Chinese music, food and traditional performances filled Copenhagen’s City Hall Square on Sunday as the Danish capital hosted its first Copenhagen China Festival in celebration of the Mid-Autumn Festival.
Held on September 27 under the theme “Mid-Autumn in Poetry,” the festival brought Chinese cultural traditions into one of Copenhagen’s central public spaces. The event was organised by the China Cultural Center in Copenhagen together with other partners.
The programme included traditional Chinese music and dance, dragon and lion dances, calligraphy, crafts and Chinese food. A major feature was a performance by the Zhejiang Wuju Opera Troupe, showcasing Wuju Opera, a traditional form of Chinese theatre recognised as part of China’s national intangible cultural heritage.
Visitors could also take part in activities including Chinese tea culture, calligraphy and traditional crafts, while sampling mooncakes and other Chinese specialities associated with the Mid-Autumn Festival.
The festival ran from 10:00 to 18:00 at City Hall Square and was free to attend, according to Copenhagen’s official cultural event calendar.
The Mid-Autumn Festival, celebrated on the 15th day of the eighth month of the Chinese lunar calendar, is traditionally associated with family reunions, sharing and the harvest.
The Copenhagen event combined those traditions with contemporary cultural elements, with the organisers highlighting the meeting of traditional Chinese arts and modern creativity.
Sources: China Cultural Center in Copenhagen (CCCPH)
