2021-06-13 12:05:10 GMT2021-06-13 20:05:10(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
AUCKLAND, New Zealand, June 13 (Xinhua) Ethnic communities in Auckland, New Zealand celebrated the Chinese Dragon Boat Festival with music, dances and rice dumplings on Sunday.
The We are a Family Dragon Boat Festival multicultural gala was aimed at promoting friendship and solidarity among New Zealand s diverse communities.
Cultural dances and music performances by community groups from Chinese, Maori, Indonesian, Indian and Philippine ethnicities were staged in the multicultural gala. Guests were invited to wrap their own Zongzi (rice dumplings) for the traditional Chinese festival.
Chinese Vice Consul-General in Auckland Xiao Yewen said at the opening remark that China is committed to building a community with a shared civilization on the basis of equality and mutual respect, while New Zealand enjoys diverse ethnic groups and supports multiculturalism.
Chinese books welcomed at New Zealand-China Book Show
Xinhua
02 May 2021, 22:30 GMT+10
AUCKLAND, New Zealand, May 2 (Xinhua) Book lovers in Auckland, New Zealand indulged themselves in the 1,500 books from China on display at the New Zealand-China Book Show in central Auckland on Sunday. The New Zealand-China Book Show was hosted by China International Book Trading Corporation with local partners New Zealand China Culture Exchange Centre and Panda Bookshop, aiming to provide quality Chinese books to readers and book lovers in New Zealand. Xi Jinping: The Governance of China Volume Three and popular children s books were among the many books at the book show, which attracted community members, professionals and industrial representatives.
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