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On June 4, 18 diplomats from 16 countries, including Nigeria, the Czech Republic, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Ghana, Cambodia, Zimbabwe, Laos, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Argentina, the Bahamas, Burkina Faso, Kenya, Guinea, and Somalia, visited Yulin. The diplomats immersed themselves in the unique cultural charm of Yulin, experiencing the historical heritage of this famous city in northern Shaanxi.
The diplomats enjoy a performance of Northern Shaanxi folk songs.
The diplomats visit the Northern Shaanxi Folk Song Museum.
The diplomats interact with performers of the Northern Shaanxi yangge dance.
NINIKANWA OLACHI OKEY-UCHE, Nigerian Envoy to China, experiences a performance of Yangge dance in Northern Shaanxi.
Diplomats pose for a group photo at the Northern Shaanxi Folk Song Museum.
Northern Shaanxi folk songs are a national intangible cultural heritage, and a unique form of folk art that has been orally passed down by the people in the Northern Shaanxi plateau for thousands of years. The Northern Shaanxi Folk Song Museum is China's first thematic museum dedicated to the culture and folk music in Northern Shaanxi, which fully reflect the historical changes and the humanistic spirit of Northern Shaanxi. It is a multi-functional museum that integrates folk song research, creation, training, exchange, performance promotion, and peripheral product development.
Next, the diplomats visited the Zhenbei Tower, known as the "First Military Observation Tower of the Great Wall." Zhenbei Tower is one of the most grand and majestic buildings among the ruins of the Ming Great Wall.
Diplomats taking photos at Zhenbei Tower
Majestic Zhenbei Tower
Diplomats taking a group photo after visiting Zhenbei Tower
Despite centuries of vicissitudes, Zhenbei Tower still stands majestically in the north of this ancient city of Yulin, witnessing the bravery and resilience of this land. (Reported and photo by Qiao Yongzhen)
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