Liverpool Chinese New Year Celebrations

This event is organised by 2013 Liverpool Chinatown Chinese New Year Co-ordinating Committee in partnership with Liverpool City Council

Year of the Snake

Programme Guide

Gung Hey Fat Choi

10 February 2013

HAPPY NEW YEAR!Following the success of the Year of

the Dragon, Liverpool Chinatown

will commence the Year of the Snake

celebrations on Sunday 10 February 2013.

The 2013 Kuei Szu year welcomes the

active, perceptive, smart yet seductive

black Snake, which is the sixth animal sign

in the Chinese Zodiac. Its ability to quickly

read complex situations in a controlled

manner signals good business acumen.

However, Snakes must be wary of fanatical

commitments as they have a tendency

to spend money quicker than they earn,

which may invoke tension in their personal

relationships.

People born in the Year of the Snake

are viewed as the wisest and most

enigmatic of all. He, or she, may become

a philosopher, theologian, political lizard

or a wily financier. They are thoughtful

and have a desire to live well. Snakes are

cultured, with a love for books, music,

clothes and fine food. Despite all the

fondness for the good things in life, his, or

her, innate elegance gives them a general

dislike for frivolities and foolish talk.

To celebrate the Year of the Snake,

Liverpool Chinese Community groups

and other organisations have arranged a

series of arts and cultural events from the

4 February, with the main celebration

taking place on Sunday 10 February.

As always, the street festivities will be

fun-filled, with plenty of activities for

children and adults to enjoy, including:

11am Chinese New Year Market Starts on Great George Street

11.30am Dragon, Unicorn & Lion Street Parades in Chinatown

1pm Spectacular Fire Cracker Display

in Great George Square

The 2013 Liverpool Chinatown Chinese

New Year Co-ordinating Committee

would like to thank its sponsors and

supporters and wish you all “Gung Hey

Fat Choi!”

Did you know?

Famous Snakes include Bob Dylan,

Carole King, Dean Martin, Brad Pitt,

Oprah Winfrey, Pablo Picasso and

Abraham Lincoln.

2013 Liverpool Chinatown Chinese New Year Co-ordinating Committee consists of representatives from: Che Kung Tong Chinese Association, Hoy Yin Chinese Association, Hung Gar Kung Fu Academy, Liverpool Chinese Business Association, Liverpool City Council, Merseyside Chinese Community Development Association, Merseyside Police, Pagoda Chinese Community Centre, See Yep Chinese Association (UK), Tap Mun Chinese Association, Wah Sing Chinese Community Centre and Wirral Chinese Association. For more information about the programme of events visit www.lcba.net

2013 Year of the Snake

G A L A C A S I N O S

Whilst every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the information supplied herein, the Co-ordinating Committee cannot be held responsible for any errors or omissions. 2013 Liverpool Chinatown Chinese New Year Celebrations: Outdoor activities are subject to weather conditions. The Co-ordinating Committee reserves the right to change or cancel activities, without the need to provide any prior notice. To get the latest information about the celebrations, please go to: lcba.net

What’s on in ChinatownSaturday 9 Feb

Tai Chi Demonstration

12pm - 3.30pm

Outside the See Yep Chinese Association

in Nelson Street

This form of Chinese physical exercise

can profoundly increase the flow of

energy through your body and improve

health. Contact: Mr Kenny Tam on

07973 637 580 or

Mr Liu on 0151 233 8833

Saturday 9 - Sunday 10 Feb

Chinese New Year 2013

11am - 4pm

The Black-E, 1 Great George Street

A weekend of exhibitions including

traditional and contemporary Chinese

Art. A special Lion Dance welcoming

the Year of the Snake at 11.30am.

From 12pm to 4pm workshops and

demonstrations including Tai Chi, Qi

Gong, Chinese calligraphy, snake co-

operative games, traditional Chinese

dance and Gu Zheng solo Chinese music

by China Pearl and Chinese-inspired

Funk with Movema. Visit the café for a

selection of homemade food. Admission

is £1 donation for adults and free for

children under 18. theblack-e.co.uk

Saturday 9 - Sunday 10 Feb

John Collins Funfairs

11am - 4pm

Great George Street, Nelson Street,

Hardy Street & Grenville Street

Children’s rides and white-knuckle rides!

Sunday 10 Feb

Dancing Snake

Workshop 10.30am - 11.15am,

Flash Mob 11.15am - 12pm

The Black-E, 1 Great George Street

Celebrate Chinese New Year with

Movema by learning some fun Chinese

dance moves and take part in a surprise

flash mob to welcome the arrival of the

Snake all free! Or come and see if you

can catch the Dancing Snake in action.

movema.co.uk

Sunday 10 Feb

Dragon, Unicorn & Lion Dance

Street Parade

11.30am - 3.30pm

Nelson Street & Berry Street

The celebrations start when the Dragon

and Lion arrive outside St Luke’s Church

on Berry Street to greet the community.

Sunday 10 Feb

Firecracker Display

1pm

Great George Square

Watch the spectacular firecracker display

with music and a special appearance

Sunday 10 Feb

Urban Strawberry Lunch

11.30am - 4pm

St Luke’s Church, Berry Street

St Luke’s (Bombed Out) Church

welcomes the Year of the Snake with a

bang, where you can make decorations,

adorn the building and join in the

drumming to bring in the New Year.

usl.org.uk

Sunday 10 Feb

Wah Sing Chinese

Community Centre

2pm - 4pm

149 Duke Street

Wah Sing Chinese Community Centre

opens its doors for the Chinese New

Year celebrations. Bring your friends

and family to join in with the Wah

Sing Singing and Dance Group, music,

karaoke, lucky draws, Tibetan dance,

gymnastics display and Cantonese opera.

Contact: Mrs Wong

Chi Fong on

0151 709 9842 or

07707 756 749

www.lcba.net www.liverpool.gov.uk/chinesenewyear

from the ‘Lucky Man’ handing out red

envelopes to children.

Sunday 10 Feb

Liverpool Chinese New Year

VIP Dinner

6.30pm (door) Show 7pm - 9pm

New China Restaurant,

27-35 Berry Street

The finale to this year’s event features

local and international performers. The

emphasis will be on local traditional

and contemporary artists with some

international Chinese guest acts.

Presented by Billy Hui from BBC

Radio Merseyside’s Orient Express

programme. Traditional Chinese

Banquet. Ticket: £25 per person. Ticket

sales: Hondo Supermarket, Upper Duke

Street, Liverpool. Email: info@lcba.net

or call 07916 414 759 for further details.

Sunday 10 Feb

The Taste of China

Sunday Street Market

11am - 4pm

Great George Street

The Sunday Street Market is not to be

missed. Gifts, souvenirs and Chinese

cuisine are available to purchase from

the market stalls. Contact: Philip Sung

on 07717 453 228 or Mark Chen on

07783 698 972

What’s on in the city

Monday 4 Feb onwards

The Pagoda Chinese

Community Centre

10am - 4pm

Henry Street

The Pagoda, home of the first and largest

Chinese Youth Orchestra in Europe, is

hosting a series of cultural events over

the New Year period. The exhibition

of ‘Our Corner’, where a selection of

Chinese traditional calligraphy and New

Year pictures, will be on display.

pagodaarts.org.uk/news

Tuesday 5 - Sunday 10 Feb

The Pagoda Chinese Community

Centre

Various Times

Henry Street

Activities include: Chinese music, Tai Chi

and Qi Gong demonstrations, Chinese

theatre make-up and paper cutting. A

rare chance to see Europe’s first and

largest Chinese orchestra in rehearsals.

For school, college and group bookings

please ring in advance on 0151 233

8833 or 07769 330 440

pagodaarts.org.uk/news

Saturday 9 - Saturday 16 Feb

Images of Chinatown Exhibition*

10am - 4pm

The Old Open Eye, 28-32 Wood Street

The Sound Agents specialise in oral

histories documenting Liverpool

lives. Images of Chinatown include

photographs, film and sonic snapshots of

Liverpool Chinatown the oldest Chinese

community in Europe.

soundagents.blogspot.com

Sunday 10 Feb

City Central Chinese New Year

11am - 4pm

Bold Street Area

A selection of Chinese dance, street

theatre and music. citycentralbid.com

Tuesday 12 Feb

Chinatown Today*

2pm - 5pm

FACT, 88 Wood Street

The Sound Agents symposium

programme brings together artists,

academics, health professionals and

writers. Chinatown Today offers a Q&A

session exploring Chinatown from a

number of perspectives. Speakers include

Professor Ian G. Cook, Cllr. Malcolm

Kennedy and Dr Eldon Worrell. Free.

Advance booking essential. Email:

Thesoundagents@gmx.co.uk

soundagents.blogspot.com

Saturday 2 Mar

Chinese Arts

12.30pm

Unity Theatre, 1 Hope Place

Pop along for an afternoon of free

Chinese cultural taster sessions including

dance, martial arts, Tai Chi, calligraphy

and arts and crafts for all ages and

abilities.

unitytheatreliverpool.co.uk

china-pearl.co.uk

Saturday 9 Mar

Why The Lion Danced

11.30am & 2.30pm

Unity Theatre, 1 Hope Place

Deep in the mountains of ancient China,

every thirteenth moon a dreaded

monster visits the village. The villagers

must protect themselves but which

animal can save them? Come and help

scare the monster away. Join Tom and

his family as they prepare for New Year’s

Eve and discover the story behind the

lion dance. Features live music, song and

dance by award-winning Yellow Earth.

unitytheatreliverpool.co.uk

* Supported by Urban Splash and LJMU.

www.lcba.net www.liverpool.gov.uk/chinesenewyear

Tuesday 12 Feb

Chinatown Today Chinese

Dance Group*

2pm & 5pm

FACT, 88 Wood Street

The Sound Agents present The

Wah Sing Chinese Line Dance

Group choreographed by Mrs Chi

Fong Chan. Free. Advance booking

essential. To reserve your place email:

Thesoundagents@gmx.co.uk

soundagents.blogspot.com

Sunday 17 Feb

Wirral Chinese Association

11.30am - 3.30pm

City Rendezvous Restaurant,

Columbus Quay, Riverside Drive

A programme of lion dance, Money

God, Chinese folk dance, music, singing

and raffle. Contact:

Mrs Kapo Ho on 0151 666 4547

Friday 1 - Saturday 2 Mar

Lady White Snake

8pm

Unity Theatre, 1 Hope Place

China Pearl presents a Chinese cultural

show with beautiful and exciting music,

dance and folklore to celebrate the Year

of the Snake. A beautifully crafted show

and a night out not to be missed for all

ages! unitytheatreliverpool.co.uk

china-pearl.co.uk

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Map courtesy of Event Design Logistics

Restaurants and takeawaysBIG BOWL NOODLE BAR 54 Berry St, L1 4JQ

BUFFET STAR 87 Hanover St, L1 3DZ

CAFÉ DE PEARL 69 Bold St, L1 4EZ

CHILLI-CHILLI RESTAURANT 20 Nelson St, L1 5DN

CHINA CITY RESTAURANT 46 - 48 Nelson St, L1 5DN

CHOW’S HOUSE 24 Nelson St, L1 5DN

CHUNG KU RESTAURANT Columbus Quay, L3 4DB

ICHIBAN 79 Bold St, L1 4EZ

JUMBO CITY RESTAURANT 36 Nelson St, L1 5DN

MA BO RESTAURANT 16 Nelson St, L1 5DN

MAYFLOWER RESTAURANT 48 Duke St, L1 5AS

MEI MEI RESTAURANT 9 - 13 Berry St, L1 9DF

NEW CAPITAL RESTAURANT 5 - 9 Nelson St, L1 5DN

NEW CHINA RESTAURANT 1/F, 27/35 Berry St, L1 9DF

NEW STAR RESTAURANT 149A Duke St, L1 4JR

NORTH GARDEN RESTAURANT 30 Nelson St, L1 5DN

SANG SANG FISH & CHIPS 682 Aigburth Rd, L19 0NY

TAI PAN RESTAURANT Gt Howard St, L5 9TZ

TOKYOU NOODLE BAR 7 Berry St, L1 9DF

YUET BEN RESTAURANT 1 Upper Duke St, L1 9DU

SupermarketsCHUNG WAH SUPERMARKET 8 Hardy St, L1 5EF

HONDO SUPERMARKET 5/11 Upper Duke St, L1 9DU

WING HING LUNG Great Howard St, L5 9TZ

Other businessesCATHERINE UNISEX HAIR SALON 2 Bold Place, L1 9DN

EURO HOUSE & EURO CHEMIST 16 - 20 Berry St, L1 4JF

EURO WINE STORE 40 - 42 Berry St, L1 4JF

HK@SALON 46 Berry St, L1 4JQ

KINGHAM & CO. 5 Nelson St, L1 5DW

KWOK WING ORIENTAL SAUCE MANUFACTURING Tel: 0151 944 1705

LIVERPOOL HUNG GAR KUNG FU SCHOOL 1 - 27 Bridport St, L3 5QF

LUX EXPRESS / CHING WAH L/F, 10 Nelson St, L1 5DN

MING HAIR SALON 1/F, 28B Berry St, L1 4JF

NAILS TEK 56 Berry St, L1 4JQ

OSCAR IP & CO. Chartered Accountant & Registered Auditor 14 Meldon Cl, L12 0RS

R. SZETO & CO. GENERAL INSURANCE 104 Seel St, L1 4BL

UNIQUE 58 Berry St, L1 4JQ

Chinese businesses

The list was compiled based on businesses that have supported the celebrations either by sponsorship or mutual support.