Serbia is marking Chinese New Year with celebrations held in the country's capital Belgrade.
One of the organizers is a renowned Serbian artist who frequently performs in China.
Our correspondent Aljoša Milenković reports.
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One of the organizers is a renowned Serbian artist who frequently performs in China.
Our correspondent Aljoša Milenković reports.
#Serbia #CNY #SpringFestival
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00:00The Chinese Cultural Center in Belgrade is where officials released details of the week's long celebration.
00:07The mascot for the Year of the Snake was on hand to mark the occasion.
00:12One of the organizers is Slobodan Trkulja, a renowned Serbian artist who frequently performs in China.
00:19In Serbia we're celebrating Chinese New Year already for seven years with the Chinese Lantern Festival
00:24and since this year with Silk Road Festival I would like to congratulate Spring Festival on such a grand occasion
00:31and I wish you all the best in the New Year.
00:33Some 200 kilometers southeast from Belgrade in the town of Bor,
00:38Chinese state-owned Zijin Mining Group has invested billions in Serbian mining activities.
00:44Relations between the two countries have grown over the years and everyone is excited about the Chinese New Year.
00:53And here is a cook in the town of Bor preparing famous Chinese dumplings for the festivities.
01:02Dumplings come in various shapes. You can see this is a willow leaf-shaped dumpling,
01:06this is crescent-shaped and this is Chinese ancient ingot-shaped.
01:11You can choose whatever you want.
01:15Back in Belgrade, in the country's famous Kolarac concert hall,
01:19Serbia recently held a performance by a Chinese troupe from Jilin province.
01:24Their director said the Serbian and Chinese audience was thrilled.
01:31I'm particularly honored to bring an art troupe to Serbia to perform during the year of the Snake Spring Festival.
01:37I have some expectations for myself which are to bring more excellent programs to Serbia in the future,
01:42allowing Serbian audiences to better understand our China and our traditional culture.
01:49The audience gave cheering ovations to the performers.
01:52They sang Serbia's most cherished folk song, There, Far Away, and danced Chinese traditional dances.
02:00According to the Julian calendar, most everyone around the world celebrates the New Year on January 1st.
02:07But some places, like Russia, like Serbia, get to celebrate two other New Years this month,
02:14the Orthodox New Year and the Chinese New Year.
02:17Aljoša Milenković, CGTN, from a festive Belgrade.