Perth Chinese New Year Fair 珀斯新年文化节
Festival celebration brings us closer
全城喜庆新春 文◎Abbie Chen 陈薇 译◎Elvie Yap 叶俐廷
The Perth Chinese New Year Fair for the seventh year in a row supported by the City of Perth, the Office of Multicultural Interest Western Australia and LotteryWest, seeing the streets of Northbridge transform into a colourful, loud and proud celebration of not just Chinese culture, but of Perth city’s ever expanding cultural diversity. Indeed Chinese New Year is celebrated as a West Australian rather than ethnic Chinese event.
本次2018年珀斯中华新年文化节的成功，都汇聚着大家无私的付出和智慧，充分结合多有文化和族群之间的友爱， 来共同给珀斯人民带来如此精彩的多元饕餮盛宴！公民。
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ed and Gold lanterns, Steaming dumplings and steady drum of lion dancers combined to transform Northbridge into an oriental hub of activity at the 2018 Perth Chinese New Year Fair as thousands gathered to celebrate Chinese New Year. The growth of the event, and the way that Chinese New Year celebrations are increasingly being enjoyed by Western Australians of all backgrounds, shows the positives and strength of our multicultural society, which benefits from diversity and shared cultural traditions. The 2018 Perth Chinese New Year Fair was held on Sunday February
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18th, 2018 in Northbridge. This is the seventh year Chung Wah has organised this significant event that widely open to community at large to celebrate Chinese New Year together. Chinatown in Roe Street and sections of James and Lake Streets were filled with entertainment programs that showcase the cultural heritage of the Chinese during the first half of the day. Before the show start, a huge crowd was already in place around the street areas awaiting for the first lion dance and lighting of fire crackers. Followed by the multicultural parade that ranged from WA Police
Pipe Band, Chung Wah Lion Dance Troupe, Chinese Community Centre and a variety of Multicultural groups. There were hourly lion dance and cultural performances on the street and various Chinese cultural demonstrations, Games and Competitions were continuously accessible by visitors of the day between 12pm and 5pm. “God of Fortune” and volunteers dressed in the traditional Chinese costumes thronged the street to entertain and give away lucky red packets to kids as blessings of good luck and wealth. Blessed with great weather on the day, the event reached a new peak
