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Folk Performances Celebrate The National Day Holiday

Folk artists perform gongs and drums at the Dongyi Cultural Symbol Park Square in Qingzhou City, Shandong Province, China, October 1, 2025.

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Folk Performances Celebrate The National Day Holiday

Folk artists perform gongs and drums at the Dongyi Cultural Symbol Park Square in Qingzhou City, Shandong Province, China, October 1, 2025.

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Folk Performances Celebrate The National Day Holiday

Folk artists perform gongs and drums at the Dongyi Cultural Symbol Park Square in Qingzhou City, Shandong Province, China, October 1, 2025.

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Folk Performances Celebrate The National Day Holiday

Folk artists perform gongs and drums at the Dongyi Cultural Symbol Park Square in Qingzhou City, Shandong Province, China, October 1, 2025.

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Folk Performances Celebrate The National Day Holiday

Folk artists perform gongs and drums at the Dongyi Cultural Symbol Park Square in Qingzhou City, Shandong Province, China, October 1, 2025.

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Folk Performances Celebrate The National Day Holiday

Folk artists perform gongs and drums at the Dongyi Cultural Symbol Park Square in Qingzhou City, Shandong Province, China, October 1, 2025.

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Gongs And Drums Performance in Yuncheng

YUNCHENG, CHINA - JANUARY 29, 2025 - Folk artists perform national intangible cultural heritage playing gongs and drums to celebrate the Spring Festival in Yuncheng city, North China's Shanxi Province, Jan 29, 2025.

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Gongs And Drums Performance in Yuncheng

YUNCHENG, CHINA - JANUARY 29, 2025 - Folk artists perform national intangible cultural heritage playing gongs and drums to celebrate the Spring Festival in Yuncheng city, North China's Shanxi Province, Jan 29, 2025.

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Gongs And Drums Performance in Yuncheng

YUNCHENG, CHINA - JANUARY 29, 2025 - Folk artists perform national intangible cultural heritage playing gongs and drums to celebrate the Spring Festival in Yuncheng city, North China's Shanxi Province, Jan 29, 2025.

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Gongs And Drums Performance in Yuncheng

YUNCHENG, CHINA - JANUARY 29, 2025 - Folk artists perform national intangible cultural heritage playing gongs and drums to celebrate the Spring Festival in Yuncheng city, North China's Shanxi Province, Jan 29, 2025.

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Gongs And Drums Performance in Yuncheng

YUNCHENG, CHINA - JANUARY 29, 2025 - Folk artists perform national intangible cultural heritage playing gongs and drums to celebrate the Spring Festival in Yuncheng city, North China's Shanxi Province, Jan 29, 2025.

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Gongs And Drums Performance in Yuncheng

YUNCHENG, CHINA - JANUARY 29, 2025 - Folk artists perform national intangible cultural heritage playing gongs and drums to celebrate the Spring Festival in Yuncheng city, North China's Shanxi Province, Jan 29, 2025.

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Gongs And Drums Performance in Yuncheng

YUNCHENG, CHINA - JANUARY 29, 2025 - A child experiences the national-level intangible cultural heritage gongs and drums to celebrate the Spring Festival in Yuncheng city, North China's Shanxi Province, Jan 29, 2025.

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Gongs And Drums Performance in Yuncheng

YUNCHENG, CHINA - JANUARY 29, 2025 - Folk artists perform national intangible cultural heritage playing gongs and drums to celebrate the Spring Festival in Yuncheng city, North China's Shanxi Province, Jan 29, 2025.

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Gongs And Drums Performance in Yuncheng

YUNCHENG, CHINA - JANUARY 29, 2025 - A visitor experiences the national-level intangible cultural heritage gongs and drums to celebrate the Spring Festival in Yuncheng city, North China's Shanxi Province, Jan 29, 2025.

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Gongs And Drums Performance in Yuncheng

YUNCHENG, CHINA - JANUARY 29, 2025 - Folk artists perform national intangible cultural heritage playing gongs and drums to celebrate the Spring Festival in Yuncheng city, North China's Shanxi Province, Jan 29, 2025.

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Gongs And Drums Performance in Yuncheng

YUNCHENG, CHINA - JANUARY 29, 2025 - Folk artists perform national intangible cultural heritage playing gongs and drums to celebrate the Spring Festival in Yuncheng city, North China's Shanxi Province, Jan 29, 2025.

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Gongs And Drums Performance in Yuncheng

YUNCHENG, CHINA - JANUARY 29, 2025 - A child experiences the national-level intangible cultural heritage gongs and drums to celebrate the Spring Festival in Yuncheng city, North China's Shanxi Province, Jan 29, 2025.

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Gongs And Drums Performance in Yuncheng

YUNCHENG, CHINA - JANUARY 29, 2025 - Folk artists perform national intangible cultural heritage playing gongs and drums to celebrate the Spring Festival in Yuncheng city, North China's Shanxi Province, Jan 29, 2025.

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Gongs And Drums Performance in Yuncheng

YUNCHENG, CHINA - JANUARY 29, 2025 - Folk artists perform national intangible cultural heritage playing gongs and drums to celebrate the Spring Festival in Yuncheng city, North China's Shanxi Province, Jan 29, 2025.

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Gongs And Drums Performance in Yuncheng

YUNCHENG, CHINA - JANUARY 29, 2025 - Folk artists perform national intangible cultural heritage playing gongs and drums to celebrate the Spring Festival in Yuncheng city, North China's Shanxi Province, Jan 29, 2025.

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Gongs And Drums Performance in Yuncheng

YUNCHENG, CHINA - JANUARY 29, 2025 - Folk artists perform national intangible cultural heritage playing gongs and drums to celebrate the Spring Festival in Yuncheng city, North China's Shanxi Province, Jan 29, 2025.

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Gongs And Drums Performance in Yuncheng

YUNCHENG, CHINA - JANUARY 29, 2025 - Folk artists perform national intangible cultural heritage playing gongs and drums to celebrate the Spring Festival in Yuncheng city, North China's Shanxi Province, Jan 29, 2025.

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Gongs And Drums Performance in Yuncheng

YUNCHENG, CHINA - JANUARY 29, 2025 - Folk artists perform national intangible cultural heritage playing gongs and drums to celebrate the Spring Festival in Yuncheng city, North China's Shanxi Province, Jan 29, 2025.

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Daily Life in Qingzhou

QINGZHOU, CHINA - JANUARY 22, 2025 - Folk artists play gongs and drums at the Ancient city scenic spot in Qingzhou, East China's Shandong province, Jan 22, 2025.

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Daily Life in Qingzhou

QINGZHOU, CHINA - JANUARY 22, 2025 - Folk artists play gongs and drums at the Ancient city scenic spot in Qingzhou, East China's Shandong province, Jan 22, 2025.

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ChineseToday | 5-year-old girl practices Yingge dance in S China's Guangdong

(240601) -- SHANTOU, June 1, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Zhuang Enqi (C) and her little sister Zhuang Yaqi (L) practice drum and gongs in Yingge dance under the guidance of their father Zhuang Rongqiang at their home in Yujiao Village of Guiyu Township, Shantou City, south China's Guangdong Province, May 29, 2024. The Yingge dance, or "dance to the hero's song," is a form of folk dance popular in south China's Guangdong Province that merges opera, dance, and martial arts. Dating back to the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), this traditional dance is often performed during traditional Chinese festivals. The Yingge dance was listed as the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage in 2006. In April 2024, videos of a 5-year-old girl, Zhuang Enqi, performing the Yingge dance and interacting with a troupe of Yingge dancers garnered millions of views online. Enqi's father, Zhuang Rongqiang, is a drummer in a Yingge dance troupe in Yujiao Village. Enqi often went to the troupe's rehearsal venue with he

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ChineseToday | 5-year-old girl practices Yingge dance in S China's Guangdong

(240601) -- SHANTOU, June 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Zhuang Enqi (C) and her little sister Zhuang Yaqi (L) practice drum and gongs in Yingge dance under the guidance of their father Zhuang Rongqiang at their home in Yujiao Village of Guiyu Township, Shantou City, south China's Guangdong Province, May 29, 2024. The Yingge dance, or "dance to the hero's song," is a form of folk dance popular in south China's Guangdong Province that merges opera, dance, and martial arts. Dating back to the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), this traditional dance is often performed during traditional Chinese festivals. The Yingge dance was listed as the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage in 2006. In April 2024, videos of a 5-year-old girl, Zhuang Enqi, performing the Yingge dance and interacting with a troupe of Yingge dancers garnered millions of views online. Enqi's father, Zhuang Rongqiang, is a drummer in a Yingge dance troupe in Yujiao Village. Enqi often went to the troupe's rehearsal venue with her father and deve

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Chinese Celebrate Lantern Festival in Qingdao

QINGDAO, CHINA - FEBRUARY 24, 2024 - People perform gongs and drums at the Qingdao West Coast New Area Marine Carnival in Qingdao, Shandong province, China, Feb 24, 2024.

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Chinese Celebrate Lantern Festival in Qingdao

QINGDAO, CHINA - FEBRUARY 24, 2024 - People perform gongs and drums at the Qingdao West Coast New Area Marine Carnival in Qingdao, Shandong province, China, Feb 24, 2024.

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Chinese Celebrate Lantern Festival in Qingdao

QINGDAO, CHINA - FEBRUARY 24, 2024 - People perform gongs and drums at the Qingdao West Coast New Area Marine Carnival in Qingdao, Shandong province, China, Feb 24, 2024.

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Experiencing Lantern Festival with Niklas from Denmark in China's Putian

STORY: GLOBALink | Experiencing Lantern Festival with Niklas from Denmark in China's Putian SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 23, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 24, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:02 LOCATION: FUZHOU, China CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): NIKLAS, Danish traveler 2. various of Niklas taking part in cultural activities 3. various of Niklas with his family members 4. various of the Lantern Festival celebration in Putian STORYLINE: Niklas, who comes from Denmark, has joined in the Lantern Festival celebrations with his family in Putian City, southeast China's Fujian Province. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): NIKLAS, Danish traveler "Hello, everyone, I'm Niklas from Denmark. I came to Putian to visit my family and take a trip in February this year. I think Putian people are very warm and the city is very lively. It is very interesting to visit other families during the Lantern Festival. I like beating gongs and drums, and setting off firecrackers. I would also like to participate in more Lantern Festival activities. Welcom

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Chinese Welcome Spring Festival Holiday

ZHANGYE, CHINA - JANUARY 28, 2024 - Performers rehearse gongs and drums in Zhangye city, Gansu province, China, Jan 28, 2024.

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(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-19TH ASIAN GAMES VILLAGE-OPENING (CN)

(230916) -- HANGZHOU, Sept. 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Guests beat the gongs to announce the opening of the Asian Games Village during the opening ceremony for the Hangzhou Asian Games Village in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 16, 2023. (Xinhua/Du Yu)

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A visit to Bamoun Museum in Cameroon

STORY: A visit to Bamoun Museum in Cameroon DATELINE: May 18, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:33 LOCATION: Yaounde CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the museum 2. SOUNDBITE (French): ALIDOU NJIKAM TOUNESSAH, Guide STORYLINE: The royal palace of Bamoun, located in Foumban of Cameroon, was built in 1917. In 1922, in order to protect tradition, the then king decided to turn parts of the palace into a museum which was opened to the public. The Kingdom of Bamoun was established at the end of the 14th century and is reigned now by the 20th king. SOUNDBITE (French): ALIDOU NJIKAM TOUNESSAH, Guide "This is shaped under the symbol of Bamoun people. The fruit tree means that the king would prosper like that tree. Spider is actually the symbol of work. Double gongs are the symbol of patriotism, assembly and communication. The two-headed snake was created by the 11th king of the kingdom. Because that king was attacked by two enemy forces from the east and the west, his war strategy was to split his army in two and fight

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#CHINA-LANTERN FESTIVAL (CN)

(230205) -- YUPING(GUIZHOU), Feb. 5, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People beat drums and gongs in Yuping Dong Autonomous County of Tongren City, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Feb. 4, 2023. Various events are held across the country to celebrate the Lantern Festival, the 15th day of the first month of the Chinese lunar calendar, which falls on Feb. 5 this year. (Photo by Hu Panxue/Xinhua)

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#CHINA-LANTERN FESTIVAL-CELEBRATION (CN)

(230204) -- WEINAN, Feb. 4, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Performers beat gongs in Heyang County, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Feb. 4, 2023. The Lantern Festival, the 15th day of the first month of the Chinese lunar calendar, falls on Feb. 5 this year. Various folk cultural activities were held across the country to welcome the upcoming festival. (Photo by Cui Zhengbo/Xinhua)

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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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Texans fascinated by more fabulous celebrations for Lunar New Year

STORY: Texans fascinated by more fabulous celebrations for Lunar New Year DATELINE: Jan. 17, 2023 LENGTH: 0:02:38 LOCATION: HOUSTON, U.S. CATEGORY: SOCIETY/CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of audience watching lion dance performance 2. various of lion dance performance STORYLINE: Texas, the second most populous U.S. state, is embracing Lunar New Year celebrations popping up more fabulously than before in places ranging from public libraries to children's museums, local bars, and Asian restaurants in both big cities and some small towns. POST Houston, a downtown entertainment and cultural hub in the state's largest city, hosted a massive Lunar New Year festival on Sunday with eye-catching performances, a carnival-like Asian pop-up market featuring food vendors, games, crafts and other cultural activities, as well as a grand party in the night. Lion and dragon dances, accompanied by the booming, rhythmic beating of drums and gongs, especially whipped up a festive atmosphere, gaining rapturous applause and chee

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29 teams compete in qualifier for Nagasaki dragon boat race

NAGASAKI, Japan - Two teams, from Japan (foreground) and Thailand, compete in a qualifier for the three-century-old annual dragon boat race in Nagasaki on July 23. Crews of about 30, on board narrow wooden crafts called 'Peiron,' raced 1.2 kilometers in Nagasaki harbor. A crowd of roughly 25,000 cheered the regatta under sunny skies as crew members beat drums and gongs on the boats. A total of 29 teams, including four from overseas -- Thailand, South Korea, the Netherlands and China -- took part in this year's event. Dragon boat racing originated in China.

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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

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Racing dragon boats, serving Zongzi -- Dragon Boat Festival in Macao

STORY: Racing dragon boats, serving Zongzi -- Dragon Boat Festival in Macao DATELINE: June 4, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:47 LOCATION: MACAO, China CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Dragon Boat Festival in Macao 2. various of the Dragon Boat Races 3. STANDUP (English): WANG AIHUA, Xinhua correspondent 4. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): YEUNG GING WING, Dragon boat racer 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): CHOW SIU KAM, Dragon boat racer 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): CHAN ZI WAI, Owner of Lan Heong Kuok, a Cantonese tea house STORYLINE: Dragon Boat Festival is an important traditional festival in China. It fell on Friday this year and was celebrated across China. In Macao Special Administrative Region, the traditions of Dragon Boat Festival have been well-preserved. STANDUP (English): WANG AIHUA, Xinhua correspondent "Here in Macao, the gongs and drums of the Macao International Dragon Boat Races are once again reverberating around the picturesque Nam Van Lake. Thousands of dragon boat racers are gathering once again to test

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Gongs And Drums Rehearse

Gongs and drums rehearse at the New Era Civilization Practice Square in Zouping city, Shandong Province, China, Dec. 4, 2020.

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Gongs And Drums Rehearse

Gongs and drums rehearse at the New Era Civilization Practice Square in Zouping city, Shandong Province, China, Dec. 4, 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.

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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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A pilgrimage near Lake Kawaguchi

The caption says Pilgrims beating little gongs -- house covered with drying corn, near Lake Kawaguchi, Japan. The man and woman wearing bamboo hats and holding beads and bells appear to be pilgrims, but their religious affiliation is unclear. This photograph, which shows harvested corn drying on the houses in the background, provides valuable insights into lifestyles of the Meiji Period.==Date:1904, Place:Yamanashi, Photo:Underwood, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number97‐84‐0]

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Women playing Japanese musical instraments

Women in festival costume are probably playing festival songs. You can almost hear the sounds of bamboo flutes, hand-held metal gongs and taiko drums.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number64‐4‐0]