There will be a dragon boat regatta in Puerto Madero for the Chinese New Year – 01/29/2019

Chinese dragon boats will cross the Rio de la Plata at full speed, Puerto Madero, under the Bridge of the woman. And it will not be in a movie. The regatta will take place on Sunday, February 3rd from 14h to 19h as part of the festivities of the Chinese New Year 4717, del chopped pork. With free admission.

There will be more. Not only because the dragons they will dance at nightFebruary 2nd and 3rd, Arribeños Street, in the neighborhood Chinese district of Belgrano, with open companies and DJ presentations, as planned Clarin right here. This time, the festivities will include another key novelty: The Chinese New Year Road, a dedicated circuit chinese culture in the city of Buenos Aires, from art to gastronomy.

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The dragon boat regatta is a powerful magnet that, in China, has 2200 years. This country donated the barges last year and on Sunday the 3rd, it will use them twelve teams of 22 rowers each, Chinese and Argentinian. The captain of each group will mark the rhythm with a drum.

"Dragon boats are considered water dragons. For the Chinese, an air, water or ground dragon is the same. It is one of a kind symbol of power, surpbading and wisdom"he explains to Clarin Carlos Lin, journalist and moderator – will lead this event and other New Year events – sons of Taiwanese merchants raised in the capital and a reference of the local Chinese community. "Historically, the winners of the regatta have gained legitimacy and distinction, it is now a demonstration of competence and, above all, of teamwork," he adds.

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Lin recounts that the dragon boat competition paid tribute to Qu Yuan, a poet who lived in the "Warring States" era (475-220 BC), in which Qi, the Chu, Yan and Han, Zhao, Wei and Qin. He, noble, responsible for the kingdom of Chu, proposed to form alliances to defend him, among other measures that did not prosper. They banned him. He wrote his excellent work, I'm sorry for the separation, and he could not bear the decadence of his country. So he tied a stone to his back and threw himself into the Miluo RiverLocated in the present province of Hunan. "A legend tells that they tried to save him on barges and threw rice balls and wine to the water to distract the fish until their bodies are removed, "Lin continues.

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The Chinese New Year Road, organized by Lin himself, He also tries and can be visited until the 19th of February. To do this, it is better to go out "cultural pbadport", which is delivered and stamped for free at each station of the circuit: with five stamps, you can participate in a lottery for a trip to China for two.

The road to La Ruta del Chinese New Year includes the sample Message in a bottle, sure Snuff (grated tobacco), which enter the Palm of the hand and that they keep symbols of the last Chinese imperial dynasty, Qing (1644-1911). It is exposed in the National Museum of Oriental Art who works in the decorative arts (Liberator 1902).

And the road to Chinese New Year It also includes six other places: Confucius Institute (Córdoba 2122, with discussions on Chinese and craft workshops with paper, February 8 and 15 at 18), the House of Chinese culture (Maipú 942, with interviews about ethnic minorities in China, on the 12th, at 18 years old) and the restaurants Pekin (El Salvador 5702, where the specialty is the lacquered duck), Royal China (Alicia M. de Justo 1808, in which they recommend pork) Sazon (Olazábal 1735, recognized by Dim Sum appetizers) and Mango wanhao (Montevideo 352, where they serve a mixture of shrimp and dreamed avocados). In no case is it mandatory to consume, but those who want to do so and have the "pbadport" will have a 20% discount.

The last stage of La Ruta del Chinese New Year it's him Piazzolla Tango Theater (Florida 165), where, on February 19, at the end of the celebrations in China, from 1:30 pm, Chinese dancers will present their tango and Argentine bandoneon musicians will perform Chinese songs, and an artist will do a show inspired by the Beijing Opera. In addition, the trip to China will be put into play among those who have obtained five stamps of the "cultural pbadport" and have sent a photo to [email protected].

Before, there will be more proposals for the Chinese New Year in Buenos Aires. On February 2nd and 3rd, from noon to 8:30 pm, a clbadic will be realized: BA celebrates China, with 40 stalls of typical and artisbad dishes and free shows, on Plaza Parques Nacionales Argentinos (in Figueroa Alcorta and Sucre).

Why is this Chinese New Year celebration coming "recharged", with multiple proposals, to the City? This is not casual: the 80% of the 120,000 Chinese in Argentina live in the capitalpoint of the Under-Secretary for Human Rights and Cultural Pluralism. "This is a deeply rooted celebration and is awaited by the people of Buenos Aires. 60 thousand people we dedicate him to "BA Celebra", said Matías López, Citizen Development Secretary Lin agrees: "The proposal has been strengthened because the Chinese community is large and because more and more people are joining the community. festive spirit of their new year ".

So, the dragon will come back to danceas among the Chinese of the 200 AD this time on the river, in Chinatown and in other scenes of the city. Wonderful beast depicted with maple horns, lobster eyes, bull's nose, dog's nose, lion's mane, snake's tail, eagle claws and fish scales, will appear asleep, will be painted eyes with red ink – for good omens, in the ritual of "stuck pupils"– and will wake up. To dazzle us, for a moment, again.