On January 26, local time, the United States special event of China Central Radio and Television Station's "Spring Festival Gala Overture" event was held in New York. The event had the theme of "Celebrating the Chinese Spring Festival and watching the CCTV Spring Festival Gala" and used the Spring Festival culture as a link to promote international cultural exchanges. Promote mutual learning among civilizations. Zhang Jun, Permanent Representative of China to the United Nations, Moratinos, Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations and High Representative of the Alliance of Civilizations, Li Junhua, Xu Haoliang, Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations, the United States, Japan, Poland, the Philippines, Malaysia, Vietnam, Cuba, Nicaragua, Mauritius, etc. More than 200 guests, including China's permanent envoys and diplomats to the United Nations, officials from the United Nations Secretariat and friendly people from all walks of life, attended the event. The main station’s global Spring Festival Gala event has been launched since then.
△The main guests attending the event received cultural and creative products from the CCTV
Shen Haixiong, deputy director of the Propaganda Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and director of China Central Radio and Television, said in a video speech that the Spring Festival is the most important traditional festival of the Chinese nation, with about five One-third of the population celebrates the Spring Festival in different ways. Not long ago, the 78th United Nations General Assembly unanimously adopted a resolution to designate the Spring Festival as a United Nations holiday, which fully demonstrated the charm of Chinese civilization and Eastern culture and demonstrated the cultural values of diversity and inclusiveness advocated by the United Nations. Watching the Spring Festival Gala on New Year's Eve has become a New Year custom for Chinese people. Today, the Spring Festival Gala has been held for 41 consecutive years, leaving beautiful memories in the hearts of generations of audiences and becoming a cultural business card for the world to get closer to China and understand China. This year, the main station will also give full play to its communication advantages such as 68 languages and the cgtn integrated media platform to promote the Spring Festival Gala through the global "circle of friends" and promote the dissemination of the Spring Festival Gala on "thousands of overseas screens" so that people around the world can enjoy the joyful songs and laughter and share the Chinese Spring Festival, The unique charm of Chinese culture. The Chinese people, forging ahead on a new journey, will celebrate the 75th anniversary of the People's Republic of China in the Year of the Dragon. China Central Radio and Television will contribute more to promoting cultural exchanges among countries and building a community with a shared future for mankind!
△Vice Minister of the Propaganda Department of the CPC Central Committee and Director of China Central Radio and Television Station Shen Haixiong
Zhang Jun, Permanent Representative of China to the United Nations, said that the Spring Festival originated from China and also belongs to the world. With the active promotion of China and many countries, the United Nations General Assembly passed a resolution to designate the Spring Festival as a United Nations holiday. This further enriched the global significance of the Spring Festival and opened up a new and larger space for more people to get closer to China and appreciate Chinese culture. . The dragon is an important spiritual symbol of the Chinese nation, implying justice, strength, courage, endeavor and good luck. Today's world is full of challenges. I believe that in the new year, the spirit of the dragon will inject strong power into us, making us more united and powerful, and working together to face challenges, making our world more peaceful and our lives better and happier!
△China Resident United Nations representative Zhang Jun
United Nations Deputy Secretary-General and High Representative of the Alliance of Civilizations Moratinos extended New Year greetings to the Chinese people and congratulated the Spring Festival on becoming a United Nations holiday. Moratinos thanked the Chinese government and people for their long-term support for the work of the United Nations, including promoting cultural diversity, social inclusion and mutual respect, which are exactly the goals pursued by the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations. He said that he had gone to China to participate in the third "Belt and Road" International Cooperation Summit Forum in 2023 and was committed to promoting the "Global Civilization Initiative" proposed by President Xi Jinping at the United Nations. The Chinese word "天下" inspired him: all mankind live under the same blue sky, and peace and cooperation are extremely precious. We look forward to continued close cooperation between the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations and China to promote human progress and achieve more ambitious goals.
△United Nations Deputy Secretary-General and High Representative of the Alliance of Civilizations Moratinos
President of the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations said that in the past year, despite the difficulties faced by U.S.-China relations, the leaders of the two countries successfully met in San Francisco. Promote U.S.-China relations back on track and benefit the people of both countries. In order to promote more progress in the relations between the two countries, we need to carry forward the spirit of the dragon and show courage and strength. I believe that with the joint efforts of everyone, the Year of the Dragon will be a year of peace and prosperity that will be remembered by history.
△ Steve Orlins, President of the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations
New York Mayor Adams attended the event on behalf of the New York City Government and hoped that the multiculturalism represented by the Spring Festival culture will bring more vitality to New York.
△New York Mayor Adams (second from right in the front row) attended the event on behalf of the New York City Government.
Huang Ping, Consul General of the Chinese Consulate General in New York, said that he was very happy to welcome New York's first Spring Festival Gala with everyone. Over the years, Lunar New Year celebrations have become increasingly global. It’s exciting to know that with Lunar New Year becoming a statutory holiday in New York City last year, all New Yorkers can enjoy the holiday spirit on this day. Huang Ping called for the implementation of the "San Francisco Vision" initiated by the San Francisco meeting between the heads of state of China and the United States, strengthening people-to-people and cultural exchanges between the two sides, promoting win-win cooperation between China and the United States, and working together to create a better future.
△ Huang Ping, Consul General of the Chinese Consulate General in New York
The "Spring Festival Gala Overture" event kicked off with music filled with strong Chinese style. The "Spring Festival Gala Overture" inscribed by the famous calligrapher Su Shishu in three fonts showed the art of Chinese calligraphy charm.
△The famous Chinese calligrapher Su Shishu inscribed "Spring Festival Gala Overture" in regular script, official script and seal script
Artists from many countries brought a wonderful cultural feast to the audience. The New York City Children's Choir sang Chinese and American classics "Jasmine" and "My Tiny Light" in Chinese and English. During the interactive session, on-site guests actively participated in the main station's "Dragon Dance Challenge" performance, and teenagers from different countries offered New Year blessings for the Year of the Dragon in Spanish, French, and Japanese. The "Green National Style" fashion show cleverly combines traditional Chinese elements with environmentally friendly clothing, injecting the concept of "sustainable fashion" into Chinese culture. At the event site, the main station’s Spring Festival Gala cultural and creative products such as “Spring Bowl” and “Five Dragons Playing with Pearl Plate” were deeply loved by the guests.
△ "Green National Style" Fashion Show, "Dragon Dance Challenge"
△ Singing "Jasmine" and "Descendants of the Dragon"
Guests who participated in the event expressed that they were very happy to participate in the "Spring Festival Gala Overture" organized by China Central Radio and Television ” event, celebrate and welcome the Spring Festival of the Year of the Dragon with the Chinese people, and look forward to a new chapter in China-US relations in the new year.
The official media of the United Nations reported on the activities of the day.
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Editor: Sun Xinqi Editor: Kong Tao
Source: CCTV News Client
