Chinese New Year celebration in Bristol!

Zao shang hao!
Morning!

It's Cindy again.
How was everyone's weekend?
Weather was miserable, but hope you had a good time.

I just got some information of Chinese New Year celebration in Bristol last weekend!
Yes, besides Bath, Bristol has some activities going on as well.

http://www.bristol.ac.uk/cms/cpe/picturingchina
The Year of the Ox celebrations
11 am - 4 pm, Sunday 25 January
Bristol University and Bristol's City Museum andArt Gallery invite you to wolcome the year of the OX.

There will be some more activites that suit families as well.
They include:
Lion Dance performances (11:30am and 3pm) in the Great Hall Kungfu demonstrationsMandarin lessons (anyone wants to go for a free lesson?!)musical performances Chinese chess and calligraphy As well as a range of stalls from the University of Bristol, and from a variety of Bristol’s Chinese businesses and communities.
Time: Sunday 25, 11am-4pmVenue: Bristol's City Museum & Art Gallery and the Wills Memorial Building, University of Bristol, Queen's Road

There are 2 China-themed exhibitions: Picturing China 1870-1950 and China: Journey to the East.

China: Journey to the East is opening on 24th of Jan.
Please see their website above for more details.

Also there will be lion dance performing on 24th Jan in Cabot Circus.
http://www.bristol.gov.uk/ccm/content/Leisure-Culture/Museums-Galleries/coming-soon-chinajourney-to-the-east-.en

These activies sounds very exciting!
And it's all free to go.
If you have time, please go for a look.
You will definitely find out more about how Chinese people celebrate New Year, and the atmosphere must be great!
You might bump into me with my camera on my hand!
I am very excited for the New Year celebration now!
Can't wait for the coming weekend!
Hope you will enjoy them as well.

Zhu nimen xinnian kuaile!
Wish you all a happy New Year!

Cindy Shih

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Happy New Year! Xinnian Kuai le!

Da jia hao! Xinnian Kuai le!
Hello everyone! Happy New Year!



It’s Cindy here.



I had been hibernating since the weather was so cold!
I am a southerner and it will take me quite a long time to get used to winter in the UK for sure!
Hope all of you had a nice Christmas and New Year.



It is miserable January now, but there is still something to look forward to.
Yes, as some of you might know already, that is Chinese New Year!

Chinese New Year Day will fall on 26th Jan this year.
And the coming year is OX year.
That’s talk about Chinese New Year and zodiacal horoscopes later.
This email is about some events of celebrating the coming New Year.



The Museum of East Asian Art in Bath is holding some special events for Chinese New Year.
Please check the link below for more details
http://www.meaa.org.uk/events.htm

There will be New Year Door Decorations making on 24th Jan, Lunar New Year Extravaganza on 25th Jan, Lunar New Year Tour on 30th Jan, Chinese Knot making on 31st Jan, and Zodiac Animal Workshop on 1st Feb.
All of them sound very interesting for me!

I am thinking going to the Lunar New Year Extravaganza on 25th Jan, and following a reunion meal in the evening.
Chinese New Year’s Eve is just like Christmas time in the UK.
It’s for families to gather together for a nice meal and catch up.
As all my families are in the other side of the world, I would like to have a meal with my students in Bristol.

If you are free to join me on 25th Jan, please let me know so I can book a table soon.
I haven’t decided which restaurant to go yet, so if you have any good venues to recommend, please let me know.
I will introduce you more customs about Chinese New Year later on.

The Museum of East Asian Art in Bath also holds Mahjong Club!
If you are interested in this ancient, entertaining and fun Chinese game, please give it a try!
I personally just learnt how to play the game, and I very much enjoy it!
As I don’t drive and Bath is a bit distant from me, otherwise I will go for sure.

Please reply me if you want to join my trip to Bath on 25th Jan and the meal in the evening.
You are welcome to bring friends who are interested in Chinese talks or simply want to enjoy Chinese meals.
Look forward seeing you soon.

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Xiexie

Cindy