2018年CRI London Welcomes Year of the Dog

 

 Play VideoTraditional Chinese dragon dances are being performed in front of the National Gallery in Trafalgar Square, London on February 18, which is part of the city's annual Chinese New Year celebrations.

London's Chinese New Year events have attracted around 700,000 people, making it the biggest celebration of the event outside of Asia.

The theme for the celebration this year is "Celebrating the Golden Era¹ for UK-China Relations."

Thousands of people lined the streets of London to welcome the Year of the Dog at the European city's annual Chinese New Year celebration.

London's Chinese New Year events attracted around 700,000 people, making it the biggest celebration of the holiday outside of Asia.

The theme for the celebration this year was "Celebrating the Golden Era for UK-China Relations".

Dancers and dragons joined a parade around Chinatown before performers took to the stage in front of the National Gallery in Trafalgar Square.

The Dragon and Lion Dance may be one of the most well-known events during the Lunar New Year, seen as a bringer of good luck and prosperity² to people.

1 era   

n.时代，年代，纪元，阶段

参考例句：

• We are living in the information era.我们生活在信息时代。
• We are living in a great historic era.我们正处在一个伟大的历史时代。

2 prosperity   

n.繁荣，昌盛，成功

参考例句：

• I wish you the life of happiness and prosperity. 我祝你生活幸福、万事如意。
• A prosperity never seen before appeared in the countryside.农村出现了前所未有的繁荣。