International Children’s Day

The 1st of June is the International Children’s Day in China. There was a major reason to celebrate the day in 2020. The children have paid a high price during the pandemic. Not only had the children’s school year been thrown in the bin, but their future seemed more uncertain than just six months earlier. Therefore, Danish Cultural Center in Beijing and JazzDanmark created a special experience for the Chinese children with some of the best songs they could listen, sing along, or dance to.

Two concerts with the musicians Thomas Sandberg and Moussa Diallo were streamed on a wide range of platforms in China, which resonated on nationwide channels. The Chinese children enjoyed interacting with Sandberg and Diallo, who from a studio in the city of Kolding (Denmark) gave the children a musically and vital experience despite the long distance.

The concerts were shown on a big screen in the Danish Cultural Center’s exhibition hall in Beijing, which also offered a wide range of activities on the International Children’s Day. About 2,000 children and parents visited.