Lang Lang to be WLC image ambassador

Pianist Lang Lang receives a certificate as image ambassador to the 16th World Leisure Conference (WLC) from the organizing committee. The event will be held in Beijing's Pinggu District in 2020. [Photo by Guo Xiaohong]

Lang Lang, a widely known Chinese concert pianist, has been appointed "image ambassador' for the 16th World Leisure Conference, which will be held in Beijing's Pinggu District in 2020.

"I am really honored to be chosen as image ambassador of the 2020 World Leisure Conference," he said in a video screened at the opening ceremony of the 1st China (Beijing) Leisure Conference convened in Pinggu yesterday. "Leisure makes life better. So, please join me in wishing the 2020 World Leisure Conference a great success."

The pianist has held many goodwill titles, including UNICEF goodwill ambassador, image ambassador of the 2007 Special Olympics World Summer Games, goodwill ambassador for Shenzhen in South China and image ambassador for Beijing tourism.

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