Pittsburgh Chinese Cultural Festival paves way for Mid-Autumn holiday

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Summer Ji performs a Summer Festival dance during the Pittsburgh Chinese Cultural Festival on Sept. 16 in Mellon Park, Point Breeze.

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Monroeville native Bhavini Patel greets guests on behalf of Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald during the Pittsburgh Chinese Cultural Festival on Sept. 16 in Mellon Park, Point Breeze.

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Members of the Pittsburgh Chinese Cultural Center Art Group perform during the Pittsburgh Chinese Cultural Festival on Sept. 16 in Mellon Park, Point Breeze.

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Mayor Ed Gainey (center) presents a proclamation to Dequan Dave Jiao, Pittsburgh Chinese Cultural Center chairman, and Dr. Ye Liang, PCCC board president, during the Pittsburgh Chinese Cultural Festival on Sept. 16 in Mellon Park, Point Breeze.

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Yuxuan Gao (left) and Claire Ding prepare to perform with the Lanlan Dance Academy during the Pittsburgh Chinese Cultural Festival on Sept. 16 in Mellon Park, Point Breeze.

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Nancy Xiao plays a pipa during the Pittsburgh Chinese Cultural Festival on Sept. 16 in Mellon Park, Point Breeze.

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Evalyn Luo sings the national anthem to help launch the Pittsburgh Chinese Cultural Festival on Sept. 16 in Mellon Park, Point Breeze.

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Performers from Coiling Dragon Chinese Kung-Fu School open the Pittsburgh Chinese Cultural Festival on Sept. 16 in Mellon Park, Point Breeze.

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Chatham University students (from left) Anastasia Harouse, Kundhavaidevi Balamurugan, Sophia Diao, Shokhsanam Sadirova and Oydin Ruzimukhamedova enjoy the Pittsburgh Chinese Cultural Festival on Sept. 16 in Mellon Park, Point Breeze.

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Alina Chi styles Sihan Wang’s hair prior to a perforance during the Pittsburgh Chinese Cultural Festival on Sept. 16 in Mellon Park, Point Breeze.

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Anya Chen (left) plays the erhu, a two-stringed bowed instrument, and Chengxi Tao and Nancy Xiao play pipas during the Pittsburgh Chinese Cultural Festival on Sept. 16 in Mellon Park, Point Breeze.

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Sing Zhang speaks during the Pittsburgh Chinese Cultural Festival on Sept. 16 in Mellon Park, Point Breeze.

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Bill Flanagan, chief corporate relations officer for the Allegheny Conference on Community Development, speaks during the Pittsburgh Chinese Cultural Festival on Sept. 16 in Mellon Park, Point Breeze.

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Razin Karu, executive director of Gov. Josh Shapiro’s Commission on Asian American and Pacific Islander Affairs, speaks during the Pittsburgh Chinese Cultural Festival on Sept. 16 in Mellon Park, Point Breeze.

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Shokhsanam Sadirova takes a photo of a photographer during the Pittsburgh Chinese Cultural Festival on Sept. 16 in Mellon Park, Point Breeze.

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Summer Ji gets ready to perform a Summer Festival dance during the Pittsburgh Chinese Cultural Festival on Sept. 16 in Mellon Park, Point Breeze.

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Rachel Xu plays a pipa during the Pittsburgh Chinese Cultural Festival on Sept. 16 in Mellon Park, Point Breeze.

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Dr. Ye Liang, Pittsburgh Chinese Cultural Center board president, speaks during the Pittsburgh Chinese Cultural Festival on Sept. 16 in Mellon Park, Point Breeze.

















