Welcome the National Day, celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival, and rejoice in the 2013 "Phoenix Night" (Photos)

Welcome the National Day, celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival, and rejoice in the 2013 "Phoenix Night" (Photos) Contributed by the UCAA of the Province of Hualian, Yiyi Report Photography Anthony K…

Contributed by the UCAA of the Province of Hualien, Yiyi Reported by Anthony Kong, Ye Meng, Lin Yuan

"No matter how far you go, you can't get out of my heart.

No matter how long the shadow of the tree at dusk is, you can't leave the root of the tree."

--- Rabindranath Tagore

He is at the end of the world, but his heart is in China. The same bright moon, the same bloodline. It’s Mid-Autumn Festival again, a day for family reunions, and it’s National Day, a day for compatriots to raise glasses. The Chinese Association of Chinese and Overseas Chinese in Alberta (UCAA) and the Confucius Institute at Arizona State University led the Chinese and overseas Chinese groups from all walks of life in Greater Phoenix, including the Greater Phoenix Chinese Overseas Chinese Association, the Chinese Students and Scholars Association of Arizona State University, the Alberta Modern Chinese School, the Alberta Hope Chinese School, the "Alberta Times" newspaper and people of all ethnic groups and all walks of life enthusiastically participated in the seventh "Phoenix Night" - a series of activities for Chinese and overseas Chinese in Alberta to celebrate the National Day and Mid-Autumn Festival. After careful preparation by the organizers and volunteers, all activities were arranged thoughtfully and orderly. The seventh "Phoenix Night" Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day celebrations were a complete success with everyone's active participation and full support!

Taken at Arizona State University on September 22, 2013, the 7th "Phoenix Night" (photographed by Anthony Kong, Ye Meng, Lin Yuan)

At 3 pm on September 22, Arizona Chinese and overseas Chinese, as well as friends of other ethnic groups, poured into the Memorial Union of Arizona State University to celebrate the 2013 "Phoenix Night" to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day. Dr. Madeline K. Spring, Director of the Confucius Institute at Arizona State University, hosted the forum "Aspects of Sino-US Cooperation". Che Zhaohe, Cultural Counselor of the Chinese Consulate General in Los Angeles, addressed the opening ceremony of the China-US Cultural Forum and delivered a passionate speech. In his speech, he proudly said that in the 64 years since the founding of the People's Republic of China, China has created remarkable achievements in various fields of politics, economy and culture, and China's international power is of great importance and is growing day by day. He especially shared with everyone the "Chinese Dream" proposed by Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China. The Chinese dream is the happiness of the people, the rejuvenation of the nation, and the harmony of the world. The Chinese Dream and the American Dream are like brothers and sisters, complementary and beneficial to each other. He sincerely thanked overseas Chinese students for their tremendous efforts, support and contributions to the prosperity and development of the motherland.

Mr. Matt Salmon, the U.S. Congressman representing Arizona's Fifth District, is the only U.S. Congressman who can speak Chinese fluently. Because he needed to stay in DC to participate in the Congressional discussion of the national budget that day, he sent Mr. Chuck Gray, the working director of the Fifth District, to deliver a speech titled "China, Strategic Partner or Economic Competitor" at the Sino-US Cultural Forum. Mr. Matt Salmon emphasized: On the international stage, China and the United States are both competitors and partners, interdependent, and have common world economic and security interests. In July this year, the meeting between President Obama and General Secretary Xi Jinping made gratifying progress. China is an increasingly powerful super world power. The degree of interdependence between China and the United States in all aspects of economy and security requires that China and the United States can be peaceful and friendly, work together, strengthen cooperation and dialogue, and promote world stability and economic prosperity.

Group of Forum Guests

Speakers

Mr. Briand Greer, Chairman of the Asia Pacific Aviation Department of Honeywell, a top company in the international aviation industry, also spoke about "Commercial Aviation in China: A Close-up Perspective" at the Sino-US Cultural Forum. Over the past five years, China's GDP growth has exceeded that of the other eight major developing countries combined. China's commercial aviation industry has just started. He predicts that China's commercial aviation industry will grow at double digits in the next few decades. The market prospects of China’s aviation industry are limitless!

Mr. Steven Tu, the chief designer of Intel's mobile production line, described "Intel's next turning point: mobile in China." He used detailed data analysis to show everyone the huge prospects for the development of mobile communications in China. Taking smartphones as an example, the country with the fastest user growth is China, accounting for 31%, and the second place is the United States, accounting for 28%; the country with the largest PC consumption in the world was the United States in 2010, and in 2011, it was China. His speech showed people the strategic vision and prospects of Intel, a high-tech giant, in developing mobile communications in China.

Forum site

UCAA director Fei Jian asked questions on the forum

Xu Zhiping and the staff of the Confucius Institute were busy with the event

>Volunteers who helped register for the event

Moderator: Liao Feng Lin Xin

National Day reception

Some members of Hualian took photos with the counselors and consuls

The National Day reception held at 5 pm was filled with a warm, cheerful, festive and peaceful festival atmosphere from beginning to end. The event site was brightly lit, and the winning works of students who participated in the Alberta Youth Photography Competition and Poster Design Competition were displayed around it. The National Day reception and the awards ceremony for the Youth Photography Competition and Poster Design Competition were co-hosted by Ms. Lin Xin and Mr. Liao Feng. The National Day reception began with the majestic national anthems of the United States and China. Dr. Wang Weizi, President of UCAA, and Dr. Madeline K. Spring, Director of the Confucius Institute at Arizona State University, took the stage to deliver welcome speeches. Che Zhaohe, Cultural Counselor of the Consulate General of the People's Republic of China in Los Angeles, delivered a speech at the reception on behalf of the Consulate General of the People's Republic of China in Los Angeles, extending his sincere holiday congratulations to the vast number of overseas Chinese in Alberta and Chinese students studying abroad. Then, the special guests came on stage one by one to deliver speeches. Arizona State Senator Kimberly Yee sent a congratulatory letter to the organizing committee, wishing the celebration a complete success.

>The selection for the Youth Photography Competition and Poster Design Competition of the Confucius Institute at Arizona State University has been announced recently. People wandered among the rows of award-winning works and were really amazed that these overseas children could capture so much of the beauty of Chinese culture with their brushes and lenses.

Festive celebrations, delicious food, singing and dancing. The melodious singing of the Chandler City Children's Chorus brought blessings from all ethnic groups in Arizona; ASU students sang "The Moon Represents My Heart" and "The Curved Moon", singing the sentiments of overseas Chinese "I hope we will live long and share the beauty of the moon thousands of miles apart" Nostalgia; the elderly dance brings people eternal vitality; and the children of the New Oriental Art School first danced "Long Love" and then danced "Colorful Clouds Chasing the Moon", making people feel like they are in the affectionate and affectionate atmosphere of the hometown folks.

>Folk dance performance

Live singing

Old friends participated together

At 7 o'clock, night fell, and the music in the night became more cheerful. It was dance time. The crowd was surging, new and old friends gathered together, everyone laughed and danced with each other, and the whole hall turned into a sea of ​​joy.

Here, special thanks go to the Confucius Institute at Arizona State University for its financial support for the series of celebrations. Thanks to the Federation of Chinese Overseas Chinese in Greater Phoenix, Mr. Liao Feng, the "Alberta Times" newspaper, the Alberta Modern Chinese School, Ms. Qu Ning, and other organizations and individuals for their strong sponsorship. Thank you to all volunteers, donors, actors, groups and individuals who participated in the series of celebrations. Thanks to Ms. Tan Xu Zhiping, Associate Director of the Confucius Institute at Arizona State University, for her extensive work on this event. Thanks to the Chinese Students and Scholars Association of Arizona State University for their great assistance. Thanks to Ms. Zhou Guizhen and Ms. He Mengbai for spending a lot of effort and designing exquisite posters for "Phoenix Night" free of charge for seven consecutive years. It is precisely because of everyone's concerted efforts and selfless dedication that this series of celebrations was a complete success. UCAA sincerely hopes to continue to receive everyone’s encouragement and support in future community activities. Let us join hands and do something practical to enrich the spare time life of the Chinese and overseas Chinese in the community. Arizona's seventh "Phoenix Night" Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day celebration series, which has been widely recognized by various social groups and people from all walks of life in the community, finally came to a successful conclusion with the joint efforts and participation of the community. For the latest news and details, please visit the Alberta Hualian website: www.chineseaz.org.

Greater Phoenix is ​​the sixth largest city in the United States. This vibrant young city is famous for its high technology and is home to hundreds of thousands of descendants of Chinese descent. The descendants of Chinese Americans in Alberta serve the community with their wisdom and diligence in various fields such as institutions of higher learning, high-tech companies, federal, state and city governments, business, education, etc., making outstanding contributions to the local community and becoming a beautiful scenery in the local culture. The descendants of Chinese Americans in Alberta care deeply about their motherland, and have returned home to start businesses, give lectures, invest and donate, do business across borders, exchange cultural education across borders, integrate the essence of Chinese and American cultures, spread the essence of the East to the West, and spread the essence of the West to the East. They are working hard and looking forward to the day when the Chinese dream and the American dream are interlinked, and together we can realize the same human dream of the convergence of Eastern and Western civilizations, and the harmonious prosperity of world civilizations.

Meet in Phoenix, tonight every year, gather for "Phoenix Night". May the motherland be prosperous, the country peaceful and the people safe!

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