ID: 8452541
Dateline: Nov 6-7, 2025
Location: Shaanxi,China;
Duration: 1’30
Source: CCTV Video News Agency
Restrictions: No access Chinese mainland
Published: 2025-11-09 15:12
Last Modified: 2025-11-09 19:07
Shotlist
Xi’an City, Shaanxi Province, northwest China – Nov 6-7, 2025 (CCTV Video News Agency – No access Chinese mainland)
1. Various of Qin opera performance in progress at the opening ceremony of Global Video Media Forum (VMF)
2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Zhang Jinming, local student (starting with shot 1):
“Qin Opera is the dazzling treasure of Chinese culture. Originated from Shaanxi, it features bold singing and colorful face paintings, which hide the wisdom of the Chinese people.”
3. Various of Chinese, foreign schoolchildren delivering chorus
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Morris Mkwate, Head of Channel, Zimbabwe’s Zimpapers TV Network:
“It was a fascinating opening to the forum and it was in typical Chinese fashion in that there was a lot of creativity, there was a lot of culture captured in one frame.”
5. Various of Chinese, foreign schoolchildren delivering chorus
6. SOUNDBITE (Russian) Emil Huseynov, Head of Advertising and Marketing Department, AZERTAC (partially overlaid with shot 7):
“Since ancient times, the Silk Road has been the main trade artery, always passing through my country, Azerbaijan. I’m deeply flattered the organizers chose to depict this through children and symbolic figures.”
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7. Digital projections on screen
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8. Various of Chinese, foreign schoolchildren delivering chorus, waving at attendees
Storyline
A soaring Qin Opera solo and 40-voice children’s chorus marked the launch of the Global South Media Partnership Mechanism Inauguration Meeting and the 13th Global Video Media Forum (VMF) in Xi’an City on Thursday, bridging Silk Road history with a vision of global cooperation.
Xi’an is the provincial capital of northwest China’s Shaanxi Province, where the ancient Silk Road began. It is also where Qin Opera emerged as an art form.
Eleven-year-old Zhang Jinming, a fifth-grader at local primary school, took center stage in full Qin Opera makeup and costume, delivering a bold excerpt of the genre.
“Qin Opera is the dazzling treasure of Chinese culture. Originated from Shaanxi, it features bold singing and colorful face paintings, which hide the wisdom of the Chinese people,” the young singer said.
Zhang’s solo was followed by 40 other Chinese and international schoolchildren on stage for a choral performance as depictions of Silk Road caravans, Tang Dynasty splendor, and life along the modern Silk Road were displayed on screen using cutting-edge projection.
“It was a fascinating opening to the forum and it was in typical Chinese fashion in that there was a lot of creativity, there was a lot of culture captured in one frame,” said Morris Mkwate, Head of Channel at Zimbabwe’s Zimpapers TV Network.
Azerbaijan’s AZERTAC marketing chief Emil Huseynov also commended the performance, highlighting its inclusion of elements from multiple cultures.
“Since ancient times, the Silk Road has been the main trade artery, always passing through my country, Azerbaijan. I’m deeply flattered the organizers chose to depict this through children and symbolic figures,” he said.
Themed “Building Consensus for Shared Benefits: Media’s Role in Global Governance”, the forum gathered more than 300 guests, including heads of international organizations and media institutions from 40 countries and regions, as well as representatives from embassies in China.
Hosted by CCTV Video News Agency (CCTV+), the Publicity Department of the CPC Xi’an Municipal Committee, and CMG Shaanxi Bureau — with support from CGTN — the two-day forum also launched the Global South Media Partners Mechanism to amplify Southern voices in global discourse.
