Chinese New Year celebrated globally
BEIJING: The far-flung celebrations of the Chinese Lunar New Year offer people beyond the country an opportunity to feel the charm of China’s traditions and culture, and also testify to its increasing soft power.
A growing number of people around the world are now celebrating the Chinese Lunar New Year, or Chinese Spring Festival.
Over 1 000 Ghanaian students from the capital’s junior high schools on Wednesday performed Chinese songs and dances to celebrate the Spring Festival at an event hosted by the Confucius Institute at the University of Ghana Basic School, Legon.
Chinese embassies and people of Chinese origin hold various receptions and parties during this time of the year in their respective countries. Earlier this month, the Chinese Embassy in Cuba held a New Year’s reception, welcoming dozens of people of Chinese descent and Cuban guests.
The Chinese embassies in the US, Nepal, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Egypt and Rwanda held activities to mark the occasion, while the president of the French National Assembly, Claude Bartolone, threw a party in Paris recently to celebrate the Chinese New Year. While sending her wishes to those celebrating the festival worldwide, British Prime Minister Theresa May said on Thursday the starting point of bilateral relations between Britain and China is stronger than ever before. – Xinhua