The year of the ox starts on Friday 12 February. In honour of the occasion, government, business and cultural leaders in both China and Luxembourg spoke during an online celebration. The formal comments covered connections during the covid-19 pandemic, and the growing financial and logistics links between the grand duchy and middle kingdom.

Several musical, dance and acrobatics performances were featured.

The event was hosted by the Luxembourg Chamber of Commerce, China-Luxembourg Chamber of Commerce, Confucius Institute at the University of Luxembourg, the China Cultural Center in Luxembourg, along with Euro-Asie, on Monday 8 February.