Festival activities bring breath of fresh air to Sydney
2020-01-16
With the Southern Hemisphere basking in sunlight, Chinese Lunar New Year, or Spring Festival, is perfectly timed to be celebrated in spring-like weather in Sydney.
For this year, four activities will be held from Jan 17 to 28 to welcome the New Year.
18:00, Jan 17
Movie Show: Our Shining Days
The China Cultural Center in Sydney will feature the film at 18:00. The movie is about love and dream of a group of music students.
18:00, Jan 20
China-Australia Youth Cultural and Technology Exchange Festival
As a prelude of Happy Chinese New Year activities in Australia, the festival will feature performances and works by young Huangmei Opera performers and intangible cultural heritage inheritors from Jiangsu province as well as the local youngsters.
Jan 21-Feb 7
VR Beautiful China Interactive Tourist Experience
The exhibition will show Chinese landscape and Spring Festival cultural customs with the help of VR and AR. Visitors can experience the way that Chinese people celebrate the Lunar New Year in a convenient way.
The show will be unveiled at the China Cultural Center at 18:00 on Jan 21, and featured on Jan 22-23 and Jan 28-Feb 7.
Jan 25-28
Happy Chinese New Year-The Glamour of Shaanxi
Artists from Shaanxi Performing Troupe will lead the activities to welcome Chinese Lunar New Year in Sydney for 2020. The events include a show at the Chinatown Dixon Street Haymarket on Jan 25, a special performance at the Nan Tien Temple on Jan 26 and a gala at the Sydney Town Hall on Jan 28. Acrobatics, Chinese martial arts, dances, folk music and operas will be featured at the gala to celebrate Chinese Lunar New Year.