Chinese New Year Temple Fair organized in Kathmandu
- By Melsam Ojha
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Himali Cultural Family dance to an ethnic song. [Photo by Melsam Ojha/China.org.cn] |
The celebration of Chinese New Year takes place in several parts of the world and the Embassy of the People's Republic of China and China Cultural Centre in Nepal have organized festival events in Kathmandu for three days.
The first event organized by the Chinese Embassy in Soaltee Hotel was inaugurated by Rt. Honorable President of Nepal Shrimati Bidhya Devi Bhandari on January 19.
The Chinese people and some ethnic groups of Nepal share common New Year symbols, though the celebration time is different as per their local calendar. Hence, the ethnic groups from different parts of Nepal who reside in the capital city also joined the Chinese temple fair organized by the center in Bhrikuti Mandap. Moreover, college students, several other school students and people of different professions also arrived at the spot to observe the event.
The venue was fully decorated. The entrance had a 20-foot high golden temple, two dragons facing each other which were erected by an air-blower and hundreds of red lantern spread festive moments. Attractions at the event also included several stalls of creative sugar arts, bookshops and crafts.
Yin Kunsong, director of the center for eloquent attire, welcomed the audience to enjoy the program and briefly introduced the objective of his office. Different Chinese cultural shows were performed by the artists; namely Wang Wan, Yang Yi, Yue Jia, Wu Shaozheng and Ma Zhongge from cultural and art troupes of Nanjing.
Equally, to perform Nepalese dance, artists Dipak Thapa (magician and comedian), Deepa Gurung, Biraj Magar and their coworkers of Himali Cultural Family travelled from Pokhara to Kathmandu by cordial invitation of the China Cultural Centre.
The renowned Chinese artists Ma Chongge exhibited face changing art not only on stage but with the audience. She even blew fire with special a technique.
Furthermore, the public cheered when Yue Jia and Wu Shaozhong sang popular Nepali song Resham Firiri. Both Yue and Wu are members of the Jiangsu Musician Association.
The Chinese audience was also rejoicing when Prakash Acharya, Nepali Chinese language graduate sang a popular song "High Upon the Mountain Side" Beside these acts, young artists from Himali Cultural Family performed various dances of different ethnicities; Gurung, Thakali and Magar. The cultural family has been conserving and promoting Nepalese authentic cultures at home and abroad for more than two decades.
Menkaji Gurung, President of Himali Cultural Family says, "The mutual performances highlight the respect offered to both cultures of Nepal and China. We are happy to receive invitations from China Cultural Centre to promote cultures on win-win basis.
"Friends are meant to share and brothers are meant to care for each other. We neighboring nations are friends to share our ideologies of well-being of the people and brothers to care in the time of necessity.
"This cultural exchange is the most vital aspect as it directly involves people's intuition, interaction and their own level of approach that in turn enhances the harmony among themselves," says Rupak Sapkota, a Nepali graduate in international relations from Renmin University of China.
A student of microbiology from St. Xavier Campus, Samikchya Kandel who was enthusiastically observing the event says, "Mutualism is the most beneficial interaction in nature that occurs by exchanges among organisms. Similarly these exchange programs can also serve to be a mutual stand point among us to strengthen our relationships along with culture exchanges."
Likewise, the face changing artist Ma Chongge on Wechat shared her feelings, "To earn the trust of the strangers is great, and as time passes, become their friends."
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