A Chinese Spring Festival temple fair was held in Luanda, Angola, from January 31 to February 1 local time, bringing festive celebrations and cultural experience to local residents.
The event was jointly organized by the Chinese Embassy in Angola and the Ingombota Municipal Government of Luanda Province, and undertaken by the Association of Chinese Enterprises in Angola and the China General Chamber of Commerce in Angola.
Chinese Ambassador to Angola Zhang Bin and Incombota Mayor Milca Caquesse attended the event.
Noting that 2026 has been designated as the China-Africa Year of People-to-People Exchanges, Zhang described the temple fair as the first cultural event under that framework and said China is ready to expand cooperation with Angola in cultural exchange, youth engagement and talent development.
Mayor Caquesse said cooperation between Angola and China has produced tangible benefits and thanked China for sharing its traditions with the Angolan public, adding that Angola is keen to deepen exchanges and strengthen people to people links.
Nearly 10,000 overseas Chinese, local Chinese community members, Angolan guests, and residents attended the temple fair. Visitors enjoyed Chinese cultural performances and tasted traditional Chinese cuisine. Many attendees said the event offered them a firsthand experience of Chinese traditions and expressed hope for more people-to-people exchanges between the two countries during the China-Africa Year of People-to-People Exchanges.
The promotional video for CMG's 2026 Spring Festival Gala was also screened at the event, with guests expressing their anticipation for the upcoming grand festive celebration and its wonderful programs.
The Spring Festival Gala will be staged on Chinese New Year's Eve on February 16, marking a cherished occasion for families to gather and celebrate the most important festival in the traditional Chinese calendar.
Chinese Spring Festival fair in Angola showcases culture, CMG gala promo
The "No. 1 central document" of the CPC Central Committee released on Tuesday has set out key tasks to advance agricultural and rural modernization and promote all-around rural revitalization in the new year, said an official of the Central Rural Work Leading Group on Wednesday.
Speaking at a press conference held by the State Council Information office, Han Wenxiu, executive deputy director of the Office of the Central Financial and Economic Affairs Commission and director of the Office of the Central Rural Work Leading Group, said that while maintaining the overall stability of the "agriculture, rural areas and farmers" work layout and responding to the new situation and new requirements, this year's major and key tasks in the "agriculture, rural areas and farmers" fields have been clarified which can be summarized as "four key tasks and two major supporting guarantees".
"The 'four key tasks' are to enhance comprehensive agricultural production capacity and quality and efficiency, implement normalized and targeted assistance, actively promote stable income growth for farmers, and advance the construction of livable, business-friendly and beautiful rural villages in line with local conditions. We must formulate policies based on realities and apply precise measures, firmly safeguard the bottom line of national food security, continue to consolidate and expand the achievements of poverty alleviation, and raise the levels of rural industrial development, rural construction and rural governance," said Han.
"The 'two major supporting guarantees' are strengthening institutional and mechanism innovation and enhancing the Communist Party of China's comprehensive leadership over work related to agriculture, rural areas and farmers. We must give full play to the Party's leadership, which is our greatest advantage, take reform and innovation as the fundamental driving force, improve the effectiveness of policies that strengthen, benefit and enrich agriculture, and stimulate the momentum and vitality of rural revitalization," said Han.
China outlines four key tasks, two supporting guarantees in 2026 top rural policy: official
