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      Thailand celebrates Mid-Autumn Festival with cruises, hotpot, performances

      2024-09-17 01:35 Last Updated At:04:17

      Thai and Chinese communities in Bangkok are celebrating this year's Mid-Autumn Festival with activities including moonlit cruises, spicy hotpot dinners and traditional performances providing a festive experience for both locals and visitors.

      The Mid-Autumn Festival, falling on Tuesday this year, is known as the "Moon Worship Festival" in Thailand. While not a public holiday, the festival is widely observed thanks to the influence of Chinese culture and the Chinese community in Thailand.

      A local Chinese restaurant hosted a special celebration featuring a moonlit cruise on the Chao Phraya River, with spicy hotpot and mooncakes. The event attracted local politicians and overseas Chinese in Thailand.

      "The Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival is when people celebrate. You know, they look at the full moon, and obviously exchange and give mooncake. And I think for some other people who are more traditional, they pray to the moon, and I guess, their ancestors," said Kenneth Tng Ken Ming, a Thai entrepreneur.

      "We also have the tradition of eating mooncakes in Thailand. I'm delighted to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival with everyone here today. Meeting so many Chinese friends and tourists has been a great pleasure," said Chaturon Chaisang, Thailand’s former education minister.

      "It's heartening to see our Chinese brands increasingly embraced by Thai friends in Thailand. This brings a unique sense of warmth and comfort to us working abroad," said Da Hongjuan, a staff member at a Chinese enterprise in Thailand.

      In Bangkok’s Chinatown, traditional mooncake shops with decades of history have been serving traditional mooncakes and Chinese pastries beloved by locals, with extended business hours until 22:00 during the festival.

      The China Cultural Center in Bangkok hosted a special Mid-Autumn Festival event on Sunday, bringing together people from China and Thailand to experience traditional Chinese culture.

      During the event, Chinese artists showcased intangible cultural heritage while attendees enjoyed freshly made Tianjin fried dough twists and participated in making dough figurines and fabric crafts to take home as souvenirs.

      "I'm thrilled to attend this event at the China Cultural Center and sample the Tianjin snacks I've never tried before. While I've celebrated the Mid-Autumn Festival in China, this is my first time participating in such festivities in Thailand. Today’s activities are wonderfully diverse and engaging," said a local resident.

      In addition to the cultural heritage displays, performers from the Tianjin Arts Troupe delivered spectacular performances, including thrilling acrobatics, a ballet dance telling traditional Chinese story and a folk music performance.

      The Mid-Autumn Festival, celebrated on the 15th day of the eighth month in the Chinese lunar calendar, is a cherished occasion for family reunions in China.

      Thailand celebrates Mid-Autumn Festival with cruises, hotpot, performances

      Thailand celebrates Mid-Autumn Festival with cruises, hotpot, performances

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      Chinese FM's visit to Ireland complete success:spokesman

      2025-02-19 05:34 Last Updated At:06:57

      Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi's latest visit to Ireland was a complete success, which deepens the two countries' strategic partnership for mutually beneficial cooperation, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun said on Tuesday.

      At the invitation of Ireland's Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade Simon Harris, Wang, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, paid a visit to the European country from Sunday to Monday.

      "This visit came as Ireland's new government was formed. Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with Irish Taoiseach Micheal Martin and held talks with Irish Tanaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade Simon Harris. China has already published relevant information. This visit was a complete success, further advancing the China-Ireland strategic partnership for mutually beneficial cooperation," Guo said at a regular press briefing in Beijing.

      "China appreciates Ireland's positive, pragmatic, and friendly policy towards China and stands ready to work with Ireland to implement the consensus reached by the leaders of the two countries and to be partners based on mutual trust, mutual respect and mutual support. The Irish side said it attaches great importance to and values its relationship with China, adheres to the one-China policy, and is committed to strengthening a positive and constructive partnership," he said.

      "Both sides applauded the achievements of bilateral cooperation in trade, education, and cultural and people-to-people exchanges while expressing their willingness to expand high-level cooperation," said the spokesman.

      The Irish side is optimistic about the significant opportunities that China's push for modernization and accelerated green transformation will bring to the world, according to Guo.

      "The two sides exchanged views on China-Europe relations and the international situation. They agreed to support deeper China-Europe cooperation, uphold multilateralism and free trade, safeguard the stability of industrial and supply chains, and jointly address global challenges," he said.

      Chinese FM's visit to Ireland complete success:spokesman

      Chinese FM's visit to Ireland complete success:spokesman

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