In April 2026, the children's television production team of Dutch public broadcaster AVROTROS contacted the China Cultural Center in The Hague to invite a Chinese traditional dance group to participate in Zin in Zappelin, a popular children's television programme. The proposed segment focused on traditional Chinese umbrella dance. Following coordination by the Center, the collaboration was successfully arranged.

AVROTROS is one of the Netherlands' established public broadcasting organisations, with a long history of producing television content for young audiences. Zin in Zappelin, aimed at children aged two to six, is known for its lively presentation and colourful visual style and is a familiar programme to many Dutch families.

For the recording, the China Cultural Center in The Hague sent three members of its dance group, who performed two specially choreographed traditional Chinese umbrella dances. The performances introduced young Dutch viewers to the beauty of Chinese traditional dance in an entertaining and accessible way.

The AVROTROS production team highly praised the dancers' professional performances. The collaboration proceeded smoothly, with the programme team sharing the main themes of the interview in advance to ensure a natural connection between the dance performances and the accompanying conversations.

The episode was broadcast nationally on NPO 3 on Wednesday, 23 September 2026, in two time slots: 7:00–8:00 a.m. and 12:00–1:00 p.m., reaching family audiences across the Netherlands.

The programme is also available to watch on demand via the Dutch public broadcasting platform NPO Start (www.npostart.nl) and the programme's official website (www.zappelin.nl/zininzappelin).