Happy Chinese New Year Calgary! The Calgary Chinese Cultural Centre in our very own Centre City played host to another wildly successful Chinese New Year celebration. The Year of the Dragon was ushered in with a parade, dragon dancers, bright brilliant costumes and the best part: hundreds of smiling Calgarians.
There were booths at the CCCC, lots of opportunities to taste some wonderful food, and just an overall amazing and cheerful spirit. We hope that if you make any new year resolutions this year, that one of them is to visit your Chinatown at least once in 2012. It's a colourful and vibrant part of our Centre City - lovely parks, interesting shops, amazing food, and the Cultural Centre is a must-see if you've never been.
Centre City Aldermen Druh Farrell and John Mar were on hand to celebrate. Alderman Mar took some photos at the event. Here are a few of the candids he shared on his Twitter account:
This was Alderman Mar's dragon.
Mayor Naheed Nenshi and Premier Alison Redford.
Mayor Nenshi talking to the crowd.
It's: gong xi fa cai.
(We don't say Peking anymore; we say Beijing nowadays.)
Posted by: pcoq | Tuesday, January 24, 2012 at 09:28 AM