Chinese New Year
SCOTLAND’S largest ever celebration of Chinese New
Year with a wide programme of events connecting local audiences and businesses with Chinese visitors and performers will take place in Edinburgh from 2 to 17 February 2019.
This is the first time that a co-ordinated programme of special events and initiatives will take place in the capital as everyone celebrates the Year of the Pig together.
The Edinburgh Tourism Action Group has partnered with Scottish Confucius Institute for Business & Communication at Heriot-Watt University to develop and broaden the reach of Chinese New Year celebrations here.
Showcase events at the Usher Hall, National Museum of Scotland, Royal Botanic Gardens Edinburgh and Edinburgh Zoo planned.
You can try a taster sessions in Chinese brush painting or attend the first ever bilingual Chinese / Scots ceilidh. Landmark buildings across the capital will be lit up in red to mark the occasion and local businesses in the city will welcome visitors with everything from traditional red envelopes to bespoke cocktails.
National Museum of Scotland will open its new Exploring
East Asia Gallery on 8 February where they are running a special programme of events for all ages.
On 16 February, the Grand Gallery will be brought to life as internationally renowned Shanghai Theatre Academy Performance Group present a selection of beautiful and dynamic dances from their UK tour.
The official Chinese New Year Concert is at the Usher Hall on 9 February, featuring the Edinburgh Symphony Orchestra, the Edinburgh Singers including a never before heard rendition of Auld Lang Syne.
This month will be the final opportunity (until 17 Feb) to see the Giant Lanterns of China: Myths and Legends at Edinburgh Zoo where 200 artisans from China have created a world of folktales and fantasy told with over 450 stunning lanterns.
National Gallery of Scotland will invite visitors to take part in Chinese brush painting taster sessions on 9 February, National Library of Scotland will host the launch of The Chinese in Britain a new book by Barclay Price on 4th February and later that day St Cecilia’s Hall & Music Museum will host a bilingual ceilidh to make the joy and breathless wonder of the traditional Scottish ceilidh accessible to visitors and residents from China.