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“Charming Beijing, An Evening of Chinese Culture” Shines at Citi Field
On Saturday September 3, 2016 the Beijing Municipal Commission of Tourism Development hosted "Charming Beijing, An Evening of Chinese Culture" at the New York Mets Citi Field in conjunction with the MLB baseball game between the New York Mets and Washington Nationals.
The main LED screen played “Charming Beijing” video
The main LED screen played “Charming Beijing” video
This year's theme is to celebrate the rich historical and cultural background of Beijing,China's capital city and to promote Beijing as a world renowned travel destination for American tourists. Before the NY Mets took on the Washington Nationals for Saturday night's baseball game, traditional Chinese Beijing style dance performances, and Chinese calligraphy were featured live on stage in the Citi field stadium. During the game, a variety of videos displayed across the stadium's LED screens to highlight Beijing, China as a premiere global travel destination, bringing attention to the cities top attractions. In addition to Beijing's seven UNESCO world heritage tourism sites, Beijing's softer attractions include ancient Chinese style streets, alleys, and temples allowing traveler's to catch a glimpse into this unique cities' colorful past. Its imperial style parks, cozy courtyard residences, and famed Peking style cuisine fascinate international travelers that pour into the city every year. The cultural festivities extended to outside the stadium as event organizers presented a cultural tourism booth to introduce China's vibrant culture and Beijing's rich ancient history to American baseball fans with, A variety of complimentary surprises and Beijing travel information were provided to the curious baseball fans.
The event was hosted by the Beijing Municipal Commission of Tourism Development and organized by the Sino-American Friendship Association and New York Mets. Ms. Yue Wang, Vice Chairwoman of Beijing Tourism was invited as an honorary guest and made the first pitch for the game.
Li Li,Executive Vice President of the Sino-American Friendship Association hosts the event
Ambassador Zhang, Qiyue giving remarks
Yue Wang, Vice Chairwoman of Beijing Municipal Commission of Tourism Development giving remarks
Main guests including Ambassador Zhang, Qiyue, Consul General of the Consulate General of China in New York; Mr. Qiu, Jian, Vice Consulate General; Wang, Yue, Vice Chairwoman of Beijing Municipal Commission of Tourism Development, Peter Zhang, President of the Sino-American Friendship Association; Maureen Allen, New York State Assembly Member; Michael DenDekker, Member of Assembly’s office and John Hart, Deputy Inspector of NYPD; Sun, Wen, Representative of the Governor of New York State; Hope Chang, Marketing Director of MasterCard
Ambassador Zhang, Qiyue and Vice Chairwoman Yue Wang presented Beijing Tourism Experience Award to lucky baseball fans at the game
Vice Chairwoman Yue Wang said, "although language can be a barrier to communication, tourism connects people from around the world to engage and interact beyond the limitations of speech alone." Li Li, Executive Vice President of the Sino-American Friendship Association also believes that tourism creates opportunities to enhance the US-China relationship by providing positive interactions based on friendship that have the power to reduce traditional barriers to communication and improve cross-cultural understanding. After the game, grand fireworks was set off at the Citi Field and brought the “Charming Beijing, An Evening of Chinese Culture” to a climax. Since 2009, the series of “An Evening of Chinese Culture” event have attracted over 200,000 fans to watch the Chinese culture and art performance during games.
Beijing Tourism Logo were showcased on the LED Screen
Fans are at the "Charming Beijing" booths
Beijing Tourism Scrolling Ads at Base Lines 1 and 3
Chinese-American Singers at Citi Plaza
Beijing Cultural Performance at Citi Plaza
Grand Fireworks at Citi Field after the Game