Lancaster's Chinese takeaway

Published: 20 January 2022
Reporter: David Upton

Chinese Dragon set for Lancaster

Lancaster will be celebrating Chinese New Year with a festival in February but is already taking on a Chinese theme in readiness.

Throughout January, streets have been festooned with traditional Chinese lanterns in preparation for indoor and outdoor entertainment February 5 and 6.

It’s organised by Lancaster University graduates Percy Lee and Josh Leung who received a Young Persons of the Year Award from the city for setting up Popber, a non-profitable social platform to help businesses in Lancaster.

The Dukes cinema will kick off on February 1–2 with special preview screenings of Master Cheng (PG) about overcoming grief and the meeting of two cultures. Further screenings of war drama The Eight Hundred (15) take place on February 8–9.

Over the main festival weekend, a New Year celebration show will take place on February 5 at the Grand Theatre featuring kung fu, shadow puppetry, Chinese music and dance.

Entertainment moves outdoors February 6 with a New Year Carnival and Market in and around Market Square.

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