Source: Xinhuanet
Comprehensive news: concerts, lion dances, baseball games from many countries to celebrate the Chinese New Year
Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, February 2 (Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, February 2) Comprehensive Xinhua News Agency reporters abroad reported: At the beginning of the Year of the Tiger, melodious concerts, lively Chinese lion dances, and wonderful baseball friendly games… One after another wonderful activities were staged in many countries. The Chinese people sent New Year wishes and brought a festive atmosphere to the people of the world.
On the evening of February 1, the “Peace, Friendship, Love” Winter Olympics New Year Concert, which was performed by nearly 100 Chinese and foreign artists and recorded separately in China and France, was broadcast globally through France International Television 5. The concert is 110 minutes long. In the “Beijing Winter Olympics” and “Paris Summer Olympics”, French pianist Richard Clayderman played the piano piece “Skating Waltz”, and the Paris Love Orchestra played Vivaldi’s “Four Seasons” In “Winter”, the Olympic spirit and ice and snow culture are subtly integrated into music; in “Sino-Foreign Friendship”, Western classic cultural styles such as Italian opera and French traditional dance complement and complement each other with traditional Chinese cultural programs such as Kunqu Opera and Peking Opera; Celebrating the Spring Festival”, the paper-cut and Spring Festival couplets of Shaanxi Shenmu appeared on the stage, offering Chinese New Year blessings to the global audience. Chinese artists and the Chinese and French breakdance teams also performed “co-performs” in front of the Temple of Heaven in Beijing and the Eiffel Tower in Paris, respectively, showing the unique charm of the combination of Chinese and Western cultures.
Chinese Ambassador to France Lu Shaye delivered a speech at the concert, saying that both art and sports will become bridges and bonds, bringing the Chinese and French people closer and tightening the friendship between the two peoples. French singer Juliette Zenati, who participated in the performance, said that the Beijing Winter Olympics is a highly anticipated event. The whole world is going through the difficult time of the new crown epidemic. People from all countries need to get closer to each other, unite and share. .
On February 1, the Chinese New Year Celebration of the Year of the Tiger of the Overseas Chinese Community in Panama kicked off. This is the first celebration after Panama announced that the Chinese Spring Festival will be included in the national celebration. The traditional Chinese lion dance became the eye-catching highlight of the opening ceremony of the festivities. 18 Chinese lions representing auspiciousness sent by various overseas Chinese groups danced from the old Chinatown of Panama City to the Presidential Palace in the festive sound of gongs and drums, where they paid New Year’s greetings to the President. Subsequently, the opening ceremony of the New Year’s celebration was held in a nearby square. Vice President Jose Carriso conveyed the greetings of Panamanian President Cortiso to the Panamanian Chinese community, “Chinese overseas Chinese have not only been integrated into Panamanian society, but have become an important component, which adds the great value of Chinese culture to the multi-ethnic wealth of Panama.”
According to official data, there are about 200,000 overseas Chinese in Panama. The New Year celebrations attracted a large number of local people to participate. Activities such as fireworks display, Spring Festival theatrical performances and temple fairs also brought joy and joy to the local people during the Chinese New Year.
On January 31, Nicaragua held a friendly baseball game between China and Nigeria to welcome the Beijing Winter Olympics and celebrate the Chinese New Year. The game was held at the National Baseball Stadium in Managua, the capital, and opened with the national anthems of the two countries. Yu Bo, Counselor of the Chinese Embassy in Nicaragua, kicked off the game with Laureano Ortega, Advisor to the President of Nicaragua. Nigerian professional baseball players wore red and yellow “Chinese Tigers” with Chinese characteristics and blue and white “Nicaraguan Warriors” custom-made uniforms for the Chinese New Year special game. The audience wore cultural shirts and baseball caps with elements of the Beijing Winter Olympics and the Spring Festival, as well as the national flag badges of the two countries, cheering for the players’ wonderful skills and the friendship between the two countries.
The Nepalese representative said that the resumption of diplomatic relations between Nepal and China has opened up new space for bilateral cooperation in various fields. Sports is a bridge of communication between people and countries. The Nigerian side believes that the Beijing Winter Olympics will surely be a grand event of unity and peace, and wishes the Beijing Winter Olympics a complete success. The electronic screens in the venue scrolled to play the Beijing Winter Olympics promotional video, traditional Spring Festival songs, etc. Fireworks outside the stadium pushed the atmosphere to a climax. On the same day, the National Palace, a landmark building in the center of Managua, also lit up the “China Red” light show.
On January 31, a Chinese New Year concert filled with Chinese style was held at the Concert Hall of the Cultural Center of Banja Luka, the second largest city in Bosnia and Herzegovina, bringing a wonderful evening to the audience.
The evening’s concert was performed by the Orchestra of the Faculty of Arts of Banja Luka University. The repertoire included traditional Chinese folk songs “Jasmine Flower” and “Walking to the West Exit”, as well as a number of Bosnian classic ballads, waltzes and rondos such as “This Beautiful House”. The performance ended with the cheerful melody of “Ah, Goodbye Friends” and the warm applause of the audience. (Participating reporters: Liu Fang, Su Jin, Zhang Xiuzhi, Wu Hao, Zhu Yubo)
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