Princess Sirindhorn of Thailand video speech Courtesy of the Chinese Embassy in Thailand
Bangkok, January 30 (China News Network) -- On the occasion of the Chinese New Year, the "Happy Spring Festival, Welcoming the Winter Olympics" online Chinese New Year concert, sponsored by the Chinese Embassy in Thailand and the Ministry of Culture of Thailand, and co-hosted by the Central Chinese Orchestra and the Ganlayani Conservatory of Music in Thailand, was broadcast in Thailand on January 30. Chinese Ambassador to Thailand Han Zhiqiang and Princess Sirindhorn of Thailand delivered video speeches respectively.
Chinese Ambassador to Thailand Han Zhiqiang delivered a video message Courtesy of the Chinese Embassy in Thailand
In his speech, Ambassador Han first sent sincere greetings and heartfelt wishes to friends from all walks of life in China and Thailand on behalf of the Chinese Embassy in Thailand. Ambassador Han said that the Spring Festival is the most important traditional festival in the Chinese, although it is thousands of miles away, I can imagine that the motherland's great rivers, north and south, the streets and alleys must be a festive scene full of lights. In Thailand, the Spring Festival has long been integrated into the local social life, every year the Spring Festival is the time when the chinese and Thai people share the joy of the festival, this year we held an online concert with the Thai Ministry of Culture, hoping to dedicate the good wishes of the celebration and peace to the people of China and Thailand.
Han Zhiqiang said that the Beijing Winter Olympics will open on the fourth day of the first lunar month and the evening of The Spring Festival. Let us look forward to the wonderful performances of Chinese and Thai athletes in the Beijing Winter Olympic Games and wish the Beijing Winter Olympic Games a complete success.
Concert scene Courtesy of the Chinese Embassy in Thailand
Han Zhiqiang said that in the Chinese zodiac, the tiger is a symbol of courage and perseverance. Let us carry forward the past and forge ahead, carry forward the spirit of "China and Thailand as one family", work together to fight the epidemic, unite and cooperate to promote development, and jointly open up a better future for China and Thailand and bilateral relations. I sincerely wish China and Thailand prosperity, happiness and well-being of the two peoples, and everlasting friendship between China and Thailand!
In her speech, Princess Sirindhorn sent New Year wishes, wished everyone a happy Spring Festival, a prosperous Year of the Tiger, and wished the Beijing Winter Olympics a complete success. I hope to go to the ice and snow covenant with you.
The concert was jointly recorded by the Central Chinese Orchestra and the Thai Ganlayani Conservatory of Music, and the two orchestras performed a total of ten pieces of music, including "Spring Festival Overture", "Jasmine", "Sweet Words", as well as the pipa solo song "Winter Rhyme" and the national chamber music "Beijing Story" composed for the Beijing Winter Olympics. The musicians of the two countries presented a wonderful artistic feast for the audience with their superb skills, which fully reflected the cultural integration and mutual learning between China and Thailand, and jointly expressed their blessings and support for the Spring Festival and the Beijing Winter Olympic Games.
The online Chinese New Year concert "Happy Spring Festival, Happy Winter Olympics" was broadcast on Thailand's NBT TV station on the same day, and was also screened on new media platforms such as the Embassy's Facebook and WeChat public accounts. (End)