Across America
| New York: All smiles Chien Chung Pei (left), chair of board of trustees of China Institute; Zhang Qiyue (center), Consulate General of China in New York; James Heimowitz, president of China Institute posed for a photo at China Institute's 2015 Chinese New Year celebration on Feb 20 in New York. Provided to China Daily |
| Portland, OR: Festive remarks Education Consul Li Renzhu of Chinese Consulate-General in San francisco speaks at the Spring Festival Celebration hosted by the Confucius Institute at Portland State University and Chinese Student Scholar Association at the university on Feb 13. Provided to China Daily |
| New York: Take a bow Representatives of Pace University and participants in the school's fifth Annual Lunar New Year Celebration take a final bow on Feb 22 at the Michael Schimmel Center for the Arts in Downtown Manhattan. The event, which was hosted by the school's Confucius Institute, featured a number of music and dance numbers, including performances by youth troupes and Pace University students. Provided to China Daily |
| New York: Shake on it Jon Huntsman, (right), a former US Ambassador to China, introduces himself to guests on Monday in New York before the second Annual Chinese New Year Gala Dinner hosted by China Arts Foundation International (CAFI). Huntsman, who has also served as the governor of Utah, was one of four guests taking part in the event as CAFI's 2015 gala honorees. Jack Freifelder / China Daily |
| Los Angeles: Floating along The Roundtable of Chinese Americans Organization are represented at the 116th Annual Golden Dragon Parade and Chinese New Year Celebration in Chinatown Central Plaza in Los Angeles on February 22. Cindy Liu / China Daily |
| Los Angeles: Dragon out Shaolin Temple Martial Art Academy perform the dragon dance at the Chinese Lunar New Year Celebration program at Santa Monica Place in Santa Monica on Sunday. Cindy Liu / China Daily |
| Los Angeles: Float your boat Representatives of Cathy Bank present at the 116th Annual Golden Dragon Parade and Chinese New Year Celebration in Chinatown Central Plaza in Los Angeles on February 22. Cindy Liu / China Daily |
| Houston: Night at the opera China's top Peking Opera artists present a night of Charm of Jingju at the Cullen Hall at University of Houston on Feb 22. Their masterful performance won continuous applause from more than 1,000 in the audience in the Chinese Spring Festival celebration program. May Zhou / China Daily |
| Seattle, WA: Grand kick-off The lion dance kicks off the 2015 Chinese New Year Gala by Hong Kong Association of Washington Foundation on Feb 21. The event gathered more than 600 business and community leaders from Puget Sound to celebrate the Chinese New Year and benefit the Center for Children & Youth Justice as well as other Chinese American not for profit organizations. Yu Deng / China Daily |
| Baltimore: All dressed up Students dressed in traditional Chinese costume are greeted by teachers and parents of Baltimore International Academy, a K-8 language immersion public charter school, at its Chinese New Year performance gala in Baltimore on Monday. Cai Chunying / China Daily |
| Washington: Party in the street A scene of the Chinese New Year parade in Washington's Chinatown on February 22. Sheng Yang / For China Daily |
| Washington: Dragon hoops A dragon dance followed by a martial arts team entertain the crowd at the Verizon Center on Tuesday evening before the Wizards played the Golden State Warriors. Liu Chang / China Daily |
| Washington: China speak Students at Brent Elementary School, a pre-K-5 public school in DC, stage a Chinese New Year performance on Feb 20. The school's 369 students receive a 45-minute Chinese class each week. Sheng Yang / For China Daily |
| Gaithersburg, MD: Huge scale The Lakeforest Mall in Gaithersburg, Maryland, a suburb of Washington, starts its 16th Chinese New Year celebration on Feb 21. The two-weekend event, co-sponsored by the Chinese Culture and Community Service Center, includes live performance and cultural exhibitions. Ned Li / For China Daily |
| Richmond, VA: Recognized beauties Ma Xiaodong (left), a dancer of the National Ballet of China who performed the role of Basilio in Don Quixote at the Carpenter Theater in Richmond on Feb 20, and Wang Ye (second from left), a dancer from the National Ballet of China who performed the lead role of Kitri, chat with Li Hong (center), Minister Counselor of the Office of Cultural Affairs at the Chinese Embassy, and Stoner Winslett (right), founding artistic director of the Richmond Ballet, at a reception after the performance. Liu Chang / China Daily |
(China Daily USA 02/27/2015 page12)
