Sydney Festival 2016 Chinese New Year
Meanwhile, see a preview of the 2017 festival.
More than one million visitors enjoyed the sights, sounds and tastes of Asia where the city came alive for the Chinese New Year of the Sydney Festival 2017 January 27 to February 12 Sydney strutted her stuff and shaking his tail feathers to celebrate the year of the rooster one of the biggest celebrations of the Lunar New year outside of Asia.
2017 marked the 21st anniversary of the Sydney Festival, which began in Chinatown and now extends all the way to Sydney Harbor He became a renowned Chinese celebration, Vietnamese, Thai and Korean culture.
Visitors follow the lunar path lanterns around Circular Quay Sydney Opera House in Dawes Point of Australian Chinese artists designed 12 spectacular animals of the zodiac lanterns ranging in size up to 10 meters high that lined the foreshore at throughout the festival.
The City worked with Westpac partner manager to welcome the Year of the Rooster lighting famous sights of Sydney red auspicious for 3 nights from 27 to 29 January Painting the Town Red highlighted the Sydney Opera House sails Sydney Harbor Bridge, Circular Quay station, Sydney Town hall and other sites.
At Martin Place, the Lunar Westpac Hub Lantern introduced a canopy of 50 m of red lanterns, food, drink, The Star Fortune Mahjong Garden and night DJ and entertainment February 3, the center held a party to mark the 21st anniversary the Sydney Festival with lion dances, community dance performances, live music and an opportunity for everyone to come together in a huge singalong with massaoke.
The last weekend of the 11 and 12 February spOtlight the excitement and thrill of dragon boat racing which dates back 2,500 years to ancient China, 3,000 paddlers converged on Darling Harbor for the largest regatta dragon Boat in the southern hemisphere.
More than 1,000 Chinese artists, Korean, Thai, Vietnamese and Japanese communities have brought the streets to life with Sydney hip hop, children's shows, folk dance, martial arts, kung fu and traditional dance performances.
The popular community program performance entertaining the audience with performances of style pop-up throughout the festival on Friday and Saturday night at Customs House Square, Martin Place, with more shows celebrating the festival in Chinatown.
Over 80 events associated with Sydney offers various celebrations throughout the Lunar New Year karaoke singing top of the Harbor Bridge, with tea ceremonies, explore the moon at the Sydney Observatory, lantern workshops, photography exhibitions and famous composer Tan Dun conducted the Sydney Symphony Orchestra at the Sydney Opera House.
Pyrmont Bay Park was transformed into a food festival pop-up filled with Asian cuisine, entertainment and culture.
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