China News Service, Noordwijk, Netherlands, April 24 (Reporter De Yongjian) After two years of suspension due to the new crown pneumonia epidemic, the prestigious Western Netherlands float parade was restarted on the 23rd. The Chinese-themed float appeared in the shape of a "cute tiger" to celebrate The 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and the Netherlands.
On the morning of the 23rd local time, the parade of floats kicked off in the famous flower field of Nordwiecka in the west of the Netherlands.
20 giant floats decorated with nearly one million flowers, accompanied by the playing of the honor guard and the performance of "Flower Fairy", slowly passed along the Noordwijk seaside boulevard.
The second group of Chinese-themed floats are lanterns and Dutch windmills, connected by a "flower bridge" in the middle.
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As a major flower exporter in the world, the float parade is one of the "reserved programs" in the Netherlands, especially the western float parade from Nordwijk to Haarlem is the most famous, but due to the impact of the new crown pneumonia epidemic, the activities in 2020 and 2021 have to be cancelled , until this year to restart.
Among the floats of "Fighting for Wonders and Beauty", two sets of Chinese-themed floats launched by the Chinese Cultural Center in The Hague are eye-catching.
The first group of floats is themed around tigers, with two majestic "cute tigers" decorated with flowers; the second group of floats is decorated with Chinese lanterns and Dutch windmills, connected by a "flower bridge" in the middle, and there are actors at the rear of the floats Beat gongs and drums to add more highlights to the float.
Actors dressed in Chinese costumes beat gongs and drums at the rear of the Chinese-themed float, adding more highlights to the float.
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According to Huang Hongchang, director of the Chinese Cultural Center in The Hague, 2022 is the Year of the Tiger in the Chinese lunar calendar and the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and the Netherlands. The design of the two sets of floats is based on this theme.
The first group of floats takes the meaning of justice, bravery and majesty of the tiger, symbolizing that the haze of the epidemic will eventually be dispelled; the second group of floats adopts the two major symbols of China and the Netherlands, together with a "flower bridge", to convey the beautiful vision of deepening exchanges and cooperation between China and the Netherlands. .
At the event, Tan Jian, Chinese Ambassador to the Netherlands, and the mayor of Nordvik and other guests watched the parade of floats.
In an interview with a reporter from Chinanews.com, Tan Jian said that the float parade is deeply loved by the Dutch people. On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and the Netherlands, he hopes to participate in this event to promote non-governmental exchanges between China and the Netherlands, promote people-to-people bonds, and lay a solid foundation for the development of China-Netherlands relations. a more solid foundation.
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Dutch people took selfies in front of a Chinese-themed float.
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The floats participating in the parade are "Fighting for Wonders", and the picture shows a bull-themed float.
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The floats participating in the parade are "Fighting for Wonders", the picture shows the little yellow duck theme float.
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The floats participating in the parade are "competitive and beautiful", and the picture shows the flower-themed floats.
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The floats participating in the parade are "competitive and beautiful", and the picture shows a cartoon-themed float.
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Lovely "flower girls" parade with the floats.
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Tan Jian (2nd from right), Chinese Ambassador to the Netherlands, and the mayor of Noordwijk (1st from right) and other guests watched the float parade.
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