The Chinese culture booth was crowded with local people. Photo by People's Daily reporter Li Zhiwei.
People's Daily Online, Washington, February 17 (Reporter Li Zhiwei) Recently, the Chinese Embassy in the United States and the Smithsonian American Art Museum cooperated to hold the "Happy New Year" Family Day for the 10th time, attracting tens of thousands of Americans to experience the unique charm of traditional Chinese festival culture.
On the same day, red lanterns were hung high in the Kogode Courtyard of the American Art Museum, Chinese knots, blessing characters, window flowers, and posters of "Happy New Year" could be seen everywhere, filled with an auspicious and festive atmosphere, and the strong New Year's flavor infected the American people at the event site. The performers performed lion dances, traditional dances, guzheng performances, bamboo shaking and other programs, and their wonderful performances won bursts of applause and applause. At the scene, local people in the United States also participated in Chinese cultural experience projects such as Hanfu, calligraphy, paper-cutting, and rubbing New Year paintings.
Many people came with their families and said they were happy to participate in the Chinese New Year celebrations. Pierre, 26, said that Chinese culture is long and vibrant, and that this is his first time experiencing the Chinese New Year, and he finds such an event very interesting. "I like to enjoy different dances, traditional instruments, which makes me want to travel to China and experience more Chinese culture," Pierre said. ”
It is understood that in recent years, the "Happy New Year" event carefully planned and jointly created by the Chinese Embassy in the United States and the American Art Museum has become a well-known Spring Festival celebration in Washington, D.C. Minister Counsellor Chen Chunmei of the Chinese Embassy in the United States said that the Spring Festival inherits the traditional Chinese cultural concepts of peace, harmony and harmony, and that the Spring Festival goes to the world, which is a vivid embodiment of exchanges and mutual learning between Chinese civilization and different civilizations, and "beauty and beauty".
Two local youths show off their rubbings of New Year's paintings. Photo by People's Daily reporter Li Zhiwei.
Take a photo at the Chinese culture booth. Photo by People's Daily reporter Li Zhiwei.
The Chinese culture booth was crowded with local people. Photo by People's Daily reporter Li Zhiwei.
At the scene, a variety of Chinese cultural performances were performed. Photo by People's Daily reporter Li Zhiwei.
A local lion dance troupe in Washington performs a lion dance performance. Photo by People's Daily reporter Li Zhiwei.
*: People's Daily Online-International Channel.