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| Raise the flag - Seattle Zha Liyou (second from right), Chinese deputy consul general in San Francisco, attends a flag-raising ceremony to celebrate the National Day of China with Chinese community leaders on Sept 10. Linda Deng / China Daily |
| Orchestra visits - Seattle China's Guangdong National Orchestra performs traditional Chinese music for an American audience for the first time in Seattle at Benaroya Hall on Monday. Linda Deng / China Daily |
| Artistry in paper - Seattle Before a concert presented by the Guangdong National Orchestra on Monday, artists from China demonstrate the traditional Chinese paper-cutting art at Benaroya Hall. Linda Deng / China Daily |
| Lantern lesson - Seattle An artist from Guangdong province shows the audience at Benaroya Hall how to make a traditional Chinese silk lantern. The presentation was part of the third annual West Coast Across the Pacific China Arts Festival by the China Arts and Entertainment Group, affiliated with China's Ministry of Culture. Linda Deng / China Daily |
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