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MOROCCO-RABAT-SILK ROAD-CONCERT

(240710) -- RABAT, July 10, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Chinese artists perform with Chinese musical instruments suona (L) and sheng (R) at a concert in Rabat, capital of Morocco, July 8, 2024. A concert themed the Silk Road was held in the Moroccan capital Rabat on Monday, drawing nearly 400 spectators entranced by performances from Chinese artists. TO GO WITH "Chinese concert captivates Moroccan audience in Rabat" Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Huo Jing)

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U.S.-NEW YORK-LUNAR NEW YEAR-CONCERT

(240212) -- NEW YORK, Feb. 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Conductor Cai Jindong (center R) and suona artist Guo Yazhi (center L) perform at the "The Sound of Spring" concert in New York, the United States, on Feb. 11, 2024. "The Sound of Spring," an annual concert presented by musicians from U.S. and Chinese higher education institutions, has become part of celebrations of the Lunar New Year in the New York metropolitan area. TO GO WITH "Feature: Concert featuring U.S.-China cultural exchanges held in New York to celebrate Lunar New Year" (Xinhua/Liu Yanan)

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SLOVENIA-LJUBLJANA-CHINA-TRADITIONAL INSTRUMENTS ORCHESTRA-CONCERT

(231002) -- LJUBLJANA, Oct. 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A member of China's Nanjing University's Traditional Instruments Orchestra plays Suona during a concert of Chinese classical music in Ljubljana, Slovenia, on Oct. 2, 2023. Nanjing University's Traditional Instruments Orchestra gave a concert of Chinese classical music at the Music Academy of Ljubljana University on Monday. (Photo by Zeljko Stevanic/Xinhua)

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Meet China's first female Ph.D. of suona

STORY: Meet China's first female Ph.D. of suona DATELINE: May 7, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:35 LOCATION: SHANGHAI, China CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): LIU WENWEN, Shanghai Conservatory of Music 2. various of Liu playing suona STORYLINE: Liu Wenwen from Shanghai Conservatory of Music is China's first female Ph.D. student majoring in suona, a traditional Chinese musical instrument. She said every time she performs abroad, she feels the power of Chinese music. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): LIU WENWEN, Shanghai Conservatory of Music "I started learning suona when I was about three or four years old. Both my parents are suona players. And then I had an opportunity to perform abroad with Mr. Tan Dun. And I was holding this Chinese folk instrument, one of the most traditional instruments from China, which represents Chinese music. Many foreigners were excited. They don't know this instrument, but they were impressed that it could produce such a sharp tone, and could make so many rich and wonderful bird sou

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Xinjiang, My home: Hami Muqam inheritor's passion for traditional art

STORY: Xinjiang, My home: Hami Muqam inheritor's passion for traditional art DATELINE: April 2, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:51 LOCATION: URUMQI, China CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE (Uighur): AHMAD KHAHAR, Hami Muqam inheritor STORYLINE: SOUNDBITE (Uighur): AHMAD KHAHAR, Hami Muqam inheritor "My name is Ahmad Khahar. I'm an inheritor of Hami Muqam. This is Hami ghijek. The head of this instrument is made of wood. My two brothers and I began to learn Hami Muqam when we were children. We've played it for about 20 years. People used to sing like this. They sang with a slow tone when necessary. Instruments like Suona, Rawap, Hami Rawap, Dutar and Tanbur are all included in Hami Muqam to make the music more graceful. After we moved to the intangible cultural heritage center, we've learned about Hami Muqam from the older generation of artists systematically. With young Hami Muqam performers here, we can learn from each other as well through this platform." Muqam, a traditional art of the Uygur ethnic group in X

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Diverse activities held to celebrate Chinese New Year in Malaysia's George Town

STORY: Diverse activities held to celebrate Chinese New Year in Malaysia's George Town DATELINE: Jan. 30, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:33 LOCATION: GEORGE TOWN, Malaysia CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the celebration activities STORYLINE: With the sound of the gongs and drums, lion dances were performed to celebrate the Chinese New Year in George Town, the capital city of Penang state in Malaysia. The local temple fair was also filled with other activities like dragon dance, singing folk songs, playing diabolo, and magic tricks. In addition, musical performances with traditional Chinese instruments like Guzheng, flute, Erhu, and Suona also attracted a large number of people. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from George Town, Malaysia. (XHTV)

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Xinjiang, My home: Inheritor of intangible cultural heritage suona

STORY: Xinjiang, My home: Inheritor of intangible cultural heritage suona DATELINE: May 15, 2022 LENGTH: 0:02:55 LOCATION: URUMQI, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE (Uygur): ABLIZ SADIQ, Inheritor of intangible cultural heritage STORYLINE: Abliz Sadiq has been playing suona for over 50 years in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. As the fourth-generation inheritor of the intangible cultural heritage, Abliz has trained dozens of students. SOUNDBITE (Uygur): ABLIZ SADIQ, Inheritor of intangible cultural heritage suona "My name is Abliz Sadiq and I'm 66 years old. I've been playing the suona for 50 years. The village identified me as the inheritor of the intangible cultural heritage and gives me 400 yuan (60 USD) a month. I receive 4,800 yuan (707 USD) a year. I've always been benefited from my craft. Alright, I'm going to beat it as well. She is a folk artist from the village. We need to go to the village to perform together later. Let's get ready. Well, we'll play this tune whe

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Daily Life In Shijiazhuang City

Citizens dance in the square at night with gongs, drums, suona and harmony, Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province, China, on the night of October 29, 2020.

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Daily Life In Shijiazhuang City

Citizens dance in the square at night with gongs, drums, suona and harmony, Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province, China, on the night of October 29, 2020.

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Daily Life In Shijiazhuang City

Citizens dance in the square at night with gongs, drums, suona and harmony, Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province, China, on the night of October 29, 2020.

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Daily Life In Shijiazhuang City

Citizens dance in the square at night with gongs, drums, suona and harmony, Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province, China, on the night of October 29, 2020.