Chinese New Year Festival 2013
Feb. 16 & 17, Sat.-Sun.
10:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., rain or shine!
Visitors can experience the beauty of Chinese music, dance, and culture as the arrival of the Year of the Snake is celebrated at a Chinese New Year festival on Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 16 & 17, at The Huntington. Hours for the event are 10:30 a.m.- 4:30 p.m. All activities are included with general admission.
Performances
| Location
| Sat., Feb. 16
| Sun., Feb. 17
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Lion dancers/Kung Fu Heroes
| Scott Galleries Lawn
| 11 am
1 pm
3 pm | 11 am
1 pm
3 pm |
Stilt Walkers
| Estate-wide
| 11 am 12:30 pm 3 pm | 11 am 12:30 pm 3 pm |
Mask Changing (Bian Lian)
| Friends’ Hall* | 12:30 pm
2 pm | 12:30 pm
2 pm |
Storytelling/Book Signing
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| Year of the Snake** by Oliver Chin Storytellers
Signing by Illustrator Jennifer Wood
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South of Entrance Pavilion
| 11 am, noon, 1 pm11 am-3 pm
| 11 am, noon, 1 pm 11 am-3 pm |
| Demonstrations |
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Brush Painting by Pei-Fang Liang
| Scott Gallery Loggia
| All day
| All day
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Calligraphy by Qingnian Tang
| Scott Gallery Loggia | All day
| All day
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Finger Painting by Alex Linn
| Scott Gallery Loggia | 11 am-4 pm | -
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Martial Arts-Shaolin Cultural Center of America
| Library Lawn | 11:30 am, 2:30 pm | 11:30 am, 2:30 pm |
Teas of China
| Overseer's Room* | Hourly, 11 am-4 pm
| Hourly, 11 am-4 pm
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Xinhua Gallery Photo Exhibition
| Chinese Garden
| All day | All day |
| Music |
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Ximing Han Ensemble
| Chinese Garden | 11 am-1 pm 2-4 pm
| 11 am-1 pm 2-4 pm |
Other Highlights
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| Flower market | Entrance Pavilion
| All day
| -
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| Penjing display, courtesy of the Southen Breeze Society
| Chinese Garden | All day | All day |
| Viewing Stones, courtesy of Viewing Stone Association of America | Chinese Garden | All day | All day |
Scavenger Hunt
| Chinese Garden
| 11 am-3:30 pm | 11 am-3:30 pm |
* Seating is limited
** Books available for purchase in the Bookstore & More
Additional funding provided by The Justin Vajna Memorial Fund for Educational Programs in the Chinese Garden and The Cheng Family Foundation. All floral displays courtesy of Rosa Zee