Chinese spring festival held in Yangon

26 February 2019
Chinese spring festival held in Yangon
(File) Artists from China's Yunnan province perform during the Myanmar-China New Year Gala ceremony in Yangon, Myanmar, 19 January 2019. Photo: Nyein Chan Naing/EPA

A Chinese cultural troupe held performances in Myanmar's former capital city of Yangon in celebration of Chinese Spring Festival, Xinhua reported.

Shown at the National Theater, the performances, titled Culture of China, Festival of Spring, featured songs and dances including Chinese ethnic traditional ones, classical music and Peking opera.

Present at the concert were Union Minister of Religious Affairs and Culture U Aung Ko, Chinese Ambassador Hong Liang and Chairman of the Yangon Chinatown Spring Festival Organizing Committee U Chit Sein.