Entertainers organized by the Sino-American Friendship Association and the Shandong Provincial Tourism Administration helped ring in the New Year on New York’s Time Square last night, reports the China Daily.
Highlights included a kung fu demonstration and Chinese dance show. Rep Grace Meng (D-NY) gave brief remarks along with Sun Guoxiang, consul general of China in New York.
Confucius mingled through the crowd. Shandong is the home of the Chinese teacher and philosopher.
You can check out some of the festivities in the video below from China Daily.
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