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THE UK’s Chinese community is still facing a dating CRISIS, as almost half claim they’re too BUSY working to find love. As the third largest ethnic minority group in Britain prepare to celebrate Valentine’s Day, Nee Hao will be offering two lucky readers a one month subscription for the leading Chinese dating website 2RedBeans.com. Also to […]
2017伯明翰华人新春庆典于1月29日在伯明翰中国城圆满落幕。本次活动由伯明翰华人佳节筹委会主办，同时也得到了伯明翰市政厅、Hippodrome大剧院及当地各华人团体的鼎力协助。 尽管当天下着小雨，但还是有超过3万当地华人及英国民众走上街头，加入到欢庆新春的活动中来。伯明翰市长、市议员、当地各华人社团领导及商家代表受邀出席，中国驻英国伦敦大使馆送来新春问候。 全场庆祝活动在喜庆的鞭炮和舞狮表演中拉开帷幕。伯明翰市长Carl Rice在新春贺词中提到： 伯明翰是一座多元化的城市，伯明翰华人群体对伯明翰的城市发展有着举足轻重的地位。他同时坚信，在伯明翰华人群体的贡献下，伯明翰一定会建设得更加繁荣。 本次活动是伯明翰史上规模最大的一次华人节庆活动，喜庆的节日气氛由位于Hurst Street上的主舞台蔓延至整个伯明翰中国城：主舞台上的表演精彩纷呈，舞龙舞狮、变脸、民族舞蹈等节目让台下观众频频叫好；Thorp Street上的游乐设施最受小朋友们的喜爱，欢笑声连连；Patrick Centre内的手工作坊教授游客制作各种年味十足的工艺品；Hippodrome门前的杂技演出赢得观众的阵阵喝彩；Arcadian中心内的美食广场汇聚各地美食，香飘四溢。 伯明翰华人佳节筹委会主席黄展邦（James Wong）说到：“感谢冒雨前来参加我们活动的每一位观众及游客。今年的伯明翰华人新春庆典是史上规模最大、最成功的一次。我们希望吸取这次活动的成功经验，把明年的活动做得更大、更好。” 伯明翰南苑商区发展委员会（Southside BID)经理Julia Chance也表示：“ 今天对南苑商区来说是重要的一天：我们迎来了成千上万的游人集聚南苑中国城欢庆新春，同时我们也首次公布了南苑广场的规划。祝大家在鸡年吉祥如意！”
Chinese New Year, also known as Spring Festival, holds over 4,000 years of history and is the most important annual event in the Chinese calendar. The holiday also commemorates the first Golden Week of the year, as Chinese nationals enjoy seven continuous nonworking days. Golden Week is also an opportunity to travel overseas and […]
Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) is welcoming the Chinese Year of the Rooster with an exciting array of cultural activities. The 2017 Chinese New Year Festival will feature a traditional Lion Dance, folk dances of the Xinjiang region, and a sword dance. Other highlights of the event include traditional music, Chinese chess and paper-cutting. […]
The UK’s Birmingham Conservatoire is marking the start of the Year of the Rooster with a star-studded sold-out concert at Birmingham Hippodrome featuring some of China’s leading classical musicians. Pianists Di Xiao and I-Hsuan Peng and cellist Jiaxin Lloyd Webber will also be joined by some of the rising Chinese stars studying at Birmingham Conservatoire, […]
This week Manchester Airport has got into the Chinese New Year spirit with lots of entertainment and fun in the terminals. A lion dance and traditional Chinese dancers entertained passengers while they waited for their flight to Beijing during the celebrations. In addition to the entertainment, the airport has decked the terminals out in traditional […]
Crosstown Doughnuts are celebrating Chinese New Year with a brand new limited edition flavour; vibrant green pandan sourdough, filled with a coconut custard and topped with a pandan icing and desiccated coconut. Limited numbers will be available across all Crosstown locations, including their Soho store (4 Broadwick Street) from 27 – 31 January, while stocks last. […]
Celebrate the Year of the Rooster in London, with the biggest Chinese New Year celebrations outside Asia. Every year, hundreds of thousands of people descend on the West End to wish each other “Xin Nian Kuai Le” (Happy New Year in Mandarin) or “San Nin Faai Lok” (in Cantonese). Saturday 28 January – Chinese New Year […]
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