Chinese Language Day celebrated on April 20 every year. A number of varied cultural events were recently held all around the globe to celebrate the 2024 UN Chinese Language Day. 

• Chinese Language Day was initiated in 2010.
• It aims to celebrate Chinese, one of the six official languages of the UN, as well as to promote global multiculturalism by creating a bridge between Chinese culture and the rest of the world. 
• Liu Limin, president of the China Education Association for International Exchange, attended the event. He told the Global Times that since 2020 there have been more than "3,000 events" held all around the globe to promote the Chinese language.