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  • Chinese New Year Celebrations Dazzle around the World

    （from cntv.cn）Celebrations marking the Spring Festival around the world are testament to how much of an influence Chinese culture is having globally.

    From London to Vienna, to Chicago, people are being dazzled by colourful performances and celebrations. Traditional new year events and Peking Opera shows are some highlights that we find out more about next.
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    In the Austrian capital Vienna, Chinese Peking Opera masters are staging a much
    anticipated performance at the the city’s Golden Hall.
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  • Mayors Walsh, Christensen and Wong Attend Year of the Horse Lion Dance Parade in Chinatown

    By David Li, bostonese.com

    Boston, Feb. 9, 2014, — It was a cold day this morning in Boston. Thousands of residents and tourists still showed up for today’s Lion Dance Parade in Boston Chinatown. They were delighted with lion dances by dozens of dancers from various teams to the loud drum beats and firecrackers.
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    Organizers of lion dance parade and elected officials pose for a picture (photo credit: Eadwn Huang for CCBA).
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  • Chinatown Activists Rally for Affordable Housing and Luxury Developer to Pay Their Fair Share

    Boston, Feb. 9, 2014, -– On Saturday, more than 50 activists gathered at the Chinatown Gate to assert the right of Chinatown residents to remain, reclaim, and rebuild their community.  “Chinatown has been here for 150 years and the residents helped build this into a vibrant neighborhood.  Now residents are being pushed out, because they can no longer afford to live here,” said Kim Situ of the Chinese Progressive Association.
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    Activists march through Boston Chinatown.
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  • Tao Dance Theatre Debuts in Boston at End of February

    By Beatrice Lee, bostonese.com columnist

    We don’t get to see too many performances here in American stages from China due to passport and visa issues. Chinese Performing Art ‘s CEO and president Catherine Chan can verify that. Last week her pianist couldn’t get visa at the last minute ,had to be substituted by a local artist, therefore  the program had to be changed in Jordan Hall.
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  • The XXII Olympic Winter Games in Sochi Has Opened with a Grand Show

    Sochi, Russia, Feb. 8, 2014, — The XXII Olympic Winter Games in Sochi in 2014 has opened with a grand show thrilling spectators at the Fisht Olympic Stadium and billions of viewers around the world. The Ceremony started at exactly 20:14 Moscow Time, which symbolizes the year of the first Winter Games in Russia’s history, and in about three hours the world was told the history of a great country – Russia. The Ceremony is set to be remembered around the world thanks to its scale, entertainment, unique scenery and innovative use of technology. In total, more than 12,000 people were involved in the realization of the Opening Ceremony of the XXII Olympic Winter Games in 2014.
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  • Salt Lake City Public Library Holds Year of Horse Celebrations

    Salt Lake City, Feb. 6, 2014, — In the afternoon of Feb. 1, 2014, hundreds of people showed up for the Chinese New Year cultural celebration. Colorful banners and paper lanterns were hung in the Urban Room. A traditional Chinese lion dance, music, children’s activities, and other cultural events brought smiles to the faces of many kids in the audience.
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  • Angle Dance Company to Present ​Dunhuang My Dreamland

    Boston, Feb. 6, 2014, — With its new year dance show and Chinese New Year performances in the rear view mirror, Angel Dance Company is preparing a grand dance show Dunhuang My Dreamland – Tales of the Silk Road. It will be staged in early March at Casey Theater of Regis College, and bring the splendid colors from the Silk Road to the early sprint of Boston.
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  • Chinatown Cracks down on Illegal Dumping and Excessive Trash

    Boston, Feb. 1, 2014, -– Chinatown community organizations and the City of Boston have partnered to tackle the issue of illegal dumping and excessive trash in Chinatown over the past several months.
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    Lion dance in Boston Chinatown (file photo).
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  • Top Ten Natural Disasters of 2013 and Most Beautiful Places Around the World

    Feb. 4, 2013, — Comparing with the previous year, 2013 was a mild year in natural disasters until Typhoon Haiyan touched down in the Philippines on November 8, 2013. Drought in Africa, earthquakes and floods in Asian made up a large portion of the top ten natual disaster list of 2013.
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    Seatlite image of Haiyan of its peak strength on Nov. 7, 2013.
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  • Boston Public Schools Closed on Wednesday with Snowstorm in the Forecast

    Boston, Feb. 4, 2014, — Mayor Martin J. Walsh today announced City response plans for the winter storm expected to begin early tomorrow morning. The Mayor has declared a Snow Emergency and Parking Ban for the City of Boston, in effect tonight, Tuesday, February 4, at 11:00 p.m. Boston Public Schools will be closed tomorrow, Wednesday, February 5. City Hall will be open for business as usual.

    “Our team is ready for this storm,” Mayor Walsh said. “We’re expecting a very difficult morning commute, and for that reason we’re urging everyone to use public transportation to travel in and around the city tomorrow.”
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    Driving conditions expected to be very poor on highways on Wednesday (photo by David Li on Jan. 2, 2014)
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