1月17日下午,中国美协在北京人民大会堂大宴会厅举行“新世纪迎新春联谊会”,在京的一千多位中国美协会员与有关领导欢聚一堂,喜迎新春佳节。中国美协主席靳尚谊首先代表中国美协向全国美术家致以新世纪第一个新春的祝贺,并对大家在过去一年 On the afternoon of January 17, the China Artists Association held “New Year Welcomes Spring Fraternity” in the Grand Ballroom of the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. More than 1,000 Chinese American Association members and relevant leaders in Beijing gathered together to celebrate the Spring Festival. Jin Shangyi, chairman of the China Artists Association, first of all, on behalf of the China Artists Association, extended his congratulation to the national artists on the first Chinese New Year in the new century and expressed his congratulation on the past year