国内英语资讯:Ancient northern town welcomes overseas students to celebrate Chinese New Year
<p><span word="TAIYUAN">TAIYUAN</span>, <span word="Feb">Feb</span>. 9-- <span word="More">More</span> <span word="than">than</span> 100 <span word="overseas">overseas</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="invited">invited</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="ancient">ancient</span> <span word="town">town</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="north">north</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Shanxi">Shanxi</span> <span word="Province">Province</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="join">join</span> <span word="celebrations">celebrations</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Year">Year</span> (<span word="Spring">Spring</span> <span word="Festival">Festival</span>), <span word="which">which</span> <span word="falls">falls</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Feb">Feb</span>. 5.</p><p>"<span word="An">An</span> <span word="opening">opening</span> <span word="Pingyao">Pingyao</span> <span word="welcomes">welcomes</span> <span word="you">you</span>" <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="celebration">celebration</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ancient">ancient</span> <span word="town">town</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Pingyao">Pingyao</span>, <span word="running">running</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Jan">Jan</span>. 28 <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Feb">Feb</span>. 20. <span word="More">More</span> <span word="than">than</span> 100 <span word="students">students</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="participated">participated</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="opening">opening</span> <span word="ceremony">ceremony</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Jan">Jan</span>. 28.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="celebrations">celebrations</span>, <span word="watching">watching</span> <span word="traditional">traditional</span> <span word="performances">performances</span>, <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="opera">opera</span>, <span word="acrobatics">acrobatics</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="magic">magic</span> <span word="shows">shows</span>, <span word="joining">joining</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Spring">Spring</span> <span word="Festival">Festival</span> <span word="Gala">Gala</span>, <span word="lantern">lantern</span> <span word="shows">shows</span>, <span word="cultural">cultural</span> <span word="exhibitions">exhibitions</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="learning">learning</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="customs">customs</span>.</p><p><span word="Farhad">Farhad</span> <span word="Farzad">Farzad</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="Afghan">Afghan</span> <span word="student">student</span> <span word="studying">studying</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="university">university</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Taiyuan">Taiyuan</span>, <span word="Shanxi">Shanxi</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="capital">capital</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="celebrate">celebrate</span> <span word="Spring">Spring</span> <span word="Festival">Festival</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="wrote">wrote</span> "<span word="happy">happy</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="year">year</span>" <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="writing">writing</span> <span word="brush">brush</span>.</p><p><span word="Chisom">Chisom</span> <span word="Nwosu">Nwosu</span>, <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Nigeria">Nigeria</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="festival">festival</span> <span word="atmosphere">atmosphere</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Pingyao">Pingyao</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="jubilant">jubilant</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="performances">performances</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="great">great</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="chance">chance</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="gain">gain</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="understanding">understanding</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="traditional">traditional</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="folk">folk</span> <span word="culture">culture</span>.</p><p><span word="Pingyao">Pingyao</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="UNESCO">UNESCO</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="cultural">cultural</span> <span word="heritage">heritage</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1997. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="famous">famous</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="well">well</span>-<span word="preserved">preserved</span> <span word="ancient">ancient</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="walls">walls</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1980<span word="s">s</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="rarely">rarely</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="visitors">visitors</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Pingyao">Pingyao</span>. <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="figure">figure</span> <span word="soared">soared</span> <span word="to">to</span> 115,000 <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="ancient">ancient</span> <span word="town">town</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="received">received</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 1.5 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="tourists">tourists</span> <span word="since">since</span> 1997.</p>
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