STORY: France launches Franco-Chinese cultural exchange event in southern town
SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 17, 2024
DATELINE: Dec. 18, 2024
LENGTH: 00:04:18
LOCATION: PERNES-LES-FONTAINES, France
CATEGORY: CULTURE

SHOTLIST:
1. various of the hand-puppet theater play "Notre-Dame de Paris"
2. various of the Dacheng theater play "Cymbal Offering"
3. various of the dance "Tea Harvesting"
4. various of the Puxian opera excerpt "The Hundred Flowers Pavilion"
5. various of the puppet play "Zhong Kui's Drunkenness"
6. various of the Gaojia opera "The Miser"
7. SOUNDBITE 1 (French): MIREILLE, Spectator
8. SOUNDBITE 2 (French): CYRIL, Spectator
9. SOUNDBITE 3 (French): MARINA, Spectator
10. various of the hand-puppet theater play "Notre-Dame de Paris"

STORYLINE:

The Chinese Tour in France's Most Beautiful Villages, an event designed to boost Franco-Chinese cultural exchanges, was launched Tuesday in Pernes-les-Fontaines, a town in southern France.
   
Six performances, including hand-puppet theater play "Notre-Dame de Paris," dance "Tea Harvesting" and Dacheng theater play "Cymbal Offering," were presented by 20 performers from east China's Fujian Province.

SOUNDBITE 1 (French): MIREILLE, Spectator
"They made us dream for an hour, and it felt like being somewhere else."

SOUNDBITE 2 (French): CYRIL, Spectator
"It's a good show because it brings two cultures together."

SOUNDBITE 3 (French): MARINA, Spectator
"In fact, everything is wonderful. I liked the gentleman who spun the cymbals, that was very distinctive."

Two days before the event, the artists gathered in front of Notre-Dame de Paris, which recently reopened its doors following a fire, to present the hand-puppet theater play "Notre-Dame de Paris," captivating crowds of tourists.

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Pernes-les-Fontaines, France.
(XHTV)