Celebrating Chinese New Year in Calgary

Arts & Culture

  blogs.telegraph.co.uk/   A huge part of Chinese New Year, for me, are the lights. The crackle and boom of fireworks were ubiquitous during the 15 days of celebration – even before that. Lanterns and dazzling lights take over the streets. Every year, when the huge countdown clock on the CCTV Spring Festival Gala reaches…

Chinatown Art

Arts & Culture

See Canada through the eyes of a Chinese Canadian starting Sept 18 inside the Chinese Artifact Museum at the Calgary Chinese Cultural Centre.  Simon Wong’s new contemporary art exhibit, My Maple Leaf, shows Chinatown’s personalities and sceneries that are uniquely Calgarian. The opening reception on Sept 18 at 2 p.m. also features Tai Chi, Gu…