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Gybsy Premiere - Madrid

Antonio Banderas and Nicole Kimpel during the premiere of the new musical 'Gypsy' at the Teatro Apolo, February 12, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). Gypsy, the fourth musical directed by Antonio Banderas, Gypsy, the story of a showbiz woman obsessed with success, features lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and music by Jule Styne. Photo by Francisco Guerra/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Gybsy Premiere - Madrid

Rossy de Palma and Loles León during the premiere of the new musical 'Gypsy' at the Teatro Apolo, on February 12, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). Gypsy, the fourth musical directed by Antonio Banderas, Gypsy, the story of a showbiz woman obsessed with success, features lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and music by Jule Styne. Photo by Francisco Guerra/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Gybsy Premiere - Madrid

Antonio Banderas and Nicole Kimpel during the premiere of the new musical 'Gypsy' at the Teatro Apolo, February 12, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). Gypsy, the fourth musical directed by Antonio Banderas, Gypsy, the story of a showbiz woman obsessed with success, features lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and music by Jule Styne. Photo by Francisco Guerra/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Gybsy Premiere - Madrid

Rossy de Palma and Loles León during the premiere of the new musical 'Gypsy' at the Teatro Apolo, on February 12, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). Gypsy, the fourth musical directed by Antonio Banderas, Gypsy, the story of a showbiz woman obsessed with success, features lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and music by Jule Styne. Photo by Francisco Guerra/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Gybsy Premiere - Madrid

Antonio Banderas and Nicole Kimpel during the premiere of the new musical 'Gypsy' at the Teatro Apolo, February 12, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). Gypsy, the fourth musical directed by Antonio Banderas, Gypsy, the story of a showbiz woman obsessed with success, features lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and music by Jule Styne. Photo by Francisco Guerra/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Gybsy Premiere - Madrid

Antonio Banderas during the premiere of the new musical 'Gypsy' at the Teatro Apolo, on February 12, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). Gypsy, the fourth musical directed by Antonio Banderas, Gypsy, the story of a showbiz woman obsessed with success, features lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and music by Jule Styne. Photo by Francisco Guerra/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Gybsy Premiere - Madrid

Antonio Banderas during the premiere of the new musical 'Gypsy' at the Teatro Apolo, on February 12, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). Gypsy, the fourth musical directed by Antonio Banderas, Gypsy, the story of a showbiz woman obsessed with success, features lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and music by Jule Styne. Photo by Francisco Guerra/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Gybsy Premiere - Madrid

Antonio Banderas during the premiere of the new musical 'Gypsy' at the Teatro Apolo, on February 12, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). Gypsy, the fourth musical directed by Antonio Banderas, Gypsy, the story of a showbiz woman obsessed with success, features lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and music by Jule Styne. Photo by Francisco Guerra/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Gybsy Premiere - Madrid

Antonio Banderas and Nicole Kimpel during the premiere of the new musical 'Gypsy' at the Teatro Apolo, February 12, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). Gypsy, the fourth musical directed by Antonio Banderas, Gypsy, the story of a showbiz woman obsessed with success, features lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and music by Jule Styne. Photo by Francisco Guerra/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Alain Delon Turns 80

File photo : "French actor Alain Delon to delivers a speech during the Closing ceremony of the 60th edition of the Cannes Film Festival at the Festival Palace in Cannes, southern France on May 27, 2007. A harrowing Romanian film won Cannes' top prize late 27 May as the world's biggest film festival brought the curtain down on a 12-day run remarkable for its star-studded brightness -- and the death-obsessed darkness of its movies. ""4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days"" elbowed aside 21 other films to snatch the golden trophy at a glittering ceremony marking the end of the festival's 60th edition. Delon turns 80 on November 8th 2015. Photo by Hahn-Nebinger-Orban/ABACAPRESS.COM"

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60th Cannes Film Festival - Palme d'Or prize Closing ceremony

"French actor Alain Delon to delivers a speech during the Closing ceremony of the 60th edition of the Cannes Film Festival at the Festival Palace in Cannes, southern France on May 27, 2007. A harrowing Romanian film won Cannes' top prize late 27 May as the world's biggest film festival brought the curtain down on a 12-day run remarkable for its star-studded brightness -- and the death-obsessed darkness of its movies. ""4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days"" elbowed aside 21 other films to snatch the golden trophy at a glittering ceremony marking the end of the festival's 60th edition. Photo by Hahn-Nebinger-Orban/ABACAPRESS.COM"

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Alain Delon Turns 80

File photo : "French actor Alain Delon walks on stage to deliver a speech during the Closing ceremony of the 60th edition of the Cannes Film Festival at the Festival Palace in Cannes, southern France on May 27, 2007. A harrowing Romanian film won Cannes' top prize late 27 May as the world's biggest film festival brought the curtain down on a 12-day run remarkable for its star-studded brightness -- and the death-obsessed darkness of its movies. ""4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days"" elbowed aside 21 other films to snatch the golden trophy at a glittering ceremony marking the end of the festival's 60th edition. Delon turns 80 on November 8th 2015. Photo by Hahn-Nebinger-Orban/ABACAPRESS.COM"

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"Laowai" in China | French artistic director makes Chinese ancient town aglow with fireworks

(240606) -- WANZAI, June 6, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Sophie Poirier works at her studio in Wanzai ancient town, east China's Jiangxi Province, May 11, 2024. Sophie Poirier, a French artistic director of Wanzai Kaleidoscope Culture and Tourism Company, has been obsessed with Chinese culture since she was a child. In her childhood, she often fantasized that she was a Chinese princess. In 1991, as a designer of ECA2, a well-known French large-scale event maker, Poirier went to the Beijing Amusement Park and brought her very first dreamlike laser water curtain film to the Chinese audience. She has also designed performances for many well-known tourist destinations. Though Poirier has extensive experience in performance design, she fell in love with the small stage of Wanzai, an ancient town with nearly a 1,400-year history of producing fireworks, following a collaboration invitation of Zeng Ming, general manager of Wanzai Kaleidoscope Culture and Tourism Company. Poirier teamed up with Zeng's compa

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"Laowai" in China | French artistic director makes Chinese ancient town aglow with fireworks

(240606) -- WANZAI, June 6, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Sophie Poirier (L) talks with a local resident at a teahouse in Wanzai ancient town, east China's Jiangxi Province, May 11, 2024. Sophie Poirier, a French artistic director of Wanzai Kaleidoscope Culture and Tourism Company, has been obsessed with Chinese culture since she was a child. In her childhood, she often fantasized that she was a Chinese princess. In 1991, as a designer of ECA2, a well-known French large-scale event maker, Poirier went to the Beijing Amusement Park and brought her very first dreamlike laser water curtain film to the Chinese audience. She has also designed performances for many well-known tourist destinations. Though Poirier has extensive experience in performance design, she fell in love with the small stage of Wanzai, an ancient town with nearly a 1,400-year history of producing fireworks, following a collaboration invitation of Zeng Ming, general manager of Wanzai Kaleidoscope Culture and Tourism Company. Poirier t

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"Laowai" in China | French artistic director makes Chinese ancient town aglow with fireworks

(240606) -- WANZAI, June 6, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This photo taken on Dec. 1, 2022 shows an installation designed by Sophie Poirier for a fireworks show. Sophie Poirier, a French artistic director of Wanzai Kaleidoscope Culture and Tourism Company, has been obsessed with Chinese culture since she was a child. In her childhood, she often fantasized that she was a Chinese princess. In 1991, as a designer of ECA2, a well-known French large-scale event maker, Poirier went to the Beijing Amusement Park and brought her very first dreamlike laser water curtain film to the Chinese audience. She has also designed performances for many well-known tourist destinations. Though Poirier has extensive experience in performance design, she fell in love with the small stage of Wanzai, an ancient town with nearly a 1,400-year history of producing fireworks, following a collaboration invitation of Zeng Ming, general manager of Wanzai Kaleidoscope Culture and Tourism Company. Poirier teamed up with Zeng's compa

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"Laowai" in China | French artistic director makes Chinese ancient town aglow with fireworks

(240606) -- WANZAI, June 6, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Sophie Poirier walks in Wanzai ancient town in east China's Jiangxi Province, May 11, 2024. Sophie Poirier, a French artistic director of Wanzai Kaleidoscope Culture and Tourism Company, has been obsessed with Chinese culture since she was a child. In her childhood, she often fantasized that she was a Chinese princess. In 1991, as a designer of ECA2, a well-known French large-scale event maker, Poirier went to the Beijing Amusement Park and brought her very first dreamlike laser water curtain film to the Chinese audience. She has also designed performances for many well-known tourist destinations. Though Poirier has extensive experience in performance design, she fell in love with the small stage of Wanzai, an ancient town with nearly a 1,400-year history of producing fireworks, following a collaboration invitation of Zeng Ming, general manager of Wanzai Kaleidoscope Culture and Tourism Company. Poirier teamed up with Zeng's company to develo

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"Laowai" in China | French artistic director makes Chinese ancient town aglow with fireworks

(240606) -- WANZAI, June 6, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Sophie Poirier (L) watches the fireworks drama "Love of Fireworks" in Wanzai ancient town, east China's Jiangxi Province, May 11, 2024. Sophie Poirier, a French artistic director of Wanzai Kaleidoscope Culture and Tourism Company, has been obsessed with Chinese culture since she was a child. In her childhood, she often fantasized that she was a Chinese princess. In 1991, as a designer of ECA2, a well-known French large-scale event maker, Poirier went to the Beijing Amusement Park and brought her very first dreamlike laser water curtain film to the Chinese audience. She has also designed performances for many well-known tourist destinations. Though Poirier has extensive experience in performance design, she fell in love with the small stage of Wanzai, an ancient town with nearly a 1,400-year history of producing fireworks, following a collaboration invitation of Zeng Ming, general manager of Wanzai Kaleidoscope Culture and Tourism Company. Poi

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"Laowai" in China | French artistic director makes Chinese ancient town aglow with fireworks

(240606) -- WANZAI, June 6, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Sophie Poirier (L) talks with Zeng Ming, general manager of Wanzai Kaleidoscope Culture and Tourism Company, about a fireworks drama in Wanzai ancient town, east China's Jiangxi Province, Dec. 9, 2022. Sophie Poirier, a French artistic director of Wanzai Kaleidoscope Culture and Tourism Company, has been obsessed with Chinese culture since she was a child. In her childhood, she often fantasized that she was a Chinese princess. In 1991, as a designer of ECA2, a well-known French large-scale event maker, Poirier went to the Beijing Amusement Park and brought her very first dreamlike laser water curtain film to the Chinese audience. She has also designed performances for many well-known tourist destinations. Though Poirier has extensive experience in performance design, she fell in love with the small stage of Wanzai, an ancient town with nearly a 1,400-year history of producing fireworks, following a collaboration invitation of Zeng Ming, gener

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"Laowai" in China | French artistic director makes Chinese ancient town aglow with fireworks

(240606) -- WANZAI, June 6, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Sophie Poirier watches the fireworks drama "Love of Fireworks" in Wanzai ancient town, east China's Jiangxi Province, May 11, 2024. Sophie Poirier, a French artistic director of Wanzai Kaleidoscope Culture and Tourism Company, has been obsessed with Chinese culture since she was a child. In her childhood, she often fantasized that she was a Chinese princess. In 1991, as a designer of ECA2, a well-known French large-scale event maker, Poirier went to the Beijing Amusement Park and brought her very first dreamlike laser water curtain film to the Chinese audience. She has also designed performances for many well-known tourist destinations. Though Poirier has extensive experience in performance design, she fell in love with the small stage of Wanzai, an ancient town with nearly a 1,400-year history of producing fireworks, following a collaboration invitation of Zeng Ming, general manager of Wanzai Kaleidoscope Culture and Tourism Company. Poirier

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"Laowai" in China | French artistic director makes Chinese ancient town aglow with fireworks

(240606) -- WANZAI, June 6, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Sophie Poirier (front) talks with colleagues about the design of a fireworks drama in Wanzai ancient town, east China's Jiangxi Province, May 11, 2024. Sophie Poirier, a French artistic director of Wanzai Kaleidoscope Culture and Tourism Company, has been obsessed with Chinese culture since she was a child. In her childhood, she often fantasized that she was a Chinese princess. In 1991, as a designer of ECA2, a well-known French large-scale event maker, Poirier went to the Beijing Amusement Park and brought her very first dreamlike laser water curtain film to the Chinese audience. She has also designed performances for many well-known tourist destinations. Though Poirier has extensive experience in performance design, she fell in love with the small stage of Wanzai, an ancient town with nearly a 1,400-year history of producing fireworks, following a collaboration invitation of Zeng Ming, general manager of Wanzai Kaleidoscope Culture and Tour

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"Laowai" in China | French artistic director makes Chinese ancient town aglow with fireworks

(240606) -- WANZAI, June 6, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Sophie Poirier (L) talks with Zeng Ming, general manager of Wanzai Kaleidoscope Culture and Tourism Company, about a fireworks drama in Wanzai ancient town, east China's Jiangxi Province, Dec. 9, 2022. Sophie Poirier, a French artistic director of Wanzai Kaleidoscope Culture and Tourism Company, has been obsessed with Chinese culture since she was a child. In her childhood, she often fantasized that she was a Chinese princess. In 1991, as a designer of ECA2, a well-known French large-scale event maker, Poirier went to the Beijing Amusement Park and brought her very first dreamlike laser water curtain film to the Chinese audience. She has also designed performances for many well-known tourist destinations. Though Poirier has extensive experience in performance design, she fell in love with the small stage of Wanzai, an ancient town with nearly a 1,400-year history of producing fireworks, following a collaboration invitation of Zeng Ming, general manager of W

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"Laowai" in China | French artistic director makes Chinese ancient town aglow with fireworks

(240606) -- WANZAI, June 6, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Sophie Poirier walks in Wanzai ancient town in east China's Jiangxi Province, May 11, 2024. Sophie Poirier, a French artistic director of Wanzai Kaleidoscope Culture and Tourism Company, has been obsessed with Chinese culture since she was a child. In her childhood, she often fantasized that she was a Chinese princess. In 1991, as a designer of ECA2, a well-known French large-scale event maker, Poirier went to the Beijing Amusement Park and brought her very first dreamlike laser water curtain film to the Chinese audience. She has also designed performances for many well-known tourist destinations. Though Poirier has extensive experience in performance design, she fell in love with the small stage of Wanzai, an ancient town with nearly a 1,400-year history of producing fireworks, following a collaboration invitation of Zeng Ming, general manager of Wanzai Kaleidoscope Culture and Tourism Company. Poirier teamed up with Zeng's company to develop fireworks dra

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"Laowai" in China | French artistic director makes Chinese ancient town aglow with fireworks

(240606) -- WANZAI, June 6, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Sophie Poirier (L) talks with a local resident at a teahouse in Wanzai ancient town, east China's Jiangxi Province, May 11, 2024. Sophie Poirier, a French artistic director of Wanzai Kaleidoscope Culture and Tourism Company, has been obsessed with Chinese culture since she was a child. In her childhood, she often fantasized that she was a Chinese princess. In 1991, as a designer of ECA2, a well-known French large-scale event maker, Poirier went to the Beijing Amusement Park and brought her very first dreamlike laser water curtain film to the Chinese audience. She has also designed performances for many well-known tourist destinations. Though Poirier has extensive experience in performance design, she fell in love with the small stage of Wanzai, an ancient town with nearly a 1,400-year history of producing fireworks, following a collaboration invitation of Zeng Ming, general manager of Wanzai Kaleidoscope Culture and Tourism Company. Poirier teamed up with Z

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"Laowai" in China | French artistic director makes Chinese ancient town aglow with fireworks

(240606) -- WANZAI, June 6, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Sophie Poirier watches the fireworks drama "Love of Fireworks" in Wanzai ancient town, east China's Jiangxi Province, May 11, 2024. Sophie Poirier, a French artistic director of Wanzai Kaleidoscope Culture and Tourism Company, has been obsessed with Chinese culture since she was a child. In her childhood, she often fantasized that she was a Chinese princess. In 1991, as a designer of ECA2, a well-known French large-scale event maker, Poirier went to the Beijing Amusement Park and brought her very first dreamlike laser water curtain film to the Chinese audience. She has also designed performances for many well-known tourist destinations. Though Poirier has extensive experience in performance design, she fell in love with the small stage of Wanzai, an ancient town with nearly a 1,400-year history of producing fireworks, following a collaboration invitation of Zeng Ming, general manager of Wanzai Kaleidoscope Culture and Tourism Company. Poirier teamed up with

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"Laowai" in China | French artistic director makes Chinese ancient town aglow with fireworks

(240606) -- WANZAI, June 6, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Sophie Poirier (front) talks with colleagues about the design of a fireworks drama in Wanzai ancient town, east China's Jiangxi Province, May 11, 2024. Sophie Poirier, a French artistic director of Wanzai Kaleidoscope Culture and Tourism Company, has been obsessed with Chinese culture since she was a child. In her childhood, she often fantasized that she was a Chinese princess. In 1991, as a designer of ECA2, a well-known French large-scale event maker, Poirier went to the Beijing Amusement Park and brought her very first dreamlike laser water curtain film to the Chinese audience. She has also designed performances for many well-known tourist destinations. Though Poirier has extensive experience in performance design, she fell in love with the small stage of Wanzai, an ancient town with nearly a 1,400-year history of producing fireworks, following a collaboration invitation of Zeng Ming, general manager of Wanzai Kaleidoscope Culture and Tourism Company. Po

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"Laowai" in China | French artistic director makes Chinese ancient town aglow with fireworks

(240606) -- WANZAI, June 6, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Sophie Poirier works at her studio in Wanzai ancient town, east China's Jiangxi Province, May 11, 2024. Sophie Poirier, a French artistic director of Wanzai Kaleidoscope Culture and Tourism Company, has been obsessed with Chinese culture since she was a child. In her childhood, she often fantasized that she was a Chinese princess. In 1991, as a designer of ECA2, a well-known French large-scale event maker, Poirier went to the Beijing Amusement Park and brought her very first dreamlike laser water curtain film to the Chinese audience. She has also designed performances for many well-known tourist destinations. Though Poirier has extensive experience in performance design, she fell in love with the small stage of Wanzai, an ancient town with nearly a 1,400-year history of producing fireworks, following a collaboration invitation of Zeng Ming, general manager of Wanzai Kaleidoscope Culture and Tourism Company. Poirier teamed up with Zeng's company to develop f

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"Laowai" in China | French artistic director makes Chinese ancient town aglow with fireworks

(240606) -- WANZAI, June 6, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Sophie Poirier (L) watches the fireworks drama "Love of Fireworks" in Wanzai ancient town, east China's Jiangxi Province, May 11, 2024. Sophie Poirier, a French artistic director of Wanzai Kaleidoscope Culture and Tourism Company, has been obsessed with Chinese culture since she was a child. In her childhood, she often fantasized that she was a Chinese princess. In 1991, as a designer of ECA2, a well-known French large-scale event maker, Poirier went to the Beijing Amusement Park and brought her very first dreamlike laser water curtain film to the Chinese audience. She has also designed performances for many well-known tourist destinations. Though Poirier has extensive experience in performance design, she fell in love with the small stage of Wanzai, an ancient town with nearly a 1,400-year history of producing fireworks, following a collaboration invitation of Zeng Ming, general manager of Wanzai Kaleidoscope Culture and Tourism Company. Poirier teamed up

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"Laowai" in China | French artistic director makes Chinese ancient town aglow with fireworks

(240606) -- WANZAI, June 6, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Dec. 1, 2022 shows an installation designed by Sophie Poirier for a fireworks show. Sophie Poirier, a French artistic director of Wanzai Kaleidoscope Culture and Tourism Company, has been obsessed with Chinese culture since she was a child. In her childhood, she often fantasized that she was a Chinese princess. In 1991, as a designer of ECA2, a well-known French large-scale event maker, Poirier went to the Beijing Amusement Park and brought her very first dreamlike laser water curtain film to the Chinese audience. She has also designed performances for many well-known tourist destinations. Though Poirier has extensive experience in performance design, she fell in love with the small stage of Wanzai, an ancient town with nearly a 1,400-year history of producing fireworks, following a collaboration invitation of Zeng Ming, general manager of Wanzai Kaleidoscope Culture and Tourism Company. Poirier teamed up with Zeng's company to develop f

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A German engineer's bond with China

STORY: A German engineer's bond with China SHOOTING TIME: March 10, 2024 DATELINE: March 12, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:42 LOCATION: SHIJIAZHUANG, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Klaus-Dieter Merz visiting battery factory in Hengshui City, Hebei Province 2. SOUNDBITE (English): KLAUS-DIETER MERZ, German engineer STORYLINE: Klaus-Dieter Merz, a 70-year-old German expert in new energy, recently revisited Gucheng County in north China's Hebei Province. During his visit, he collaborated with representatives from Chinese enterprises to facilitate the mass production of innovative sodium-ion batteries in China and Germany. Merz's first visit to China dates back to 2012. Since then, he has visited China frequently, fostering the adoption of eco-friendly new energy technologies through collaborative efforts between the two nations. He has also been deeply obsessed with Chinese culture and food. SOUNDBITE (English): KLAUS-DIETER MERZ, German engineer "And I took the opportunity to learn a little bit mor

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Xinjiang, My home: Chasing dream with family love

STORY: Xinjiang, My home: Chasing dream with family love DATELINE: March 23, 2023 LENGTH: 0:02:02 LOCATION: URUMQI, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1 various of Hushnigar Hewer and her family STORYLINE: SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): HUSHNIGAR HEWER, Student in Xinjiang "Hello, I'm Hushnigar Hewer. I'm the team leader of the street dance group at Qiemo County No.2 Primary School in Xinjiang. I'm obsessed with dancing, hoping to dance on a big stage in the future. I think my families share the same personality, the endeavor to do what we like and try our best to do it well. This is my elder brother, who loves music since childhood. He's now a college student in Guangdong Province and has finally got the chance to attend a music group. What do you think about my video? I practiced the song for a long time. You look awesome! I'll show mum right now." SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): Hushnigar Hewer's mom "I have run the tailor shop for four years. I feel really happy as my clients love the clothes I made." SOUNDBITE 3 (Chi

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Russian diplomacy to focus on ending Western hegemony: FM

STORY: Russian diplomacy to focus on ending Western hegemony: FM DATELINE: Feb. 16, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:45 LOCATION: Moscow CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Russia's State Duma 2. various of Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov speaking STORYLINE: Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday that the country's upcoming new foreign policy concept will focus on terminating the West's monopoly in international affairs. International affairs should be determined not by the West's "selfish interests," but on "a fair, universal basis of a balance of interests as required by the UN Charter," Lavrov said at Russia's State Duma. "The United States and its allies are obsessed with a maniacal desire to revive the neo-colonial, unipolar world order to interfere with the objective process of the formation and rise of new world centers," he said. Washington and its allies are waging "an all-out hybrid war against Russia that has been prepared for many years" in order to defeat Russia on the b

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Deepened China-Arab exchanges serve dreams of Arab youths

STORY: Deepened China-Arab exchanges serve dreams of Arab youths DATELINE: Dec. 26, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:02 LOCATION: NANCHANG, China CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the 5th Arab Art Festival 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): MAHDY AHMED SALEH, International student, Jingdezhen Ceramic University 3. various of cultural exchanges between China and Arab countries 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): PASSANT SAYED KHALIL, Chinese language teacher, Cairo University STORYLINE: As China-Arab cooperation sees fruitful achievements, many Arab young people have benefited from deepened people-to-people exchanges. The fifth Arabic Arts Festival was recently held in China's "porcelain capital" of Jingdezhen in Jiangxi Province. For Egyptian student Mahdy Ahmed Saleh who studies at Jingdezhen Ceramic University, many artworks here reminded him of his faraway hometown. Saleh is obsessed with China's ceramic culture. Closer China-Arab exchanges mean more opportunities for him. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): MAHDY AHMED SALEH, Internatio

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Austrian expat enjoys Chinese country life in his homestay

STORY: Austrian expat enjoys Chinese country life in his homestay DATELINE: Nov. 28, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:09 LOCATION: HEFEI, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Yixian County 2. SOUNDBITE (English): ARMIN SCHOBER, Owner of Alina's Garden STORYLINE: Armin Schober, an Austrian businessman, met his love of life in China and settled down in a beautiful village in east China's Anhui. Obsessed with Chinese culture and the country life, Schober and his family run a homestay business, where they see the fusion between the East and the West. SOUNDBITE (English): ARMIN SCHOBER, Owner of Alina's Garden "This is Alina's Garden. Welcome to our home. I'm Armin, and I'm the owner of this homestay. I'm from Austria. I grew up in Germany, at the bottom of the Alps. I used to run a logistics company in the UK. And five years ago when I met my Chinese wife, I decided to come to Shenzhen where she lived and worked. In 2018, our daughter Alina was born. I wanted to grow her up in a more natural and free environment

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Food, attire, travel -- a decade of changes in China

STORY: Food, attire, travel -- a decade of changes in China DATELINE: Oct. 1, 2022 LENGTH: 0:02:31 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of changes in food, clothing and transportation 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): JONGMAY URBONYA, Hanfu costume enthusiast 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): WANG YINZHONG, General manager of Tidu, Sanlitun store STORYLINE: In the past 10 years, the life of Chinese people has undergone tremendous changes, which is reflected in the daily life of food, clothing and transportation. In fashion choices, a new trend called Guochao, or "China-chic", is on the rise. It features modern designs mixed with traditional cultural elements. JongMay Urbonya is an American lady who is fluent in Mandarin and obsessed with Guochao. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): JONGMAY URBONYA, Hanfu costume enthusiast "As I stayed here longer, a new fashion came to life, the Guochao movement and the Hanfu movement. And now Hanfu enthusiasts like me, we can all connect through the internet and talk about our

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Xinjiang, My home: Pottery artist creates works featuring ethnic cultures

STORY: Xinjiang, My home: Pottery artist creates works featuring ethnic cultures DATELINE: Sept. 15, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:07 LOCATION: URUMQI, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Pottery artist and the artworks 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): WU SHAOJIE, Founder of pottery workshop STORYLINE: Wu Shaojie, a young man from central China's Henan Province, is obsessed with the diverse cultures in China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. He has founded a pottery workshop in Urumqi, the regional capital to create artworks featuring various ethnic cultures. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): WU SHAOJIE, Founder of pottery workshop "I came to Xinjiang in 2010 to study at a university in Urumqi. In the first week, I visited Xinjiang International Grand Bazaar. What attracted me there was the dazzling array of small handicrafts with ethnic characteristics. I was obsessed with the local cultures in Xinjiang. Through what I learned in pottery making, I wanted to use this kind of material to create artworks and souvenirs with d

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China urges G7 to stop interfering in its internal affairs

STORY: China urges G7 to stop interfering in its internal affairs DATELINE: June 29, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:52 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE (Chinese/English interpretation): ZHAO LIJIAN, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson STORYLINE: SOUNDBITE (Chinese/English interpretation): ZHAO LIJIAN, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson "G7 members benefited the most from globalization. They should have assumed their special responsibilities in advancing globalization, promoting world economic growth and addressing global, financial, and economic issues. However, at a time when the international community is at a critical stage of fighting COVID-19 and striving for economic recovery, G7, instead of committing themselves to solidarity and cooperation, is obsessed with creating division and confrontation. Those countries have no sense of responsibility or morality to think of. I also want to point that the combined population of G7 countries account for only 10 percent of the world's total

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Hip-hop dancer on "roof of world"

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