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      Colorful Chinese New Year celebrations captivate audiences across world

      2025-01-30 17:22 Last Updated At:17:57

      A variety of cultural events and festive gatherings have been held in countries besides China on the occasion of the Spring Festival, with local Chinese communities sharing their culture with interested foreign friends.

      The Spring Festival marking the start of the Chinese New Year fell on Jan. 29 this year. Nearly one-fifth of the world's population celebrate it in various ways.

      In the Colombian capital city Bogota, over 100,000 Colombians gathered at a fair lately to celebrate the Chinese Spring Festival along with the local Chinese community.

      At Bogota's Parque de los Novios -- literally meaning Lovers' Park, the fair's visitors sampled Chinese culinary offerings and music amid a cheerful lantern show and wonderful traditional dragon dance performance.

      The event was hosted by the Colombo-Chinese Chamber of Commerce and the Chinese Embassy in Colombia with welcoming words from China's Ambassador in Colombia.

      In Nigeria, the sounds of scintillating drums and vibrant melodies echoed through a mammoth crowd that gathered in the capital city of Abuja recently to celebrate the start of the Chinese New Year.

      As the Chinese community and interested Nigerian friends staged performances in celebration at the China Cultural Center in Abuja. The venue of the celebration was virtually turned into a dazzling spectacle of colors, music, and flavors that brought together people from diverse backgrounds to honor one of China's most cherished traditions.

      Participants reveled in the cultural fusion, enjoying traditional Chinese performances, delicacies, and interactive activities that underscored the bond between the two countries.

      "The Chinese New Year, a time of renewal and hope, resonates deeply with the values we hold dearly in Nigerian family, unity, and prosperity," said Jafaru Yakubu, chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Nigeria-China Relations.

      Nigeria's largest city, Lagos, has also held a series of celebrations to mark the Chinese Spring Festival, including a food festival, exhibitions and gala performances.

      The Spring Festival has gained popularity in most cities in Nigeria due to the sense of anticipation and excitement shared by the Chinese community in the West African country.

      The Chinese embassies in Ukraine and Fiji have also held celebratory activities to mark the arrival of the Chinese New Year, with the staff extending Spring Festival wishes to the people of the motherland.

      Colorful Chinese New Year celebrations captivate audiences across world

      Colorful Chinese New Year celebrations captivate audiences across world

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      China unveils top archaeological findings of 2024

      2025-02-20 10:29 Last Updated At:11:07

      The top six archaeological findings across China in 2024 were announced at Wednesday's annual archaeology forum hosted by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.

      The discoveries, covering from the Paleolithic Age to the Yuan (1271-1368), Ming (1368-1644), and Qing Dynasties (1636-1912), shed light on studies on the history and culture of ancient China.

      The earliest of the six, the Dadong Site, is located in Jilin Province in northeast China. Discovered in the strata dating from 28,000 to 24,000 years ago, the site involves an artificial stone circle, which should be the remains of a primary shed of ancient humans, implying the archaeological importance of the Changbai Mountain area in the field of evolutionary anthropology studies.

      The Xiatang Site in east China's Zhejiang Province, a Neolithic Age settlement site, reveals the structure and layout of the ancient village, providing new evidence for the study of the social structure of early-stage agricultural societies.

      At the Siwa Site, another Neolithic Age site in northwest China's Gansu Province, the first prehistory large-scale near square-shaped moat was discovered, which might hint at the origin of the square-walled cities in China.

      The Zhouyuan Site in Shaanxi Province of northwest China shows evidence of China's earliest dynasties, providing written materials for studying the history of Western Zhou Dynasty (about 1046 – 771 BC). With over 200 bone and tortoise shell pieces for divination rites being found, phrases totaling over 180 oracle scripts were recognized, covering documentations of astronomy, calendar, history, and geology.

      At a Warring States period site in east China's Anhui Province, the Wuwangdun Site, researchers excavated over 10,000 pieces of cultural relics, including multiple Ding sets, or special cauldron sets, the representative ritual vessels that have long been used to represent social class and nobility, and symbols of China's traditional rites and ethnicity.

      In east China's Jiangxi Province, the archaeological site of Jingdezhen City, the world-famous town of porcelain with a thousand-year history, welcomed new discoveries. The latest discoveries at the Jingdezhen Site revealed the sources of materials and fuels that supported the large-scale porcelain production, as well as the local traffic net in the Yuan, Ming, and Qing Dynasties, giving people a perception to understand Jingdezhen's development history.

      "These discoveries are not only about gathering ancient relics in the fields, but, more importantly, about their value for academic research. Every single result complements our understanding of Chinese history and culture," said Shi Jinsong, the deputy head of the Institute of Archaeology at the Chinese Academy of Social Science.

      China unveils top archaeological findings of 2024

      China unveils top archaeological findings of 2024

      China unveils top archaeological findings of 2024

      China unveils top archaeological findings of 2024

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