STORY: Chinese cultural performances staged in Madrid to celebrate Mid-Autumn Festival
DATELINE: Sept. 21, 2023
LENGTH: 00:01:59
LOCATION: Madrid 
CATEGORY: CULTURE/SOCIETY

SHOTLIST:
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2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Spanish): CHARO, Attendee from Madrid
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4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Spanish): URQUIZO, Attendee from Bolivia
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6. SOUNDBITE 3 (Spanish): JOSE MIGUEL, Spanish attendee
7. SOUNDBITE 4 (Spanish): MARTIN, Spanish attendee
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STORYLINE:

A gala night themed "A Moon-Moment to Remember" was held on Wednesday in Spain's capital city of Madrid in celebration of the traditional Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival.

More than 20 outstanding artists from China's Guangzhou staged Chinese cultural performances at the Casa de Vacas Cultural Center.

The attendees from all over the world were fascinated by the dances, acrobatics, puppetry, folk music and traditional Cantonese opera.

SOUNDBITE 1 (Spanish): CHARO, Spanish attendee
"I liked it very much and of course the artistic quality of the people from Guangzhou is noticeable."

SOUNDBITE 2 (Spanish): URQUIZO, Bolivian attendee
"It's something we had never seen before and it's a totally different culture from ours and the Spanish one."

SOUNDBITE 3 (Spanish): JOSE MIGUEL, Spanish attendee
"My wife is Chinese and I know part of Chinese culture, but they always surprise you, because they have so many facets that there is always something new to discover."

SOUNDBITE 4 (Spanish): MARTIN, Spanish attendee
"My wife is from China. I am from Spain and we want the children to know part of Chinese culture by coming to this event."

Mid-Autumn Festival, also known as Moon Festival, falls on Sept. 29 this year. It is usually marked by family reunions, enjoying sights of the full moon, and eating mooncakes.

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Madrid.
(XHTV)