CGTN published this video item, entitled “CGTN launches global ‘Read a Poem’ campaign– Youths from many places in the world read poem together” – below is their description.
Young people from Beijing, Hong Kong, Macao, Berlin, Copenhagen and other places together read the poem “Prelude to Water Melody” for you as part of CGTN’s “Read a Poem” campaign. We launched this special event for the Mid-Autumn Festival and International Day of Peace in September. We invite you to read a poem featuring the themes of love and peace in your native language. Post the video with the hashtag #readapoem# on social media and tag us or send your video to our email address readapoem2022@gmail.com. Your video could be reposted by CGTN’s official account. Don’t forget to say our slogan in the video, “I read this poem for you, though thousands of miles apart, poetry brings us the same beat of the heart.”
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