Shandong Culture

Shandong takes Chinese New Year culture global

(chinadaily.com.cn) Updated: 2017-02-20

5. Jan 21, 2017

    Tanzania

Shandong takes Chinese New Year culture global

Artists from the Jinan Art Troupe perform a traditional dance during the 2017 Happy Chinese New Year Gala on Jan 21. [Photo/Xinhua]

A group of 25 members from the Jinan Art Troupe celebrated the Chinese Lunar New Year in Tanzania on Jan 21 with festive Chinese music and dances, acrobatics, magic shows and martial arts performances.

More than 4,000 people, including government officials, commercial representatives, local residents, overseas Chinese and members of the media, attended the event.

The two-day Chinese New Year's celebration series was jointly organized by the Ministry of Culture, the Chinese Embassy in Tanzania and Tanzania's Ministry of Information Cultural Arts and Sports.