On 11 October, Acting Consul General Wang Junchao attended and addressed the 7th Chinese Culture Day hosted by the New Zealand Overseas Chinese Union. New Zealand Members of Parliament Carlos Cheung,Deborah Russell and Lawrence Xu-Nan,Deputy Mayor of Auckland Desley Simpson,NZCFS National Vice President Sharon Fraser and President of Auckland Branch Leeann Wahanui-Peters, and nearly 1,000 friends from various sectors in the consular district attended the event.

In his remarks, Wang said that fine traditional Chinese culture has a profound historical heritage and is showing ever greater vitality in the new era. While carrying forward and promoting Chinese culture, overseas Chinese in the consular district have actively integrated into local communities and made positive contributions to New Zealand’s multicultural development and to people-to-people bonds between China and New Zealand. The Chinese Consulate-General in Auckland will, as always, join hands with all sectors in the consular district to jointly implement the Global Civilization Initiative,deepen exchanges and mutual learning among civilizations, and continuously inject new vitality into the development of bilateral relations.

More than 20 community organizations presented wonderful artistic performances, including dance, singing, Chinese opera and instrumental music, winning rounds of applause from the audience.