The Original Farmers Market in Los Angeles hosts a celebration on Sunday for the upcoming Chinese Lunar New Year. Lion dances, dragon dances, Chinese calligraphy, martial arts, Beijing Peking opera, a tea ceremony, dumpling-making demos and other activities were presented during the tradition-packed celebration. PROVIDED TO CHINA DAILY
Happy New Year - Milwaukee
Consul General of China in Chicago Hong Lei speaks at a Chinese New Year Celebration night hosted by Marquette University on Jan 27. The event attracted an audience of more than 500 to the campus. PROVIDED TO CHINA DAILY
Spring jam - Houston
Betty Elizabeth plays the erhu solo New Horse Racing at the Greetings of Spring concert hosted by Consul General of China Li Qiangmin in Houston on Jan 26 to celebrate the Chinese New Year. VIPs including Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee attended the event. MAY ZHOU / CHINA DAILY
Fresh from China - New York
Chen Bing conducts the Central Conservatory of Music Ensemble during the Music Contemporary from China 2018 concert at Alice Tully Hall in Lincoln Center in New York on Jan 27. The concert featured seven musical pieces composed by some of the most influential, robust and renowned composers teaching at the Central Conservatory of Music, the country's top music school, which was founded in 1950. Some of the pieces were composed for the 29th Beijing Olympic Opening ceremony. JUDY ZHU / CHINA DAILY
