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The Chinese Consulate General in New York held the "Listening to the Moon" Mid-Autumn Festival Concert for the second time, aiming to enhance Sino-US people-to-people friendship through cultural exchanges. Sino-US relations are currently at an important stage, and the meeting between the two heads of state has attracted much attention.
China News Service, New York, September 22 (Reporter Wang Fan) On the evening of the 21st local time, the Chinese Consulate General in New York held the second "Listening to the Moon" Mid-Autumn Festival concert in the "Rainbow Room" of New York's landmark Rockefeller Center. Nearly a hundred overseas Chinese and American friends attended.
On September 21, local time, the Chinese Consulate General in New York held the second "Listening to the Moon" Mid-Autumn Festival Concert in the "Rainbow Room" of New York's landmark Rockefeller Center. The picture shows Chinese violinist Huang Mengla and pianist Shen Jingtao performing on stage together. Photo by China News Service reporter Liao Pan
Chen Li, Consul General of China in New York, extended Mid-Autumn Festival blessings to the guests in his speech. He said that Sino-US relations are currently at an important juncture, and the two heads of state are about to meet. It is hoped that the two sides will follow the strategic leadership of the two heads of state as a guide, adhere to mutual respect, peaceful coexistence, and win-win cooperation, have more exchanges, dialogues and mutual understanding, actively promote constructive strategic and stable relations, and jointly promote world peace and development.
On September 21, local time, the Chinese Consulate General in New York held the second "Listening to the Moon" Mid-Autumn Festival Concert in the "Rainbow Room" of New York's landmark Rockefeller Center. The picture shows Chinese violinist Huang Mengla and pianist Shen Jingtao performing on stage together. Photo by China News Service reporter Liao Pan
At the concert, Chinese violinist Huang Mengla and pianist Shen Jingtao jointly took the stage to perform the classic "Butterfly Lovers" as well as famous pieces by Beethoven, Chopin, Rachmaninoff and other musicians, bringing an artistic presentation of Chinese and Western music to the audience.
On September 21, local time, the Chinese Consulate General in New York held the second "Listening to the Moon" Mid-Autumn Festival Concert in the "Rainbow Room" of New York's landmark Rockefeller Center. The picture shows the figure of Chinese violinist Huang Mengla reflected in the glass windows of the venue blending with the Manhattan night. Photo by China News Service reporter Liao Pan
The guests said that the concert established a communication platform for people with different cultural backgrounds and looked forward to the people of China and the United States enhancing mutual understanding and friendship so that exchanges and cooperation would continue. (over)
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