EAST met west at Oxford Town Hall yesterday as stilt walkers, dancers and acrobats delighted crowds during Chinese New Year celebrations.
Ling Hiling Zhu gracefully walked through the 900-strong crowd to start the celebrations for the Year of the Monkey, which begin today.
She said: “It is wonderful to be able to celebrate with the whole community. Chinese New Year is very important for us, and most people go home to their families. So to celebrate here we are creating our own family.”
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The event was run by the Oxfordshire Chinese Community and Advice Centre for the 25th year.
People born under the Chinese lunar calendar in 2004/5, 1992/3, 1980/1, 1968/9, 1956/7, 1944/5, 1932/3, and 1920/1 are in the Year of the Monkey.
Dr Lesheng Kong, one of the organisers, said people born on those years are believed to be creative, ingenious, curious and competent.
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