"Zongzi" is Love for Thousands of Waters and Mountains - Dragon Boat Festival held in many parts of the world | China | Activities

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Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, June 23 (Xinhua) - "Zongzi" is a sentiment across thousands of rivers and mountains - Dragon Boat Festival activities are held in many parts of the world

Xinhua News Agency reporter

Tasting Zongzi, dragon boat racing, making sachets, enjoying folk music... When the Dragon Boat Festival, a traditional Chinese festival, is coming, various forms of activities are held in many places around the world to immerse in the Dragon Boat Festival culture and customs. The enthusiasm of people's participation highlights the vibrant vitality and charm of the inheritance and widespread dissemination of traditional Chinese culture, and also depicts a beautiful picture of tolerance, mutual learning, exchange and integration among different civilizations.

Sharing Chinese Flavor with the Fragrant Zongzi for Thousands of Miles

In the early morning of the 20th, Chen Bing, who lives in Pakistan, got busy. Her Zongzi will be presented at the Dragon Boat Festival in Islamabad that day.

This event is jointly organized by the Chinese Embassy in Pakistan and the Overseas Chinese Association of Pakistan. The food festival was crowded, and many local Chinese restaurants also brought their own specialty dishes, as well as various flavors of Zongzi. The overseas Chinese who came to the event said that they tasted Zongzi from their hometown and gathered with their compatriots, making them feel warm.

Rajram, President of the Pakistan Overseas Chinese Association, stated that the Dragon Boat Festival is held to inherit traditional Chinese culture, promote Chinese civilization, and allow overseas Chinese in Pakistan to remember Chinese culture while enjoying it, and gather strength.

"Zongzi" is Love for Thousands of Waters and Mountains - Dragon Boat Festival held in many parts of the world | China | Activities

On June 18, a resident showed the Zongzi he had received in the San Marta community in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Before the Dragon Boat Festival, the China Zhejiang Chamber of Commerce in Brazil brought more than 200 basic food baskets and more than 200 Zongzi to the residents of Santa Marta community to feel the atmosphere of the traditional Chinese festival. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Wang Tiancong

"Zongzi has sweet and salty tastes. It is a special food of the Dragon Boat Festival. It is wrapped with leaves and filled with glutinous rice." Near the Dragon Boat Festival, residents of the San Marta Community in Rio de Janeiro lined up to receive Zongzi and food baskets. Teachers from Rio China International School patiently introduced them to everyone.

Before the Dragon Boat Festival, the China Zhejiang Chamber of Commerce in Brazil brought more than 200 basic food baskets and more than 200 Zongzi to the residents of Santa Marta community to feel the atmosphere of the traditional Chinese festival. Resident Andrei Luis told Zheng Xiamao, President of the China Zhejiang Chamber of Commerce in Brazil, that he hopes these activities can help more Brazilian people understand traditional Chinese customs. "I hope the people of China and Pakistan can stick together like the glutinous rice in Zongzi, and the friendship will last forever."

Dragon boat racing conveys Chinese civilization

In the center of Malacca, Malaysia, the Malacca River meanders through. On the afternoon of the 18th, 15 dragon boat representative teams from enterprises, universities, research institutions, etc. from Malaysia and China boarded the dragon boat from the dock at the entrance of the Malaysia China Friendship Tree Planting Square, and set off one by one, embarking on a dragon boat journey. On the river, drums and slogans echoed one after another, and crowds surged along both sides of the river, creating a lively atmosphere

On the occasion of the Dragon Boat Festival, dragon boat racing, a highly Eastern sport, opens a window for people from multiple countries to understand and experience traditional Chinese culture.

On the Manchester Canal in England, dragon boats, gongs and drums sing together, exciting. Recently, the Laurie Wharf Water Sports Center in Salford, Greater Manchester, England was very busy.

On June 18th, at the first China Romania Dragon Boat Friendship Race and Dragon Boat Culture Festival held on the shores of Lake Bordei in the northern suburbs of Bucharest, Romania, people competed in dragon boat racing. Shen Jizhong

"The Dragon Boat Festival brings people and organizations of different ages and communities together, and dragon boat rowing reflects team friendship, while allowing people to feel the charm of Chinese culture." Esme Ward, curator of the Manchester Museum, said when talking about the feelings of the competition.

Chinese Ambassador to the UK Zheng Zeguang said in his congratulatory speech that dragon boat racing is one of the customs of the Dragon Boat Festival, vividly reflecting the spirit of perseverance, unity and struggle of the Chinese nation. I hope that knowledgeable individuals from all walks of life in China and the UK can join hands to promote the spirit of dragon boat culture and promote stable and far-reaching China UK relations.

In the island nation of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean, the 15th Dragon Boat Festival was held in the capital Port Louis. "The Dragon Boat Festival has become an important festival that Mauritians look forward to every year," said Alwin Baldwin, Director of Culture at the Ministry of Arts and Cultural Heritage of Mauritius. The Dragon Boat Festival provides locals with the opportunity to learn about and experience traditional Chinese culture.

On June 18th, at the 6th Copenhagen Dragon Boat Culture Festival held at the South Port Pier in Copenhagen, Denmark, people competed in dragon boat racing. Shen Jizhong

Dragon boat races in Duisburg, Germany, Lake Yaren in Croatia, Copenhagen South Port in Denmark, and Lake Bordaiy in Romania... With powerful drumbeats and enthusiastic cheers, the dragon boat race symbolizes solidarity and cooperation, adding a strong atmosphere of Dragon Boat Festival celebration to various regions.

Chinese Consul General Du Chunguo in Dusseldorf said that dragon boat races are beneficial for promoting mutual understanding and cultural exchange between the two countries, and are deeply loved by the German people. "Dragon boat races not only bring joy to everyone's participation, but also allow more people to experience the Dragon Boat Festival culture firsthand and deepen their understanding of China."

Perception of cultural charm through ancient style and new charm

The performances of bells, Kunqu opera, ancient poetry recitation, Tai Chi teaching, Swedish folk songs, Greek and Polish ethnic dance performances, and other Eastern and Western programs are diverse and colorful; The "Beijing Opera Figures in Old Photos" and "Window of China" photo exhibitions fully showcase the profoundness of traditional Chinese culture and the great achievements of modern China's development... The "Zongxiang Qu Yun Hua Dragon Boat Festival" event held on the 21st at the Stockholm Chinese Cultural Center in Sweden is full of Chinese elements, while also embodying international aesthetics, deepening people's understanding of different cultures and enhancing mutual friendship.

This is the "Zongxiang Qu Yun Hua Dragon Boat Festival" event filmed on June 21st at the Chinese Cultural Center in Stockholm, Sweden. Xinhua News Agency reporter and Miao photographer

Chinese Ambassador to Sweden, Cui Aimin, introduced the origin of the Dragon Boat Festival customs to the guests, using dragon boat racing as a metaphor. He talked about how only by working together in the same boat can countries achieve mutual benefit and win-win outcomes. He hoped that friends from all walks of life could contribute to the friendly exchanges between China and Sweden.

On the occasion of the Dragon Boat Festival, China Construction Third Engineering Bureau, together with the Confucius Institute of the Royal Cambodian Academy of Sciences, entered the Wisdom Nest Middle School to celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival with local students, allowing them to experience the charm of Chinese culture amidst laughter and joy.

"Today, I tied up a sachet representing good luck and health myself and prepared to give it to my mother," said Alia, a student at Wisdom Nest High School in Phnom Tong Province, Cambodia. "I really enjoy Chinese culture and am glad to learn about the Dragon Boat Festival in China through this event."

"Chinese traditional festivals are a window for the world to understand Chinese culture. We want to help Cambodian people experience the unique charm of Chinese traditional festivals through such normalized cultural exchange activities," said Wang Feng, the Chinese director of the Confucius Institute at the Royal Academy of Cambodian Sciences

The poet who commemorates the Dragon Boat Festival is Qu Yuan. During the festival, he drank realgar wine. The Dragon Boat Festival falls on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month in China. Brazilian students competed to answer the questions during the knowledge quiz session.

On the 21st, the Confucius Institute at the Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil made promotional videos, held cultural exhibitions and other activities to let Brazilian students know that the Dragon Boat Festival culture is not just about eating Zongzi and dragon boat racing.

Maria Louisa, a design student at the Catholic University of Rio, is quite interested in the colorful ropes on the cultural display platform. "I always thought these colorful ropes were just a beautiful decoration. Today, I learned from the teachers at the Confucius Institute that these bracelets made of silk thread symbolize exorcism and disaster prevention, and are a blessing for good luck and peace."

Weaving Chinese knots, experiencing Chinese tea art, drawing facial masks, and writing brush characters, Romanian people fully experience the unique charm of Chinese culture through the Dragon Boat Festival in the cultural experience area of the Bucharest Chinese Cultural Center; On the "British Media City" square, Chinese traditional music performances, dragon and lion dances, and martial arts performances attract many people to stop... The Dragon Boat Festival has become another opportunity for the world to experience the charm of traditional Chinese festivals and the beauty of Chinese civilization.

As Ginisa Lorenzo, representative of the Rio State Department of Education in Brazil, said, "The exchange of different civilizations provides us with a world view of culture without hierarchy, respecting differences and understanding history, so that human civilization can move forward in a harmonious and cooperative manner.".

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