[BCMA] Exhibition of Chinese Zodiac Celebrating the Traditional Chinese New Year

[Moderated BCMA subscriber listserv.]

For Immediate Release

Exhibition of Chinese Zodiac Celebrating the Traditional Chinese New Year
Opening Reception: Sunday January 31, 2016 2:00pm
Exhibition Dates: January 31 - February 28, 2016
Address: Chinese Cultural Centre Museum, 555 Columbia Street, Vancouver, B.C. Canada V6A 4H5

The year 2016 is the Year of the Monkey (also the year of Bingshen), according to the Chinese lunar calendar. As the Chinese New Year is approaching, Chinese Cultural Center of Greater Vancouver and China’s Henan Provincial Bureau of Cultural Heritage will be co-presenting an exhibition entitled Chinese Zodiac Celebrating the Traditional Chinese New Year at the Chinese Cultural Centre Museum during January 31st to February 28th. The 63 bilingual panels of the exhibition illustrate and explain the history of Chinese zodiac animals and traditions. The content is enriched by photos of artifacts excavated in Henan Province such as clay, jade and bronze zodiac animals. This exhibition is entertaining, instructive and family friendly. The exhibition is presented both in English and in Chinese.

Henan Province in China is one of the most important cradles of Chinese culture and has long served as the national political, economic and cultural center. It preserves a host of cultural relics themed on the Chinese zodiac and passes down the zodiac’s cultural tradition. >From clamshells with designs of dragons and tigers in the Neolithic age, to today’s folk custom of uncles sending lamb-shaped food to nephews in the sixth lunar month every year in northern China, all these aspects are embodied by the charm of Chinese zodiac culture. 

Address: Chinese Cultural Centre Museum, 555 Columbia Street, Vancouver, B.C. Canada V6A 4H5
Museum Hours: Tuesday – Sunday 11am – 5pm, Closed on Mondays and Statutory Holidays
Admission by donation
Media Contact: Toni, museum at cccvan.com, 604.658.8880

Sincerely,

Toni Zhang McAfee
Museum Manager
Chinese Cultural Centre of Greater Vancouver
555 Columbia Street, Vancouver, B.C. V6A 4H5, Canada
604-658-8883, museum at cccvan.com
Office hours: Tue - Sat 9am-6pm
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