Today, February 19th, Lunar New Year is celebrated around the world welcoming in the Year of the Goat (or Ram). Asian families will be visiting and paying homage to family, feasting, and taking part in traditional events with Dragon and Lions dances, parades and much more. In Vancouver, we’re lucky to have a diverse and dynamic…
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The Forbidden City at Vancouver Art Gallery
The Forbidden City: Inside the Court of China’s Emperors, is now open at the Vancouver Art Gallery and on view until January 11, 2015 The exhibition brings together 5 centuries of Chinese culture; paintings, ceramics, jewelry, metalware, textiles and cultural artifacts, curated from Beijing’s Palace Museum. Throughout the main floor of the Gallery, guests are…
Chef Vij is a Dragon In The Garden
Next month, join renowned Chef Vikram Vij at the Dr Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden for a one-night-only fundraising soiree. Guests will be treated to a menu created by Chef Vij that is inspired by the world-class garden. The evening will include live entertainment, cocktails in the garden and a silent fundraising auction. The proceeds of…
Chinese New Year 2013
We are coming into the annual Lunar New Year season as Chinese and other Asian communities prepare for the more important festive occasion of their year. This year, Sunday February 10, 2013 ushers in the New Year, the Year of the Snake on the Chinese zodiac. People born under the year of the snake (1954,…
Wild Rice New Westminster 1st Anniversary
It’s been a year since Wild Rice opened a new location in the rejuvinated River Market in New Westminster. Tomorrow, Saturday, November 24th they are celebrating their first anniversary by throwing a party with a Chinese Market theme starting at 9pm. Entry is free but a $5 suggested donation to the New Westminster Food Bank…
Dr Sun Yat Sen Classical Chinese Garden
The first and largest classical Chinese garden outside of China, Vancouver’s Dr Sun Yat Sen Gardens are part museum, part cultural education and part botanical garden all within a walled oasis on the edge of Chinatown. Named for the “Father of Modern China” the Dr Sun Yat Sen Gardens are an authentic representation of a…