Shenzhen City in China’s Guangdong Province issued offshore renminbi local government bonds in Hong Kong Thursday evening, the fourth time since 2021.
The issue size of the bonds stands at 7 billion yuan (around 980 million U.S. dollars), with maturities of two years, three years, five years and 10 years, and the bulk being social responsibility bonds, low-carbon-city-themed green bonds and sustainable development bonds.
Shenzhen issues local gov’t bonds in Hong Kong
China Media Group (CMG), the country’s flagship broadcaster, aired a gala celebrating the traditional Qixi Festival, also known as the Chinese Valentine’s Day, on Saturday, offering a visual feast and a romantic atmosphere for viewers nationwide.
The Qixi Festival falls on every seventh day of the seventh month according to the Chinese lunar calendar. It celebrates the legend of the annual dating between the mythological figures of the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl. This year’s Qixi Festival falls on Saturda.
The gala’s main stage was situated in Yunxi County, within Shiyan City in Hubei Province, central China. Yunxi, as the ancestral home of the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl, is regarded as an important birthplace and inheritance place of Qixi culture.
This year’s gala featured a diverse range of performances, including songs, dramas, dances, recitations, and musicals.
“Although widely viewed as Chinese Valentine’s Day, Qixi is not solely focused on love. It is about pursuing and building a better life, involving endeavors such as seeking skills and wisdom to make oneself stronger. This is the essence of Qixi,” said Gu Zhigang, the gala’s chief director.
Apart from show on CMG’s TV channels including CCTV-1, CCTV-3, and CCTV-15, the gala is available on CMG’s official website, new media platforms such as CCTV news app and Yangshipin app, as well as radio programs.
China Media Group airs Qixi Festival gala