On Jan 30, the opening ceremony for the 2018 Chinese New Year festivities was held in Wellington, New Zealand.
Soon after the Christmas lights were removed from Stroget, the main shopping street in Copenhagen, Denmark, the night there was aglow again on Jan 20 with hundreds of lanterns hanging above the street.
On Sunday, a gala to celebrate the 2018 Chinese Lunar New Year was held at the Konstantin Musical-dramatic Theater in the ancient Bulgarian capital, Veliko Tarnovo. The gala featured a Chinese classical dance drama, Fen Mo, and a photography exhibition on 2018 Happy Chinese New Year.
On Jan 23, a troupe from Hangzhou Opera and Dance Theatre put on an elaborately designed dance drama Meet the Grand Canal at the Greek Global Cultural Center, kicking off the Chinese Lunar New Year celebrations in the country.
The China Culture Center in Paris plans to expand "Happy Chinese New Year" celebrations to other provinces outside of Paris to offer more French people a chance to experience Chinese culture. Let's check out the upcoming exciting activities.
Dashuhua, literally translated as "striking tree flowers", is a local art form in Yuxian county, Zhangjiakou. Performers throw hot melted iron against walls to create a shower of sparks, just like fireworks. The tradition has been preserved for more than 500 years.
Luo Shugang, China’s culture minister, at the invitation of his Spanish counterpart, Íñigo Méndez de Vigo y Montojo, visited Spain with a Chinese cultural delegation from Jan 28-31. This visit is part of the efforts to strengthen the cultural ties between China and Spain.
With the Spring Festival less than a month away, the catering market across China is already heating up. In the southwestern province of Yunnan, many restaurants are signing up for online food ordering platforms.
Sponsored by the Ministry of Culture of China and organized by the China Cultural Center in Nepal, five major 2018 Happy Chinese New Year events will be held in Nepal.
A concert to celebrate the upcoming Chinese Lunar New Year was held in Seoul, the capital of South Korea on Jan 21, kicking off "2018 Happy Chinese New Year" celebrations in the country.
A series of activities to celebrate Chinese Lunar New Year were held in Vietnam from Jan 18-23.
China’s Jilin Province Art Troupe was invited to give a 10-day tour in Denmark from Jan 19 to 29 for the 2018 Happy Chinese New Year celebrations, which have been held 16 years running in the country.
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