Traditional ritual celebrated in NE China's Heilongjiang

STORY: Traditional ritual celebrated in NE China's Heilongjiang SHOOTING TIME: April 9, 2024 DATELINE: April 9, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:04 LOCATION: JIAMUSI, China CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): DAI JINRONG, Xinhua correspondent 2. various of Jiamusi 3. various of "Hanjiang Festival" 4. various of Hezhe people dancing during the ceremony STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): DAI JINRONG, Xinhua correspondent "I'm now in Jiamusi, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. The 2024 China Jiamusi 'Hanjiang Festival' opens on Tuesday. 'Han' means shouting, 'Jiang' means river. 'Hanjiang' is an old custom in Jiamusi, of which local people shout to the river and pray for the new year's blessing and good harvest of fishing. Apart from the 'Hanjiang' ritual, there are also other performances including Shaman dance, Yimakan, a kind of storytelling, and other performances." "Hanjiang" is a traditional blessing ceremony observed by the fishing and hunting communities of northern China. In ancient times, as the

CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-FUYUAN-WURIGONG FESTIVAL (CN)

CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-FUYUAN-WURIGONG FESTIVAL (CN)

(230702) -- FUYUAN, July 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Hezhe people perform Yimakan, an oral art in the form of singing and speaking, during the 11th Wurigong Festival of the Hezhe ethnic group in Fuyuan, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, July 2, 2023. The festival kicked off in China's easternmost city Fuyuan on Sunday. Members of 15 teams from Beijing, Harbin, Jiamusi, Shuangyashan and other places took part in the event. "Wurigong" means joy and celebration in the language of Hezhe ethnic group. Rooted in the traditional culture of Hezhe, the festival integrates elements in art, sports, language, food and handicraft etc. (Xinhua/Zhang Tao)

Hezhe people in NE China revive folk art to preserve culture

STORY: Hezhe people in NE China revive folk art to preserve culture DATELINE: May 31, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:42 LOCATION: HARBIN, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY/CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of ethnic Hezhe people dancing around a campfire 2. various of ethnic Hezhe people singing Yimakan 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): WU GUIFENG, Inheritor of Yimakan 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): WANG HAIZHOU, Inheritor of fish-skin handicraft STORYLINE: The Hezhes are one of the smallest ethnic minority groups in China with a population of over 5,000. Used to live mainly by hunting and fishing in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, they created folk arts and crafts such as Yimakan and fish-skin handicraft. Yimakan, a unique art of storytelling narrated in the Hezhen language, takes both verse and prose forms. Yimakan storytelling consists of many independent episodes depicting the fishing and hunting of the Hezhe people. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): WU GUIFENG, Inheritor of Yimakan "Whether it is 'Yimakan,' or painting, or the song 'Jialin