- Chinese Lunar New Year festivities to take place across the
State
- Cook Labor Government supports popular Chung Wah Perth
Chinese New Year Fair with $115,000
- Direct flights between Perth and Shanghai help bring people
together to celebrate
Gong Xi Fa Cai!
Western Australians will
join millions around the world this week in welcoming in the Chinese Lunar New
Year, which runs from 10 to 24 February, 2024.
Spectacular celebrations
will be held across the State, with lion dancing and firecrackers heralding the
start of the Year of the Dragon.
The popular annual Chung
Wah Perth Chinese New Year Fair returns to Northbridge and Yagan Square on
Sunday, 11 February 2024, and features entertainment, cultural performances,
and food stalls. Hosted by the Chung Wah Association, this major festival is a
highlight of WA's cultural calendar and will attract thousands from across the
community.
The Cook Labor Government
is proud to support the Perth Chinese New Year Fair with $115,000 in funding
through the Office of Multicultural Interests, Lotterywest, and Development WA.
The 2024 Year of Dragon
has already kicked off in style with special Shanghai-to-Perth direct flights.
Fourteen inbound flights have been scheduled over the Chinese Lunar New Year
period between 20 January and 18 February 2024, allowing families to be reunited
for the festivities.
The Southeast Asian Lunar
New Year is known in
China as the Spring Festival - Chūnjié in Mandarin, while Koreans call it
Seollal and Vietnamese refer to it as Tết.
For more information
about the Perth Chinese New Year Fair, and other Chinese Lunar New Year
celebrations happening across the State, visit omi.wa.gov.au
Comments attributed to Citizenship and Multicultural Interests Minister
Dr Tony Buti:
"The Chinese Lunar New
Year is an important time to reflect on the achievements of the past year, and
usher in the next twelve months.
"This year, with the
introduction of direct flights between Shanghai and Perth, we look forward to
welcoming visitors to WA as they come to our State to celebrate Chinese New
Year with family and friends.
"The annual Chung Wah
Perth Chinese New Year Fair is an exciting opportunity for all Western
Australians to join the celebrations.
"Every year, this
spectacular street festival in the heart of Northbridge attracts thousands of
people from across the community to revel in the sights, sounds and tastes of
Chinese culture at its best.
"To everyone
celebrating the Chinese New Year - Gong Xi Fa Cai for the Year of the
Dragon."
