The US-China Chamber of Commerce Silicon Valley celebrated the Year of the Horse with its Chinese New Year member gathering, a business luncheon on Saturday, February 28, 2026. The chamber was founded in 2016 by Huang Yizhuang and is now in its tenth year, with 13 directors and more than 170 business members.
Program
11:30 am: check-in and guest greeting
12:00 pm: opening and remarks from invited guests from the Chinese Consulate General in San Francisco, Consul Lin Shuzhen (overseas Chinese affairs) and Consul Wen Xin; welcome speech by chamber president Marian Chaney; group photo
12:30 pm: brief self-introductions by members, then lunch
During lunch: raffle round one, hosted by vice president George Li Hairong; a riddle quiz hosted by founding president Huang Yizhuang; raffle round two; a student performance of the folk song “Jasmine Flower”; and the grand-prize raffle
Finale: directors and members on stage singing “Gong Xi Fa Cai” and “Let the World Be Filled with Love”
1:30 pm: open networking
Raffle prizes included a Year-of-the-Horse WeChat red envelope, cash red envelopes and a bottle of Maotai.