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Date: 20th Feb 2009
Time: 3pm to midnight
Location: Acheen Street, Armenian Street, Cannon Street, Ah Quee Street, Soo Hong Lane, Chulia Street and Kampung Kolam
Organizer: Penang State Government and Penang Chinese Clan Council
Contact: 04-6505136, 012-4741312

This celebration is to showcase the richness of the living heritage in Penang, in line with Penang status as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

There will be treasure hunt and Chinese New Year cooking demonstrations and lots of wonderful and interesting events during the night.

Seven thematic little "towns", highlighting different cultural aspects related to Hokkien, Canton, Teochew, Hainan, Hakka, Wushu and Malaysian cultures will also be featured.

The Star Online

Grand CNY cultural celebration on Feb 20

Friday January 29, 2010

GEORGE Town will be celebrating this Chinese New Year with a massive cultural event.

Organised by the state government, Penang Chinese Clan Council and Clan Associations Youth Committee, the Chinese New Year Cultural and Heritage Celebration 2010 will be held on Feb 20 at the inner city heritage enclave encompassing Armenian Street, Ah Quee Street, Acheh Street, Cannon Street, Chulia Street, Jalan Masjid Kapitan, Soo Hong Lane and Kampong Kolam from 3pm until midnight.

Organising committee secretary Cheah Chuan Wooi said the objectives of the special event were to introduce traditional Chinese culture in a grand manner and to celebrate the new year.

The highlights of the programme include four areas depicting Chinese traditional virtues (faithfulness, filial piety, etiquette and justice), a clan area and native Chinese area.

“There will be a sampling of traditional Chinese cuisines, exhibition on the 12 lunar seasonal festivals as well as various cultural performances,” said Cheah.

“Traditional games, skills, handicraft, songs, operas and lion dance and wushu performances by the Khoo Kongsi, Cheah Kongsi, Lim Kongsi, Yap Kongsi and Penang Youth Centre will add to the atmosphere.”

He said the events would bring spectators back to “old Penang”

Hotels and hawkers would also be serving up a delicious spread during the event.

State Town and Country Planning, Housing and Arts Committee chairman Wong Hon Wai invited all Malaysians and tourists to participate in the grand event to make it a great and successful Chinese New Year celebration.

For event details, call Loh Boon Huan (012-4873278), Cheah (012-4741312) or Khor Hock Thye (012-4281328).

Historical touch to CNY extravaganza

Saturday January 23, 2010

The Star Online

A STAGE play depicting the four Chinese core moral values — faithfulness, loyalty, piety and courtesy — will be the highlight of the Penang state-level Chinese New Year celebration to be held on Feb 20 at the George Town heritage enclave.

The event organising chairman, Loh Boon Huan, said the 5,000 years of Chinese history would also be portrayed in the play.

Loh said other activities to be held included lion dance and chingay performances, singing, traditional Chinese childrens’ games, traditional crafts display and a ‘Memories of Old Penang’ exhibition.

He was speaking to reporters at the launching of streamers highlighting the event by Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng in front of the Eastern and Oriental hotel in Penang on Thursday.

Lim said the event would be held from 3pm to midnight at Acheen Street, Armenian Street, Cannon Street, Ah Quee Street, Soo Hong Lane, Chulia Street and Kampung Kolam among other places.

“We hope it will attract both domestic and foreign tourists,” he said, adding that the state’s green culture would be promoted at the event.

The event is jointly organised by the state government, Penang Chinese Clan Council and Clan Associations Youth Committee. Admission is free.

Kwong Wah eNewspaper

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（槟城24日讯）《庚寅虎啸迎新春.文化庙会2010》吉祥物，即一雄一雌的“祥虎”，等待您来命名哦！

槟州城乡策划、房屋及艺术委员会主席黄汉伟表示，“庙会的吉祥物，一只为雄虎，另一只为雌虎。除了是虎年代表性的吉祥物，也寓意两性平等。如果民众有意见，可以联络工委，或把建议电邮至： This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it 。

他是在有关记者发布会上，如是指出。这场庙会是由槟州政府及槟州各姓氏宗祠联委会主催，槟州各姓氏宗祠青年团联委会主办，并于2月20日正月初七（星期六）下午3时至午夜12时，在槟城乔治市古迹与文化街区举行。

黄汉伟表示，槟城与吉隆坡、台北、上海等华人聚集的城市相反，这些城市在新年期间有如空城，但槟城不同，在外的游子都纷纷回到这里，庙会在古迹区里进行，也让民众，尤其来自外州的游客，可以体验不同的新春气氛。”

工委会主席骆汶焕指出，今年新春庙会，的其中一项重点为发扬华人的传统美德及品德，即把庙会区域划分为忠、孝、礼、义四区。此外，各宗祠、团体机构，将以不同的方式，如流动戏剧、人物、童玩等，在庙会中呈献华族文化，并从中宣扬华人传统的优良传统美德。

除了忠、孝、礼、义区，《龙的血脉，根在槟城》也介绍华人姓氏来源、追溯族谱活动等。届时，槟州首长林冠英将亲临主持开幕仪式，而槟州元首、国州议员等，也将出席参与盛会。所以，大家不妨在大年初七庆人日，一起到打铜仔街、本头工巷、亚贵街一带，感受红彤彤的佳节气氛吧！

让学生了解族根　90华小参与插秧计划

工委会主席骆汶焕表示，主办当局也实行“插秧计划”，到槟州90所华小分发有关美德、节庆、姓氏的图文简介册子，让小学生认识中华文化。

“插秧计划”是通过学校将册子交给学生，学生在看过后，可把相关的事物画成图，交给学校，学校再转交给工委会后，就可获得一份小礼物。“学生当天也可携带这本册子来现场，只要集满3个印花，也可获得一份礼物。”

值得一提的是，《光华日报》校园记者团和飞跃之友，也将在这天，呈献“全槟青少年寻根寻宝比赛”。有别以往的是，这次的比赛，将中学生最为熟悉的分站游戏方式进行，通过游戏让青少年走一趟文化之旅。得奖者除了有现金奖、奖杯和奖状，还会获得精美T恤一件。可别错过哦！详情可联络振德016-4943398或伟杰012-4383933询问详情。

场地筹备工作开跑　219起车辆勿进4道路

为方便场地布置及筹备工作，民众受促于2月19日（星期五）晚上10时至2月21日午夜12时，把车移开，同时尽量不要将车驶入打铜仔街（Armenian Street）、大统巷（Cannon Street）、亚贵街（Ah Quee Street）及四方领（Soo Hong Lane）一带。

黄汉伟表示，上几届的新春街头庙会可顺利举办，其中有赖于附近居民的合作，因此再次选择历史古迹街区一带为今年庙会地点。“希望民众给予充份合作，在上述时间将车移开，让准备工作及活动顺利进行。”