At the beginning of the year of the tiger, melodious concerts, lively Chinese lion dances, wonderful baseball friendlies… Wonderful activities were staged in turn in many countries, not only sending new year greetings to the Chinese people, but also bringing a festive atmosphere to the people of the world.
On the evening of February 1, the “peace, friendship and love” Winter Olympics and spring festival concert, which was jointly performed by nearly 100 Chinese and foreign artists and recorded separately in China and France, was broadcast worldwide on French international television five. The concert lasted 110 minutes. In the “Beijing Winter Olympics” and “Paris Summer Olympics”, French pianist Richard Clayderman played the piano piece “ice waltz”, and the Paris love orchestra played the “winter” in Vivaldi’s “four seasons”, skillfully integrating the Olympic spirit and ice and snow culture into the music; In the “friendship between China and foreign countries”, classical Western cultural styles such as Italian opera and French traditional dance complement and complement each other with Chinese traditional cultural programs such as Kunqu Opera and Beijing opera; In “Celebrating the Spring Festival”, Shaanxi Shenmu’s paper cutting and pasting Spring Festival couplets came to the stage to offer Spring Festival blessings to audiences all over the world. Chinese artists and the Chinese and French break dancing national team also “performed together across the air” in front of the temple of heaven in Beijing and the Eiffel Tower in Paris to show the unique charm of the combination of Chinese and Western culture.
Lu Shaye, Chinese ambassador to France, said in his speech to the concert that art and sports will become bridges and ties to bring the Chinese and French people closer and tighten the friendship between the two peoples. Giulie zenati, a French female singer who participated in the performance, said that the Beijing Winter Olympics is a grand event that people all over the world are looking forward to. The world is experiencing the difficult moment of covid-19 pandemic. People of all countries need to approach each other, unite and share.
On February 1, the Panamanian overseas Chinese society kicked off the spring festival celebration of the year of the tiger, which was the first celebration since Panama announced the inclusion of the Chinese Spring Festival in national celebrations. The traditional Chinese lion dance became the eye-catching highlight of the opening ceremony of the celebration. The 18 auspicious Chinese lions sent by overseas Chinese groups danced from the old Chinatown of Panama City to the presidential palace in the sound of festive gongs and drums, and paid New Year greetings to the president there. Subsequently, the opening ceremony of the New Year celebration was held in a nearby square. Vice President Jose carrisso conveyed the greetings of Panamanian President cortiso to the Panamanian Chinese community. “The Chinese overseas Chinese society has not only integrated into Panamanian society, but also become an important part of it, which has added great value of Chinese culture to Panamanian multi-ethnic wealth.”
According to official data, there are about 200000 overseas Chinese in Panama. New Year celebrations attracted a large number of local people to participate. Fireworks, Spring Festival theatrical performances and temple fairs also brought local people the joy of the Chinese New Year.
On January 31, Nicaragua held a China Nepal baseball friendship match to welcome the Beijing Winter Olympics and celebrate the Chinese Spring Festival. 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, counsellor of the Chinese Embassy in Nicaragua, kicked off the match with lauriano Ortega, adviser to the president of Nicaragua. Nigerian professional baseball players wore customized uniforms of red and yellow “Chinese Tiger” and blue and white “Nicaraguan warrior” with Chinese characteristics for the special match of Chinese Spring Festival. The audience dressed in Beijing Winter Olympics and Spring Festival cultural shirts, baseball caps and national flags and badges of the two countries cheered the wonderful skills of the players and the friendship between the two countries.
The representative of Nigeria said that the resumption of diplomatic relations between Nigeria and China has opened up new space for bilateral cooperation in various fields. Sports is a bridge between people and countries. Nigeria believes that the Beijing Winter Olympics will be a grand event of unity and peace. I wish the Beijing Winter Olympics a complete success. The electronic screen in the venue scrolls the promotional films of the Beijing Winter Olympic Games and the traditional Spring Festival repertoire. Fireworks outside the stadium pushed the atmosphere to a climax. On the same day, the landmark National Palace in the center of Managua also lit up the “China Red” light show.
On January 31, the concert hall of Banja Luka cultural center, the second largest city of Bosnia and Herzegovina, held a Chinese New Year Concert full of Chinese style, which brought a wonderful night to the audience.
That night’s concert was performed by the orchestra of the school of art of the University of Banja Luka. The repertoire includes Chinese traditional folk songs “Jasmine” and “ZOUXIKOU”. At the same time, many classic ballads, waltzes and Rondo of Bosnia and Herzegovina such as “this beautiful house” were also performed. The performance ended with the cheerful melody of “ah, goodbye to friends” and warm applause from the audience.
