Chinese rock music festival draws big crowd in New York

STORY: Chinese rock music festival draws big crowd in New York SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 26, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 27, 2023 LENGTH: 0:05:24 LOCATION: NEW YORK, U.S. CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): LI HONGJIE, Founder of Friends From The East 2. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): SYLVIE STAIGER, Visitor STORYLINE: Chinese rock music festival themed Friends From The East kicked off on Saturday night in New York City and cheered up thousands of fans. The first leg of the two-day event attracted over 3,000 people. The fans, mostly in their 20s or 30s, filled up Knockdown Center in Queens borough, and many were moved into tears during the three-hour performance. Wu Tiao Ren, a band from south China's Guangdong Province, and Omnipotent Youth Society, a band based in north China's Hebei Province, featured in the performance. Music serves as a bridge for communication among young people across the globe to make the world a better place, said Li Hongjie, founder of Friends From The East. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese)

U.S.-NEW YORK-CHINESE ROCK MUSIC FESTIVAL

U.S.-NEW YORK-CHINESE ROCK MUSIC FESTIVAL

(231126) -- NEW YORK, Nov. 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Sylvie Staiger (C), who works on theatrical literary management in New York City, speaks during an interview at the Chinese rock music festival themed Friends From The East in New York, the United States, Nov. 25, 2023. Chinese rock music festival themed Friends From The East kicked off on Saturday night in New York City and cheered up thousands of fans. Wu Tiao Ren, a band from south China's Guangdong Province, and Omnipotent Youth Society, a band based in north China's Hebei Province, featured in the performance. (Xinhua/Li Rui)