China**Feb. 19 (Xinhua) -- The 2024 Toronto Youth Ice Spring Festival Gala, as one of the "Happy New Year" activities of the global Chinese, was held in Richmond Hill on February 17, local time, accompanied by the melody of the dragon and tiger leaping and the beautiful ice dance of the opening drum "Chinese Style".
According to Han Jinwen, President of the Canada-China Sports and Cultural Exchange Center and President of the North American Youth Ice Hockey Federation, this event aims to showcase the exquisite skills of Chinese and other ethnic youths in the Greater Toronto Area in ice hockey, ice dance, figure skating, ice dragon and lion dance, etc., and promote the exchange and cooperation of non-governmental sports and culture between China and Canada.
Luo Weidong, Consul General of the People's Republic of China in Toronto, who participated in the event, said in his speech that Canada is a world power in ice and snow sports, and China and Canada have always maintained good exchanges in ice sports. Today, sports represented by ice hockey unite the people of China and Canada. The development of China-Canada relations is rooted in the people, the hope of the people, and the future of the youth. It is hoped that the Chinese and Canadian people will forge the deepest friendship through sports and cultural exchanges. It is hoped that the youth ice hockey players will grow up strongly, become ambassadors to promote China-Canada friendship, and further promote exchanges and cooperation between the two countries in the fields of culture, sports and tourism.
The performances of the Ice Spring Festival Gala are rich and colorful, such as "Guest" played by the world champion Nexxice Synchro Junior Team, "Pirates of the Caribbean" played by USC Synchro Juvenile Team, "Like a Dream" starring USC Enhanced Starskate, and "Little White Rabbit", "Ice Hockey Show Skills", "Journey to the West" and other programs starring the audition actors of the Ice Spring Festival Gala. The ice skating program is infused with rich cultural connotations, and the actors use their enthusiasm and skills to perform one exquisite ice stage play after another.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau sent a congratulatory letter to the Ice Spring Festival Gala.
*: China**Net.