Chio-Tian Folk Drums and Art Troupe performed in Tokyo and Osaka at the end of May to showcase Taiwan’s traditional artistry.
May 22 saw the group awe guests at a reception in Tokyo co-hosted by the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in Japan and the Embassy of the Republic of Paraguay in Japan, with sponsorship from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. President Santiago Peña Palacios of Paraguay attended, as did Lee Yi-yang, head of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Japan, and Keiji Furuya, chair of the Japan-ROC Diet Members’ Consultative Council.
The event was organized to celebrate the bond between the three countries, the MOFA said. The troupe drew an audience of more than 200 people to a performance the following day at Osaka’s ABC Hall, organizer TECO Osaka added.
Founded in 1995 in central Taiwan’s Taichung City, Chio-Tian got its start in traditional temple fair parades. The MOFA said that it, along with other acrobatic and opera troupes, performed in Taipei City for President Lai Ching-te’s inauguration ceremony May 20, 2024. (POC-E)
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