STORY: Chinese culture, food festival held in Kuwait
SHOOTING TIME: March 9, 2024
DATELINE: March 10, 2024
LENGTH: 0:02:18
LOCATION: Kuwait City
CATEGORY: CULTURE

SHOTLIST:
1. various of the event
2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MARIAM, Visitor
3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): MUHAMMAD BONASHI, Member of Kuwaiti-Chinese Friendship Association
4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): GEORGE, Visitor
5. various of the festival

STORYLINE:

A colorful Chinese culture and food festival was held at the Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Cultural Center in Kuwait on Saturday.

The event attracted more than 1,000 people, including officials from the Kuwait Emiri Diwan, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Information, National Council for Culture Arts and Literature, and foreign diplomats in Kuwait, staff of the Chinese Embassy in Kuwait, staff of Chinese companies in Kuwait, as well as overseas Chinese.

Chinese foods, Chinese music, traditional Chinese medical treatment, and Chinese calligraphy were showcased at the event.

SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MARIAM, Visitor
"My name is Mariam. I saw many traditional cultural things from old times of China and I also saw very nice musical instruments that came from old times of China."

SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): MUHAMMAD BONASHI, Member of Kuwaiti-Chinese Friendship Association
"The organization is very wonderful, and the ceremony reflects the depth of Chinese culture. We were impressed by the music and the way they presented their culture. Of course, Chinese culture is deep and embedded in the depth of the civilization."

SOUNDBITE 3 (English): GEORGE, Visitor
"My name is George. I really like this exhibition. It's so nice. It gives you an idea of what Chinese culture is like. And so far my favorite thing was writing your name in Chinese. It gives me an idea of how each person's name is different in Chinese. And that is a very unique experience."

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Kuwait City.
(XHTV)