Recently, the Adelaide Rendell Shopping Centre in Australia has a product on the shelves of the piglet-shaped chocolate. This is the product of Haigh's Chocolates, a well-known local chocolate manufacturer, to celebrate the Chinese Year of the Pig. According to the Australian news website news.com.au, Haig has launched a series of products containing Chinese New Year elements for the first time this year, including chocolates specially designed for the Year of the Pig in 2019.
The atmosphere of the Lunar New Year is growing throughout Australia. World industry news website Mice BTN reported on January 17 that Sydney has launched a series of activities to welcome the Chinese Lunar New Year, which is expected to attract more than 1.4 million people. From February 1st to 19th, Sydney's Chinatown will be decorated with red, gold and pink (Editor's note: Pink symbolizes the Year of the Pig). People can go to Chinatown to experience traditional Chinese culture and pray for a new year of prosperity and good luck. Many restaurants in Chinatown will also launch their own New Year menus, from lobsters, suckling pigs, abalones to Cantonese-style roast chickens, to steamed coral trouts that symbolize prosperity and wealth.
From February 5th to 19th, hundreds of Chinese red lanterns will be hung on Dixon Street, Sydney's main street, to create a festive atmosphere. The hay market on Dickson Street and its surrounding areas will celebrate the Lunar New Year in a lively way, with dazzling lion dances, light shows and colorful New Year markets.
The British side is also very lively. The Edinburgh Evening News reported that Edinburgh will welcome the Chinese Lunar New Year in the form of Chinese ink painting exhibition, the first bilingual music club in Scotland, and world-class music and dance performances. By then, the iconic buildings in downtown Edinburgh will be illuminated in red, marking the beginning of the 2019 Lunar New Year.
The Arthur Hall, the National Museum of Scotland, the Royal Botanic Gardens of Edinburgh and the Edinburgh Zoo will also host a variety of celebrations, from calligraphy tastings to Kelly Balls to floral exhibitions. The Arthur Music Hall will also hold a Chinese New Year Concert on February 9th, where the Edinburgh Symphony Orchestra and the Edinburgh singer will perform the "Friendship forever".
The Edinburgh Tourism Action Group will also collaborate with the Confucius Institute at Heriot-Watt University to launch the Chinese New Year celebrations. Frank Ross, the dean of the Confucius Institute, said: "The rich event arrangement not only gives Edinburgh citizens the opportunity to participate, but also enhances their understanding of Chinese culture and enhances the friendship between the citizens of Edinburgh and Chinese tourists."
Myanmar will celebrate the Year of the Pig in a feast. The Myanmar news website "Irawaty" reported on January 17 that the Sedona Hotel in Yangon will launch a special menu during the Spring Festival to bring good luck, health and prosperity to the diners. The hotel’s executive chef and his team have launched three packages of “longevity”, “prosperity” and “rich”. As a starter, the hotel offers traditional New Year specials, Yee Sang, which is usually shared with family and friends, and all diners try to pinch the food as high as possible while shouting “ I wish you good luck, "more income", "healthy health" and "great wealth".
Vietnam has launched “Good Luck Fruit” on the occasion of the Year of the Pig. Vietnamese news site vietnamnet.vn reported that less than a month before the Spring Festival, Spring Festival products have begun to be sold in the Vietnamese market. Among them, the "good luck fruit" products are unique, customers can engrave letters on fruits such as mango, papaya and grapefruit, wishing the new year prosperity, happiness and well-being. These fruits are currently in short supply in the Vietnamese market. (Xie Shijia)
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Source: CNTO (China National Tourism Administration)
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