China News Service, Sydney, February 23 (Reporter Bo Wenwen) The "Happy Spring Festival – Celebrate the New Year in a Museum" event was held in Sydney, Australia on the 22nd. The event is co-organized by the Chinese Cultural Center in Sydney, the Australian National Maritime Museum, the Tianjin Municipal Culture and Tourism Bureau and the China Tourism Office in Sydney.
On February 22, local time, the "Happy Spring Festival – Celebrate the New Year in a Museum" event was held in Sydney, Australia. Photo courtesy of Sydney Chinese Cultural Center
On that day, the platform hall and pier space of the Australian National Maritime Museum in Sydney's Darling Harbor were completely renewed, decorated with New Year elements of the Year of the Horse. The festive Chinese New Year flavor complemented the charming harbor style, attracting more than 2,000 people to celebrate the New Year.
Wang Yu, Consul General of China in Sydney, Le Liwen, Cultural Counselor of the Consulate General in Sydney, Daryl Karp, Director of the Australian National Maritime Museum, Yuan Wei, Deputy Director of the Chinese Cultural Center in Sydney, Zhao Feng, Deputy Director of the China Tourism Office in Sydney, and other guests attended the opening ceremony.
On February 22, local time, the "Happy Spring Festival – Celebrate the New Year in a Museum" event was held in Sydney, Australia. Photo courtesy of Sydney Chinese Cultural Center
This event is divided into two parts: outdoor performance and exhibition hall experience. The art troupe from Tianjin presented wonderful performances such as singing, dancing, and martial arts, integrating the beauty of traditional Chinese art with the flavor of the times, winning rounds of applause and cheers from the audience.
The exhibition hall is also very popular. The New Year check-in wall with the theme of the Year of the Horse has become a popular photo spot, and many participants wore Hanfu to capture wonderful moments; the pot-throwing interaction was filled with cheers, the calligraphy and New Year painting rubbings were filled with the fragrance of ink, and the tea culture display was elegant and pleasant; interactive projects such as traditional Chinese medicine sachet making, plate buckle making, and lacquer fan experience were popular, and local people felt the unique charm of traditional Chinese skills in the immersive experience.
On February 22, local time, the "Happy Spring Festival – Celebrate the New Year in a Museum" event was held in Sydney, Australia. Photo courtesy of Sydney Chinese Cultural Center
Visitors shuttled through various booths to collect stamps and stamps, collect stamps of Tianjin landmarks, and "bring home" the rich flavor of the New Year in a rich and colorful interactive experience. The specially set up Chinese food tasting area outside the exhibition hall is filled with aromas, allowing guests to feel the festive atmosphere of reunion and celebration with the Chinese flavor on their tongues.
It is understood that the "Celebrate New Year in the Museum" event has been held at the Australian National Maritime Museum for the third consecutive year. The event uses culture as a bridge and tourism as a medium, which not only shortens the emotional distance between the people of China and Australia, but also injects continuous and vigorous vitality into deepening people-to-people exchanges and tourism cooperation between the two countries. (over)
