties in Chinese history. It is also the starting point of the ancient Silk Road. Various kinds of music around the world such as rock and roll and Qinqiang Opera, a Chinese folk opera genre, meet here via cultural communication. (Xinhua/Li Yibo)

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CHINA-SHAANXI-XI'AN-HISTORIC CITY-MUSIC (CN)

(230514) -- XI'AN, May 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A Brazilian band performs in an outdoor show in Weiyang District of Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, April 16, 2020. Founded about 3,100 years ago, Xi'an, which is today the capital of China's Shaanxi Province, served as the capital for 13 dynasties in Chinese history. It is also the starting point of the ancient Silk Road. Various kinds of music around the world such as rock and roll and Qinqiang Opera, a Chinese folk opera genre, meet here via cultural communication. (Xinhua/Zhang Bowen)

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CHINA-SHAANXI-XI'AN-HISTORIC CITY-MUSIC (CN)

(230514) -- XI'AN, May 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Tourists enjoy a show staged by a band in front of the Yongning Gate of the ancient city wall of Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Aug. 1, 2022. Founded about 3,100 years ago, Xi'an, which is today the capital of China's Shaanxi Province, served as the capital for 13 dynasties in Chinese history. It is also the starting point of the ancient Silk Road. Various kinds of music around the world such as rock and roll and Qinqiang Opera, a Chinese folk opera genre, meet here via cultural communication. (Photo by Zou Jingyi/Xinhua)

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CHINA-SHAANXI-XI'AN-HISTORIC CITY-MUSIC (CN)

(230514) -- XI'AN, May 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Members of a chorus perform at a park near the ancient city wall of Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, May 12, 2023. Founded about 3,100 years ago, Xi'an, which is today the capital of China's Shaanxi Province, served as the capital for 13 dynasties in Chinese history. It is also the starting point of the ancient Silk Road. Various kinds of music around the world such as rock and roll and Qinqiang Opera, a Chinese folk opera genre, meet here via cultural communication. (Photo by Zou Jingyi/Xinhua)

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CHINA-SHAANXI-XI'AN-HISTORIC CITY-MUSIC (CN)

(230514) -- XI'AN, May 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Actors perform a stage play in the Tang Paradise in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Jan. 24, 2023. Founded about 3,100 years ago, Xi'an, which is today the capital of China's Shaanxi Province, served as the capital for 13 dynasties in Chinese history. It is also the starting point of the ancient Silk Road. Various kinds of music around the world such as rock and roll and Qinqiang Opera, a Chinese folk opera genre, meet here via cultural communication. (Xinhua/Liu Xiao)

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CHINA-SHAANXI-XI'AN-HISTORIC CITY-MUSIC (CN)

(230514) -- XI'AN, May 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A band performs during the Xi'an Strawberry Music Festival in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Nov. 1, 2020. Founded about 3,100 years ago, Xi'an, which is today the capital of China's Shaanxi Province, served as the capital for 13 dynasties in Chinese history. It is also the starting point of the ancient Silk Road. Various kinds of music around the world such as rock and roll and Qinqiang Opera, a Chinese folk opera genre, meet here via cultural communication. (Xinhua/Li Yibo)

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CHINA-SHAANXI-XI'AN-HISTORIC CITY-MUSIC (CN)

(230514) -- XI'AN, May 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A band performs near the ancient city wall of Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, May 11, 2023. Founded about 3,100 years ago, Xi'an, which is today the capital of China's Shaanxi Province, served as the capital for 13 dynasties in Chinese history. It is also the starting point of the ancient Silk Road. Various kinds of music around the world such as rock and roll and Qinqiang Opera, a Chinese folk opera genre, meet here via cultural communication. (Photo by Zou Jingyi/Xinhua)

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CHINA-SHAANXI-XI'AN-HISTORIC CITY-MUSIC (CN)

(230514) -- XI'AN, May 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Actors perform during the closing ceremony of the 9th Qinqiang Opera art festival in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, June 24, 2022. Founded about 3,100 years ago, Xi'an, which is today the capital of China's Shaanxi Province, served as the capital for 13 dynasties in Chinese history. It is also the starting point of the ancient Silk Road. Various kinds of music around the world such as rock and roll and Qinqiang Opera, a Chinese folk opera genre, meet here via cultural communication. (Xinhua/Liu Xiao)

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CHINA-SHAANXI-XI'AN-HISTORIC CITY-MUSIC (CN)

(230514) -- XI'AN, May 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Chinese artists perform in a concert near the ancient city wall of Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Sept. 22, 2018. Founded about 3,100 years ago, Xi'an, which is today the capital of China's Shaanxi Province, served as the capital for 13 dynasties in Chinese history. It is also the starting point of the ancient Silk Road. Various kinds of music around the world such as rock and roll and Qinqiang Opera, a Chinese folk opera genre, meet here via cultural communication. (Xinhua/Zhang Bowen)

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CHINA-SHAANXI-XI'AN-HISTORIC CITY-MUSIC (CN)

(230514) -- XI'AN, May 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- The chorus of the Xi'an Symphony Orchestra performs in front of Pit No.1 of the Emperor Qinshihuang's Mausoleum Site Museum in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, May 18, 2019. Founded about 3,100 years ago, Xi'an, which is today the capital of China's Shaanxi Province, served as the capital for 13 dynasties in Chinese history. It is also the starting point of the ancient Silk Road. Various kinds of music around the world such as rock and roll and Qinqiang Opera, a Chinese folk opera genre, meet here via cultural communication. (Xinhua/Li Yibo)

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CHINA-SHAANXI-XI'AN-HISTORIC CITY-MUSIC (CN)

(230514) -- XI'AN, May 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Folk artists perform Qinqiang Opera at the Yuxiang Gate of the ancient city wall of Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, May 12, 2023. Founded about 3,100 years ago, Xi'an, which is today the capital of China's Shaanxi Province, served as the capital for 13 dynasties in Chinese history. It is also the starting point of the ancient Silk Road. Various kinds of music around the world such as rock and roll and Qinqiang Opera, a Chinese folk opera genre, meet here via cultural communication. (Photo by Zou Jingyi/Xinhua)

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CHINA-SHAANXI-XI'AN-HISTORIC CITY-MUSIC (CN)

(230514) -- XI'AN, May 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Tourists enjoy a music performance at the Datang Everbright City scenic area in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Aug. 8, 2019. Founded about 3,100 years ago, Xi'an, which is today the capital of China's Shaanxi Province, served as the capital for 13 dynasties in Chinese history. It is also the starting point of the ancient Silk Road. Various kinds of music around the world such as rock and roll and Qinqiang Opera, a Chinese folk opera genre, meet here via cultural communication. (Xinhua/Liu Xiao)

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Int'l students experience charm of traditional Chinese opera

STORY: Int'l students experience charm of traditional Chinese opera DATELINE: April 20, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:08 LOCATION: YINCHUAN, China CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of Qinqiang Opera 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): AMANYA, Cameroonian student, Ningxia University 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): MANZAR, Pakistani student, Ningxia University STORYLINE: Forty-nine international students at Ningxia University had a chance on Wednesday to learn about Qinqiang Opera, a genre of Chinese folk opera mainly prevailing in northwest China. Guided by actors from a local theater, the students applied facial makeup, tried on various costumes, and learned about professional moves and gestures. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): AMANYA, Cameroonian student, Ningxia University "I think it's a very good experience. At other times I just heard about it, but I didn't have a chance to participate. I think Chinese culture is very interesting. So if I have the opportunity and time to do that, I will definitely go and learn." SOUNDBITE 2 (Engl

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CHINA-SHAANXI-QINQIANG OPERA-MODERN TECHNOLOGY (CN)

(220708) -- XI'AN, July 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Undated photo shows a scene of the 3D Qinqiang Opera film "Three Drops of Blood." TO GO WITH "Feature: Modern technology fuels centuries-old Qinqiang Opera" (Xinhua)

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CHINA-SHAANXI-QINQIANG OPERA-MODERN TECHNOLOGY (CN)

(220708) -- XI'AN, July 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Undated photo shows a scene of the 3D Qinqiang Opera film "Three Drops of Blood." TO GO WITH "Feature: Modern technology fuels centuries-old Qinqiang Opera" (Xinhua)

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CHINA-SHAANXI-QINQIANG OPERA-MODERN TECHNOLOGY (CN)

(220708) -- XI'AN, July 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A poster shows Qinxiaoya, a virtual figure playing a young female role in Qinqiang Opera, which makes its debut in an art festival in Xi'an, capital of northwest China's Shaanxi Province. TO GO WITH "Feature: Modern technology fuels centuries-old Qinqiang Opera" (Xinhua)

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Qinqiang Opera enriches lives of rural people in China's Ningxia

STORY: Qinqiang Opera enriches lives of rural people in China's Ningxia DATELINE: July 3, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:39 LOCATION: YINCHUAN, China CATEGORY: CULTURE/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): QU LIANYING, Artistic director, Ningxia Qinqiang Opera Theatre SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): LIANG XIAODONG, Local villager SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): QU LIANYING, Artistic director, Ningxia Qinqiang Opera Theatre STORYLINE: As China has better developed cultural life in rural areas, villagers in Xihaigu area in northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region now have much more chances to enjoy Qinqiang Opera. Qinqiang Opera is a genre of Chinese folk opera mainly prevailing in northwest China. With gongs and drums wildly beating, performers in costume and makeup move and sing, drawing applause from the audience. To preserve Qinqiang Opera and enrich people's life in mountain areas, various opera troupes staged performances here frequently. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): QU LIANYING, Artistic director, Ningxia Qinqiang Opera Th