Remarks By Consul General Zhao Weiping at the Kick-off Party of the CSO Chinese New Year Concert |
2015-01-15 00:57 |
Good afternoon, distinguished guests. It is my great pleasure to see many old friends here. I am very delighted that Mr. Yo-Yo Ma is also with us. One of my colleagues told me, the chances to meet Yo-Yo Ma are even smaller than wining a lottery. This upcoming concert will be of historic significance not only for the CSO and CNO, but also for the cultural exchanges between China and Chicago as well as our two countries. It is a festival to applaud the arrival of the spring and the renewal of the Mother Nature, to celebrate family reunion and achievements of the past as well as to embrace an even better future. This concert is a special New Year gift for all of us. I encourage you to attend and wish you a happy Chinese New Year. Thank you! |