China Media Group (CMG), the mother or father firm of CGTN, is marking the 2024 United Nations (UN) Chinese language Language Day with a video pageant.
The 4th Worldwide Chinese language Language Video Competition is hosted on the Palais des Nations on Tuesday collectively by CMG, the UN Workplace at Geneva, and the Everlasting Mission of the Folks’s Republic of China to the UN at Geneva.
Over 300 friends, together with Tatiana Valovaya, Director-Normal of UN Geneva and Ambassador Chen Xu, Everlasting Consultant of China in Geneva, are becoming a member of the pageant along with different diplomats, officers, and youth representatives from worldwide organizations.
This yr’s pageant requires video productions from everywhere in the world underneath the banner of “Youth Collectively for a Higher World.”
Tatiana Valovaya (center), Director-Normal of the United Nations Workplace at Geneva sits with Ambassador Chen Xu (proper) and Ambassador Shen Jian (left) on the pageant. /CMG Europe
“Taking its inspiration from the theme of ‘youth,’ the fourth CMG Chinese language Language Video Competition invitations mates world wide who’re enthusiastic about Chinese language tradition to make use of video to have a good time the advantages and vibrancy of multiculturalism,” stated Shen Haixiong, President and Editor-in-Chief of CMG.
“By sowing the seeds of the Chinese language language, we hope to reap the fruits of mutual understanding of civilisations along with mates internationally.”
“Language is just not merely a method of communication; it’s a vessel for transmitting information, a bridge between peoples, and a cornerstone of our shared humanity,” stated Tatiana Valovaya, Director-Normal of the United Nations Workplace at Geneva. “Allow us to admire the sweetness and energy of Chinese language language and artwork. Allow us to have a good time their contributions to our world cultural heritage and get impressed for our collective work in direction of an inclusive, peaceable, and sustainable future.”
“If younger individuals world wide have beliefs and dedication, there can be a future for humankind and hope for the noble reason for peaceable growth,” stated Ambassador Chen Xu, Everlasting Consultant of China to the United Nations Workplace at Geneva.
“We should always take a look at totally different civilizations from a perspective of equality, inclusiveness and friendship, deal with numerous civilizations with appreciation, mutual studying and mutual appreciation, and promote mutual respect and harmonious coexistence.”
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Greater than 1,000 movies from 47 international locations and areas compete on this yr’s pageant. The pageant has arrange eight classes with 18 awards, together with the Greatest Brief Video Award, A Folks’s Award and Particular Award for Younger Cultural Ambassadors.
Winners will embark on a journey to China this summer time, the place they may take pleasure in an opportunity to discover the traditions and websites of China as new Younger Cultural Ambassadors.
Ameen from Iraq appreciates the artwork of miniature sculpture. /CMG Europe
A Chinese language folks live performance by younger musicians from Hunan and a inventive Chinese language Characters Present utilizing digital expertise by younger artists from Nanjing are additionally being hosted on the Palais des Nations.
Folke Alexius Borgström from Sweden feels the great thing about Han clothes. /CMG Europe
The timing of the occasion attracts its significance from Guyu, which means “Rain of Millet,” which is the sixth of 24 photo voltaic phrases within the conventional East Asian calendar, and pays tribute to Cangjie, who’s reputed to be the inventor of Chinese language written characters.
This marks the fourth yr that CMG Europe has organized the occasion along with United Nations Chinese language Language Day.
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