On 20 August 2019, on the occasion of Hungary’s national holiday, in the centre of the City of Chongqing in China, there was a spectacular light show organised by the Hungarian Consulate General in Chongqing.

The foundation of the Hungarian State was celebrated with a one-hour celebratory animated light show displayed on the walls of nine skyscrapers towering above the banks of the Jialing River. As part of the show, the Hungarian flag was displayed on one of the city’s emblematic buildings, the Grand Theatre. The decorative lighting display also paid tribute to the 70th anniversary of the establishment of Hungarian-Chinese diplomatic relations.

In the second half of the year, according to the consulate general’s plans, a double bust of the Hungarian poet Sándor Petőfi and his wife Júlia Szendrey will be inaugurated in one of the highly frequented public parks of the municipality with a population of 33 million.

(MTI)