A Chinese art troupe performed in the Hanoi Opera House in Vietnam on January 20 as part of the celebration of China-Vietnam's Year of Friendship.
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A Chinese art troupe performed in the Hanoi Opera House in Vietnam on January 20 as part of the celebration of China-Vietnam's Year of Friendship. [Xinhua photo] |
The performance, presented by China's Tianjin Art Troupe, attracted an audience of more than 500 in the opera house.
Ten Chinese young female players in red costumes began the 90- minute performance with a dance called Celebration.
Chinese aerobatics "Kicking the Bowl" and "Balancing the Jar" left a strong impression on Vietnamese audience on Wednesday evening.
The aerobats' splendid skills with rolls, twists and balancing, aided by the lighting and sound effect, made the audience hold breath and burst into thunderous applause at the end of the show.
A Chinese singer sang a popular Vietnamese song called "Vietnam, My Hometown" to end Wednesday's performance. All the audience followed her with smile and excitement.
Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Le Tien Tho, Chinese Ambassador to Vietnam Sun Guoxiang watched the performance.
(Xinhua News Agency Janaury 21, 2010)
