A special cultural event celebrating
China's lunar New Year, or Spring Festival, kicked off on Monday
at the China Pavilion at the Dubai Expo, showcasing the Chinese
culture and nature preservation efforts.
The highlights of the event included an elephant-related
exhibition, live video streaming of giant pandas, Chinese
costume music flash mob, and Spring Festival couplets giveaway,
allowing the expo-goers to know China better and enjoy the
festive mood of the Chinese New Year.
Outside the China Pavilion, the elephant exhibition records the
110-day adventure in summer 2021 of a herd of 14 wild Asian
elephants wandering across south China's Yunnan Province, which
aroused worldwide attention. The herd's unexpected encounter
with the local residents tells about a moving story of
harmonious co-existence between humans and animals, which also
demonstrates the great efforts made by China on conservation and
care of the nature.
The "Giant Panda Chinese New Year Concert," an animated short
film produced by China's iPanda TV channel, won applause as the
chubby pandas played traditional Chinese music instruments
including Pipa and Guzheng.
Chinese calligraphers handed out Chinese Lunar New Year
couplets, while workers wearing ancient Chinese costumes
embroidered with auspicious elements such as gourds, persimmons
and koi gave visitors a deeper sense of the Chinese culture.
Themed "Perceive China - Into Dubai Expo," the event was hosted
by the State Council Information Office of China and China
Council for the Promotion of International Trade.
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