Celebrate Chinese New Year in FALL 曼彻斯特庆祝中国春节 I N L O V E AGAIN

REOPENS 14 FEBRUARY 2015

羊年 The Year of the Ram Thursday 19 chinesenewyearmcr.com –Sunday 22 February @CNY_MCR manchester.ac.uk/whitworth #ChineseNewYearMCR 2015

Chinese New Year A5 ad.indd 1 02/02/2015 15:31 Join us for the UK’s brightest Chinese New Year 羊年 The Year of the Ram celebrations, with thousands of lanterns, a spectacular light show and explosive art. Plus street food, music and martial arts, fireworks and the Dragon Parade. As the dark streets light up, welcome in the Year of the Ram.

Exclusive Chinese New Year Win the holiday of a lifetime Light Show Premiere With Cathay Pacific, , St Ann’s Church the Island Shangri-La Hotel and the St. Ann’s Square, 7pm Kowloon Shangri-La Hotel. Thursday 19 February FREE

Your prize includes two return Premium Economy flights from Manchester to The façade of St. Ann’s Church is brought to Hong Kong, plus four nights’ accommodation, two nights at the luxury Island spectacular life with a mix of light projections, Shangri-La and two nights at the Kowloon Shangri-La hotels in Hong Kong. art and film. Featuring: The Hong Kong Pulse 3D Start your holiday in style with free airport parking and access to the Escape Light Show and work by artists Cai Guo-Qiang, lounge at Manchester Airport, plus £100 Biza Duty Free vouchers to spend on Sun Xun and Stanley Chow. anything you wish while at the airport. Visit chinesenewyearmcr.com to enter!

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New Year Light Show The façade of St. Ann’s Church is brought to spectacular life with a mix of light projections, art and film. Featuring: The Hong Kong Pulse 3D Light Show and work by artists Cai Guo-Qiang, Sun Xun and Stanley Chow.

St Ann’s Church, St. Ann’s Sq, 4pm-10pm, 19-21 Feb, Premiere Thursday 19 Feb, 7pm, FREE

Chinese Food Market Sun Xun: Stately Shadows Red Envelopes Prize Giveaway Martial Arts Demonstrations Dragon Parade, Chinatown A red, richly draped marquee One of China’s most prolific Win a share of £10,000 to spend Experience Chinese Kung Fu, Celebrations & Firework Finale in St. Ann’s Square provides the video artists opens a solo show in your favourite stores and traditional Chinese dance, jar At midday on Sunday 22 backdrop to some of the city’s at the Centre for Chinese the chance to win a once in juggling, the unforgettable February, Albert Square will best Chinese food and drink Contemporary Art, with newly a lifetime prize – a holiday in unicycle panda and more in come alive with martial arts stalls including Yang Sing, I am commissioned and recent Hong Kong. Head to St. Ann’s this series of 30 minute-long and dance displays followed Pho, Pearl City and Rice Bowl. animation and video. Square to collect a special red performances that will roam by the Dragon’s dramatic envelope. What will yours contain? the shopping streets. appearance at 12.30pm outside St. Ann’s Sq, 12pm-6.30pm, CFCCA, Thomas St, the Town Hall. From 1pm follow 19-22 Feb until 22 March, FREE St. Ann’s Sq, 5pm-9pm, Manchester Arndale, King St, the magnificent Dragon Parade 19 Feb, FREE St. Ann’s Sq, Market St through the city’s streets to 12pm - 3pm, 20 Feb, FREE Chinatown where it will be Family Art & Craft Workshops Cai Guo-Qiang: greeted with firecrackers and Free, family workshops featuring Unmanned Nature The Legend of Nian: New Year addresses from firework-like origami, Chinese One of ten launch exhibitions at A Circus Caravan Tai Chi Class The Chinese Consul-General Zodiac animals, calligraphy and the Whitworth – which reopens A roaming performance that Watch the soft, flowing and of Manchester, the Lord traditional brush painting. on 14 February after a £15 million combines street dance and graceful movements of this Mayor of Manchester development – don’t miss this martial arts – which culminates Chinese martial art - or join in, and community leaders. St. Ann’s Sq, 12pm-3.30pm, remarkable show, which includes in a fire and light show in courtesy of free, half hour-long 19-22 Feb, FREE a 45 metre-long, four metre-high St. Ann’s Square. public classes. Enjoy traditional Chinese gunpowder drawing. performances from 2pm-5pm Procession, New Cathedral St, Manchester Arndale, in Albert Square and Chinatown Shopping Specials The Whitworth, Oxford Rd, until Market St, King St, St. Ann’s Sq, 2pm & 3pm, 20 Feb, FREE including lion dances, Kung Retailers right across the city 21 June, FREE Exchange Sq, 12pm-4pm, Fu, Chinese folk dance centre are taking part in Chinese 19-21 Feb. Fire and light show, and spectacular acrobatic New Year, with special events, St. Ann’s Sq, 5.30pm-8pm, Family Workshop: performances from artists offers and promotions from The Golden Era 19-21 Feb, FREE Chop Chop, Sticks Sticks! invited from Chengdu, China. , Harvey Nichols, (Huang jin shi dai) A family afternoon of Manchester Arndale, House of A lavish film based on the traditional Chinese dance, In Chinatown you’ll find a Fraser, The White Company, turbulent life of a 1930s writer music, storytelling and a Chinese market with over L’Occitane, Clarks, Agent - selected as Hong Kong’s special, drop-in workshop 60 stalls selling arts, crafts, Provocateur, LK Bennett, GAP, entry for the 2015 Best Foreign where you can customize your gifts and food, a funfair, Cath Kidston, Paperchase Language Film Oscar. own wooden chopsticks. family workshops and martial arts displays – culminating and Ted Baker. , Oxford St, , in the spectacular fireworks Visit chinesenewyearmcr.com 5.30pm, 16 Feb, £4-£7.50 Mosley St, 12pm-4pm, finale at 6pm. to bag the best deals 22 Feb, FREE Chinatown and Albert Sq,

12pm-6pm, 22 Feb, FREE (dragon performance 12.30pm, Albert Sq, parade starts at 1pm, Albert Sq; fireworks at 6pm, Chinatown)

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