Celebrate Chinese New Year at Christchurch City Libraries

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Our 2016 Year of the Monkey celebrations at Christchurch City Libraries are underway! There are fun activities for the Chinese New Year, including:

Year of the monkey

  • Library scavenger hunt - quizzes, Chinese Zodiac Challenge and lantern riddles: simple quizzes to get to know your library, make a quest on the Chinese Zodiac, solve the Chinese lantern riddles to get your brain exercised.
  • Chinese New Year Colouring in: great for adults and kids.
  • A display on researching Chinese family history in New Zealand - interesting historical photos, articles from family history databases, research done by library family history expert - looking into the life of early Chinese settlers in New Zealand.
  • Bilingual storytelling: bilingual stories from library staff on Chinese New Year, learn simple Mandarin and get your body moving.
  • Family Fun Day
    • Te Hāpua: Halswell Centre Saturday 13 February
    • Upper Riccarton Library Saturday 20 February
      Technology taster - 3D printing, 3D pen to make your own creation;
      Shadow puppet show - taste this wonderful Chinese tradition and get to know the Monkey King from the famous Chinese novel "Journey To The West";
      Quiver - bring your colouring alive;
      Craft - make your own lanterns

Photos of Chinese New Year displays

Chinese New Year display

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