China Culture Art Fest 2017 kicks off in Miri today
MIRI: There will be a host of spectacular performances by various cultural troupes from Malaysia and China at the fiveday China Culture Art Festival 2017, which kicks off at the civic centre here today.
The event, run by DH Media Sdn Bhd, is part of China’s ‘One Belt, One Road’ programme, according to Assistant Minister for Tourism Datuk Lee Kim Shin.
“Over 10 local Chinese cultural organisations will join performers from China in putting up an unforgettable show in Miri,” he said after a meeting with the heads of different cultural organisations at the Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) Senadin servide centre in Permyjaya here recently.
Lee pointed out that the festival is aimed at enhancing the relationship between China and Malaysia, promoting the state’s entertainment industry and its tourism attractions, as well as creating an exchange programme in arts and culture between both countries.
“The event will help draw in more crowds to Miri, who will then be looking at our latest developments. Apart from that, it ( festival) will also help in bringing more investors from China through the entertainment industry, which will surely help boost the state’s economic growth,” he added.
The China Culture Art Festival 2017willfeaturevariousperforming arts from China including crossgender performancse, ‘wuqiao’ acrobatics, ‘Monkey King’, ‘face-off opera’, ‘shaolin’ kungfu and ‘guan gong’ performance.
Tickets are on sale and for more information, call 0143097858 (Jisha) or 016- 8886113 (Annie). Alternatively, visit www. dhgjgroup.com.