For the 18th year in a row, Finland's "Happy New Year" event took place from 5 to 7 February in the cities of Helsinki, Vantaa and Tampere. This event showcased the charm of China's excellent traditional culture, conveyed the blessings of the Year of the Dragon in the icy and snowy Finland, and warmed the cold winter of Finland.
"Hello, Beijing" is in full bloom in Vantaa
On the afternoon of February 5th, Finland's "Hello, Beijing" cultural exchange event was grandly opened at Vantaa International Airport. The Beijing Art Troupe specially brought the "Giant Panda" puppets to Finland, and invited Wang Tongqing, Chinese Ambassador to Finland, Timonen, Mayor of Vantaa, Chang Lin, Second-level Inspector of Beijing Municipal Bureau of Culture and Tourism, and Lahdensuo, Vice President of Finnair, to cut the ribbon for the opening of the "Hello, Beijing" photo exhibition and the "Global Auspicious Zodiac Design Competition". The Beijing inbound tourism promotion event also attracted many international passengers to stop and inquire. The "Happy New Year" series of events will be held in Vantaa for the first time, and will continue until February 25, adding a unique landscape to Vantaa Airport, an important air transport hub in the Nordic region.
"Happy New Year" blooms in Helsinki
On the evening of February 5th, the Helsinki ** Hall was full, and the "Happy New Year" performance was staged here. The performances of the Beijing Shunyuanxiang Dragon Dance Team and the Finnish Dragon and Lion Dance Club were perfect and won a full house, the Torch Ensemble skillfully integrated classical dance and live dance, and the Chinese Music Women's Orchestra pushed the atmosphere to a climax with a song "Wanjiang", and a song "Flowers and a Full Moon" sent blessings and celebrated reunion; The local Federation of Overseas Chinese and the Federation of Students also brought well-choreographed programs, and the guests applauded and applauded again and again.
Over the past 18 years, more than 100 art groups in Beijing have bloomed on the Helsinki stage during the "Happy New Year" event, which has not only made important contributions to sister-city exchanges and Sino-Finnish cooperation, but also has been highly sought after and loved by Helsinki citizens.
"Dragon Dance New Year" ignites Tampere
On February 7, the "Happy New Year" event landed in Tampere, Finland's second largest metropolis and the largest inland city in Northern Europe, for the first time. Chinese Ambassador to Finland Wang Tongqing, Mayor of Tampere Kummola, Deputy Mayor Helimo, and Chang Lin, Second-level Inspector of Beijing Municipal Bureau of Culture and Tourism, and many other guests gathered outside the Tampere Building to highlight the two auspicious dragons of China and Finland. Accompanied by the sonorous and powerful sound of gongs and drums, the golden dragon of the Beijing Shunyuanxiang Dragon Dance Team was magnificent, and the red dragon of the Finnish Dragon and Lion Dance Club flew up and down, creating a new chapter in the exchange and cooperation between China and Finland.
In the Tampere Building, the public was attracted by the ancient and modern Beijing city in the "Hello, Beijing" photo exhibition, and a large number of "fans" who love the zodiac culture gathered before the "Global Auspicious Zodiac Competition" results exhibition; The two intangible cultural heritage items of "lanterns" and "kites" are even more sought after, while admiring the beauty of Beijing's lanterns and the elegant elegance of the sand swallow kites, the audience also personally tried and experienced the production of dragon lanterns and dragon kites; In addition to the competition to collect travel brochures, the cultural and creative gifts designed and produced by the Beijing Overseas Cultural Exchange Center for the Year of the Dragon were also sold out.
In the theater, the "Happy New Year" theatrical performance came as scheduled and debuted in the finale. Folk music programs such as "Brilliant" and "Ode to Joy" made stunning appearances, dance programs such as "Mulan Ci" and "New Fire" were pleasing to the eye, while the song "Missing Eji" brought by the nomadic group and the unique "Ten Thousand Horses Galloping" brought by the nomadic group led the audience to appreciate the ...... of the Inner Mongolian grassland
The trip to Finland ended successfully, and the Beijing Art Troupe arrived in Estonia non-stop. The winter night is long, and the silent ancient city of Tallinn is looking forward to ushering in the fifteenth "Happy New Year" at the beginning of the new year.