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Kashmiri Shiites Mark Muharram Mourning - India

A Kashmiri Shiite woman carries a flag during a Muharram procession in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on July 4, 2025, the eighth day of the Islamic holy month. Part of the Ashura mourning period, the event commemorates the martyrdom of Imam Hussain through rituals like chest-beating and elegy recitations, reflecting deep religious devotion amid heightened political sensitivities. Photo by Umar Altaf/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Chinese recitation competition in Myanmar's Yangon sparks interest in Chinese learning

STORY: Chinese recitation competition in Myanmar's Yangon sparks interest in Chinese learning SHOOTING TIME: May 12, 2024 DATELINE: May 12, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:29 LOCATION: YANGON, Myanmar CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of students showing their Chinese language skills 2. various of the Chinese language proficiency competition STORYLINE: The Seventh Chinese literature and poetry recitation competition took place at the China Cultural Center in Myanmar's Yangon on Sunday. About 45 students from eight Chinese schools across the Southeast Asian country participated in the event, organized by Bowen school, a Chinese-teaching school in Yangon. "Holding events like this helps children get more interested in reading Chinese stories and poems and the contestants can learn how to make their recitations more engaging by watching others' performance," Cho Cho Myint, principal of Bowen school, told Xinhua. "I'm really happy for organizing this event for the children. During the event, I observed tha

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Spring Festival gala held in Namibia

STORY: Spring Festival gala held in Namibia SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 20, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 21, 2024 LENGTH: 0:02:26 LOCATION: Windhoek CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. Various of the 2024 "Happy Spring Festival" Gala held in Windhoek STORYLINE: The Namibia 2024 "Happy Spring Festival" gala was held on Saturday in Namibia's capital city Windhoek. Chinese Ambassador to Namibia, Zhao Weiping, Namibia's Minister of Labor, Industrial Relations, and Employment Creation, Utoni Nujoma, Namibia's Minister of Justice, Yvonne Dausab, and other government officials, along with over 500 local Chinese nationals, Chinese expatriates, and Namibian attendees, participated in the gala. The event showcased the charm of traditional Chinese culture through diverse cultural performances, including cheongsam displays, dances, songs, and poetry recitations. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Windhoek. (XHTV)

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Chinese community in Malta celebrates National Day

STORY: Chinese community in Malta celebrates National Day DATELINE: Oct. 2, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:19 LOCATION: Valletta CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the celebrations STORYLINE: The Chinese community in Malta gathered at the Chinese Garden of Serenity in Santa Lucija on Sunday to celebrate the 74th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China. The event, organized by the Chinese Community Association in Malta, featured various activities, including song and dance performances, poetry recitations, martial arts and Taichi demonstrations. Visitors could also take part in fun games such as hitting a balloon with their heads. This joyous event attracted hundreds of participants, including enthusiastic Maltese. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Valletta. (XHTV)

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Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival celebrated in Myanmar

STORY: Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival celebrated in Myanmar DATELINE: Sept. 29, 2023 LENGTH: 00:05:00 LOCATION: YANGON, Myanmar CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of traditional Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival in Yangon, Myanmar STORYLINE: A celebration to mark the traditional Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival was held on Thursday evening in Yangon, Myanmar. The celebration, consisting of music, dance and poetry recitations performances, attracted about 500 people to the ceremony. The annual Mid-Autumn Festival is usually celebrated with family reunions and mooncake sharing on the 15th day of the eighth month of the Chinese lunar calendar when the moon is the fullest and brightest. It falls on Sept. 29 this year. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Yangon, Myanmar. (XHTV)

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Traditional Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival celebrated in Egypt

STORY: Traditional Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival celebrated in Egypt DATELINE: Sept. 23, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:29 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of Egyptian students reciting Chinese poems 2. various of an ensemble from east China's Jiangxi Province staging a performance 3. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): MOHAMED RAMZY, Junior student of Chinese language at Cairo University STORYLINE: The China Cultural Center in Cairo marked the upcoming Chinese mid-autumn festival with music and poetry recitations performances on Thursday evening. Several Egyptian student winners of a just-concluded recitation contest of Chinese literature attended the event held in the Egyptian captial, impressing the audience with the recitations of iconic classical and modern Chinese poems. At the show, beautiful melodies flew from an ensemble of the pipa, erhu, dizi and other traditional Chinese instruments, which were arranged to stage between each recitation performance. The ensemble from Jingdezhen, a world-famo

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EGYPT-CAIRO-MID-AUTUMN FESTIVAL-CELEBRATION

(230923) -- CAIRO, Sept. 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Egyptian students stage a Chinese poetry performance during a ceremony to mark the mid-autumn festival in Cairo, Egypt, Sept. 21, 2023. The China Cultural Center in Cairo marked the upcoming Chinese mid-autumn festival with music and poetry recitations performances on Thursday evening. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)

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EGYPT-CAIRO-MID-AUTUMN FESTIVAL-CELEBRATION

(230923) -- CAIRO, Sept. 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Artists from China's Jiangxi Province perform during a ceremony to mark the mid-autumn festival in Cairo, Egypt, Sept. 21, 2023. The China Cultural Center in Cairo marked the upcoming Chinese mid-autumn festival with music and poetry recitations performances on Thursday evening. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)

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EGYPT-CAIRO-MID-AUTUMN FESTIVAL-CELEBRATION

(230923) -- CAIRO, Sept. 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Artists from China's Jiangxi Province perform during a ceremony to mark the mid-autumn festival in Cairo, Egypt, Sept. 21, 2023. The China Cultural Center in Cairo marked the upcoming Chinese mid-autumn festival with music and poetry recitations performances on Thursday evening. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)