The Empire State Building in New York is lit up in "Chinese Red" to celebrate the Chinese New Year of the Rabbit

　　China News Agency, New York, January 20 (Reporter Wang Fan) The Chinese Consulate General in New York and the Empire State Building in New York jointly held a lighting ceremony to celebrate the Chinese New Year of the Rabbit on the 20th.

Huang Ping, Chinese Consul General in New York, and Anthony Malkin, President of the Empire State Building, attended the ceremony.

　　Huang Ping said that the Spring Festival is the most important traditional festival in China, and the Empire State Building has been illuminated in "Chinese Red" for 23 consecutive years, which fully reflects the respect for Chinese traditional culture and the warm welcome to Chinese tourists.

As the Year of the Rabbit approaches, we have two expectations. One is to promote cultural exchanges and cooperation between China and the United States, and the other is to achieve healthy and stable development of Sino-US relations.

Let us work together to add momentum and inject more positive energy into Sino-US relations and people-to-people and cultural exchanges.

　　Malkin said that the Empire State Building is very pleased to jointly hold the annual Chinese New Year lighting ceremony with the Chinese Consulate General in New York, especially the first offline ceremony since the epidemic.

Tonight, the Empire State Building will once again shine in "Chinese Red", wishing everyone auspicious, happy and prosperous Year of the Rabbit.

　　At the ceremony, the Huang Ping couple and Malkin jointly lit the miniature model of the Empire State Building lantern.

Afterwards, together with Qian Jin, Deputy Consul General of the Chinese Consulate General in New York, Chen Chunmei, Cultural Counselor, and representatives of Chinese companies and media in East America, they went to the viewing platform on the 86th floor of the building to see the Chinese New Year cultural booth and platform decoration added this year.

On the first floor of the Empire State Building, Huang Ping and his wife also unveiled the 2023 "Happy Chinese New Year" zodiac window display.

　　That night, the roof of the Empire State Building was illuminated with "China Red" as scheduled.

On the subway connecting Queens and Manhattan in New York, resident Rabari looked at the city skyline outside the car window and told reporters: "The Lunar New Year is coming, I wish you all peace, health, happiness and happiness." (End)