Gung hay fat choy! The beginning of the Chinese New Year was this past Monday and there are lots of ways you can celebrate the Year of the Dragon this weekend:
The annual Chinese New Year parade begins on Sunday at noon at the Milennium Gates in Vancouver’s Chinatown. The Chinese Benevolent Association also has a parade map online.
The Chinese Benevolent Association is also presenting a two-day Chinatown Spring Festival on Saturday and Sunday, at the Dr. Sun Yat Sen plaza on Pender Street.
Or, check out the great round-up of events provided by the Vancouver Sun.
The image above is from a restaurant pamphlet in the Chung Collection. According to this pamphlet, “The Golden Dragon has always been associated as a symbol of good luck and wealth to its possessor.”