Photo shows Zhu Weiqun, vice chairman as well as secretary-general of CAPDTC is delivering a toast on the reception.

Cheers for the coming new year, photo from TibetCulture.net.

Photo shows directors of CAPDTC are pleasantly talking with each other.

Tibetan dance on the reception, photo from TibetCulture.net.

China Association for Preservation and Development of Tibetan Culture(CAPDTC) held a new year reception for the oncoming Spring Festival as well as Tibetan Iron Tiger Year in Beijing on Thursday, with Zhu Weiqun, executive vice minister of the CPC United Front Work Department and vice chairman as well as secretary-general of CAPDTC, together with over 70 directors in attendance.

Zhu Weiqun delivered a toast on the reception. In order to recall Ngapoi Ngawang Jigme, chairman of China Association for Preservation and Development of Tibetan Culture who passed away on December 23, 2009, Zhu proposed all the directors stand in silent tribute to the son of Tibetan people,a great patriot, famous social activist.

Zhu gave a brief introduction to the work of CAPDTC in the past year and its working plan for the coming new year. "The main job of CAPDTC in 2010 is to implement the instruction of the 5th Conference on Work in Tibet, change the term of office, further strengthen publicizing work and make our due contribution to the leap-forward development and long period of stability of Tibet," said Zhu Weiqun.

As a nationwide nonprofit public body granted as UN Consultative Status for Economic and Social Council, China Association for Preservation and Development of Tibetan Culture (CAPDTC) is founded on June 21, 2004 as a non-governmental organization consisting of volunteers both from home and abroad who love Tibetan culture and care for its preservation and development.