Held at the Federal Square in the old city of Bern, the Chinese Culture Festival is the first of its kind jointly organized by the Chinese Embassy in Switzerland, Chinese students, chinese hanfu wedding dress and overseas Chinese in Switzerland since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. Sino-Swiss cultural exchanges are an important part of the friendly relations between the two countries, said Chinese Ambassador to Switzerland Wang Shihting. Accompanied by the sound of gongs and drums, the event kicked off with a lion dance performance. Wang said he believes that this cultural event can deepen the Swiss people’s connection and love for Chinese culture, and promote cultural exchanges between the two countries. Students from the School for Chinese martial arts in Bern performed Tai Chi, Tai Chi Sword, and others. Wu Yongmei, director of the School for Chinese martial arts in Bern, said that more than 20 students participated in the performance and most of them had practiced martial arts for several years. The power and elegance in their moves attracted many people to stop and watch. Wu said that she was “very proud” to be able to promote Chinese martial arts here in a bid to attract local people to understand Chinese martial arts and culture. Sigrist’s broker, Claude Hubscher, said that the combination of alphorn performance and the Chinese cultural elements is the “best way” to showcase Chinese culture to the Swiss people and enhance exchanges between the two countries. Chen Xue, one of the organizers of the festival, said that this event could help promote Chinese culture overseas. Dozens of booths were set up at the square for traditional Chinese medicine consultation, facial makeup painting, Spring Festival couplet writing, Chinese food, tea art, and paper-cutting. Lena Demel from Lucerne, Switzerland, painted a Peking Opera mask. Kevin Riedmann from Schaffhausen, Switzerland, said that he “liked very much” this Chinese cultural festival, the first of its kind for him. She said that she made a special trip to Bern to better understand Chinese culture and was “overwhelmed” by the wide variety of Chinese elements on site.