China News Service, San Diego, February 17 (Reporter Zhang Shuo) The San Diego Wildlife Park (Safari Park) in the United States held a Spring Festival celebration for the Year of the Dragon in the Tiger Park on the 17th, celebrating the Lunar New Year with the beautiful meaning of "the dragon soars and the tiger leaps".
That morning, the San Diego Safari Park was decorated with red lanterns printed with auspicious dragon patterns, kumquat trees full of fruits and peach trees in full bloom. Chinese Consul General in Los Angeles Guo Shaochun and his wife Wang Wei, San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance President and CEO Paul Baribault and Chief Marketing Officer David Miller and other people from all walks of life from China and the United States gathered together to meet with local people. Ethnic people share the joy of the Spring Festival.
On February 17, local time, the San Diego Safari Park (Safari Park) in the United States held a Spring Festival celebration for the Year of the Dragon. The picture shows Guo Shaochun, Consul General of China in Los Angeles, and Pan Libang, President and CEO of the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance, attended the event. Photo by China News Service reporter Zhang Shuo
Guo Shaochun said in his speech that the Spring Festival originated from China and belongs to the world. It has increasingly become a window and bridge for exchanges and mutual learning among civilizations. Starting in 2022, the San Diego Zoo will hold Lunar New Year celebrations every year to allow visitors to experience the Spring Festival culture. The San Diego Zoo is not only a promoter of cultural exchanges, but also a leader in wildlife conservation cooperation. As the first zoo in the United States to carry out giant panda conservation research cooperation with China, it has made positive contributions to the cause of giant panda conservation and the friendship between the Chinese and American peoples.
Pan Libang said that in the past 30 years, we have maintained close cooperation with our counterparts in the field of animal and plant protection in China. This friendship inspires us: by working together, we can make the planet we live together a better place and make people's future better.
Later, Guo Shaochun and Pan Libang presented dragon and giant panda souvenirs to tourists and distributed New Year red envelopes. Many people lined up to receive Spring Festival gifts. People also hang red wishing ribbons with New Year's wishes written on kumquat and peach blossom branches. Guo Shaochun’s wishing belt reads: “The friendship between the Chinese and American peoples will last forever!”
On the same day, students, teachers and parents from an elementary school in Los Angeles also came to the San Diego Zoo Safari Park to experience the Spring Festival culture. The children were full of curiosity about the Spring Festival, and experienced the art of Chinese paper-cutting. They wrote their wishes in front of the wishing tree while holding the "dragon" and "giant panda" they had just received, and spent a "Chinese New Year" happily. (over)