10000attendHuangreuniondinnerinXiasha
From: Shenzhen Daily
Updated: 2005-10-11 00:10
10,000 attend Huang reunion dinner in Xiasha |
MORE than 10,000 people from around the world with the family name of Huang gathered in Shenzhen on Sunday, attending the international federation reunion of the Huang Family, the Shenzhen Evening News reported. Some 280 members of the federation from the United States, Canada, Mexico, South Korea, Cambodia, Vietnam, the Philippines, Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand were invited to the annual reunion. During the two-day gathering, the visitors went sightseeing, visited their ancestral temple and watched traditional dragon dances, lion dances and stilt performances. The Sunday dinner in the Xiasha cultural plaza was joined by more than 10,000 diners, including another 230 members from other provinces and autonomous regions. The diners shared basins full of food at more than 1,000 tables. The international federation of the Huang Family was established in the Philippines in April, 1980. It was the second gathering of the eighth federation, which took place in the Xiasha community in Futian District where most residents are surnamed Huang. |