Last Saturday, the first Auckland East Chinese Culture and Art Festival / was celebrated by the locals at the China Town in east Auckland. The festival organized by Pakuranga Chinese Association     1     (support) by a local art organization and the local government.

Barry Hung, chairperson of the Pakuranga Chinese Association, was proud of his community members     2     have worked hard to show the Chinese culture and art at the festival. “It is the first time we do this event. Many of the     3     (performer) and artists are volunteers. And     4     Chinese performances are performed by our neighbors aged over 60,” said Hung.

Peking opera and Chinese classic dances and drum dances as well as the exhibition of photos, paintings and handicraft works     5     (be) among the highlight s of the festival which attracted a large audience from across the city.

“Chinese traditional culture is important to New Zealand Chinese. It is     6     (equal) important to get more people involved and let the mainstream New Zealand society understand the     7     (tradition) Chinese culture and art,” said Auckland councillor(议员) Paul Young.

Auckland’s east suburbs are home     8     many Chinese communities, with     9     (increase) local acknowledgement of the Chinese culture. Well-organized local Chinese associations often work with the local government and communities     10     (hold) Chinese cultural events.

    1     (decorate) with cobalt blue pigment on a white ceramic body, qinghuaci ware (瓷器) in Jingdezhen, Jiangxi province, is considered the best     2     quality.

With a tradition of making ceramics dating back more than 2,000 years, Jingdezhen is known as the country’s “porcelain capital”,     3     (attract) artists from home and abroad.

“Ceramics embrace change. I’m here to inherit the tradition in a     4     (create) way.” Cai Wenjuan, a 36-year-old craftswoman, says. In 2012, Cai established her own company and     5     (build) the ceramics-themed brand China Story. “The charm and story behind the blue-and-white porcelain can     6     (tell) through the way the young feel connected,” Cai says, adding that porcelain can be stylish.

As a provincial-level inheritor of the blue-and-white porcelain-painting, on a video-sharing platform Douyin, Cai has posted more than 60 clips     7     (popularize) the craft and the culture.

In 2014,     8     exhibition area of ancient kiln and folk cultures in Jingdezhen,     9     covers a total space of 83 hectares, was assigned a top-grade scenic spot. Today, antique porcelain ware from Jingdezhen is still highly valued by collectors all around the world.

Like Cai, young artists are considering a career in porcelain-related businesses in Jingdezhen, with the local government rolling out supportive     10     (measure) for a variety of startups in the field.