On the evening of the 9th local time, on Chinese New Year's Eve, Tokyo Tower, a landmark building in Tokyo, Japan, lit up "Chinese Red" to celebrate the Chinese New Year of the Dragon.
This is the sixth year in a row that Tokyo Tower has been lit up with Chinese red. Wu Jianghao, Chinese ambassador to Japan, Natsuo Yamaguchi, leader of Japan's Komeito Party, overseas Chinese in Japan, and friendly personages from all walks of life in Japan attended the lighting ceremony.
Natsuo Yamaguchi, leader of the Komeito Party: I would like to contribute more to a more stable Japan-China relationship, and I would like to extend my sincere wishes to Ambassador Wu and all the participants in the New Year.
Reporter He Xinlei: When Tokyo Tower is lit up with festive and auspicious Chinese red, it carries everyone's longing for their hometown and their expectation of reunion. When the tower is lit up with the four big words of blessing the Year of the Dragon, it carries people's good wishes and expectations for the new year.
Chinese in Japan: That is, our Chinese tradition cannot be forgotten, and it is celebrated every year. This year, the dumplings for the Chinese New Year's Eve have been wrapped, and the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner has been made, mainly to let the children remember our traditional Chinese festivals.
Chinese children: We are greeting you at Tokyo Tower.
On the 8th local time, the Empire State Building, a landmark building in New York, was lit up with "China Red". Mr. and Mrs. Huang Ping, Consul General of the People's Republic of China in New York, and Anthony Malkin, President of the Empire State Building, attended the lighting ceremony.
The Empire State Building also unveiled the 2024 "Happy Chinese New Year Zodiac Window Exhibition" on the same day, titled "Dragon Seasons", through the interweaving of different color blocks, showing a dynamic and active auspicious dragon through the window symbolizing the four seasons.
Women's Bridge. On February 9, local time, in order to celebrate the Chinese New Year, eight landmark buildings in Buenos Aires, the capital of Argentina, were lit up with "Chinese red" at the same time, attracting many local people to stop and pay attention.
Spanish Monument.
These 8 buildings are some of the most emblematic landmarks of the city of Buenos Aires, including the Bridge of Women, the Spanish Monument, the Planetarium, the Monument Tower, the Usina Art Gallery, and the Chinatown Archway. The buildings were lit up at the same time at 20:30 on the same day. The local people looked at the "Chinese red" and felt the atmosphere of the Chinese New Year.
Chinatown archway.
That night, "flash mob" performances such as dragon dance, lion dance, tango, and Chinese folk dance were also held on the Women's Bridge, which received warm applause and praise from the onlookers.
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