Happy Lunar New Year from the USC US-China Institute!
Welcoming the Snake: Chinese Cultural Arts Celebration
The Huntington Library hosts a celebration of the beginning of the New Year season.
Explore the music, dance, and folk crafts of China in a day-long event that celebrates the beginning of the lunar new year season, ushering in the Year of the Snake. This event is a prelude to The Huntington’s Chinese New Year Festival on Feb. 16-17. Artists and performers from Jiangsu Province, China, will present traditional dance and demonstrate crafts such as kite-making, embroidery, beadwork, and sugar sculpture. Lion dancers and musicians will add to the spirit of celebration. General admission.
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