A poster advertises the "Happy Chinese New Year" concert at the Richmond Hill Centre for the Performing Arts in Toronto, Jan 24, 2016. [Photo/Culturalink.gov.cn]

A "Happy Chinese New Year" concert was held at the Richmond Hill Centre for the Performing Arts in Toronto on Jan 24. The Chinese Artists Society of Toronto and the Hospital for Sick Children organized the concert.

Xue Bing, Chinese consul general in Toronto, and representatives from several institutions were present.

Artists of different ages and nations performed classic Western and Chinese folk music.

Xue expressed his New Year's best wishes to the artists and all Chinese people abroad. He praised their contribution to the promotion of Chinese culture.

The concert is part of the slate of "2016 Happy Chinese New Year" events.