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2010 Chinese New Year Fair

10am - 5pm Saturday, February 20 and Sunday, February 21, 2010
Downtown San Diego, Corner of Third Avenue & J Street

The San Diego Chinese Center presents the 28th annual San Diego Chinese New Year Fair! The free two-day festival celebrates the Year of the Tiger (4708 on the lunar calendar), and features lion and dragon dancers, Chinese acrobats, folk music, martial arts demonstrations, and Asian Story Theater. A children’s activity area will feature Chinese crafts and calligraphy. Festival attendees can visit over 75 food and vendor booths. For more information, please call 619-398-7025 or visit the SDCC's website at 2010.sdcny.org.

Chinese Lantern Festival at the Mingei

10am - Noon Saturday, February 27, 2010
Mingei International Museum, Balboa Park

Light your way to a bright and happy Chinese New Year on the final and 15th day of this celebration known as the Lantern Festival. Presented in conjunction with the exhibition FIFTY-SIX CHINESE HAT BOXES and in partnership with the San Diego Chinese Historical Museum, the Lantern Festival will engage participants of all ages in this more than 2,000 year old expression of Chinese history and culture. Learn about the origins and traditions associated with the holiday, make your own paper lantern reflecting traditional Chinese themes, participate in mythological and cultural dramatizations and join in a culminating parade of beautiful lanterns. For more information visit www.mingei.org.


Five Dynasties of Chinese Pottery

Don't miss the San Diego Chinese Historical Museum's newest exhibit!

This exhibit traces Chinese pottery from its humble, utilitarian beginnings to its culmination as an elite art form. The exhibit features representative specimens from the Han Dynasty (206 BCE-220 CE) to Ming Dynasty (1368-1644 CE). Kevin Stewart donated most of this marvelous collection. The County of San Diego Community Projects Program, with the support of Supervisor Ron Roberts, provided the funding for the purchase of several additional pieces. A generous grant from the E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Foundation made the research and production of this exhibition possible.