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National Ballet of China The Chinese New Year

Date: Jan 9-10 - 7:30 pm

Venue: National Center for the Performing Arts

Price: 100-600 yuan

The Chinese New Year is coming soon. People are bustling about purchasing goods for the New Year at the temple fair. Adults greet each other in traditional ways, while children are enjoying themselves in the festive atmosphere. Tuantuan and his cousin Yuanyuan are playing with their little friends. Tuantuan has even bought a mask of Nian, a monster in the fairy tales. The grandfather of Tuantuan and Yuanyuan tells the origin of the festival. 12 children hold 12 masks of animal signs, happily waiting for the eve of Chinese New Year in drifting snow. At the eve of Chinese New Year, a foreign friend comes to the grandfather's home to celebrate the Spring Festival with the family.