Chinese women in tradtitional dress in Manchester, Chinatown 2nd February, 2104. Nina Fung & Gar-Yen Chiu at the Chinese New Year in Albert Square, Manchester the North's biggest Chinese New Year celebrations. Manchester's Chinatown is one of Europe's biggest tucked into a narrow grid of streets behind Piccadilly Gardens. With a 175-foot paper dragon, a lion dance, martial arts demonstrations, the Dragon Parade is one of the highlights of Manchester's annual events calendar.
“The 2014 Chinese New Year celebrations were the biggest Manchester has seen to date. Now held city-wide, they culminated in a weekend of activities from Thursday 30 January – Sunday 2 February to welcome in ‘The Year of the Horse’. For the first time, celebrations extended into the city centre's shopping areas with retailers offering red envelope giveaways. A 175ft dragon danced its way from Albert Square to Chinatown, where entertainment included street food stalls, martial arts, a funfair, traditional dance and performances. Last year over 75,000 people attended the events, which traditionally mark the start of the new lunar cycle. Leading up to the New Year weekend, thousands of traditional red Chinese lanterns decorated the city’s streets.
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Location: Manchester, UK, Europe, EU
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