XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(240627) -- BEIJING, June 27, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- An artist from a local folk troupe of Wu Opera walks to the stage for a performance in Zhengdian Village of Lipu Town, Jinhua City, east China's Zhejiang Province on June 25, 2024. Wu Opera, also known as Jinhua Opera, has a history of more than 500 years. It first grew in popularity in Jinhua and its surrounding areas, and was named after Wuzhou, the name of Jinhua in ancient China. Local authorities of Jindong District in Jinhua City has been vigorously exploring effective ways to promote the inheritance and development of the traditional opera. Since March this year, Lipu Town in Jindong District of Jinhua City has been regularly staging Wu Opera performances at local auditoriums at weekends, providing villagers and Wu Opera lovers with immersive experiences to appreciate the opera. So far, more than 40 performances have been staged. Zhengdian Village is a vivid example of promoting rural cultural tourism. Activities such as opera perfor

Chinese young man dedicated to promoting Mongolian fiddle

STORY: Chinese young man dedicated to promoting Mongolian fiddle DATELINE: June 14, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:24 LOCATION: LANZHOU, China CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Morin khuur 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): BAILEG, Music teacher, Northwest Minzu University 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): BAILEG, Music teacher, Northwest Minzu University 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): BAILEG, Music teacher, Northwest Minzu University STORYLINE: Baileg is a music teacher in Northwest Minzu University in Lanzhou, China's Gansu. As a young man of the Mongolian ethnic group, he is also an intangible cultural heritage inheritor of Morin Khuur performance. Morin khuur, also known as the horsehead fiddle, is a traditional Mongolian bowed stringed instrument. Apart from teaching students, Baileg also set up a band to promote the folk instrument among young people. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): BAILEG, Music teacher, Northwest Minzu University "Playing Morin Khuur in the rock band can show passion. We can play concertos with it, and perfor