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Foreigners experience Spring Festival customs in China's Ningxia

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STORY: Foreigners experience Spring Festival customs in China's Ningxia
SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 14, 2025
DATELINE: Jan. 16, 2025
LENGTH: 0:01:17
LOCATION: YINCHUAN, China
CATEGORY: CULTURE

SHOTLIST:
1. various of foreigners experiencing Chinese culture
2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MELISSA O'LEARY, Canadian teacher, Yinchuan No.2 High School
3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): MURAEVA POLINA, Russian student, North Minzu University

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More than 30 foreigners in China's Ningxia have experienced authentic Chinese culture to celebrate the upcoming Chinese New Year.

Coming from Iraq, Russia, Canada, and other countries, they immersed themselves in traditional Chinese cultural activities on Tuesday.

SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MELISSA O'LEARY, Canadian teacher, Yinchuan No.2 High School
"Xin Nian Kuai Le (Happy Chinese New Year)! Happy New Year!I think that it's a great celebration of Chinese culture, and especially as we approach the Spring Festival, it's really great to be able to participate like this. It's my first Spring Festival in Yinchuan. I really want to stay and enjoy the Spring Festival here. I went to see the dragon boat racing on ice two days ago, which was really great. So I just plan on doing different things with my friends and relaxing a little bit."

SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): MURAEVA POLINA, Russian student, North Minzu University
"Happy Chinese New Year. I have been learning Chinese for two to three years. I have a strong interest in Chinese culture and Chinese characters. I want to know how Spring Festival is celebrated because in Russia, New Year celebrations are completely different. So I am looking forward to it."

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Yinchuan, China.
(XHTV)

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