The year 2022 marks the 50th anniversary of establishing diplomatic relations between China and Mexico. Based on two themes of "Chinese New Year" and "ice and snow," the Happy Chinese New Year 2022 Event in Mexico covers a series of cultural activities such as online performance, online exhibition, and quiz, and packages of Chinese New Year culture are sent to Mexicans who love Chinese culture.

As a part of the event, the online ballet "The Night" performed by Chongqing Ballet Theater was broadcasted on Mexico State TV as a part of the Happy Chinese New Year 2022 Event in Mexico and reached more than 70,000 people. The Night is an original ballet created by Chongqing Ballet Theater, which combines the art of ballet and the night view of Chongqing that is full of light, color, and shadow.

The performance of Chongqing Ballet Theater. (iChongqing file photo)

To celebrate the 2022 Chinese New Year and the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Mexico, the Foreign Affairs Office of Chongqing Municipal People's Government, with the help of the Chinese Embassy in Mexico, recommended four original ballets from Chongqing Ballet Theater including The Night and Magic Makeup Ballet to platforms such as the Mexican National Culture and Arts Channel, Mexican State TV, the Mexican Chinese Cultural Center, Museo Nacional de las Culturas of Mexico and the Festival Internacional Cervantino. The Magic Makeup Ballet was broadcasted on the YouTube channel of Museo Nacional de las Culturas of Mexico and the Facebook channel of the Office of Culture of Guanajuato on February 6 and February 11 separately.

Dancers presented a wonderful cultural feast online and celebrated Chinese New Year together with Mexicans and Chinese in Mexico.

Previously, Tania Lara, Head of Culture and Information of the Embassy of Mexico in China, visited Chongqing in October 2021. She participated in the 8th Chongqing Youth Film Festival and visited Chongqing Ballet Theater. The two sides had a comprehensive discussion on ballet exhibition, talent introduction, and future cooperation. The overseas broadcast of ballets demonstrated the achievements reached by the two sides, which deepened the friendly non-governmental exchanges between the two and deepened the Mexican people's understanding of Chongqing.

Tania Lara, Head of Culture and Information of the Embassy of Mexico in China, visited Chongqing in October 2021. (iChongqing file photo)