With Dragon Dance, Food and Shows, Chinese New Year Celebration – 02/02/2019

With the traditional dance of dragons and lions, oriental cuisine and various performances, the Chinese New Year celebration was held first in the city of Buenos Aires and the Eastern community began hosting the year 4717, Land Pig. On this occasion the novelty will be nocturnal celebrations around Belgrano and the dragon boat regatta in Puerto Madero.

It sways from one side to the other. The dragon moves in his dance and the Chinese lions accompany him. Together, they offer their typical dance to presage luck for the year that begins and launch a series of celebrations.

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The highlight will be the dragon boat regatta, which in China he is 2200 years old. This country donated the barges last year and this Sunday at 17:00 in Puerto Madero at 17:00. They will be used by twelve teams of 22 rowers each, Chinese and Argentine, who will pbad under the female bridge. The captain of each group beats the rhythm with a drum.

"Dragon boats are considered water dragons, and for the Chinese, an air dragon, water dragon or land dragon is the same, a symbol of power, victory and wisdom," he said. -he. 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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But there will be more. The dragons will also dance at night, something unprecedented because it was always day. They did it this Saturday and they will repeat it Sunday, Arribeños Street, in the Chinatown of Belgrano, with open companies and DJ presentations. Is titled "Illuminates the Chinatown". The other novelty is The Chinese New Year Road, circuit dedicated to Chinese culture in the city of Buenos Aires, which includes everything from art to gastronomy.

Why is this Chinese New Year celebration coming "recharged", with multiple proposals, to the City? This is not occasional: 80% of the 120,000 Chinese in Argentina live in the capitalpoint of the Under-Secretary for Human Rights and Cultural Pluralism. "This celebration is deeply ingrained and awaited by the people of Buenos Aires, and in 2018, 60,000 people attended the" BA Celebra "we dedicate to them," said Matías López, Secretary of Citizen Development.