【正】February 14 was the first day of the Chinese lunar Year of Tiger.The Chinese Spring Festival Folk Concert,as one of the activities in celebration of the 60th anniversary of the establishment of China-Switzerland diplomatic relations,was held in the famous Zurich Concert Hall.Among those present were Dong Jinyi,Chinese Ambassador to Switzerland,Liang Jianquan,Chinese Counsel General in Zurich, Erika Forster,President of the Council of States of Switzerland,Dr.Anton Thalmann,Deputy Secretary of State of the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs,Martin Dahinden,Director General of the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation under the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs,Regine Aeppli, Governor of Zurich Canton and Ruth Genner,Vice Mayor of Zurich.At the invitation of the Switzerland-China Association(SCA),Jing Dunquan,CPAFFC Vice President,traveled to Zurich to attend the celebration activities.The following is the speech given by Thomas Wagner,former Mayor of Zurich and President of the SCA,prior to the concert.