Chinese Lunar New Year Celebration

 

The Stony Brook University community celebrated the Year of the Pig on February 9 with the Chinese Lunar New Year celebration presented by the China Center and Confucius Institute at Stony Brook University.

Photo: Performers at the Chinese Lunar New Year Celebration hosted by the Confucius Institute at Stony Brook University and China Center.

Students, families, and community members of Stony Brook University had the opportunity to write their names in Chinese calligraphy, learn paper cutting, and enjoy trying on traditional Chinese outfits.

The formal program began with a welcome from Dr. Jun Liu, Vice President/Vice Provost for Global Affairs at Stony Brook University; Dr. Qun Xie, Deputy Director (China) of the Confucius Institute at Stony Brook University; and Consul Wenhua Wang, Consulate General of the People’s Republic of China in New York.

This year’s Chinese Lunar New Year celebration featured a wide array of performances by student artists as well as community performers. International students from China took the stage to showcase their musical talents by playing a selection of Chinese music using traditional Chinese instruments and singing a popular Cantonese song. The Deka String Quartet, consisting of students from Stony Brook University’s Department of Music, performed the well-known Chinese classics, Jasmine, Happy New Year, and Butterfly Lovers.

The audience also saw performances by the Harbor Country Day School choir, local Yiyuan and Long Island Chinese Dance Groups, professional acrobat Lina Liu, and a Chinese First-Class National Singer, Lingyan Zhou.

In addition to the Lunar New Year Celebration, the Confucius Institute also hosted events for the United Nations Chinese Language Day on April 18, including Kung Fu demonstrations, learning to sing Chinese songs, and Dim Sum tasting.

Visit the Confucius Institute website to learn more about past and upcoming events!