BEIJING
Performance of the world famous Turkish dance group, Anadolu Atesi (Fire of Anatolia), impressed Chinese art-lovers.
Thousands of Chinese people sang along with the show's music during the dancers were performing.
Can Ocak, the principal dancer of the group, told AA that it was their fifth show in China and added, the first time they danced in China was in China People's Palace and it was several years ago.
Ocak mentioned that Chinese people were so friendly and so far, in each performance they were applauded loudly.
Before performing on stage, the Fire of Anatolia performed a 4-minute show on the Chinese Central Television (CCTV).
Ocak added that they went to China with 70 dancers.
Ilknur Yigit, the Beijing consultant of Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism underlined the importance of the broadcast of CCTV as Fire of Anatolia danced on the first night of th4e Chinese new year.
As they year of 2013 is the "Year of Turkey" in China, the Chinese media focuses on Turkey, and Yigit added that the dance performance of Fire of Anatolia was watched by hundreds of millions of people in China.
