CHINA-TIANJIN-SPANISH EXPATS-CROSS-TALK (CN)

CHINA-TIANJIN-SPANISH EXPATS-CROSS-TALK (CN)

(231207) -- TIANJIN, Dec. 7, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Santiago Aragón gives a lecture in Nankai University, north China's Tianjin Province, Dec. 4, 2023. Raydis Franco from Venezuela and Santiago Aragón from Spain are both Spanish teachers working at the College of Foreign Languages in Nankai University, north China's Tianjin. Attracted by Chinese culture, they started to learn and perform China's cross-talk in Spanish. Franco serves as the dougen, a lead speaker who delivers punch lines and jokes, while Aragón takes the role of penggen, a supportive actor who reacts to the lead speaker's words. Their collaboration originated from the national-level university student innovation and entrepreneurship training program. Under the program, a student team from the Spanish department in Nankai University is responsible for the script writing and video dissemination. While on stage, Franco and Aragón endeavor to adapt Chinese humor into Spanish-language context. This process also enables students to explore variou

Metaphors and analogies from Xi during "Two Sessions"

STORY: Metaphors and analogies from Xi during "Two Sessions" DATELINE: March 4, 2023 LENGTH: 00:11:39 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: ECONOMY/POLITICS/TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): HONG YAN, Xinhua correspondent 2. various of previous "two sessions" 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): HONG YAN, Xinhua correspondent 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): DAVID FERGUSON, Editor of the English version of Xi's books "Governance of China" 5. various of Chinese economy 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): HONG YAN, Xinhua correspondent 7. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): DAVID FERGUSON, Editor of the English version of Xi's books "Governance of China" 8. various of Chinese economy 9. SOUNDBITE 5 (English): HONG YAN, Xinhua correspondent 10. SOUNDBITE 6 (English): DAVID FERGUSON, Editor of the English version of Xi's books "Governance of China" 11. various of Chinese economy 12. SOUNDBITE 7 (English): HONG YAN, Xinhua correspondent 13. SOUNDBITE 8 (English): DAVID FERGUSON, Editor of the English version of Xi's books "Governance of China" 14. variou