The Permanent Mission of China to the United Nations held a Lantern Festival party for the Year of the Dragon. 200 people gathered together to celebrate the Lantern Festival.

Guests enjoyed a cello solo by Liu Qianci, a cellist living in the United States, as well as performances by Chinese international staff of the U.N. and diplomats from the Chinese Permanent Mission to the UN. The new year will usher in new missions and new challenges, and also calls for new struggles and new achievements, Zhang Jun said.