Illustration - Loire Valley

Illustration - Loire Valley

FRANCE - LOIRE VALLEY - INDRE ET LOIRE (37) - CASTLE OF AMBOISE : AERIAL VIEW FROM THE NORTHWEST, AT SUNSET. ON LEFT, THE MINIMES TOWER. ON RIGHT, THE CHARLES VIII WING. AT EXTREME LEFT, THE LOIRE RIVER. ON FOREGROUND, THE CITY OF AMBOISE. AT THE DAWN OF THE RENAISSANCE, THE POWERFUL MEDIEVAL FORTRESS OF AMBOISE GIVES WAY TO A ROYAL RESIDENCE UNDER THE REIGNS OF THE KINGS OF FRANCE CHARLES VIII AND FRANCIS I. THE COURT, MANY LITERATI AND EUROPEAN ARTISTS STAY AT THE INVITATION OF THE SOVEREIGNS, LIKE LEONARDO DA VINCI WHO RESTS IN THE CHAPEL SAINT HUBERT, VISIBLE ON BACKGROUND RIGHT. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration - Aerial View of France

Illustration - Aerial View of France

FRANCE - LOIRE VALLEY - INDRE ET LOIRE (37) - CASTLE OF AMBOISE : AERIAL VIEW FROM THE NORTHWEST, AT SUNSET. ON LEFT, THE MINIMES TOWER. ON RIGHT, THE CHARLES VIII WING. AT EXTREME LEFT, THE LOIRE RIVER. ON FOREGROUND, THE CITY OF AMBOISE. AT THE DAWN OF THE RENAISSANCE, THE POWERFUL MEDIEVAL FORTRESS OF AMBOISE GIVES WAY TO A ROYAL RESIDENCE UNDER THE REIGNS OF THE KINGS OF FRANCE CHARLES VIII AND FRANCIS I. THE COURT, MANY LITERATI AND EUROPEAN ARTISTS STAY AT THE INVITATION OF THE SOVEREIGNS, LIKE LEONARDO DA VINCI WHO RESTS IN THE CHAPEL SAINT HUBERT, VISIBLE ON BACKGROUND RIGHT. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

China cultural center hosts salon to promote tea culture in Fiji

STORY: China cultural center hosts salon to promote tea culture in Fiji DATELINE: May 21, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:18 LOCATION: Suva CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. shots of Han Xiaoyan, director of the China Cultural Center in Fiji, at the opening ceremony 2. SOUNDBITE (English): ZHOU JIAN, Chinese Ambassador to Fiji 3. various of traditional tea ceremony and other performances STORYLINE: A tea cultural event was held in Suva, capital of Fiji, on Saturday, enabling the island nation's people to get a taste of Chinese tea and tea culture. The event included a traditional tea ceremony, a tea art performance and other activities like music, paper-cut art and photography exhibition. Entitled "Tea for Harmony Yaji Cultural Salon," the event was organized by the China Cultural Center in Fiji, Nanjing Municipal Bureau of Culture and Tourism, as well as Fiji-China Friendship Association. Yaji, literally "gathering of elegance," was a common way for ancient Chinese literati to enjoy a collective cultural life. China