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      Chinese, Peruvian artists captivate audience at Spring Festival Gala with collision of cultures

      2025-01-29 01:30 Last Updated At:04:37

      Chinese and Peruvian artists shared the stage to deliver a special song during the China Media Group (CMG)'s 2025 Spring Festival Gala, leaving audiences in awe through a delightful collision of cultures.

      The performance was one of the many cultural highlights staged during the hours-long variety show which was broadcast live on Tuesday night on the eve of the Chinese New Year.

      Four artists, including Chinese singer Zhou Shen, Peruvian operatic tenor Juan Diego Florez, Chinese suona musician Niu Jiandang and Peruvian pan flute artist Lucho Quequezana, together graced the stage to perform the musical number which drew on influences from both countries.

      The performance blended a traditional Chinese folk song from the northwestern Shaanxi Province called "Lan Huahua", or 'orchid', and a popular Peruvian orchestral musical piece called "El Condor Pasa," which has been recognized as part of Peru's national cultural heritage.

      Viewers were treated to the sounds of two traditional instruments from both countries, creating a cross-cultural fusion stretching across the Pacific Ocean.

      After the Spring Festival's recent inscription on UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage list, this year's gala show has integrated more elements of intangible cultural heritage, creating a cultural feast for global audiences.

      Recognized by the Guinness World Records as the world's most-watched annual TV program, the hours-long television extravaganza attracts over a billion views every year.

      The Spring Festival, or the Chinese New Year, falls on Wednesday this year, ushering in the Year of the Snake.

      Ties between China and Peru have deepened in recent times, with the opening of Peru's Chancay Port, an important infrastructure project under the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) which was inaugurated during President Xi Jinping's visit to Peru in November, standing as testament to the strong relationship between the two sides.

      Chinese, Peruvian artists captivate audience at Spring Festival Gala with collision of cultures

      Chinese, Peruvian artists captivate audience at Spring Festival Gala with collision of cultures

      Chinese, Peruvian artists captivate audience at Spring Festival Gala with collision of cultures

      Chinese, Peruvian artists captivate audience at Spring Festival Gala with collision of cultures

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      Shenzhen-Zhongshan Link ignites tourism boom in Zhongshan during Spring Festival

      2025-02-02 01:59 Last Updated At:02:17

      The new Shenzhen-Zhongshan Link, a high-speed transportation corridor connecting cities within the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area launched in 2024, is injecting fresh vitality into Zhongshan's tourism sector during the Spring Festival season, as travelers seek to explore the historic city's cultural attractions.

      With the new expressway connecting Zhongshan City to the regional traffic hub of Shenzhen, residents in the Greater Bay Area can now enjoy a significantly reduced commute time to visit the historic city. On the first morning of the Spring Festival, Hong Kong visitors poured into the Shenzhen Bay Port, with buses to Zhongshan City running at full capacity as they made their way to the city's popular attractions.

      "My family would go back to our hometown for Spring Festival almost eve0ry year. It was not so convenient in the past, taking around four hours. But now, the travel time has been shortened by two hours. It is more convenient now, as the Shenzhen-Zhongshan Express allows faster traveling," said Li, a resident from Hong Kong.

      For gastronomes, the top destination is the time-honored local restaurants featuring the best roast squabs. As the number of visitors surged during the Spring Festival holiday, customers were already waiting in long queues even before mealtime, and many restaurants had to set up screens to update the real-time squab stock. Nicknamed "Squab Index," the number of squabs is a vivid reflection of cross-city traveling in the Greater Bay Area.

      "There were around 800 to 900 squabs left when we arrived. We decided to take a short walk around, and the number had dropped below 600 in less than five minutes. If we had been just a little late, we might have missed out," said Kang, a tourist from the nearby city of Dongguan.

      The restaurants are well-equipped and staffed to cater to the increased demand. "We are welcoming many new customers during the Spring Festival period, so we are opening earlier these days to get prepared, and doubling the squab prepared. During regular periods we sell 1,000 squabs per day, but during the holidays, we sell over 2,000," said Zhang Weixiong, manager of a famed restaurant in Zhongshan. The bustling restaurants are only a part of the overall travel boom. A tour guide from a Hong Kong travel agency introduced that since the opening of the Shenzhen-Zhongshan Link, more than 100 tour groups have departed from Hong Kong to cities like Zhongshan and Zhuhai every month.

      During the Spring Festival period this year, the number of tour groups has increased by 50 percent compared to last year.

      From the start of this year's Spring Festival travel rush up until January 28, the Shenzhen-Zhongshan Link has handled a total of nearly 1.5 million vehicle trips, with an average daily traffic flow of 98,500 vehicles, data showed.

      Shenzhen-Zhongshan Link ignites tourism boom in Zhongshan during Spring Festival

      Shenzhen-Zhongshan Link ignites tourism boom in Zhongshan during Spring Festival

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