New York Times Square broadcasts the countdown to the "Welcome to the Chinese New Year, Wish the Winter Olympics"!
On the afternoon of January 31, 2022, Eastern Time, on the Big Screen of Times Square Disney, the countdown to the "New Year, Winter Olympics" was broadcast to the world, and the broadcast continued until February 1. The promotional video showcases the blessings of a number of UN personalities and important US politicians and cultural stars for the Spring Festival and Winter Olympics in the Year of the Tiger. It is reported that this event was jointly organized by the World Harmony Foundation and Jiuan Television Station, and broadcast on the big screen of The Times Square that senior United Nations officials, American dignitaries and cultural celebrities wished the Asian Chinese New Year, wishing the Beijing Winter Olympics a complete success and adding festive colors to New York.
On the occasion of the Spring Festival of the Year of the Tiger, the world's most famous media and advertising capital "New York Times Square" between the 45-46th Street Disney big screen and the 43rd Street corner big screen, a beautiful landscape appeared: United Nations agencies, American politicians, singers and other international peace-loving celebrities, have come forward to congratulate Asians and Chinese to celebrate the Spring Festival of the Year of the Tiger, and send good wishes for the upcoming Beijing Winter Olympics!
The reporter noted that the big screen first broadcast a flash video with the Logo of the Winter Olympics and the theme of the Winter Olympics "Together to the Future" and the Winter Olympic skiers and the World Harmony Clock, the World Harmony Society LOGO and the Jiu'an TV STATION LOGO, which made people feel innovative and dazzling, and showed the world "Beijing Welcomes You".
Pictured here is a new York U.S. lawmaker and a vice-governor of Washington state congratulating the Winter Olympics
In the big screen rolling broadcast, the first scene appears of the Secretary-General of the United Nations and the President of the 76th General Assembly congratulating Asians around the world on the New Year and wishing the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics a successful event. Collelen Vixen Kelapile, President of the UN Economic and Social Council, and Muhammad Bande, President of the 74th session of the UN General Assembly, sounded the "Golden Bell of World Harmony" for the New Year at the UN Headquarters in New York, sending "Happy New Year" to Asians and Chinese people around the world through video. I wish Asians and Chinese people around the world peace and health!" Holiday wishes. At the same time, I wish the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics a complete success!
American politicians have also expressed their congratulations to the Asian community and Chinese for celebrating the Spring Festival! Tom Suozzi, a prominent Democratic Party candidate for the governor of New York, said in native Chinese: "Wishing you prosperity!" to bring asians and Chinese closer together. On the video, he extends a happy Year of the Tiger to all friends of the Asian American and Chinese communities! "As a descendant of Italian-Americans, he is grateful to all Asians and Chinese for their contributions to seeing Chinese working hard in the United States, getting an education, helping families, growing businesses, helping communities to develop, and making America a better place," he said. He said: "On the occasion of the upcoming Year of the Tiger, I wish Asians and Chinese friends good health and prosperity in their careers!" And I wish the Winter Olympics a successful event!
On behalf of the Asian American Committee, Democratic Congressman Meng Zhaowen, the first chinese-American female congressman in the eastern United States, wished Asians and Chinese people a year of the Tiger, and she was also the first congressman to propose to Congress that the Lunar New Year be designated as an American holiday. In addition, On behalf of the state government, Denny Heck, Deputy Governor of Washington, extended warm wishes to Asians and Chinese people around the world. Mayor Lynn Robinson of Bellevue, Washington, and Deputy Mayor Jared Nieuwenhuia, respectively, wished all Asian and Chinese residents celebrating the Lunar New Year: "Happy New Year, Wishing you prosperity!" "The Beijing Winter Olympics coincide with the Chinese New Year, and on behalf of the city of Bellevue, they wish the Beijing Winter Olympics a complete success," he said.
There is also Toshiko Hasegawa, Commissioner (Director) of the Port Authority of Seattle, Washington, to extend Festive Greetings for the Lunar New Year to friends of Chinese and Asian descent around the world! She is very much looking forward to the Opening of the Beijing Winter Olympics during the Spring Festival, and believes that it will show the sports skills and level of the world's best ice and snow athletes and become the most exciting Winter Olympics. Not only that, After participating in the activities of the Chinese Winter Olympics, Jimmy Matta, the mayor of Burien, Washington State, was very excited to say: "We are very happy to participate in today's celebration of the Beijing Winter Olympics, I believe that the Beijing Winter Olympics will be successful, let us wish the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics a success!" The mayor of Denver, who has hosted the Winter Olympics, expressed his New Year wishes to Asians and Overseas Chinese, and passionately said, "We must bring the Winter Olympics back to Denver again!"
Not long after the arrival of the Winter Olympics, the United Nations General Assembly held a general meeting specifically for the current Winter Olympic Games, and 173 countries unanimously adopted a resolution on the truce of the Winter Olympic Games, advocating that all States Members of the United Nations should eliminate differences through dialogue, enhance understanding, replace confrontation with cooperation, and demonstrate the firm determination of the international community to achieve peace, unity, solidarity and solidarity, and move toward the future together. This is of practical significance for the current crisis-ridden regions such as Ukraine and the Korean Peninsula.
The 2022 New York Times Square "Welcome the Chinese New Year Winter Olympics" countdown event, by the organizers of the World Harmony Foundation and Jiuan Television, together with the United Nations people and American dignitaries, celebrities to speak out, jointly promoted, issued a call for peace to the world, reflecting the grand spirit of the United Nations and the Olympic Games.
It is reported that the "World Harmony Bell" ringing at this event was created by the World Harmony Foundation (WHF), a non-governmental organization of the United Nations Environment Programme, which was created by bullet shells donated by Chinese and American veterans and scrap copper and iron collected by Chinese and American students, symbolizing the transformation of gan into jade, environmental protection and green, and was loved by the United Nations. Invited by the United Nations to be used as a totem for the opening of the celebration on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the United Nations, the first to ring the voice of harmony was Secretary-General Annan, the President of the United Nations General Assembly and the President of the Security Council, followed by the two presidents of Timor-Leste ringing the bell of harmony, and several famous members of Congress of the United States rang the bell of harmony on Capitol Hill. Harmony Bell has been invited to the 7th Global Forum of the United Nations in Vienna, Europe, and has also been invited by the Olympic Organizing Committee to participate in the United Nations Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, and has sounded the voice of harmony with the champions of many countries.
According to reports, the last time the World Harmony Bell rang was at the 26th Climate Conference of the United Nations in November 2021, and the bell became a warning to the earth's rising temperature. On the occasion of the Chinese Spring Festival and the Beijing Winter Olympics, the President of the UN Economic and Social Council and the President of the 74th Session of the UN General Assembly once again sounded the harmony bell for the "Winter Olympics for the New Year". The two of them received the 2022 World Harmony Outstanding Contribution Award, personally presented by Frank Liu, President of the World Harmony Foundation, and have previously been awarded by several former heads of state.
At the same time as the times square Disney big screen scrolled, the reporter saw that in front of the screen appeared a landscape that attracted tourists: the mascot of the Winter Olympics, "Bingdun Dun, Snow Rongrong", danced with the music, attracting a large number of tourists' attention, and they came up to take photos with the mascot.
At the same time, from February 2 to 3, opposite nasdaq at the intersection of the world, on 43rd Street in Times Square and another billboard on the corner of Broadway, American political celebrities also gave the Lunar New Year and wished the Winter Olympics a complete success! The Beijing Winter Olympics "Bingdun Dun, Snow Rongrong" was brought to Times Square by the World Harmony Foundation, and for the first time, in the image of the mascot of the Beijing Winter Olympics, it silently expressed the Chinese cultural atmosphere and embodied the friendly spirit of celebrating the Spring Festival of the Year of the Tiger with people from all over the world. (Liu Wenyi)