Society

Beijing to offer a snowy New Year dream

By Zhao Chunzhe (chinadaily.com.cn)
Updated: 2009-12-15 15:33

Beijing municipal government will cover the World Trade Plaza Square at Chaoyang district with man-made snow to cheer in the New Year, Qianlong.com.cn reported.

"We want Beijingers here to enjoy a dream-like party. There won't be any political talk, no celebrities, just ordinary people celebrating the special occasion with their loved ones," an unnamed official from the organizers said.

The snow will reportedly arrive four minutes ahead of the New Year and 10,000 ice bricks will form a wall for a landscape.

The theme of the party is "What a beautiful jasmine" which is also the name of a Chinese popular folk song. The activity is open to all people for free with no limits on the number attending, but the government will have a security force in place just in case.

Thirty students from a local middle school will play the theme music and 10 "New Year Ladies" will distribute sweets and New Year cards to the crowd from a 2.5-meter-high float. Every card has sunflower seeds inside which can grow to be different colors, the report said.

Cameras at the party will capture random moments and some people will be chosen to be shown on a big screen speaking out his or her New Year wishes.

The government wants to start collecting wishes from citizens and people are encouraged to mail their wishes to wishs2010@163.com staring today until December 28. The 20 best wishes will be shown at the party night.