LATHAM, N.Y. ( NEWS10 ) -The Chinese Community Center (CCC) is preparing for its Annual Lunar New Year Gala Show with an art exhibition. A portion of the paintings sold will benefit the CCC and the artists who live in Tianjin, a Chinese city.
“They are the chubby, lovely, red-cheeked babies that carry symbols such as the Dragon. It has this historical part, the children in these historical costumes,” described President of the CCC, Wei Qin.
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President Qin was born in the Year of the Dragon. She says these years have a greater meaning than the other eleven represented by common animals.
“We as Asians have such a deep, deep love for dragons. It’s not a day-to-day animal like a rat or a rooster, those weird things, but a mysterious, powerful figure.”
This will be the first Chinese Lunar New Year recognized as a New York school holiday. The day falls on Saturday, February 10 this year, but next year…