PANJIN, Liaoning, Aug. 17, 2017/Xinhua-AsiaNet/– The second edition of “Red Beach Cup” International Youth Art Festival kicked off on August 14 in the Red Beach National Scenic Corridor, a spectacular tourist attraction located in the northeastern Chinese city of Panjin. More than 200 young people from China, Russia, the United States and other 11 countries […]

آستانہ، قزاقستان، 16 اگست 2017ء/سن ہوا-ایشیانیٹ/– “تیانیا ہائی جیاؤ آئیں جہاں سال بھر بہار ہوتی ہے؛ تیانیا ہائی جیاؤ آئیں جہاں اوپر بلندیوں اور نیچے گھاٹیوں میں پھول اور پھل ہیں۔” 14 اگست 2017ء کو ہائنان کے نغموں اور رقص کے ذریعے “خوبصورت ہائنان، صحت مند جزیرہ” عنوان سے ہائنان موضوع دن منایا گیا، جو […]

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