{"id":6059,"date":"2025-11-05T14:32:23","date_gmt":"2025-11-05T12:32:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/derawetmedia.com\/?p=6059"},"modified":"2025-11-05T14:32:54","modified_gmt":"2025-11-05T12:32:54","slug":"chinese-embassy-in-juba-hosts-cultural-festival-and-screening-of-nezha-birth-of-the-demon-child","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/derawetmedia.com\/?p=6059","title":{"rendered":"Chinese Embassy in Juba Hosts Cultural Festival and Screening of \u201cNezha: Birth of the Demon Child\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>Juba \u2013 Al-Wadi Newspaper<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Chinese Embassy in South Sudan organized the <strong>Chinese Cultural Festival<\/strong> on Monday, November 4, alongside the screening of the popular film <em>\u201cNezha: Birth of the Demon Child.\u201d<\/em> The event was attended by the Chinese Ambassador to South Sudan, <strong>H.E. Ma Qiang<\/strong>, who delivered a welcoming speech, as well as more than <strong>80 secondary school students<\/strong>, including those from the <strong>Chinese Friendship Secondary School<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In his remarks, Ambassador Ma emphasized that <strong>culture serves as a bridge connecting the peoples of China and South Sudan<\/strong>, despite the geographical distance between the two nations. He expressed hope that such activities would help South Sudanese youth learn more about Chinese culture, promote mutual understanding, and plant <strong>the seeds of friendship between the two peoples<\/strong> in the hearts of the younger generation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery aligncenter has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1536\" data-id=\"6061\" src=\"https:\/\/derawetmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Chains5.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6061\" srcset=\"https:\/\/derawetmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Chains5.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/derawetmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Chains5-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/derawetmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Chains5-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/derawetmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Chains5-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery aligncenter has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" data-id=\"6063\" src=\"https:\/\/derawetmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Chains4.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6063\" srcset=\"https:\/\/derawetmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Chains4.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/derawetmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Chains4-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/derawetmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Chains4-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/derawetmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Chains4-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" data-id=\"6064\" src=\"https:\/\/derawetmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Chains3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6064\" srcset=\"https:\/\/derawetmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Chains3.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/derawetmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Chains3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/derawetmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Chains3-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/derawetmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Chains3-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" data-id=\"6062\" src=\"https:\/\/derawetmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Chains-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6062\" srcset=\"https:\/\/derawetmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Chains-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/derawetmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Chains-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/derawetmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Chains-1-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The festival featured various cultural and artistic activities, including a demonstration of <strong>traditional Chinese calligraphy<\/strong> by embassy staff. Children had the opportunity to try writing with ink and brush, creating Chinese characters that represented values such as peace, security, and blessing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The event was filled with <strong>joyful and engaging moments<\/strong>, as participants expressed admiration for Chinese art and culture, reflecting the growing <strong>cultural ties between China and South Sudan<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery aligncenter has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" data-id=\"6065\" src=\"https:\/\/derawetmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Chains6.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6065\" srcset=\"https:\/\/derawetmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Chains6.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/derawetmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Chains6-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/derawetmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Chains6-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/derawetmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Chains6-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" data-id=\"6067\" src=\"https:\/\/derawetmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Chains2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6067\" srcset=\"https:\/\/derawetmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Chains2.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/derawetmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Chains2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/derawetmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Chains2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/derawetmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Chains2-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Juba \u2013 Al-Wadi Newspaper The Chinese Embassy in South Sudan organized the Chinese Cultural Festival on Monday, November 4, alongside the screening of the popular film \u201cNezha: Birth of the&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6060,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6059","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-local-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/derawetmedia.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6059","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/derawetmedia.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/derawetmedia.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/derawetmedia.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/derawetmedia.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6059"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/derawetmedia.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6059\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6068,"href":"https:\/\/derawetmedia.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6059\/revisions\/6068"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/derawetmedia.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/6060"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/derawetmedia.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6059"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/derawetmedia.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6059"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/derawetmedia.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6059"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}