China Festival in Rural Australia
After coming home in late February for a year, I heard that Yangzhen (Young) was hosting the China Festival on March 24. By coincidence, when I first came to Australia last year, I arrived in Dayang Town on the evening of the first day, and the next day was the Chinese Festival here. It was a local old man who took me there. The festival is also a dragon dance and lion dance, playing gongs and drums is very lively. This is also the first time I have experienced the Chinese Festival, just from China after the Spring Festival came to Australia, suddenly there is such a China Festival, there was really a domestic illusion.
As a Chinese living in Australia, whether living in Australia for a long time or a new arrival, there is always a homesickness in the heart. Even living in picturesque Australia.
There are few Chinese friends who have lived in Sydney without knowing Yangzhen, because many Chinese come here every year to pick cherries. Hand-picked cherry not only high-quality but also very fresh, but also cheaper than the supermarket half the price.
On the other hand, in addition to cherries, there is also a history of Chinese gold mining here. In 1860, many Chinese from Siyi, Guangdong, came to Young to seek gold. Because of the interests of conflict, European miners expelled Chinese from this land. At the beginning of the 21st century, local government began to hold Lambing Flat festival, festivals a few years ago in honor of pioneers who had made contributions to this land and changed their name to Lambing Flat Chinese Festval, a few years ago. The festival began to be commemorated mainly by Chinese miners and other miners from all over the world.
China Festival is sponsored by the local government organization, each year there will be dragon and lion dance, as well as Chinese traditional musical instruments, traditional martial arts performances, every year many local people and tourists to participate in the festival. In addition, there will be Asian snack stalls, Asian art stalls, Chinese traditional cultural exhibition area and so on. This year, there will be a pancake fruit stand on the festival, long living in the Australian countryside can not eat the Chinese cuisine, I heard there are pancake fruit has been too greedy to wait. Visitors can enjoy the festive atmosphere while enjoying Chinese performances.
This year's China Festival also includes Chinese cultural experience areas, including trying on Chinese clothing / calligraphy experience / tea art / traditional Chinese painting / traditional Chinese medicine acupuncture exhibition / Taiji experience display and so on. Personally, this is also more attractive.
Young China Festival to this year has been several times, last year a lot of photo are missing, from the site to find a few representative. By the way, I found a few previous years of photo, I think it is quite interesting. Looking forward to this year's China Festival, in addition to dragon and lion dance, this year's cultural display experience area, is the most anticipated.
Time friends may as well take a look, it is Saturday, together with their family to see how much Chinese taste Tuao China Festival.
Here are the details of the china festival
Lambing Flat Chinese Festival (Lanping China Festival, Yang Town, Australia)
Time: 24 March 2018 (Saturday)
Venue: (Young), Young Town, New South Wales
Holiday itinerary on March 24th
9:30-9:00
Lanping Sculpture, Wood works of Art and large-scale paintings
Location: government Office Hall
Tel: 02 6382 3268
Website: youngsocietyofartistsinc.wordpress.com
10:00-9:00
Lanping Folk Museum
Visit the original of the 100-year-old banner of Lanping and other historical relics written in this area
Venue: Lanping Folk Museum
Tel: 02 6382 2248
Web site: lambingflatmuseum.webs.com
10:00-1:00
Millard's Building rally
Venue: Millard's Building
Tel: 02 6282 1231
11:00-4:00
Yangzhen Regional Family History Research Organization
Venue: rally Room, Family History Organization
Tel: 02 6382 4045
Web site: www.youngfamilyhistorygroup.com
9:00-1:00
Yangzhen Center Shopping and Entertainment
Location: Boorowa Street
10:00-10:30
Buried Bone Yangzhen 100-year-old Chinese George Murong sacrificial ceremony
Yangzhen and Regional Family Historical Research Organization
Venue: Yang Town Cemetery-entered by Lawn Cemetery on Thornhill Street
10:30-12:00
Chinese traditional music, played by David and Eva
Venue: lobby of government Hall
Opening hours: 9:30-2:00
11:00-12:00
Author Robyn Atherton tells the story of "from the 1860s to the 1960s, the Chinese gold miners in Mulunbru and its surrounding areas were not just gold miners."
Venue: Yangzhen Library
Tel: 02 6382 1886
Web site: www.swrls.nsw.gov.au
Traffic stops at Boorowa Street from 1:00
3:00-9:00
Play snack street
Location: Boorowa Street
3:00-9:00
Fine handicraft rally
Venue: Millards Building
Tel: 02 6282 1231
3:00-9:00
Gold rush experience entertainment
Location: Boorowa Street
3:00-9:00
Colorful lantern exhibition
Location: Boorowa Street
3:00-9:00
[法] amusement
Location: Boorowa Street
Chinese cultural experience exhibition area
3:00-9:00
Visiting and experiencing Chinese traditional Culture
- Traditional Chinese medicine acupuncture and moxibustion
- Chinese calligraphy
- Chinese traditional tea ceremony
- Chinese traditional music
- Chinese traditional Taiji
- Chinese traditional clothing
Location: Boorowa Street
Holiday performance
3:00 in the afternoon
Lion Dance performance of the Australian soft Gongmen Association
Location: Boorowa Street
3:30 in the afternoon
Chinese traditional musical instrument performance, performers David and Eva
Location: Boorowa Street
3:50 in the afternoon
Interpretation of the reappearance of the history of gold rush
Location: Boorowa Street
4:00 in the afternoon
Lanping Chinese Festival speech and opening ceremony
Location: Boorowa Street
4:30 in the afternoon
Lion Dance performance of the Australian soft Gongmen Association
Location: Boorowa Street
5:20 in the afternoon
Interpretation of the reappearance of the history of gold rush
Location: Boorowa Street
5:30 in the afternoon
Future face
Location: Boorowa Street
6:30 in the afternoon
Philippine national performance
Location: Boorowa Street
7:20 in the evening
Interpretation of the reappearance of the history of gold rush
Location: Boorowa Street
7:30 in the evening
Watch the lights and enjoy the lion dance performance of the Australian soft Gongmen Association
Venue: Anderson Park to Boorowa Street
8:00 in the evening
Lion Dance performance of the Australian soft Gongmen Association
Location: Boorowa Street
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8:00 in the evening
Chinese traditional musical instrument performance, performers David and Eva
Location: Boorowa Street
9:00 in the evening
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How to get to Yang Town
Yang Town is located on the A41 (Olympic Highway), from Canberra2 hour drive and Sydney4 hour drive.
- From Canberra: head north on A25 (Barton Highway), follow M32 (Hume Highway) after Yass, choose (Boorowa) from Brova to Yang Town, or enter Yang Town from Harden (Harden) with a warning sign along the road;
- From Sydney: take M32 (Hume Highway) west to Goulburn, to Yass, to Yass continue on to Brova (Boorowa) into Yang Town or Harden (Harden) into Yang Town.
Public transport
Passengers unable to drive themselves can take train to Kuta Mandela (Cootamundra), and transfer to Dayang Town in major cities. Every day there will be cars from Dabo (Dubbo) or Bathurst (Bathurst) to Dayang town at 11:35 and back from Yang town at 3:35 Additional information as well as booking and consultation telephone: 132 232
Yangzhen Community transport service: every Wednesday and Friday there is a bus from Yangzhen to (Boorowa) and Canberra, from Yangzhen to Dablova on the same day. Departing from Yangzhen on Tuesday and Thursday to Woga (Wagga), for the same day round trip. Booking and consultation Tel: (02) 6382 1518
Yangzhen accommodation
Yangzhen offers a variety of forms of accommodation, including hotels, farms, BJB, etc. Details can be found in the Yangzhen Information Center accommodation Guide, and local food and accommodation information manuals are available free of charge.
Note: during the Young holiday period, there will be some tension in accommodation. It is recommended that you book your stay in advance.
For more information, please call the local information centre at 02 6382 3394.
